09-04-2023, 11:40 PM
(09-04-2023, 10:40 PM)Kojak Wrote:When ITV first showed The Hobbit 1 & 2, they used cropped versions before later switching to OAR prints, so there’s a possibility that Channel 5 may have inherited these copies. The third Hobbit film is on next week, and ITV always showed that one in OAR, so if it is cropped then it could mean that Channel 5 has something to do with the cropping.(09-04-2023, 10:27 PM)rick Wrote: I remember someone telling me before that channels are given the rights to some films as extras in a package. The main films in the package are bigger films and in the OAR and the others could be edits or crops, so if that is true, perhaps this was included and that's why it isn't OAR?I think this is the first time The Hobbit (Desolation of Smaug) has been shown on Channel 5, though, which is why I am so perplexed. Previously it's been on ITV, who did show it in the OAR. Had it just been an older print that they'd had for years, then I'd understand - but I don't think it is. Not that it's a massive deal - just seems a little odd these days. I thought cropping films was a thing of the past.
Anyway, Channel 5 have shown plenty of films before in their 2.35:1 OAR, so I don't think it is them cropping it, perhaps they are showing an older print they never got renewed from the distributor?