GregK and others, has anyone compared the mixes?

Is the 6-track similar to the 4.1 track audio?

Which is better? Is the remix vastly different than the original audio?

GregK said:

the non-anamorphic DVD release of THE THING was a true discrete 4.1 port over, with no split surrounds. It is encoded as DD 5.1, but only has mono surrounds.

Later mixes were altered where the surrounds had some minor surround left/right activity. I don't know if it was a full blown remix or if simple directionality was added to the surrounds with the mix other than that left "as-is"...

Thank you in advance.