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I saw something really funny a few weeks ago - someone point me to it please! - where the "process" squished everyone together so full screeners didn't miss anything.
Apologies in advance if this isn't in the right forum, wasn't sure where to ask this, anyway...
I'm backing up "The Game" (http://imdb.com/title/tt0119174) one side has the Standard 1.33:1 version, the other has a Widescreen 2.35:1 Letterbox version (not anamorphic). Both versions have the same 5.1 soundtrack. I
ger@co, I'm late in catching up with you, but thanks for pointing me to the guides at digitalbits.com - they really explain a lot to me (I needed the definitions and differences to understand and visualize what's going on). I printed it all out and plan to study it tonight. My TV is 30" so widescreen does look smallish - maybe I need to go to 42" to get the full benefit
We saw House of Flying Daggers again the night before last. Exceptional cinematography. Some fight scenes have both main male characters (rivals for the main female star's affections) at extreme edges of the picture.
P&S would lose the whole incredible visual effect (as would the "Digital Solution" - thanks Taelon).
@noels - Sometimes, even with a projector, you feel you're "missing something" in the vertical plane. But I love to see the whole picture.
HOFD is a good example. I have seen lots of films where a pan and scan effect would destroy the film visually. There are scenes in Hero which are the same (the Jet Li v Donnie Yen fight near the beginning).
There is no way I can watch 4:3 or zoomed picture know unless, it is supposed to be 4:3 or non-anamorphic widescreen.
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