The issue of grain seems to be something of an obsession on these High Def forums, and on most of them there seems to be a lot of confusion about what is and isn't a manifestation of film grain or the lack of it. Terms like "low grain" get bandied about instead of "fine grain", and noise...
We may be on to a breakthrough here. I think we really need a common frame of reference to get to the bottom of this. I also have the SD of Adventures of Robin Hood, and the Sherlock Holmes restorations and I'd say all those films demonstrate movies where film grain hasn't been eradicated. Film...
I have mixed feelings about buying the Bond films again. I had them all on VHS, I had them all in SE form, and when the prices dropped I bought the UEs. Will I buy the BRs? Maybe. I have the current Casino Royale as one of my meagre 4 BR collection, and it's a constant source of wow. BRs...