Product: Moonstruck (1987)
Rating: 5.0
Don't buy this just for the widescreen format
When I first bought Moonstruck years ago, I was dismayed to find it was not in widescreen. However, my brother reassured me that I was not missing anything, because I was seeing the way it was orginally filmed. The 4x3 aspect ratio, which is the format I had, is NOT a pan and scan version. To make it fit the wide screen in the theatres, they cut off some of the top and bottom. If you don't believe me, compare the two versions, like I did. In the 4x3 aspect ratio you actually see MORE than you do in the widescreen version. For instance, in the "Cosmo's Moon" scene when they're sitting at the dining room table, you can see more of the food on the table. You won't see that same food in the widescreen version. It will be cut out.I'm not saying don't buy it. I like it: it's more cinematic. But if you don't have a widescreen TV (I do), then your image will be smaller, and you'll actually be seeing less on the screen than you did before.