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This Week in Blu-Ray: The Godfather Collection Edition
Posted by Mark Wilson at 6:30 AM on September 24, 2008
Giz pick of the week: The Godfather Collection
Some of you may already have the trilogy on DVD (or even VHS), but a year was spent remastering the Godfather movies frame by frame for this Blu-ray release under the strict watch of Coppola himself. The new collection goes for about $US80, but features all sorts of new extras along with rehashes from the original DVD collection if you never picked that up. Godfather not your thing? You're an idiot. But there's lots of other stuff out this week as well:
Animalia: Welcome to the Kingdom (Porchlight)
Blow (New Line)
Cirque du Soleil: Corteo (Sony)
Deception (Fox)
The Godfather Collection (Paramount)
Halford: Live Insurrection - Remastered (Metal God)
L.A. Confidential (Warner)
Leatherheads (Universal)
Madagascar (DreamWorks)
Re-Cycle (Image)
Run Fatboy Run (Universal)
Sex and the City (New Line)
Shrek the Third (Paramount)
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OMG! Ponies!
Posted 7:01 AM 24/9/08
@bosskev:
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peter hates the godfather video
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Posted 6:57 AM 24/9/08
@siamgx: Save Benjis FTW. Get a price match at a brick&mortar.
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castrol
Posted 6:52 AM 24/9/08
@dc-united: I concur, Band of Brother is truly amazing. Godfather is on my list and is about to get checked off.
got to love this... "Godfather not your thing? You're an idiot."
castrol
imTheKing
Posted 6:50 AM 24/9/08
God Father Blu-ray now pre-ordered.... mmmmmmm so good.
imTheKing
Gilbert
Posted 6:45 AM 24/9/08
If a frame-by-frame remaster is the reason behind the wait for the LOTR trilogy on Blu-Ray, then, by all means it's acceptable. Still, I'm dying for it. I've had my marathon invitation cards printed out for months.
In the meantime, I will settle for drooling over this Godfather set.
Gilbert
MOBIUSONE
Posted 6:44 AM 24/9/08
Shrek The Third? The Best Shrek Yet my ass!!..I liked the second one better.
MOBIUSONE
BloggyMcBlogBlog
Posted 6:42 AM 24/9/08
L.A. Confidential is a great movie. I recommend it highly.
BloggyMcBlogBlog
bosskev
Posted 6:40 AM 24/9/08
Thanks for the laugh. After being so embroiled in the Gawker Threading Brouhaha of 2008 for the last 24 hours, I needed a good chuckle. And, yes, I am adding the trilogy to my Amazon Wishlist.
bosskev
siamgx
Posted 6:40 AM 24/9/08
Godfather Blu-Ray around 60bucks on Amazon like now.
siamgx
dc-united
Posted 6:34 AM 24/9/08
Godfather FTW.
I'd lay out all kinds of money for Band of Brothers in Blu-Ray. It was pretty amazing on DVD, and should completely knock my head off in Blu-Ray.
dc-united
Some_F-in-ShiT_Ass
Posted 7:28 AM 24/9/08
@MOBIUSONE:
'2' was the best I agree also, the 3rd was to repetitive in comedy, kind of a been there done that feeling. 2nd was AWESOME, new comedy and take on things, the best I think.
Some_F-in-ShiT_Ass
Rabid Penguin
Posted 7:16 AM 24/9/08
@BloggyMcBlogBlog: I enjoyed it. But I'm an idiot because I'm not a fan of The Godfather or most mob movies for that matter. ;c)
Rabid Penguin
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 7:11 AM 24/9/08
I just "rented" run fatboy run last night. Hope it's good.
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yuriythebest
Posted 7:08 AM 24/9/08
when will we see more stereo3d movies released on blue ray???
yuriythebest
Bizdady
Posted 7:45 AM 24/9/08
Just picked up Godfather trilogy with quote book from Best Buy. Cant wait to pop it in but gf hogging up tv with sex and city bd :(
Bizdady
TheAdAgency
Posted 7:45 AM 24/9/08
Where is Withnail and I.
