And be careful with that DVD of Pajama Game.
From the article:
"My wife and I were very shocked but we watched it until the end because we couldn't believe what we were seeing.
Oh yeah, that's why you watched the whole thing anyway....
We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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tommyrot - Jan 28, 2005 5:48:45 am PST #8529 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.
Lyra Jane - Jan 28, 2005 5:53:33 am PST #8530 of 10001
Up with the sun
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.
This bothers me too, JZ. Also, I'm not crazy about the "turning it in" bit to start with -- mailing the DVDs off and waiting to get the new ones back, at class-action speed, seems a bit excessive for a problem I've never noticed.
It's kind of funny that with all the film snobbery about aspect ratos and so on, nobody caught MGM for more than six years.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2005 5:54:15 am PST #8531 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Checked with DH, and we apparently own a lot (damn Virgin's 2-for-1 bin!):
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Annie Hall
Bull Durham (although I'm not sure if this list refers to the Special Edition or the original release. We own the SE)
A Fish Called Wanda
The Last Waltz
Sid and Nancy
Spaceballs
This is Spinal Tap
Yellow Submarine
Princess Bride
Crap.
sumi - Jan 28, 2005 5:54:37 am PST #8532 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Ghostworld
DebetEsse - Jan 28, 2005 5:56:00 am PST #8533 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I remember seeing something about The Princess Bride a while back, so someone noticed on some of the movies.
Polter-Cow - Jan 28, 2005 5:56:06 am PST #8534 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I guess it's lucky I'm cheap and haven't gotten around to buying many DVDs. I'm with tommyrot on this one. This is just crap.
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2005 5:56:22 am PST #8535 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
(although I'm not sure if this list refers to the Special Edition or the original release. We own the SE)
Oh, good point. I have the SE, too.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2005 5:57:25 am PST #8536 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
But it was released theatrically in 35mm. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't shot in widescreen.
Would it be any wider than academy ratio? Because if it's academy ratio then it's the same ratio as TV, but academy ratio is also 35 mm.
sumi - Jan 28, 2005 6:00:07 am PST #8537 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
All the Bond films it looks like, Storefront Hitchcock, Stormy Monday.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2005 6:08:32 am PST #8538 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aspect ratio isn't format-dependent -- you can shoot 1.33:1 35mm or 1.85:1 video. The vast majority of theatrically released films post-1950's are 1.85:1 or wider, regardless of the medium they were shot in. (I didn't see 24HPP, so for all I know, it was released in 1.33, but I doubt it. The DVD details on IMDB say 1.85.)