Dinotopia (2002) Miniseries, Mill Creek Blu-Ray October 2016

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Originally Posted by scallenger

The big question is: widescreen or full? Which way was it really shot? Will this be another lucky transfer like the 10th Kingdom got?

The DVD release last year from Mill Creek was widescreen and presented in it's original three parts with complete beginning and end credits for each. Both the miniseries and TV series were shot wide and cropped to 4:3.

The miniseries looks more natural in widescreen. I always thought it looked cramped in 4:3. Likely, it was shot wide but protected for 4:3.

The TV series actually is worse in 4:3 as many FX shots are heavily panned and scanned. Unlike the miniseries it seems no thought was given to the 4:3 ratio for the series.

Also, a 125 minute cutdown version played in Australian theaters. That version, while a bit choppy in parts, is actually very good. It also has one scene not in the miniseries and a lenghty end credit crawl.