Wow, I'll have to pick this up. It's been a long time coming.
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So both aspect ratios will be on the disc, for those that have a preference. Which way did the production crew prefer the film? I always just watched it widescreen so it would fill the TV...
I'm sorely disappointed in the lack of special features. Surely it can't take that much time or effort to pull Burnett/Timm in for a quick 75 minute commentary.
Still, it's wonderful they are even releasing it at all. Hopefully SUBZERO isn't far behind.
It's really the opposite of that. The movie was actually filmed as 4x3 and had to be re-sized for the theatrical presentation. It is the 4x3 version that is visually more complete--which, of course, is not how this usually works!I wouldn't know about the crew, but Phantasm started out as a DTV project and then got upgraded to a theatrical effort. Ergo, I'm thinking 16x9 could be considered "the way it was meant to be seen" while 4x3 is "the way you remember seeing it on TV"
Mmm. Reasonable to think they might be released the same time next year that 1-2 were this.
Personally I'm sorta thinking that they're waiting to see how many sales they'll get after about a year from the first two.Mmm. Reasonable to think they might be released the same time next year that 1-2 were this.
It's really the opposite of that. The movie was actually filmed as 4x3 and had to be re-sized for the theatrical presentation. It is the 4x3 version that is visually more complete--which, of course, is not how this usually works!
The only part that was actually filmed in 16x9 was the opening (and closing?) credits.
I agree; this release of Mask of the Phantasm cries out for a commentary track. It is almost criminal that one has never been recorded for this.Too bad we're not getting a director's commentary, it would have been so informative. Paul Dini hints that the production of this movie is worthy of its own story in Dark Night - A True Batman Story.