Thanks for the read HH, that makes sense though it did go a bit over my head admittedly. ;)

Great news on the Uni Monster front PDB, I look forward to hearing those comparisons. I only have the Dracula and Mummy VHS releases from the "Faces" VHS series.

As for Batman Returns, the Dolby Stereo SR definitely needs capturing, as 99.99% of theaters played this track, the WB archive 35mm print I saw in December played this SR track and had no 5.1, and the 5.1 is based from this 4-track mix. They seem to have gotten the go ahead to mix in the new 5.1 format and played with their exiting mix. Comparing the LD 4ch matrix to the early DVD 5.1 shows everything as the same, except for overall mixing qualities. The 5.1 is obviously more discrete, but the Stereo SR feels more natural and has a better low end I think. Plus being a studio transfer you lose the inherent deficiencies of 35mm optical. (The print had a good deal of sibilance and upper frequency distortion, especially in the end title section.)