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HD Version now playing

posted 18 years ago by mistera1
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I just watched a high-def version of this on HDNET. It was a perfect transfer. It will replay on Oct. 29 and 30. http://www.hd.net/movies_schedule_by_title.html

[–] lasermagnetic 18 years ago

For some reason MonstersHD is playing this film cropped to 16x9, which is unwatchable, yet "Tales of Terror" is correctly transferred at 2.35:1. Go figure!

[–] markmad-1 18 years ago

Although I love MonstersHD, they crop films quite often. It is very disappointing to have an HD channel and they won't show films in the correct aspect ratio.
You are correct about this being unwatchable in the cropped version. Panavision was used very weel with this film and it really loses a lot to have it chopped off.

[–] lasermagnetic 16 years ago

Well.... I watched "Pit & the Pendulum" (and "Tales of Terror") last night on HDNET movies....and it left me breathless. As the original poster said it was a perfect transfer. The film has lost none of it's power, and Vincent Price is marvellous. I hope the other Poe / Corman films show up soon in HD.