Looks like that has changed sadly.
Apparently MGM wonāt now release the Italian audio. No clear idea why but suspect there is an issue with Italian rights holders. 
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Those MGM assholes! Excuse the use of language there, but that really burns me. Looks like Iāll be going with the German editions 
(disappointed about the UK release, not about getting the German discs)
Does anyone know if the upcoming Eureka release of the Great Silence will have subtitles for both audio tracks?
I already have the Film Movement version and I have 2 issues with it:
- only the Italian track was āremasteredā. The English track sounds very muffled;
- the subtitles are actually the translation of the Italian track. So using it for the English track is very confusing since the dialogue is quite different in some places.
If Eureka would solve these 2 issues, I would be a happy man 
The specs just say āoptional English subtitlesā so we wonāt have an idea until it comes out, unfortunately.
Yes and here is a first review
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Another review: Sabata Blu-ray (Ehi amico...c'ĆØ Sabata. Hai chiuso! / Eureka Classics) (United Kingdom)
Bad news, read closely and also the comments
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Dang, thatās a bummer. Iām still gonna keep my pre-order as I donāt have the FilmMovement release but I was hoping Eurekaās release would look a bit better as Iāve heard the restoration wasnāt exactly perfect.
the Film Movement disc looked fine, but certainly not on par with what could be expected from an expensive 4K restoration of source material. On the other hand though, I donāt know of anyone who saw that restoration in Paris and it may either just be up to Museum standards but not fit for home video processing or the French Cinemateque canāt license it out because they themselves only have the rights to show and use it in the framework of their capacity as an archive and museum (trying to think of reasons here)ā¦ at any rate the Eureka disc should be a blast anyway, not the least because of all the extras. But weāll see. I will receive it as well and I have the Film Movement and the German discs here to compare
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Yeah, even if I did have the Film Movement release, Iād still want the Eureka one for the Cox commentary and the extra goodies included
I try not to be too picky when it comes to releases, though I do admit I prefer it when a filmās original language track with translated subtitles is included as an option, but from the few stills Iāve seen from the current home media restorations seem fine to me. Maybe Iām oblivious to imperfections on some things with some releases, I donāt know, but so far the content both Eureka and Film Movement have done seem on par with a job well done. I prefer quality over quantity myself, but I also try to be forgiving, as sometimes certain things are taken out of a companyās hands.
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I trust Eureka will be doing a better job with the encoding than Film Movement whose discās encoding varies between garbage and ok.
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and
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Return-of-Sabata-Blu-ray/296284/#Review
and
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Adios-Sabata-Blu-ray/296334/#Review
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Just got my dispatch email from Eureka. Really looking forward to checking out the extras
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found another
If only this was Region A. Sabata currently does not have an in-print Blu-ray in the US.
are the Kino ones sold out? I am sure ones can be found used or on ebay? You can also try for the German discs, they have an older master as basis I think, but they are solid releases. Not sure about their region code, but geting a code free player is a worthwhile investment at any rateā¦
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Iām definitely gonna grab this edition. Itās been at least 15 years since I last saw this, and I remember vividly being disappointed with the ending, but again I saw it as a high school kid who maybe dreamt a little too high (I still dream big, just not that big ) Maybe now that Iām older I wonāt be as judgmental. And thankfully we have alternate ending options, so I donāt have to bear the original ending if I donāt feel up to it.
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Just thought I would let everyone know, in case there are other people besides myself who have not ordered the Arrow Vengeance Trails set yet, Amazon U.S. just had a decent price drop on it down to $49.99. As a matter of fact, they have dropped the price on several of the Arrow box sets, including Solid Metal Nightmares: The Films of Shinya Tsukamato (by $23.00) and their upcoming Giallo Collection (by $30.00)
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