Originally posted by: Warbler
But I have read stuff on the net that says the aspect ratios used in the 1st special edition were aproved by Kubrick himself.
Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
40th Anniversary is defintely the way to go, as it turns out that the "multi-aspect ratio" claims of previous versions were just a load of shite.
40th Anniversary is defintely the way to go, as it turns out that the "multi-aspect ratio" claims of previous versions were just a load of shite.
But I have read stuff on the net that says the aspect ratios used in the 1st special edition were aproved by Kubrick himself.
They were... at the time. Kubrick was very unhappy with how his films wound up looking on video, which is why post-2001, he refused to shoot anything in scope aspect ratios, instead shooting flat and insisting that all video transfers be done open matte. If you watch the so-called multi-aspect ratio version of Dr. Strangelove, it becomes very obvious that this was not the director's true intention, as the composition of some shots in that version has a tendency to take you out of the moviegoing experience. Kubrick was simply doing what he thought was best when it came to transferring his films to an inferior format.