directed by Henry Selick
USA 1993

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Theatrical Release: 1993 October 29th

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DVD Comparison:

Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Guillaume Mareri for all the Screen Caps!

(Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution

Touchstone Video

Region 1 - NTSC

 Touchstone Video
Region 2 - PAL
Runtime 1:16:04 1:13:00 (4% PAL speedup)
Video

1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio 
Average Bitrate: 6.93 mb/s
NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s

1.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 6.89 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:

 

Touchstone Video (Special Edition US)

 

Bitrate:

 

Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian)

 

Audio English DTS, English DD 5.1, French DD 2.0

French DTS, French DD 5.1, English DD 5.1
Subtitles Spanish, English CC English, French, Dutch, Hungarian
Features Release Information:
Studio: Touchstone Video

Aspect Ratio: - 1.66:1

Edition Details:
• Deleted Scenes and Animated Sequences
• Behind the Scenes - Making Of
• Storyboard to Film comparison
• Still frame gallery (450 images)
• Audio commentary by Henry Selick
• Trailers
• Posters

DVD Release Date: 2000 October 03
Amaray Case

Chapters 21
 

 Release Information:
Studio: Touchstone Video

Aspect Ratio: - 1.66:1

Edition Details:
• Deleted Scenes and Animated Sequences
• Behind the Scenes - Making Of
• Storyboard to Film comparison
• Audio commentary by Henry Selick
• Trailers
• Posters
• Still frame gallery (450 images)

 

DVD Release Date: 2003 January 21
Amaray Case

Chapters 22

 

 

 

 

Comments Comparing these two editions was interesting to demonstrate the good work done on the R1 Special Edition released two years before the R2 Belgian one.

VIDEO

R1 is sharper and has neutral colors while the R2 has an awkward blue shade and too much contrast on a few scenes (capture #2). Indeed the Belgian ed. presents hazy pictures and sharp detail.

One trouble with the R1 - a slightly cropped picture on both sides.

SOUND

The DTS original English version appears only on the R1 SE. Dolby Digital 5.1 versions are correct on both discs.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Menus and bonus are the same.

 - Guillaume Mareri

 

 



DVD Menus
(same on both editions)
 

 

 

Screen Captures

(Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL - BOTTOM)

 

 

(Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL - BOTTOM)

 

 

(Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL - BOTTOM)

 

 

(Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL - BOTTOM)

 

 

(Touchstone Video (Special Edition US) - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Touchstone Video (Edition Spéciale Belgian) - Region 2 - PAL - BOTTOM)

 

 

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