The Goonies Aspect Ratio? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Dom · 01-31-2002, 10:50 AM

Can anyone with the Goonies DVD please check and confirm the actual aspect ratio? Some sources (like the dvd case) state 1.85:1, while others say it's 2.35:1.

Which one is it really, 2.35:1 or 1.85:1?

Thanx in advance!

Nexus 6 · 01-31-2002, 11:22 AM

It's 2.35:1. The DVD is framed correctly, and the case says "scope." I don't know why the one you saw said it was flat; that's wrong.

Hope that clears things up.

TechnoTim · 01-31-2002, 11:22 AM

The Region 1 Goonies DVD I have is definitely 2.35:1, and anamorphic as well I seem to remember...

Get it anyway for one of the best audio commentaries ever recorded...

Dom · 01-31-2002, 12:04 PM

Thanx for clearing that one up, guys!
I need this info for an email request I got.

Underpants · 01-31-2002, 01:14 PM

Interestingly though, the deleted scenes are approx. 1.85:1

Might have something to do with the fact they were originally completed only for television versions of the film.

PS- Dom, DVDFile.com has a great searchable review archive and you would have found this info there. You might check out that site sometime

Prancer · 01-31-2002, 01:16 PM

Is this movie that good?

pdjennings · 01-31-2002, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prancer
Is this movie that good?

**gasp** Blasphemy!

Filmmaker · 01-31-2002, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by Prancer:
Is this movie that good?

99% of boys who were young teenagers when it was originally released will tell you it's the bee's knees, but I'm part of the remaining 1% who think, and have always thought, that it's utter, complete, worthless and embarrassing crap...along with THE FLINSTONES, the nadir of Spielberg's executive-productions...

Shawn Watson · 01-31-2002, 06:59 PM

Warner don't do 1.85:1. They do 1.78:1.

Shawn

General Zod · 02-01-2002, 03:39 AM

Filmmaker, Oklahoma is only one state down from me. And I have guns. Lots of 'em. :rar: :rar: :rar:

PS-Just kidding, though you're insulting my favorite movie.

disclover · 02-01-2002, 03:57 AM

I'll join Filmmaker in the 1% who couldn't stand it. I was 20 or so when it came out; did that make me too old to appreciate its charms? I guess so.

MrTony · 02-01-2002, 04:50 AM

Goonies was one of the first movies we used to break in the family VCR when I was a kid. That, along with Top Gun and Battlestar Galactica. This was when you could rent any movie for a week. That ruled!

Ravenous · 02-01-2002, 06:16 AM

I was barely even born when this movie came out but my older cousins would watch it all the damn time. So as I got older I grew up watching it. I love this damn movie. It rules!

"Andy!!!!!!!!! You Goooooooooooonnniieee!!!!!!!"
-Troy

sreg0r · 02-01-2002, 08:56 AM

i wasn't even born when this came out but that doesn't matter.

this was the first dvd i bought and definently the best. the quality of the picture for such an old film is amazing.
the only problem is that it doesn't contain many of the deleted scenes

Dom · 02-01-2002, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Underpants
PS- Dom, DVDFile.com has a great searchable review archive and you would have found this info there. You might check out that site sometime

Yes, but see, the thing is - the review said this, Warner apparently said something else. Who you gonna trust?
This is why I wanted info from the horse's mouth.

Rouge 2 · 02-01-2002, 01:47 PM

Guys I saw it in the summer of '85 and it was wide.
Is the film good? Hmmm, it's a fun movie I liked as
a kid, shunned as a teenager, and much to my surprise
liked a lot when seeing it nearly a decade later. I rank
it in a class with Krull and The Last Starfighter as a cool
movie that I have a sentimental attachment to, but I can't
really call Goonies a classic and keep a straight face, can you?

orko007 · 02-01-2002, 10:40 PM

Goonies is the ultimate movie!! I was about 6 when it first came out, and probably 8 when I first saw it on television.
I can remember actually thinking wow - they swore. So, it kind of stuck with me. And even know, what 16 yrs later, the film still rocks.

Rouge 2 · 02-02-2002, 07:53 AM

It's interesting that you should mention swearing because Goonies was one of the Very last "Kids movies" to feature a lot of cursing and dirty jokes "Wouldn't be here if it wasn't"!

Sid · 02-02-2002, 08:18 PM

I remember I first saw Goonies back in like 86 at my grandpas (I was 3 or 4) and I loved it. This was back in the day when he was the only persson I knew with a VCR. I remember always loving this film and loving it even more when I saw the Disney channel version with the cut scenes. Cut scenes have always interested me since I was little (Star Wars, T2)

BubbleGumUK · 02-03-2002, 02:44 PM

Goonies 2 is in development - see my related thread "The Scroe -Goonies 2, Indy 4".

01-31-2002, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dom Administrator Emeritus "I'm having a life now." Join Date: Jun 1998 Location: Elm Street 123	The Goonies Aspect Ratio? Can anyone with the Goonies DVD please check and confirm the actual aspect ratio? Some sources (like the dvd case) state 1.85:1, while others say it's 2.35:1. Which one is it really, 2.35:1 or 1.85:1? Thanx in advance! __________________ Unca Dom Insanity grows All them silver discs Yesterday starts tomorrow - tomorrow starts today

01-31-2002, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nexus 6 Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Anaheim, CA	It's 2.35:1. The DVD is framed correctly, and the case says "scope." I don't know why the one you saw said it was flat; that's wrong. Hope that clears things up. __________________ --"It's a condition of mental divergence. I find myself on the planet Ogo, part of an intellectual elite, preparing to subjugate the barbarian hordes on Pluto."

