It Happened in Athens

NOT WIDESCREEN!!!
As JM's all time #1 fan, I was very much looking forward to receiving this dvd in the mail and ready to throw out my old dvd bootleg copy of it. However, after viewing the film from the 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives dvd collection, I think I'll hang on to it. Not much of an improvement, if any, from my bootleg. Here's why: The picture is VERY grainy on a high definition television screen, even for a manufactured on demand dvd with no remastering. And the picture ratio is standard TV size (Formatted to fit, this screen, the intro says), and NOT the original widescreen/Cinemascope in which it was filmed and originally presented. Not what I was hoping for. The C-Scope would have made the cinematography look a lot more appealing and 20th Century Fox should know better that to release a cropped product like this in the digital age. If this were a Monroe film, I'm sure it would have gotten a much better home video representation. Maybe someday.... On the plus side: Jayne looks...

It Happened In Athens
Congratulations Rupert Murdock, You've Conned me again. The number of these pan & scan t.v. prints of Fox's cinema archive series now confirm you as 'KING of CRAPP' across all media. The cinemascope & color by deluxe are even displayed on the cover art....SHAME!

RELEASED IN 2:35 BUT NOT HERE
great, fun, thrilling, dramatic & exciting movies released in a format that doesn't enhance your viewing pleasure. the studios......go figure.....why do they do the viewing audience such a disfavor? 5 stars for movie & 0 stars for dvd

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