I was supposed to get the Cultcine version of this in a trade at one point, wanted to see what the english audio was like on that (better according to the review here):
I am not 100% sure but the first issue of the Cultcine Face to Face used the full english audio from the SPO disc. Where as the second edition mentioned in the review above uses the english audio mainly from a T.V broadcast with a few bits from the SPO disc.
Ah, I didn’t know there were two different versions. I just checked the one I have and it seems to be the first one. Sounds the same as the SPO in all the spots I checked. Having a look at CG now and looks like there is a rip with “new english audio” from 2012, although nothing states specifically the sources.
Interesting re the CG one you mentioned. Just looked at the comments re that version on CG and someone said the english audio kept slipping into Italian. So I am guessing that may not be the second english audio job from Cultcine, as the english audio is complete on the Cultcine one…
OK I watched the first half hour or so…only audio defects were in the opening scene where its fuzzy in one part. After that one scene it’s pretty decent sound comparable to the franco cleef big gundown disc.
hm, cant answer that one off the bat. All I know is, I don’t recall it being bad. Ive watched the disc twice, first time with English dub, and cant remember if I watched 2nd time in Italian or English so cant be too sure. Ill make sure to report here on quality in more detail next time I watch it. I do remember there is at least one minor scene where the English dub is missing and it switches to Italian.