'The Godfather' trilogy, confirmed (U.S. BD)

Creekside · 30-06-2008, 13:34

Oh, yeah...

September 23rd is confirmed for both BD and SD, stand-alone (SD only?) and boxes for both. The link below leads to details. I'm not sure about region locking.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4840821&EDATE=

£34.99 @ Play

Niceguygeoff · 30-06-2008, 16:13

Wonderful news. The newly restored versions will shine in HD, although I'm not sure that they'll be to the taste of some of our regular contributors here.

camaj · 30-06-2008, 16:47

Not a fan in the slightest but it's great that older films are getting a proper restoration. I'm more interested in the restoration process itself than the film.

Martin Ball · 30-06-2008, 17:05

Fantastic news. The DVD's picture quality was always pretty bad. These are surely must-buys. $120 is a bit high though - still I reckon this set will be discounted quite heavily - it's bound to be a top seller.

H Dot · 30-06-2008, 19:15

Godfather in HD

I'm sooooo there

GarethH · 30-06-2008, 19:22

Yay! Finally announced, I was concerned about it not making it this year but glad it has!

Creekside · 30-06-2008, 21:16

Here's a link to a similar announcement thread over at the Home Theater Forum, where Robert Harris comments briefly on the nature of the restoration process.

If this link doesn't lead directly to it, the post of interest is post #24.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ml#post3397028

jroadley · 11-07-2008, 14:00

Getting ready to pre-order, cheapest I've found is £47 from Axel...

anyone beat that?

Niceguygeoff · 11-07-2008, 18:10

Blimey, that's a fair bit cheaper than my current customs-free pre-order. Most of the time Axel are a lot more expensive. I've said elsewhere that these are worth every penny, but I'm not gonna shun an £8 saving. Cheers!

Niceguygeoff · 22-08-2008, 12:45

Wowzers - the UK version of this is now up for pre-order for just £34.99 at Play. It should be identical to the US set (give or take a few extra language tracks) and at that price it's a steal.

jroadley · 22-08-2008, 13:44

Yep, canceled order with Axel and will get UK version instead.

Niceguygeoff · 22-08-2008, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by jroadley

Yep, canceled order with Axel and will get UK version instead.

Ditto.

GarethH · 22-08-2008, 16:09

Nice one, I reserved from ordering the US at the Rip off asking price (even for my favourite film of all time). Ordered the UK from Play

Thanks!

jroadley · 22-08-2008, 16:25

So, the new king of the swingers is Play for £34.99

If you see it cheaper, let us know!

Elzar · 22-08-2008, 16:29

Cancelled my Axel order aswell.

£33.24 from Play with a 5% voucher.

Killer.

horseflesh · 22-08-2008, 17:15

It's encouraging to see reasonable UK prices for the likes of this and Band of Brothers.

Martin Ball · 22-08-2008, 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by horseflesh

It's encouraging to see reasonable UK prices for the likes of this and Band of Brothers.

Indeed, there have been quite a few titles just released/coming soon where the UK release is significantly cheaper than the US release.
Makes a very pleasant change.

Niceguygeoff · 22-08-2008, 19:13

Yeah, I were just thinking that about our BD prices. I've pre-ordered the UK versions of several upcoming releases like Iron Man and Indy too, as there's no difference between the UK price and what the importers are charging.

The cost of catalogue stuff will take a little longer to drop to US levels (picked up Eraser for £12) but it's getting there - and about time too.

GinSoakedBoy · 27-08-2008, 05:32

Anyone have any decent Aussie sites for BD? Just checked ezydvd.com.au for this, and it's sitting at a pre-order price of $130

cjp12 · 27-08-2008, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by GinSoakedBoy

Anyone have any decent Aussie sites for BD? Just checked ezydvd.com.au for this, and it's sitting at a pre-order price of $130

JB HiFi Online have it for $89.95

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/Produ..._(BLU-RAY_Set)