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UncleFester · 10-16-2001, 03:02 PM

Whats up with this? I thought that a widescreen version was to be released today. I checked at BestBuy and Circuit City in Atlanta. All they have is a 'Full Screen' version which is really a misleading name for Pan and Scan!

wadew · 10-16-2001, 04:47 PM

Widescreen is supposed to be released today.....
According to AMAZON.com at least....

10-16-2001, 05:42 PM

I live in San Antonio, TX and I have checked all over the city and Best Buy and Circuit City are not carrying Widescreen. All the employees kept saying that there was not a widescreen version available. When I confronted them they finally admitted that their store did not order any. That is major B.S.. That means that the pan & scan version is going to outsell the widescreen version and of course Warner Bros. will claim that it's because that is what the public wants. Bastards.

UncleFester · 10-16-2001, 06:13 PM

That bites! The Best Buy in Atlanta just stated that the WS did not come in. I refuse to buy the P&S version. I will have to go online and BB will lose out on my sale.

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Drexl · 10-16-2001, 06:19 PM

What probably happened is Warner announced the widescreen version after the stores had already ordered P&S.

Nexus 6 · 10-16-2001, 06:45 PM

Our Best Buy only has P&S, too, which really surprised me. What Drexl said may be true, but this is still frustrating. I just do not understand the logic of not carrying a widescreen version of a movie on DVD simply because it's not what the majority of people want.
I said this about Mummy Returns and it's the same here. It's not so much what movie it is; it's the principle. If the majority likes full-frame, fine. But there is still a very significant number of DVD sale and rental customers that prefer widescreen.
I guess we can all go to the store websites and complain, politely, of course

deepfry · 10-16-2001, 07:29 PM

Yeah, up here in Canada there isn't a widescreen version of Cats&Dogs to be found either. The stores I asked hadn't even heard that there was going to be a widescreen version!

I hope they do release a widescreen version, my wife wants to get the movie, and we don't want to have a pan&scan edition....

wadew · 10-16-2001, 10:08 PM

With all the effects in this movie it would terrible not to have a widescreen version.

Marty McFly · 10-16-2001, 11:59 PM

The Media Play by me in Niagara Falls is only carrying Full Frame too (I figure I'd check when I was buying TPM).

What gives? Did Warner not release it?

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grocible · 10-17-2001, 12:53 AM

While picking up TPM at Costco, I picked up Cats and Dogs to purchase. Then I realized they too were only carrying the Full Screen version.

I'm just hoping the lack of widescreen copies is because retailers all ready placed their order before Warner announced the widescreen version.

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jditoro3 · 10-17-2001, 12:13 PM

One more person checking in on this, from Va Beach, VA.

Hit BJs at lunch to see what thier price was on TPM and would have picked up C&D if it was there, but P&S only. Figured, OK they had that problem w/ Hanibal/Silence came out. One they got in WS and the other they got in P&S instead of 50/50 on each.

Hit BestBuy after work to pick up TPM and again the same thing two seperate racks of C&D but all P&S.

Have to go back today since my TPM was borked and I'm going to talk to a manager or something.

Damian · 10-17-2001, 01:15 PM

Same with the Best Buy in Pleasont Hill, California. Two racks of Full Screen Cats and Dogs.
When we asked the worker-bee he said they didn't get any and asked if I was certain it even came out.
I just looked at Amazon.com. The widescreen version will be available in one to two weeks.
What's goin' on?

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10-17-2001, 10:32 PM

same here in Fort Worth/Dallas My wife bought me the DVD I saw it was Full Screen and returned it to Best Buy they said Warner decided not to release the Widescreen ver. So I got my money back. I will not buy an edited to fit you TV DVD!

Sebastian DVDzine.de · 10-17-2001, 10:58 PM

Maybe this delay is a test from WB to see how many customers are really willing to wait for the ws version of the film and to get a clear figure of the p&s lovers/customers who don´t care vs. us widescreen fans... just a wild guess..

-Sebastian

Lo Pan · 10-19-2001, 04:39 AM

I'll tell ya folks...at the store in Australia where I work, I never ever order the P&S stuff. When there's a choice, we only get WS in. (And if a customer asks for P&S, we usually do our best to discourage them from ordering it.)
Just trying to do my part to keep the WS releases flowing.

Draysoth · 10-20-2001, 03:52 AM

I found it!

Widescreen... in Canada... at Eastgate Mall in Hamilton... or Stoney Creek... its like on the border.

At Sunrise... like a big CD/Music chain in Ontario here.

Nowhere else have I see the widescreen version tho.

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10-16-2001, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
UncleFester Actor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dacula, GA USA	Cats and Dogs Whats up with this? I thought that a widescreen version was to be released today. I checked at BestBuy and Circuit City in Atlanta. All they have is a 'Full Screen' version which is really a misleading name for Pan and Scan!

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10-16-2001, 04:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
wadew Actor Join Date: Jul 2001	Widescreen is supposed to be released today..... According to AMAZON.com at least....

