Except that the crapiest 35mm film still contains more MTF-measured lines than 1080p. By definition, 1080p only has 1080 MTF lines, whereas crappy 35mm has around 1400. High end camera, properly lit set and good glass will result in nearly double that amount, so roughly 3 times as much detail as Full HD. An excellent study also defines that most theatres will show movies that have been copied a number of times (as is the case for most movies) will lose quite a lot of detail. The worst 10% of those of those copies register at between 1000 and 1400 lines, so let's say equivalent to HD. That's 90% way above HD quality. Though, that is only 1080p HD. There are now digital cameras that will record at 14 or even 28000 lines of resolution. In other words: Please don't speak poorly of 35mm film. It may not be as practical, cheap and reliable as digital, but it was a lot superior to anything you might believe. Oh, and obligatory XKCD.