Ever buy Full Screen because of price?
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Ever buy Full Screen because of price?
'cause i did. i was so ashamed to. i hesitated for awhile, but when Target had their Black Friday sale the FS was only $5.49, the WS was not. i wanted the movie and see it again and seeing as it's the price of a rental i had to bite. i have some remorse and it does keep me up some nights...
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I'd be ashamed to have it in my collection...no matter how cheap it was.
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Never. I wouldn't even care if the FS was $4.99 and the wide was $19.99.
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I guess I'm the first to say yes. I actually have quite a few of them in my collection, and yes, I know the difference between WS and FS. Just a choice...
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Nope. I've sadly had to settle for a few movies on full screen due to that being the only version available of movies I really wanted (Miracle Mile, Star 80, some others I won't mention because I don't want to start an argument about the director's intent) but I wouldn't ever get it just because it was cheaper. In VHS days I usually paid more for wide screen in the rare event it was available at all.
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Originally Posted by Ginwen
In VHS days I usually paid more for wide screen in the rare event it was available at all.
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The only times that I ever buy FS is when:
-It's the film's OAR.
-It's the only version released.
Then half the time I wont even bother buying it if it's only in FS unless it's just something that I really, really want.
-It's the film's OAR.
-It's the only version released.
Then half the time I wont even bother buying it if it's only in FS unless it's just something that I really, really want.
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
what movie? Although, no it wouldn't make a difference...I still would never buy full screen unless it was the OAR
ps) i promise i will never ever do it again.
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Never, but I bought Take the Money and Run not realizing it was FS.
I still haven't opened it...unfortunately I didn't notice until it was too late too return..
I still haven't opened it...unfortunately I didn't notice until it was too late too return..
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I got Can't Buy Me Love and Grumpy Old Men in fullscreen...but I believe that's the only way to get them. (I didn't know they were fullscreen when I got them, but I didn't get rid of them due to this being there only presentation)
Off topic, but have they started releasing "fullscreen" titles in 16:9 yet? Like titles that have an OAR of 2.35:1?
I wonder if this is a trend that will start.
Off topic, but have they started releasing "fullscreen" titles in 16:9 yet? Like titles that have an OAR of 2.35:1?
I wonder if this is a trend that will start.
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Originally Posted by Sabrett
I guess I'm the first to say yes. I actually have quite a few of them in my collection, and yes, I know the difference between WS and FS. Just a choice...
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Originally Posted by starman9000
Off topic, but have they started releasing "fullscreen" titles in 16:9 yet? Like titles that have an OAR of 2.35:1?
I wonder if this is a trend that will start.
I wonder if this is a trend that will start.
BTW, why wasn't the widescreen version that cheap at Target? I assume they just didn't have it stock. I hate it when places like Wal-Mart stop carrying the widescreen versions after a month or two, so when a title shows up cheap in an ad, you can't pricematch it there because they only have FS at that point. (This only affects those of us who don't live near a place like Best Buy.)
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Originally Posted by BrentLumkin
The only times that I ever buy FS is when:
-It's the film's OAR.
-It's the only version released.
Then half the time I wont even bother buying it if it's only in FS unless it's just something that I really, really want.
-It's the film's OAR.
-It's the only version released.
Then half the time I wont even bother buying it if it's only in FS unless it's just something that I really, really want.