Posted by Ratchetcomand
- Dec 17, 2017, 09:34:52 PMThe movie look worse than it did in theaters. I was on the forums when AVPR came out in 2007 and I remember some people thought the trailers had better lighting than the actual movie did. I remember the SB claim that they like the movie looking dark.
Posted by OpenMaw
- Dec 17, 2017, 07:06:17 PMAll the way over here on the west coast it was still too damn dark to see anything.
It isn't there to make the (minimal) CGI effects look better. It's there because they screwed up.
And it still doesn't hide the CGI space craft from looking like obvious CGI. The ship shots form AVP three years earlier were more convincing and hold up better.
Quote from: Scorpio on Jul 28, 2017, 05:30:38 AM
The darkness makes the cgi effects look better. Back in 2007, the software was not as sophisticated, they still can't reproduce accurate lighting and textures in cgi, but they're getting closer all the time.
It isn't there to make the (minimal) CGI effects look better. It's there because they screwed up.
And it still doesn't hide the CGI space craft from looking like obvious CGI. The ship shots form AVP three years earlier were more convincing and hold up better.
Posted by Nukiemorph
- Dec 17, 2017, 01:39:24 PMI'd never heard the "east coast got prints that were too dark" thing until I'd listened to the new podcast. I personally saw a screening in Billings, Montana and it looked fine there. Being in the western half of the country, this makes sense to me. I'd be curious to hear where other positive and negative screening experiences happened in America.
Posted by happypred
- Sep 22, 2017, 02:07:41 AMIt was OK at the cinema...it was bewilderingly dark when I watched it at home
Posted by Master Chief
- Sep 15, 2017, 03:07:33 PMQuote from: Chronicle on Jun 10, 2017, 01:35:37 AMYes. I remember saying, "what is that bloody blob in the blackness?"
I thought it was honestly a tad too dark at times. I should of wore my sunglasses at night watching this film. Probably wouldn't of made any difference
Posted by P-Rock
- Sep 15, 2017, 02:32:52 PMWhen it's dark even in broad daylight, then you know there's something wrong.
Posted by bleau
- Sep 15, 2017, 11:42:00 AMThe Darkness was too much for me to see anything. Even on blu it was way to dark imo.
Posted by P-Rock
- Aug 25, 2017, 10:03:08 AMEven the daylight scenes are so dark it's like they were filmed in the twilight.
Posted by Nukiemorph
- Jul 29, 2017, 09:28:57 PMWhen I saw it in theaters, it looked completely fine, but everyone was complaining online. I thought people were just being drama queens and I was frustrated.
Then when it came out on home media, I popped the DVD in and couldn't see a thing without shutting off the lights and cranking the brightness up to the point that the blacks became grey.
The blu-ray, however, does seem to be better. But I did watch that in a dark room on a projector.
Then when it came out on home media, I popped the DVD in and couldn't see a thing without shutting off the lights and cranking the brightness up to the point that the blacks became grey.
The blu-ray, however, does seem to be better. But I did watch that in a dark room on a projector.
Posted by Scorpio
- Jul 28, 2017, 05:30:38 AMThe darkness makes the cgi effects look better. Back in 2007, the software was not as sophisticated, they still can't reproduce accurate lighting and textures in cgi, but they're getting closer all the time.
Posted by Shinawi
- Jul 27, 2017, 11:26:00 AMIt was so dark that I don't remember much of the movie except for the darkness.
The movie was all over for me when the blonde girlfriend was gone.
The movie was all over for me when the blonde girlfriend was gone.
Posted by Alionic
- Jul 26, 2017, 07:25:37 PMQuote from: Scorpio on Jun 26, 2017, 03:41:29 AM
If you're watching the dvd it's too dark. The bluray is perfectly fine, however. Good detail in the blacks.
Any word on when AVPR in 4k gets released?
Posted by The happy alien
- Jul 26, 2017, 07:06:30 PMIt was a bit too dark but I prefer that than a too shiny one
Posted by 426Buddy
- Jun 27, 2017, 02:12:54 PMThe darkness was a problem when i watched it in theaters and on the bluray as well.
Although its probably a good thing. Actually seeing more of the film would only make it worse.
Although its probably a good thing. Actually seeing more of the film would only make it worse.
Posted by Scorpio
- Jun 26, 2017, 03:41:29 AMIf you're watching the dvd it's too dark. The bluray is perfectly fine, however. Good detail in the blacks.
