THE DVD Fox DVD presents Fathom in a brilliant 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer long on vibrancy and short on edge enhancement.
Not exact matches
The newly - struck 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer is bright and beautiful, however, with light edge - enhancement in a few early scenes fading admirably
long about the evening picnic.
THE DVD Fox releases Dying Young on DVD in a vanilla 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen presentation
long on Schumacher's over-saturated colours and short on subtlety, which is, of course, not the
transfer's fault; its softness — that impression that the lens has been smeared with Vaseline, «Glamor Shots» - style — is something you can't really win by being faithful to.
While The Shaggy Dog took quite a bit
longer than most films to land on disc, the wait seems acceptable, as Walt's first all - out comedy is treated to a delightful
widescreen transfer and three worthwhile bonus features.
And sate it does, at least from a technical standpoint: The 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer * is the finest for one of the film's theatrical cuts — a remarkable feat considering it's the
longest instalment of the trilogy (and thus harder to squeeze onto a single - sided, dual - layered platter), though perhaps not so astonishing in light of two years having passed since The Fellowship of the Ring debuted on the format.
The
long - overdue anamorphic
widescreen transfer is very good.