Title | Best |
Chasing Amy: Collector's Edition (Shock) | R1 |
The Region 1 disc is a Criterion Collection disc. The Criterion Collection discs are supposed to be the best possible efforts, at a premium price (although this disc has been marked down from the original price I paid). This Region 4 release has all of the extras that were included on the Criterion disc — it even uses the Criterion menu. The Region 4 disc is missing:
The Region 1 disc is missing:
The interesting part is the respective video transfers. The R1 video is a bit dark, causing some of the finer details to disappear, but it's a little sharper, and shows slightly fewer film artefacts. The R4 video is brighter, showing better shadow detail, but a few more film artefacts. Honestly? Neither is perfect. Both are acceptable. The 5.1 soundtrack sounds like a big plus to the Criterion disc, but it really isn't that huge a difference. Oh, you can tell the difference, but this is a dialogue-driven movie, and it doesn't need the surround sound. In the end, it comes down to this: if you have the Criterion disc, then you don't need this one. If you don't have it, then you have a decision to make, and I don't envy you — I'm leaving the choice up to you. |