Pan and scan sneakiness? (1 Viewer)

[Robert Dunnill]

While doing a comparison of the OAR and pan and scan versions of Soldier (1998), I noticed that the image of the latter was compressed inwards vis-à-vis that of the former. A sneaky way to reduce the cropping!

Is this typical practice with pan and scan, or is this transfer an unusual case?

Thanks, RD

 

[Matt Czyz]

Very typical practice. Watch the Die Hard full-screen version, for example.

 

[Robert Dunnill]

Has anyone brought up this practice in the ongoing anti-MAR fight? I know I will!

 

[Jonathan Dagmar]

Check out Saruman in his tower at the end of Towers. Ugh. Pan and Scam, I think it should be illegal.