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Old 19-03-2015, 20:44
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Film 4 and I also much prefer original format
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Old 25-03-2015, 21:57
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Stakeout (C4, Sat night, i think) was cropped from 2.35:1 to 1.85:1
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Old 26-03-2015, 11:11
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Yes, and we're trying to have as many of them put down as soon as is humanly possible. Bear with, and we will get round to them all.
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Old 28-03-2015, 22:46
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Wanted finally on C4 in 2.35:1 (after its Film 4 'premiere'), so it's the first terrestrial HD premiere...

But it's a Universal film. So it's not in DD5.1.

/switches off
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Old 28-03-2015, 23:36
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Alex Cross premiered in the correct aspect ration 2.35:1/2.40:1 on Channel 5 last Sunday...
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Old 29-03-2015, 13:51
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Stakeout (C4, Sat night, i think) was cropped from 2.35:1 to 1.85:1
1.85:1 is the correct ratio. I saw that in the cinema and the print was matted into 1.85:1.

Given that John Badham made most of his films in Scope (not all of them - Saturday Night Fever and WarGames are other exceptions) I did wonder why he didn't with this one. He did make the sequel Another Stakeout in Scope.
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Old 29-03-2015, 21:20
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) cropped to 16:9. C5 really is a joke of a channel. Can Viacom fix this?

1.85:1 is the correct ratio. I saw that in the cinema and the print was matted into 1.85:1.

Given that John Badham made most of his films in Scope (not all of them - Saturday Night Fever and WarGames are other exceptions) I did wonder why he didn't with this one. He did make the sequel Another Stakeout in Scope.
Oops! I stand erected. Ta for that, eyeblink. I assumed it was as it's John Badham, and thought IMDB said 2.35:1, although I know the sequel was.
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Old 10-05-2015, 00:58
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Hello Dolly and Oklahoma both screened on movies> (Freesat), and moviemix (Freeview) in pretty good widescreen versions. Not sure if they were full aspect ratios, but the musical numbers looked good with all their extras and vast sets.
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Old 10-05-2015, 11:09
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Yep noticed that, also showed You Can Win 'em All in 4:3 ratio though! Some you win....
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Old 14-06-2015, 00:11
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (and Amazing Spider-Man recently) both cropped to 16:9
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Old 21-06-2015, 22:15
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The Other Guys on Channel 5 has been cropped to 1.78:1.

I Robot on Channel 4 is in full 2.35:1 OAR.
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Old 27-06-2015, 23:07
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Taken 2 looks w/s on channel four

The Terminator on my local cinema screen was slightly cropped at the top
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Old 29-06-2015, 22:21
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Taken 2 looks w/s on channel four

The Terminator on my local cinema screen was slightly cropped at the top
Yep, Taken 2 was the standard 2.35:1. Terminator should be 1.85:1.
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Old 30-06-2015, 01:00
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (and Amazing Spider-Man recently) both cropped to 16:9
Terrible wasn't it I only watched a little bit of the hobbit before putting my own BluRay on! I first of all did a comparison between the two and the crop was very clear!
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Old 30-06-2015, 06:38
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I rented Ex Machina on Wuaki.tv, using that EE Film thing, and that was 16:9
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Old 30-06-2015, 06:54
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I rented Ex Machina on Wuaki.tv, using that EE Film thing, and that was 16:9
In future just buy it on BluRay/DVD its much better that way.
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Old 30-06-2015, 09:20
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In future just buy it on BluRay/DVD its much better that way.
His/Her rental was probably a third of the price of the blu-ray and half the price of the DVD though...
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Old 30-06-2015, 10:42
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His/Her rental was probably a third of the price of the blu-ray and half the price of the DVD though...
Rental was £1.35.

I'm not going to use it again though: I'm not going to be dramatic and say it ruined my enjoyment of the film, but it was incredibly annoying.
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Old 30-06-2015, 11:49
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His/Her rental was probably a third of the price of the blu-ray and half the price of the DVD though...
Some people sell it on again, accepting that they will loose a little money on it, which would amount to the price of renting the film.
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Old 04-07-2015, 01:21
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Flatliners looks scopish, not sure if its a terrestrial first.
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Old 06-07-2015, 23:03
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Shanghai Noon looked scope on Freesat BBC3
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Old 10-07-2015, 00:18
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Sleeping Beauty on Sky Movies Disney cropped to 1.78:1 instead of the full 2.55:1 ratio it should have been at.
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Old 14-07-2015, 21:24
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Flatliners looks scopish, not sure if its a terrestrial first.
I missed this. Tried to go on Iplayer, as films are sometimes on there, but this one wasn't
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Old 30-08-2015, 14:37
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Cutthroat Island on C5. Not in 2.35, but cropped to 4:3 and the print looks worse than a pirated VHS! (pun not intended)
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Old 30-08-2015, 15:04
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Cutthroat Island on C5. Not in 2.35, but cropped to 4:3 and the print looks worse than a pirated VHS! (pun not intended)
Hah! Came here just to post the exact same comment. Which bin did they fish this copy out of? Appalling.
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