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06-08-2001, 04:40 PM

The back of the box claims 2.35 A/R, but indeed it's a 1.85. Just fyi.

***1138*** · 06-08-2001, 05:39 PM

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Filmmaker · 06-08-2001, 09:45 PM

The thing that really trips me out about this is that, lately, all of Zemeckis' films (FORREST GUMP, CONTACT, and WHAT LIES BENEATH) have been 2.35:1. Though certain directors have been known to vacillate between the two common aspect ratios (e.g. Steven Spielberg's ALWAYS--1.85:1, HOOK--2.35:1, JURASSIC PARK--1.85:1), I find it disconcerting and perplexing. I didn't remember CAST AWAY's screen dimensions in theater, though I'm sure 20th Century Fox transferred it correctly (which www.imdb.com verifies). How odd...

...I guess if it comes down to a choice between a mislabelled CAST AWAY case and MGM's vanishing burned-in subtitles, I'll go with the former any day!

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Dehrian · 06-09-2001, 01:20 AM

Cast Away was 1.85:1 in the theater, and I'm pretty sure that Forrest Gump and What Lies Beneath were the same ratio.

Martian 57 · 06-09-2001, 03:57 AM

I can vouch that Contact was in glorious 2:35-to-1. I loved that movie.

Did I mention that Sagan's Demon-Haunted World had a profound impact on me? So did this film.

Sagan was the man!

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TheWildSheep · 06-09-2001, 11:31 AM

Forrest Gump was 2.35 in theatres.

Filmmaker · 06-10-2001, 05:51 PM

So was WHAT LIES BENEATH.

Sorry, Dehrian, but the facts are the facts...

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censorshit · 06-12-2001, 03:47 AM

also on cast away, the THX audio is not advertised anywhere on the box

Dehrian · 06-12-2001, 06:21 AM

Forrest Gump was 2.35:1? Really? Hmm, gonna have to check on that. Could have sworn it was 1.85:1. What Lies Beneath I can see myself being wrong on as I only saw it the one time in the theater, but I could swear Gump was 1.85....

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06-08-2001, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
radio_ned	Cast Away Box Glitch The back of the box claims 2.35 A/R, but indeed it's a 1.85. Just fyi.

06-08-2001, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Welcome to the forum radio_ned! Since this ain't a glitch you're having really and more just some good info, I'll move to software. ------------------ 1138 - DVD File Forum Greeter Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book.

06-08-2001, 09:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Filmmaker Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite	The thing that really trips me out about this is that, lately, all of Zemeckis' films (FORREST GUMP, CONTACT, and WHAT LIES BENEATH) have been 2.35:1. Though certain directors have been known to vacillate between the two common aspect ratios (e.g. Steven Spielberg's ALWAYS--1.85:1, HOOK--2.35:1, JURASSIC PARK--1.85:1), I find it disconcerting and perplexing. I didn't remember CAST AWAY's screen dimensions in theater, though I'm sure 20th Century Fox transferred it correctly (which www.imdb.com verifies). How odd... ...I guess if it comes down to a choice between a mislabelled CAST AWAY case and MGM's vanishing burned-in subtitles, I'll go with the former any day! ------------------ A curious mix of the best and worst in motion picture entertainment--that's right, it's Filmmaker's DVDTracker list! ...and the fun doesn't stop there--check out how the madness all began with Filmmaker's Laserdisc Tracker list!

06-09-2001, 01:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	Cast Away was 1.85:1 in the theater, and I'm pretty sure that Forrest Gump and What Lies Beneath were the same ratio.

06-09-2001, 11:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
TheWildSheep Supporting Actor Join Date: Apr 2001	Forrest Gump was 2.35 in theatres.

06-10-2001, 05:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Filmmaker Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite	So was WHAT LIES BENEATH. Sorry, Dehrian, but the facts are the facts... ------------------ A curious mix of the best and worst in motion picture entertainment--that's right, it's Filmmaker's DVDTracker list! ...and the fun doesn't stop there--check out how the madness all began with Filmmaker's Laserdisc Tracker list!

06-12-2001, 03:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
censorshit Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: York, PA	also on cast away, the THX audio is not advertised anywhere on the box

06-12-2001, 06:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	Forrest Gump was 2.35:1? Really? Hmm, gonna have to check on that. Could have sworn it was 1.85:1. What Lies Beneath I can see myself being wrong on as I only saw it the one time in the theater, but I could swear Gump was 1.85....