zombie84 said:
Thats like saying we should remove brush strokes from oil paintings. Its part of the texture of the medium. Filmmakers and cinematographers are well aware that grain exists and work WITH it, chosing deliberate film stocks for the grain quality. This notion that grain=bad is firstly dumb but secondly ignorant. Its SUPPOSED to be there because its film.

Exactly. Digital restoration is one thing, but grain removal is NOT restoration. It's destruction.

Like pan and scan vs. original aspect ratio during DVD's growth years, it looks like enthusiasts are going to have another battle against the clueless masses with Blu-ray thanks to DNR misused in the name of film grain removal and image "clarity."