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mwmisses4289

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13. Gracious Senior Citizen. I like it! 👍

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 26, 2025, 09:22 AM

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No, it's Not Just Me/You: "Why Can't We Hear Movie Dialogue Anymore?" (YT Vid) [View all] SorellaLaBefana Mar 26 OP

Theaters are WORSE!! Waste of $$$!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 26 #1

I watch live railcams on Youtube. House of Roberts Mar 26 #2

The audio is bad, and they are filmed so darkly that it is hard to see. Can't listen, can't see -what a mess. patricia92243 Mar 26 #3

This is SO true. And also a deliberate choice SorellaLaBefana Mar 26 #5

Going to college early 2000s, mwmisses4289 Mar 26 #4

The term snowybirdie Mar 26 #6

Ah apologies, I was referring to my self as the old lady. mwmisses4289 Mar 26 #10

Ha snowybirdie Mar 26 #12

Gracious Senior Citizen. I like it! 👍 mwmisses4289 Mar 26 #13

Then there is all the texting, they show the phone for a nano second and you can't doc03 Mar 26 #7

The first time I noticed this was when I attempted to watch Mike 03 Mar 26 #8

I always have the subtitles on except for comedy and news shows nuxvomica Mar 26 #9

Yeah! It's not just me. It is beyond annoying. Phoenix61 Mar 26 #11

Finally turned off the Sherlock Holmes movie because I could not hear what Downey was saying LizBeth Mar 26 #14

This trend--along with the near constant TOO dark cinematography that renders nothing but occasional hlthe2b Mar 26 #15

Also, WHY ARE SOME MOVIES/SHOWS SO FRICKIN' DARK? tanyev Mar 26 #16

Similar combination of Creative Statement and Tech Assumptions that makes dialogue inaudible :) SorellaLaBefana Mar 26 #17

Mood lighting bif Mar 26 #20

Movie producers forget that the story is more important than the spectacle. hunter Mar 26 #18

Audio: Add some brightness 3Kand presence 6K justaprogressive Mar 26 #19

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