Between the flipper DVD with the 70mm 6-track in 5.1 DD and the Blu-Ray, what is so horrid with any given presentation of the Exorcist that it needs to be preserved with 25GB (or larger) Blu-Ray.

Seems like this thread went off track a little and perhaps others will chime in. Also, there may be other posts however the 2 replies quoted below seem to be the most informative.

DVDBeaver does a good job on this title and I like the Alt. Cut PQ, especially because of the flash frame on the door. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare5/exorcist.htm

AntcuFaalb said:

disclord on LDDb claims that the 5.1 audio on the 1997 DVD is the original 70mm mix. Does the Blu-ray use this?

Matt_Stevens said:

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This Blu-Ray actually removes a few of the digital tweaks that were added to the Extended version...

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The problem with the theatrical version is that its sound remix is not as robust as the Extended version...

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