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1 hour ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said:

 

 

 

That trailer is cut slightly different than the version released on the original non-anamorphic DVD, the follow-up releases or the Blu-ray. 
Slightly different shots, and the music is cut a little differently as well. I'd say this is a better version than that trailer on those home releases. 

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You do know the specks are not inherent to the filmic format and were never intended to be there, they're dirt and dust because the projector keeping man didn't keep the strip clean enough?

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7 hours ago, Quintus said:

Anyone else miss the big black spots in the top right of the image which would indicate to the projectionist when to start the next reel? 

 

I don't miss them, btw. 

 

Why not? It really added to that authentic movie look.

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7 hours ago, Quintus said:

Anyone else miss the big black spots in the top right of the image which would indicate to the projectionist when to start the next reel? 

 

I don't miss them, btw. 

 

I do actually yeah.

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8 hours ago, Quintus said:

Anyone else miss the big black spots in the top right of the image which would indicate to the projectionist when to start the next reel? 

 

I don't miss them, btw. 

I liked them, and also the little "thump" sound, as the reel changed over.

Ah, those were the days (sigh).

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The only thing i miss is the gong (3x) that announced the movie to start in german cinemas till the mid-80's. Since i go to a cinema about 2 times per year, it doesn't matter really.

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Well if there is one thing I don't miss in movies these days, it is the specks. Good riddance!

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Things I don't miss:

 

VHS tapes

Pan and Scan video releases

Optical audio

Mono film audio where a stereo / multichannel track exists

Films that are cut or banned

 

 

Things I don't miss but which are still around:

 

People commenting on the film during the film

People talking in general during the film

People kicking my seat

 

Hence my not going to the cinema anymore

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10 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

Things I don't miss:

 

VHS tapes

Pan and Scan video releases

Optical audio

Cassettes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pan & Scan never caught on in Western Europe but I've heard the horrific stories. 

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3 minutes ago, Wojism said:

And they had the nerve to call them full frame. 

 

Depends on the movie. Often an open matte film technically was presented in "full frame" if it was a 4:3 release. Early Warner DVDs did this using flipper discs, with the anamorphically enhanced 16:9 version on one side, and the 4:3 full frame version on the other side.

 

Of course, pan and scan is utterly unacceptable on a film shot in anamorphic, but films shot in Super 35 and reframed for television are doing exactly what they were designed for.

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Pan and scan was nauseating in Ghostbusters. When SW was rereleased with slightly different framing, you saw new bits left off the old FOX video releases.

 

Letterbox looked cool.

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