"Turkish Delight (Turk's Fruit)" R1 NTSC vs R2 PAL

directed by Paul Verhoeven
Netherlands 1973

Lobbycards

DVD Comparison:

Anchor Bay - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Filmax (Spain) - Region 2 - PAL

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(Anchor Bay - R1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Filmax (Spain) - R2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Anchor Bay Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC	Filmax (Spain) Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	1:48:02 (NTSC)	1:43:34 (PAL)
Video	1.66 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.50 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.62:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.36 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Bitrate: Anchor Bay NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Filmax
Audio	Dutch (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)	English & Spanish DD 2.0
Subtitles	English, and none	English, Spanish, and none
Features	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1973 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.66:1 Edition Details: • Color, Widescreen • Commentary by director Paul Verhoeven (English) • Theatrical trailer anamorphic with removable English subtitles (3:29) • Still Gallery (Behind the scenes, lobbycards ect.) • Biographies of Verhoeven, Hauger and Monique van de Ven • Widescreen anamorphic format DVD Release Date: April 24, 2001 Keep Case Chapters 29 NOTE: The disc is also part of Anchor Bay's 5-DVD "Verhoeven Collection).	Release Information: Studio: Filmax Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1961 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.62:1 Edition Details: • Small biographies of Verhoeven and Hauger (In Dutch). DVD Release Date: ? Keep Case Chapters 10 Note: The movie is also released in Spain by Manga - this release should be anamorphic and have Dutch soundtrack, but no English subs/sound.
Comments:	Not much to choose from image-wise. The Anchor Bay seems slightly sharper and the Filmax seems slightly saturated with perhaps a little contrast boosting. The Anchor Bay is slightly cropped on all 4 sides. The big difference is in the soundtracks with the Filmax having it in English and Spanish DUBS but not the original Dutch? The Anchor Bay has it in the orginal Dutch only. There is color manipulation on one of these release and it may be the Anchor Bay with the reds looking like washed out oranges. I say this as skin tones don't seem to be as effected. The Anchor Bay has the better Extras. Overall I suppose I would buy the Anchor Bay... the sound and Extras are too heavy against marginal picture manipulation. - Gary W. Tooze