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I don't see why so may freak out over grain. The amount of grain present in 300 isn't inherent to the film because of the director's choice, but nearly all other films in history have grain. The very image you see is the result of silver halide particles reacting to light resulting in an image having grain structure. The fine detail in an image is due to the grain. If the grain is digitally reduced or erased (DNR), you lose that detail. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot, but HD resolutions tend to reveal this digital tampering much more than ever seen on DVD (where DNR is a way of life). Also other than erasing the fine detail, DNR tends to smear motion. All this likens the presentation to a DVD with better color, who the hell wants that?
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