An American Tail is OAR
I found this bit of info regarding the aspect ratio of An American Tail. This is from spielbergfilms.com.
A note on the technical specs of the films: when the titles were first announced, I grumbled about the fact that Universal was releasing the title in 1.33:1 full frame aspect ratio only. Since then, I have learned from a very reliable source that Don Bluth originally intended for the animation to be composed for the full frame (for the original film) and the film was soft-matted for theatrical exhibition. I’m not sure if the same applies for the sequel, but if this is true, you should be getting a decent (read: non-pan & scanned) image. It would still be nice if the discs would include the theatrical aspect ratios of the films as well, but such is life.
I would venture to guess that this means the other Don Bluth films, The Land Before Time, and The Secret of Nimh are also OAR on DVD.
A note on the technical specs of the films: when the titles were first announced, I grumbled about the fact that Universal was releasing the title in 1.33:1 full frame aspect ratio only. Since then, I have learned from a very reliable source that Don Bluth originally intended for the animation to be composed for the full frame (for the original film) and the film was soft-matted for theatrical exhibition. I’m not sure if the same applies for the sequel, but if this is true, you should be getting a decent (read: non-pan & scanned) image. It would still be nice if the discs would include the theatrical aspect ratios of the films as well, but such is life.
I would venture to guess that this means the other Don Bluth films, The Land Before Time, and The Secret of Nimh are also OAR on DVD.
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