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Here you can see an image, photographed in the same proportions as a
film presented in Panavision, then mutulated down and smashed to fit
the TV-screen, as usually done by Swedish channels TV3 and TV5, as well
as most satellite channels. The Swedish national television (SVT) as
well as some satellite channels - like Canal+ and a few other paychannels,
have started with letterbox screenings in the original production format.
Glory and honour to them! Certainly itīs better watching a film as it
was meant to be seen. No matter the black stripes in picture top and
bottom. The impact still is much bigger - donīt forget to raise the
volume on the stereo! You do have a stereo video, by the way? Not?!
Put it on your list over "must-haves". Itīs well worth the money! So
is a DVD-player! On laservideo you can almost always get the original
version of a movie providing you keep an eye out for it! With the 16:9
widescreen compressed DVD:s and a good 5.1 DTS playback it's beginning
to be durable...
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You
are Movie Maniac: TV
is small and ugly thing, no matter how you try to enhance the experience.
At the same time, the introduction of video has made it impossible
to see a movie at the cinema after its premiere engagement. Not many
cinemas left, actually - if youīre not into those "Hectaplexes" built
around a Popcorn-stand. So, if youīre not living in a bigger city,
you are pretty much left to your video, laserdisc and DVD. Why shouldn´t you see the entire picture?! Sometimes about 50% of the film is cut out. Both videos for sale as well as the rentals, are marked "Letterbox" or "widescreen" if they are fairly correct transfers. Ask for them in your local videostore! As you and other people do, the number of available titles will increase. And while yore at it - nag the TV companies as well, for not showing movies the way they were ment to be seen. More on this if you pop to my sample page.
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