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The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration [DVD] [1972]

Marlon Brando (Actor), Al Pacino (Actor), Francis Ford Coppola (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD

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Format	Box set, PAL, Dolby, Colour
Contributor	Robert De Niro, Sofia Coppola, Robert Duvall, Lee Strasberg, Al Martino, Danny Aiello, Richard Conte, Francis Ford Coppola, Diane Keaton, Sterling Hayden, Frank Sivero, George Hamilton, Eli Wallach, Al Pacino, Harry Dean Stanton, Andy Garcia, Troy Donahue, John Marley, Talia Shire, Roger Corman, Marlon Brando, Bridget Fonda, James Caan, Mario Puzo, John Cazale See more
Language	English
Runtime	8 hours and 46 minutes

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GODFATHER, THE-; GODFATHER PART II, THE-; GODFATHER PART III, THE-

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Throughout his long, wandering, often distinguished career Francis Ford Coppola has made many films that are good and fine, many more that are flawed but undeniably interesting, and a handful of duds that are worth viewing if only because his personality is so flagrantly absent. Yet he is and always shall be known as the man who directed the Godfather films, a series that has dominated and defined their creator in a way perhaps no other director can understand. Coppola has never been able to leave them alone, whether returning after 15 years to make a trilogy of the diptych, or re-editing the first two films into chronological order for a separate video release as The Godfather Saga. The films are America's very own Shakespearean cycle: they tell a tale of a vicious mobster and his extended personal and professional families (once the stuff of righteous moral comeuppance), and they dared to present themselves with an epic sweep and an unapologetically tragic tone. Murder, it turned out, was a serious business.

The first film remains a towering achievement, brilliantly cast and conceived. The entry of Michael Corleone into the family business, the transition of power from his father, the ruthless dispatch of his enemies--all this is told with an assurance that is breathtaking to behold. And it turned out to be merely prologue; two years later The Godfather, Part II balanced Michael's ever-greater acquisition of power and influence during the fall of Cuba with the story of his father's own youthful rise from immigrant slums. The stakes were higher, the story's construction more elaborate, and the isolated despair at the end wholly earned. (Has there ever been a cinematic performance greater than Al Pacino's Michael, so smart and ambitious, marching through the years into what he knows is his own doom with eyes open and hungry?) The Godfather, Part III was mostly written off as an attempted cash-in, but it is a wholly worthy conclusion, less slow than autumnally patient and almost merciless in the way it brings Michael's past sins crashing down around him even as he tries to redeem himself. --Bruce Reid, Amazon.com

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 16:9 - 1.78:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 2 x 14 x 19 cm; 340 Grams
Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ Finnish
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5014437954831
Director ‏ : ‎ Francis Ford Coppola
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Box set, PAL, Dolby, Colour
Run time ‏ : ‎ 8 hours and 46 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 2 Jun. 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Andy Garcia
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount Home Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0014E917Y
Writers ‏ : ‎ Richard Conte, Mario Puzo
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5

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charlotte

Good price for a great set of flms

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 November 2022

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Always loved the Godfather trilogy so i thought I'd buy the set, mainly for somethinv to watch over christmas as i kmow most of whatever is on tv channels or streaming will probably be rubbish. I tried all of them out in the dvd just to check and they are all perfect although i think the picture could be a bit sharper and the box is a bit bashed about but for a second hand set at that price i'm not that bothered really. Pretty happy all round with these.

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Item arrived today14 nov . Was due to arrive between 1 and 5 nov. very late arriving

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 14 November 2022

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Item in good condition on arrival.

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BobH

`I am in blood stepp'd in so far'

