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The contention is that they were shot 4:3 and composed knowing full well that they would be cropped for theatrical release. The more restrictive widescreen ratio would therefore dictate the compositions. Except that in Robin Hood, 101 Dalamatians, Jungle Book, and Sword in the Stone...

I think I have a solution! Anyone with the widescreen "Frank and Ollie" DVD should notice this... On the "Frank and Ollie" DVD...the footage from THE JUNGLE BOOK and THE SWORD IN THE STONE is....(wait for it)... WINDOWBOXED in the 1.85:1 frame! So is the footage from ROBIN HOOD...

Jack: There is no widescreen version of 101 Dalmatians (at least, not one available on home video). The last theatrical issue windowboxed the image to preserve the 4:3 aspect ratio, rather than cut off the top and bottom. Stephen: The last theatrical rerelease may have been windowboxed...

The IP used for Water Birds on The Rescuers DVD is horrible. Can't wait to do an A/B comparison. I held the sets last night. I must say the packaging kicks some serious tail. The "film can" thing is a nostalgic joy for me.

Seems to show a booklet?

The biggest reason Lucas took so long to release to DVD was because he wanted a large installed base before releasing it, which he got. Lucas felt that he was responsible for the the growth of VCRs in the home, that STAR WARS helped the growth of home video and home video players, and yet he...

Original prints of 101 DALMATIANS run quite comfortably in 1.75:1, which is the aspect ratio marked in the leaders. And yet the last theatrical re-release of 101 Dalmatians was windowboxed to retain the full image, which would suggest the original theatrical release was cropped for theatrical...

Well, I appreciate your work on Vertigo, Robert. I remember hearing the opening credits at Mann's Chinese and I was knocked out by how good it sounded. As for Fantasia, if I read the book by John Culhane correctly, the original multichannel mix for the film was condensed down to a standard...

Well, that means I'll be passing on the Supe sets for a few months. Way to go, Warner Bros! Way to @#$% up my DVD Christmas wish list! I hope you spend hundereds of thousands in extra dollars dealing with customer complaints as hundereds of thousands of people receive botched Superman gift...

Robert...or Robert Harris... When 101 Dalmatians was re-released theatrically in the 90's, Disney performed the same "windowboxing" they did for Fantasia and Pinocchio. It's true. Go look it up. I saw the last theatrical issue of 101 Dalmatians in Austin, and it was windowboxed...

Well, back in the 80's, I was 12 years old, and because the Reagan administration was running away from the topic of AIDS like it was kryptonite, I didn't have many avenues for information about the disease. I certainly didn't get it from my middle school. Meanwhile, HBO was a megaphone for...

I bought it, but haven't spun it yet. I've bought an insane amount of discs this last month that I haven't heard yet.

Disney's 5.1 remixes are just mono spread over five channels, except for Bedknobs and Broomsticks, where they went back to the multichannel music stems and the mono dialogue and effects stems and mixed them together. Why can't they do this for other films? I thought the Disney 5.1 mix on...

I'm reserving judgement on Pirates 2 until I see Pirates 3. I unfairly criticized The Two Towers for being inferior to Fellowship of the Ring, but after seeing Return of the King, my opinion of it has risen dramatically, while I think ROTK is the weakest of the series (a shame, since the book is...

I would think "black people" would be more upset at their portrayal in 70's and 80's crime films and gangsta rap videos than by James Basset's Oscar-winning portrayal of Uncle Remus. Have you actually seen Song of the South? I'm straight, and even I cringe at how Eddie Murphy helped foster...

I have mixed feelings about this extended edition. I thought the additions to the train station and train ride scenes hurt the pacing a bit. Could these be setting up the events in Prince Caspian?

Hi, everyone. Newbie making his first post. When would be a safe time to buy this set without fear of doing the whole exchange thing? Are corrected sets out in B&M stores now? Thanks!