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In Reply to: Harry Potter...is fullscreen really superior to the widescreen DVD? posted by cfraser on May 27, 2002 at 14:34:19:
Here's a page where you can compare the two.
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You're welcome guys.I found the link while surfing through some DVD related newsgroups.
This whole WS vs. P&S HP debacle is what results from filming in Super 35, the only benefit being it's easier to do a video transfer later.
There's no real right or wrong, just a big mess !
You can argue for either the original theatrical presentation in WS or for the original shooting format, Super 35.Judging from those screen captures it looks like Chris Columbus et al framed unimaginatively for standard TV screens.
IIRC this discussion arises every time a big hit Super 35 film is released on video. eg. almost everything done by J Cameron.
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I bought the full screen version this morning (for our miniscule 32" 4:3 TV) before having seen this thread & your post. My wife and oldest son have seen the movie and read the books; I and son #2 have not. Based on the link, I am quite pleased with my selection of full screen; if the sample shots are representative of the whole movie, I'd take the full screen version about 90% of the time. I have to really want to watch a movie in 2:35:1 to go out and rent it though, so I'm a bit biased. Now if I just had that jumbo widescreen, things might be bit different.....
Hey Blake, did you get it at Future Shop, cheap? Man, they sure must have sold a shipload of them out here, place was much more crowded than usual, even for "release day". Anyway, the format choice question is almost irrelevant if you have a small 4:3 or any WS, then it's pretty obvious which to choose from a practical POV. It's trickier to decide if you have a large screen 4:3.
Hi Craig. Was there at around 10:30 a.m. and they said they'd sold 100 copies by then and there were lineups when they opened at 10. Definitely pretty busy. Agree with you about selecting the format; trickier if you've got a big 4:3 set. In looking at that link, though, it makes you wonder in this case why 1:85:1 was not used for the final widescreen print-there sure is a lot of info missing top and bottom in some of those cropped shots.
I honestly didn't realize there was so much info on this...it's really kind of pathetic, isn't it?From the example shots, I think I'd still pick the WS, but I understand you must watch both versions to really appreciate the difference.
I am sure they could have easily fit both versions on the 2 discs, and as was mentioned, especially considering the "fuss", I'd bet a set with both versions will be out before the end of the year.
You lose something either way-some scenes are preferable in widescreen (like the chess game) and others in P&S (the shot of Voldemort's face coming out of the book). If memory serves me correctly, the film was shown theatrically in the 2:35 aspect ratio, so I would have to assume that the widescreen DVD accurately represents the theatrical presentation.
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