Muz wrote:
Having said that - I own all the versions - and I must say that the French DVD (depite being in the OAR) is not really that good. Sorry - but I watched it last week and had to switch to the EROS version as the sound quality on the French version was terrible. Anyway - if I hear anything I will post it back on the board.
I bought the Carlotta R2 French DVD as the Eros one is a blended interlaced washed-out mess, not to mention being in the wrong AR, as you said. The French DVD is miles ahead of the Eros version, and is far and away the best version in the world today. The audio was originally stereo, yes, and the French DVD has only a mono track. But I'm not sure how you can prefer a fake DD 5.1 track in its place, though, with the same audio coming out of all 5 speakers. That's not stereo either. The Carlotta DVD has its problems, mostly having to do with the source materials available to them, I expect. I'm not sure how you can prefer that Eros DVD to even watching static on your TV set. To me it's painful to watch, but then I've only seen the so-called "fullscreen" version and maybe that widescreen 4:3 version is easier on the eyes and ears.
I reencoded mine to NTSC, getting Amitabh's rich baritone voice back to its correct pitch in the process. I also adapted the Eros English subtitles, which aren't too bad, got English translations for the songs, and added that English subtitle track to the DVD. It's now the best NTSC version anywhere.