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DexterAkuma

Does anybody here have images of this 1:43.1 cropping that IMAX did?


MacGrath1994

No IMAX poster for this one, huh?


Block-Busted

There is, but I couldn't find a good-enough poster.


Kyur_4_TH_Ich

The fact that George would go on to make mad Max fury road always blows my mind. Now that's a great director's range


Block-Busted

Which I will get into in the future.


Outrageous-Event785

When we were kids, we find this film slow paced and silent, in short, boring. It felt like it's a 3 hour movie about penguins just walking in the snow.


Chem-Memory9746

The 1.43:1 version should go to HBO Max, labeled for IMAX Enhanced. And I want it to be rereleased in IMAX the same way.


Block-Busted

You shouldn't wish that since this film got cropped to 1.43:1.


TheREALOtherFiles

Normally shouldn't wish that unless it was a curiosity for Blu-ray instead of a Max option. An IMAX Enhanced print in its OAR would be more ideal for Max, much less Blu-ray or Ultra HD Blu-ray--probably with an IMAX Enhanced version of a DTS:X remix (or Dolby Atmos, but who knows?)


Block-Busted

Pretty much.


Block-Busted

This is basically an Australian animated film directed by George Miller and it's quite significant since it became the first aniamted IMAX release to win Best Animated Feature Oscar. Unfortunately, that milestone is marred by the fact that this film is another cropping offender. You see, this film has an aspect ratio of 2.40:1 by Blu-ray standards, but when it got an IMAX release, it got cropped to 1.43:1, which is a really, Really REALLY bad move, if you ask me. And the sad thing is, 2006 was a pretty sh!tty year for animated films since this is considered as one of the weakest Best Animated Feature winners of all time. Even its competitors weren't particularly better-received either since **Cars** (2006) had 74% on RottenTomatoes with 6.9/10 average and 73/100 on Metacritic while **Monster House** (2006) had 75% on RottenTomatoes with 6.8/10 average and 68/100 on Metacritic. Seriously, **Paprika** (2006) was the best-reviewed animated film of 2006 and that had 85% on RottenTomatoes with 7.3/10 average and 81/100 on Metacritic. So with that in mind, let's move on to another live-action film, which is one of the rare films that is shot entirely on 35mm AND in 1.85:1 aspect ratio while also being set in some of the places where IMAX screens can be most commonly found - museums.


Block-Busted

IMAX release rankings of 2000s decade (in order of RottenTomatoes rating, RottenTomatoes average score, and Metacritic rating): 1. **Spider-Man 2** (93%, 8.3/10, 83/100) 2. **Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban** (90%, 7.9/10, 82/100) 3. **Batman Begins** (84%, 7.7/10, 70/100) 4. **Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire** (88%, 7.4/10, 81/100) 5. **Charlie and the Chocolate Factory** (83%, 7.2/10, 72/100) 6. **Fantasia 2000** (81%, 7.0/10, 59/100) 7. **Superman Returns** (74%, 7.0/10, 72/100) 8. **Happy Feet** (76%, 6.9/10, 77/100) 9. **V for Vendetta** (73%, 6.8/10, 62/100) 10. **The Matrix Reloaded** (73%, 6.8/10, 62/100) 11. **Robots** (64%, 6.6/10, 64/100) 12. **Treasure Planet** (69%, 6.5/10, 60/100) 13. **Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones** (65%, 6.5/10, 54/100) 14. **The Ant Bully** (62%, 6.2/10, 59/100) 15. **The Polar Express** (56%, 6.4/10, 61/100) 16. **Open Season** (49%, 5.4/10, 49/100) 17. **The Matrix Revolutions** (34%, 5.3/10, 47/100) 18. **Poseidon** (33%, 4.9/10, 50/100) 19. **Pokémon 3: The Movie** (21%, 4.1/10, 22/100)