I'm curious if any titles have been modified from 1.33:1 to a WS ratio for the DVD?

Stephen King's IT.

We'll probably see a lot more of these when and if widescreen takes over.

The Evil Dead: Book of the Dead Edition

Evil Dead: Book of the Dead

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

El Mariachi.

V (Original mini-series)
V: The Final Battle

Wasn't there a WS (1.85 I believe) DVD release of Full Metal Jacket, even though FMJ was filmed to by 4:3 (or 1.66)?

Peter Gabriel's "Secret World Live."

The original theatrical AR of The Evil Dead was 1.66:1, so this doesn't count as film modified from 1.33:1 to widescreen.

No. Both FMJ releases have been 4x3, and that is Kubrick's desired AR.

DJ

the shining stephen king version all though the director intended 185.

It appears that this is the case with both V and V: THE FINAL BATTLE. I compared the new DVDs to my old VHS copies and the new DVDs have been cropped to get the anamorphic 1.85:1 presentation.

For the most part it does seem to work ok, though....

"V" was shot in 1.85:1 (http://us.imdb.com/Technical?0085106). Your VHS copies, like 99.9% of all films on VHS, were P&S.

Oh, good, another "Evil Dead" original aspect ratio discussion. This hasn't come up at DVD Talk in, what, a week?

Elise, you are incorrect. Do some comparisons. Don't take anything on the imdb as gospel, either.

Queen: The Videos

Barbarians at the Gate. (originally an HBO original movie)

Both V miniseries were made for television and aired originally at 1.33:1. The director of the first miniseries claims that he framed for both that ratio and 1.85:1 because there was the possibility of a European theatrical release (for a condensed version of the story). He prefers 1.85:1 and that is how the DVD was released.

The director of the second miniseries has not commented on the matter, but its framing also looks valid at 1.85:1.

Battlestar Galactica was also made for television, however its pilot episode had a brief theatrical run (with Sensurround audio). The DVD is presented in the 1.85:1 theatrical matting, but one look at it is enough to tell you that its creators were clearly not framing for that ratio.

Actually, they appeared to by open matte, as opposed to pan & scan.

The scenes I looked at in full screen didn't lose anything off the sides, they just had more picture at the top and bottom.

It's been a while since I listened to Kenneth Johnson's commentary on the disc, but if he intended 1.85:1, that's cool & the gang......