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If you prefer wide films to give it the cinematic look, what do you do about Casablanca or Citizen Kane, or do you make an exception for earlier films. Also, to include both versions would not necessarily have been to Kubrick's wishes; chances are, the last thing that Kubrick would have wanted would have been to give the consumers an option. He prefers it full-frame, Warner releases it full-frame. That is the contract that he worked under, but I'm sure his death affects these things greatly (which would explain the censored version of the film). In any case, I'm sure it's what Kubrick wanted, and if you look at Full Metal Jacket or the Shining, the 4x3 composition is great.
I just hope that the transfer is good, and as soon as the uncensored version is out, I'll grab it. I expect that the transfer will be good. I wasn't disappointed with the box set (the transfers were good--not great).
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