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10/21/08 at 1:53pm
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Re: WTF - Opening Credits of Thunderball on BR are Pillarboxed

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Originally Posted by ChristopherDAC
So, in other words, this windowboxing of the credits is a poorly-conceived response, hanging around long after it has outlived its usefulness, to a poorly-conceived response, hanging around long after it has outlived its usefulness, to a problem associated with insufficient care & low quality standards. It has no place in the High Definition environment, which has offered us an opportunity for a fresh start with high & consistent quality standards.
Bingo. I can understand the windowboxing of the credits on the DVDs as they could be run through any old display device, but in the HD domain this practice is an anachronism.

Unfortunately it looks like it's baked in to the master, so it's the best we're gonna get.
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