SilverWook said:
ETQ06213 said:
Checked the opening sequence for "Octopussy" and it appears the titles were recomposited as they fit cleanly into the corners of the 4x3 frame with a clearly undistorted picture. This is my guess anyways as I have no letterbox copy for reference.
Wish I could still find a split screen comparison someone posted to youtube for A View to a Kill. One side was a videotaped copy clearly recomped for tv, but I can't recall what the original source of that was.
I remember seeing a split-screen comparison for "Licence to Kill" (which had the recomposited titles already noted in iMDB's Alternate Versions page).
That pretty much confirms the "Octopussy" titles were redone for pan-and-scan, down to credits being divided over more lines such as:
Titles Designed by
MAURICE BINDER
becomes
Titles
Designed by
MAURICE
BINDER
I also own "You Only Live Twice" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", which were most likely squeezed.