Page 1 of Region 1 vs. Region 2

I have just bought a pioneer dvd player which is multi region. Could someone please tell me if it is worth buying reg1 films over reg2 , is there usually less cuts in reg1, i saw in an older thread that shining reg1 has less cuts. Is this true of many titles or only some and if so which ones ???
thanks

Yes yes yes and yes. Region 1 tend to come out a lot earlier than region 2 to give you an example Blair Witch was out before it was in cinemas here. As for extra footage you often get better extras but not generaly in the film (Eyes Wide shut - is better region 2). Robocop Criterion is one with extra footage but hold out for the new special edition coming soon, you can also get a lot of films that aren`t available here such as the Kevin Smith films (Mallrats, chasing Amy) and loads of Woody Allen ones.

Remember also that Australian Region 4 releases are usually uncut, and almost always cheaper than R1/R2.

It`s impossible to generalise when it comes to quality and extras, though - have a look at some of the comparative review sites, such as:

http://www.dvdcompare.org.uk/
http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/

before deciding which version of a particular disc to buy.

Mike

Good advice from that man there!

thanks for the advice guys, its much appreciated. I will check out the websites mentioned before i decide what region dvds to buy.

The film on a DVD only takes up part of the available space. The publishers tend to fill the rest of the space with what is usually termed extras. Region 2 covers Europe and the Middle East, so a publisher will often want to include non-English languages to widen the appeal. Region 1 is North America where English, Spanish and French cover almost all of the population.

After Spanish (and sometimes French) is added to a Region 1 DVD there is lots of room left for other extras like deleted scenes. There are so many languages spoken in the Region 2 area there is not enough space on a DVD. So the region 2 disc publisher has to limit the additional languages to have any extra film content (if any)

The bottom line is; if you want languages other than English and Spanish chose region 2. If you only require English read the reviews and see if there is any advantage to Region 1. Then there is price and availablilty but that has been covered in previous posts.