Does the Zooming on the new FRIDAY THE 13TH disc bother you?

rhett · 02-03-2009, 08:04 PM

The new FRIDAY THE 13TH Blu-ray and DVD discs have an image that has been zoomed in and re-framed 10.6% compared to the original theatrical ratio (and the ratio presented on previous discs). How you feel about this? Too small to matter, or too big to ignore?

Workshed · 02-03-2009, 08:33 PM

why did they do this?

hellraiser40 · 02-03-2009, 08:43 PM

i don't really care, since i don't be getting this

already have the R2 release, which is fine enough for me

i'm really more anxious to see F13 2-8 UNCUT!

The Chaostar · 02-03-2009, 08:46 PM

Makes it look like A Woman Under The Influence.
Why?????

ekent · 02-03-2009, 09:01 PM

Enough to keep my R2 DVD? Yes.

Enough to make the Blu-ray not the go-to version to watch? No.

Myron Breck · 02-03-2009, 09:19 PM

I don't care. I'm not buying either new release, as I still have my R1 and R2.

Angelman · 02-03-2009, 09:33 PM

Boo.

No money from me.

KamuiX · 02-03-2009, 09:40 PM

I don't really care for the film, so it's not an issue with me...I love the second one though, so I hope they rectify this and it doesn't happen again when they get around to releasing part 2 on BR.

Burn · 02-03-2009, 10:04 PM

Eh. I won't be buying it anyway. Part 2 and 3 are the ones to uncut.

BrokeNads · 02-03-2009, 10:10 PM

I have boxset from before so I hold on from this. Is times like this to see and bring this news to us that is see how is a valuable website is this. Thank you for news like this and to inform horror fans. Is good to see this and to now what you are to buy and not instead to get home and put in dvd and see a big mistake like this and then is to late because the money is spend!
Thanks for keep on top of this infromations for us.

Dave · 02-03-2009, 10:12 PM

Fuck yeah it bothers me. So glad I didn't preorder this. Original Friday doesn't get a lot of repeating viewings and I stuck to my 'If I don't watch it more than once a year, I aint buying it!' rule. I break the rule for some movies, but considering I have the Friday box set and the Friday R2 uncut DVD, I definitely aint breaking it for this.

I love seeing the reaction / discussion this is getting around the net. Nice job, Rhett! I'm a bit surprised no other reviewers really caught it, but I have to admit I might have missed it too if I didn't go the mega comparison like you did.

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=69649&page=7

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-...-review-3.html

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...3th-uncut.html

http://www.avmaniacs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40253

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1116266

f.ramses · 02-03-2009, 10:20 PM

That sucks, I'm sure you don't miss anything significant but if I was a fan of these movies and had been looking forward to this right about now would be when I stop looking forward to this.

fceurich39 · 02-03-2009, 11:10 PM

i don't care i have the original dvd release as well as the box set

gore · 02-03-2009, 11:11 PM

Rhett,

Yes it does suck and I am not going to buy it because of this. Just curious though, would you have noticed it hadnt you been comparing the different versions of the film? And if you noticed it before that, what scene did it jump out at you?

horrorlover · 02-04-2009, 12:01 AM

no way would I buy this. I have the older dvd release and I don't see any reason to upgrade to a defective release.

View Poll Results: How do you feel about the zoomed in image on the new FRIDAY THE 13TH discs?
Unacceptable. I will not be buying until it is fixed.	82	51.25%
Unfortunate, but I can't hold off buying any longer.	32	20.00%
I don't really care either way.	15	9.38%
It's noticable, but not that significant.	24	15.00%
I can't even tell the difference.	7	4.38%
Voters: 160. You may not vote on this poll

02-03-2009, 08:04 PM	#1
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 7,942	Does the Zooming on the new FRIDAY THE 13TH disc bother you? The new FRIDAY THE 13TH Blu-ray and DVD discs have an image that has been zoomed in and re-framed 10.6% compared to the original theatrical ratio (and the ratio presented on previous discs). How you feel about this? Too small to matter, or too big to ignore? __________________ "The Night HE Came Home"

