The Godfather Collection [VHS]

In 1972 the release of The Godfather was nothing like I had ever seen in my lifetime and I was a weekly movie goer. I stayed in the theatre and watched it twice. Because of the lines I waited a month and went back on a Tuesday with about 30 other people and had the best time. This was the era of VHS tapes and I could not wait for Best Buy to get the movie in. Francis Ford Coppola released a limited edition box set with all three films in a large leather case with a gold plated limited Edition number on the front. I had to get the limited edition with my special number. I think I'll watch Godfather 1 tonight!

All 3 Godfather films in one boxed set, I love having this in my collection and I watch them at least once a month whether I need to or not. These are classics and the diamond standard of what Mafia movies should be like. This is the king of them all, after all it is the Godfather! All three parts are so deep that it will more than likely take a person more than a few watches to get everything that's going on, but that's ok. Wonderful actors and they all develop their characters very well, to the point that they seem real. Another golden trilogy to go proudly on my shelf and in my player.

I am a big Sopranos fan and the price was right for this collection. The only problem, however slight, is the film seems to be a bit on the dark side but it dosen't subtract from the overall enjoyment of the movie(s).

My title says it all. This is it, folks. This is what a DVD should be: extras, commentaries, deleted scenes, on location specials, "making-of" specials... the only thing this set does not give you is a whacking.I picked up my copy yesterday and played with the "extras" disc for about 2 hours. It has everything you've ever wanted to know about "The Godfather" and then some! The extras are splendid, but the movie is what we all want, right? You get all three of them in DVD quality picture and sound in their original theatrical ratio. You just can't lose!The only, tiny, minuscule little thing I don't care for is the packaging of the set. I was hoping for something a little less flimsy as the cardboard cases. I would have preferred the plastic cases, but that really is the only complaint I have about this set."The Godfather" set the standards for drama motion pictures. Now this DVD set will set the standards for all future releases. You will be spoiled with this set, but it is soooo worth it.

This all time best Francis Ford Coppola's movie has simply dazzled all its viewers and won their admiration. From Iraq's unseated dictator Saddam Hussain to the average American Joe, all have named this movie as their all time favorite.Produced in the 1970s about a story whose settings take place in post World War II New York, Coppola skillfully transformed Mario Puzo's The Godfather into a successful movie with Hollywood giant Maron Brando and America's favorite Al Paccino playing the roles of a mafia leader and his younger son who took over family business after the father became too old to handle the business and the elder son who was slated to take over was shot dead in one of the mafia settling scores activity.The success of the movie made its producers release parts II and III. However, the first one of this sequel remains the jewel of The Godfather crown.Vast literature has been written about the anthropological and sociological manifestations of this movie. Two main themes, however, have found their ways to the forefront. First, the movie captures the mood during 1970s America during which most communities where abandoning civil rights movements in favor of promoting retrieving their different community character and the Italian-American community was no exception. Second, the movie has been often compared to the rise and fall of dictatorships around the world especially in Syria where the life of its late dictator Hafez Assad looks almost identical to The Godfather. Assad was grooming his elder son, Bassel, was killed in a car accident. This forced Assad to groom his second son, Bashar, who was not into his family's business but was later forced to succeed his father. In both the Godfather and Syria, things eventually slip from the hands of the second generation and become more difficult for the successors to keep things as they were during the days of their fathers.The movie is a classic and is certainly a movie collector's item.

"The Godfather" parts one and two are, quite simply, two of the greatest films ever made. Having just seen them again for the first time in about fifteen years, I was newly overwhelmed by their power and impressed by the skill of the filmmakers and the actors in putting together these great epic sagas of power, blood, love, betrayal, and vengeance.That said, I cannot to this day fathom what Francis Ford Coppola was thinking when he put together "The Godfather--Part III." Sprawling, poorly crafted, murky, and ultimately dull, this third installment in the series remains one of the biggest disappointments in modern film making. The casting of Sofia Coppola as Michael Corleone's daughter Mary was a production gaffe of monumental proportions. She was such an unappealing character portrayed so amateurishly by Coppola that when the climatic scene unfolds on the screen, one can't help but feel a bit of relief, rather than horror or sadness.Still, the first two films rank among the very finest movies ever produced, and young people who missed the films during their initial releases owe it to themselves to see them on video.

Well this box set was a good well laid out 5 disk box set 4 out 5 I give it.Really enjoyed the God father and everyone agrees the first film is the best. The others are good just not quite as good lol.The God Father has what everyone wants in a Gangster film , such as lots of action , little love triangle, and humor to boot,The story line was well thought out and I really was stuck to my seat all the way though the films. Mainly the first one as said before truly amazing. As the God Father without ruining too much of the film Is a head Gangster that believes in respect and religion and his family comes first above all else. This makes us the views feel Very deeply for him as well as the other members his family as we look from the perspective on his and there every day lives.All the way though the several disks we watch the God Fathers family grow up and age and though the process watching their children grow up and take over the family business so to speak lol.I highly recommend these films. With an added bonus there plenty of extras too. Well worth the money :)

The box set got here on time. It is NOT as advertised. The film has NOT been digitalised. The print of the first DVD of three was grainy, the sound almost disappeared. If this is The Godfather re-mastered by F.F. Coppola then he must have been somewhere else at the time and sent his valet to do the job. What WE all want to see is the excellent version of this classic put into chronological order, a version that appeared in VIDEO but never, as far as I know, in DVD or Blue-Ray. Or did it? Can someone tell me as I have it but only in Video format.

Picture so dark, I could not make out the characters.

I purchased this box set as a gift and I am perfectly happy with the final product. It arrived in good quality, all the leaflets were in place and the discs were in perfect condition. For the price, you can not really get a better bargain than here! Also, the bonus DVD with the additional content is a must watch!

Top film by Marlon Brando and all the other actors: Al Pacino et al.The seller was excellent too.All just good.