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Saw this one fairly recently and was very pleasantly surprised. I was hoping/dreading it would be another trip to cheeseland but no -- they actually take the pre-historical premise very seriously and apart from the opening narration (which I would have ditched anyday) there's not a word of english to be found here.

Now to the biggest problem with Fox's R1 release: apparently, it's the domestic release we're getting (91 minutes) and not the international one (98 minutes). The UK Warner/Studio Canal edition is the international cut BUT is non-anamorphic and doesn't carry english subs for the hearing impaired. However, it carries two interviews as extras: one with Ray Harryhausen (the man behind the amazing special-effects) and another with Raquel Welch (this was the film that launched her career). The US edition only has trailers for extras.

So, what to do? Well, if you're a completist -- buy both. If you're only mildly interested in this but nevertheless want the best image possible, buy the R1.

Here are some reviews:

http://www.dvd-basen.dk/uk/home.php3?se ... region=%25[/img]

This film has been released twice on R4, once by Universal and again by Fox.

The universal release is 1.78:1 (non-anamorphic), 98 mins, no subtitles and contains interviews with Raquel Welch and Ray Harryhausen.

The Fox release is 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 88 mins, English subtitles and contains a trailer and "Restoration Comparison".

I agree this is an underrated enjoyable flick.
If only the 1940 original will be released on DVD......

Solaris wrote:If only the 1940 original will be released on DVD......

Which one? Can't find any info on imdb.com about it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032871/

In fact, I think D.W. Griffith worked on this uncredited...

Scharphedin2 wrote:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032871/

Now we're even!

Anyway, first time I ever heard about this one, though. But I'm at miss as to who owns the distribution rights for it:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032871/companycredits

Seems to be a highly requested title.

I ended up with both versions.
I bought the R2 for £5.99 back in August 2003.
I later acquired the R1 as part of "The Raquel Welch Collection" 5-disc set in June 2004 (CAD$41.18 (£16.69) delivered to UK, from DVD Import, back when they actually used to ship DVDs).
My favourite RW movie is still "Fathom," mainly because of the lime green bikini.