Yes it is. Just turn them off in the Settings menu. (And to get back just the English subs for the Italian dialogue, select the 6th subtitle option with your remote.)
Sounds plausible, but why wouldn't they have done the same thing for the explanatory text that appears in Part II (at the beginning, during Anthony's first communion, etc.)? Those look like the original burned-in text as far as I can tell.
This is the music from the very end of the credits of the original version of Part II (taken from the previous DVD release). Note the sustained last chord: http://homepage.mac.com/raulregalado...f2original.mp3 And here's the music from the restored version, leading into a new music cue for...
I respectfully direct this question to Robert Harris. Sir, I realize that this topic does not directly fall under your domain of expertise, but you seem to be the only person who worked on these discs who is posting here. Is this a known issue, and was it done deliberately? I should mention...
Following up on my own post: • The last chord is also missing in the mono soundtrack on the Blu-Ray disc. • I just checked a friend's new DVD of Part II, and the last chord is also missing there.
I just finished watching the first two films on the Blu-Ray set. I am very impressed with the restoration work overall, but I noticed that, in the closing credits of the new version of Part II, the very last, sustained chord of the famous waltz theme has been removed. It just goes into a new...