02-03-2009, 08:33 PM	#2
Workshed Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 5,093	why did they do this? __________________ *Films watched in: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 "Ain't your saint/ ain't your enemy/ I'm a long shadow on the highway" ~TBC

02-03-2009, 08:46 PM	#4
The Chaostar Great Kat slave Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hell-as Posts: 3,964	Makes it look like A Woman Under The Influence. Why????? __________________ "In America, the MPAA eliminated adult sexuality from our movies, but smiles on violence & films for the teenage toilet-humor market. Few things reveal a nation better than what it censors." Ebert, Roger "The world is full of images, from the day we are born, and between reality and ourselves, an invisible movie unfolds, in which we are called upon to act as ghosts. Great films put that movie aside." Christos Vakalopoulos

02-03-2009, 09:19 PM	#6
Myron Breck BOO!!! Gotcha! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 3,222	I don't care. I'm not buying either new release, as I still have my R1 and R2. __________________ The reason I'm poor... "In this Age of Grand Illusion, you walked into my life out of my dreams..."

02-03-2009, 08:43 PM	#3
hellraiser40 Maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 512	i don't really care, since i don't be getting this already have the R2 release, which is fine enough for me i'm really more anxious to see F13 2-8 UNCUT!

02-03-2009, 09:33 PM	#7
Angelman Obnoxious Vegan Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,134	Boo. No money from me. __________________ "What today are my wings, power, clothes, and color, shall be my ashes tomorrow" - Friedrich Nietzsche "the question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?" - Jeremy Bentham "Misfits > Beatles" - Angelman

02-03-2009, 09:40 PM	#8
KamuiX The Eighth Samurai Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,544	I don't really care for the film, so it's not an issue with me...I love the second one though, so I hope they rectify this and it doesn't happen again when they get around to releasing part 2 on BR. __________________ Please visit my site...It's the future! Wii Friend Code: 8897-8584-2714-5768 // XBL & PS3 GamerTag: KamuiXZero

02-03-2009, 10:04 PM	#9
Burn Screamy Bopper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 8	Eh. I won't be buying it anyway. Part 2 and 3 are the ones to uncut.

02-03-2009, 10:10 PM	#10
BrokeNads Stalker Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 220	I have boxset from before so I hold on from this. Is times like this to see and bring this news to us that is see how is a valuable website is this. Thank you for news like this and to inform horror fans. Is good to see this and to now what you are to buy and not instead to get home and put in dvd and see a big mistake like this and then is to late because the money is spend! Thanks for keep on top of this infromations for us. __________________ Go see my blog. Blog of Brokenads! To amaze yourself! http://brokenads.blogspot.com/

02-03-2009, 10:12 PM	#11
Dave Pimp Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Newton, NH Posts: 5,834	Fuck yeah it bothers me. So glad I didn't preorder this. Original Friday doesn't get a lot of repeating viewings and I stuck to my 'If I don't watch it more than once a year, I aint buying it!' rule. I break the rule for some movies, but considering I have the Friday box set and the Friday R2 uncut DVD, I definitely aint breaking it for this. I love seeing the reaction / discussion this is getting around the net. Nice job, Rhett! I'm a bit surprised no other reviewers really caught it, but I have to admit I might have missed it too if I didn't go the mega comparison like you did. http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=69649&page=7 http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-...-review-3.html http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...3th-uncut.html http://www.avmaniacs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40253 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1116266 __________________ Me

02-03-2009, 10:20 PM	#12
f.ramses Stalker Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 298	That sucks, I'm sure you don't miss anything significant but if I was a fan of these movies and had been looking forward to this right about now would be when I stop looking forward to this.

02-03-2009, 11:10 PM	#13
fceurich39 HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ira's Toys store Posts: 5,912	i don't care i have the original dvd release as well as the box set

02-03-2009, 11:11 PM	#14
gore Stalker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 377	Rhett, Yes it does suck and I am not going to buy it because of this. Just curious though, would you have noticed it hadnt you been comparing the different versions of the film? And if you noticed it before that, what scene did it jump out at you?

02-04-2009, 12:01 AM	#15
horrorlover Stalker Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 353	no way would I buy this. I have the older dvd release and I don't see any reason to upgrade to a defective release. __________________ Robots do it better!

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