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Title: Unfortunately, not anamorphic
Review: I've been on a western kick recently, buying and watching mostly classics of the genre from the 1950s. I finally decided to purchase Heaven's Gate, the controversial, budget-busting Michael Cimino film credited for nearly killing off the western. Unfortunately, this 2000 DVD release is not anamorphic, and it looks pathetic and puny on my large widescreen TV. It is widescreen, but since it's not anamorphic, you get black bars all around the frame. Occasionally there's also a bright blue line on either side of the frame, probably a kink in the original mastering process. It's all very annoying and distracting, and it has kept me from watching the entire 3-1/2 film. Whatever the merits of the film, it definitely deserves a new anamorphic release, or even better, Bluray.
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