'Lord of War' was originally exhibited theatrically at 2.40:1, but when it came time for its subsequent DVD release, for some reason the folks at Lionsgate chose to transfer the film at a cropped 1.78:1 aspect ratio. According to press reports at the time, the studio claimed the change was made with the approval of the film's production company (though whether director Andrew Niccol was consulted as well is not known). Whatever the real story, fans were not happy with the decision, and rightly so -- 'Lord of War' is a very well-photographed film, and all of that hard work deserves to be seen in the form it was intended. Thankfully, Lionsgate has reverted back to the film's original theatrical aspect ratio for this Blu-ray release, which is properly presented at 2.40:1 and encoded at 1080p.