The Sense of an Ending obviously lacks the sharpness and detail you get from Blu - ray, but by DVD standards, the 2.40:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer seems pretty okay.
The 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer seems recycled from the 2002 edition and, frankly, reminds at times of the comparatively cheap The Evil Dead.
Not exact matches
While I no doubt have been spoiled by regular exposure to excellent Blu - ray
transfers, the 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen presentation of Swimming to Cambodia
seems a tad disappointing even for a standard definition release of a low - budget 25 - year - old experimental film.
Earning its THX certification, The Village's 1.84:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer * invites adjectives like sumptuous and filmlike, and better yet, the studio
seems to have curbed its recent habit of overfiltering the image.
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.
THE DVD by Bill Chambers Paramount presents K - 19: The Widowmaker on DVD in a low - contrast 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer that looks soft and muddy - brown throughout, which
seems to be the developed aesthetic of cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth (Fight Club, Panic Room), son of Blade Runner DP Jordan Cronenweth.
I compared one scene of the fullscreen
transfer with the
widescreen equivalent and saw that the two versions of the movie
seemed to come from the same print, so if you want to see my thoughts on the
transfer, go and see them in my review of Disc 2.
This
transfer has clearly been aimed at kids who supposedly hate letterboxing or people with a standard TV screen who can't
seem to find out how to stop a
widescreen image from going all stretchy on their TV (use the set up key on your DVD remote at stop mode and adjust the image from 16x9 to 4x3 Letterbox if you suffer from this!)