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Adam Scott · 06-18-2006, 03:02 PM

I was preparing to write a review of this title for other sources once I got my paws on it, which I didnt get around to, and then fumbled across this thread....I whipped out my Special Edition MGM disc the other night and gave this awesome film a spin, and while there are some spots that can definitely use work in the video and audio improvements, for the age of the material, I couldnt see how this new version could have improved 'em all that much. The only real reason I was contemplating picking this up was for the DTS track, which, as I suspected, doesnt sound all that mind-bending in comparison to the strange-sounding, hollow-at-times Dolby 5.1 remix on the Special Edition disc; man, do spots of this audio track need work! Explosions are hollow, distant and far from discrete in the rear channels and dialogue goes in and out of intelligibility, as it seems it does on the DTS mix. I guess I will be holding onto my version for now.

06-18-2006, 03:02 PM	#3 of 10
Adam Scott *Adam Scott* Join Date: Jun 2006 Local Time: 01:12 AM Local Date: 12-03-2008 Posts: 177	Re: HTF REVIEW: Platoon 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition I was preparing to write a review of this title for other sources once I got my paws on it, which I didnt get around to, and then fumbled across this thread....I whipped out my Special Edition MGM disc the other night and gave this awesome film a spin, and while there are some spots that can definitely use work in the video and audio improvements, for the age of the material, I couldnt see how this new version could have improved 'em all that much. The only real reason I was contemplating picking this up was for the DTS track, which, as I suspected, doesnt sound all that mind-bending in comparison to the strange-sounding, hollow-at-times Dolby 5.1 remix on the Special Edition disc; man, do spots of this audio track need work! Explosions are hollow, distant and far from discrete in the rear channels and dialogue goes in and out of intelligibility, as it seems it does on the DTS mix. I guess I will be holding onto my version for now.