Original Audio vs. Remixed Audio

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Most of the time I prefer the original audio, or, as I often say, something closely resembling it. Many, many films are slightly remixed for home viewing without us realizing it, and I'm usually okay with that as long as nothing is missing. And some films from certain eras have multiple "original" mixes. So it can be tricky.

That said, I'm usually okay with a carefully-handled remix, as long as there is nothing missing (or nothing too substantial added, as in some cases).

However, what's really annoying is when a mono or stereo audio option is offered for an older film, but it's actually just a fold-down of the 5.1 or 7.1 remix, rather than actual original audio. Examples include Anchor Bay's HALLOWEEN 35th Anniversary (single-disc version; it was corrected for the box set), Scream Factory's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and MAD MAX (and MGM'S MAD MAX BD, too), and from what I've read, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 40th Anniversary mentioned above, which has a downmix in place of the original mono (haven't heard that one myself, though).