Jeffrey Gray
Second Unit
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- Aug 11, 2001
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Actually, this isn't overcropping...the matting is just in the wrong place. This problem has happened with several other discs (The Searchers comes to mind...)
No, and it angers me, when after that big review you wrote, people still complain about the commentaries. I mean, even if Ron doesn't like the commentaries, it doesn't mean you won't. Reviewing how good commentaries are is totally relative to the viewer. No big deal at all.Of course everybody has differing tastes...same goes with the actual films doesn't it?
I simply want to know if there is good information in the tracks, but will wait for a review at some other websites if I have to. No need to be angered
One thing I am interested in knowing is if any of the Back to the Future movies were released in 70mm? Back in 1985 I remember seeing it and the picture was huge and the sound was stunning. It was popular in the 80's for movies to be released in 70mm so they can take advantage of the 6-track magnetic sound even if they were not filmed in 70mm. Perhaps they used these masters for the 5.1 Dolby Digital track?According to Widescreen Review, all three movies were released in 70mm, as blow-ups from the original 35mm photography. They did have 6-track soundtracks, but I have no idea whether those masters were used for the DVDs.
But what happened to actress Claudia Wells?I had heard long ago, right after part 1, that one of her parents was tragiclly sick and passed away.
She got heavily depressed and quick acting all together.
Also,
did they forget to mention on the part 1 commentary, that the original idea for the time machine was a refrigerator.
They 86 the idea, because at that time a bunch of kids were locking themselves in refrigerators and dying.
hence also the special episode of Punky Brewster.(anybody remember that?)
In fact, with The Two Towers in theaters the next day, I am really torn about taking time off from work on the 17th or on the 18th.Dave...I *am* taking the afternoon off on that Weds (along with my boss and several other coworkers) for JUST that reason!
If those screenshots of the "cropped" scenes are the same in the R1 version, it's an undeniable mistake. I put quotation marks around "cropped" because, as has been said in this thread before, it's not cropped, but the frame needs to be "tilted" down. What you see in those pictures is a bunch of empty space at the top of the frame and missing information at the bottom. This is a mistake, plain and simple, and we can only hope that the problem has either been corrected in the R1 version or that Universal will offer replacements, which IS a possibility as they've done a similar offer with the DTS version of "Jurassic Park". There's no point in denying it's a mistake. It's up to the individual viewer whether or not it's a mistake that warrants replacement but it IS a mistake with the transfer.These movies were shot Flat 1.85:1 so they were basicaly shot 4:3 but composed for theatrical exhibition in the 1.85 ratio. Any of the space above and below is just empty space. But it is usefull when transferring the movies to tape for a full screen presentation where they can use all of the negatives image instead of panning and scanning although for certain effects shots (such as the Delorian going back in time at Twin Pines mall) the image was panned and scanned or left intact in widescreen for that one shot (have a TV version that did that).
If i'm wrong, feel free to correct.
hence also the special episode of Punky Brewster.(anybody remember that?)Yes My brother in law was training to be a paramedic/firefighter at the time and he taught my nephew and I CPR after the show.
Chris