A classic Weisser-ism

[The Gline]

Just ran across this while browsing the VSOM site:

"...the Japanese video companies usually transfer the English Language films
at a faster speed because the slight variation gives a higher-pitched
quality to the voices, which more closely resembles their own style of
speaking English. But this process can affect the running time by 5 to 8
minutes."

I've NEVER heard of such a thing. More likely, the difference between NTSC
and PAL standards (many of the masters are PAL and have to be
time-corrected) results in the running time shift. If someone wants to
correct me, feel free, but I think this is indicative of how liberal Weisser
can be with his facts.