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It would be great if either Criterion or Shout Factory released an extended version of David Lynch's Dune that restored deleted scenes without any of the terrible editing and additions made in the "Allan Smithee" TV version. I know Lynch refuses to oversee a Final Cut of the film, but the film...

Hopefully this means we'll finally get the Director's Edition of STAR TREK: TMP in 1080p. Maybe they'll finally let Shatner tweak STV.

That may be true for HD cable/satellite, but the studios so far have NEVER released pan & scan versions of movies on blu-ray, and they know how pointless that would be. Joe Sixpack and Soccer Mom aren't going to complain nowdays about the black bars on their 45" 16x9 HD TV, unlike back in the...

How many times do we have to go over this on these forums? PAN & SCAN DOES NOT EXIST IN 1080P. It's either a mistake on Amazon's part, or one of the sequels is a TV movie that was shot in 1.33:1.

Thanks for making that clear, Robert. Not all of Universal's catalog blu-rays are bad. Although a port of the HD-DVD, the recent release of DUNE looks great in 1080p. And lest we forget the stellar transfer of THE THING.

I found the transfer to be a disappointment. Sharpness and color are fine, but most scenes are too dark and muddy. Often the characters appear as dark silhouettes against a blown-out white sky.