Matt_Stevens said:

Amazing film. If I may opine, I hate fake grain. Hate DNR. But I really do frown upon fake grain being added by fans to cover up DNR that was applied by a clueless studio.

Just my two cents. If the Dutch release looks as natural as I here then it would likely be the source to go with.

Who doesn't hate fake grain, but even though we'd add "fake" grain it would not truly be fake since it's taken from the grain heavy US BD and scaled to the frame size of the extended version. So it's just grain from another print of the same movie, used to make it look better after blurring the oversharpened edges. It won't look fake.

Also, the Dutch release is the international version, with the color timing we're all used to from VHS or whatever. So anybody who likes the international version with the old colors can just get their hands on that one.

The extended version has been restored to the original color timing and doesn't have dirt and scratches or crushed shadows/highlights, that's why it will be used as source and not the Dutch BD. The Dutch BD will be used to cut and synch our finished extended version to make an international cut with the original colors, since the international cut in the new package is the same horrible version as the US BD.

Kingherb said:

There seems to be some debate about which version is more accurate, from what i have read it seems the Dutch release has the more accurate colors but the print has some dirt or damage im not certain?

The way I got it, the Dutch BD is accurate to what it's always looked like on home video, but the new remaster is matched to the original prints.

Kingherb said:

Btw whoever suggested to do Neverending Story to Team Blu was Genius ;)

I did! LOL :D