OVERALL: Draw

R1 MPI, and R2 Optimum releases are restored by MPI (this time not UCLA), and those are the ones to get.

The R1 is available separately, or in a box set containing all 14 films in the series (12 from "Universal Pictures" & 2 from "Twentieth Century Fox"). The R2 is only available in the 14-film box set. The R1 releases have English subtitles, which might come in handy with older films like these.

So: Choice is yours.

Note, that there are several budget releases also, e.g. by "Blackhorse Entertainment" (UK - Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection), "Orbit Media Ltd" (UK), "Bfs Entertainment & Multimedia" (US), "Delta Entertainment" (US), "Focus Film Entertainment" (US), "Force Video" (Australia) etc etc, but basically avoid them all.

CUTS:

• R1 America- MPI Home Video - No cuts
• R2 The Definitive Collection United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts

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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 17/10/05
Comparison last updated by Jari_Kovalainen on 18/10/05

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