mankite, are you using D-Nice's latest User Mode settings?
Because if so, I can see what you mean. I've been happy with his original Movie Mode settings and hadn't checked out the User Mode update, but just put in his User Mode settings so I could A/B them.
After pausing a newscast that showed a background of the Boston skyline at an angle with tall building sides in shadow, I noticed that the User Mode settings pretty much obscured details of windows and floors in shadow that became quite visible in his Movie Mode settings. Even bumping Brightness up to +3 didn't bring forth as much detail as Movie Mode.
Here are his Movie Mode settings for you to check out, that I think were specific to Motorola cable boxes. For some reason I think he called for Contrast to be at 39 and not 40, but maybe not, and I'm pretty sure the rest are accurate:
MOVIE MODE
Contrast = 40
Brightness = + 1
Color = -3
Tint = 4 Red
Sharpness -5
Pro Adjust:
PureCinema
Film Mode = Standard
Text Optimization = Off
Picture Detail:
DRE Picture = Low
Black Level = Off
ACL = Off
Enhancer Mode = 2
Gamma = 3
Color Detail:
Color Temp = Low
CTI = Off
Noise Reduction:
3DNR - Low
Field NR = Off