|
The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset DVD | 
 enlarge | Actors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $69.99
Buy Used: $24.23
You Save: $45.76 (65%)
New (54) Used (30) Collectible (2) from $24.23
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 670
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 549
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: PARD131354D
UPC: 097361313542
EAN: 0097361313542
ASIN: B0018CMJSU
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/23/2008 Run time: 549 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com
On the DVD People used to say this was Frank Sinatra's world, and the rest of us just lived in it. After watching the multiple special features in the box set The Godfather - Coppola Restoration, one might conclude it's actually time for a cultural and historical revision: This is the Corleone family's world. The rest of us better tread lightly. Actually, the point of the half-dozen or so features crammed onto a disc accompanying the beautifully restored The Godfather, The Godfather II and The Godfather III, is that The Godfather movies have penetrated popular culture in such a deep and meaningful way that they are second-nature to everything. David Chase, creator of and writer on The Sopranos, for example, describes in the featurette "Godfather World" that his hit HBO series was intended to be the story of the first generation of mobsters actually influenced by Francis Ford Coppola's hit trilogy. Joe Mantegna calls the three films "the Italian Star Wars." (Mantegna co-stars in The Godfather III.) Alec Baldwin says no matter what one is doing, one is compelled to stop and watch the films if they're on television. Richard Belzer calls the films "a religion." And so on. A number of people similarly testify in "Godfather World" to the importance and ubiquitousness of The Godfather and its sequels in American life. There's no point in arguing, so its best to move on to the other featurettes, including "The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't," reviewing in detail much of what has been said about Paramount's mistreatment of Coppola, about casting fights (Steve McQueen as Michael?), about the studio's assumption they were getting a quick-and-dirty B-movie, and about producer Robert Evans' determination to keep his choice of director and unlikely actors under his wing. Fresh information within the special features, however, begins with "… When the Shooting Stopped," a fine study of post-production on The Godfather, with several surprising and fascinating facts. Among emerging details is an explanation of why Michael Corleone's scream toward the end of The Godfather III is silenced out. (Hint: it was meant to be the inverse of a sound effect in the first movie.) "Emulsional Rescue: Revealing The Godfather" talks about the painstaking work of restoring the first two films, beginning with a phone call from Coppola to Steven Spielberg (after the latter's DreamWorks studio became part of the Viacom family) asking if he'd request money from Paramount for restoration work. "The Godfather On the Red Carpet is a negligible series of fawning statements about the movie from hot young actors, while "Four Short Films" are brief and enjoyable takes on different aspects of The Godfather's impact on modern living. --Tom Keogh
Stills from The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (Click for larger image)
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
Essentially Just A Rehash Of The Previous DVD Giftset January 9, 2009
I didn't originally have the Godfather trilogy on DVD, so I decided I would finally go out and buy it. Unfortunately, the DVD set was re-released as the "Coppola Restoration" and I could not go out and find the original DVD set released in 2001 (which by now is far cheaper than the new set). Purchasing the new gift set, I went home and with great anticipation opened the box set and admired the new packaging and montage of photos from all three films aligning the front cover to the back in a blood-splattered animation. Included was new slim DVD cases for each individual film, and brand spanking new special features along with the previous special features from the first gift set encompassing 2 discs. Part II which originally was spanning 2 discs on the fist set is now compressed to 1 disc, which I find rather nice than having to switch discs in between the movie. However, the picture quality is sub-standard. Too grainy!!!! It looks like Coppola copied the films from the VHS versions of the movies and tried to sell it off as a restoration. I don't see any real problem with the tangerine colorization other reviewers are complaining about, but I do notice that some whites do get blurry when shown. But it does nothing really to effect the eyes. I'm keeping the Restoration as my copy of the films since I currently don't own a Blu-Ray player. I'd recommended this version of the trilogy for those who have Blu-Ray and recommend the first gift set for those who own DVD (I'm sure that some stores still carry it or you can buy it online, maybe from Amazon :-P). I can see that this is evident that sooner and sooner we are going to have to start using Blu-Ray. Sucks, but true.
 Purchase of The GodFather Giftset DVD January 6, 2009
I was completely satisfied with ths transaction, the packaging, prompt delivery and my credit card was charged appropriately. I feel very confident with my purchases from Amazon. Thanks!
 Sloppy, at best. January 5, 2009
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I will start by saying that, overall, the quality is 'okay'. However, I don't have many good things to say about this set.
Firstly, there are two scenes (and I'm only 1/2 way through II) where someone was asleep, apparently, on the QA team.
Specifically, in part I, the scene where Michael confronts the baker in the hospital...Did they just decide to not touch that scene?
Secondly, in part II, there is a scene where all of the locals in Cuba are throwing televisions on the ground...etc... after the President steps down. Right after the image of Corleone's plane preparing for takeoff. There is some unidentifiable CRAP on the screen...
If this is what passes for 'quality', I'll pass. Either I must've gotten a bad copy or someone just rushed this crap out the door.
And, another poster hit the nail on the head with the color issues. I feel like I'm living in a tangerine hell.
0 out of 5, for this piece of shoddy 'money is the whole reason' atrocity.
Site won't allow zero stars... That one star is fake!
Godfather-Coppola Restoration December 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had seen Godfather many times in the past, but this restoration seemed like I was seeing it the first time.
Joe Caracappa and other restorers deserve to be proud of their work.
A Must Have November 24, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This Godfather is a must have for any movie guru. The box set comes with all three movies and a extra disc packed full of content. As for the movies they look great. I own the movie in Blu-ray and DVD and they both look spectacular. On the 4th disc there is a documentry on how they restored the film. This is a must buy film but strive to purchase the movie in Blu-Ray. You won't be let down
|
|
|
| Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny
|
|
|
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)
|
|
|
|
Why is it that women, who are so competent in all other areas of their lives, cannot find the same competence when it comes to matters of money?
With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived "in the now."
Attorney Michael Clayton is a a€oefixer,a€� the go-to guy when his powerful New York law firm wants a mess swept under the rug. But...
