IPhone video to iMovie HD is distorted

When I upload video shot on my iPhone 3Gs into iMovie HD it seems the aspect ratio is distorted. It imports just fine, and audio is fine too, it's just that the ratio is too wide. People (actually all images) look fine on the iPhone, but appear shorter and wider in iMovie. Solutions anyone?

In the future, you can import directly into iMovie. If the movie is still on your phone's Camera Roll, you can still do this. Attach the phone via USB cable and if iPhoto opens, close it down. Then in iMovie, click FILE/IMPORT FROM CAMERA.
If it is in iPHoto, there should be an iPhoto Event listed among the Events in iMovie. This movie should be in there.

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