10-16-2001, 05:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
k3nn3th1	I live in San Antonio, TX and I have checked all over the city and Best Buy and Circuit City are not carrying Widescreen. All the employees kept saying that there was not a widescreen version available. When I confronted them they finally admitted that their store did not order any. That is major B.S.. That means that the pan & scan version is going to outsell the widescreen version and of course Warner Bros. will claim that it's because that is what the public wants. Bastards.

10-16-2001, 06:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
UncleFester Actor Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dacula, GA USA	That bites! The Best Buy in Atlanta just stated that the WS did not come in. I refuse to buy the P&S version. I will have to go online and BB will lose out on my sale.

10-16-2001, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Welcome to the forum k3nn3th1! ------------------ 1138 - DVD File Forum Greeter/Moderator Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

10-16-2001, 06:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Drexl Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	What probably happened is Warner announced the widescreen version after the stores had already ordered P&S.

10-16-2001, 06:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nexus 6 Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Anaheim, CA	Our Best Buy only has P&S, too, which really surprised me. What Drexl said may be true, but this is still frustrating. I just do not understand the logic of not carrying a widescreen version of a movie on DVD simply because it's not what the majority of people want. I said this about Mummy Returns and it's the same here. It's not so much what movie it is; it's the principle. If the majority likes full-frame, fine. But there is still a very significant number of DVD sale and rental customers that prefer widescreen. I guess we can all go to the store websites and complain, politely, of course

10-16-2001, 07:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
deepfry Unnecessarily Loquacious Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pickering, Ontario	Yeah, up here in Canada there isn't a widescreen version of Cats&Dogs to be found either. The stores I asked hadn't even heard that there was going to be a widescreen version! I hope they do release a widescreen version, my wife wants to get the movie, and we don't want to have a pan&scan edition....

10-16-2001, 10:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
wadew Actor Join Date: Jul 2001	With all the effects in this movie it would terrible not to have a widescreen version.

10-16-2001, 11:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marty McFly Moderator Emeritus Geezer Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Somewhere Between Hell and Hill Valley	The Media Play by me in Niagara Falls is only carrying Full Frame too (I figure I'd check when I was buying TPM). What gives? Did Warner not release it? ------------------ -->Marty McFly<-- It's like eating a spoonful of Drano. Sure, it cleans you out, but it'll leave you hollow inside. My DVD Collection [This message has been edited by Marty McFly (edited 10-16-2001).]

10-17-2001, 12:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
grocible Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tacoma WA USA	While picking up TPM at Costco, I picked up Cats and Dogs to purchase. Then I realized they too were only carrying the Full Screen version. I'm just hoping the lack of widescreen copies is because retailers all ready placed their order before Warner announced the widescreen version. ------------------ Click here to see My Collection

10-17-2001, 12:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
jditoro3 Supporting Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Va Beach, Va, USA	One more person checking in on this, from Va Beach, VA. Hit BJs at lunch to see what thier price was on TPM and would have picked up C&D if it was there, but P&S only. Figured, OK they had that problem w/ Hanibal/Silence came out. One they got in WS and the other they got in P&S instead of 50/50 on each. Hit BestBuy after work to pick up TPM and again the same thing two seperate racks of C&D but all P&S. Have to go back today since my TPM was borked and I'm going to talk to a manager or something.

10-17-2001, 01:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
Damian My dad can beat up your dad. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mississippi	Same with the Best Buy in Pleasont Hill, California. Two racks of Full Screen Cats and Dogs. When we asked the worker-bee he said they didn't get any and asked if I was certain it even came out. I just looked at Amazon.com. The widescreen version will be available in one to two weeks. What's goin' on? ------------------ "They're us....we're them!" -Damian [This message has been edited by Damian (edited 10-17-2001).]

10-17-2001, 10:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
parsons1969	same here in Fort Worth/Dallas My wife bought me the DVD I saw it was Full Screen and returned it to Best Buy they said Warner decided not to release the Widescreen ver. So I got my money back. I will not buy an edited to fit you TV DVD!

10-17-2001, 10:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sebastian DVDzine.de Supporting Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany	Maybe this delay is a test from WB to see how many customers are really willing to wait for the ws version of the film and to get a clear figure of the p&s lovers/customers who don´t care vs. us widescreen fans... just a wild guess.. -Sebastian

10-19-2001, 04:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
Lo Pan Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Chinatown.	I'll tell ya folks...at the store in Australia where I work, I never ever order the P&S stuff. When there's a choice, we only get WS in. (And if a customer asks for P&S, we usually do our best to discourage them from ordering it.) Just trying to do my part to keep the WS releases flowing.

10-20-2001, 03:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
Draysoth Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Grimsby, Ontario	I found it! Widescreen... in Canada... at Eastgate Mall in Hamilton... or Stoney Creek... its like on the border. At Sunrise... like a big CD/Music chain in Ontario here. Nowhere else have I see the widescreen version tho. ------------------ My DVD Collection