The Godfather DVD Collection

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Summary: An Offer you can't Refuse
Review: Any Godfather fan must have this set. You can put it next to the Sopranos. Just the Bonus Disc is worth the money. There is footage that wasn't in the previous collections and the story behind the story is very interesting. Badabing!! A collectors dream!!

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Summary: Has there ever been a cast like this?
Review: This review is specific to the DVD box set. With thousands of reviews available what can be added? Godfather III is the least-acclaimed of the group, the only one to not win the Academy Award for Best Picture, but it serves as a fitting and suitable ending to the Michael Corleone story. In the films Diane Keaton and Talia Shire have crucial roles as women in this male-dominated society, and their performances are wonderful. If the series is taken as a whole, could ANY film boast a cast with more actors at the top of their creative ability? Brando, DeNiro, Duvall, Pacino, Caan, Garcia, Cazale. WOW.

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Summary: The Godfather is complex
Review: The movie is really well done. In the day I got it I managed to watch all the set. Marlon Brando is acting as he was a mafia boss. No doubts that Al Pacino has been born to play in such role. However, this is too much close to the book, so I know what will happen and when.

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Summary: This dvd made me an offer that i couldnt refuse.
Review: I was hoping to get the godfathers on dvd one day and when this set came out,i knew that i had to have it.
I would have to say that this dvd collection is worth every cent.
The godfather films have never looked this good before.
I would have bought this set even if it had no special features.
Luckily the guys who put this together made this collection very good.
it has many discs and extras on it.
The overall design of the box the discs come in is very good for this special edition collection.
BUY THIS,YOU WONT REGRET IT!!!!!!

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Summary: The best reason yet to own a DVD player
Review: This series is a classic and with it being digital remastered, Coppola's voice over, and all the other features it has, it cant be beat.

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Summary: "A man who hasn't seen the Godfather can never be a real man
Review: This is one of the best put together DVD's ever, and, without a doubt the best DVD in my collection (which includes Fight Club, another fine movie and DVD). The picture and sound are both of the highest quality, but unfortunately I have only a crappy 27 in. TV and no surround sound system. Therefore, when I watched it over my friend's house (he has surround sound and a nice TV) it was really breathtaking.
THE GODFATHER I is, in my personal opinion and the personal opinion of many others, the single best film ever to grace the silver screen. It also has the highest rewatchability of any movie I have seen and I have seen quite a few. You all probably know the plot, but for those of you who don't, it is basically about a crime family, the Corleone Family, from New York. It begins with the now famous Wedding scene where the whole story is set up and characters are introduced. From there it goes to what probably is business as usual in the Mafia-business deals, various murders, family problems, etc... It culminates in a wonderful scene that intertwines several murders (I won't say of who for those who don't know)with a baptism (I love how the priest says "Do you reject Satan?" and then as Michael answers yes someone is killed and so on). I suggest that you watch it with someone else who has already scene it because it may confuse you a little the first time and also it is fun for the other person to explain the parts of the movie.
THE GODFATHER II is a continuation, of course, of the first Godfather. It picks up the story about 7 years later and tells the tale of Micheal Corleone running his family in I think the 50's and also of young Vito Corleone (Micheal Corleone's father played by an also young Robert De Niro). Some people I heard have been slightly turned off by all the Italian and subtitles used in the young Vito parts, but, being Italian and having taken 2 years of the language, I had no problems with it. Don't worry though, except for the coming to America part, it is filled with all the great action as the 50's era part of the movie. I love the part where Vito stalks Fanucci and then kills him with the towel wrapped around the gun as an makeshift silencer. In the 50's part, Micheal Corleone is becoming almost evil in his coldness and ruthlessness, to a point of doing something that I can't ever imagine doing myself. Al Pacino is in top form in this movie, but I think that John Cazale's performance was even better and should have won an Ocar. I hate the fact that he always goes unnoticed in reviews of this movie. The "It ain't what I wanted!!" scene where Micheal disowns Fredo (sorry for giving away a plot point) is perhaps the best example of dramatic acting ever.
THE GODFATHER III. There are about a million reviews that pretty much say that this is the worst movie ever. I disagree. Yes, Sofia Coppola did not belong in that role (or any important role). Yes, Joe Mantegna was poorly casted in the role of Joey Zazza (if that's how you spell it) even though he wasn't as bad as Sofia. Yes, the plot wasn't as good as the first two. BUT, look what this movie is being compared to. Two of the best movie ever to come out. Just because this is a good movie as opposed to a masterpiece like the others doesn't make it bad. It is not bad.
The special features are many. There are several documentaries, many deleted scenes, commentaries on all 3 movies, etc... The bonus disc will keep you busy for hours after you have already seen the films. If you like these movies, I suggest that you also see Goodfellas which is in the same vane as this and is also one of the greatest movies ever.

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Summary: Best DVD Ever
Review: I first saw the trilogy on video a few years ago and was blown away by the complexity and vividness of the story and characters. Only now that I have seen it on DVD can I fully appreciate the richness of the cinematography, further enhancing my love of the series. The bonus materials are decent, but you should be watching these DVDs for the movies themselves. Anything else is just gravy on top of a juicy piece of meat.

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Summary: widescreen
Review: I love the godfather move and i did wait to get this item so long and now that i have it, I wish i did not. They only made it widescreen. They did not even think of people that do not like widescreen. I have over 7 friends that were going to buy it, but they have changed there minds.

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Summary: Digital Picture Quality?
Review: I don't know what the wait was for. Yes, Godfather 1 is the best movie ever made. That said, buy the video tape. The picture quality on the DVD is abysmal -- especially since they force you to buy all three movies. The blacks are spotty and grain can be seen throughout. I assumed that the DVD was delayed so they could clean up the print. Obviously not. Save your money, buy the tape -- its much better quality.

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Summary: Fantastic Movies and Great Extras
Review: The Godfather trilogy is a great DVD set and has a bonus disc jammed packed with extra scenes, pictures, interviews, that will take you all night to watch. The sound is excellent, I don't have a digital TV so I can really tell a definitive difference between the visuals, although for the most part the DVD's looked excellent, especially in pan scan format. I liked the commentary by Francis Ford Copolla in the 2 Channel Dolby Surround format, with his comments on the events of the movie, while the movie is playing in the background, such as when Michael goes to see his father in the hospital, to create suspense, they wanted shots of empty hallways, but since they were pressed for time and money they put in the ends of scenes, like when Michael walked up the steps, the empty steps scene was frozen and placed later in the scene for suspense. My only problem with the DVD set is that there are scratches in the video, they didn't clean it up enough, so it looks like the beginning of a movie in a theater. This doesn't last the whole movie though, it comes and goes, and when it goes, it is a perfect picture. Conclusion, great DVD, great Extras, Some Problems, Overall, worth the Amazon.com price.