DVD question

[jeanico2000]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas at ...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, sugarkadi@ wrote:
> >
> > I was just wondering, now that Richard is gone from the list, is 
> someone else 
> > going to do a shot-by-shot comparison of widescreen v. 
fullscreen 
> for Goblet 
> > of Fire?  I always really liked looking at that.  thanks!
> > ~Katey
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 
> Katey,
> I think if you'll go back and search under Richard's name you'll 
find 
> some comments he made maybe in Dec. about the various versions. I 
> think he was very dismissive of fullscreen versions, said 
something to 
> the effect that he couldn't understand why they even made 
> the "fullscreen" versions anymore. I mentioned that some people 
get 
> disctracted by the letterbox format so perhaps that's why the 
> widescreen still has some level of support. 
> Jen D. 
> >
>
Distracted? good word! Being a HUGE fan of the films, I purchased 
the special edition WS version of GOF the very day it hit the 
shelves, and totally enjoyed all the extra features on the 2nd disk. 
Then my daughter, hubby and I watched the actual movie on our large 
but standard screen TV and I went out at lunch the very next day to 
purchase the FS edition. The picture on the WS was half of what it 
is in FS since I don't have an HDTV, and the FS version is so large 
and glorious in comparison. OK, so you don't see as much on the 
sides, but after seeing GOF on IMAX more times than I'm willing to 
confess, I couldn't stand the WS version. I guess it all depends on 
the TV you have. Hubby jokingly admitted that it was cheaper to buy 
a second DVD than a new TV! Smart marketing move from WB, that... 
although I don't agree with it. I wonder how many other fans are now 
sitting at home with both versions! :o) 
Nicole