I prefer watching older films. I want them to feel dated. I like the way older films look and sound.
We now live in a world where films are pretty pristine to the point where it feels very machine made rather than hand crafted.
You can feel the humanity more in old tranfers of older films. And I kind of miss that sort of retro hand made feel.
It is important not to lose that but all these new releases something seems to get lost with all the technology most of the time.
Agree 100%
My favorite film is the Maltese Falcon for many of the reasons you cite.