Widescreen vs. Pan & Scan

People who like pan and scan don't like movies. They simply want to be entertained for 90 minutes. If they liked movies they wouldn't want to see a half-movie. (they'd also invest in a bigger tv)

So let me get this straight you're saying that

1. The director is wrong, it's not about what he wants.
2. People who accept the directors vision are wrong, because it's not what you want.
3. People who think zooming in is great are right because it's entertainment thus it's somehow correct?

Idiot much?

I made a picture explaining this whole thing to a friend of mine using a still from Carlito's Way (shot in Panavision 2.40:1). In the courtroom scene at the beginning, in the full screen, you only see Pacino, but in the widescreen, you also see the prosecutions side of the court room which is what De Palma intended.

He totally got it

Speilberg did Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull in Panavision again for the first time in 20 years; even Minority Report and Munich were in Super 35 2.40:1

HBO HD is already cropping 2.40:1 movies for HD as well as SD. A couple years ago, I watched Blood Diamond on HBO HD and they showed it in 1.78:1 when the movie was 2.40:1. What is wrong with HBO.

These days, even though I have HBO & Cinemax, I barely watch them because they chop all there movies to Full Screen. IFC (which shows there movies in Original Aspect Ratio) is pretty much the only movie channel I watch anymore.

Because 2.40:1 aspect ratio is preferred by many cinematographers and directors, and I think it looks better than 1.85 myself

Aw man, it's sad that he went to the stupid square format.
He could have continued using widescreen and always still have it even though TV-station or whatever would cut them up.
The original would still have looked the way he wanted.

There are actually scene(s) in LoTR that, while using Pan Scan main characters standing in groups, etc... some characters are actually CUT OFF the screen or you just see their arm.

you must watch bad movies and want to miss half of the picture, other then that there is no reason to zoom in unless you are watching a 15" screen 10ft away.