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...haunting score, Coppola’s deft storytelling, Gordon Willis’ exquisite cinematography and any number of superlative cast performances, the first two films are as close to pitch-perfect filmmaking as any ensemble has ever attempted. However, woe betide the one who actually decides to play the DVD to Part III. If you do, the universe will collapse into a pinpoint of matter so dense that from it no light will escape. The third installment of the Corleone crime family epic should never have been made, and Coppola admits as much on III’s commentary, despite...
...rare audio recording of Rota’s musical musings, and the result is an indispensable set. The trilogy is a little pricey, but with elegant packaging highlighting the aging Corleone patriarchs, this is a cinephile’s dream; truly this is “the reason why DVD was invented...
...Matrix ($18.99) Still the best, the original Matrix DVD essentially cemented the format’s success. From documentaries on “bullet time”—the effects used to suspend the characters in mid air—to hidden features and an immaculate video transfer, this disc set a benchmark for DVDs that few have surpassed...
...Black Limited Edition ($35.99) Of the many releases laying claim to the “Limited Edition” nametag, MIB deserves it the most. An amusing little doodle of a movie in its own right, the DVD version affords the opportunity to show that you know better than director Barry Sonnenfeld. Don’t like his version? The answer is simple: Re-edit certain scenes yourself and compare it with the original. It’s cheaper than film school...
From here, the DVD medium can only get better. Here are a group of promising DVDs scheduled to arrive well in time for the holiday season...