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TITLE

 2.35:1 1.85:1 16:9 4:3 Anamorphic PAL/NTSC ZONE

SOUND

TECHNICAL

COMPANY

52

Spider-man

   x

x

   x

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Columbia Pictures

51

Mackenna's Gold / The Man From Laramie

x

  

x

   x

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Columbia Pictures

50

Dumb and Dumber

x

  

x

    

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

New Line Cinema

49

A Beautiful Mind

x

 1.78:1

x

   x

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Dreamworks

48

Good Will Hunting

x

  

x

    

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Miramax

47

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

x

  

x

    

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

New Line Cinema

46

Geronimo

x

  

x

    

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Columbia Pictures

45

The Rock (Special Ed)

x

  

x

    

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Hollywood Pictures

44

ZZ Top Greatest Hits

 

  

 

x

  

PAL

2

PCM

SS-SL

Warner

43

True Lies

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

20th Century Fox (VGPQ)

42

Driven

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Warner (VGPQ)

41

Forrest Gump (Special Collector's Edition)

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Paramount (VGPQ)

40

The World's Greatest Rally Cars

 

  

 

 

  

PAL

1

AC-3

SS-SL

Duke

39

The Best Of Ultimate Ride

 

  

 

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-SL

Duke

38

Escape From Alcatraz

 

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Paramount

37

Citizen X

 

  

 

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-SL

Polygram / Beacon

36

A Thousand Acres

 

  

 

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-SL

HBO

35

Traffic

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-DL

USA Films

34

Grand Canyon: The hidden Secrets (IMAX)

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-SL

Destination Cinema

33

The Perfect Storm

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3 EX

SS-DL

Warner

32

Super Speedway

 

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Openwheel

31

Gladiator

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3/DTS

DS-DL

Universal

30

Gone In 60 Seconds

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

DS-DL

Touchstone

29

M:i.2 (Mission Impossible 2)

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

DS-DL

Paramount

28

T2: Judgement Day - The Ultimate Edition DVD

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3/DTS

DS-DL

Artisan (Awesome DVD..!)

27

Jurassic Park - Collectors Ed.

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3/DTS

SS-DL

Universal

26

Mission To Mars

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-DL

Touchstone

25

Days Of Thunder

x

  

 

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

Paramount

24

Speed

x

  

x

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

20th Century Fox

23

 End Of Days x         NTSC 1 AC-3 SS-DL Universal

22

 Godzilla x         PAL 2 AC-3 SS-DL Columbia Pictures

21

 HEAT x         PAL 2 AC-3 SS-DL Warner

20

Saving Private Ryan

 

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-DL

Dreamworks

19

Matrix

x

  

x

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-DL

Warner

18

Titanic

 

  

 

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

SS-DL

20th Century Fox

17

8MM

x

  

 

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

DS-SL

Columbia Pictures

16

Lethal Weapon 4

x

  

 

 

  

PAL

2

AC-3

DS-SL

Warner

15

Armageddon

x

  

 

 

  

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-DL

Touchstone

14

 The Mask Of Zorro x        

NTSC

1

AC-3

SS-SL

 TRISTAR
13 Face/Off x   x     PAL 2 AC-3 DS-SL Touchstone (VGPQ, 7-8 Mbps)
12 187     x     PAL 2 AC-3 SS-SL Icon
11 Madonna - The Girlie Show ~ Live Down Under       x   PAL - AC-3 + PCM DS-SL Warner
10 Air Force One x         NTSC 1 AC-3 DS-SL Columbia Pictures
9 Assassins     x     PAL 2 AC-3 SS-SL Warner (VGPQ)
8 Fathers' Day     x     PAL 2 AC-3 SS-SL Warner
7 US Marshals Spec. Ed.     x     NTSC 1 AC-3 DS-SL Warner
6 Maverick     x     PAL 2 MPEG-2 (?!) SS-SL Warner
5 The Rock x   x     NTSC 2 AC-3 SS-SL Hollywood Pictures
4 Apollo 13 - Collectors Ed. x   x     NTSC 1 AC-3 SS-DL Universal
3 Tomorrow Never Dies     x     NTSC 1 AC-3 SS-DL MGM
2 Scream       x   PAL 2 AC-3 SS-SL Miramax
1 Showgirls     x     PAL 2 MPEG-2 SS-SL Chargeurs (!?)

- 2.35:1: Original theatrical aspect ratio (Anamorphic Widescreen or Letterbox)
- 1.85:1: "16:9" (Anamorphic Widescreen or Letterbox)
- 16:9: For 16:9 Widescreen TV
- 4:3: Pan & Scan - Regular 4:3 TV-mode
- PAL: PAL is the TV-system used in Europe (50 Hz, 25 fps, 625 horizontal lines, 720x576 pixels)
- NTSC: NTSC is the TV-system used in the US and Japan (60 Hz, 29.97 fps, 525 horizontal lines, 720x480 pixels)
- ZONE: Regional code
- SOUND: Primary sound system (disc can also contain another system)
- TECHNICAL: SS=Single Side, DS=Dual Side, SL=Single layer, DL=Dual layer
- VGPQ: Very Good Picture Quality (KjB-rating)

For more information about DVD and the standard:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/dvdfaq.html
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

Updated 07.11.02