In the last few days, the studios have announced that several DVD's that are only available in Pan & Scan are going to be released in Widescreen in the near future! This is wonderful news! Here are the details.


The Absent-Minded Professor
Format: 16x9 Widescreen, Black and White
Release Date: September 2nd.

Space Jam - 2 Disc Special Edition
SRP:$26.99
Discs:2
Format: 16x9 Widescreen
Sound Track Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Closed Captioning
Release Date: 10/28

Babe - 2 Disc Special Edition
Format: 16x9 Widescreen
Release Date: 9/23

The Absent Minded Professor is available for preorder at Amazon.com

I've refused to buy Space Jam because the current release is not OAR ... I'll grab the new one in a flash!

Basic buying rule: No OAR = No Sale.

Warner also announced this week a WS re-release of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Nice. I'm not interested in any of the 3, but whenever a movie is re-released in it's OAR it's always good news. I'm still waiting for the Jerk and Happy Gilmore in 16x9 here.

You're right Civic2oo1. Yep lets go Universal catch up with Happy Gilmore and the Jerk! These are the two that need it.

And don't stop now WB. Get that Ace Ventura Special Edition out and in the words of Harry Dunn "Totally redeem yourself" :-)

Now if Warner can re-release these 2 dvd's that I'm still waiting for in widescreen.

-Frantic
-Michael

Any news on Happy Gilmore?

I am all for widescreen over pan and scam
how about "Jade" 1995 and include the *cut* out ending.


P.S. I hate when they cut out the last few minutes to save themselves money, while they're groping for more royalties holding up DVD sales.


Just look at the "The High and the Mighty" 1954 color it's still being held up by the Wayne foundation. If they keep wrangling with it people who liked John Wayne and a young Robert Stack, will be in their graves or the old folks home. Old folks homes which will not allow people to buy DVD players, let alone individual discs!



If you want an example view "The Green Mile" they are 'all' watchng a 4:3 analog TV.

Still need to see Police Academy, Stroker Ace, and Grumpy and Grumpier Old Men released in OAR. THEN I might be satisfied

Don't forget Parenthood, Ace Ventura, & The Karate Kid! Maybe someday...

i'm up for karate kid 2 disc

Ugh.

WHY?-Screen.

Oh how original
Iagree we need Happy Gilmore Grumy/Grumpier Old Men Ac Ventura 1 the Jerk,Police Academy in WS also add Funny Farm to that list of WS needs

Glad to see it, although a $27 Space Jam might have to wait until I find one on the used shelf.

Or you could just get it new from Columbia House.

If every basketball on the planet disappeared and they lost the specs to make any more, I wouldn't shed a tear.

Yet I'll be picking up Space Jam because it's a Looney Tunes flick.

Karate Kid
Chariots of Fire
The Sting

I want these - when, I wonder, will this happen.

oar fearless

"Chariots of fire" has an excellent, feature-laden WS release in R2, and "Frantic" is also WS in R2... studio bastards!

I wish they'd rerelease the recently released New York Stories in widescreen.

And Death Becomes Her, preferably as part of an SE.

Rob

I'd even pay retail for Arthur WS.

Ahem, Twins and Kindgergarten Cop please

Curses! You beat me to it but will reiterate - "Chariots of Fire" has an excellent ws transfer in R2.

Incidentally the best distinction I've heard (and this from dvdTalk forum) is fool screen and wise screen.

I can't believe Happy Gilmore still isn't in widescreen. What a bunch of a$$ clowns.

I guess I'm one of the few who likes Space Jam so I'm psyched about the re-release in its OAR. I'm just happy it's being released in October and not in November like everything else. Now if someone can re-release Running on Empty I wll be a happy camper.