I read somewhere that "The Sons of Katie Elder" is letterbox and should be avoided. I have it on Vudu and it's properly presented in its 2.35 aspect ratio there.
Yup. Pan and scan too. Purchased and refunded months ago.
I picked that up on sale at Vudu several months ago -- I think it was $30 there.
So I caved and bought this. This is probably the lowest price point it will ever reach. My original reluctance was because the laughtrack-free soundtracks weren't included. The re-framing to 16X9 doesn't bother me that much because it is done tastefully and cropping is minimal due to opening up the sides a bit.
Yeah, I passed because of the laugh-tracks and the altered aspect ratio. I can't watch it with the laugh track anymore after being spoiled by the DVDs.
I am conflicted on this sale. A part of me thinks that if I am going to spend over $100 on the Bond films in 4K, I would rather have them on disc. Another part thinks this is the cheapest the entire set will be for quite awhile, even after the UHD discs come out. And it will free up quite a bit of shelf space.
It was an easy decision for me as I don't think I'll ever buy these Bond films again on disc except for the Connery and Craig titles. I even picked up the Moore titles this morning even though they're my least favorite Bond films I couldn't resist that iTunes price.
Why would anyone think they would be in 4K?
