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For as far back as I can remember, I wanted "GoodFellas" to look great on Blu-Ray. The 2007 Blu-Ray release, while a steady improvement over its DVD counterparts, disappointed in its failure to capture the movie's clarity, sharpness and densities. The contrast was uneven, the image looked too bright, the blackness too cumbersome and distracting, the colors looked relatively dim and, worst of all, there was a haziness that made the tiniest of all details unnoticeable. Whoever was in charge in putting "GoodFellas" on Blu-Ray deserved a good pistol whip to the face.

But now comes the 25th anniversary edition of "GoodFellas", in which the movie has been given a 4K resolution from the original camera negative. The results? "GoodFellas" doesn't look great; it looks absolutely phenomenal! The image has a fine, naturally grain quality that gives the movie a documentary feel (which is appropriate since that was the filmmakers' intentions), there is greater detail in even the extreme long shots that weren't noticed in the previous versions (just watch Karen's wedding scene and the famous Copacabana long take in both this version and the 2007 one and the difference in quality is staggering), there are various shades of blackness and color that give the picture more depth (the burial and subsequent digging of Billy Batts, for example, looks even more detailed than before) and contrast, unbalanced in the previous version, is excellent. At long last, "GoodFellas" has come out in a presentation that would make the even stoic Paul Cicero crack a smile.

Having watched "GoodFellas" hundreds of times, I continue to marvel at the film's superb direction, outstanding performances, rich visuals and themes, moral ambiguity and its seamless blend of horror, drama and black humor. It's a film that 25 years after its release in 1990 continues to affect me as much as it does to everyone in my generation. Most movies grow dated after numerous viewings; not "GoodFellas". Now on a spellbinding 25th anniversary Blu-Ray set that restores the film to its original form, the movie's power has been enriched. You don't know "GoodFellas" until you've watched this set.

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Classic Era Movie

on April 30, 2021

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Classic Actors in a very Classic Era with amazing effects!

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4k version not worth the price.

on November 12, 2023

Posted by: MikMo

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Less than stellar transfer to 4k. Stick with the Blu Ray copy.

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Great movie, decent transfer

on November 20, 2023

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What can be said that hasn’t already been said about Goodfellas? One of my favorite movies of all time has finally come back into stock in 4K UHD, so naturally, i had to grab it. Overall i would give this presentation a 3.5 out of 5. It could really benefit from a proper Dolby Vision grade and Atmos mix. I found the color pallette to be extremely dark and the audio to be good with solid separation and surround effects but I was left wanting a lot more.

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SIMPLY THE BEST

on May 27, 2009

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"GOODFELLAS" IS ONE OF THE BEST MOIVES RELEASED. I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN MUCH LIKE IT ACCEPT THE GODFATHER. STRAIGHT UP MAFIA MOVIE AT ITS BEST.

What's great about it: THE STORY

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Not Worth the price

on July 7, 2017

Posted by: Seahawker

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Ended up playing the Blu-ray version for seven dollars and change after reading numerous reviews I'm happy

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Video is poor quality.

on September 15, 2017

Posted by: DechRW22

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With the normal blu-ray disk you get a better picture than this 4k version.

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