I tried finding a thread that showed when a BD had been altered from its OAR, but it was nowhere to be found. So, I decided to make one. An example would be a film that has a OAR of 1.66/85:1 and is altered to 1.78:1, or 1.33:1 to 1.78:1, or maybe even 2.35/39:1 to 1.78:1. If you notice any titles that are not in the list please post them and I will add them. The most blatant offenders are shown first followed by 1.85/66:1 to 1.78:1, etc titles. Also, if it all possible when you list a title please indicate whether it is cropped or open matted.
All titles are US releases unless noted otherwise.
UK - United Kingdom
HK - Hong Kong
CA - Canada
JP - Japan
CH - China
AU - Australia
CZ - Czech Republic
DE - Germany
DK - Denmark
ES - Spain
FI - Finland
FR - France
IT - Italy
NL - Netherlands
NO - Norway
PL - Poland
PT - Portugal
SE - Sweden
BR - Brazil
KO - Korea
TH - Thailand
TV 1.33/Academy 1.37 to 1.78, Scope/Anamorphic 2.35/2.39:1 to 1.78:1, and other large aspect ratio changes
50 Dead Men Walking - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Angel in the Family* - 1.33:1 to 1.78:1
Baaria - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Blade (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Cropped)
Bloodrayne (DE) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Brooklyn's Finest (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.85:1
Camille - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Cellular (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Chronicles of Narnia, The: Voyage of the Dawn Treader - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Director approved)
Cursed (Echo Bridge) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Darkness (Echo Bridge) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Dr. Giggles - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Cropped)
Dracula 2000 - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Equilibrium (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Open matte)
Equilibrium (US, UK) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Cropped)
Elena and Her Men (FR) - 1.66:1 to 1.33:1 (Open matte)
French Cancan (UK) (FR) - 1.66:1 to 1.33:1 (Open matte)
Gulliver's Travels (1939) - 1.37:1 to 1.78:1
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (US, CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Open matte)
Icy Killers - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Ink - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Invisible Man, The: The Complete Series (1975-76) - 1.33:1 to 1.78:1
Ladykillers, The (1955) - 1.66:1 to 1.37:1 (Open matte)
Last Emperor, The - 2.39:1 to 2.02:1 (Cropped)
Little Shop of Horrors, The (1960) - 1.85.1 to 1.33:1 (Open matte)
Lucky Luke: les Dalton en Cavale (CA) - 1.33:1 to 1.78:1
Lookout, The (Echo Bridge) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Man Who Saved Christmas, The* - 1.33:1 to 1.78:1
Money for Nothing - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Night of the Living Dead (1968) (Optimum UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.33:1 (Cropped)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Director approved)
One + One / Sympathy for the Devil (UK) (FR) - 1.66:1 to 1.33:1 (Open matte)
Icy Killers - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Outcasts: Season One - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Outlander (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Plan 9 From Outer Space - 1.85:1 to 1.33:1 (Open matte)
Icy Killers - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Planet Terror (Unrated) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Director approved)
Roadracers - 1.33:1 to 1.78:1
Running Scared (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Se7en (CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Shadows and Lies - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Supercop (Echo Bridge) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Sympathy for Delicious (US, CA) - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
That '70s Show: Season 1 - 1.33:1 to 1.78:1 (Open matte)
Tintin: The Calculus Affair (CA) 1.37:1 to 1.78:1
Venom - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Versus - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
Witches of Oz, The - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
World at War, The - 1.37:1 to 1.78:1
World’s Fastest Indian, The - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (Director approved)
Yards, The - 2.39:1 to 1.78:1
IMAX 1.43:1 to 1.78:1
Dark Knight, The
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
TRON: Legacy
*(TV movie made on the HDTV era so might be protected/open matte)
Last edited by HD Goofnut; 09-24-2013 at 08:37 PM.
