Is MGM 'Fabulous Baker Boys' Anamorphic?
08-03-08, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by laserken
Can someone who owns this disc weigh in? The packaging merely says "widescreen" but several reviews suggest it is indeed enhanced for 16x9.
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08-04-08, 10:07 AM
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YES - it definitely is. I bought it on release day, and I assure you it is 16x9 with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Michelle Pfeiffer is one of my all-time favorites, and I was patiently waiting for this movie to get a technically proper release. Don't understand why they didn't upgrade the audio to 5.1 though...
As a side note, you might want to keep the original Full Screen release too in case you watch the movie on a standard television - it is a Matted Letterbox picture. Which means the 1.33:1 aspect ratio has the black bars placed right on top of the negative to achieve the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. So from that perspective, you are actually losing some of the picture on the top and bottom.
As a side note, you might want to keep the original Full Screen release too in case you watch the movie on a standard television - it is a Matted Letterbox picture. Which means the 1.33:1 aspect ratio has the black bars placed right on top of the negative to achieve the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. So from that perspective, you are actually losing some of the picture on the top and bottom.
Last edited by andy1992; 08-04-08 at 10:27 AM.
