OPEN MATTE - Master List

[Evit]

Dario Argento's The Stendhal Syndrome has always been released in 1.66:1 aspect ratio and IMDb lists 1.66:1 as its original aspect ratio, however, a very recent US release on Blu Ray (by Blue Underground) is presented in 1.85:1. When I enquired about it they told me that the film was scanned for the first time from negative and several shots were hard matted in the negative! The 1.66 framing crops the picture off, sometimes on all four sides. 1:85:1 looks right and doesn't crop the sides. This means that IMDb and previous releases were wrong.

1.66:1 aspect ratio can be found in the 2008 Blu Ray release (and previous DVDs)

[Beber]

I haven't seen on your list "Death and the Maiden" : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109579/

According to IMDB, it's supposed to be 1.85:1, and the WEB-DL I have is just about that. However the recording I made from the French-German channel Arte HD is about 1.66:1 and has more in the frame on the 4 sides (well, maybe just 3, the left I'm not sure). And it looks more filmic.

[spoRv]

Beber: thanks, added, it will appear in the next update.

[Beber]

Midnight Run exists in 1.78:1 HDTV. The Blu-ray is 1.85:1.

[Stamper]

Wow Death and the Maiden on arte looks good! The Blu-ray pales in comparison, all the colors are drab.

[Beber]

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) now exists in both 1.78:1 and 1.33:1 on Blu-ray.

[Beber]

"Expendables, The (2010) — 1.78:1 OM — HDTV 1080"

Also exists on Blu-ray from, I believe, Poland. Used to be on the Spleen.

[Colek]

Can confirm on The Expendables, I was the one who uploaded it on MySpleen

Also original Taken is OM from PL BD.

[maksnew]

"Expendables, The (2010) — 1.78:1 OM — HDTV 1080"

Also exists on Blu-ray from, I believe, Poland. Used to be on the Spleen.

In Poland there is a lot of Blu Ray in Open Matte and it's very good.

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     NIEZNISZCZALNI
Disc Size:      24 727 405 588 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
Extras:         50Hz Content
BDInfo:         0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00000.MPLS
Length:                 1:39:14.000 (h:m .ms)
Size:                   24 336 427 008 bytes
Total Bitrate:          32,70 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        26078 kbps          1080i / 25 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         2503 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 2503 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Polish          2213 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 2213 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           Polish          13,208 kbps                     

US BD  vs  POL Open Matte BD

[Beber]

Also missing on the list :

The Bone Collector  (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145681/) : DVD is 2.35:1, HDTV is 1.78:1







Duel (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), the now rare TV cut which is to be expected because it was made for TV in the 70s. a recording I made from the French channel D17 that broadcasts in HD but he master clearly is not.





1998 Godzilla (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120685/?ref_=nv_sr_4), not only exists in 720p HDTV, I also made a recording of the movie in 1080i on the French channel NT1.







Inside Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454848/?ref_=nv_sr_1). I made a recording on the French channel HD1.







Notting Hill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/?ref_=nv_sr_1). I made a recording on the French (Monaco actually) channel TMC.




Watchmen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/?ref_=nv_sr_1). Seems cropped horizontally but opened vertically. A recording I made on HD1.










I also have Shakespeare in Love, The Game and maybe Live Free or Die Hard but they already are on the list.