I'm saddened to report that the region 4 2 disc DVD release has been cut by about 12 minutes, a series of cuts so severe that it renders some subplots completely meaningless.
presumably this has been done by the Director, but i still feel somewhat cheated that a original version isn't available on this "not so special edition"
However the region 2 DVD is complete,although the picture quality isn't as good. the fact the region 2 is full frame isn't too bad as the film was shot that way and theatrically matted to 1.85
my advice is that if you want to see this Kiwi classic the way you originally remember it get the Region two version
presumably this has been done by the Director, but i still feel somewhat cheated that a original version isn't available on this "not so special edition"
However the region 2 DVD is complete,although the picture quality isn't as good. the fact the region 2 is full frame isn't too bad as the film was shot that way and theatrically matted to 1.85
my advice is that if you want to see this Kiwi classic the way you originally remember it get the Region two version