The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration

maybe my fault, but saw 'coppola restoration' and assumed that was like director's cut; it isn't; it's the standard version- for sure great price and good quality, and at least the language stupidly bleeped on tv is in; but, 2 great scenes i thought would be there were not; one is early godfather takes sons to visit dying genco, consigliere; important because it tells you not just about the godfather's power, which you catch on to otherwise, but how powerful the people around him believed him to be; second was sonny after assassination attempt; nice scene with meatball and roll, opens the safe, gets the black book, about to sit in his father's chair, but doesn't; there are probably others

Need help with life? Then this is the movie for you. Every social concern is addressed.- concerned about what to take with you? "Leave the gun - take the canoli", need to know how to make some spaghetti sauce? The recipe is simply given as the group waits to hear of the Don's condition.Seriously though, this is a wonderful movie. The cast of characters has been perfectly matched for this movie. Marlon Brando does a brilliant job as the Don and Al Pacino is wonderful as Michael Corleone. The story of how Michael tries to stay out of the family business yet is slowly drawn in is so poignant and touching. The loyalty of family and friends, something that seems to be lost in today's world, is highlighted in this. Family is the most important and that is something that shines in this movie. A classic movie that should be watched by generations to come.

What more can be said about this movie than that its Americas story? It's better than Citizen Kane, and shows the development of American capitalism better than any text book will ever do.

Excellent version of one of the best movies ever. Francis Coppola has a section where he explains the whole movie and all of the thins I never knew. How he decided on his sister to play the new bride, and how his Aunt sang at the wedding. How some of the decisions were made on this actually low budget movie that was shot in 60 days or so, and the feeling he was going to get fired many times. Pretty interesting and many of his relatives of course were in the movie as bit actors. The band was real, and he explains how much that actually means to the scene, the reality of it. Don Corleone's wife was actually a famous jazz singer I think or well known anyway. Very interesting for my favorite movie of all time.

This is the chilling saga of the Corleone family's rise and fall from Sicilian crime roots to powerful criminal ties in the United States. Representing one of the leading crime families, two generations of Corleones struggle to maintain their grip. 'The Godfather', Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), is portrayed as an older man with sons Sonny (James Caan) and Michael (Al Pacino) taking an equal family position to non-Italian adopted son Hagen (Robert Duval).Part I is a prequel to The Godfather Part II, yet stands as a completely independent story.The story line comes across as extremely believable and provides a history of organized crime in the United States.

None of the extra interviews from the VHS were included. Interviews with the author, director and actors were simply not there. What a huge disappointment and what a travesty!! No integrity present in this product. Plus portions had low audio problems. Better to stick with VHS and hope your tape holds up. Adding "Coppola" to the product was a marketing ploy without any substance or integrity to back it up.

Indeed, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" is truly the standard by which ALL Mafia/Mob related movies......"Goodfellows"..."Scarface"..."Casino"..."The King of New York"..........yes, even "Godfather 2".....are measured. This movie practically redefines the word CLASSIC. After all these years, it's still an absolute joy to behold.

This DVD of "The Godfather" is of the Coppola restoration. All the scenes with some slight exception are brighter. This DVD has closed-captioning which is good so I can tell what is said. I had an old VHS cassette which did not have closed-captioning.My only criticism is why did they not put in English subtitles for whenever Italian is being spoken. For example, the scene in the restaurant where Michael Corleone shoots and kills the police captain and "The Turk" who wanted the Corleones in on the drug business has a considerable amount of Italian being spoken.Francis Ford Coppola should have that done: English subtitles whenever Italian is spoken.Otherwise, "The Godfather" is as remarkable and even more beautiful than it was in 1972 when it was first released and I saw it new in the theaters.This DVD is well worth your money.