PhilipG
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It is high time we went on the offensive!
Trying not to sound clichéd, but we have one weapon on our side: and that is the truth. We know of the butchery that is pan&scam, as well as with open-matte/Super-35 (pan/scam of effects shots, slight cropping of the edges). We know that very few people, when faced with this truth (via screenshots from widescreen.org or otherwise), still prefer their TVs filled.
But here at the HTF, we're preaching to the converted.
Studios like to promote their new releases. If J6P is purchasing on-line, then (s)he needs to be made aware that new releases are butchered pan/scam.
1. We post extensively on other forums - especially those set up on Warner's official site. In as many separate threads as possible.
2. In particular we target on-line stores, such as Amazon, with low-star reviews, explaining why.
3. Those of us who write disc reviews for DVD sites - again, write poor reviews, explaining why (perhaps just a "This movie is pan/scam, with some extras, 1 star").
4. We continually ask b&m stores for anamorphic widescreen versions of Cats&Dogs, Wonka, etc, and ask "Why not?" when they say they don't have them.
5. We pre-order pan/scam titles, and cancel the same orders at the last moment (preferably with a polite email saying we weren't aware that the discs didn't have the "standard widescreen versions included, which our kids prefer".
So there's my 5-point plan. Who's with me?
Trying not to sound clichéd, but we have one weapon on our side: and that is the truth. We know of the butchery that is pan&scam, as well as with open-matte/Super-35 (pan/scam of effects shots, slight cropping of the edges). We know that very few people, when faced with this truth (via screenshots from widescreen.org or otherwise), still prefer their TVs filled.
But here at the HTF, we're preaching to the converted.
Studios like to promote their new releases. If J6P is purchasing on-line, then (s)he needs to be made aware that new releases are butchered pan/scam.
1. We post extensively on other forums - especially those set up on Warner's official site. In as many separate threads as possible.
2. In particular we target on-line stores, such as Amazon, with low-star reviews, explaining why.
3. Those of us who write disc reviews for DVD sites - again, write poor reviews, explaining why (perhaps just a "This movie is pan/scam, with some extras, 1 star").
4. We continually ask b&m stores for anamorphic widescreen versions of Cats&Dogs, Wonka, etc, and ask "Why not?" when they say they don't have them.
5. We pre-order pan/scam titles, and cancel the same orders at the last moment (preferably with a polite email saying we weren't aware that the discs didn't have the "standard widescreen versions included, which our kids prefer".
So there's my 5-point plan. Who's with me?