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Posted by JackShephard on 06/02/07 15:07
On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:56:22 -0700, Brandon D Cartwright
<user@example.net> wrote:
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>Posing as an expert on movie production the kook is once again spanked
>soundly.
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You're an idiot.He was talking to another poster you fucking retard.
Take your head out of your ass and learn to read a thread before you
spew your obvious bullshit, boy.
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>On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 23:15:29 -0400, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> wrote:
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>>On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:41:13 -0700, elrous0@pop.uky.edu wrote:
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>>> On May 31, 8:52 pm, JackShephard
>>>
>>> 2.35:1 used to be the exception not the rule.
>>
>>2.35:1 has been in regular use for several decades now. Thousands of films
>>were made in that aspect ratio, covering all genres, before 16:9 TVs were
>>even in consideration.
>>
>>> Now it's actually rare for me to even see a 1.87:1 film.
>>
>>It would be, since that's not a real aspect ratio. You might be thinking
>>of 1.85:1, which is an aspect ratio that many films have been released
>>theatrically in over the past year. Or you may be thinking of 1.78:1,
>>which is the aspect ratio of WS TVs, and the aspect ratio a lot of films
>>are released in on video.
>>
>>> In the last few years, it seems even
>>> independent and low-budget films have gone to 2.35:1.
>>
>>And there's the important word: "seems." It "seems" that way to you, but
>>you have no proof that it's actually so. You're letting a subjective
>>"feeling" override objective assessment.
>>
>>> Of the wide spectrum of films I've rented over the last year ...
>>> I'd say over 85% of them were 2.35:1
>>
>>List them.
>>
>>> That most definitely WOULD NOT have been the case
>>> ten years ago.
>>
>>List those movies from ten years ago.
>>
>>Just for comparison, here's the lists of the top 10 movies from 1997, ten
>>years ago, and this year's current top ten:
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>>1997
>>1 Titanic 2.35 : 1
>>2 Men in Black 1.85 : 1
>>3 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1.85 : 1
>>4 Liar Liar 1.85 : 1
>>5 Air Force One 2.35 : 1
>>6 As Good as It Gets 1.85 : 1
>>7 Good Will Hunting 1.85 : 1
>>8 Star Wars (Special Edition) 2.35 : 1
>>9 My Best Friend's Wedding 2.35 : 1
>>10 Tomorrow Never Dies 2.35 : 1
>>
>>2007
>>1 Spider-Man 3 2.35 : 1
>>2 Shrek the Third 1.85 : 1
>>3 300 2.35 : 1
>>4 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 2.35 : 1
>>5 Wild Hogs 2.35 : 1
>>6 Blades of Glory 1.85 : 1
>>7 Ghost Rider 2.35 : 1
>>8 Meet the Robinsons 1.85 : 1
>>9 Norbit 1.85 : 1
>>10 Bridge to Terabithia 1.85 : 1
>>
>>So, for both years, half of the top ten films were 2.35:1, while the other
>>half were 1.85:1. Isn't it interesting how the ratio of 2.35:1 to 1.85:1
>>films for both years are *exactly* the same?
>>
>>And sure, a "lesser" comedy like Wild Hogs was filmed in 2.35:1 despite not
>>being an "epic." But here's a shocker: the same thing occurred in 1997,
>>with the comedy My Best Friend's Wedding being filmed in 2.35:1. So it
>>looks like instead of some comedies being filmed in 2.35:1 being a new
>>phenomenon, it's actually a decades-old tradition in Hollywood.
>>
>>-Jay
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