Disney will Release Darby O’Gill in Full Screen Only!
06/06/2004
With Disney, you never know if a given DVD is going to be done right or not. It seems like the popularity of a title has nothing to do with the quality of the release. Case in point: Darby O’Gill and the Little People. Disney has just issued a press release for the DVD, which will be released on August 3rd, and guess what? It will be released only in full frame. Now I know that this movie is much more popular than some of the other classic films that have gotten the widescreen treatment this summer! What gives? The aspect ratio for this film is 1.75:1, and our best information is that this will be an open matte transfer. While it’s not pan and scan, we believe that any ratio other than the original theatrical aspect ratio is wrong. For those of you that have created your own mattes, you can make your choice, but remember, not everyone has their own mattes. You are also sending Disney a message with your purchase: it is okay to release titles in a modified aspect ratio.
Posted by: Joshua Clinard @ 2:22 pm
