Product: The Last Unicorn (1982)
Rating: 3.0
Still lacking a complete release... audio editted!
I own both the old Full-screen DVD release, and the 25 Anniversary Wide-screen release. The video quality of the 25th version is wonderful, and the sound is crystal clear. One problem though...The audio in the 25th anniversary is EDITED! I couldn't believe it as the lines were playing along in my head as I watched, and I got to several places where a heartfelt mild expletive was to be heard, and it was missing. "Just what is ___ was there to stop for?"... " ____ you, where have you been?!?"... "cross, loss, moss.... _____!" The funny part is, they actually missed an edit in one of Ruhk's lines, while the same word was cut in 2 other places. There was absolutely no reason for these edits to be made, as it would have been well within the bounds of its rating anyway.To make my frustration worse, the low quality full-screen transfer actually has the fully intact audio track. You're in a position of naming your poison. I will stick to the German release of the film, Das Letze Einhorn, which has both a wonderful wide-screen transfer, crystal clear intact audio, and only edits the title screen to reflect the language change. It needs a region 2 player though.Please Lions Gate, bring us an intact release of this lovely transfer!