Eric Pohlmann

4K restoration from original Technicolor negatives

The remastered LaserDisc PCM mono sounds the most untouched and natural of any version. In 2006, Universal made a new HD master used on all subsequent DVD and Blu-ray releases. The Universal 2.0 mono mix may be a new transfer, different source or remix made from stems as the music and effects are at different levels throughout the track when compared to older copies featuring the mono mix. Additionally there is extreme noise reduction with dialogue sounding too clean and hiss being almost gone. Comparing with the 1996 LaserDisc mono clearly shows in all of these moments that the original mono was mixed differently and to serve the jokes.

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray/Lionsgate Limited 4K Blu-ray (shared encode); slight improvement over the 2015 StudioCanal Blu-ray

StudioCanal/LG UHDs port the 1999 Criterion DVD, considered the best source

StudioCanal has a remastered Blu-ray, Lionsgate only a 4K Blu-ray

Criterion LaserDisc includes an exclusive commentary, which was later banned by EON and caused the release to be recalled.