Even on my HDTV, Blurays still have a black bar at the top and bottom. I thought that was a bit weird.depends on the aspect ratio of the movie...for instance movies like rocky and spider-man 1 have none on BD...but on the other movies with the black bars there very very small....
Even on my HDTV, Blurays still have a black bar at the top and bottom. I thought that was a bit weird.depends on the aspect ratio of the movie...for instance movies like rocky and spider-man 1 have none on BD...but on the other movies with the black bars there very very small....
Well, now and days the HDTV's that are out have a 16:9 aspect ration or 1.85:1 which is what you are refering to for thoes movies. Then there is the 2.35:1 which is wider then the previous mentioned. You'll find it on most of your more "blockbuster" type movies like any of the Pirates movies, Transformers, Harry Potters, LOTR, etc, etc, etc, just to give it more of a grand scale.
I even have a widescreen monitor... I was thinking of monitors when this popped up :( But I do watch most movies, anime, and play most games on widescreen.
Widescreen easily, but remember that widesreen is actually used in an artistic aestectic, rather than just widening the screen. And also, not all epics are in 2:35:1, director Steven Speilberg uses the 1:85:1 ratio in Jurassic Park with excellent effect with the size of the dinosaurs feel actaully gigantic,which Peter Jackson made a really bad choice in King Kong (2005) of using the 2:35:1 ratio, which loses scope even with the larger than life creatures, and King Kong doesn't feel as big as he would if he was in a 1:85:1 ratio, only the shots of New york actually benefit the wider aspect ratio (2:35:1). As for the dramas, some actually get a benefit of 2:35:1, a good example is The Lives of Others, in which ranged shots give it a more immersive tone of the movie, such as cities.
I'd also like to say that I accidentally bought Full Metal Jacket in FS a while ago and I cried all night because of it. Lucky for me, that new Stanley Kubrick set just came out. :)
Even before I had my widescreen I watched in widescreen. I remember buying the Matrix on VHS - knowing that there was part of the image clipped at each side made me feel like I wasn't getting the whole film.
Also widescreen gives you the cinematic experience. You associate film with that aspect ratio - and it feels wrong to watch it differently.
[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="mrgab"]Full screen. In that little area that wide screen shows, theres nothing of interest or value.mrgab
Since you prefer fullscreen, how would you know? :)
Have seen the same movies in both full and wide.
As a matter of personal preference, that's fine, but just about all cinephiles would disagree with you
Well since I enjoy films guess not all would disagree. Widescreen is the 'it' thing nowadays whether its good or not.
Hence "just about all" and not "all" :) According to a simple analysis here, nearly 30% of the picture is simply lopped off when cropping a cinematic aspect ratio for 4:3 display
[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="mrgab"]Full screen. In that little area that wide screen shows, theres nothing of interest or value.xaos
Since you prefer fullscreen, how would you know? :)
Have seen the same movies in both full and wide.
As a matter of personal preference, that's fine, but just about all cinephiles would disagree with you
Well since I enjoy films guess not all would disagree. Widescreen is the 'it' thing nowadays whether its good or not.
Hence "just about all" and not "all" :) According to a simple analysis here, nearly 30% of the picture is simply lopped off when cropping a cinematic aspect ratio for 4:3 display
Which is fine, but like I said, not missing anything important in that area. If you have a regular TV as well, you actually get less with widesceen as the top and bottom have blank areas.
[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="mrgab"]Full screen. In that little area that wide screen shows, theres nothing of interest or value.mrgab
Since you prefer fullscreen, how would you know? :)
Have seen the same movies in both full and wide.
As a matter of personal preference, that's fine, but just about all cinephiles would disagree with you
Well since I enjoy films guess not all would disagree. Widescreen is the 'it' thing nowadays whether its good or not.
Hence "just about all" and not "all" :) According to a simple analysis here, nearly 30% of the picture is simply lopped off when cropping a cinematic aspect ratio for 4:3 display
Which is fine, but like I said, not missing anything important in that area. If you have a regular TV as well, you actually get less with widesceen as the top and bottom have blank areas.
Wow, that last comment of yours. NO. You still get the WHOLE movie on a 4:3 TV.
The original aspect ratio is obviously the most important thing. Since it is all widescreen these days, that is what you want. But you can't complain when watching something like the '33 version of King Kong and it is in fullscreen.
The original aspect ratio is obviously the most important thing. Since it is all widescreen these days, that is what you want. But you can't complain when watching something like the '33 version of King Kong and it is in fullscreen. Saruman1719
That's true. Those films were shot how they were meant to be shot, but these pan and scan FS movies suck lemons.
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