[quote name='wankerness']Huh? It IS cropped, they WERE filmed in 1.33:1. The Shining and Full Metal Jacket also were, the rest were filmed in widescreen. The 1.33:1 versions include the entire filmed picture, the widescreen ones cut off the top and bottom of the picture. Like I said, it can be argued that the scenes were all shot with the knowledge that they were going to be matted and thus there's no crucial information being lost, but those who are saying that the widescreen versions of these three movies have additional picture on the sides/aren't cropped are blatantly wrong. Not every movie was filmed in widescreen, believe it or not. And yeah, the uncensored thing with eyes wide shut does make it more appealing, it's just too bad they don't have a fullscreen version. If I actually had a widescreen TV I'd care less that I was losing the picture probably, but as it stands I'd rather have something that fills up my entire screen AND contains the entirety of what was filmed than something matted.
Oh, and go to DVD beaver if you don't believe me, they have a ton of comparison screenshots between the new edition and the previous fullframe one - the fullframe one does contain considerably more picture info, and does have sharper image, but also does have the "hooded figures" superimposed throughout the orgy and is technically lower resolution. Annoyinggggg. I haven't checked if they have comparisons of full metal jacket and the shining, but I'd assume they have some up.
EDIT: Here's the aspect ratio info from IMDB, cause you'll probably still claim I'm wrong:
Aspect ratio
1.66 : 1 (theatrical ratio, Europe)
1.85 : 1 (theatrical ratio, USA)
1.37 : 1 (negative ratio)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120663/technical[/quote]
Sheesh. He framed for widescreen but shot in full frame for the simple reason that he preferred full frame for home video. In the theaters they were wide. And he was saying that back in the VHS/Laserdisc era, uninformed by recent developments in home video (like the DVD's impact). I find it funny you use DVDBeaver's review to prove your point, because they actually side with the new set's EWS transfer. Honestly, just look at the movies. The compositions are almost always much tighter when cropped, which in my opinion greatly contributes to the atmosphere in them.