Question about WS 1080p presentations of older movies.

[mfan1986]

Hi,

If a classic movie from the 1980's is released in widescreen, but was initially filmed in open matte and intended for the video market with a small theatrical release, does it not only get cropped, but also zoomed in?

I've been watching a lot of movies that were cropped from open matte, and I think the reason why it feels like I'm watching them for the first time, is because they are zoomed in to compensate for the cropping, therefore everything actually looks bigger and more close up.