Posted by unclejr on 01/20/06 01:50

Joshua Zyber wrote:
> Side-by-side comparisons of the DVD with the movie's trailer supposedly
> show that the DVD is more cropped than open-matte, so it does seem odd
> that the director would want that.

Supposedly? Look here...

OAR (2.35:1):

<http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9994/lordofwartrl2ug.jpg>

The R1 DVD (1.78:1):

<http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1317/lordofwardvd8zs.jpg>

There's no question about it from where I'm sitting... The DVD has
been butchered on the left and right sides with slightly more picture
on top than the OAR frame.

-Junior

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