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There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said about "Goodfellas"... it's one of the best movies ever. To hell with the AFI, this is arguably one of the top 10 American movies ever made! Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco: five expedient talents operating on all 8 cylinders in this fable about three decades of life in the mob. Buy,Download, Or Stream GoodFellas! Click HereNow, you'd consider that Warner Brothers would give this movie the most complete Warner DVD release that's ever existed. A keen common following, a high level of anticipation for a special edition, and the original booming spot of the DVD industry should've made this a no-brainer slam dunk for Warner's marketing and home video departments. And so, after years of having to flip over the broken-down disc, after years of almost crushing that flimsy snap case, after years of listening to that 5.1 surround that sounded suspiciously like 2-channel, should you procure this original version?? The reply is a resounding..."maybe". Arguably the biggest plus to this recent edition of "Goodfellas" is the fact that the whole movie is contained on a single side of a dual-layered disc. The "all-new digital transfer", enhanced for 16:9, is only a marginal improvement over the current release (which was also listed as being "enhanced for widescreen TVs" on the package; it wasn't) . Strangely enough, in the scene where Jimmy (De Niro) and Paulie (Paul Sorvino) go to convince Henry to go home to Karen, there is a very noticeable screen-split line on the film that sections De Niro's face in half. This isn't the transfer's pickle, per se; it looks more like something off the film print. The unusual thing is I don't remember this wobble being note on the extinct version. Maybe it's only a minor peeve, but tranquil, this is the kind of thing you'd inquire a studio to well-organized up for a special edition. Buy,Download, Or Stream GoodFellas! Click HereThe English audio is the same venerable Dolby-Surround-masquerading-as-5.1 mix venerable in the musty version. The package incorrectly lists Spanish as the alternate language; it's unexcited French. Nothing more to say about that.
The disc menus are static, and they all have this generic-sounding jazz come by playing over them. Remember all the jazz in "Goodfellas"? Yeah, me neither.
Of course, the genuine reason most people are running out to gain this unique space is to look the special features. This DVD includes 2 commentaries: one with various cast & crew members, the other with Henry Hill & ex-FBI agent Ed McDonald (who plays himself at the raze of the movie) . Of the 2 commentaries, the track with real-life players Hill and McDonald is infinitely more sharp, even though Hill mumbles more than Keith Richards having an acid flashback.
When I bought this space, I was looking forward to some feature-length Scorsese, Pesci, Liotta &/or Bracco commentary (I didn't dare to hope for Robert De Niro, I mean, be serious), with some droll stories or moviemaking info. Instead, what you earn is a few recent comments cobbled together with 10-15 year conventional sound bites from De Niro and Joe Pesci. Basically, the first 90 minutes of commentary is a total strokefest ("oh-this-guy-was-so-great", "oh-she-did-a-really-good-job") with only Scorsese, author Reduce Pileggi, Liotta, and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus saving it. It picks up towards the extinguish, though, when Lorraine Bracco (who shoots down the "screen-specific commentary" illusion when she talks about having watched the movie on the morning she's being interviewed) and editor Thelma Schoonmaker plunge some humorous thoughts.
As for the rest of the extras? There's really no need to have a second disc to bear them; the total running time of all the "documentaries", as Warner calls them ("featurettes", I call 'em), along with the theatrical trailer is less than an hour. Plenty of room for these on the first disc, but then I guess Warner felt they needed another selling point with the whole 2-disc thing. To summarize the 1/2-hour making-of documentary: "Martin Scorsese is a substantial director." Remember those 6 words and everything else is cream cheese.
The second major documentary, at around 13 minutes long, has interviews with some younger writer-directors who've found themselves influenced by "Goodfellas". Only 5 words to remember this time: "'Goodfellas' is a intellectual movie."
The other two featurettes are about 10 minutes altogether. One is a storyboard-to-screen comparison, the other is a limited throwaway portion with some cast & crew anecdotes. 4 words will do this one unbiased fine: "Warner Brothers is inactive."
It's really a shame that Warner Brothers couldn't wait unbiased a tad longer and include some truly special features for one of the best movies their studio has ever produced. With the stellar jobs they've done on their other 2-disc reissues, like "Enter the Dragon", "The Correct Stuff", "Singin' in the Rain" --jeez, even "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" has better features than this!!-- I expected Warner Bros. to really pull out all the stops for this current edition of "Goodfellas", but it's a mountainous letdown. Serene, it is an improvement (no matter how minor) over the previous release, and as it is probably the "best" version we're ever gonna find on DVD, I would have to recommend picking it up.
However, if you already occupy the movie, hold three things in mind. Ask yourself 1.) if you really mind flipping the frail disc over, 2.) if you've got a normal full-screen TV, do you really need a novel anamorphic transfer?, and 3.) do you really need to peek the special features if they're not exactly top quality? If your retort to any of these things is "no", then I'd judge long and hard about shelling out another $20.
Goodfellas has long been one of my well-liked movies. I've watched it many times since I saw it in the theater. I've seen it on tape, on laserdisc, on the recent "flipper" DVD and the remastered anamorphic DVD, and now, Blu-Ray Disc.
I'm satisfied to represent that the Blu-Ray is a essential improvement over the remastered DVD. The describe is brighter, the colors are more shining, and many scenes have grand more detail and clarity. Of course, the overall portray is distinguished sharper.
Goodfellas is not the kind of movie that is a showcase for high-resolution video, however. It has a lot of shaded indoor scenes; very shrimp takes station outdoors (something I never noticed before) . I noticed some graininess, which has a lot to do with how Scorcese shot the record. It's impartial more noticeable in the higher resolution.
There are some minor problems with the audio in one scene. The dialogue drops in volume and then jumps encourage up in the following scene. Other than that, the audio is splendid, although I would have liked a more aggressive surround mix, at least in the musical selections. However, there's not considerable employ of the surrounds here.
Also, at one point there's a vertical line halfway across the hide. Why this wasn't cleaned up is mystery to me; it lasts for about fifteen seconds. Admittedly this is a very minor jam, but with expensive unusual technology flaws of this kind stand out more than they would on tape or standard DVD.
If you're a fan of the movie and are considering upgrading to the Blu-Ray, I'd highly recommend it. It's not an eye-popping effects movie to open with, so this disc isn't the first one to near for if you want to prove off your system. But it's probably the best map to discover the movie.
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