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Title: Not Original Letterbox
Review: Terry Jones, who in a Special Feature introduces PLAYTIME, reminds us that it was originally released in 70 mm. Illustrations to his talk show us clips from the film at a 2.35:1 ratio, which is usual for 70 mm. BUT the movie itself, as shown in the Criterion Collection, has a different ratio: 1.85:1 or less, which is closer to the Standard Format. The true letterbox clips shown in the Terry Jones intro look much better than the film on this DVD. Criterion claims to restore the original letterbox, but it doesn't. Unless people like me, who want the 2.35:1 ratio of the original, object, companies like Criterion will continue to hoodwink us.
