DVD question

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "jeanico2000" <jheiler at ...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas@> 
> 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
>

Well, 
That's good to hear, that you do enjoy the fs edition. I guess I 
wasn't too off the mark! We have a tv that can do several aspects 
and I must admit, I can't decide which way is the best. Sometimes 
the ws aspect just doesn't look right. And yes, having seen GOF in 
IMAX, nothing else really does the film justice. It ruined me. I 
would have seen it a lot more in IMAX but I ran out of funding for 
my habit...
Jen D.