The current crop of consoles is limited to the standard
widescreen ratio of 16:9.
Video - Oliver & Company is presented in its original
widescreen ratio of 1.66:1.
Disney's 15th and 16th animated classics Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Sleeping Beauty (1959) were created in
widescreen ratios of 2.55:1 and 2.35:1, respectively.
Not exact matches
Video: With an aspect
ratio of 2.40:1 Anamorphic
Widescreen, the video quality
of the film is higher than the time period
of the action allows it to appear.
Presented in 1080p high definition with a
widescreen aspect
ratio of 2.40:1 and a crystal clear DTS - HD MA (Master Audio) lossless 5.1 track, the film looks and sounds fantastic on Blu - ray disc.
Batman appears in both an aspect
ratio of approximately 1.85:1 and in a fullscreen version on this double - sided, single - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
Presented in 1080p high definition and a
widescreen aspect
ratio of 1.85:1, the film is mastered in a lossless DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1 mix that sounds crisp and clear throughout.
For many years, the TV prints
of the Robe were struck from the «flat,» standard -
ratio version shot simultaneously with the
widescreen version.
This
widescreen transfer
of Amour, retaining the film's original theatrical aspect
ratio of 1.85:1, is excellent.
Tarantino, who began the film in black and white before switching to color, plays with formats here, too; to suggest the claustrophobia
of being buried, he shows The Bride inside her wooden casket, and as clods
of earth rain down on the lid, he switches from
widescreen to the classic 4x3 screen
ratio.
Mission: Impossible appears in both an aspect
ratio of approximately 2.35:1 and in a fullscreen version on this single - sided, double - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
Video: With an aspect
ratio of 2.35:1 Anamorphic
Widescreen, the video is top notch.
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.
Presented in Dolby Digital with
Widescreen 2.39:1 aspect
ratio, Oscar Faura's handsomely photographed frames generally capture the sense
of war torn England as a prolonged race against the clock transpires at Bletchley Park.
Both the 4K Ultra HD and the Blu - ray have a
widescreen, 1.85:1 aspect
ratio, so there will be black bars across the top and bottom
of the screen.
In 3 - D the aspect
ratio is enhanced to 1.85:1
widescreen, but both the regular Blu - ray and DVD presentations
of the movie unfold in 1.66:1, preserving the aspect
ratio of the movie's original theatrical presentation.
Klowns is presented in 1080p high definition with a
widescreen aspect
ratio of 1.85:1 and a new English 5.1 DTS - HD MA (Master Audio) lossless track born
of a new 4K scan
of the original camera negative.
Actors: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan Director: Joe Johnston Writers: Christopher Markus, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Stephen McFeely Producers: Alan Fine, Amir Madani, Dan Masciarelli Format: AC - 3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, 3D,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Region: A / 1 Aspect
Ratio: 1.85:1 Number
of discs: 3 Rated: PG - 13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Paramount Studios DVD Release Date: October 25, 2011 Run Time: 124 minutes
The film is presented on standard definition DVD with a 1.85:1
widescreen aspect
ratio and a 2.0 lossy Dolby Digital Stereo track, both
of which are up to standards with expectations
of the format.
Video — With an aspect
ratio of 2.40:1 1080p HD
Widescreen, the Blu - ray video quality is top - notch.
As with the earlier edition, both films are presented in anamorphic
widescreen at the original aspect
ratio of 2.35:1.
Presented in black and white 1080p high definition on Blu - ray with a
widescreen aspect
ratio of 1.78:1 (original aspect
ratio was 1.85:1) and a remastered DTS - HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Mono lossless sound mix, the film looks better than previous releases but isn't as sharp as expected.
Presented in standard definition with an anamorphically enhanced
widescreen aspect
ratio of 1.78:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track, the show has been captured so - so on DVD.
Actors: Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, Matthew Fox Format: Box set, Color, DVD - Video,
Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect
Ratio: 1.78:1 Number
of discs: 6 Studio: Buena Vista DVD Release Date: December 9, 2008 Run Time: 604 minutes
Son
of Rambow appears only in 2.35:1
widescreen, the aspect
ratio it had in theaters.
Actors: Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark Directors: Michael Crichton Writers: Michael Crichton Format: NTSC,
Widescreen Language: English Region: All Regions Aspect
Ratio: 1.77:1 Number
of discs: 1 Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: July 10, 2012 Run Time: 113 minutes
Actors: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess Directors: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski Producers: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Grant Hill, Stefan Arndt Format: AC - 3, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 4.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: Spanish, French, English Region: All Regions Aspect
Ratio: 1.77:1 Number
of discs: 2 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: May 14, 2013 Digital Copy Expiration Date: May 14, 2015 ASIN: B00A8MGLAI
Actors: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Clea Duvall Director: Rand Ravich Format: NTSC,
Widescreen Language: English Region: All Regions Aspect
Ratio: 1.77:1 Number
of discs: 1 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: July 10, 2012 Run Time: 109 minutes
The Muppet Movie is presented in the 1.85:1
widescreen aspect
ratio (matching the dimensions
of its original theatrical exhibitions) and has been enhanced for 16x9 displays.
