Why are there so many Full Screen copies of Full Metal Jacket?
Thanks, neckro23. Maybe I can track that one down. So far we have this: phaedon’s link says: Full Metal Jacket was composed for and played theatrically at 1.85:1. koko’s comment says: It was very common in the ’60’s and ’70’s in Europe for films to be shot in 1.66:1 aspect ratio. All of Kubrick’s films (with the exception of 2001, which was shot at 2.20:1) were shot at this ratio. But, in my continuing obsessive search, I found this quote from the Letterbox and Widescreen Advocacy Page: [Kubrick] framed most of his movies (including The Shining and Full Metal Jacket) for a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Unfortunately, this caused a problem with many because they were shown theatrically at 1.85:1. This is not because he wanted a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Instead, this happened because most modern theaters are incapable of showing a movie in anything less than 1.85:1. As a result, most people thought that the 1.85:1 version is what
