Favorite aspect ratio on Blu-ray?

[sonnyworld85]

I was just curious to see what your preferred aspect ratios are? Mine would be 2.35:1

[Blu As Hell]

This thread is an argument waiting to happen. That being said, I don't have a preference.

[Entertainment72]

1.78:1

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

This thread is an argument waiting to happen. That being said, I don't have a preference.

+1 on both counts. plus this has been asked numerous times before.

im fine with whatever the director intended.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

+1 on both counts. plus this has been asked numerous times before.

im fine with whatever the director intended.

I am with you, as per the director's wish. It's his story let him tell it and show it the way he want's it.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

+1 on both counts. plus this has been asked numerous times before.

im fine with whatever the director intended.

+1

I want the OAR regardless of what it is.

[hendra]

Whatever aspect ratio the director wants us to see. But if I have the power to tell the director what aspect ratio to use, I would tell him to use 16:9, the ratio of HDTV.

[Spymaster]

Whatever the director wanted.

But 2.35:1 is generally my favourite theatrical framing.

[demoni]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

+1 on both counts. plus this has been asked numerous times before.

im fine with whatever the director intended.

Great answer. As a matter of fact; it's the only answer.

[perfectdark]

16:9

[GGX]

I prefer the aspect ratio the movie was filmed in.

[Disky76]

I would like it if we could have a choice in aspect ratio -- I like it best when the Hi-Def picture fills the screen at 16:9 -- it makes the experience, without the black bars, to me so much more cinematic.

How far off are 2.35:1 tvs, I wonder?

[Astalder]

I'm not a cinematographer, so whatever's required to get the job done I'll accept. That said, for me there is no debate whatsoever what looks best on my HDTV, and that's full screen 16:9. I consider the BD version of the IMAX The Dark Knight shots the goal which all other movies should strive for.

Now my understanding is with a conventional camera you lose your field of view if you use 16:9, so maybe that's epic scale with the 16:9 is something limited to IMAX cameras or movies that don't need huge fields of view? Like I said, I'm not a cinematographer, I just know that visually that looks better than anything else I've seen.

Am I right that it's for the wide field of view they usually use the 2.35:1? I hope that's the case and it isn't for some subjective "it feel's more epic" reason they stick black bars at the top and bottom of people's televisions.

[naturephoto1]

Director's intent = Original Aspect Ratio.

Rich

[quexos]

Originally Posted by naturephoto1

Director's intent = Original Aspect Ratio.

Rich

Same here, I go with what the director intended. I'll just say that I don't like the very squarish 1.33:1 but this one is very rare on the big screens. Don't think I've seen one since Kubrick.

[spolcyc]

I like full screen because I hate the black bars. Black Bars are evil!

[Rhoq]

"Original". I couldn't care less if it fills my screen or not. Just give me the picture the way it was intended to be viewed.

[bdmaster]

1.78:1 for me! I really, really, really really hate those black bars.

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by bdmaster

1.78:1 for me! I really, really, really really hate those black bars.

oh boy...

[SpaceDog]

original.