The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration
Francis Ford Coppola
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Plot Summary
Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar ®-winning role*as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award® nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972.
Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
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100%- Reviews Counted: 74
- Fresh: 74
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 9.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Francis Ford Coppola has made one of the most brutal and moving chronicles of American life ever designed within the limits of popular entertainment.
Fresh: In its blending of new depth with an old genre, it becomes that rarity, a mass entertainment that is also great movie art.
Fresh: The biggest achievement here is the establishment of mood and time.
Fresh: Brando made Don Vito something we rarely see in movies: a tragicomic villain-hero, a vulnerable hood.
Customer Reviews
For Justice, we must go to Don Corleone...
With an all-star cast of Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, James Caan, and Diane Keaton and a legendary director (Francis Ford Coppola), The Godfather to put it very simply, is one of the greatest movies of all time. The american film institute ranks it as its number 2 best film ever produced, second only to the Orsen Wells classic: Citizen Kane. However, in my opinion and in many peoples opinions, The Godfather is the most perfect movie ever made and the #1 movie ever. Also, to Josh Frierman of Plainview, it is 10,000,000 times better then The Usual Suspects. You simply must get the Godfather.
Simply Brilliant
Without a doubt, one of the best films in American history (ranked at #3 on AFI's Top 100 films of all time). If you were disappointed with the picture of the previous DVD release when watching it on your HiDef TV, take heart. The bright scenes no longer have that washed out, overly bright look that was on the 2001 DVD release and the grainy picture has been cleaned up. This restored version of this movie makes the film look like it was filmed last week and not over 35 years ago. If you loved the movie before, you're going to love it even more. If you've not seen this film, you owe it to yourself to see it. And, at this price, it's an offer you can't refuse!
One of the greatest... horrible preview.
This preview gave away the entire plot! If you haven't watched the film yet, the preview will spoil the movie.
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Available Bundle
- The Godfather Trilogy: The Coppola Restoration
- Genre: Drama
- Released: Dec 15, 2009
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