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Why on earth! Released in Letterbox/4:3-format? ????


What the hell?? Been waiting 5 years for this and then black bars all over?

Shame on you!

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You're joking, right? You'd rather have a fullscreen version that cuts off image and doesn't preserve the original aspect ratio?

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No, the problem is that it's DVD quality so it is pixel-boxed on the Blu-Ray. It shows up as letterboxed 4x3 and not anamorphic.

I am also disappointed by this, but I'm assuming that the documentary wasn't shot in HD and that's why it's presented in 480p.

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There must be some pricey conversion process to make it anamorphic? I was very surprised/disappointed by this too. I watch with the zoom on to fill me screen without losing any image, but the resolution issues are more apparent when one does this.

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