I think it was a grumble about changing lenses? There might be something about it on the net but glad its been dropped now and many going back to proper anamorphic lenses.

He did all of his movies in S35 upto Titanic?

Never liked Top Gun. Liked it even less when I joined the Navy and actually worked on F-14 jets. Then I worked with a mech who worked on the jets during the filming of the movie. Said Cruise was a prissy b**ch complaining all the time about the helmet messing up his hair, and giving the pilot flying the jet he was riding in a lot of crap about his flying (all shots of Cruise in the cockpit he was in the RIO seat, ie: rear seat of the cockpit.)

I was even stationed at Miramar for a while for training. No one really had much nice to say about the movie being based out of there.

Went to the bar/restaurant in downtown San Diego where the famous "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" scene was shot (didn't realize it was that bar until I was already in there--I was there for San Diego Comic Con in 2011.) At least the ribs were good.

No. Terminator and Aliens were both shot on traditional 35mm. All of his films are shot with spherical lenses.

Personally I've never liked Super 35 but it's probably mostly due to the fact that most films shot with anamorphic lenses have generally much better film stock. For Swedish films, Cinemascope was extremely rare between the 70s and mid-90s. If it was ever used it was almost always a 2-perf format like Techniscope. In the mid 90s, Super 35 and Super 16 got more common though which made many directors jump over to Cinemascope. I think it started somewhere around Jägarna as it was very professional production in contrast to other Swedish features from the same time (it's much more like a mishmash of sentimental Hong Kong action and Hollywood melodrama) and gave many directors an idea of what Swedish environments and landscapes can look like in a wider format.

Yep, the distortion in blur and flares clearly points out whether or not an anamorphic lens has been used. Once you see it you'll notice that it's a very common stylish effect in films. Probably the best example of that is The Graduate.

Not seen that film in decades I think I recall few sunlight scenes but I think it was panned and scanned on tv, only opening titles was in scope.

If you rewatch it (I highly recommend the Criterion Blu-Ray) you will notice how the blur is heavily distorted and that it is used in several scenes. Most notably when Elaine realizes that Benjamin and Mrs. Robinson have had a relationship as the focus shifts very slowly and you can see how the blur is oval but the more it gets in focus it becomes more circular.

Watching Jungle Book: brand new: was sealed.

Top Gun: must have been extremely popular: I have 5 or 6 copies already. Just like Hunt for Red October.

I looked for LD pressing listings letterbox. I'll think about the bluray.

If you really want it on Laserdisc I'd recommend the CAV Criterion set. It's a fine release but their recent Blu-Ray is fantastic in every aspect.

Don't think there's any major differences other than the gatefold, as the CLV edition comes in a standard sleeve. I had the CAV myself and loved it but felt overwhelming once I bought the Blu-Ray.

What of soundtrack between the two of them does the LD soundtrack sound near to the bluray in that it doesn't sound like been tampered with? I like original sound mixes for films. The film I see on imdb had a 4-track mix as well as mono release.

I haven't compared any of the soundtracks, but the Criterion BD has the original mono track if you want it.

Is Braveheart worth picking up if you have the BD?