300 Brd

[Rileydog]

Does anyone have any issues with the image quality of this particular BRD?

I am extremely dissatisfied after watching it in its entirety yesterday. The picture is extremely grainy throughout the film (not sure is this is attributed to the color scheme and style) and I got constant flickering of light to dark during playback.

Is this normal or could I possibly gotten a defective copy?

I kinda expected it to be a smooth transfer due to its resemblance to a comic book, like Sin City.

[powerknowledge]

The transfer accurately represents the theatrical release, and the film's overall aesthetic -- grain, warts and all. In this, it also accurately represents the style of the graphic novel from which it was adapted.

So in short: you don't have a defective copy.

[ganthc]

Originally Posted by Rileydog

Does anyone have any issues with the image quality of this particular BRD?

I am extremely dissatisfied after watching it in its entirety yesterday. The picture is extremely grainy throughout the film (not sure is this is attributed to the color scheme and style) and I got constant flickering of light to dark during playback.

Is this normal or could I possibly gotten a defective copy?

I kinda expected it to be a smooth transfer due to its resemblance to a comic book, like Sin City.

The grain was definitely intentional and is almost as bad as "Sleepy Hollow" in how obtrusive it is on the film. But detail levels are still great, and the audio is great too.

However, I don't know about the other issue with the flickering. That is not something that I've seen on my version of the 300 bd.

[Ruined]

The grain is supposed to be that way, a stylistic choice. Light to dark flickering is not normal for this title, though there is a lot of black crush. My guess is the flickering was a hardware issue with your display.

[Sehnzeleid]

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?

[Ruined]

Right, this is one of the reasons though that advanced upconversion processes may strike a note with J6P... They see the BD with grain and normal contrast how it is supposed to be, then they see the Super Upconvert pic with grain removed, super high contrast, optimized for "3D Pop" etc. J6P may very well think the latter has more "pop" even though it is inaccurate to the original source.

DNR & grain removal is the Pan & Scan of the HD generation. J6P loves it, enthusiasts hate it.

[plissken99]

The grain is definitly present, and intended.

Whats funny, is that I first watched this on a 720p Sony projector, and I thought it looked utterly flat and lifeless throughout most of the movie. Then I watched on my new 1080p JVC projector, and WOW! Even with all the grain there is an incredible amount of depth and detail to the image. On a really good set up, I feel this is one impressive title, on ok to good set ups, not so much.

[Derb]

Yes, just like Miami Vice on HD DVD, the grain invades your screen!

Imagine every single film you see in a theater look just as grainy as 300.

The best of the best of the best theaters in my area all look like 300!



Even....

IMAX