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2001 vs. 2008: Comparing the 'Godfather' Releases

More to come, but I just got started...

The left is the regular logo and the right is the logo used for the restored versions of The Godfather trilogy
Photo: Paramount Home Entertainment

After watching the 1998 restored version of Orson Welles' Touch of Evil due out on October 7 in a 50th Anniversary Edition I couldn't help but dig into the extra special gift I received today. I call it a gift rather than work because what I believe will be my most cherished DVD/Blu-ray review of the year will be the Restored Godfather collection due in stores one week from today, September 23.

Now I just received the discs today and have only watched 10 minutes of The Godfather, but as I watched I immediately noticed the sepia tone that is now featured so prominently and was basically non-existent in the 2001 release of the Godfather Collection and should be evident simply by looking at the Paramount logo above and the following two examples.

Unfortunately my software doesn't allow me to take screencaptures of my Blu-ray discs so these caps come from the 2001 DVD of The Godfather and the 2008 Restored version. It is only two examples, but I thought it would get your mind working. You can watch the trailer and a featurette for the releases here and get more info on the DVD version here and the single disc and Blu-ray versions here. My complete review of the collection will be coming soon.

Photo: Paramount Home Entertainment

Photo: Paramount Home Entertainment

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Never thought that the return of an old film may make me so happy. It is one of my favorite movies, and without any exaggeration, one of the greatest ones in the past century. Glad for all the fans of Godfather !

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( December 26th, 2008 | 1:02 pm )
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