Mark Holtz
07-19-09, 07:03 PM
The only reason I noticed this is because my DirecTiVo picked up Octopussy and Diamonds are Forever off the Sleuth channel.
Okay, so I'm a sucker for James Bond, So, I thought I would take a peek at how the current broadcast would be. So, we have the following disclaimer:The following film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fir this screen, edited to run in the time allotted and for content.Okay, I still have a 4:3 TV. Lets see what happens...
Wait a sec... the film is being shown letterboxed. But, wait a minute... something isn't right. The aspect ratio isn't right. Let me check the IMDB:
Diamonds are Forever: 2.35 : 1 / 2.55 : 1 (DVD version)
Octopussy: 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) / 2.35 : 1
Sure enough, the opening credits look like they are in the 2.35:1 format. But, once the credits are completed, back to 16:9 we go.
(sigh) thank goodness for TCM.
Okay, so I'm a sucker for James Bond, So, I thought I would take a peek at how the current broadcast would be. So, we have the following disclaimer:The following film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fir this screen, edited to run in the time allotted and for content.Okay, I still have a 4:3 TV. Lets see what happens...
Wait a sec... the film is being shown letterboxed. But, wait a minute... something isn't right. The aspect ratio isn't right. Let me check the IMDB:
Diamonds are Forever: 2.35 : 1 / 2.55 : 1 (DVD version)
Octopussy: 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) / 2.35 : 1
Sure enough, the opening credits look like they are in the 2.35:1 format. But, once the credits are completed, back to 16:9 we go.
(sigh) thank goodness for TCM.