Quote: Quote:Apparently Stanley Kubrick shot all his films in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio, and then blacked out the top and bottom literally to fit a theater screen. The 1.33:1 ratio is very close to the standard 4:3 aspect ratio of a non-widescreen television. Ahhh... another one of those! 
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Remember the fiasco with the "Back to the Future" release on DVD with the widescreen vs. fullscreen versions? The widescreen actually showed less of the actual filmed footage because they did the exact same thing for the theatre release by blacking out the top and bottom to fit the screen. All of the hardcore fans realized quickly that they wanted the fullscreen version instead because you actually get to see more of the film than what was actually seen during its original theatrical release. (very cool in my opinion)
However, there was a little twist to that -- many of the shots that were special effects shots (like the flying Delorean shots) were only done in a widescreen matte, so you actually get cheated out of seeing the entire frame of those scenes in the fullscreen format.
Because so many insanely hardcore fans were mad about having to purchase both versions of the film to get the best of both worlds, Universal offered a special edition DVD set available by exchange only for those who wanted a fullscreen version of the film with widescreen special effects shots.
Unfortunately, I only have the fullscreen version because I missed the deadline on the exchange through Universal Studios.
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Rick "Ripstick"
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at: 5/15/06 4:19 pm