Aspect Ratios becoming more diverse?

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Originally Posted by Buscemi

Avatar was filmed in 1.78 (as Cameron doesn't like shooting anamorphic) but matted to 2.39 for most theatres. I saw the 2.39 version in the theatre and I felt the 3-D wasn't as effective due to the matting (it's kind of hard to explain to non-cinema tech people).

Meanwhile, I saw the open-matte version of Skyfall on IMAX a few years later and feel that film works much better in 1.9 rather than the 2.39 version presented in conventional theatres and on Blu-ray. I wish that Mendes and Deakins had made the IMAX version available as a special feature (kind of like the three versions of On the Waterfront on the Criterion Blu-ray) instead of refusing to acknowledge it.

I guess if Cameron prefers tall over wide, Mendes prefers wide over tall (Spectre was shot mainly with anamorphic lenses with the exception of some Super 35 shots).

Same, it was spectacular in that ratio and I wish it were available on disc that way. I understand the "but it's not the real intended AR" argument, but having it as an option would be sweet. Maybe on UHD? *le sigh*