I'm baffled by your removal of your initial responses to my questioning of your comments. I'm not a moderator here nor have I ever been, just a normal forum member like you. You are free to question any company you wish, just as I am free to challenge your questions of said companies...
To the standard that the Blu-ray looks like film and the MGM-HD version does not.
For example, consider this 5-star review on amazon.com (it might seem familiar to you, Ben): http://www.amazon.com/review/R2W4GAMEYCKH4K/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
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"Brighter" does not equal "better" IMO. Personally, I think the Synapse color/density-corrected master of VAMPIRE CIRCUS looks wonderfully film-like, whereas the uncorrected version of the master shown on MGM-HD looks WAY too bright, like an uncorrected one-light scan.
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