I find it very difficult to believe that the OAR for Giant is 1.37:1. Having a look through the 1.78:1 Canadian DV, I can't find anything that looks "tight." The framing looks pretty good to my eye. I suspect there is a typo somewhere along the lines as I can't see WB making a mistake like...
I'm sure it will be a new transfer at least. The old one is quite bad. The Canadian DVD is framed at 1.78:1, but according to IMDB the OAR is 1.66:1 (which I'm not entirely convinced is correct in the first place), which is what makes me the most curious. Will this one be 1.78:1 anamorphic...