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 September 2012

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`I am in blood stepp'd in so far'
Perhaps Michael Corleone might have quoted, `I am in blood stepp'd in so far' (Shakespeare: `Macbeth' 3,iv,135) as he contemplates his fate in the Godfather trilogy as it approaches its full circle. I can never decide whether Part 1 or Part 2 is the greatest crime film ever. Certainly the whole trilogy is so rich it deserves several viewings. Here are some suggestions of things to consider.
Is the trilogy a study of how power corrupts or how fear corrodes an individual? To the end Michael insists he did everything to PROTECT his family, but did he? The films display a maelstrom which sucks VIRTUALLY everyone into the world of violent crime - Kay Corleone nee Adams is an exception. Their world becomes a mausoleum imprisoning them from normality. Michael Corleone first appears as an outsider looking in on this world (G1) but by G3 he is a prisoner desperately looking out. In this world ethics and values become distorted: so for Tessio (G1) treachery is just `business'; the murder of mafia boss Don Cicci is a matter of `honour'; individuals are valued for their role in the family and not for their qualities. Most of the characters exist within a bubble of frustration - see the outbursts of Fredo in G2 and of Michael himself in G3. In sum, the trilogy is a study of FAILURE.
In all three films the Corleone family is challenged by rival gangsters - Sollozzo (G1), Ola (G2) and Zasa (G3). However, far more dangerous are the hidden manipulators from the outside who threaten to destroy the Corleone family - Barzini (G1), Roth (G2) and Altobello (G3). These use weaker individuals within the Corleone structure to set up the collapse - for example, Carlo and Tessio (G1), Pentangeli and Fredo (G2). Of course, there is also loyalty (unto death!) such as Luca Brasi (G1), Tom Hagen (G1 & G2), Don Tomasino (G2 & G3). Within this world of violence the Corleone family SEEM to go far - contrast Vito's gift of an orange to his wife (G2) with Michael's gift of $500m. to the Catholic Church (G3): but not in all things - contrast the enthusiastic intrusion of a Sicilian folk-song into a party in G1 and Pentangeli's pitiful attempt in G2.
The main female characters tend to be overlooked but they are, without exception, tough and resilient. From Vito Andolini's mother who sacrifices her life to save him (G2) to Kay Adams who forces husband, Michael Corleone, to recognise their son is going to be a musician and not a gangster(G3). Vito's wife remains resilient whatever life can throw at her, whereas his sister, Connie, overcomes tearful protests in the first two films to be prepared to wreak havoc on the family enemies in G3. Even Michael's daughter, Mary, summons up enough courage to defy her father over her relationship with her cousin, Vincent.
Examine the characters closely. Is Vito Andolini aged 9 really slow-witted as his mother insists (G2) because he grows to be the shrewd Vito (played by de Niro) and the master strategist (played by Brando)? Is Michael the arch-schemer in G1 or the cold-blooded gangster of G2 or the guilt-ridden creature desperate to escape back into `legit' as in G3? Or is he all three - and masterly played by Pacino? Is Fredo really the `runt' of the family, doubting his own legitimacy, scorned by his wife and hating being cocooned by the shadow of a younger brother? Yes he is and John Cazale should be noted for his performance. Note the contrasting gene of uncontrolled violence which passes from Vito Andolini's murdered brother (G2) to Sonny Corleone (G1) and Sonny's bastard child, Vincent Mancini. Consider how the bloody hands of violent interlace with the worlds of politics and religion, feeding off each other and producing rivals in hypocrisy. Contrast the idyll of Sicily in G2 and the murkier undertones revealed in G1, G2 and G3 - and then compare all that with the glitz of Las Vegas and the vitality of Havana with their equally squalid undertones.
The films are very violent - and that's ignoring the infamous horse's-head sequence - but for me there is a clear difference. The 1970's productions have a number of close-up, shocking moments - the murder of Brasi is the worst for me - whereas the `highlight' of G3, the machine-gunning of the mobsters' conference, left me quite cold. The masterpiece of this violence is surely the montageof a series of killings with the Michael's promises as godfather to `renounce the works of Satan', Even so, for me, the most telling murder is that of Fredo, in a boat saying his prayers to help with catching fish. In contrast there are several quieter moments, such as the death of Vito Corleone amidst the beans (G1), or happier scenes, such as the wedding opening G1.
So what are the weaknesses? The latter two films stray into the arena of REAL events - Cuba in 1959 and the Vatican in 1978 - and get muddled as a result. Some of the plot of G3 is somewhat confusing, especially with the intricacies of Vatican finance. Not all performances are strong - Sofia Coppola (Mary Corleone in G3) has become a particular target, but then her character is very `flat'. And, of course, much of the `shortcomings' will arise from taste - e.g. when does violence become unacceptable?
In conclusion, I would recommend you see the films IN ORDER (else you will get lost!) and, preferably with a small gap in between, in order to absorb the undercurrents of the films. I can assure you you'll be in for a treat.

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Matthew Brown

The Godfather films are really fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 9 October 2022

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I really liked the plots of the trilogy and they are interesting to watch I give the Coppola Restoration five stars

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Mr. Gavin Boughton

Never tire of

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 6 April 2022

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I could ramble on all day over this. The kind of film to get lost in, in a dark room with a table lamp and a drink. Very atmospheric, emotional and moving, Ellis Island etc. Give me your poor...Fight up from the streets or get trampled underfoot is ingrained in every pore. I think you need to look at it again and again, to appreciate how sublime it is, so as not to miss anything the first couple of times around. A masterpiece from beginning to end. For the record and I don't know much about these things; but I don't think it warrants such a high classification - violence, language is minimal "In context" to coin a phrase, which suits me and hopefully others who may be put off. A time and the film maker's craft - long gone. I salute.

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Robert Noble Graham

A true classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 5 April 2022

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The acting is superb, the scripts memorable, the music beautiful. It is not only a magnificent story in itself of power, glamour, evil and corruption but it also shows how good intentions can become distorted. Importantly it illustrates graphically that a country that allows its police and its politicians to bend the rules allows ruthless criminality to take over. It`s not often mentioned but the references in it to historical events like the growth of Las Vegas, the "cosy " connection between the Vatican and the Mafia and organised crime`s influence on Hollywood are powerful and thought-provoking.

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R Rao

Good, but NOT worth the upgrade from DVD.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 25 May 2020

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If you don't already own 'The Godfather' box-set on DVD, this Blu-ray edition (which features all three films in individual cases along with a disc of bonus material, housed in a lovely embossed box) is the one to go for. If you do, it is NOT worth parting with your hard earned cash as the improvement in sound and picture quality over standard definition is miniscule.

The original 'Godfather' is the most disappointing, with sound that is merely OK and picture quality that varies from passable to poor (The scene where Michael meets Enzo the baker at the hospital has more grain than a corn silo). How Paramount could allow this masterpiece of a film (a strong contender for greatest movie ever) to fall into such a state of disrepair is baffling. Parts II and III look and sound slightly better, but ultimately are about the same as an upscaled DVD.

The only real advantage this blu-ray box set has is that the bum-numbingly long 'Godfather Part II' now fits comfortably on one disc as opposed to the 2 dvd's of old, saving you the hassle of having to get up and change discs midway through the film. Whether this alone is enough to warrant purchasing these movies again is questionable.

The problems with the negative for the original 'Godfather' are well documented and unless some revolutionary new technology allows for a pristine restoration in the future, this is sadly as good as it's going to get.

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