FanFiltration said:
I have an enormous problem with not returning over-due movies, and in the past have racked up late fee totals that rival the national debt. I also suspect, that I am banned from borrowing from public libraries in at least seven communities across the United States. *wink*

It's been real hard, but I'm holding off on the new "Godfather" set. Surprisingly, I have seen enough negitive comments about the restoration and transfer to make me actualy give in and consider first renting the films. For some of the high priced titles, I can see a sort of logic in first renting the Blu ray version, and then comparing them to my standard DVDs at home.

I know exactly how you feel with the overdue thing - I just returned Red Mars (book) to the library here ... 2 and a half, maybe 3 weeks late. And I'd already renewed it once. Whoops.

And don't listen to the negative comments about the Godfather set - it looks absolutely stunning. You've never seen the films look that good. The only negative comments I've heard about them are either A) the colors, which is B.S., in my opinion - the earlier DVD set is the one that has fucked-up colors, but everyone seems used to them for some reason; or B) too much grain, which is also B.S., because the Godfather films are supposed to be grainy - that's part of the look and feel of the films.

If you're even a slight fan of the Godfather films, buy the Blu-Ray set. You will not regret it.

Here are comparisons between the Blu-Ray, and the Region 1 and Region 2 old DVDs - you can see just how fucked up the original DVD colors were in these comparisons:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/godfather.htm
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare/godfather2.htm
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/godfather3.htm