http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 4 Apr 2006 10:28:07 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-345688 I am looking for the Lion King in a full screen version. Does anyone know if they made one? If you know where I can find one please [Personal contact info deleted] They won't let me put an email address here in full! thank you! Michelle [Michelle: there are good reasons for protecting people.] 345688@blogcritics.org Tue, 4 Apr 2006 10:28:07 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-30005 Get this... my local video store will NO LONGER carry ANY letterboxed versions of films, and have sold off their existing stock. Why? Because every time they order, say, The Two Towers in both letterbox and in pan-n-scan, they are deluged with yahoos who want their money back because they don't understand why their movie is playing between two black bars. Where's the rest of my movie?, they ask. Where's the rest of my movie? Where are my pants? Maw, have you seen my teef? Where's my teef? The complaints are such a drag on their business that they refuse to put up with it anymore. The only thing keeping me from being a fuck-'em-all conservative is that I believe people are too stupid to take care of themselves, and the only thing keeping me from being a bleeing-heart liberal is that people are too stupid to rate my attention. Is that harsh of me? 30005@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:07:31 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-29934 Widescreen teevee broadcasts depend on your local station. For example, "Tru Calling" is widescreen, but the local Fox affiliate in Buffalo doesn't broadcast in widescreen, they show the cropped version. So, if you aren't seeing "Angel" in widescreen, complain to your local station. 29934@blogcritics.org Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:48:25 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-29931 "Angel" is broadcast in widescreen? How come I never noticed that? 29931@blogcritics.org Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:32:01 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-29929 In the adding insult to injury department, the Red Green movie, "Duct Tape Forever" is only apparently available in the butchered pan & scan format, but the "making of" extra feature has clips from the movie in widescreen. A lot of the "full-screen" conspiracy seems to be because of the teevee networks. I asked the producer of TVO's Saturday Night At The Movies why they broadcast pan and scan versions of widescreen movies, and the answer was that is what they are supplied by the distributors. Apparently, the studios want to provide you with a sub-optimal experience if you are watching a movie on your teevee. 29929@blogcritics.org Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:11:40 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-29920 If people want the fullscreen they probably should use the zoom button. Sure, it will look like shit and they'll miss a lot, but they'll miss a lot with the crap fullscreen version, anyway. And I think tv shows like Angel and The Sopranos which are broadcast in widescreen are showing people the superiority of the format. 29920@blogcritics.org Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:17:05 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/23/000433.php#comment-29885 And no I am not going to link the Full Screen version :P 29885@blogcritics.org Sun, 23 Nov 2003 00:07:31 EST