Great movie, mistreated by production companies

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2005)

Jackie Brown is yet another Tarantino film that ages very well. It is a break from the speed of Pulp and the plot has this fine Roald Dahl quality: the spectator is not let in on Jackies plan until the very end of the movie.
I keep on playing the 4:3 DVD I have - the film seems to get better every time. I was happy to be able to buy a 1.85:1 copy, distributed by Buena Vista (UK). But what did these bastards do? They clipped the top and bottom part of the 4:3 transfer I already have. Instead of seeing the whole frame, I get to see LESS (than in the 4:3 transfer). And it is quite visible too, because actors now have the top-part of their heads missing.
Why are distribution companies mistreating this movie? Why is it that Miramax allows two-bit distributors in every European country to molest their products? I wish that A Band Apart (QT-s production company) could see it (and that they slap Miramax for allowing this).
If you would like to buy this movie, then avoid this version. EAN: 5 017188 883245