01-31-2002, 11:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
TechnoTim Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Guildford, England	The Region 1 Goonies DVD I have is definitely 2.35:1, and anamorphic as well I seem to remember... Get it anyway for one of the best audio commentaries ever recorded... __________________ "There are some that call me...Tim..."

01-31-2002, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dom Administrator Emeritus "I'm having a life now." Join Date: Jun 1998 Location: Elm Street 123	Thanx for clearing that one up, guys! I need this info for an email request I got. __________________ Unca Dom Insanity grows All them silver discs Yesterday starts tomorrow - tomorrow starts today

01-31-2002, 01:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Prancer Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD-USA	Is this movie that good? __________________ "I hope that when the world ends, I can breathe a sigh of relief because there will be so much to look forward to…”

01-31-2002, 01:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Underpants Banned Join Date: Nov 2001	Interestingly though, the deleted scenes are approx. 1.85:1 Might have something to do with the fact they were originally completed only for television versions of the film. PS- Dom, DVDFile.com has a great searchable review archive and you would have found this info there. You might check out that site sometime

01-31-2002, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Filmmaker Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite	Originally posted by Prancer: Is this movie that good? 99% of boys who were young teenagers when it was originally released will tell you it's the bee's knees, but I'm part of the remaining 1% who think, and have always thought, that it's utter, complete, worthless and embarrassing crap...along with THE FLINSTONES, the nadir of Spielberg's executive-productions... __________________ Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part...Det. William Somerset, SE7EN www.dvdtracker.com/~filmmaker www.laserdisctracker.com/~filmmaker.asp www.cd-tracker.com/~filmmaker

01-31-2002, 06:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Shawn Watson Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Underverse	Warner don't do 1.85:1. They do 1.78:1. Shawn __________________ A PTA meeting with cucumbers instead of parents.

02-01-2002, 03:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
General Zod Actor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fort Scott, KS USA	Filmmaker, Oklahoma is only one state down from me. And I have guns. Lots of 'em. :rar: :rar: :rar: PS-Just kidding, though you're insulting my favorite movie. __________________ At home the leprechaun tells me to burn things. My Collection: http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=doug+graham

02-01-2002, 03:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
disclover Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Long Island NY	I'll join Filmmaker in the 1% who couldn't stand it. I was 20 or so when it came out; did that make me too old to appreciate its charms? I guess so. __________________ "You're nothing but a shadow on film... just a shadow. You're not flesh and blood." They are tasty, they are crunchy, they are warm because they toast them!!!

02-01-2002, 04:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
MrTony Forum Wise Guy Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Waterloo, Iowa, USA	Goonies was one of the first movies we used to break in the family VCR when I was a kid. That, along with Top Gun and Battlestar Galactica. This was when you could rent any movie for a week. That ruled! __________________ Prevent tornadoes before they happen: Make sure that warm, moist air fronts do not converge with cool, dry ones. Movies, Music and a few Games My Top 20 Films

02-01-2002, 06:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ravenous Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Antonio. TX	I was barely even born when this movie came out but my older cousins would watch it all the damn time. So as I got older I grew up watching it. I love this damn movie. It rules! "Andy!!!!!!!!! You Goooooooooooonnniieee!!!!!!!" -Troy __________________ Eat Me! Damn, way too many DVDs

02-01-2002, 08:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
sreg0r Supporting Actor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: adelaide	i wasn't even born when this came out but that doesn't matter. this was the first dvd i bought and definently the best. the quality of the picture for such an old film is amazing. the only problem is that it doesn't contain many of the deleted scenes __________________ im_alexr@hotmail.com www.membraneexports.f2s.com

02-01-2002, 01:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
Rouge 2 Actor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: staten Island, NY, U.S.	Guys I saw it in the summer of '85 and it was wide. Is the film good? Hmmm, it's a fun movie I liked as a kid, shunned as a teenager, and much to my surprise liked a lot when seeing it nearly a decade later. I rank it in a class with Krull and The Last Starfighter as a cool movie that I have a sentimental attachment to, but I can't really call Goonies a classic and keep a straight face, can you?

02-01-2002, 10:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
orko007 Actor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: AUSTRALIA	Goonies is the ultimate movie!! I was about 6 when it first came out, and probably 8 when I first saw it on television. I can remember actually thinking wow - they swore. So, it kind of stuck with me. And even know, what 16 yrs later, the film still rocks. __________________ does the godfather collection count as 1 blu-ray or 3 or 4 with the bonus disc? -

02-02-2002, 07:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
Rouge 2 Actor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: staten Island, NY, U.S.	It's interesting that you should mention swearing because Goonies was one of the Very last "Kids movies" to feature a lot of cursing and dirty jokes "Wouldn't be here if it wasn't"!

02-02-2002, 08:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
Sid Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Antioch, California, U.S.A.	I remember I first saw Goonies back in like 86 at my grandpas (I was 3 or 4) and I loved it. This was back in the day when he was the only persson I knew with a VCR. I remember always loving this film and loving it even more when I saw the Disney channel version with the cut scenes. Cut scenes have always interested me since I was little (Star Wars, T2)

02-03-2002, 02:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
BubbleGumUK Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England	Goonies 2 is in development - see my related thread "The Scroe -Goonies 2, Indy 4". __________________ Check out DVD Toons for the latest in animated discs! And catch breaking Animated-News stories here!

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