tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post4009055745682828415..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-85897160444814257342012-01-02T16:09:35.159-05:002012-01-02T16:09:35.159-05:00Heh, there's a Simpsons episode where they'...Heh, there's a Simpsons episode where they're in the movies and it starts with that THX symbol, followed by a sound crescendo.<br /><br />Hans Moleman's glasses shatter.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-43874385454605089612012-01-02T14:23:38.225-05:002012-01-02T14:23:38.225-05:00Those are all important reasons, but another big o...Those are all important reasons, but another big one is that the sound is just way too damn loud. There's simply no reason for the sound effects to be an at ear-splitting volume, other than to enhance the sense of "excitement" that the picture itself can't provide. I have to bring earplugs to any big-studio release, and even then I can expect to be painfully uncomfortable at another Eric Lindholmnoreply@blogger.com