Title | Best |
Fame (1980) | R4 |
This movie was released on DVD in Region 1 recently. The Region 1 disc is quite similar, although I judge the R1 transfer slightly inferior in a few places. The big difference between the two lies in the commentary (see my discussion in the extras section) — the Region 1 has this cutesy feature with a pop-up Fame logo so you can press Enter and invoke short video clips. A cute feature, but inconvenient. I like the less fancy but more convenient presentation on this disc. I also wonder if the slightly inferior transfer in places is due to compromising the video quality to permit the interleaving of the other segments. The Region 1 disc also has a couple of additional extras that sound more impressive than they are:
Yeah, you'll really miss those if you choose the Region 4 disc! All the other extras are the same on both discs. The Region 1 disc is in a snapper case. I expect the Region 4 disc to be in a transparent Amaray. My recommendation is to get the Region 4. |