Standard Widescreen 1.85:1 to 1.78:1, 1.66:1 to 1.78:1, and other small aspect ratio changes
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2001 Maniacs - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
2012: Supernova - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
30 Days of Night (CA, UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
35 & Ticking - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
40 Days and 40 Nights - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
48 Hrs. - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
50/50 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
9 1/2 Weeks - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Abandoned - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Adoration - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Agent 8 3/4 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Airplane! - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Alice in Wonderland (2010) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Alien Trespass - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
All Good Things - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
All the President’s Men - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
All Things Fall Apart - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Alleged - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Almost Famous - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Alpha and Omega - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
American: The Story of Bill Hicks - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
American History X - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Analyze This / Anaylyze That - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Another Day in Paradise - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Answer Man, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Anton Chekhov's The Duel - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Appleseed - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Appleseed: Ex Machina - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Architect, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Arctic Tale - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Army of Crime, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Arthur / Arthur 2: On the Rocks - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Arthur (2011) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Assassins - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Assault Girls - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Audition - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bad Biology - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bad Lieutenant (1992) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bad Seed, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bambi II - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bangkok Adrenaline - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bangkok Dangerous - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Barry Lyndon - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Barry Munday - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Basketball Diaries, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Batman (1989) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Batman Forever - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Batman Returns - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Battle Beyond the Stars - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Battle in Seattle - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beast Stalker, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beautiful Boy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beauty and the Beast (1991)- 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bee Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beetlejuice - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Being There - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Belly - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ben 10: Alien Swarm - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Betsy's Wedding - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Better Life, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Better Off Dead - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beverly Hills Cop - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Beyond the Darkness: Buio Omega - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Big Hit, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Big White, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Billy Jack - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Birdemic: Shock and Terror - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
BKO: Bangkok Knockout - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Black Christmas - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Black Sheep - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Blade II (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Blade of Kings - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Blades of Glory - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Blind Side, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Blood and Bone (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Blood Trilogy, The (1963-65)- 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Body Heat - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Boeing, Boeing - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bolt - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bonnie and Clyde - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Book of Blood - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bounce - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bound (JP) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Boys From Brazil, The (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Breaker Morant - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Breakfast at Tiffany's - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Breed, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Broken Trail - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Buccaneer, The 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Buck - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bucket List, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bugsy Malone (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Bullitt - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Butterfly Effect, The (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Buzzkill - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
C.R.A.Z.Y. (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Caddyshack - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Camel Spiders - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Camp Nowhere - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cannonball Run - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Caterpillar (HK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cats & Dogs - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cave of Forgotten Dreams - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Chelsea on the Rocks - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Chicken Little - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Chillerama - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Chocolat - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Chocolate - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Christmas Story, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Chronos - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cincinnati Kid, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cinderella Story, A / Another Cinderella Story - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
City Island - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
City of God - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
City of Your Final Destination, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Clash of the Titans (1981) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Clerks - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Clerks II - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Clive Barker's Book of Blood - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cloverfield - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cobra - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Color Purple, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Coming to America - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Company Men, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Condemned, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Confessions (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Consenting Adults - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Contagion - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Conversation, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cop Land - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Corpse Bride - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Crack in the World - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Crank - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Creepshow - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Cruel Game - 1.66:1 to 1.78:1
Dance Flick - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dangerous Liasons - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dante's Inferno - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Daydream Nation - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Days of Heaven - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dead, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dead Alive - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dead Space: Downfall - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Deal, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Death Kappa - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dear Mr. Gacy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Death Note Collection - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Death Race 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Death Race 2000 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Death of the Virgin - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Death Warrior - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Defiance - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Delta Farce - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dementia 13 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Devil's Rejects, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Diary of the Dead - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dinner for Schmucks - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dinocroc vs. Supergator - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dinoshark - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Direct Action - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Direct Contact - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dirty Dancing - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Disaster Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Disturbia - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Division III: Football's Finest - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dog Day Afternoon - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dolphin Tale - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Don Juan DeMarco - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Downfall (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Drawn Together Movie, The: The Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dreamscape - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Drive Angry - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dumb & Dumber - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Dungeons & Dragons 2-Movie Collection - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Earth - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Elf - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Endless Summer, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ernest Scared Stupid - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Evangelion: 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Everlasting Moments - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Every Which Way But Loose - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Excalibur - 1.66:1 to 1.78:1
