Darth NeoVenom Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Which one seems more better? My brother and I had an argument yesterday on which one is better. I say wide screen is better because I like the "movie theater" look and correct me if I'm wrong, you can see alittle bit extra off the sides. My brother said he likes full screen. Which one you all think is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Wide screen. Of course. Tell you brother he'd better listen to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Eggplant Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 i vote wide screen I also think that for subtitle films the subtitles should be placed against the black strip background at the bottom to make them easier to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Widescreen. As Eggplant says, it's easier to read subtitles on widescreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writer Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I voted full screen. When you don't have a monster widescreen TV, full screen works so much better because it allows you to see better what's going on. I'm going against the majority! What ever will I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 i used to always prefer full-screen and i still do with some movies, like the ones that haven't got lots going on at the same time. but with films like star wars, LOTR etc wide-screen is better. also it depends on the size of T.V you watch it on. of course nowadays T.Vs are huge but back in the days when i was knee-high to a grasshopper most T.V weren't bigger than 20 inch and the term 'letterbox' was used cause thats exactly what it was like, watching a film though a letterbox. now if you excuse me i have to go and put on my cardigan and slippers before i catch a chill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 yes, widescreen is far superior. it doesn't really matter which is better now though, because that's already been decided by the "powers that be." Soon everything will be in widescreen anyways. Swoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth NeoVenom Posted October 20, 2003 Author Share Posted October 20, 2003 We are debating whether to have Matrix Reload on full screen or wide screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I like wide-screen when it suits the movie/TV. Same thing with full-screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheat Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 widescreen, i hate how much they butcher up a movie for the full screen version, it just ruins how it was supposed to be when the director envisioned the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguePhotonic Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Gotta have widescreen for any special effects movie...like attack of the clone I saw the full screen version and **** they cut off allot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 You only see half the screen in standard full screen So you only get half your movie I hate it when my mom buys a cool movie on dvd, and she gets full screen, damn!! TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I prefer the true "theatrical version" of any film. A good example is Pulp Fiction. Try to get both the full and wide screen version, and fast forward to where Jules shoots the guy laying on the couch. In the full screen version, the camera will quickly jerk to the right, just before he pulls the trigger. On the widescreen version, the cameral will not move at all, leaving the suspense of that entire scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth NeoVenom Posted October 21, 2003 Author Share Posted October 21, 2003 We brought Full Screen for Matrix Reload yesterdaynd I was told my dad, "You didn't buy Wide Screen? Why not talk this one back and get Wide Screen?" My brother doesn't like wide screen.....for some strange reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheat Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 widescreen is how it should be, it is the best for big action movies like the matrix reloaded where there is stuff going on all over the screen so they dont have strange pans and all to ruin the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 For movies, I always try to get the Widescreen version. I too prefer to see a movie as it was meant to be seen. As for TV programmes...it depends whether it supports widescreen or not. Some progs are still only made as Full Screen, so that's the best way to view them (with black bars either side of the picture). I hate 'squashed head' effect that can result otherwise.. Anyway...there you go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Messiah Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I like widescreen because it doesn't look as distorted when sometimes the movie is stretched to fit fullscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheat Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 they usually dont "stretch" the image, they just take the part of the picture where the most action is occuring and create pans to other parts of the print when necessary to move to another part of the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCanr2d2 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 For some strange reason when the OT origianlly came out on VHS, I wanted pan and scan, but soon learnt that widescreen is definitely the better option. As Cheat said above, they don't adjust the film to show most of the action, it's the frame as seen at the cinema and as shot. No matter what size of TV, always get widescreen otherwise you are missing part of the movie, and plenty of times, it is an important part, being slowly introduced into the side of the screen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 This is taken from Starwars.com Here's the difference See how much you miss with Fullscreen??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 mmmmmmmmm, i prefer the second one in full-screen yeah i remember when the OT widescreen editions first came out they had an advertising campaign showing the different of full-screen and wide-screen. there is quite alot missing from the full-screen versions. this site has some comparisons http://jfswt.tripod.com/eng/ws/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden X Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Originally posted by Siv mmmmmmmmm, i prefer the second one in full-screen Yeah... me too... ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I always buy the widescreen version. The fullscreen annoys the hell out of me because it cuts so much off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 They both have their advantages. Widescreen is good because you see the movie the way you see it in a theater.Fullscreen i good because you don't see that stupid black bar on the top and bottoms of you screen. My friend has a widesreen TV. When he plays the fullscreen version of LOTR it appears widescreen. But when he plays the Widescreen version, theres just a little strip of screen in the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth NeoVenom Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 Great...just great. My parents decided that we're going to keep the Full Screen version of Matrix Reload. All I'm saying is that it better freaking be worth $22. But I know one thing, it'z never gonna be better than the Wide Screen version of Matrxi Reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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