Films that are too dark?

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kacho

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AvP2 and Mutant Chronicles are 2 films that are difficult to watch unless you have a good contrast rating on your tv.

Any other films that are too dark and does anyone have a good tv that means they can watch the above films and be able to tell the difference between an alien and a wall?
 
I have trouble watching Sweeney Todd. With light streaming through my windows you can't see it well at all. If I draw my curtains instead, I get a reflection of red blocks on the TV. My problem I guess, considering I bought a TV that's so shiny I use it as a mirror.
 
When Alien was first show on tv the director was less than pleased as many scenes were just a balck screen with mood music. Later, on dvd it was much better.
 
That's the first thing I said to my mates after watching AvP2 on Sky. I probably missed out on much of the action because I couldn'y bloody see it.
 
I thought the first Bourne film (Identity) was far too dark and that was with no light coming in the room. Was a bit hard to follow, the follow ups were great though and didn't have the same problem.
 
Same here with AvP.

Sunshine was similar. Apart from being generally pretty rubbish I found myself staring at a black screen for every outside shot of their spaceship. It was way into the film before I'd seen enough of it to make out what it looked like.
 
The problem with that argument is that I (and problem most of the others) have no problems with a vast majority of other movies or programs. It's just one or two such as AvP2.
 
Most of the Batman films were in darkness. Awful, bleak, depressing.

Yet the 1960s TV series was bright, colourful, which is what Batman was all about. :)
 
Evita with Madonna looked great in the cinema but all those browns and greys look really dark on the TV.
 
Public Enemies was a bit too dark at times even for the cinema, apparently due to the fact that Michael Mann decided to film it using HD cameras rather than regular 35mm film, so not sure how it's going to look on a TV without great contrast.
 
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