MURDER!!!!!

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Originally posted by: MustISO

Originally posted by: SnowyEnigma

Originally posted by: MustISO
I hate 2.35:1. I'd love it if all movies were shot in 1.85:1. If it's some epic war movie with 10,000 people on screen and vast landscapes then fine, but The Incredibles was in 2.35:1, that's just crazy. Even worse when a drama or comedy uses that frame.

Well dunno about that. Most movies are shown in the theater first which is 2.35:1. They are then converted to fit standard TVs. Maybe 10 years from now we'll see 2.35:1 OLED displays

Movie theater screens can adjust to be any aspect ratio. The movies are show in the OAR which is whatever it was shot in. I'd say it's about 50 - 50, 1.85 vs 2.35. Most blockbuster movies (big budget) are 2.35.

Epic films and dramas are generally 2.35:1. Chick flicks, family films and animation are generally 1.85:1.

The ratio is more like 30% 1.85:1 to 70% 2.35:1.

 

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Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: SnowyEnigma
Who the hell would release a dvd in a widescreen letterbox? What's the freaken point. Most dvd players can easly convert a 2.35:1 dvd to letterbox. I felt like watching Armageddon today on my 37" HDTV LCD TV but those idiots at the production studio felt like crippling their own movie. My computer's dvd player fits the 4:3 picture (2.35:1 letterbox) so as to have a little rectangle in the middle of the screen. With my TV's zoom function the movie is just unwatchable.... Frakig idiots

Look for "widescreen letterbox" here I can't find an actual Widescreen verson of this movie anywhere.

try this version armargedon

has extra photage in it. very high quality

It's also non-anamorphic, though. It looks good on a 4:3 display, but not very good when zoomed (to fill the screen) on a 16:9 display.