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Léon - Extended Cut
Victor Japan RC2
Paramount Limited Double Pack Japan RC2
SpectrumDVD Korea RC3
Columbia Tristar International Cut US RC1
Columbia Tristar Superbit US RC1
Columbia Tristar Deluxe Edition US RC1
MAWA Germany RC2

 

The Korean transfer is a 1:1 port from the US International Cut. The US Deluxe Edition uses the transfer from the US Superbit Edition. Apart from the non anamorphic, cropped and unfiltered German DVD all transfers are similiar in quality, all with good picture definition. The two Japanese transfers have richer colors, bordering on oversaturation, a different framing - where the center is moved to the left - and they are not as detailed as the US/Korean transfers. The Victor transfer is a bit softer than the Paramount transfer. The Superbit and Deluxe version exhibit slightly better detail resolution in complex textures, cleaner compression and less edge halos than the US Internantionl Cut and the Korean transfer.

WARNING: If you have not seen the film yet, do not scroll down to the second capture. It contains a major SPOILER.

transfer ranking:
Columbia Tristar Superbit US RC1 - Columbia Tristar Deluxe Edition US RC1
SpectrumDVD Korea RC3 - Columbia Tristar International Cut US RC1
Paramount Limited Double Pack Japan RC2
Victor Japan RC2
MAWA Germany RC2

Léon - Victor Japan - RC2 (NTSC)

Léon - Paramount Limited Double Pack Japan - RC2 (NTSC)

Léon - Spectrumdvd Korea - RC3 (NTSC)
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Léon - Columbia International Cut USA - RC1 (NTSC)

Note: These two transfers are pixel identical - This is a capture from the Korean DVD

Léon - Columbia Tristar Superbit - RC1 (NTSC)
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Léon - Columbia Tristar Deluxe Edition - RC1 (NTSC)

Note: These two transfers are pixel identical - This is a capture from the US Superbit DVD

Léon - MAWA Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3



Léon - Victor Japan - RC2 (NTSC)

Léon - Paramount Limited Double Pack Japan - RC2 (NTSC)

Léon - Spectrumdvd Korea - RC3 (NTSC)
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Léon - Columbia International Cut USA - RC1 (NTSC)

Note: These two transfers are pixel identical - This is a capture from the US DVD

Léon - Columbia Tristar Superbit - RC1 (NTSC)
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Léon - Columbia Tristar Deluxe Edition - RC1 (NTSC)

Note: These two transfers are pixel identical - This is a capture from the US Deluxe Edition DVD

Léon - MAWA Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3

screen captures (us 1st ed) by michael hoffmann
screen captures (us deluxe ed) by wolfram meidlinger

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