Wannabe

I only know of a couple: Ronin and Kingpin. I'm looking for more.

Any help?

starman9000

I think Evil Dead II and Terminator 3 both had open matte's at one point. But maybe I just imagined that.

bluetoast

Yeah Terminator 3 is open matte. I'm guessing most films shot on Super 35 have some sort of open matte when seen in fullscreen.

ScissorPuppy

Super 35 resets the frame, so while it's open on the top, it's closed on the sides. Then there are the instances where the frame is moved around to best cover the action. The Ultimate T2 dvd has a cool feature comparing the widescreen and FullSceen versions of T2 even though a fullscreen version was never released on dvd.

I'd say at a guess, probably 70% of films that have a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, when released in fullscreen are open matte ( except for effects shots ). I know this used to be the norm, not so sure anymore.

All 4 original Batman films dvds have an open matte version on side b, where mistakes can be spotted.

Josh Z

What is the point of wanting this?

BSTNFAN

Extra nudity?

Numes

I believe there is a dedicated thread on that.
Edit: Found it here

I'm not sure why I would want to know of any open matte films besides that reason

Even if I was aware of them, I would never buy them.

Wannabe

I'd like to see how the shots looked before they were framed.

Plus these films will be bitchin to watch on my awesome 4:3 tv.

JPritchett

A Midnight Clear is open-matte.

Jay G.

The shots were framed in the camera. Open-matting is seeing the film with the framing removed.

I watched plenty of films in 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 on my 4:3 TV. I never really saw the need to "fill" it with image I was never meant to see.

bluetoast

Even though I'm as big an OAR fan as any, I can understand wanting to see the stuff that was out of the frame. It's interesting.

Premise

The Sting.

Wannabe

I almost cried when I read that. Such a simple statement, yet it totally describes my sentiments.

And I believe this thread is more focused on full screen nudity.

Numes

Exactly. I was responding to BSTNFAN who claimed extra nudity.

Nonetheless, it is a resource for your request.

Nick Danger

Someone once started a thread complaining that the "long bicycle chain" gag in Pee Wee's Big Adventure was the stupidest joke ever, because you could see the chain coming up through a hole in the bottom of the saddle bag. It took a couple of posts until someone realized that the original poster was watching the open matte version, and was seeing things that weren't supposed to be in view.

taronga

I thought I read somewhere that Spice World is open matte.

Josh Z

Almost all 1.85:1 movies will be open matte if you buy the "Full Screen" edition, as will any 2.35:1 movies originally shot in Super35 format. If you have a movie in mind, you can look up the technical details on IMDb.

About 90% of all movies shot today use some form of soft matting to achieve their intended theatrical aspect ratio.

d2cheer

Death Wish 2-4 are all open matte as is Hot Dog...The Movie. Notice a pattern here? All MGM catalog releases.