Japan DVD review

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Japan DVD Review

[MGM] [2:35:1] [Region 2] [NTSC] [117 minutes]

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FEATURES The Menu system is can be configured to English audio in 5.1 and English 5.1 DTS. There is no Japanese dubbed soundtrack. Subtitles are in English, and Japanese.

	Picture Quality The picture is presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. The image quality is fine although compared with the 2001 versions, the colours are more washed-out. The credits which used to be in green are now white. MGM have used the same DVD master as their French disc.
Greens are heavily muted throughout the movie. This appears be a director approved copy of the movie as it closely match the colour -corrected version of the movie released summer 2003. Adjusting your television's colour settings gives a closer approximation to the original's look.


	EXTRAS Just the US trailer. The lack of Anchor Bay supplements is disappointing though. Perhaps MGM did not want to pay to license them and then have to subtitle them into Japanese. The DTS soundtrack could constitute being an extra item as no other country can boast this.

SUMMARY This IS the best theatrical version of Manhunter to own. It is in it's true 2:35:1 ratio AND uniquely, has a DTS soundtrack. In short, buy this and the latest Anchor Bay disc and that's all you need. (Unless you want every available scrap of footage, then buy the Anchor Bay double from 2001 as well!)
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