But that, of course, is problematic on home video, and it was quite apparent to those who saw the film in cinemas that
the original widescreen transfer of Se7en did not accurately recreate the intended look, mood or intention of the film.
Not exact matches
This
widescreen transfer of Amour, retaining the film's
original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, is excellent.
Undoubtedly, the 1.85:1
widescreen presentation handily bests the non-anamorphic
transfer on Disney's
original DVD and I'd suspect the gains over Echo Bridge's own, in - print, 16:9 - enhanced DVD are also evident.
The Shaggy Dog appears in its
original black and white palette in a fine 1.75:1 16x9 - enhanced
widescreen transfer.
The following Disney DVDs offer only reformatted fullscreen
transfers: - Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. - The Million Dollar Duck - The Barefoot Executive - Benji, the Hunted (Disney Movie Club exclusive; 1.85:1 non-anamorphic
widescreen in Region 2 - UK, Germany)- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (Disney Movie Club exclusive; 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen in Region 2 - UK, Germany)- The One and Only, Genuine,
Original Family Band - No Deposit, No Return - Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1.66:1 non-anamorphic
widescreen in Region 2 - UK, France, Germany and Region 4 - Australia)- Herbie Goes Bananas - The Strongest Man in the World - Son of Flubber - The Gnome - Mobile - Miracle of the White Stallions - Night Crossing - Follow Me, Boys!
The video
transfer is in crisp 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen while audio is provided in an excellent and immersive Dolby 5.1 English dub (and here my qualification of a «general» lack of a western bias comes into play) that is, nonetheless, inferior to the Japanese - language 2.0 surround track, which features the
original vocal talent who have, not including this film, logged over twenty - six hours of finished time voicing these characters.
Once again, a superior digital
transfer in the film's
original 1.85:1
widescreen ratio, mastered in anamorphic
widescreen.
The 1:85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer on Disc 2 for starters is the better option, as it provides the
original theatrical ratio and none of Disc 1's claustrophobia.
Besides the fact that it was not presented in its
original widescreen aspect ratio (most likely 1.75:1), this
transfer is adequate, if unspectacular.
I'm completely dumbfounded that the sequel is getting a
widescreen transfer, but not the
original.
National Treasure's 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer is identical to its
original single - disc release.
Its anamorphic
widescreen transfer comes close to preserving the
original Super Panavision70 aspect ratio (about 2:1 vs. this presentation's 2.20:1) while presenting colours with pleasing warmth and images with a wondrous clarity largely free of grain and edge - enhancement.