When It Comes To A Movie Do You Prefer B&W or Color

[Rich]

It doesn't matter for me. I watch the Universal Classic Monsters or I watch A Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday the 13th. The only thing is, if a film was originally in black and white, chances are I'll enjoy the black and white version over a colorized version. I have seen colorized versions of such films as Night of the Living Dead and A Christmas Carol, and those colorizations were done very well, but I think when it comes to old films like the Universal Monsters, the black and white aspect adds something to the feel and character of the film. These are films of a particular era.

We have many film franchises today such as Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and Alien and Predator. The Universal Monsters was the original film franchise, and I think that being from the era they were from, the black and white really gives them a particular "flavor" that might be lost if the studio ever decided to colorize them.

[littlejohn123456]

I Like Both.

[Barlow]

I like both. If a film was originally done in B&W, I don't want to see it colorized. And vice versa!

I think the old B&W movies have a certain atmosphere due to the feeling or understanding that they're from an earlier time, from my childhood. So there's more of a nostalgia factor going. Plus, some things just work better in B&W. However, there are plenty of atmospheric, creepy monster movies in color. Lemora, for example. So yeah, I like both.