Despite my 5 year membership with HTF, I could hardly deem myself as being “established”. Quite the contrary, as I still see myself as a complete novice. Indeed, I am eons away from ever catching up to a membership that continues to educate and inspire me.
Standing corrected on your BD of “A...
Great review, Todd. Good to read that Warner’s remains consistently superb within their high caliber restorations of Stanley Kubrick's works through the 4K/UHD format.
As a newer member, you will come to discover this forum’s many valuable resources on every conceivable topic that concerns home theater; and heck, along the way, you might even find yourself wanting to adopt a cat or canine, to boot.
But for today, and your questions concerning ratios, I would...
On the upside; and aside from what’s absent within this FML release; I am quite encouraged in seeing that the Kubrick catalogue continues to receive the 4K/UHD treatment.
Hopefully, A Clockwork Orange will be next.
The ratio supplied on each disc is the accurate way to go; but your personal preferences remains up to you. Experiment. Revisit a handful of favorites. See each one through from start to finish. Only then will you and your wife fully know which is the most enjoyable viewing experience.
Others here at HTF can answer you in a technically far superior way than myself. But, on a quick gut level, I can only say two things:
a) Us purists demand and revel in the viewing of an accurate ratio as composed, discussed and shot by both the director and cinematographer in concert.
b) I...
How very clever of Warner’s to save money where they can. I guess this means that we should also do the same. No sale until the holiday discounts.
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