MrBrown, I believe that release is an upconvert, yes? Or no?
Solo, no doubt the film is not a dark one, but the Japanese BD is very clearly brighter than normal. There are virtually no deep blacks. I reduced brightness by about 13% and it looks eons better.
I was a huge laserdisc guy, buy I cannot watch them now without my eyes bleeding. They are beyond poor.
Still, I hung on to many titles knowing the PCM sound might come in handy down the road. Thank God I thought to do that!