Off topic, but don't go too far overboard - after all, we are watching...heh.
Sun Nov 23, 2003 1:51 am
"Steve Kraus, a Chicago film projectionist, noted in this week's Movie Answer Man column that movie studios are quite purposefully putting 'large reddish brown spots that flash in the middle of the picture, usually placed in a light area' in order to ruin computer-compressed pirated copies of films. Among recent films that feature these spots are 'Ali,' 'Behind Enemy Lines,' '28 Days Later,' 'Freddy vs. Jason' and 'Underworld.' (I guess they had to destroy the movies in order to save them ... )"
http://www.suntimes.com/output/answ...ay-ebert05.html
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ty vince
more info here:
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Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:30 am
Well, it only really affects bootlegged stuff, so I can't say it concerns me. DVD's are made from special prints of the film, and they don't add any of these marks to those copies. I pretty much wait for everything on DVD these days since the whole "big screen experience" has faded for me what with increasing ticket prices, endless ads, and lack of all the cool stuff DVD's add.
