It seems to me that you are the idiot and not your "asshole friends". I am a content creator for both film and TV. And while I appreciate a wide aspect in a theater, at home on my plasma I find that the 16x9 aspect is just right given the screen size. Not to mention that image retention is still an issue on all plasmas, especially the less expensive ones.
I have a 50" screen which seems big, but when you watch something in cinescope it's like watching something on a tiny but really wide screen. It looses it's cinematic quality and I personally don't feel as involved in the movie when it's in that aspect on my particular screen.
Don't even try spouting that crap about the creators original intention. I am a DP jerk. I can assure you that we always film within safe action areas for when the film will be watched in 1.85. Most of the extra space was intended for peripheral vision. I'm pushing for 1.77 e.g. 16x9 to be more standard since most premium channels (HBO Cinemax, Showtime show their movies in 1.77. We used to even shoot a lot of important scenes with the 4:3 area protected.
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It seems to me that you are the idiot and not your "asshole friends". I am a content creator for both film and TV. And while I appreciate a wide aspect in a theater, at home on my plasma I find that the 16x9 aspect is just right given the screen size. Not to mention that image retention is still an issue on all plasmas, especially the less expensive ones.
I have a 50" screen which seems big, but when you watch something in cinescope it's like watching something on a tiny but really wide screen. It looses it's cinematic quality and I personally don't feel as involved in the movie when it's in that aspect on my particular screen.
Don't even try spouting that crap about the creators original intention. I am a DP jerk. I can assure you that we always film within safe action areas for when the film will be watched in 1.85. Most of the extra space was intended for peripheral vision. I'm pushing for 1.77 e.g. 16x9 to be more standard since most premium channels (HBO Cinemax, Showtime show their movies in 1.77. We used to even shoot a lot of important scenes with the 4:3 area protected.