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starboardlight:
Julie, think it might be your tv? or player? try taking the dvd to a friends and see it there. if it looks brighter on your friend's tv, then you know it's not the dvd.

bbm_stitchbuffyfan:
julie, do you dislike the DVDs you've encountered because they're too dark or too bright?

I just watched my DVD for the first time tonight (after three weeks of BBM-less agony) and was disappointed to see how bright it looked in parts. (I just bitched about this on another post so I'm going to stop here.)

Anyway, I was wondering what kind of DVD you bought that's like that? I would love to have a darkly-lit Widescreen (and a Widescreen TV; damn, I miss the big screen).

David:
Hi John,

       My Mom is 70 this year as well.     I saw BBM on December 23rd here in Connecticut by myself.    On Christmas Eve,  Mom and her sister were talking about movies.   Mom looked over at me and asked if I wanted to go see BBM with her.   I was shocked.    I told her that I'd already seen it but would go again if she wanted to see it.   She remarked, "Oh never mind, I was just going to go see it because I thought you'd like to see it".      I was saddened. 

     A few weeks later during one of our regular phone calls, she mentioned that she went to see it with a few of the other seniors at her apt senior apartment complex.    I asked her what she thought of it.     She said that she was glad she saw it in the theater because the scenery was beautiful!   She now loves Wyoming!   LOL.    She said the story was very sad but she liked the movie.   I asked her what the other ladies thought.   She said they didn't like it as much because they are all conservative, religious, republican types.   LOL.  Oh well, can't win them all!

David

twistedude:
On excellent equipment (not mine), the DVD looks fine--except for the tent scene (which is almost entuirely black mud), and--any scene which was not shot at high noon looks like early evening. Of course i don't mind that too much, but a tent scene which is nothing but mud (that's what I could see when my friend turned the brightness all the way up)--will NOT DO..."4 nights in 20 years" is IMAX by comparison..I've now tried 6 DVDs.

For those who don't have the Oscar promo book, this is Heath and Jake on the set, dressed for the first summer--except Jack has the square whiskey bottle in his right hand (missed it in the scan!)_--for some reason or other (the one from the last night). CLICK TO ENLARGE

bbm_stitchbuffyfan:

--- Quote ---On excellent equipment (not mine), the DVD looks fine--except for the tent scene (which is almost entuirely black mud), and--any scene which was not shot at high noon looks like early evening. Of course i don't mind that too much, but a tent scene which is nothing but mud (that's what I could see when my friend turned the brightness all the way up)--will NOT DO..."4 nights in 20 years" is IMAX by comparison..I've now tried 6 DVDs.
--- End quote ---

See, my DVD has been brightened and it kind of bothers me. I thought the way the film looked in theatres was absolutely perfect; I liked the dark grittiness of the first tent scene, the Thanksgiving bar ext. scene, etc. Is the tent scene on your DVD even darker than it was in theatres? And where are you buying these DVDs if they're not working out; are they all too dark? (Cause I think mine, in scenes, is too bright.)


--- Quote ---For those who don't have the Oscar promo book, this is Heath and Jake on the set, dressed for the first summer--except Jack has the square whiskey bottle in his right hand (missed it in the scan!)_--for some reason or other (the one from the last night). CLICK TO ENLARGE
--- End quote ---

I don't have the Oscar promo book; is that available at most bookstores like Barnes & Noble, Books-a-million, etc.?
That picture is on the inside of the soundtrack. I love that picture.

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