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Avoid the Optimum DVD

posted 14 years ago by BruceUK
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Just bought the new Optimum DVD (a UK Region 2 release), but it is a very poor quality transfer - it doesn't look any better than an average VHS copy. Also the framing is completely off. The film's OAR is 1.75 and the DVD replicates that; however, the image has been grossly zoomed in so that, in numerous shots, people are half out of frame and also have the tops of their heads cut off.

I haven't seen such a badly butchered transfer in quite a while. Avoid this DVD at all costs!

[–] 14 years ago

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[–] MyMovieTVRomance 7 years ago

I just wish somebody would release it the way it's meant to be seen.

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