Psycho (1960) (60th Anniversary Edition) (Uncut)

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

An American Tail hasn't had the original theatrical stereo sound mix since the era of VHS and laserdisc, so we've been stuck with the ghastly 5.1 remix since the initial DVD release in 2004. Not only rife with added "cartoony" sound effects, but also additional background "walla" has been added in pretty much any quiet scene without dialogue, and even some of the voice tracks have been totally redubbed!

[Show spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCgWnA2cprg

It's rendered the movie pretty much unwatchable for anyone remembering what it's "supposed" to sound like. I was hoping the Blu release would have offered the original audio as an option, but no, and I doubt this is the kind of catalogue title Universal's gonna put out on UHD anytime soon.

Here's the opening credits ripped from the original VHS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uflx5nPwcCs

Now, imagine that push-in to the house that accompanies the "directed by Don Bluth" credit overlaid with extraneous human voices chattering away, completely obscuring James Horner's lovely music.

My god... Those different voices... WTF were they thinking? What was wrong with using the original (and superior) voices?