The following movie screenshots are taken from their DVD versions. The cropped Pan and Scan shots were done in Photoshop using a 4:3 selection rectangle.
Blade

Widescreen version

Pan and Scan - The menancing crowds to Blade's left and right are gone; where'd that girl go?


Widescreen version

Pan and Scan - All three characters are crammed into the frame; no equipment can be seen


The Matrix

Widescreen version - A great shot

Pan and Scan - A much less ambitious shot


Widescreen version

Pan and Scan - Neo is barely in frame; one Agent has been completely cropped out


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