And so it begins. Beating Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, The Dollars Trilogy and The Matrix Trilogy (although you can pick that up on HD) as the first real "biggie" of classic trilogies on the Blu-Ray format is The Godfather. It's been officially announced today by a Paramount Pictures Press Release that a fully restored new version, approved by director Francis Ford Coppola himself of his 1972 classic The Godfather is on the way both as a Standard DVD release and as we've said, a very exciting Blu-Ray transfer. Ya'll know I've just gotten back into Blu-Ray with lots more reviews to come, I seriously can't wait to revisit this trilogy I haven't seen in a good number of years. Street date is September 23rd but we should have a nice review up a while before then. This is a big sign for the format and I can't wait to see more classics make the jump.
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Full list of specs below... The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration DVD Collection All three films are presented in anamorphic widescreen with English and French DD5.1 Surround audio, English Mono (The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II) and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The DVD disc breakdown is as follows thanks to DVD TimesDiscs 1 3: The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II and The Godfather Part III all with commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola. Disc 4: Original Collection Special Features Making of The Godfather Additional Scenes Filming Locations The Corleone Family Tree The Music of The Godfather The Godfather Historical Timeline Profiles on the Filmmakers Photo Galleries and Storyboards Disc 5: New Special Features Godfather World The Masterpiece That Almost Wasnt when the shooting stopped Emulsional Rescue Revealing The Godfather The Godfather on the Red Carpet Four Short Films on The Godfather The Godfather vs. The Godfather, Part II Cannoli Riffing on the Riffing Clemenza
