The Polar Express 3D Blu-ray (2004) [Region Free]

[JamesN]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

2.4 is the original aspect ratio. All other ratios are nothing but pan scan hack jobs that have no place on the Blu-Ray format or anywhere else

Not quite...

The 2D theatrical release was approximately 2.40:1; the simultaneous 3-D IMAX release was approximately 1.44:1. Both releases were rendered from the same computer models for their respective aspect ratios, so both are technically "original". Nothing was "artificially" cropped or panned-and-scanned for either.

As to why the 3-D Blu-ray was presented in 2.40:1, I have no idea, but it features the same overall visual framing composition as the theatrical 2D release.