Exorcist, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Exporting Raymond - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Exterminator, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Eyes Wide Shut - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Faculty, The (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1 (Cropped)
Fallen Ones, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fame - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fanboys - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fatal Attraction - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Film Socialisme - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Final Destination - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Final Destination 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Final Patient, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fire and Ice - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fire & Ice: The Dragon Chronicles - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fire on the Amazon - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Firm, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fist of Legend - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Five Minutes of Heaven - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Flipped - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
For Colored Girls - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fountain, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fox and the Hound, The - 1.75:1 to 1.66:1
Frailty - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Frakenhooker - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Freakonomics - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Freeway Killer - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Frida - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Friday - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Friday the 13th (1980) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Friday the 13th: Part 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fright Night (2011) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Frozen River - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fubar (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fubar: Balls to the Wall - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fuel - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fugitive, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Full Metal Jacket - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Funny Farm / Spies Like Us - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Furry Vengeance - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Galaxy of Terror - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Garfield Double Feature - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Get Smart (2008) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Gettysburg - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ghost - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ghost Ship - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ghost Town - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, The Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Girl Who Played with Fire, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Godfather, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Godfather Collection, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Godfather, The: Part II - 1.85: to 1.78:1
Good Luck Chuck - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Good Night, and Good Luck - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Grateful Dead Movie, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Gravedancers, The / Wicked Little Things - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Green Mile, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Gremlins - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Gross Anatomy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Grumpier Old Men - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Grumpy Old Men - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Happily N’Ever After - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Harimaya Bridge, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Harsh Times - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hatchet - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hatchet II - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Haunting in Salem, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
He Was a Quiet Man - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Heartbreak Ridge - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hell and Back Again - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Helldriver - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hellraiser: Bloodline - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hellraiser: Bloodline / Hellraiser: Inferno - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hellraiser: Hellworld - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Helvetica - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
High Road to China - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hit List, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Holy Matrimony - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Honey 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hoodwinked - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Horrible Way to Die, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Horseman, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hotel for Dogs - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
House Broken - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
House of 1000 Corpses - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
House of the Devil, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
House of Wax (2005) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
How the Earth Changed History - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
How to Make Love to a Woman - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Howling, The: Reborn - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Humanoids from the Deep - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hurt Locker, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Hustle & Flow - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
I Don't Know How She Does It - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
I Love You, Man - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
I Love You Philip Morris - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
I’m Still Here - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
I Spit on Your Grave (1978) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ichi the Killer - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Illusionist, The (2006) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
IMAX: Born to be Wild - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
In My Sleep - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Indecent Proposal - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Informant!, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Innocent Man, An - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Insignificance - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Interrupters, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Interview with the Vampire - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Intruder - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Invention of Lying, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
It Might Get Loud - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
It Waits - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
It's Only Money - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jackass 3 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jade - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jane Austen Book Club, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jerusalem Countdown - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jimmy Hollywood - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jonah: A Veggietales Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Journey to Mecca - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ju-On Black / White - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Jumping the Broom - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Just Friends (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Kids Are Alright, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Kate & Leopold - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Kill Switch - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Kill the Irishman - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Kill Zone - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Killer Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Killer's Moon - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
King of California - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
King of New York - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
