"The Ref (1994)" is coming 3/4/2003! (1 Viewer)

[Adrian_P]

Absolutely love this movie. A favorite of mine and my dads. For $11.25 it's a steal even if it is bare bones. Great news on the OAR was in a panic when I went back to Amazon and saw nothing on whether it would be widescreen or not.

Just re-iterating the last question, any details as per the title being anamorphic?

 

[AaronJB]

The movie is presented in non-anamorphic 1.85:1 WS.

 

[Dave Mack]

Wait, didn't Dick Tracey not mention 16x9 on the box but it turned out to be..?

Here's hoping...

 

[AaronJB]

No, unfortunately it's really non-anamorphic, as I posted before in the thread.

"Smoke" (which is a Special Edition, no less) and "Green Card" seem to be the only Buena Vista catalog titles this week that are anamorphic.

 

[Dave Mack]

...to quote Charlie Brown, "RATS!"

 

[Christian Preischl]

Boy, am I glad I haven't even considered them for studio of the year.
Chris

 

[Adam_ME]

Non-anamorphic?! Damn it, Disney! I had this one preordered already cuz I assumed they'd at least get that part right. Studio of the year, my ass!

 

[Joshua_Y]

Anyone know how much $$$ this disc is gonna go for? And do ya think CC will get it in?

 

[LukeB]

Joshua, it's listed in the new CC circular for $8.99.

 

[Joshua_Y]

Nice! Thanks

 

[PaulP]

Aaron, how are you so sure it's non-anamorphic?

 

[Jim Spencer]

There is a review over at DVD Talk. The Ref Review
They say it's non-anamorphic as well.

 

[Matt Stone]

Well crap. If that's the case, then I'll just stick to my laserdisc.

 

[Jeremy Allin]

Ack, how can they do this?

Almost seems a sure bet that anything being released nowadays will have an anamorphic transfer.

Guess not.

 

[Adam_ME]

It's a shame that not only is the transfer non-anamorphic, but there are no extras to speak of. Where's the alternate, not-so-happy ending? Or the kickass teaser that hyped a Christmas movie coming out in the springtime? I can understand if the disc wasn't loaded with features considering the director passed away a couple years ago, but they should've at least made an effort.

 

[LukeB]

In case you haven't noticed, Disney isn't putting effort into any of their "Movie Showcase" releases. Well, maybe a few here and there (like the Red/White/Blue and MAR Muppet releases), but for the most part, not even the trailer. Lame.

 

[Dave Scarpa]

What a Dissapointment. Disney should be ashamed. This is in the mail to me because i heard it was at least Anamorphic. I've been purging all my Non anamorphic films. In 2003 all films should at least have a Anamorphic transfer as minimal requirement.

 

[PaulP]

Fuckers.

 

[AaronJB]

The Miramax titles this week seem to have more effort put into them. Not only are we getting the "Red/White/Blue" trilogy, but "Smoke" is anamorphic and a special edition w/commentary, deleted scenes and more.

The only BV/Disney DVD this week that seems to be anamorphic (and also has remixed 5.1) is "Green Card". Maybe that's due to some involvement by director Peter Weir, who knows.

 

[Alex Spindler]

Man, they're really making us work to enjoy this release. Bare-bones and non-anamorphic? I hate it when the best thing you can say is "at least it isn't MAR".