(This page compares the widescreen tape to a full-screen tape, both from Paramount.)
Big action movies like John Woo's Face/Off should really be viewd in thier full screen version. One note: In both versions of the film it looked like information was being cut off at the bottom of the screen.
While the full-screen version usually keeps the subject of the film in frame, much context information is lost.
Why would you buy the full-screen version of Face/Off? Castor Troy doesn't seem to have an answer.