The film makes good use of
the 2.35:1 widescreen frame, so if you somehow happen to mistakenly buy the fullscreen version, swallow your pride and do an exchange.
Making his feature debut, director Richard Wong shot on digital video but transferred the final product to
a 2.35:1 widescreen frame, and he uses it with amazing finesse, emphasizing wide, empty spaces and dramatic positioning within.
The 2.35:1 widescreen framing does allow one plenty of opportunities to admire the impressive world realized on the tiny island country of Malta.
Not exact matches
Those like me accustomed to seeing the Indiana Jones films in the wonder of degraded pan-and-scan videocassettes should rejoice at the sight of these DVDs, which offer higher resolution and preserve the considerable
frame width in anamorphic
widescreen transfers nearer to
2.35:1 than the 2.20:1 aspect ratios widely cited.
Abandoning the optional full -
frame transfer of the previous disc, the SE presents the film in
2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen and the quality of the image dazzles.
Presented in either
widescreen (
2.35:1 aspect ratio) or full
frame versions, the disc packs along two audio commentaries (one by stars Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin, and the other by directors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett), three featurettes (Nim's Friends, Abigail's Journey and Working on Water) and deleted scenes (where you'll meet some of Nim's imaginary friends).
The film opens with a largely windowboxed
frame that soon becomes a
2.35:1 widescreen image, enhanced for 16x9 displays.
Specifications:
2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen and 1.33:1 full
frame; English, French, and Spanish 5.1 Surround; English, French, and Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO AND AUDIO The Rocketeer is nicely photographed and makes fine use of the 2.20:1
widescreen frame (the packaging and other reviews claim it's
2.35:1, but it's not).
Specifications:
2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen and 1.33:1 full -
frame; English 5.1 Surround; English Dolby Surround; English subtitles; English closed captioning; DVD - ROM features.