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I just compared my 'Hoosiers' Anamorphic & Non-Anamorphic DVD's
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24-May-2006, 9:36 PM
99% of my movies are anamorphic, but I was able to find my original Hoosiers DVD I bought back in 1999 that is Non-Anamorphic, so I thought I would compare it to the Anamorphic 2005 Version I bought last year.

First off, I have a 50" Widescreen RCA High Definition Television, and since I bought it last year, I have refused to watch any non-anamorphic movies, but this is the first time I actually popped one in there to compare.

I have to say guys, there wasn't that much difference. Sure the anamorphic was more detailed and better, and I did have to use my 16 x 9 zoom to blow up the non-anamorphic image to make it look exactly like it does on the anamorphic DVD. But I kept switching disks, and going to exact scenes, and I gotta say it wasn't as obvious I have always thought it would be.

Sure, this is Hoosiers, remastered by MGM, so it isn't going to be the most spiffy DVD to begin with, but I started watching the non-anamorphic for about 15 minutes, and I really am being honest it didn't bother me one bit, and I didn't yell at the screen on the edge of my seat ready to pop in the anamorphic disk.

Is Lucas still a dick, yes. Do I want Anamorphic, YES!!!!!!!!!! But the non-anamorphic Hoosiers was taken from a Laserdisk master from 1986, and I have to say, it wasn't that jarring that I wouldn't watch it. And if the SW O-OT is off this quality, I wouldn't really complain.

I don't know guys, out of principle we shouldn't buy it, but I am really starting to reconsider....

Don't bombard me with hate emails guys, I am just trying to give you an honest opinion of a 20 year old movie that I have just compared Anamorphic vs Non-Anamorphic.

I still hate Lucas for being a prick to us anyway if you want to read my thread earlier tonight.