hmmm, yeah, it is a bit of a mystery as to which aspect ratio was "intended", but it is very strange that A) the widescreen release is losing picture information unlike the majority of widescreen releases which have more picture than the 4:3 version. Also B) why would Godfrey Reggio, when putting up the money himself and releasing a very limited release of Koyaanisqatsi when it looked like an official release wouldn't be available for a long time/ever, would he release on DVD the 4:3 version? Surely he would release the version he most wanted people to see, encapsulating his vision of what the final version of the film should be presented as, so suggested this IS the "intended" version.

I know what your saying about films being filmed in 4:3 then cropped in post production (I've doen it myself many times when making small films), but the uncropped version would NEVER get released.

Very Bizarre, but either way, now we can have both versions!!

... and I'm really happy to get to see more picture in this version just like the version I had on VHS before I got the official DVD release.