Posted by Joshua Zyber on 10/23/05 14:54
"Rob" <rowens@earth.net.au> wrote in message
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> There is no doubt that the recently released 2-disc Anniversary
> Edition of
> "Apollo 13" in R1 is mine with the following features:
> 1) Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell
> 2) Director's commentary with Ron Howard
> 3) All new digitally remastered picture
>
> ...and other features that I haven't had time to observe yet.
> Outstanding
> release!!
>
> My only question about this title regards the IMAX version of the film
> on
> disc 2. This version is touted on the cover as 1.66:1 aspect ratio
> (Standard for IMAX) in anamorphic widescreen, yet my Hi-Def TV will
> only
> display it as 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Is the cover mislabelled?
It's 1.66:1 pillarboxed into the center of a 16:9 frame. If your TV has
overscan, it may be hiding the small black bars on the sides.
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