So here's another observation I've had for a little while now:
A lot of really old movies have been preserved really, really well, and look remarkable on DVD, this go for movies that date back to the "Golden Age" of cinema, all the way up through the 70s . . . but, for some reason, a lot of movies from the late 70s up through the 90s look pretty poor even on DVD. I don't really know how to describe, but it's like the overall picture quality is low: colors seem too dark, contrast seems too strong, the picture has a slighty blurriness/fuzziness to it with too much grain/noise. I don't know if it was the cameras that were in use during the time, or if it has something to do with the digitizing process, or what, but it's very noticeable.
A lot of really old movies have been preserved really, really well, and look remarkable on DVD, this go for movies that date back to the "Golden Age" of cinema, all the way up through the 70s . . . but, for some reason, a lot of movies from the late 70s up through the 90s look pretty poor even on DVD. I don't really know how to describe, but it's like the overall picture quality is low: colors seem too dark, contrast seems too strong, the picture has a slighty blurriness/fuzziness to it with too much grain/noise. I don't know if it was the cameras that were in use during the time, or if it has something to do with the digitizing process, or what, but it's very noticeable.