Have you seen the 1080i HDTV version of EFNY that's floating around? If so, does it contain the original 2.0 mix?

From what I've read, the picture is way too dark on the US blu ray and is an SD upscale on the Euro/Australian blu rays. Aye, yaye, yaye...

If all this is true, then the HDTV version might be the way to go.

EDIT: So it looks like the HDTV version had 5.1 audio:

Escape.From.New.York.OAR.1080i.DD5.1.ts

Escape.From.NY.1080i.nfo

MPEG2Repair: F:\Escape from New York OAR 1080i DD5.1.ts

Sequence Frame 178222(0-I) / Time 1:39:06 :
Info: End of MPEG2 sequence

Sequence Summary:

File Size Processed: 12.78 GB, Play Time: 01h:39m:06s
1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps, 65.00 Mbps (17.56 Mbps Average).
Average Video Quality: 71.51 KB/Frame, 0.28 Bits/Pixel.
AC3 Audio: 3/2 Channels (L, C, R, SL, SR) + LFE, 48.0 kHz, 384 kbps.
Dialog Normalization: -31.0 dB, Center Mix Level: -3.0 dB, Surround Mix Level: -3.0 dB
0 of 178222 video frames found with errors.
0 of 185833 audio frames found with errors.
0 corrupted video bytes in file.
0.000000 seconds of video timestamp gaps.
0.000000 seconds of audio timestamp gaps.

End of Log

Probably the remix then, huh?

Anyway, more on the blu ray video side of things:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews51/escape_from_new_york_blu-ray.htm

The HDTV video was definitely superior to both BD releases (had the DVD's colour/contrast and in high def) but, being 1080i MPEG2, probably had its own problems, I'm sure.

It would be nice to mux the 2.0 audio and the HDTV picture together, me thinks.