However, there is a hidden advantage to the UK PAL disc. Because PAL video runs at 25 frames per second (compared to NTSC’s 29.97), the UK DVD runs approximately 4% faster and slightly shorter. While some purists hate this "PAL speedup" (voices sound a half-step higher), others argue it makes the slapstick comedy feel snappier. Watch Pepe’s "Okay, okay, okay" scene back-to-back; the UK version has a noticeably quicker comedic rhythm.
The 2006 disc introduced a glitch in the chapter stops. If played on certain early Sony DVD players (common in UK households at the time), the film would skip a 2-second shot of Miss Piggy karate-chopping a security guard. While not a dealbreaker, it is a known quirk in the community. muppets from space uk dvd