List of Fullscreen 16:9 1.66-1.85 Blu-rays

[JamesKurtovich]

Wait, I thought Blu-ray was automatically in a widescreen format? Dang, shows I'm still learning.

Fullscreen does a movie no justice. It either cuts the sides off or squishes everything in and makes it look distorted.

[simplepinoi177]

Originally Posted by peaceandlove480

simplepinoi177 and ruvic2007,
I can't tell you how long I have been searching for your two lists today. Just bought our first system (hdtv and blu-ray) and loved it until we put in the first movie and as everyone else had them black letterbox like setup, now there is hope.
Thank you Thank you
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You are welcome and thank you for the appreciating thoughts. It means a lot, especially with the opposition against having a list like this. You and people like you are the reason I compiled this list; when I first looked, there was no list that listed fullscreen blurays so I went and compiled a list myself to share with others...

Originally Posted by NovaBomb

some scenes of The Dark Knight

Yeah I heard of that...apparently those are scenes that were inputted specifically for IMAX 3D or something and I guess were shot in 1.78:1, but because the whole movie isn't fullscreen, I think putting it on the list might cause confusion and/or doesn't fit the "criteria" i guess.
DISCLAIMER: I am not suggesting in any way that Dark Knight is not "good" enough to be on the list or that it is inferior IN ANY WAY but simply is different from the group in the list.

Thanks again to you both for the contributions...

[jasontkelley1746]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Wait, I thought Blu-ray was automatically in a widescreen format? Dang, shows I'm still learning.

Fullscreen does a movie no justice. It either cuts the sides off or squishes everything in and makes it look distorted.

All Blu-rays are widescreen, they are just at different ratios and don't allways fill a standard widescreen tv from top to bottom so there will be black bars on the top and bottom for some movies. unlike dvd full screen wear it puts black bars on the left and right and squishes the movie if you swith it to widescreen.

[JamesKurtovich]

Right, I see where you're coming from. The way I see it, we'll never escape the black bars hindering us from enjoying every single space on the TV because it's ultimately up to the filmmakers as to how wide it goes. My Casino Royale BD has very small bars, but I'd imagine in a flick like LotR, they'd be quite large.

[Romulus]

I don't care if you want every single movie to be 1.85:1. I just can't stand it that people determine what movies they buy because of that sole reason. Good Luck Chuck isn't going to be any better in 1.85:1 than 2.40:1, they movie sucks donkey balls no matter how it looks. So if you're buying movies just so they fill up the screen, then for the love of God, stop buying movies.

[hanumang]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

My Casino Royale BD has very small bars, but I'd imagine in a flick like LotR, they'd be quite large.

Forgive me if I'm jumping on a typo, but Casino Royale is roughly the same ratio (2.35:1 or 2.40:1) as the Lord of the Rings films.

As for "the list" itself, the Coppola Restoration Blu-rays of the Godfather Trilogy are actually (open matte) 1.78:1.

[simplepinoi177]

Originally Posted by Romulus

I don't care if you want every single movie to be 1.85:1. I just can't stand it that people determine what movies they buy because of that sole reason. Good Luck Chuck isn't going to be any better in 1.85:1 than 2.40:1, they movie sucks donkey balls no matter how it looks. So if you're buying movies just so they fill up the screen, then for the love of God, stop buying movies.

I can't speak for everyone, but I don't think we're saying that a movie is any better in one aspect ratio or another. I think what we ARE saying is that a movie will LOOK better (in our personal opinions/preference), not BE better. And why, "for the love of God," should we stop buying movies if we only want to buy a specific display-type movie? If YOU'RE only buying "your type of movies" but not kiddie disney blurays, then "for the love of God stop buying movies" too!?!?!

[bdmaster]

Does anyone have a list of movies that don't have those stupid black lines at the top and bottom

[brett_day]

Lolz, the black bars are your friend! believe me!

There is a sticky on here somewhere, i will try and find it for you

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by bdmaster

Does anyone have a list of movies that don't have those stupid black lines at the top and bottom

It's empty space... there are no lines in the movie or covering anything up. The black is a matte for your wide picture.

[brett_day]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...+screen+thread

[gearyt]

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/764

[mattstat]

Love the black bars!! They are there for a reason, you are getting the correct aspect ratio that was intended by the director. A Full Screen picture is cropped to fill the screen and you are missing out on picture that you would see if the black bars were present and the picture was presented in its intended aspect ratio.

Everytime a new thread comes up like this you have to laugh...

[bdmaster]

Originally Posted by brett_day

Lolz, the black bars are your friend! believe me!

There is a sticky on here somewhere, i will try and find it for you

I hate those black bars they make me sick.

[NovaBomb]

Originally Posted by bdmaster

I hate those black bars they make me sick.

...and you call yourself a BD master

[swingle007]

Originally Posted by mattstat

Love the black bars!! They are there for a reason, you are getting the correct aspect ratio that was intended by the director. A Full Screen picture is cropped to fill the screen and you are missing out on picture that you would see if the black bars were present and the picture was presented in its intended aspect ratio.

Everytime a new thread comes up like this you have to laugh...

agreed...now let the laughing begin!

i actually hate them as well, but I also understand that I'm missing areas on the sides of the shot if it's turned into full screen....just get a big enough tv and there's still plenty of picture even with the bars. problem solved!

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by bdmaster

I hate those black bars they make me sick.

the black bars ensure you are seeing everything the director intended you to see! i wouldn't have it any other way

[Old Bones]

The only good "full screen movie" is one that was filmed that way.
"Pan & Scan" should be illegal IMO

[ScarredLungs]

Originally Posted by brett_day

the black bars ensure you are seeing everything the director intended you to see! i wouldn't have it any other way

+1 I Love my black bars!

[Blu Myers]

I'm a widescreen nut and have always preferred the director's original intent, whether it be black bars or not. I hate fullscreen (1:44...I don't mind 1:85). For me the bars just add to the cinematic experience.