King’s Speech, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Kingdom of War Part I & II - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Knut & Friends - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lady in the Water - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ladybugs - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Last Dance - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Last Exorcism, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Last Lions, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Last Rites of Ransom Pride, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Last Sentinel, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Latter Days - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lebanon - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lebanon, PA. - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Legend, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Legend of Fong Sai Yuk - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Legend of the Tsunami Warrior - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Life During Wartime - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Legendary - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lightkeepers, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lion King, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Little Help, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Littlest Angel, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Long Good Friday, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lord of the Rings, The (1978) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lords of the Street - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Lost City, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Love Story - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Machine Girl - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Madagascar - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Madea's Big Happy Family - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Magic - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Major League - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Malcolm X - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Man from Earth, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mandingo - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Margin Call - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Marrying Man, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Marwencol - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Matrimony, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mask, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Matador, The (2008) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mean Girls - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Meet the Browns - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Meet Monica Velour - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Meet the Robinsons - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mega Piranha - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Menace II Society - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Merentau - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Miami Rhapsody - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Michael Jackson’s This Is It - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Midnight Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mill & the Cross, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ministers, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Miracle Maker, The: The Story of Jesus - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie - A Wakening of the Trailblazer - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 1.85:1 to 1.67:1
Mortal Kombat - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Mountain, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Muay Thai Giant - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Muppets, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
My Best Friend's Girl - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
My Blood Valentine (1981) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
My Brilliant Career - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
My Dog Skip - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
My Fair Lady - 2.20:1 to 2.38:1
My Name is Bruce - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
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Nacho Libre - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Naked Gun, The: From the Files of Police Squad - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Naked Kiss, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Narrows, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
National Lampoon's Vacation - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Natural Born Killers - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Network - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
New in Town - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
New York, I Love You - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Night of the Demons - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Night Train - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Nightmare Before Christmas, The - 1.85:1 to 1.67:1
Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Nightmare on Elm Street 2 & 3, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Nijinski - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
North By Northwest - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Nostalgia for the Light - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Nude Nuns With Big Guns - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Once Upon a Time in America - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
One Last Thing… - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
One Long Night - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Open Season 3D - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Open Season 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Open Season 3 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Origin: Spirits of the Past - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Orphan - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Others, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Our Idiot Brother - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Outbreak - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ozzy Osbourne: God Bless Ozzy Osbourne - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
P.S. I Love You - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Paper Heart - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Paranormal Activity - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Paranormal Activity (Alternate cut) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Paranormal Activity 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Paranormal Activity 3 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Parasomnia - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Paris, Texas - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Peep World - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Perfect Weapon, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Perhaps Love - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Phantom Punch - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Phantoms (Echo Bridge) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Pianist, The (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Piano, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Picnic at Hanging Rock (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Piranha (1978) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Plague Town - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Planes, Trains and Automobiles - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Player, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Pleasantville - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Power Kids - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Preacher's Kid - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Presumed Innocent / Frantic - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Pride & Prejudice (1995) - 1.66:1 to 1.78:1
Pride and Glory - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Primal Fear - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Princess and the Frog, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Prison Break: The Final Break - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Private Function, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Prom - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Protector, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Puppet Master - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Raging Phoenix - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ran - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Reach for Me - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rebellion (2009) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Recoil - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Red Heat - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Red Mist - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Reds - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Remember Me - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Replicant - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Resident Evil: Degeneration - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rest Stop: Dead Ahead - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Restrepo - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rio Bravo - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rio Lobo - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Road to Nowhere - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Roadie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Robogeisha - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rock-A-Bye Baby - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rubber - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rudo y Cursi - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rules of Attraction, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rumor Has It… - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Running Man, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
S&Man - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sands of Oblivion - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Santa Claus (1959) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saturday Night Fever - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saving God - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw II - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw III - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw IV - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw V - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw VI - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Saw: The Final Chapter - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scanner Darkly, A - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scary Movie 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scary Movie 3 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scenes from a Mall - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scenic National Parks: Zion & Bryce - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scooby-Doo (2002) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scooby-Doo / Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Score (Cut) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Score (Uncut) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Scrooged - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Search for One-Eye Jimmy, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Searchers, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Season of the Witch - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Secondhand Lions - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Secret of Kells, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Secretary - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
See No Evil - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Senna (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Serendipity - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Serious Moonlight - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Seven Samurai - 1.37 to 1.33:1
Sex and Death 101 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sex and the City: The Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sex and the City 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sex Drive - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shadow: Dead Riot - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shall We Dance? - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shaun of the Dead - 2.39:1 to 2.28:1
