The Region 4 DVD misses out on: - Complete director's cut version
- French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono soundtrack.
- Production notes
- Cast biographies
- Universal Weblinks
- Chapter listing pamphlet
The Region 1 DVD misses out on: - Foreign language subtitles
- Picture disc
With its superior video transfer and low retail price, the region 4 DVD is a close second. The Region 1 extras are perfunctory at best, but it is the complete uncut version. Note that the cover art for the Region 4 DVD emphasizes the Max Renn figure and crops Nicki Brand's face, so it is not as faithful to one of the theatrical poster designs as the US DVD. With our DVD coded for regions 4 and 2, it is safe to say that the UK release matches ours. The R1 Criterion special edition contains several juicy extras as well as a 16x9 transfer, which does not seem to add more image detail. It includes: - Commentary by David Cronenberg, James Woods, Deborah Harry, Mark Irwin (director of photography).
- Featurettes such as Forming the New Flesh and Fear on Film.
- Theatrical trailer.
- Photo galleries.
- Essays by Essay by film critics Carrie Rickey and Tim Lucas.
- All of the unedited torture chamber and Samurai Dreams footage.
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