The Godfather Collection Special Ed. BR

If you're like me, and the vast majority of other reviewers of this set, you consider the three-part Godfather series, particularly part Nos. 1 & 2, to arguably be the greatest movie production ever and without question among the greatest. I cherish my film library, in large part, because I have a propensity to buy the "better" versions of movies and other collectibles. There's another three disc Blu-Ray offering of the three part Godfather film and it currently sells for about $10 less than this one. The exceptional digital transfer quality is identical for both sets but if you are a collector of films, books, coins, etc. you know that saving $10 for a set that offers more, including better packaging, is analogous to those leather bound Easton Press books or your complete Glenn Gould or Arthur Rubenstien CD sets if for no other reason that you've got something on your shelves that represents quality, and if you're a parent, a quality library that your heirs will inherit and add to their heirs and so forth. I bought this set in 2011 and have decided to write my review now, six years after purchase. I have watched the entire set at least once every year and two or three times in at least one of the past six years. I am not one to judge solely on cost. But even if I were, I'd still recognize that THIS IS THE SET TO BUY. Amortize $10 over God knows how many viewings and you'll find the true cost amounts at most, to pennies more and, eventually, even less that a penny more. Even if the reasons stated in my first couple of paragraphs means nothing to a person, the buyer is, I grant you, paying more, but is also getting more which is the fourth disc of special featurettes ( “The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t”, “Godfather World”, “Emulsional Rescue: Revealing ‘The Godfather’”, “….And When the Shooting Stopped”, "The Family Tree/The Crime Organization", Montage: “’The Godfather’ on the Red Carpet”, Four Short Films on ‘The Godfather’, Audio Commentaries, Documentary: “The Godfather Family”, “Behind the Scenes”, Storyboards, Additional Scenes/Historical Timeline) so it's simply not an apples to apples comparison. And if you're that true film fanatic , as I am, buying this set over it's less expensive scaled down three disc version; well the decision to buy is really no decision at all. It's a no brainer that you'll buy and cherish this set. I also enjoy it when guests are over and compliment me on my film, music, and book libraries. It's far more impressive and enjoyable to me to look at them as opposed to my Roku or AppleTV film library, iPod, iPhone, or some other MP3 player, and my bookshelves versus my Kindle. When I drafted my will, I felt better about leaving these tangible items to my children as opposed "child # 1 gets my Roku", "#2 gets my MP3 player, etc as opposed to getting my tangible music, book, and video libraries. I think they'll appreciate what's becoming a lost art form far more too. In economic terms this concept is known as the "demand curve" and/or "marginal utility". Which all boils down to, what's one's personal preferences and how does one calculate cost. Anyway, These are fantastic films of which I never tire and in that regard, I think like just about everyone else on this review board as well as the review board for the less expensive set; except on that board you hear a lot of people talking about how smart they were to have chosen that less expensive one. I'm in the right place for me. Where do you belong?