GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: Movie is outstanding, video transfer is not
Summary: 3 Stars
Everyone pretty much agrees that Goodfellas is a classic. No question there. I could only give the HD-DVD three stars though. The video is almost identical to the standard definition version, and the sound quality is nothing to write home about either. The colors were muted and lacked any clarity or "pop" that I look for in HD releases. Even though this is a great piece of film making, I would have been better off buying the standard def version. Movie Review: great movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
A classic movie that will be watched over and over.
Glad to get it ~ now if they would only reissue "A Bronx Tale".
Movie Review: HD DVD Is So-So
Summary: 2 Stars
This film is one of my all time favorites BUT the HD DVD transfer is awful,the picture is dark and grainy with little or no 3D pop.
I was also expecting more extras with the HD DVD version but I was sadly mistaken,if you like extras then get the two disc "Special Edition".
Movie Review: Cinematic classic, sub-par HD effort
Summary: 2 Stars
The film is one of the great works of the last 20 years and it deserved better than this release. My rating is more a reflection of the product than the movie itself, which we all agree is a classic. The picture quality is scarcely an upgrade over the DVD version.
First of all, the film has not been restored and cleaned up for HD. I understand the movie is about 18 years-old and it won't look as clean as, say, Casino Royale does on Blu-ray, but the scratches and damaged film elements present in this transfer are inexcusable. There are two long film scratches in the movie, one within the first 15 minutes and the other in a scene when Paul and Jimmy see Henry in his apartment, that run in the middle of the frame through the scene. There are also numerous incidents of bad elements, damage, and dust that detract from the experience.
This film deserved better and it should've been properly restored. To see that kind of damage in a transfer in this day and age just speaks to laziness and a desire to put out a popular product because they know people will buy it no matter what. It's an insult to consumers and film fans everywhere.
Buy only if you must have an HD version in your collection but I'd wait for WB to treat this film properly in the future. It has to happen.
Movie Review: Greatest Gangster Movie Ever!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Best Gangster movie of this type ever made. You can watch it over and over and it only gets better>