Ray Kwok

PAN & SCAN VERSION in this day and age?, May 16 2013

The colours on this DVD version are a huge improvement over the public domain DVD version that's been floating around the discount bins for decades. It's also very clear too, especially the daylight scenes. Unfortunately its still a pan & scan version which is noticeable whenever three people are in the same shot and you get half of someone's head cut off the edge. The musical score is sooo soapy, over done, invasive and manipulative. The book is way better, but film stands on its own. Glad I didn't pay too much for this but the pan and scan looks awful, the picture looks a bit squished too or Mel and Piper were way thinner back then.

you get what you pay for, Aug 4 2011

This lens hood is useless. I can see the hood in the frame of the picture. It has to be turned constantly to get it out of frame and then its not in a position to block any glare. It also difficult to mount on the lens. It's too high maintenance to use. It cost more to ship than to buy. Now I know why it was so cheap. It was delivered before the estimated time.

Good film Wrong Aspect Ratio, Sep 8 2007

Enjoyed this film very much, its very warm and funny in a light way.

The picture looks great too, however the original film was filmed in 2.35:1 but the dvd release is cropped down to 1.77:1. The bonus footage is all in the original 2.35:1 and you can see how much of the film is lost due to cropping it down for 16x9 tv's. Its too bad a lot of UK movies are sold like this in N. America. The point of buying widescreen dvd's is to see them as they were shown in theatres without being physically edited down.