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		List Price: $69.99		Label: Paramount Salesrank: 12719 Released: September 23, 2008
		Our Price: $62.99
		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD

The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset DVD Reviews:
Amazon lower that Price!
2008-07-28 - So I love the godfather. Like most people I already own the originals and want to own this because of the fantastic new restoration. As far as I see though- I could live with out the new bonus features. The ones on the original go as far as I need. I prefer to pick up boxsets but for 62 bucks - I'd rather spend 45 and just buy them individualy because like most of us double dippers on this we just want the restoration. Please guys- its too much- lower it to 50.

Nice new restorations, but where's the chronological edit?
2008-07-12 - I love that these landmark movies got a squeaky clean restoration, added special features, and that Godfather II is on one disc instead of two. As a Godfather fan, of course I've ordered this new set, BUT I can't wait for a definitive chronological edit to hit DVD someday (soon?).

Previous chronlogical edits include: (1) "Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic" which is a VHS-only 402 min. chronological edit of Parts I & II not available on DVD or laserdisc. Doesn't include Part III (171 min.) which would take it to 573 min. total; (2) "Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980" which is a Laserdisc chronological 583 min. edit of Parts I, II, & III (std 171 min. for Part III); and (3) "Godfather Saga" (aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather Saga: The Complete Novel for Television) which is a chronological 605 min. edit of Parts I, II, & III with added footage (434 min. for Parts I & II plus std 171 min. for Part III) done for TV broadcast only. This version was never issued commercially in any format. Some lucky people like me were able to record it off TV.

ALL of these chronological versions are slightly different and all contain at least some footage not contained on the other versions! Come on Francis, give the fans a super complete chronologiocal edit sooner rather than later!

Here's the low-down on what is on "The Godfather Trilogy - The Coppola Restoration":

The Godfather & The Godfather Part II fully restored including 5.1 stereo for the first time, with direct involvement from Francis Ford Coppola
5 discs box set, including 2 special features discs

New Special Features:
Godfather World
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
When The Shooting Stopped
Emulsional Rescue - Revealing The Godfather
The Godfather on the Red Carpet
Four Short Films on The Godfather: GF Vs. GF Part II; Cannoli; Riffing on the Riffing; Clemenza

Previously Available Special Features (also included)
Director's Commentary for all 3 films
Behind the Scenes
Additional Scenes Chronology
The Family Tree
Photo Galleries
Theatrical Trailers
Acclaim and Response
Filmmaker Biographies



Why Not the Godfather Saga on DVD-Disappointed
2008-07-03 - I was originally excited by the prospect of a restoration figuring that there would finally be the "Saga" footage added. I have the "Saga" on prerecorded VHS and have always felt that the chronological handling of the material plus the added footage played well.
The extras will be certainly be worth the new investment as well as the enhancements but it would have been great to have the "Saga"

A MUST HAVE!!
2008-07-03 - even if you already own this movie ,like I do this is a must have dvd here are the features
THE GODFATHER: The Coppola Restoration DVD Collection

The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration DVD Collection, enhanced for 16:9 TVs, with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and English Mono (The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II) and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The DVD disc breakdown is as follows:

Disc 1:

- The Godfather feature film
- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 2:

- The Godfather, Part II feature film
- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 3:

- The Godfather, Part III feature film
- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola

Disc 4: (previously released special features)

- Making of The Godfather
- Additional Scenes
- Filming Locations
- The Corleone Family Tree
- The Music of The Godfather
- The Godfather Historical Timeline
- Profiles on the Filmmakers
- Photo Galleries and Storyboards

Disc 5: (new special features)

- Godfather World
- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
- ...when the shooting stopped
- Emulsional Rescue: Revealing The Godfather
- The Godfather on the Red Carpet
- Four Short Films on The Godfather
--- The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II
--- Cannoli
--- Riffing on the Riffing
--- Clemenza

Too bad I didn't refuse the offer for the original release !
2008-05-22 - I don't really care that much about the new extras, the real need to double-dip for this release is the improvement of the video for the three films. If you own the original release you'll have noticed just how un-watchable the three movies were, specially because of the incredible amount of specs and marks which I've found distracting and downright intolerable; there's not a +/-5 second period in which a spec does not appear on I & II while the video in III is affected by terrible color and brightness.
While watching the new release of the Bond fims a few months ago I concluded I couldn't be long before the GODFATHER series received a similar treatment and sooner rather than later, here we are. I really hope the price for this edition is brought down by Amazon from the 62.99 it currently stands but, even if it doesn't, two of the greatest films of all time are worthy of just swallowing and making such expense. I like III very much too but obviously it isn't in the same league with the first two, just about no other film ever made is.