The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Coming to DVD and Blu-ray This Fall

Posted by Sean on July 3rd, 2008   Filed under: DVD and Blu-ray, Drama
Source: DVD Active

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We’ve known for a while that Francis Ford Coppola has been overseeing a restored version of The Godfather trilogy, but now at long last we have all the details and an official release date for this tempting package on DVD and Blu-ray. Paramount has announced The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration Collection as a 5-disc set with the remastered versions of all three movies (The Godfather Part II once again spans two discs) plus a 5th bonus disc of all new extras. All of the features that appeared on the previous box set will also be included.

The new features are as follows:

  • Featurette: Godfather World
  • Featurette: The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
  • Featurette: …When the shooting stopped
  • Featurette: Emulsional Rescue Revealing The Godfather
  • Featurette: The Godfather on the Red Carpet
  • 4 short films: The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part II, Cannoli, Riffing on the Riffing, Clemenza

Look for it in stores on September 23rd with a suggested price tag of $72.99 US (DVD) and $119.99 (Blu-ray). Unfortunately, there is no mention of the theatrical re-release that was previously rumoured, so I think Paramount may have changed their mind on that particular detail.

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Comments (5)

  1. I feel like I’ve been jerked off by the whole Godfather/Coppola dvd debacle. The original boxset should have been the definitive one– I guess when “Youth Without Youth” only makes a sawbuck in the states, you have to draw money from something in your past that was actually good. What’s next, a fourth re-issue of apocalypse now?

    Posted by Jon Rocks on July 3rd, 2008

  2. From my understanding, the original prints of the first two Godfather films were in pretty bad condition so Coppola wanted to find a way to preserve them. Obviously no one was going to foot the bill unless they could make money back from it (and apparently Paramount was reluctant even then).

    I do agree that it would suck to rebuy them on DVD, but if you have a Blu-ray player at least it kind of makes sense.

    Posted by Sean on July 3rd, 2008

  3. I’m glad I never bought the previous DVD boxset so I can have no reservations about buying the Blu-ray. I do have a problem with them releasing Blu-rays that have less special features than previous DVD releases.

    Posted by Ryan M. on July 3rd, 2008

  4. I think I have resentment toward all of the Godfathers because it is given so much credit. Rightfully earned respect for sure, but when a film is #1 on every “Best Films” list, it’s bound to wear thin. Look at “The Shawshank Redemption.” I think these films should be put in a pantheon… maybe I just don’t like the best of lists…

    Posted by Jon Rocks on July 3rd, 2008

  5. Well i own the R2 version of this package which has been out for a few months, and a couple of details are incorrect. It is indeed a 5 disc set but Godfather Part II comes on a single disc. However there are TWO extras discs. One is exactly the same which was included in the original boxset (with the deleted scenes etc’) and the other is a brand new one which contains the featurettes described in the article.

    Posted by O.D on September 12th, 2008

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