Eck, I hate FVJ...

Last 15 minutes of Lake Placid with me mum, she likes it too. 9/10

Got The Aviator (can't believe I picked up FS instead of WS by mistake but oh well), Charlier and the Chocolate Facotry, Ultimate Avengers Movie, Pantera greatest hits, and I think that's it.

i HATE that when that happens...
sometimes the company price tag or the safety seal covers the strip at the top that often indicates the format.

i'll grab a fullscreen if its cheap and the movie wont really be hampered by it that much (and there's no other choice) but i hate them.

whats with the ding dongs that create a demand for those stupid things anyway - why dont they just make everything widescreen now (or whatever the origional format is.)

Because people like my parents exist. I'll bring over a movie to watch (I only by WS as well) and they have this nifty DVD player function that they can stretch the picture to look like FS. This has the wonderful effect of cutting off half of peoples heads in key scenes.:mad:

i bet they hate black and white movies - and movies with subtitles too ? :rolleyes:

I dont see the big deal with Widescreen/Fullscreen. I never even bother to look before I buy a movie, it really doesnt matter to me. Once Im watching the movie I dont even notice the difference, it's not like that tiny little bit on the sides cuts alot out. Uh oh, I cant see his elbow:rolleyes:. I just grab whichever is closest on the shelf, Id say I have about an equal number of each in my collection.

Eek.

It's just not right. If it doesn't matter to people, then the film should be sold in the format it was intended to be seen it.

Society is so whiny these days that they have to have every inch of their fucking TV screen in picture.

(EDIT: I'm not talking about you, Return. I'm talking about the people who WILL NOT watch widescreen.)

that boggles my mind.

it is a far bigger issue than losing an 'elbow'

a scene is shot with the entire frame in mind.
if you took a classic painting from a museum and zoomed in on the main character ... are you seeing the same picture ?
you lose the origional composition, balance, etc.

sure in a steven segal movie - who cares .. but in something someone took some time and effort with - you are watching a completely different film.

have you seent he comparrison on the back of the box ? you're missing 1/3 of the picture.

i think formatting a film to fit the screen should be banned.

Ditto.

DVD:
Spiderman 2
Big Doll House
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
Jeepers Creepers 2