What dh said, basically.

Though for my part, believe me, I prefer to own the '25; it's the original, and the '29-'30 is a redo. I grew up with the redo, but the first time I watched the original, I found it a clearly better movie overall.

Joe, maybe you don't recall the scads of versions, from scads of companies, that used to be out there of titles like NOSFERATU and METROPOLIS. Different speeds, different qualities, different scores, different tints, even different cuts - much the same case as with POTO. But beyond the frills of speed, score, & tint (which as dh says, are largely taste) there are really just TWO basic POTO's to chose from: a shorter '29-'30, and a longer '25.

The POTO case is not as uniquely complicated as the several threads here are making it, that's all. Watch the two versions, and decide which one you prefer. (Just as with the original STAR WARS or the redos.)

-Craig


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