TheAdAgency
Pezmanb
Posted 8:02 AM 24/9/08
And now, my own personal take of the tech equivelent of the Godfather.
VHS - Luca Brazi (Sleeps with the fishes)
DVD - Tom Hagan (Still useful)
VHS-C - Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo (Good try, but FAIL)
HD-DVD - Fredo (Never reached greatness)
Blu-Ray - Michael Corleone (Power, greed, & set up for a big fall)
My wife's rage at buying the Godfather Blu-Ray - Al Neri
Pezmanb
DaveTehWave
Posted 7:59 AM 24/9/08
@dc-united:
BoB comes out on BD Tuesday Nov 11th.
A fitting day for such an epic series!
DaveTehWave
MOBIUSONE
Posted 8:48 AM 24/9/08
@Some_F-in-ShiT_Ass:
Yeah, plus I think the third one might of been more geared at kids rather then both kids and adults. I think there was some meaning behind the 3rd one, but I cant remember.
MOBIUSONE
F3ngles
Posted 9:01 AM 24/9/08
@DaveTehWave: BoB on BD would be sweet.
Haven't seen the Godfather yet, but have heard many good things about it.
The book was pretty awesome.
F3ngles
F3ngles
Posted 9:00 AM 24/9/08
@Bizdady: Ouch. Dude, that's harsh.
My sympathies to you.
F3ngles
Some_F-in-ShiT_Ass
Posted 9:31 AM 24/9/08
@BloggyMcBlogBlog:
Yes, GREAT Flick!!!!
Some_F-in-ShiT_Ass
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 12:48 PM 24/9/08
@unibrow4o9: You'll be able to see the little flecks of blood on the hair of the horse's head.
Marlon Brando will look fatter.
James Caan's hairdo will pop. POP I tell you. POP!
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
unibrow4o9
Posted 12:33 PM 24/9/08
Honestly, how good could The Godfather look on BluRay? I'm not even being a negative nancy, I'm really curious. Seems older movies would not benefit very much after being remastered for dvd.
unibrow4o9
Substance_D
Posted 1:09 PM 24/9/08
Y'all are missing the fact that Blow is a really good movie.
Substance_D
Anticitizen
Posted 3:34 PM 24/9/08
@Substance_D: Seconded. I liked it quite a bit.
Anticitizen
djangopool9
Posted 7:19 PM 24/9/08
Yep, BoB on BD maybe finally what it takes to make me buy a PS3 or maybe a BD player from another company.@DaveTehWave:
djangopool9
rockhopper
Posted 9:19 PM 24/9/08
When is Amos and Andy going to be on Blu-Ray?
rockhopper
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 9:45 PM 24/9/08
@unibrow4o9: The NYTimes review of it details exactly how. Basically, every frame was cleaned individually in some psychotic OCD ritual.
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Posted 9:44 PM 24/9/08
@rockhopper: About the same time as Little Rascals and Our Gang
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Rhayader
Posted 5:54 AM 25/9/08
@Substance_D: Eh, yeah, decent. Entertaining anyway. Not even close to The Godfather or LA Confidential though.
Rhayader
Rhayader
Posted 5:52 AM 25/9/08
@BloggyMcBlogBlog: Hell yeah it is. LA Confidential really surprised me the first time I watched it. Great stuff.
Although unlike that IDIOT Rabid Penguin, I enjoy The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, etc. (Just kidding penguin, but come on!)
Rhayader
Rabid Penguin
Posted 7:53 AM 25/9/08
@Rhayader: I don't think it's a bad or poorly done film... mob movies just not my cup o' tea. I've seen all the Godfathers, Goodfellas, Casino, Donnie Brasco, The Untouchables, etc, etc. I'm a big fan of movies and try to give every movie it's fair shake, even if I'm not the biggest fan of the genre.
Rabid Penguin
rockhopper
Posted 9:14 PM 25/9/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Missed the point.
rockhopper