The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray] | ![The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ek%2BlM5IIL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $124.99
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Rating:  110 reviews
Sales Rank: 372
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 840 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.8
MPN: 38644
UPC: 097361386447
EAN: 0097361386447
ASIN: B000NTPDSW
Release Date: September 23, 2008
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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)
Product Description
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 23-SEP-2008
Media Type: Blu-Ray
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 One of the best Blu-Ray purchases out there. March 13, 2010
Topraman (California, USA)
Don't listen to the naysayers, because the picture quality is amazing. It really does look like a new 35mm print of the film. Naturally this means that the film grain is retained, but if that bothers you, then you really shouldn't be watching these movies in the first place. The colors are amazingly rich, and the detail is not lost in the transfer from film to Blu-Ray.
This set comes with a disc containing a ridiculous amount of supplementary materiel, including all the supplementary material from the Godfather DVDs. Interviews, behind-the-scenes, you name it, it's there.
I do have to say that I don't really care for The Godfather Part 3, but I'm not going to detract a star just for that.
Godfather on Blu-ray February 17, 2010
C. Matthews (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Clear pictures and everything looks good,I can really see the hair on Sonny's body :)
Everything I hoped for.. February 6, 2010
Corinne A. Barrette (Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It didn't disappoint. Quality transfer to HD, unlike the disappointing "Goodfellas". This actually looks and sounds like blu-rays should... and it includes the extras that we've all come to expect in our fave movies. I can honestly say its worth the extra money to re-purchase this classic if u already own the dvd... Does not disappoint!!
 Picture is awful February 1, 2010
Linda Hargreaves (SF, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Colors in the highlights are blow out in the outdoor scenes especially in the highlights. The movie is great as always but the poor color reproduction is distracting and annoying.
Fantastic restoration!!! January 31, 2010
Chris Young (Vicksburg, MS)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
LOVE the new blu-ray version of the Godfather trilogy. I watched the first two (I probably won't watch the third one because I try to forget it exists) and everything about it was great. It is much brighter, the colors are sharper, and visually it is just far superior to the regular DVD. If you are a fan of the Godfather movies, this is a must buy. My brother told me about it and I ordered it as soon as I got my blu-ray player. The set is pricey, but well worth it in my opinion.
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