X-15 (1958)
I received my DVD of "X-15" today from Amazon and began watching it with great enthusiasm. In the beginning I was delighted to see that the film was presented in widescreen format. But early into the...
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
Hey Bud...fancy meeting you here! I avoided that DVD altogether because it wasn't anamorphic widescreen and I refuse (except in the rarest of cases) to buy unenhanced transfers. That, however, is a...
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
Simply put, it's a 'scope film with flat stock footage spliced in. So when stretched out, the flat footage looks expanded.J. Theakston The Central Theater, Passaic, NJ
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
After posting the above message, I watched a bit more of the film. The scenes that followed the distorted ones were, of course, not distorted because they pertained to the dramatic sections of the...
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
This sounds fascinating. I've never heard of this film but been interested in the US test pilots since reading The Right Stuff. Could some one post more details of the film, is it a fictional film...
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
Quote:Who is in it? The main star is Charles Bronson. It's not science fiction, but fiction based on the real experiences of pilots test-flying the X-15.
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
Well, I finally finished the film, and I enjoyed it, but I was very disappoint by two things. 1. Many scenes throughout the film were flawed by the filmmakers decision to "stretch" screen images...
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
Quote:it seemed to me that they could have been 'cropped" top-and-bottom to adjust the image instead of creating that annoying distortion. That's really what they should have done, but it would have...
View ArticleRe: X-15 (1958)
Well, if they gave it a little thought, they would've said, "Gee, whiz, guys, we got all this great NASA footage of this spiffy rocket plane, but it's not in 'Scope. Maybe we better not shoot the rest...
View Article
