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from Drexel Hill, PA
I love these movies...mostly the first two but I can watch the third anytime as well. Some of the best acting you'll see in any movie, period. The first two movies are just one long classic scene...perfection. If you buy the Bluray you'll be watching the best version of these movies yet. Don't expect to show off your high-def system with these because the source film is over 30 years old. However, you can tell that A LOT of time went into this latest production and most of the vintage look is intentional. In my opinion, the Godfather shouldn't be seen any other way.
What's great about it: Looks the best it's ever looked
What's not so great: James (cmon, that's funny...)
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from Hawaii
The Godfather Collection a number 1 boxset to add to your blu-ray collection.
Watching this is wow, with non stop great acting and plot, when watching this is high definition you would never think that the first 2 movies where made in the 70s.
All together there all great movies and a must so get yours now!
What's not so great: Sometimes the discs holder are really tight in this 4-disc case.
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from rialto ca
Verified Purchase:Yes
Let's put this behind us: the Godfather was, is and will always be 'grainy'. It's just the way they were shooting movies THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO. So, yes, it's a 36 year old movie and it looks its age. It's true, '2001' looks a lot better on blu but, apparently, that's the best that could be extracted from the existing Godfather negatives - there is an entire 'extra' that explains how the transfer was done and the sometimes painful choices the restorers had to make. The transfer is grainy all over. It's grainy all the time. The whites are grainy and so are the blacks. In the end, it does not really matter or it didn't matter much to me because it's better than anything I've seen yet.
Moving beyond grainyness, the picture is steady like rock. I wasn't able to detect any major artifacts. The extra available on 'disk 4', showing the kind of work and the technology invested into this product convinced me that this is the best-looking Godfather except maybe the first screening at the Chinese theater in Hollywood that we are going to see in a long, long time. [A post blu-ray 'better' edition is possible in 10 years or so, when blu-ray is surpassed by a new technology, because the best negatives found were digitized on a resolution that's about 3 times higher than the current blu-ray.]
No major complaints about the sound. It's TrueHD 5.1, it's clear but don't expect any surround effects. I doubt the original was even stereo. It was a little bit low-volume on my stereo but it's probably my equipment to be blamed.
The extras on the 4th disk are actually worth watching. They are shot in HD
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from Dallas, TX
The Godfather Collection's Edition is without doubt the greatest trilogy to be placed on film - especially in the blu-ray format. Watching the deleted scenes and the commentaries put it over the top. Experiencing these films in blu-ray format made me feel like I had watched them for the first time all over again.
What's great about it: Good Price for the ultimate film collection!
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Classic brought back more colorful and sharp. But keep in mind it is not what most would consider True HD as it is a little soft and grainy, but I think it is what the director wanted. It is beautiful and should be owned by every movie lover.
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from Jersey City, NJ
The Godfather Series (I-III) is without doubt the greatest trilogy to be placed on film. Add a bonus disc that includes interviews; behind the scenes footage, deleted scenes and much more and you have a collector’s edition. Put it on Blu-Ray and you have a fantastic experience. Many scenes were filmed in dark settings (to set mood), however VHS, Laserdisc and even standard DVD did not do justice to the experience. The Blu-Ray version however blew me away.
What's great about it: Legend Movie in Future Technology!
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from Alexandria, VA
Verified Purchase:Yes
Before Tony Soprano, Coppola's take on the rise and fall of mafia kingpin Michael Corleone really makes you cheer for the bad guy (granted, there are no good guys in these films). Pacino, Brando, DeNiro, Duvall and Caan are at their absolute best in this series, The digital restoration is pristine (both DVD and Bluray) and everyone involved should take a bow. "The Godfather" is to director/writer Francis Ford Coppola what "Star Wars" is to George Lucas (minus the obvious marketing opportunities). I actually discovered it rather late in life, at least 15 years after its release, and have been hooked ever since. I've purchased it in every form available including the VHS of the chronological edition (for those who aren't familiar, Part II bounces between events before and after Part I). A plus in the extras is hearing about Coppola's struggle to even get the movie made the way he wanted to and adding the influence of an Italian-American upbringing, without which this may have just been another one-shot gangster movie. It truly is a monumental creation and will be appreciated as such by anyone viewing it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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