Posted by grant kinsley on 10/26/05 02:04

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:55:07 -0700, <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote:

>It may be necessary to letterbox a movie in order to see the entire frame,
>but it isn't a good thing. I've never seen a letterboxed picture in a movie
>theater. I'd certainly ask for my money back if a movie were to be
>presented that way. Apparently theater owners agree with me, since they
>always fill the screen, regardless of what difference there might be between
>the aspect ratio of the screen and that of the film.

theatres have masks that frame the screen, the movie is shown in its
proper ratio and the masks cover the unused screen.

Quite simply you are wrong.

G
>
>When I watch a 2.35:1 letterboxed picture on my 4:3 television I'm acutely
>aware of the arbitrary cut in the vertical direction. When you see a head
>cut off that clearly could have been shown in its entirety you have a
>slightly unpleasant reaction. At least I do.
>
>Norm Strong
>

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