December 06, 2009.

Purchase of The GodFather Giftset DVD.

Rating: 5
I was completely satisfied with ths transaction, the packaging, prompt delivery and my credit card was charged appropriately. I feel very confident with my purchases from Amazon. Thanks!

December 05, 2009.

Sloppy, at best..

Rating: 1
I will start by saying that, overall, the quality is 'okay'. However, I don't have many good things to say about this set.

Firstly, there are two scenes (and I'm only 1/2 way through II) where someone was asleep, apparently, on the QA team.

Specifically, in part I, the scene where Michael confronts the baker in the hospital...Did they just decide to not touch that scene?

Secondly, in part II, there is a scene where all of the locals in Cuba are throwing televisions on the ground...etc... after the President steps down. Right after the image of Corleone's plane preparing for takeoff. There is some unidentifiable CRAP on the screen...

If this is what passes for 'quality', I'll pass. Either I must've gotten a bad copy or someone just rushed this crap out the door.

And, another poster hit the nail on the head with the color issues. I feel like I'm living in a tangerine hell.

0 out of 5, for this piece of shoddy 'money is the whole reason' atrocity.

Site won't allow zero stars... That one star is fake!

December 07, 2008.

Godfather-Coppola Restoration.

Rating: 5
I had seen Godfather many times in the past, but this restoration seemed like I was seeing it the first time.
Joe Caracappa and other restorers deserve to be proud of their work.

December 24, 2008.

A Must Have.

Rating: 5
This Godfather is a must have for any movie guru. The box set comes with all three movies and a extra disc packed full of content. As for the movies they look great. I own the movie in Blu-ray and DVD and they both look spectacular. On the 4th disc there is a documentry on how they restored the film. This is a must buy film but strive to purchase the movie in Blu-Ray. You won't be let down

December 23, 2008.

Looks good (I think), but feel cheated.

Rating: 3
I don't have a HD TV and my television is old so maybe that's why there was nothing in this restored gift set that looked even slightly better than I ever saw before. I'm not complaining, because I'm trusting it will look great once I get an HD TV even if it's on DVD and not Blu-ray.
I find myself buying DVDs for the special features and that was the case here with two DVDs devoted to special features. Coppola's commentary is fantastic and there are some deleted scenes as well as some clever, interesting and then sometimes desperate, "I'll use anything," special features.
On the back of the supplements DVD of "The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration," it says one of the special features is "The making of the GodFather." I don't know how long I spent going over the special features looking for "The making of the Godfather," but it turned out to be a long upsetting night for all involved. I came to realized the main reason I purchased this box set was for this one special feature and it doesn't really exist. There are featurettes that talk about an aspect of the making, like the music, or "filming locations," or if I want to sit in silence squinting to read bio's I might find a trinket of something about the actual shooting, but where is the making of the Godfather? Where are those great screen tests I've seen before of Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan and Robert De Niro auditioning? How about the Brando 's home made screen test? Come on Frances what's da matter with you? I paid over fifty bucks here!