Columbia Loses Another Sale

Paul_Scott · 01-04-2004, 07:32 PM

a film i never before heard of before a few days ago

piqued my interest because of its cast (Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Lee Grant, among others) and its milieu- late 60's suburbia.
i was was looking forward to picking it up as a blind buy, until i found out it was Full Frame only.

with each month Sony ships more and more 16:9 displays, and yet at the same time Columbia/Tri Star releases more and more 4:3 transfers of widescreen material.

someone explain this corporate disconnect to me.

MatthewA · 01-04-2004, 08:30 PM

Sony is downsizing. Whoever is in charge of rational decisions must have had his position eliminated.

TimJS · 01-04-2004, 08:40 PM

Paul:

I think it's in the file behind the one labeled 'We-build-develop-and-make-outrageous-profits-in-cheap-consumer-digital-copying-components-and-bitch-n-moan-about-piracy-strategic-positioning-guide'.

Tim

Steve...O · 01-04-2004, 09:58 PM

Add me to the list of disapppointed fans who won't be picking this up.

This is a good movie. Why ruin it by releasing in an incorrect version?

Steve

Dick · 01-05-2004, 05:03 AM

With all respect to Bruce Z, Columbia is simply growing worse by the day, in spite of their good work in the past.

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David Lambert · 01-05-2004, 11:21 AM

I'm surprised noone caught on to the fact that Columbia recently announced The Slugger's Wife, and it too is MAR.

Brian W · 01-05-2004, 01:15 PM

Does anyone know if this is at the very least open matte (as with Columbia's Trouble with Angels) or is it pan and scan? At least if it is open matte it can be scaled...

Malcolm R · 01-05-2004, 01:25 PM

Anyone considered sending some emails/letters to Sony Electronics branch? Tell them you're thinking about buying/upgrading to a new HDTV but are dismayed that much of the video software coming out of Sony/Columbia Home Video will have grey bars on the sides.

Paul_Scott · 01-05-2004, 02:15 PM

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Does anyone know if this is at the very least open matte (as with Columbia's Trouble with Angels) or is it pan and scan? At least if it is open matte it can be scaled...

i read that at least one person believes this was most likely hard matted to 1.66 and this transfer would framed inside that.
the review said it seemed too tight with the tops of heads frequently being chopped off

JustinCleveland · 01-05-2004, 02:32 PM

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with each month Sony ships more and more 16:9 displays, and yet at the same time Columbia/Tri Star releases more and more 4:3 transfers of widescreen material.

This is the most disheartening statement I have read in some time.