WilliamMcK
Second Unit
I think it had something to do with making room for non-English language dubs necessary for wider European distribution. Not to rub salt in the wound, but the mono track included on the U.S. release is a vast improvement over the mono track in the Velvet Box DVD set. In fact, it's such a big improvement I wouldn't want to even swear it's actually the original mix (though one tell-tale foley effect that's still missing in the *new* 5.1, is there on the new mono... so if I had to guess, I'd say that it *is* probably the original... just cleaned up and sounding quite robust). However, the new 5.1 is excellent!