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Re: Why is 2.35:1 so overused on DVDs?

From reading the followups to the original post, it seems to me that there is some frustration on your part as to why noone is aswering your original question. The simple explanation, is that your question is invalid due to your incorrect assertion that the original aspect ratio of Episode 1 (and many other movies that are allegedly cropped according to you) was 1.85:1. The only evidence that you have to support your argument seems to be your memory of the original viewing. There is overwhelming evidence that the original aspect ratio of Episode 1 is and always has been 2.35:1. If you indeed saw the original release in 1.85:1 in a thx certified theater, then it was almost certainly cropped from the sides. I know that I too saw Episode 1 in a thx certified theater at the 12:01 opening show on the east coast and it was most certainly in 2:35.1. I'm all for conspiracy theory, but the idea that DVDs are cropped to 2.35:1 from an original ratio of 1.85:1 is, I'm afraid, a scenario that only exists in your mind.

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