Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) DVD releases UPDATED

[James_Armstrong]

This is regarding some of the DVD releases of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972).

The American Brentwood Home Entertainment (not BCI Eclipse as I originally thought) release:
There is another cut in this version, which is actually by Brentwood Home Entertainment, not BCI Eclipse. At the mad tea party scene, there are a few seconds missing of footage of Alice and the Hatter.

The American Direct Source release:
There are actually cuts in this version. Just like the Brentwood Home Entertainment version, there are a few seconds missing of footage of Alice and the Hatter (at 55:59). Also, there are a few seconds missing from when Alice runs out of the White Rabbit's house (from 32:39 to 32:40).

The American DigiCom TV release:
The end credits are in 2.35:1, except for the rest of the film, which is cropped to 1.77:1, with the opening credits being windowboxed until it fades to the first scene, which it then zooms in to fill the frame. There is a "Moving Picture Archive" watermark underneath the copyright credit in the opening credits.
Also, there is a cut on this release. There are a few seconds missing from Alice closing the door behind her and walking into the palace garden (from 60:09 to 60:10).
The actual running time is 91:25 minus the opening bumper (0:10) and closing bumper (0:12), both of which are part of the movie.

The American Reel Vault release:
This release (which is slowed down to 23.976 fps and encoded at the proper DVD framerate of 29.97 fps) is a bootleg of the Oracle release. It suffers from jagged pixels due to the cropping and resizing from non-anamorphic to anamorphic.

The Polish RadioZET release:
Before the end credits roll, the clip zooms out to 2.35:1. However, it is still non-anamorphic. Also, "unused end titles music" in the notes should be changed to "exit music".

Also, a bit off-topic: IMDb claims that the original aspect ratio of this movie is 2.35:1, but that's not accurate (and IMDb can be an unreliable source of information at times), since given how the 1.33:1 "pan and scan" releases sometimes show missing picture information on one side (such as the Brentwood Home Entertainment release) than on the 2.35:1 releases, the aspect ratio is actually a tad closer to 2.39:1. Even Blu-ray.com says that the original aspect ratio is 2.39:1.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Also, a bit off-topic: IMDb claims that the original aspect ratio of this movie is 2.35:1, but that's not accurate (and IMDb can be an unreliable source of information at times), since given how the 1.33:1 "pan and scan" releases sometimes show missing picture information on one side (such as the Brentwood Home Entertainment release) than on the 2.35:1 releases, the aspect ratio is actually a tad closer to 2.39:1. Even Blu-ray.com says that the original aspect ratio is 2.39:1.

Where is the 2.39:1 measurement coming from? Is there a press release or tech specs you are referring to? (To say, the difference between 2.35:1 and 2.39:1 is minuscule.)

[James_Armstrong]

Also, a bit off-topic: IMDb claims that the original aspect ratio of this movie is 2.35:1, but that's not accurate (and IMDb can be an unreliable source of information at times), since given how the 1.33:1 "pan and scan" releases sometimes show missing picture information on one side (such as the Brentwood Home Entertainment release) than on the 2.35:1 releases, the aspect ratio is actually a tad closer to 2.39:1. Even Blu-ray.com says that the original aspect ratio is 2.39:1.

Where is the 2.39:1 measurement coming from? Is there a press release or tech specs you are referring to? (To say, the difference between 2.35:1 and 2.39:1 is minuscule.)

Never mind, it was probably the camera ratio that was 2.39:1.