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Aladdin

Region 1 Platinum Edition (USA) - Buena Vista
vs. Region 2 Special Edition (UK) - Buena Vista

 

Details

 

 

DVD

R1 USA
 

 

DVD

R2 UK
 

Disc(s)

 

2x Single-sided dual layer (DVD9)

 

2x Single-sided dual layer (DVD9)

Running Time

 

Approx. 90 mins (NTSC)

 

Approx. 87 mins (PAL)

Video

 

1.66:1 anamorphic
Average bit rate: 7.9 Mbps
NTSC 720x480 at 24 fps

 

1.66:1 anamorphic
Average bit rate: ???
PAL 720x576 at 25 fps

Audio

 

English:
DEHT Dolby Digital 5.1, 448 Kbps
Original Dolby Digital 5.1, 448 Kbps

French, Spanish:
Dolby Digital 5.1, 384 Kbps

 

English:
DEHT Dolby Digital 5.1, 448 Kbps
Original Dolby Digital 5.1, 448 Kbps

Subtitles

 

English, French, Spanish

 

English, English HoH

Extras

 

Disc 1:
- Deleted songs
- Deleted scenes
- Music videos
- Disney song selection
- Audio commentary by producers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements and co-producer Amy Pell
- Audio commentary by supervising animators Andreas Deja, Will Finn, Eric Goldberg and Glen Keane
- Pop-up fun facts

Disc 2:
- Games and Activities
- A Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
- Alan Menken: Musical Renaissance Man
- The Art of Aladdin
- Publicity

 

Disc 1:
- Deleted songs
- Deleted scenes
- Music videos
- Disney song selection
- Audio commentary by producers/directors John Musker and Ron Clements and co-producer Amy Pell
- Audio commentary by supervising animators Andreas Deja, Will Finn, Eric Goldberg and Glen Keane
- Pop-up fun facts

Disc 2:
- Games and Activities
- A Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
- Alan Menken: Musical Renaissance Man
- The Art of Aladdin
- Publicity

 

Bit Rate

R1 USA

DVD Image Comparison


(R2 UK bit rate unavailable, sorry!)

 

Screen Captures

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Comments

I suspect that the UK release is simply a blow-up to PAL resolution of the US master. It looks softer and has noticeably more compression artefacts. There's not really much to be said on this subject: the US version is the one to go for in terms of visuals, and in all other areas the two are equal (they have different language and subtitle options, but that's neither here nor there if you're an English speaker).

Note that, at the time of release, a special Gift Set edition was available in the US, featuring 7 framed character portraits, a companion book and cericel. If you are a fan of the film, this is probably worth tracking down.

 

Summary

 

 

USA

 

UK

Video

 

9/10

 

8/10

Audio

 

9/10

 

9/10

Extras

 

9/10

 

9/10

 
 

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