disappointment

Rating: 7/10 (13 September 2003)

I had waited for a year for my pre-ordered DVD to arrive. Having seen a large piece of this movie 15 years ago I eagerly sat down to watch the new ultimate version in it's original glory via a beautiful new digital transfer. I'm sorry to say I was quite disappointed. It is so very slow and self indulgent in most places that it was hard to sit through. Many beautiful shots, sets, and lots of great acting and cinematography but it is truly from another time, when 15 second close ups were acceptable where 3 seconds would suffice. No comparison to Coppola's work.