may 11 2004 !!!

godfather will be for sale in single disc. u wont have to buy the whole box set! i belive they will be super bit.

I won't be buying them, because I've already spent enough on the box set, and I have no need to buy it again. Paramount can kiss my fat arse, no more money from this boy is going into their pockets as far as the Trilogy is concerned (unless through posters, soundtracks, memorabilia, etc )...

No Special Features?

KISS MY WHITE HARRY ASS!

Thats a good deal for those who avidly hate Part 3,but I got the box set,I'm set. If they really "intend to squeeze" us,they should add new bonus footage.I pray to god they dont do that.

http://www.dvdtown.com/announcement/The_Godfather/194/

Same here. I spent enough on the box set as it was, the last thing I need/intend on doing is spending more. Even if they are superbit.

Thanks for the info, bad guy!

I fixed your link. You're always better off copying and pasting it rather than typing it, to be sure it's correct.

There's no mention of it being Superbit, however. When I find out, I'll let y'all know.

if the price is reasonable i think i'll buy one. to preserve my boxed set.

GoodFella

that is kinda stupid of paramount (what else is new?)! they are making a huge profit off of the collection and they KNOW that no matter how much someone claims they don't want to spend the high amount, eventually they will. not to mention, and this may be a little controversial, they have rewritten history a little about the perception of GFIII. from a marketing standpoint, this is a poor decision!

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html


According to this the sound is supposed to be better?????

What is Superbit?

An Advanced DVD Disk with Great Sound And Picture.

They should have a Superbit re-release of Goodfellas...

Was the Scarface Aniversary Edition DVD super bit?

Only Columbia Pictures does the Superbit thing.

'Godfather' Fans Get Offer They Can't Refuse

Sat Nov 22,10:35 AM ET

By Jill Kipnis

NEW YORK (Billboard) - If the $105.90 list price for "The Godfather DVD Collection" seems hefty to fans, they will be happy to learn that Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) will start selling the popular films as individual DVDs for the first time next year.

On May 11, 2004, "The Godfather" will be released as a single disc for $24.99. The other two films in the trilogy will come out separately later next year. "The Godfather DVD Collection" arrived in 2001.

"This is really about providing consumers with a choice," says Michael Arkin, PHE senior VP of marketing. "Those who cannot afford to buy gift sets now have the option of buying a single film."

The major drawback to purchasing the films individually will be the lack of special features on the discs. The only added value on each release will be an audio commentary, whereas the five-disc collection includes such extras as a 73-minute documentary, deleted footage and production stills.

Still unknown is whether PHE will apply a similar strategy to "The Adventures of Indiana Jones," which was released solely as a four-disc set Oct. 21. Arkin says the company is not prepared to discuss the strategy behind the set's release because it has been out only a month. However, he says that with "The Godfather," "we knew eventually we would release them individually."

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is applying this plan to "The Alien Quadrilogy," available Dec. 2 as a nine-disc set for $99.98. Consumers can purchase separate two-disc editions of each "Alien" film Jan. 6 for $26.98 each. The individual editions feature a disc of extra features, though an additional bonus disc containing a new interview with director Ridley Scott and original theatrical trailers is available only in "Quadrilogy."

Reuters/Billboard


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Superbit is a version that removes the special features and uses the saved space to boost the audio and/or video quality of the movie itself.

The Godfather apparently won't be released this way.

Now If theyd relese the documentary like a film. It reminds me of Heart of Darkness, the documentary about Apocalypse Now.

Well, Columbia might be the only one who does the "superbit" because they've patented the name, but I'm willing to be other companies have developed similar technologies for future use.

Thanks for the info! But like most of you, I too will not buy them individually. I'm happy with what I've got!