Posted by unclejr on 09/27/01 11:37

unclejr wrote:
> According to IMDB (and a friend of mine who saw the film theatrically),
> the OAR is 2.35:1. See:
>
> <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399295/technical>
>
> According to Best Buy and DDD, the 1-Disc WS release is 1.78:1. See:
>
> <http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7601179&type=product&id=1505329>
>
> and
>
> <http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=LGE018739>
>
> According to Best Buy and DDD, the 2-Disc SE release's aspect ratio is
> either not known or "unspecified."
>
> <http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7600679&type=product&id=1505329>
>
> and
>
> <http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemid=LGE018801&promotion=y>
>
> What's the probability that Lions Gate paid for THREE transfers of the
> film to DVD -- (hopefully) 2.35:1, 1.78:1, and 1.33:1? Gawd. I hope
> that at least the 2-Disc SE is OAR. Otherwise, I'm not buying it.

Just as a follow-up to my own post... As it turns out, the 2-Disc SE
is also 1.78:1 just like the single-disc release. Crap. Lions Gate
just lost a sale. :-(

-Junior

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