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Introduction :.
There
was a time when (and I'll be brutally honest about this)
the quality of Tartan's dvds weren't up to scratch. Many
of you know the issues there were with their release of
BR back in February '02: poor, overly dark picture; muddy
2.0 soundtrack; difficult to read English subs burnt onto
the print. (A review can be read here).
Did any of us ever expect them to return to the disc?
To perhaps present a disc that would not only present
the quality the film deserves, but one that would be perfect
for english speakers. Have they delivered this time around?
Is it a case of second time lucky?. Read on to find out.....
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Packaging :.
This
release features the same packaging as the previous release,
but with some small changes. Instead of the tagline "Could
you kill your best friend?" at the top of the cover,
it now says "NTSC 5.1 Version". It also should
be noted that although the cover says "For Progressive
Scan Players" this does not mean that the disc won't
play on regular dvd players. This phrase is slightly confusing
and could have been phrased a bit better. The back cover
omits the press quotes from the previous release and replaces
them with a note on how this is an NTSC release. The final
paragraph from the previous release on the description
of the film is also omitted for some strange reason....as
is a promo pic.
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Disc Art :.
Not
suprisingly, we have the same disc art as the previous
release, but with the "Survival Program" replaced
by "NTSC Version".
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Menus :.
Same
menus and menu design as previous release. Note that there
is a new Special Features menu due to the fact that the
Asia Extreme trailer reel is missing from this release.
Read my opinion of the menus here
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.: BATTLE ROYALE :.
- Tartan Home Video (UK)
- Released: 27 May '02
- Region 0
- NTSC (Progressive Scan)
- 113 mins
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AUDIO :.
- Japanese Dolby 5.1
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VIDEO :.
- Aspect: 1.85:1 (16x9 Enhanced)
- Single Layered
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SPECIAL FEATURES :.
- Original
Theatrical Trailer
- Mark Wyatt Film Notes
- Picture Gallery
- Scene Selection
- English Subtitles
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