[Eidolon]

It was proven ages ago, not long after this bd came out, that 1.66:1 is the correct ratio. Someone from Hammer restoration teAm was still insisting that it was oar 4:3, and was proven wrong when a 'veteran professional' jumped into the discussion with an actual exhibitors theatrical matte guide card for the film that they still had. What ot showed was that the film wasn't matted equally with the same amount cropped at the bottom and top as is usually assumed. The matte was slighly higher up than centre, with more information discaded on the bottom of the screen. I tried to simulate it as much as possible using the 4:3 version and my tv's options to move the image up and down, but the shape difference between 1.66:1 and the tv meant it just didn't work. Unfortunately i dont have a bookmark of the thrad or site where it was posted, and cant recall the name of the person in question. But it was a big thing at the time and proved conclusively that 1.66:1 is its correct matte, and exactly how it should be matted. No presentation currently available is correct, so therefore it's just a case of choosing whichever one suits you best in the situation. Personally after watching and testing my friend's bd, i didn't tbink it warranted the high expense of buying and I just stuck with the dvd, which framing aside has better pq. An upgrade needs to be just that, not forking out a lot of money just to swap one problem for another.