Tint removal in movies - Would you pay extra to have access to it?

I might be in the minority, but I'm sick & tired of directors' overuse of color tints in movies.

I know some might argue it's changing a work of art but sometimes, the movie looks far different than what was shown in theaters or on DVD so the director is changing the movie after its original release.

Would you pay extra to have access to color regraded movies? Here are some example to show what I'm referring to.

Once Upon A Time In America.

ORIGINAL


REGRADED


Plenty of examples available such as Lord Of The Rings where somebody regraded the Extended Edition to match the colors originally shown in the Theater Cut.



The Matrix (bottom - BluRay, top - regraded)



Terminator 2 (top - original, bottom - BluRay)



And many many more.

 

those are really horrible except OUATIA.... would I pay again? NO!
I'd demand a replacement as if they did redo it they will be admitting to a defective product! well that's what I would tell them.: )

 

Yeah, unnatural tinting is a pet peeve of mine, but I certainly would not pay more for a 'normal' version. That just incentives the studios to tint everything so that they can sell the 'normal' version at a higher price.

Having said than, I must admit that the blue tinted Terminator frame above does look a lot better than the 'normal' version (at least in that scene).

 

I still haven't bought "Do the Right Thing" on Blu-ray because they removed the original colour tinting.

I liked the warmth it gave the movie.

 

Predator ?

 

The studios literally believe that certain color gradings sell better to younger folks, particularly the coveted under-25 demographic. Which is why you often see movies with hideously skewed color palettes. It's what they teach in film school these days.

 

I end up tweaking the video on almost all movies I watch to suit my tastes. So, yeah I guess I'd pay extra for more control over the product.

 

Predator didn't have tint as an issue but rather DNR.

 

Another example I posted in another thread, although I don't know which movie that is from.

ORIGINAL


REGRADED

 

Except that the 'hunter edition' has better contrast/dynamic range than the original release.

 

What about the 3D conversion ?

 

Perhaps but I'd rather sacrifice that than be shown plastic dolls throughout the movie.

 

Have to agree on this one for sure. Arnie looks like a wax dummy from Madame Tussauds.

 

You must gush over The Revenant ;^)

 

I noticed Scarllet Johansson's face was often "softened" blurred in the bluray of The Island. It was disturbing because she's nice to look at. The colors in the movie were great but the blacks were muddy (could have been due to the tv I watched it on).

 

It probably was done on purpose considering the concept of the movie. It's supposed to be a sterile place so I'm guessing the look should match.

 

No. But I don't watch enough movies to really be bothered by it lol.

 

I check screenshots online before ordering, thus eliminating my having a problem with what I'll be watching.

 

Are there tv screen settings to allow you to adjust out some of these unnatural tint/color issues?

 

I'm not really up on this but I can tell you that some the "greens" used in movies/television make me not want to watch.

 

That’s just his acting style.

 

In most cases, no.

What people have done is rip the Blu-ray to a computer, adjusted the tint themselves using software, then use that instead of the disc itself.

 

Yeah, that's the way to do it. Futzing with TV settings just won't work in most cases because the tints applied aren't uniform across all frames, but usually applied in different ways to particular areas only (like, sky/water, forests, deserts, skin tones, interior vs exterior shots, etc).