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PSYCHO [1960]Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera MilesPSYCHO
[1998]
Director:
Gus Van Sant
Starring:
Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore
Universal
released both versions of Psycho at the same time in the UK, making
comparisons between the two discs inevitable, even though they aim to
serve almost completely different audiences. The 1998 version of Psycho
comes with a bunch of worthwhile extras: Van
Sant talks extensively about his motivations for re-making the film on the
remake’s commentary track, which he shares with stars Anne Heche and
Vince Vaughn. There’s more analysis in Psycho
Path, a frank thirty-minute
“making of” documentary. The film is presented in 1.85:1 ratio, with
16:9 enhancement, and has a thrilling 5.1 sound mix. Sadly
British buyers will discover that Universal hasn’t treated Hitchcock’s
classic film with similar respect. The Region 1 disc is a proper
“Collector’s Edition”, with a terrific 100m documentary, trailers,
storyboards and newsreel footage, all missing from the UK version. Both
the Region 1 and Region 2 discs contain a remastered version of the movie
in 1.85:1 ratio, with mono digital sound, but the UK Region 2 version also
benefits from 16:9 enhancement. |