I wonder if we'll be able to tell the new versions apart when they hit the shelves. Maybe they'll say on the case, "Widescreen Edition - no really, this time we mean it"?
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tommyrot - Jan 28, 2005 5:28:42 am PST #8519 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2005 5:29:49 am PST #8520 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
24 Hour Party People
I've got this, among others, as well. I suspect because this one was shot on video that it may not be an issue.
Some of the items on the list I know have been reviewed in Video Watchdog, and they usually spot crop-boxing (as they call this manouver) a mile away. I wonder if they missed it, or if some of these aren't as bad as others.
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2005 5:32:21 am PST #8521 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Princess Bride, Dr No and Fish Called Wanda. Interesting.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2005 5:33:22 am PST #8522 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I suspect because this one was shot on video that it may not be an issue.
But it was released theatrically in 35mm. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't shot in widescreen.
Sue - Jan 28, 2005 5:33:29 am PST #8523 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I have a couple, but as a Canadian, I don't think I'm eligible. Should I start my own class action lawsuit.
Lyra Jane - Jan 28, 2005 5:35:16 am PST #8524 of 10001
Up with the sun
It looks like you have to have purchased the DVDv before Sept. 8, 2003, to participate. I have no idea when I bought any of the three I own -- I wonder how they'll know?
tommyrot - Jan 28, 2005 5:38:04 am PST #8525 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So - let me get this straight: Instead of putting out a widescreen version (as the DVD case claimed) they put out a panned-and-scanned version (with the right and/or left side of the picture cut off). And then, to make it look like it was a widescreen version, they chopped part of the top and/or bottom off?
Fuckers.
Nutty - Jan 28, 2005 5:44:10 am PST #8526 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Also, stupid, fraudulent and cheap. I have 7 on that list, although only 2-3 are actually worth making a fuss over. From the site, it's not 100% clear that they will actually replace the crap versions with good versions of the same movies.
JZ - Jan 28, 2005 5:46:20 am PST #8527 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
H'rmph. Zmayhem has Bull Durham, Ghost World, The Princess Bride, and The Producers. But I went to the settlement site and read every damn thing on it, and the settlement doesn't sound so great. It doesn't sound like you turn in your DVD and get back another copy of the same film in the proper aspect ratio; you turn it in and get to choose from a list of 385 other MGM DVDs.
Which I guess is okay (assuming they're not lying about the aspect ratio on all their DVD releases), but what about these particular titles? Was the problem fixed in editions after 2003 so we can exchange the old copy for the new, or are we just SOL? I don't want some other MGM movie, I want these movies, dammit.
Off to Google up more info.
Fred Pete - Jan 28, 2005 5:46:57 am PST #8528 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.