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Originally posted by: bad_karma24
This is half true. These films, while shot in the 1.33:1 ratio, were meant to have the tops and bottoms cut off for the widescreen version. Yes, you get less of a picture, but its what the director intends. Still, that doesn't change the fact that MGM was right to lie about it.
If this is the case, why not do the logical thing, and film the movie with a wide-angled lens? That's what Fox does! When you see the widescreen versions of their movies in the theaters and on DVD, that's the original aspect ratio in which it was filmed.