2017-06-29, 10:34 AM
OK, I must admit I've contracted the open matte fever... it's subtle, and I think it's difficult to heal from it... so, meanwhile, I thought about the open matte version of the whole Resident Evil saga...
Last edit: 2018-01-26
2002 — Resident Evil
Aspect ratio: that's incredible... there is a fullscreen 1.33:1 in HD here!!! It was broadcasted as anamorphic 720p (even if the page title suggests there was a 1080 version); it is "simply" squeezed vertically, so when restored to proper aspect ratio, it would be 1280x960, as following:
sadly there are no seeders...
There is a 1.78:1 BD (Poland); also a 1.33:1 DVD, but I'd prefer to work with the HD one!
color grading: it seems there is only one
cuts: theatrical - it seems no deleted scenes exist
2004 — Resident Evil: Apocalypse
aspect ratio: two open matte HDTV found, to wipe out logo; there is a 1.78:1 BD (Benelux, Poland) but the master suffers from field blending, so I think it would be not possible to use it; also both 1.78:1 and 1.33:1 DVDs
color grading: it seems there is only one
cuts: theatrical, extended - the latter uses only 10 out of 20 deleted scenes found on BD and DVD
2007 — Resident Evil: Extinction
aspect ratio: two open matte HDTV found, to wipe out logo; one of them is faulty, so a third one is needed to get perfect results; also a 1.33:1 SDTV (don't know if DVD exists)
color grading:
cuts: theatrical - 11 deleted scenes found on BD
2010 — Resident Evil: Afterlife
aspect ratio: until now, the only known open matte HD 1080 is found here (🔍comparison)
bad news, no seeders; good news, only opening scene is open matte. There are also about 3m30s open matte shots found in various HDTV caps, apart the first 5 minutes letterbox (🔍comparison); hence, I'm pretty sure the Arab HDTV cap should have a grantotal of 8m30s shots in open matte; few lines more sometimes on bottom and/or top; also a 1.33:1 SDTV (don't know if DVD exists) but it seems just a cropped version.
color grading: there are three main ones
cuts: theatrical, censored - the latter deleted blood and other gory details, and have an alternating shot; there are extended scenes on BD
Note: it was released as IMAX, as you can see in this trailer (which is 2.10:1)
it's interesting to note that many shots involving CGI are slightly different!
2012 — Resident Evil: Retribution
aspect ratio: open matte web 1080p is OK - *maybe* another 1080 HDTV could improve quality; the main credits are OAR, but *maybe* they could be recomposited in open matte, using a latter scene; a test is needed test made; the scenes, apart reversed, differs in frame counts, hence can't be used
color grading: it seems there is only one
cuts: theatrical - 5 deleted scenes found on BD
2016 — Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
aspect ratio: does open matte exist?!?
color grading: 2D and 3D have very different color grading
cuts: theatrical - it seems no deleted scenes exist
Note: this also was released in IMAX, still to find out a proof of its aspect ratio, though
Last edit: 2018-01-26
2002 — Resident Evil
Aspect ratio: that's incredible... there is a fullscreen 1.33:1 in HD here!!! It was broadcasted as anamorphic 720p (even if the page title suggests there was a 1080 version); it is "simply" squeezed vertically, so when restored to proper aspect ratio, it would be 1280x960, as following:
sadly there are no seeders...
There is a 1.78:1 BD (Poland); also a 1.33:1 DVD, but I'd prefer to work with the HD one!
color grading: it seems there is only one
cuts: theatrical - it seems no deleted scenes exist
2004 — Resident Evil: Apocalypse
aspect ratio: two open matte HDTV found, to wipe out logo; there is a 1.78:1 BD (Benelux, Poland) but the master suffers from field blending, so I think it would be not possible to use it; also both 1.78:1 and 1.33:1 DVDs
color grading: it seems there is only one
cuts: theatrical, extended - the latter uses only 10 out of 20 deleted scenes found on BD and DVD
2007 — Resident Evil: Extinction
aspect ratio: two open matte HDTV found, to wipe out logo; one of them is faulty, so a third one is needed to get perfect results; also a 1.33:1 SDTV (don't know if DVD exists)
color grading:
- DVD (nicer and seems quite close to theatrical)
- BD/HDTV
cuts: theatrical - 11 deleted scenes found on BD
2010 — Resident Evil: Afterlife
aspect ratio: until now, the only known open matte HD 1080 is found here (🔍comparison)
bad news, no seeders; good news, only opening scene is open matte. There are also about 3m30s open matte shots found in various HDTV caps, apart the first 5 minutes letterbox (🔍comparison); hence, I'm pretty sure the Arab HDTV cap should have a grantotal of 8m30s shots in open matte; few lines more sometimes on bottom and/or top; also a 1.33:1 SDTV (don't know if DVD exists) but it seems just a cropped version.
color grading: there are three main ones
- DVD PAL
- BD, DVD NTSC
- Nova TV, MBC and others (similar to PAL DVD, more green)
plus
- TV 1000 (similar to PAL DVD, more magenta that could be "cured" lowering saturation)
cuts: theatrical, censored - the latter deleted blood and other gory details, and have an alternating shot; there are extended scenes on BD
Note: it was released as IMAX, as you can see in this trailer (which is 2.10:1)
it's interesting to note that many shots involving CGI are slightly different!
2012 — Resident Evil: Retribution
aspect ratio: open matte web 1080p is OK - *maybe* another 1080 HDTV could improve quality; the main credits are OAR, but *maybe* they could be recomposited in open matte, using a latter scene; a test is needed test made; the scenes, apart reversed, differs in frame counts, hence can't be used
color grading: it seems there is only one
cuts: theatrical - 5 deleted scenes found on BD
2016 — Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
aspect ratio: does open matte exist?!?
color grading: 2D and 3D have very different color grading
cuts: theatrical - it seems no deleted scenes exist
Note: this also was released in IMAX, still to find out a proof of its aspect ratio, though