Tan Ng

Alien Quadrilogy-Is there any difference betwwen US and Japan?

Alien Quadrilogy will be out in Japan on April 30. Does any1 know if there is any difference between the new set from Japan like better DTS audio and better picture than US version??

Peter Svensson

The biggest difference between the R1 and the R2JAP edition is that there are dts tracks for all the movies on the japanese edition, including Aliens and Alien 3. And the packing is better for the japanese edition, it has the European "book" style instead of the R1 foldout packing that easily breaks.

Regarding the transfers it probably will be the same as the R1 edition, so don´t expect a new transfer for Aliens. Whether the dts tracks will be fullrate or not CDJAPAN had no info about this the last time I asked them, but I´m pretty sure they will be halfrate and no new mix will be used for the dts track on Alien and Alien - Resurrection.

But Alien and Aliens is also available seperate with very nice digipacking and, of course, dts sound. I bought the swedish edition of Alien and the japanese edition of Aliens. And don´t really care for the last two.

CraigL

Will Aliens and Alien3 lose any material for the inclusion of the DTS track?

Peter Svensson

This is what CDJAPAN´s site says:

"The Alien Quadrilogy's nine-disc boxed set. Discs 1 & 2 contain Alien (1979) theatrical version and 2003 director's cut with extras. Discs 3 & 4 contain Aliens (1986) theatrical version and 1991 special edition with extras. Discs 5 & 6 contain Alien 3 (1992) theatrical version and 2003 special edition with extras. Discs 7 & 8 contain Alien Resurrection (1997) theatrical version and 2003 special edition with extras. Disc 9 is a Bonus disc containing extras. Contains DTS audio tracks (main features only)."

Isn´t most of the extramaterial on separate discs, except for the audio commentaries? So they probably wouldn´t have to remove any of the essential extras to make room for the dts track. You could always ask CDJAPAN about more info.

Matt_H

there's going to be a a version of the set that comes in an alien head too.
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Peter Svensson

That head was sold out a long time ago. It took like two days before Amazon had sold the entire supply. I haven´t seen them anywhere else since then.

Brett Halsey

I have seen and subsequently pre-ordered the Japanese Alien Quadrilogy - Alien Head Version here:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...23&Style=MOVIE

I hope that they get a good quantity of them, because I really want this sucka in my dvd collection!

MichaelBryant

Why would you pay 400.00 for a silly plastic head?

Dave F

Because it's cost is outweighed by it's value to him, obviously.

-Dave

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John C

These have bid out on ebay as presells for a little over $600. Pretty simple math there!