RodneyT
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Situation 1: I recently purchased the R4 version of The Boondock Saints, put out by Roadshow here in Australia. The front cover states that the film is 16:9 enhanced, ie, anamorphic. The rear cover says "original aspect ratio 2.35:1, 16:9 enhanced". Yet, upon playing the film, find that the disc has NOT been encoded for 16:9, and instead uses the same transfer as the R1 version (4x3).
Situation 2: Last night i had a look at the R4 release of The Castle on DVD, again a Roadshow release. The film was shot in 1.85:1 aspect, and admittedly the quality of the film stock is pretty low grade, so the film was never going to look particularly sharp. The R1 release has an anamorphic 1.85:1 aspect presentation, yet the deluxe edition from Roadshow here in Australia has a 1.33:1 (4x3) "aspect" without anamorphic enhancement.
A couple of questions come out of these two situations.
1) With regards to The Boondock Saints, is the misleading advertisment of "16:9 enhanced" enough for me to get my money back as a false advertising claim? I purchased this version with the understanding it was anamorphic, whereas my R1 version was not. naturally, i was severely annoyed that i had shelled out good money for a product that wasnt labelled correctly (but still for sale nonetheless).
2) Whom should i write to? The place I purchased the DVD (K-Mart) or the company that produced it? Which would get the best response?
3) With regards to the Castle DVD release, am I incorrect in saying that the correct aspect of the picture should in fact be 1.85:1? If i am right, and the correct natural aspect of the film is 1.85:1, then why has it been transferred not only in a non-anamorphic picture, but in a cropped version of same as well?
4) Are there any checks or systems of analysis in place with DVD companies that false or misleading information is not placed on DVD's, so as to prevent this kind of problem?
Roadshow have never really put a foot wrong, after all they have so obviously embraced the DVD format that they are among the top producing studios in this field. The LOTR and Matrix DVD's have been top class all the way. Their audio formats (including DTS and ES/EX sound as well) have always maintained a relatively high standard. Their video transfers have always been among the best alongside Fox and Warner. Why have these two releases, one of which is blatantly not 16:9 but states so explicitly on the cover, been given hamfisted treatment by a company known for putting out quality film DVD productions?
Anybody have any answers?
Thanks for listening.....
Situation 2: Last night i had a look at the R4 release of The Castle on DVD, again a Roadshow release. The film was shot in 1.85:1 aspect, and admittedly the quality of the film stock is pretty low grade, so the film was never going to look particularly sharp. The R1 release has an anamorphic 1.85:1 aspect presentation, yet the deluxe edition from Roadshow here in Australia has a 1.33:1 (4x3) "aspect" without anamorphic enhancement.
A couple of questions come out of these two situations.
1) With regards to The Boondock Saints, is the misleading advertisment of "16:9 enhanced" enough for me to get my money back as a false advertising claim? I purchased this version with the understanding it was anamorphic, whereas my R1 version was not. naturally, i was severely annoyed that i had shelled out good money for a product that wasnt labelled correctly (but still for sale nonetheless).
2) Whom should i write to? The place I purchased the DVD (K-Mart) or the company that produced it? Which would get the best response?
3) With regards to the Castle DVD release, am I incorrect in saying that the correct aspect of the picture should in fact be 1.85:1? If i am right, and the correct natural aspect of the film is 1.85:1, then why has it been transferred not only in a non-anamorphic picture, but in a cropped version of same as well?
4) Are there any checks or systems of analysis in place with DVD companies that false or misleading information is not placed on DVD's, so as to prevent this kind of problem?
Roadshow have never really put a foot wrong, after all they have so obviously embraced the DVD format that they are among the top producing studios in this field. The LOTR and Matrix DVD's have been top class all the way. Their audio formats (including DTS and ES/EX sound as well) have always maintained a relatively high standard. Their video transfers have always been among the best alongside Fox and Warner. Why have these two releases, one of which is blatantly not 16:9 but states so explicitly on the cover, been given hamfisted treatment by a company known for putting out quality film DVD productions?
Anybody have any answers?
Thanks for listening.....