ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT on DVD: Tarantino on Inglorious Bastards DVD, Godfather Trilogy Restored

RT on DVD: Tarantino on Inglorious Bastards DVD, Godfather Trilogy Restored

New this week: Vantage Point, Drillbit Taylor, My Blueberry Nights, and more.

by Jen Yamato | June 30, 2008

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This week in DVD news, Francis Ford Coppola brings you the Godfather trilogy (again), Quentin Tarantino is super excited about the original Inglorious Bastards, and Hancock may soon stream directly into your TV set. Plus, we've got Vantage Point, Drillbit Taylor, a new X-Files DVD and more new releases!

Leave the cannoli. Take the DVDs.

On September 23, Paramount Home Entertainment is making you an offer that you can't refuse: The Godfather Collection: The Coppola Restoration, on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Francis Ford Coppola himself spent a year overseeing the frame-by-frame restoration, a painstaking process which is documented in one of four new featurettes; the complete set includes the entire Godfather trilogy (for those of you who count Godfather III), extras from the previous box set, and more new material. Shell out $72.99 for the DVD set, $119.99 for Blu-Ray.

Tarantino To Geek Out on O.G. Inglorious Bastards DVD

If you're a Quentin Tarantino nut, then you know he recently completed his script for the long-gestating war movie, Inglorious Bastards. But have you seen the original The Inglorious Bastards upon which QT's flick is rumored to be based? You'll get your chance when Enzo G. Castellari's 1978 cult film hits; the WWII tale of a band of military criminals on a suicide mission in Nazi territory stars '70s action icons Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson, and will be released in a 3-disc Special Edition on July 29. Best of all, Tarantino will appear in the DVD extras, hosting a night of Castellari's films and talking all things Inglorious with the veteran filmmaker.

Watch Hancock At Home Before DVD Hits

Forget Netflix and iTunes; Sony's jumping into the digital delivery game with the release of Will Smith's Hancock, which will be made available for web-equipped owners of Sony's Bravia TV sets before the film hits DVD. However, it still comes with a hefty price: $300 for the Bravia Internet link and $7.50 --- nearly the price of admission these days --- to stream, but not download, the movie. Another thing: you can't Bravia Hancock, out in theaters this week, until November.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jun 30 2008 05:46 PM

I look forward to "My Blueberry Nights." 2046 was great, but Chunking Express was phenomenol!

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jun 30 2008 06:26 PM

Im looking foward to The Godfather box set on Blu Ray, looking foward to Inglorius Bastards, I really want an X Files box set on Blu Ray, ehhh Vantage Point sucked, I will probably rent My Bluberry Nights, and I wanna get Mad Men season 1 tomorrow. Also cool there releasing Day Watch and Night Watch on Blu Ray, I guess my waiting paid off on that.

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~*Admiral Snowstorm*~ writes:
on Jun 30 2008 08:08 PM

An interview with Wong Kar Wai on the My Blueberry Nights DVD? Well, I'm sold. The man's probably one of my favorite working directors; middling reviews aside, I'm sure My Blueberry Nights looks absolutely gorgeous. Wong doesn't even know how to make a scene look boring or drab.

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Tomol23 writes:
on Jun 30 2008 10:27 PM

Hmm, except for My Blueberry Nights, it looks like a slow week.

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oyguvaltshappy writes:
on Jun 30 2008 11:04 PM

i can't see one reason why that Bravia thing brings people any advantages.

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lovetomato809 writes:
on Jun 30 2008 11:45 PM

Hey, do you still have a pro file on 'Ric h k iss.co m'? I saw it days ago. And there were many nice pics of you. I love them. Are you still there?

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dougkip writes:
on Jul 01 2008 06:48 AM

no way am i buying the godfather trilogy again. i hate double dipping. and 120 for the blu-ray set? **** that ****.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jul 01 2008 09:32 AM

Yeah dougkip, it seems a bit silly and expensive to buy the Godfather set again if you already have it. Sometimes new/extra materials are worth it; in this case, I'm not so sure.

I saw My Blueberry Nights twice, just to confirm what I thought of it. I don't want to discourage anyone from seeing it if they are interested or already love Wong Kar-Wai's work, but...it's not exactly the big American breakthrough that I was hoping for. That said, he features two of my favorite musicians' work as crucial leitmotifs throughout the film: Otis Redding and Cat Power (who also "acts" in one scene). I'd watch the DVD again to hear Wong Kar-Wai's insights alone.

And I'm SO getting Inglorious Bastards! That was the biggest piece of DVD news to me this week.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Jul 01 2008 09:34 AM

jokerboy1991, since you mentioned Mad Men you might be interested in this:

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2008/06/mad-men-contest-early-submissions.php

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RainbowBrite34 writes:
on Jul 02 2008 05:40 AM

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I saw My Blueberry Nights and didn't really like it at all. The movie, while generally well acted, was predictable. I could have told you the ending from the first scene and that never makes for interesting movie watching. Norah Jones makes a good effort here but it helps being surrounded by some of Hollywood's finest. The mood and music were excellent the story was kind of weak.

Somebody mentioned Mad Men and I loved it! I just finished season one on DVD and would highly recommend it. Just to put out a warning it is high drama and since it's set in 1960 it definitely isn't for everybody but I find the characters intriguing and it gives me a glimpse in to a era I knew little about. Big props for Mad Men! And the Mad Women on the show, too!

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