Originally Posted by PhilH36:
“The sleeve for the 2000 special edition release of FRWL says it's presented in 16:9. I don't have the UE release.”
TO be fair , the 16:9 ratio was used in different ways by different companies.
For some , 16:9 was to designate that the disc was anamorphically enhanced instead of 4:3 L/B.
So its not cut and dried although I expect the SE might well be 1.77/1.78 / 16:9.
If you have it on your tv you may be able to disable overscan to see whether the disc plays back with side borders.
However - you need to dump that SE and get the UE or Bluray.
Of all the Bond films released on home video over the years From Russla With Love is the one that suffered the most with a quite appalling transfer ever since the days of VHS.
SO along with Dr No and Goldfinger FRWL is an absolute revelation on the UE and especially on Bluray where the picture is better than its ever been seen before and likely better than when it was in cinemas thanks to modern restoration technology