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I don't necessarily read all of the comments when they're not on one of my own posts, but I checked both the Bits and Bill's posts for STIII, and I don't see any comments about audio issues. Was it on a different post? I watched the first four back when the original UHD 4-pack came out, and I...

That depended on the player. Some of them used frame capture to allow freeze-framing of CLV discs. The last Pioneer that I had did it.

That's not what I'm talking about, but thanks anyway!

Interesting. I wonder if that's different than the LD? I haven't watched that in ages, but I remember having thicker letterbox bars for it. Granted, memory sucks, but that's my memory.

I haven't measure it myself, but I'm pretty sure that it was indeed 2.0:1, not 1.91:1. Meyer did approve the reframing for laserdisc and DVD, but it was always intended for 2.39:1, and Meyer recently confirmed that it's his preferred framing for the film.

You're right, of course. I haven't watched the original Blu-ray since 2009, and since all of those discs were recycled transfers, I assumed that it was still 2.0:1 without double checking. So it was the correct aspect ratio, but it still looked like garbage!

Star Trek VI was released anamorphic at 2.39:1, so barring any 70mm blowups, it was the same aspect ratio as all the rest. It was shot in Super-35, though, so it has been treated differently on home video. The laserdisc, DVD, and older Blu-ray versions were all reframed at 2.0:1. But 2.39:1 is...

Gotcha. Fair enough.

I don't enjoy it. You missed the point by a country mile. But that's fine. I'd still rather read what ScottRE had to say in its defense than a million comments agreeing with the things that I don't like about it. I don't need confirmation for what I already believe; I prefer being challenged...

I'm down with nearly every single word of that. I disagree with nearly every single word of that, but I'm down with it. I wouldn't dream of trying to counter any of it. I'm glad that you've found things to appreciate in a movie that I, to date, have not. Thanks!

There's still plenty of back-and-forth about what's "proper" or not. That's the kind of thing that just isn't profitable. Nor is ranking films against each other, and arguing about each other's rankings. I realize that people love doing that, but it never changes anyone else's mind, so it's...

Ain't that the truth? Everyone is a gatekeeper these days. You're not allowed to simply enjoy anything without being considered unworthy. Personally, I loathe Star Trek V: The Search for God, and I don't find the humor amusing in the slightest, but I'm not about to rain on anyone else's parade...

He also recycled the arpeggios during the V'ger flyby for Poltergeist. Bob Ezrin recycled the arpeggios from "Sad Song" on Lou Reed's Berlin for "Comfortably Numb" on The Wall. That's a perfectly natural way of reshaping motifs for different contexts. It's not quite the same thing as what James...