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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | The Smilebox version may be enough to convince me it's time to buy that Blu-ray player. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | This is all pretty interesting to me - I never even knew that a technique such as Cinerama existed before this thread.
Likewise, I'm planning on picking up the smilebox version. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | You're gonna need a bigger TV .. .  I'm wondering if this so called 'smile box' version will be this 'undefined/undetermined/ unheard of -aspect ratio of 2.89:1 ! Keeping in mind that the '59 version of Ben Hur was, and is 2.76:1 and that was pretty close to 3 to 1 which means (on a 4:3 TV set) one third Black / One third Movie image / One third Black .. An anamorphic 16 x 9 TV screen wouldn't be quite as drastic looking , as a regular rectangular screen . | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry | | | | Last edited: by widescreenforever |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
You're gonna need a bigger TV .. .
I'm wondering if this so called 'smile box' version will be this 'undefined/undetermined/ unheard of -aspect ratio of 2.89:1 !
Keeping in mind that the '59 version of Ben Hur was, and is 2.76:1 and that was pretty close
to 3 to 1 which means (on a 4:3 TV set) one third Black / One third Movie image / One third Black ..
An anamorphic 16 x 9 TV screen wouldn't be quite as drastic looking , as a regular rectangular screen . A 20 footer might be big enough. I am certainly glad there is not big catalog of Cinerama films, I can just see the jockeying designed to get us to buy setups designed specifically for Cinerama. Maybe three screens appropriately curve, of course and 3 projectors.  Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
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Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Notice that we now have name for a new type of case which was introduced with Bonnie & Clyde.
Skip BTW this cryptic message about the new type of case.. Can you give more details? Are we talking about the Bonnie and Clyde HDD/BD style dvd cases.?? Point the way Skip..  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes, indeed it is the Bonnie & Clyde style.
Terry | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | bullet holes ??? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | No that would be the Ultimate Edition, Terry. Which appears to include a booklet similar to B & C. The BD is the Digi-Book.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
We will see, Terry. Any compensation or lack thereof will reult in some form opf distortion. But restored and remastered....yum, yum.
Skip I see you forgot to order your set Skip..,, I got my UE set ordered thru Amazon quite a few weeks back for $19.99 and now I see it is back to $41.99 special (over $59.00) .. What I am trying to find out within the next week is exactly how the UltimateEd is going to be spread over the three or is it two discs?? and no smilebox for SD only Bluray?? Is it only the smilebox that will have aspect ratio of 2:89 ?? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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 | Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dan W: Quote:
Smilebox? How the West Was Won was filmed using Cinerama, which required a curved screen to display it. To replicate this on home video, they need to use a curved image on the display, resembling a smile. So instead of letterbox, it is smileboxed. Only the Blu-ray will be including this version, not the DVD. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dan W: Quote:
Smilebox? I found this picture for the Smilebox process for a film called " Search for Paradise" Haven't seen anything as of yet for HTWWW .......  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Dan W | | Registered: May 9, 2002 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 980 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
Quoting Dan W:
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Smilebox?
I found this picture for the Smilebox process for a film called " Search for Paradise" Haven't seen anything as of yet for HTWWW .......
Ah..... I see. Thanks for the image. | | | | Dan |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Your welcome,,, and No I won't be changing my ID name to Smileboxforever' ..........  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yum, very nice.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Posts: 405 |
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