OVERALL: Draw

No clear winner here:
- The R2 UK 101 Films edition has 5.1 and mono soundtracks as well as some extras from the Scream Factory US Blu-ray that are no available on any of the other DVD editions, although those editions have commentaries not present on the 101 edition.
- The R2 UK Tartan/R0 US SE Somerville/R1 Canada Season's Grievings Editions all have Anamorphic remastered 1.78:1 transfers, English 5.1 soundtracks and each also offer some unique extras. Do note the UK release's transfer is an NTSC>PAL conversion while R0 US has the original Mono.
- The R1 Canadian CE has a Non-Anamorphic 1.66:1 transfer with additional Audio commentary and some other extras.

The choice is yours!

The 4:3-releases are open-matte (but boom mikes are visible).

Please see the image-comparison from the link below:

CUTS:

• R0 25th Anniversary Edition America- Eclectic DVD Distribution - No cuts (97:38 NTSC)
• R0 Special Edition America- Somerville House - No cuts (97:49 NTSC)
• R1 25th Anniversary Edition Canada- Critical Mass Releasing - No Cuts (97:38 NTSC)
• R1 Collector's Edition Canada- Critical Mass Releasing - No cuts.
• R1 Season's Grievings Edition Canada- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts
• R2 Special Edition Germany- Capelight - No cuts (94:06 PAL)
• R2 Italy- Gargoyle Video - No cuts
• R2 United Kingdom- 101 Films - No cuts (93:48 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Metrodome Distribution - No cuts
• R2 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (97:56 NTSC > PAL)
• R4 Collector's Edition Australia- Roadshow - No cuts

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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 12/05/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 07/12/17

UPDATE LOG:

27/04/13: R2 Italy added.
21/03/14: Corrected specs for R0 US SE.
25/06/15: Removed double spacing in title.
04/11/16: Addition of the German and Canadian Season's Grievings Edition.
07/12/17: Added UK edition.