Uh. I don’t know about that. Personally, I call bullshit, and figure that if they really are releasing those sets only in full-screen that maybe it’s an effort to move those versions as perhaps they’re not selling quite as well as the WS ones? I mean just a few weeks ago I bought Reno 911! Miami from there, the 2-pack set, and it was wide-screen. It doesn’t really add up to me.
So yeah, have I missed something, is full screen really "taking over" or whatever? I’m not buying it.
I know nothing about how well full-screen movies sell. I don’t ever touch them. It’s been at least five years since I bought one that wasn’t wide-screen.
Full-screen is ridiculous, there’s just no way
I know nothing about how well full-screen movies sell. I don’t ever touch them. It’s been at least five years since I bought one that wasn’t wide-screen.
You have to consider the biggest demographic that Wal-Mart appeals to.
Old people and rednecks.
I know one person that refuses to buy widescreen because they "don’t have a wide screen television and don’t want those fucking black bars on the top and bottom of their screen".
EDIT: And they’re probably putting the fullscreens in the 2-packs because they never sold them, clearing out old inventory and all that.
The most common type of full-screen is pan and scan, where they show only parts of the frame in order to fit the 4:3 ratio, and often use a horrifc fake camera pan effect to compensate for things like actors talking to each other from opposite sides of the frame. You’ll see it widely used in televised versions of films such as Ghostbusters. It’s rarely the ratio directors intend their films to be viewed in, as 4:3 is almost never how they’re filmed, and the full-screen versions can really take away from the aesthetic value.
Are you a redneck or old person
BY THE WAY
From Edgar Wright’s Myspace blog (director of the movie)
"Am getting to the bottom of the Wal Mart conspiracy. Apparently there are Widescreen versions of the 2pak, but Wal Mart order 65 percent fullscreen editions.
Hopefully the WS version will show up on their website.
Have been on the case with Universal so will let you know.
Edgar"
Either way, if you also wanted this and can’t find it at your stores, here you go:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6527776
That’s right, I went Will Smith on ur ass
A nifty new feature of Wal-Mart Online is now you can have the product you want that is only available through the website sent to the Wal-Mart store nearest to you so you just pick it up there and pay for it. No shipping fees, w00t!
Doesn’t apply to all items unfortunately
The whole "THERE BE BLACK BARS THAT AM BAD" argument for widescreen is silly. People that say that seem to think they crop what was shown in theaters or something, but fullscreen shows so much less of what was shot and initially shown in theaters. It can really ruin shit
Only when a film is shot in super 35, or specifically in 4:3 ratio will fullscreen look worth a damn aesthetically
When ever I would see a movie, I always thought "I don’t remember those (cheesy) pans the first time I saw this movie" :eye:
My sis is the same way, she hates widescreen.
I’ve tried explaining many times, but she doesn’t listen :notgood:
And as far as full-screen being more popular, that’s untrue. I don’t shop at Wal-Mart so I don’t know how their DVDs are standing on that issue, but the places I shop at for movies have mostly wide-screen.
Right now, I’m in the midst of switching to LCD. While it is technically impossible to overscan (and the need is not there), I much prefer watching my DVDs in widescreen format with black bars than with pan and scan when on a standard display. Not only I can assure myself that I’m not missing anything, but it also makes it convenient that I can have the progress indicator visible without obstructing the videos. When going for widescreen display, tho, I guess I have to improvise, tho the specification allows for that as well (1200 vs 1080 – the extra 120 pixels was, according to specifications, originally meant for the progress bar).