On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:02:06 -0000, "Capt. Rob"
wrote:

I think a lot of people would be more in awe of classic films if they
could see them BIG again. It's a "big" difference. Watching Treasure
of Sierra Madre in a theatre after it was restored was a revelation,
though I had beleived I knew the film very well.

No doubt. Most people are most familiar with the severely used and
cropped versions shown on commercial TV.
Even the remastered DVD's seen in wide screen seen on a normal TV are
a great improvement over those butchered versions.
Big screen is a different experience entirely. Might get one myself,
but it's not a priority now.
Louis Malle's Atlantic City is amazing on the big screen. Seeing it
on a normal TV (27") is a major disappointment.

--Vic