Magnolia Brings 'World's Fastest Indian' to Blu-ray, HD DVD (1 Viewer)

[ppltd]

Magnolia slides another movie past with no notification. I loved this film, so just ordered it from Amazon.

 

[Jason Seaver]

I knew this would be coming out because it's part of the package of five free Blu-rays that Magnolia/HDNet/Landmark Cinemas/Samsung is offering, but they are being pretty quiet about things.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Why did I think this was a Disney title? It must be Friday.

 

[Dan Hitchman]

Too bad the OAR is modified from 2.35:1 to 1.78:1.

I'll pass.

 

[Cavan.B]

But wasn't it changed with director Donaldson's supervision and permission?

 

[ppltd]

I have ordered this film. As the change in format seems to be at the request of the film maker, I can overlook the change.

 

[Chris S]

The aspect ratio was changed to 1.78:1 for the SD-DVD as well.

 

[Tim Glover]

The HD DVD version got high marks from highdefdigest.com.... I just added it to my Blockbuster Queue.

 

[Shane Martin]

Surprising Dolby True HD track on the HD version. I wonder if BR got the PCM track equivalent or not?

 

[ScottJH]

FYI, when this is on HDNet Movies it is 2.35:1.

 

[Tim Glover]

Another FYI...it seems that the director approved the ratio changed:

Highdefdigest.com...

 

[Neil Joseph]

Blu-Ray version has the dts HD lossless version and the HD-DVD has Dolby TrueHD.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

It's not the first time Donaldson's done this. He did the same thing with The Recruit in its DVD release, and it was loudly trumpeted on the back cover.

 

[Andrew Bunk]

This film is an absolute gem.

Caught this on HDnet last month and loved it.

Now, the film apparently was a labor of love for Donaldson. He's a Kiwi and Munro is a legend there. I can't imagine the AR would get changed without his OK on this one.

I liked it at 2.35, but I'm going to give it a chance since I couldn't resist buying the Blu-Ray.