Thanks for clearing up the question mark on Escape from New York, that's great info GregK! :)

You mentioned Suspiria, there has indeed been many issues with it, both in terms of weak transfers and remixed audio tracks. It was originally released with two distinct English audio mixes - a mono mix and a four-track stereo, what I never understood is why the DTS/DD 5.1 remix on the old Anchor Bay DVD matched the original mono mix in terms of content instead of the much superior original surround mix. Doesn't make any sense to me.

Apparently, the original mono mix is to be found on the French or was it Japanese Blu-ray? The audio on the UK Blu-ray should be a fine remix and is based on the original surround mix or so I've heard, but at least one line of dialogue went missing around a reel change... always some issues. The old Magnum LD is still the way to go if you want to hear the original four-track mix.

GregK said:

There of course are many many more examples, but this is off the top of my head. If someone wanted to compile a master list, that would be awesome.

Yeah, I agree. I should perhaps start listing all the problematic releases in my first post. Thanks for pointing these out, didn't know about Ben Hur.