Posted by Vincent at bg-tc-ppp801.monmouth.com on March 09, 2002 at 00:11:49:
In Reply to: Vinny, or anyone that might know posted by Molson on March 08, 2002 at 22:52:19:
:So why not make DVD in full screen?
: --Chris
Because one of the main points of having a collector's format like DVD is to present movies as close as possible to how they were shown in theaters. Even if the title doesn't "suffer" in full-frame, that's not how it was shown in theaters. It was shown in widescreen, and the DVD is trying to preserve that theatrical framing.
And, the standard edition of DOGMA does include a full-frame viewing option. If you don't like it in widescreen, pick up that version and you can watch it in full-frame all you want.
Vincent