"Junior Bonner" MGM - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Anchor Bay (WS) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Anchor Bay (Full Screen) - Region 1

directed by Sam Peckinpah
USA 1972

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Theatrical Release: 2 August 1972 - USA

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DVD Comparison:

MGM - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Anchor Bay (WS) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Anchor Bay (Full Screen) - Region 1 - NTSC

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(MGM - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Anchor Bay (WS) - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE vs. Anchor Bay (Full Screen) - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

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Distribution	MGM Region 1 - NTSC	Anchor Bay Region 1 - NTSC	Anchor Bay Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	1:40:18	1:40:13	1:40:10
Video	2.31:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.30 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	2.31:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.54 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.51 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: MGM
Bitrate: Anchor Bay (WS)
Bitrate: Anchor Bay (Full Screen)
Audio	Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono.	Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono.	Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono.
Subtitles	English, French, Spanish or none.	None.	None.
Features	Release Information: Studio: MGM Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterboxed - 2.31:1 Edition Details: • One commentary track with Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle. DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004 Keep Case. Chapters 16	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterboxed - 2.31:1 Edition Details: • None! DVD Release Date: April 13, 1999 Keep Case - Dual sided DVD. Chapters 12	Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterboxed - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • None! DVD Release Date: April 13, 1999 Keep Case - Dual sided DVD. Chapters 12

Comments

With the 'Pan and Scan' Anchor Bay you can see the massive amount of information you are missing from the total frame. It is not Open Matte - it is a total crop job. Don't waste your dollars.

The MGM and Anchor Bay Widescreen 's look very similar - same colors- but I think the MGM is a tad sharper. Include in that it has subtitles and a commentary -and this is our recommendation.

- Gary Tooze

Related Books

Garner Simmons:
Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage

David Weddle:
If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!

DVD Menus

(MGM - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Anchor Bay (WS) - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE vs. Anchor Bay (Full Screen) - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

Screen Captures

(MGM - Region 1 - NTSC - TOP vs. Anchor Bay (WS) - Region 1 - NTSC - MIDDLE vs. Anchor Bay (Full Screen) - Region 1 - NTSC - BOTTOM)
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