This is still way, way too dark. The color-grading needs to be brightened up a bit. So much detail is obscured in almost absolute shadow. Yes, 4k does a great job at resolving what detail there is, but the whole is still almost unwatchable it is so dark.
I love the film, but Sony's Superbit DVD is still the most watchable version of it to me.
Much like the tweaking and draining of all of the color out of the 1979 DRACULA, when originally as shown in theatres, it had a beautiful and saturated color-pallete. It was John Badham changing his tune, and revising the film based on his modern whims, draining it of all its wonderful color.
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