OVERALL: Draw

The Chinese LE has a DTS track with lengthy exclusive extras including Japanese events and a three hour Beijing Premiere Event.
The Hong Kong SE and LE have a DTS-ES track.
The South Korean release has a DTS track with three hours of featurettes.
The US and UK releases have a commentary track but note both are cut versions of the film.

A comparison between the Hong Kong standard edition and the Hong Kong Special Edition can be seen at Whiggles.

Information on differences between the original version and the US PG-13 cut version can be found at Movie-Censorship.
Information on differences between the original version and the UK cut version can be found at Movie-Censorship.

CUTS:

• R0 China- Zoke Culture - No Cuts (114:12 PAL)
• R0 Limited Edition China- Zoke Culture - No Cuts (119:12 NTSC)
• R1 America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - Yes - US theatrical version (118:43 NTSC) with the following edits.
  1) Jin slitting the throat of a fellow officer.
  2) Jin cradling Mei before his fight with Leo.
  3) The removal of blood from Mei's wound (digital removal of blood).
• R2 France- Universal Pictures - No cuts (114:42 PAL).
• R2 Édition Double France- Universal Pictures - No cuts (114:42 PAL).
• R2 Germany- Highlight / Constantin Film - No cuts (114:37 PAL)
• R2 Premium Edition Germany- Highlight / Constantin Film - No cuts (114:38 PAL)
• R2 Holland- RCV - No cuts (114:23 PAL).
• R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No cuts
• R2 Two Disc Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Pathe! Distribution - Yes - 18s of cuts to three scenes for animal cruelty (114:23 PAL).
• R3 Hong Kong- Edko - No Cuts (114:28 PAL->NTSC)
• R3 Limited Edition Hong Kong- Edko - No Cuts (119:09 NTSC)
• R3 Special Edition Hong Kong- Edko - No Cuts (119:09 NTSC)
• R3 South Korea- Starmax - No Cuts (119:09 NTSC)
• R3 Thailand- United Home Entertainment - No cuts (114:24 PAL).
• R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts.

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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 21/10/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/03/21

UPDATE LOG:

22/03/21: Added France x2, Germany single, Holland, Hong Kong LE, Thailand, updated China single, Hong Kong SE, ASINs.