The Godfather Trilogy: The Coppola Restoration (4 Discs) (Blu-ray)

i looked over the reviews on this before i bought it, and man i have got to say they have it all wrong, first of all the transfer to bluray and the it has been remastered, i expected it to be good, but this isnt just good, the picture is amazing.... yes the focus is quite soft, but hang on, this film was made in 73/74... it is almost as old as i am, and it still looks good... as good a transfer as star wars, not quite, but almost... the sound is incredible, and the first two films, are just classics... the third film is well, okay, to say the least, but not up to the standard of the first two, but hey you want the complete set, not 2 parts of the opera of the godfather.... the first film is brilliant, the second is amazing... believe me this is an offer you cant refuse...

If you know anything about movies you will know the importance of this little bundle looking as good as possible in HD.

Made in 1972 & 1974 (forget part 3 it isn't relevant - you're not going to watch that disc anyway) with many imperfections visible on DVD, they had their work cut out.

I was instantly disappointed with the very opening scene - Grain all over the face, oh dear I will have to stick with the DVD.............................................Hang on now I've seen it all I'm actually impressed. There is some grain especially on the characters faces and some scenes look worse than others but none of these look so bad that you'd rather watch the DVD. It's much much sharper too.

I think they have done a stellar job on this and doubt that they could do any more with it. The more I watch it the more impressed I get.

4 stars because I have seen better transfers (not on anything this old mind) and because it is the trilogy we're reviewing and unfortunately they made a third one.

If you own the DVD and you are a big fan then upgrade, if you do not own buy the Blu Ray, you may not agree when it starts but by the end you will know what I mean.

This is a offer you cant refuse for one of the best trilogys ever to be made! The story of the famous Corleone mafia family who rise of power and near destruction is brillant,from dusty roads of sicily to the glamour lights of new york! The gangster films are not all out war but explained storys which made them classics! (with a crew of marlon brando,al pacino,james cann,robert duvall all great actors on their day at that time) The Godfather 1 & 2 does have grain in it about 90% blu-ray for these both but Godfather 3 is grain free and the sound is remastered to 5.1 doly sound and the picture quality is so rich and clear its a must for such a low price! Buy!

This is the BEST Gangster movie EVER made... FACT!!
Francis Ford Coppola has created 2 great movies that really can't ever be beaten!!
I say the first 2 are brilliant, but the second one is so detached from the first two movie and I do believe that the years have a big role to play in this.

The Blu ray edition is AMAZING and the picture quality is just stunning and will blow you away. The sound and image is a real treat for any Godfather fan. The extras are quite good too.

This movie was made for Blu ray and if you get this then you will NOT be disappointed. Trust me!!

this movie is a must have, it's a classic! And could anione tell me if the movie really has portuguese subtitles, because i saw reviews that said the move does have all the subtitles mencioned in the description.

This is a must-have for your movie collection!
Tested disc two on my Samsung blu-ray player, and worked ok.

The Godfather 1

Audio tracks: English - 5.1 TrueHD / German - DD 5.1/ German - 2.0 / French - DD 5.1 / French - 2.0 /
English Audio commentary

Subtitles for the Movie: English / English for the deaf / German / French / Danish / Finnish / Swedish / Norwegian / Turkish / Dutch
Subtitles for Audio commentary: English / German / French

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The Godfather 2

Audio tracks: English - 5.1 TrueHD / German - DD 5.1 /French - DD 5.1/
English Audio commentary

Subtitles for the Movie: English / English for the deaf/ German/ French/ Danish/ Finnish/ Swedish/ Norwegian/ Turkish/ Dutch

Subtitles for Audio commentary: English / German / French

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The Godfather 3

Audio tracks: English - 5.1 TrueHD / German - DD 5.1 / French - DD 5.1 /

Enlish Audio commentary

Subtitles for the Movie: English/ English for the deaf/ German/ French/ Danish/ Finnish/Swedish/ Norwegian/ Turkish/ Dutch

Subtitles for Audio commentary: English / German / French

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Bonus disc
Audio - english 2.0
Subtitles: English/ German/ Spanish/ French/ Greek/ Italian/ Hungarian/ Norwegian/ Polish/ Portuguese/ Finish/ Swedish/ Turkis

Having already bought and returned one set of this boxset set I researched and found the number of the dodgy batch of DVD's which is 5 051368 203232 on the bar code and BSP2032 on the spine of the box. However! I recieved a replacement which had these exact numbers so fearing the worst and more hassle I put the 2nd disc in to find that it played perfectly! So each to their own people! Plus my dissapointment in the picture quality has been forgotten once having seen the special feature on the restoration of the movies. So enjoy!

Before ordering You should probably consider the risk of having to go through the hassle of getting disc two replaced. I have bought two copies both with the same error - chapters 14-16 of Godfather II not playing on any of the players I've tried.

Except from the faulty disc 2, the transfer quality seems good. Disc four contains supplements, about half of which are presented in hi-def.

This is a really good blu-ray set. The sound and picture never looked better, and I think it will never get better. Don't expect modern time HD picture and sound, but expect the best picture and sound given the age of the movie. For instance you see grain, but that's only because it was shot on film.

The only problem I have is also on disc II. Aprox 1h40m it stopt and fast forwards to aprox 2h12m. I purchased this a year ago and hope that Play.com will still want to help me out. I will let you know if they do.