Millennium has cropped the remainder and majority
of this
widescreen film to a 16:9 screen - filling
ratio.
Actors: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto Director: Rupert Wyatt Format: AC - 3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, Spanish Region: A / 1 Aspect
Ratio: 2.35:1 Number
of discs: 2 Rated: PG - 13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: December 13, 2011 Run Time: 105 minutes
, a CinemaScope cartoon presented in dupey non-anamorphic
widescreen at an aspect
ratio of 2.35:1.
The 1:85 aspect
ratio has been shaved to fit the 16 × 9
widescreen format and the mastering is weak, with unstable, noisy colors and hazy resolution, adequate for a bargain - priced film but not worthy
of the beauty
of John Huston's swan song.
The Resurrecting The Champ enters the DVD ring in
widescreen (2.35:1 aspect
ratio) format with a making -
of featurette, as well as interviews with cast and crew (Josh Hartnett, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathryn Morris, Alan Alda, director Rod Lurie and boxing / stunt coordinator Eric Bryson).
With that in mind I get a kick out
of seeing Picasso's «Don Quixote» sketch on Kersey's apartment wall, visible here thanks to the
widescreen ratio.
Coraline's 1.85:1
widescreen theatrical aspect
ratio is upheld in all three
of its releases and in all three
of the Collector's Edition DVD's presentations.
It plays under a crisply - detailed, well - compressed anamorphic
widescreen transfer that for no explicable reason dispenses with the Super35 film's projected aspect
ratio of 2.35:1 in favour
of its negative aspect
ratio of 1.78:1.
Actors: Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson Directors: Zack Snyder Format: Color, Director's Cut, Special Edition,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Aspect
Ratio: 2.35:1 Number
of discs: 3 Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009 Run Time: 186 minutes
The Aspect
Ratios & The Movie's Time Periods I'm the last person to fetishize aspect ratios, but Wes Anderson films are known for their distinctive widescreen look which is due to the way Anderson shoots his films, assisted by longtime DP Robert Yeomen who has worked on all of his films aside from «Fantastic Mr. Fox.&
Ratios & The Movie's Time Periods I'm the last person to fetishize aspect
ratios, but Wes Anderson films are known for their distinctive widescreen look which is due to the way Anderson shoots his films, assisted by longtime DP Robert Yeomen who has worked on all of his films aside from «Fantastic Mr. Fox.&
ratios, but Wes Anderson films are known for their distinctive
widescreen look which is due to the way Anderson shoots his films, assisted by longtime DP Robert Yeomen who has worked on all
of his films aside from «Fantastic Mr. Fox.»
Actors: Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman Director: Marcus Nispel Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, Spanish Region: Region A / 1 Aspect
Ratio: 1.85:1 Number
of discs: 3 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Lionsgate DVD Release Date: November 22, 2011 Run Time: 113 minutes
Actors: Abbie Cornish, Emily Browning Director: Zack Snyder Format: AC - 3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: French, Spanish Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect
Ratio: 1.77:1 Number
of discs: 3 Rated: PG - 13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Warner Bros..
Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly Director: Josh Trank Format: AC - 3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Region: A / 1 Aspect
Ratio: 1.85:1 Number
of discs: 2 Rated: PG - 13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: May 15, 2012 Run Time: 84 minutes
Still, it's kind
of a fun movie and, restored it to its original
widescreen aspect
ratio, this disc makes for a decent first - time purchase at the right price.
Actors: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid Director: Ken Russell Format: NTSC,
Widescreen Language: English Region: All Regions Aspect
Ratio: 1.77:1 Number
of discs: 1 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: July 10, 2012 Run Time: 102 minutes
Actors: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner Format: AC - 3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Aspect
Ratio: 2.35:1 Number
of discs: 1 Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008 Run Time: 112 minutes
Though this presentation is touted as «family - friendly
widescreen» on the sequel's official website, it is actually in the aspect
ratio being employed for all
of DisneyToon Studios» direct - to - video features today and 16x9 can be considered the original dimensions
of the cartoon.
Actors: Jason O'Mara, Stuart Allan, Thomas Gibson, Morena Baccarin, Dee Bradley Baker Director: Ethan Spaulding Format: Animated, Blu - ray, Full Screen, NTSC,
Widescreen Language: English Region: A / 1 Aspect
Ratio: 1.78:1 Number
of discs: 2 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: May 6, 2014 Digital Copy Expiration Date: May 6, 2016 Run Time: 74 minutes
Actors: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins Director: Nimród Antal Writers: Alex Litvak, Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Michael Finch Producers: Alex Young, Bill Scott, Elizabeth Avellan Format: AC - 3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled,
Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Aspect
Ratio: 2.35:1 Number
of discs: 2 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: October 19, 2010 Run Time: 107 minutes
Actors: John Bluthal, Jennifer Connelly, Colin Friels, Frank Gallacher, William Hurt Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD - Video,
Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect
Ratio: 2.35:1 Number
of discs: 1 Studio: New Line Home Video DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008 Run Time: 111 minutes
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).