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History --------------------------------- Unfortunately, the 2000 "Mission to Mars" movie starring Gary Sinise, Connie Nielsen, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Jerry O'Connell and Kim Delaney was never released in high-definition on blu-ray in region A for the English language. The only choice for North America has been the standard-definition release on DVD. However, "Mission to Mars" was released in high-definition in France and included the original English soundtrack as an option. Sadly, when the English soundtrack is selected, bright white subtitles appear. The subtitles cannot be turned off while the English soundtrack is selected and they ruin the many dark scenes in space. A couple of years ago a new high-definition release of "Mission to Mars" was issued -- this time for Germany. It is a multi-format release containing both a high-definition blu-ray and a standard-definition DVD. This review is for the German release. German Release ------------------------------------------------------------- All of the menus of this release are in German. However, the blu-ray includes the full English soundtrack as an option. This is the disk to get if you want to view the movie in North America in high definition. The blu-ray disc is region-free, which means it should work in most players from region A, B or C. And the blu-ray does not force subtitles when you choose the English soundtrack. The picture and sound quality are great -- definitely a step up from the standard-definition DVD. Strangely, the DVD in this package is not region free. It is a region 2 disc and will not play on most North American players. However, if you live in North America and you buy this release, you probably don't care about the DVD -- you are buying it for the blu-ray which is region-free. There have been several good movies about Mars: "Mission to Mars" in 2000. "Red Planet" (Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore), also in 2000. And "The Martian" (Matt Damon) in 2015. I like them all, but "Mission to Mars" is my favorite.Read full review
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