I splurged and bought the new German edition of "Animal House" from a reseller on eBay. It's the same transfer as the US UHD but now with Dolby Vision. That's not the biggest difference though. This disc also includes the original 1978 mono sound-mix which should have been included on the US...
And Bluto driving off with Mandy. And the woman Otter introduces himself to at the start. Neither are as egregious as what happens in Revenge of the Nerds.
I'm not suggesting they do an exchange to include the original mono since it was never promised. I wouldn't object to an exchange if they fixed the issues noted above in the new multi-channel mix.
I'm hoping that future releases have original mixes as well as new multi-channel mixes, if they...
Sadly, I can't agree this is "home theater perfection." The picture is indeed terrific and I'm happy it looks so good. My issue is with the sound. Universal hasn't offered the original mono and this new re-mix is problematic at times.
Bluto's burp when he says, "Why not?" is missing. The line...
I was fully vaccinated as of yesterday so today I went to Target for the first time in over a year. To celebrate this occasion, I bought the 4K disc of Speed and the steelbook of Animal House.