Region 4 Winners and Losers

    The R1 and R2 / R4 versions of this film are both the R-rated “US Theatrical Version” with the censorship supervised by Lynch, the remastered video and audio, and almost identical extras – although we get more subtitles whereas the R1 version has the original English 2.0 Dolby Surround audio as well as the 5.1 Dolby Digital remaster. The R2 French release has more extras, however it has forced French subtitles throughout the film. The Japanese and Korean versions are both fully uncut, but lack the extras and do not have the remastered video and audio. I would say this is a toss up between R1 and R4, though depends on how desperate you are for the uncut version with the substandard picture and sound. Although the R1 has a slight edge, I would say to buy whichever is cheapest.