With MGM putting out SE versions of Road House and TCM 2 this year, why don't they come out with a Child's Play SE? I've been holding out forever.

Childs Play is available in R4 (not a SE) .

you should put a question mark in the title. I would be content at this point with an OAR transfer.

you should have held out for a ?

best bet is when another theatrical chucky movie hits

Yes, something anamorphic in its OAR would be all I ask. It doesn't even have to be perfect quality... although no reason we couldn't get a nice transfer on it with how nice compression standards have become.

Wasn't there a rumor that MGM lost the Childs Play movie in a fire thus no OAR but where did they get the one for R4?

? Next time, please.

I would've liked the '?' too.

I'm waiting for the day this and Pumpkinhead get OARs.

Man I got all excited that they had announced this...

I remember somethign about this too...

Thanks for getting me excited with the topic.

This will be shown in HD 16x9 Widescreen on MonstersHD. They will also be showing cujo....

Someone should record it..... The Monster Squad dvd recorded from that source looks awesome..

Yeah, cropping 2.35:1 films to 1.78:1 rocks!

It's better than 1:33:1

Very true...

At this point in the game, where distribution of flicks is a largely profitable business with your double dips and what-not...

...if this movie was torched in some fire, it would be an absolute shame. I know distribution wasn't all the rage when Child's Play first came out, but don't companies even way back when, realise the future potential for any film released? They should keep everything protected, these films are an investment for these companies!

Ah well, harping on it won't help us now. Hopefully they have something in the OAR that we don't know about, and hopefully we'll see it next year for halloween.

...and one is in place now.

But isn't the current DVD open matte? I personally would prefer open matte 1.33:1 vs cropped 1.85:1

I have both the R1 and R4. I might do a quick comparison and throw some caps up if anyone is interested?

But the open matte isn't the OAR if I'm correct. Also, not too conveniant for those of us with HDTV's.

Here are some caps. R1 is on the left. The frames aren't exactly the same due to the difference in running time but close enough to get the idea. The images have also been reduced in size by 75%.

Now I have to question what the OAR was, the matte actually looks better instead of some awkward picture with extra unnecessary material in the shot.