OVERALL: Draw

- The ORIGINAL R1 UE has DTS ES, more Extras, both Versions and is Anamorphic. It features the words "Director's Cut" on the bottom, and contains 2 Discs. You may also want to go for the R4 because it contains the majority of extras from the ORIGINAL R1 UE and both versions of the film but lacks the DTS 6.1 track (it has a DTS 5.1 version instead). However, the extra features on this release do have transfer problems (see notes).
- The R1 SE DOES have the Theatrical and Director's Cut Versions but it is Non-Anamorphic and has a poor transfer.
- Avoid the OOP Versions especially since reports state that there are soundtrack problems on them.
-The R2 UK from Optimum includes some exclusive extras.

Image comparison is available below:

CUTS:

• R1 America- Artisan Entertainment - No cuts - theatrical cut (121:08 NTSC)
• R1 Special Edition America- Artisan Entertainment - No Cuts. Includes the "Theatrical Cut" and the "Director's Cut".
• R1 Ultimate Edition (original) America- Artisan Entertainment - No Cuts. Includes the "Theatrical Cut" (120:59 NTSC) and the "Director's Cut" (129:56 NTSC)
• R1 Ultimate Edition (re-release) America- Artisan Entertainment - No Cuts. "Director's Cut".
• R2 France- Pioneer - No Cuts. "Theatrical Cut".
• R2 Germany- Pioneer - No Cuts. "Theatrical Cut".
• R2 Director's Cut Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No Cuts. "Director's Cut".
• R2 Director's Cut Holland- RCV - No Cuts. "Director's Cut".
• R2 Director's Cut Italy- Universal Pictures - No Cuts. "Director's Cut".
• R2 Spain- Pioneer - No Cuts. "Theatrical Cut".
• R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No Cuts. Theatrical Cut (116:12 - PAL).
• R2 United Kingdom- Pioneer - No Cuts. "Theatrical Version".
• R2 Director's Cut United Kingdom- Momentum Pictures - No Cuts. "Director's Cut".
• R4 Ultimate Edition Australia- Universal Pictures - No Cuts. Includes the "Theatrical Version" and the "Director's Cut".

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Comparison added by Craig on 16/07/01
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 13/08/22

UPDATE LOG:

13 Oct 2011: Addition of the R2 UK Optimum release.
13/08/22: Added caps-a-holic and greatly improved/fixed the US Ultimate Edition (original).