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MGM went back to the original negative to get the best film quality, as I understand it. Of course the original negative isn't going to have the subtitles on it.
I for one don't mind that the subtitles are included as a separate subtitle track. Kudos for MGM for a) trying to get the best print possible and b) quickly fixing a problem and still meeting street date.
I'm happy with my copy. Great movie, hilarious commentary, and great extras.
And as for not noticing the subtitles, just imagine if you've seen this movie over and over again...eventually, you don't even notice the subtitles. Now maybe if they'd had a copy of the original film running along side the DVD transfer for comparison, it would have been noticed. It's an understandable error.
Sam
[This message has been edited by samuelk (edited 09-16-2000).]
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