Joshua Clinard
Screenwriter
The other thread was getting long, and confusing with talk about different aspect ratios and such, so I have decided to start a new one. It's gonna be a little bit different this time.
I have created a PHP script to handle the list. It is called the OAR Watchdog. I can edit this list much faster than I ever could a thread on a message board. The list is also sortable by title, studio, and year of theatrical release. Please help me keep this list up-to-date. Please look over the list, and post any additions or changes. You can send an e-mail, or reply to this thread. If you submit a new title, please be sure to include the studio and release year in your post.
This purpose of the OAR Watchdog is to list films that were shown theatrically in widescreen, but only given a fullscreen release on DVD. Films that are framed incorrectly are beyond the scope of this list. This list only includes Reigon 1 DVDs.
Open Matte and Super35 films are included, because the theatrical aspect ratio is considered the correct ratio, with few exceptions.
Stanley Kubrick films are not listed. Nor are any other films that are released in 1.33:1 per Director's request.
Animated films framed at 1.66 are not included. The animators painted the cells in this ratio, but the films were matted in the theaters.
1.37:1 films framed at 1.33:1 are not listed.
If a widescreen dvd has been discontinued, leaving only a full screen disc available, it will be considered for inclusion. But before including it, I need to see it on a list of discontinued dvds. The only dicontinued list I can find, at dvdreview.com contains none of the dics in question. If there is a more updated list of discontinued discs, please point me in it's direction.
I would like to thank John Berggren, Scott Weinberg, and Ryan FB for their help in compiling this list.
I have created a PHP script to handle the list. It is called the OAR Watchdog. I can edit this list much faster than I ever could a thread on a message board. The list is also sortable by title, studio, and year of theatrical release. Please help me keep this list up-to-date. Please look over the list, and post any additions or changes. You can send an e-mail, or reply to this thread. If you submit a new title, please be sure to include the studio and release year in your post.
This purpose of the OAR Watchdog is to list films that were shown theatrically in widescreen, but only given a fullscreen release on DVD. Films that are framed incorrectly are beyond the scope of this list. This list only includes Reigon 1 DVDs.
Open Matte and Super35 films are included, because the theatrical aspect ratio is considered the correct ratio, with few exceptions.
Stanley Kubrick films are not listed. Nor are any other films that are released in 1.33:1 per Director's request.
Animated films framed at 1.66 are not included. The animators painted the cells in this ratio, but the films were matted in the theaters.
1.37:1 films framed at 1.33:1 are not listed.
If a widescreen dvd has been discontinued, leaving only a full screen disc available, it will be considered for inclusion. But before including it, I need to see it on a list of discontinued dvds. The only dicontinued list I can find, at dvdreview.com contains none of the dics in question. If there is a more updated list of discontinued discs, please point me in it's direction.
I would like to thank John Berggren, Scott Weinberg, and Ryan FB for their help in compiling this list.