Shawshank Redemption, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sherlock Holmes (2009) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shine a Light - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shock Corridor - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shopping - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shorts - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shrek - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shrek 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Shrek the Third - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sisterhood - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sisters - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sky Crawlers, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sleepwalking - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sleepy Hollow - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Smurfs, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Smurfs 3D, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Something Borrowed - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Something Wild - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Soul Power - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Source Code - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
South of the Border - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Spawn (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Specialist, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Splice - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sppoky Buddies - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Spring Breakdown - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 3D - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Spy Next Door, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stag Night - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
StarCrash - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stargate: Continuum - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Step Up 3D - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stepfather, The (1987) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stir of Echoes - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stomp the Yard: Homecoming - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stop Making Sense - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Straight Talk - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Streets of Blood - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Student Bodies / Jekyll & Hyde Together Again - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Stuck - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sugar - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Super Hybrid - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Summer Wars - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Swingers - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Sword of the Stranger - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tactical Force - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tai Chi Master - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tangled - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tangled 3D - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tanner Hall - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Taps - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ten Commandments, The (1956) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (1974) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (2003) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The: The Beginning (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Then She Found Me - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Thirteen Ghosts - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Ticking Clock - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tie That Binds, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Time Bandits - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
To Catch a Thief - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Topsy-Turvy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tommy Boy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tournament, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Toy Story - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Toy Story 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Toy Story 3 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Trading Places - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Traffic (Criterion) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (CA) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Transformers: The Movie - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Trigun: Badlands Rumble - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Triple Dog - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
True Grit (1969) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Truman Show, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Turtle: The Incredible Journey - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Two Evil Eyes - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
U2: Battle and Hum - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Under Siege - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Undisputed III: Redemption - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Uninvited, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Up - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Urbanized - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
V.I. Warshawski - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Valentine’s Day - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Varsity Blues - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Vexille - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Virgin Territory - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Virgin Witch - 1.66:1 to 1.58:1 (Open matte)
Waiting… - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Waiting for Superman - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Walkabout - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Walled In - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Warriors, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Way of the Gun, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wayne’s World - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wayne’s World 2 - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
What Women Want (UK) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Whatever Works - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
What's Up, Doc? - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
When You're Strange: A Film About the Doors - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
While She Was Out - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
White Christmas - 1.66:1 to 1.78:1
Who's Minding the Store? - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Why Did I Get Married Too? - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wild Ocean - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wild Wild West - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Winnie the Pooh (2011) - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Winter’s Bone - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Withnail and I - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Without Men - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Witless Protection - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Woman, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Women, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Women in Cages Collection, The - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Women in Trouble - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wonderful World - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wonderland - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
World Trade Center - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
X: The Unheard Music - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
X Cross - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
XIII: The Conspiracy - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Yogi Bear - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Yogi Bear 3D - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Young Adult - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Zack and Miri Make a Porno - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City - 1.85:1 to 1.78:1
Last edited by HD Goofnut; 03-31-2012 at 06:02 PM.
"The Dark Knight" is the worst offender with its Imax scenes which are a bizarre hybrid/compromise between the proper Imax ratio and the standard theatrical exhibition. I guess that's what happens when you resort to arbitrary gimmickry.
maybe you can list all the 2.39 -> 2.35 and the 1.37 -> 1.33 ones too
Or all these 1.85 widescreen "art movies" by "art studios" that are being transferred with the widescreen matte opened to "art" 1.66 or TV 1.33 because they're "art movies" etc
maybe you can list all the 2.39 -> 2.35 and the 1.37 -> 1.33 ones too
Or all these 1.85 widescreen "art movies" by "art studios" that are being transferred with the widescreen matte opened to "art" 1.66 or TV 1.33 because they're "art movies" etc
I have actually discovered through my research that most films that were filmed in 1.37:1 are actually still 1.37:1 on the BD.
I also thought that 2.35:1, 2.39:1, 2.40:1 are one ratio now. Is this true?
"The Dark Knight" is the worst offender with its Imax scenes which are a bizarre hybrid/compromise between the proper Imax ratio and the standard theatrical exhibition. I guess that's what happens when you resort to arbitrary gimmickry.
Right, but IMAX is originally 1.43:1. Do you think people want a 1.43:1 image of Batman on their 16:9 displays? That's why IMAX footage is generally transferred to 1.78:1.
I also thought that 2.35:1, 2.39:1, 2.40:1 are one ratio now. Is this true?
No. If you have a projector screen there is a little bit of difference. About as much as 1.85 - 1.78. I appreciate your efforts and you do good work but in IMHO this one is a big waste of time. The minuscule differences don't really matter. Maybe it should have been kept to butchered titles that go from 2.35 to 1.78. It would mostly be Canadian titles from Alliance.
No. If you have a projector screen there is a little bit of difference. About as much as 1.85 - 1.78. I appreciate your efforts and you do good work but in IMHO this one is a big waste of time. The minuscule differences don't really matter. Maybe it should have been kept to butchered titles that go from 2.35 to 1.78. It would mostly be Canadian titles from Alliance.
Everyone already knows about Alliance's butchery of 2.39:1 titles though.
Last edited by HD Goofnut; 02-22-2012 at 04:24 PM.
"The Dark Knight" is the worst offender with its Imax scenes which are a bizarre hybrid/compromise between the proper Imax ratio and the standard theatrical exhibition. I guess that's what happens when you resort to arbitrary gimmickry.
Are the changes of AR really that noticeable? Isn't there an exact reason why they used two different AR's for the film?
There are a ton of titles shot in 2.39:1 that have 2.35:1 aspect ratios. So really the same thing. The reason for 1.78:1 is this. A 2K master or 4K downconverted to 2K for the bluray is 1080 X 1998 in 1.85:1 since the standard for digital cinema is based on a 17:9 aspect ratio. So instead of resizing the picture and possibly introducing artifacts they simply crop the frame.
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