I agree with you, 100%! Anyone who doesn't agree needs to do a simple comparison (though it's impossible, for the most part). Compare 3 movies between the small screen and the large screen. Alien (the original), Ran (by Kurosawa), and Brazil (by Terry Gilliam). Another great example is Star Wars, the original. I remember sitting in one of the larger theaters in KC (The Glenwood) and the opening scene where the star destroyer appears "over your head," chasing the transport. Nothing, repeat, NOTHING had prepared me for that scene!
Mark
Yes, to Star Wars... ( I would be embarrassed to tell you how often I saw the first three on big screen).. and each time was in awe..
but,
first time I saw them on DVD.. well, ho hum in comparison