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Originally Posted by Edwin-S 
Normally, that would be loud enough for most films, but on this disc the dialogue track is so low at certain points that I couldn't make out what was being said. Cranking it to make the dialogue more audible will make sound effects such as gun shots overly loud. I don't think the audio on this disc is all that well balanced. I've never had so much trouble hearing dialogue on a film as I have had on this one.
Edit: I should clarify that I am listening to the lossy DD track, since I'm still using a receiver that doesn't decode lossless codecs. The DolbyTrueHD track may actually be better balanced; however, I'm not able to tell. In spots, the lossy DD track does sound like the dialogue is too low.
Normally, that would be loud enough for most films, but on this disc the dialogue track is so low at certain points that I couldn't make out what was being said. Cranking it to make the dialogue more audible will make sound effects such as gun shots overly loud. I don't think the audio on this disc is all that well balanced. I've never had so much trouble hearing dialogue on a film as I have had on this one.
Edit: I should clarify that I am listening to the lossy DD track, since I'm still using a receiver that doesn't decode lossless codecs. The DolbyTrueHD track may actually be better balanced; however, I'm not able to tell. In spots, the lossy DD track does sound like the dialogue is too low.
It doesn't matter which audio track you're listening to, because the dialogue levels in the film have been that way since the VHS release, exactly as you describe even back then. Both DVD releases had the issue as well, so it's definitely the film's sound mix itself.
