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10-15-2001, 06:26 PM

I haven't seen any other posts about this, but I was wondering if I'm not the only person greatly disappointed with the video quality of the Godfather movies on DVD, especially considering that the VHS release a few years back was THX certified and wasn't riddled with blemishes and flecks. I'd get my money back, if I could.

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Eye · 10-15-2001, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by fippo:
. . .especially considering that the VHS release a few years back was THX certified and wasn't riddled with blemishes and flecks. I'd get my money back, if I could.

Wow! It's really this bad? Damn. . .I thought about buying this. Anyone else think this low of the video quality?

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1might · 10-15-2001, 10:56 PM

I am dissappointed also. I think that the pic quality is better when they show it on USA. I can't find the Sopranos hidden surprise either.

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1might · 10-15-2001, 11:12 PM

Shanks

blugill · 10-16-2001, 01:05 AM

I happen to think it is a amazing transfer. But I suggest anyone who is thinking of buying it rent it first. Judge for yourself!
I think it is easily the best these movies have looked in years!

Patrick · 10-16-2001, 01:18 AM

To see the Sopranos extra, go to the Galleries on the fifth disc, and then to the DVD credits. You should be able to find it from there.

The picture quality's adequate

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1might · 10-16-2001, 02:24 AM

Thanks for the info about the Sopranos thing, I appreciate it.

dkev26 · 10-16-2001, 03:20 AM

Yes, I too am disappointed in the Godfather set. Don't get me wrong, these are still some of my favorite films ever, but the DVD presentation of these films seems quite lacking. Firstly, I've got a Toshiba SD3109 player, so the fifth disc is virtually useless to me. I'm still trying to decide if it's worth the hassle to get the firmware updated or just get a new player. Apart from the disappointment over not being able to access the supplements, I'm also disappointed in the picture quality of the films. I was surprised at the number of specks throughout the films. I figured it would be a given that the print would have been touched up somewhat. I was surprised at the amount of grain visible throughout the films as well. I really expected part three, being not that old, to look a LOT better than it did. Another thing I noticed, in part three, when Michael and Kay are talking alone in a room in the villa in Sicily, every time there's a cut to a shot of Kay, the picture strobes slightly, from light to dark, almost as if being affected by Macrovision distortion.
As for the packaging...Dear Paramount, could you please make downloadable keep case inserts available for us? These cardboard things suck. Thanks tons, really.

Patrick · 10-16-2001, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 1might:
Thanks for the info about the Sopranos thing, I appreciate it.

No problem

It was actually the first thing I looked at when I bought the set.

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Erkki · 10-17-2001, 09:37 PM

I thought that it was fine...I never saw the VHS versions of the trilogy but I know for sure that a few specks here and there wouldn't cause me to choose VHS over DVD. I wish that the cases were a little sturdier, although I do like the little box that they come in. A booklet would have been nice too. But the movies are still wonderful and well worth the price.

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Dehrian · 10-18-2001, 07:05 AM

It's very good for these particular films. If you're comparing it to Thin Red Line, then yes, you're going to be disappointed. But I've owned these movies on just about every format imaginable, and they've never looked better than on these DVDs.

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10-15-2001, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
fippo	Anyone else disappointed with the video quality of the Godfather DVD's? I haven't seen any other posts about this, but I was wondering if I'm not the only person greatly disappointed with the video quality of the Godfather movies on DVD, especially considering that the VHS release a few years back was THX certified and wasn't riddled with blemishes and flecks. I'd get my money back, if I could.

10-15-2001, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Welcome to the forum fippo! ------------------ 1138 - DVD File Forum Greeter/Moderator Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

10-15-2001, 10:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
1might Supporting Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vergennes, VT, USA	I am dissappointed also. I think that the pic quality is better when they show it on USA. I can't find the Sopranos hidden surprise either.

10-15-2001, 10:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Welcome to the forum 1might! ------------------ 1138 - DVD File Forum Greeter/Moderator Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

10-15-2001, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
1might Supporting Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vergennes, VT, USA	Shanks

10-16-2001, 01:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
blugill Actor Join Date: Oct 2001	I happen to think it is a amazing transfer. But I suggest anyone who is thinking of buying it rent it first. Judge for yourself! I think it is easily the best these movies have looked in years!

10-16-2001, 01:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
Patrick Supporting Actor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rochester, MN	To see the Sopranos extra, go to the Galleries on the fifth disc, and then to the DVD credits. You should be able to find it from there. The picture quality's adequate ------------------ My DVD Collection [This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 10-15-2001).]

10-16-2001, 02:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
1might Supporting Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vergennes, VT, USA	Thanks for the info about the Sopranos thing, I appreciate it.

10-16-2001, 03:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
dkev26 Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	Yes, I too am disappointed in the Godfather set. Don't get me wrong, these are still some of my favorite films ever, but the DVD presentation of these films seems quite lacking. Firstly, I've got a Toshiba SD3109 player, so the fifth disc is virtually useless to me. I'm still trying to decide if it's worth the hassle to get the firmware updated or just get a new player. Apart from the disappointment over not being able to access the supplements, I'm also disappointed in the picture quality of the films. I was surprised at the number of specks throughout the films. I figured it would be a given that the print would have been touched up somewhat. I was surprised at the amount of grain visible throughout the films as well. I really expected part three, being not that old, to look a LOT better than it did. Another thing I noticed, in part three, when Michael and Kay are talking alone in a room in the villa in Sicily, every time there's a cut to a shot of Kay, the picture strobes slightly, from light to dark, almost as if being affected by Macrovision distortion. As for the packaging...Dear Paramount, could you please make downloadable keep case inserts available for us? These cardboard things suck. Thanks tons, really.

10-17-2001, 09:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
Erkki Supporting Actor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Santa Ana, CA USA	I thought that it was fine...I never saw the VHS versions of the trilogy but I know for sure that a few specks here and there wouldn't cause me to choose VHS over DVD. I wish that the cases were a little sturdier, although I do like the little box that they come in. A booklet would have been nice too. But the movies are still wonderful and well worth the price. ------------------ "When in doubt, punt!" -John Heisman

10-18-2001, 07:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	It's very good for these particular films. If you're comparing it to Thin Red Line, then yes, you're going to be disappointed. But I've owned these movies on just about every format imaginable, and they've never looked better than on these DVDs.