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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 edifying talents operating on all 8 cylinders in this epic about three decades of life in the mob.
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Now, you’d judge that Warner Brothers would give this movie the most complete Warner DVD release that’s ever existed. A interested well-liked 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 worn 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 obtain this fresh version?? The retort is a resounding…”maybe”.
Arguably the biggest plus to this original 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 unusual 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 jam, per se; it looks more like something off the film print. The weird thing is I don’t remember this shuffle being display on the outmoded version. Maybe it’s only a minor peeve, but aloof, this is the kind of thing you’d seek information from a studio to well-organized up for a special edition.
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The English audio is the same used Dolby-Surround-masquerading-as-5.1 mix mature in the ragged version. The package incorrectly lists Spanish as the alternate language; it’s composed French. Nothing more to say about that.
The disc menus are static, and they all have this generic-sounding jazz gain playing over them. Remember all the jazz in “Goodfellas”? Yeah, me neither.
Of course, the true reason most people are running out to salvage this unusual position is to stare 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 kill of the movie) . Of the 2 commentaries, the track with real-life players Hill and McDonald is infinitely more engaging, even though Hill mumbles more than Keith Richards having an acid flashback.
When I bought this residence, 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 comical stories or moviemaking info. Instead, what you gather is a few unique comments cobbled together with 10-15 year mature 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 Cut Pileggi, Liotta, and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus saving it. It picks up towards the slay, 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 maintain 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 knowing movie.”
The other two featurettes are about 10 minutes altogether. One is a storyboard-to-screen comparison, the other is a minute throwaway allotment with some cast & crew anecdotes. 4 words will do this one honest fine: “Warner Brothers is indolent.”
It’s really a shame that Warner Brothers couldn’t wait fair 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 True 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 novel edition of “Goodfellas”, but it’s a tall letdown. Quiet, it is an improvement (no matter how minor) over the previous release, and as it is probably the “best” version we’re ever gonna acquire on DVD, I would have to recommend picking it up.
However, if you already absorb the movie, withhold three things in mind. Ask yourself 1.) if you really mind flipping the weak disc over, 2.) if you’ve got a normal full-screen TV, do you really need a current anamorphic transfer?, and 3.) do you really need to leer the special features if they’re not exactly top quality? If your reply to any of these things is “no”, then I’d contemplate long and hard about shelling out another $20.
Goodfellas has long been one of my approved movies. I’ve watched it many times since I saw it in the theater. I’ve seen it on tape, on laserdisc, on the new “flipper” DVD and the remastered anamorphic DVD, and now, Blu-Ray Disc.
I’m elated to picture that the Blu-Ray is a primary improvement over the remastered DVD. The relate is brighter, the colors are more shiny, and many scenes have considerable more detail and clarity. Of course, the overall relate is noteworthy sharper.
Goodfellas is not the kind of movie that is a showcase for high-resolution video, however. It has a lot of dim indoor scenes; very dinky takes station outdoors (something I never noticed before) . I noticed some graininess, which has a lot to do with how Scorcese shot the describe. It’s objective 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 aid up in the following scene. Other than that, the audio is glorious, although I would have liked a more aggressive surround mix, at least in the musical selections. However, there’s not worthy exercise of the surrounds here.
Also, at one point there’s a vertical line halfway across the mask. Why this wasn’t cleaned up is mystery to me; it lasts for about fifteen seconds. Admittedly this is a very minor scrape, but with expensive original 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 arrive for if you want to point to off your system. But it’s probably the best scheme to discover the movie.
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