What was your favorite Godfather film?

[Mojochi]

But Sonny was never Don. The rise of the family was with Vito

Another thing that always confused me about pt. 3... Vincent (Garcia) is Sonny Corleone's illegitimate son, Right? Hence why he can assume the throne? Why is he screwing around with Michael Corleone's daughter? And why is the only objection to this unholy union because Vincent is embroiled in criminality, and not because it will yield children with birth defects? lol

Good grief, it's all just such a muddled mess of a story.

 

[Seven of Five]

I voted for the first one, but one and two just flow so naturally together that they're best watched in one sitting.

Godfather III is okay, but an unnecessary epilogue.http://www.trekbbs.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/

 

[J.T.B.]

^ My feeling as well, part 1 and 2 are like one really long movie. I give the edge to the original, though, on the strength of Brando, Caan, Castellano, Hayden, Lettieri, Marley and Vigoda.

 

[fonzob1]

But Sonny was never Don. The rise of the family was with Vito

Another thing that always confused me about pt. 3... Vincent (Garcia) is Sonny Corleone's illegitimate son, Right? Hence why he can assume the throne? Why is he screwing around with Michael Corleone's daughter? And why is the only objection to this unholy union because Vincent is embroiled in criminality, and not because it will yield children with birth defects? lol

Good grief, it's all just such a muddled mess of a story.

That actually sounds very interesting and a realistic ending. I wouldn't mind seeing that. But, I don't want to see Dicaprio as Sonny. There has got to be someone better.

 

[Relayer1]

But Sonny was never Don. The rise of the family was with Vito

I didn't say he was, I said that as far as I know, four would have been split between the story of young Sonny and the story of Andy Garcia's reign as Godfather.

And yes, there must be someone better than DiCaprio for Sonny...

 

[Mojochi]

I just meant it wouldn't make much sense to tell any story about Sonny. In the grand scheme of things, he ended up being even less interesting than Fredo... Though Caan's performance is good. His story is just that he got raised to be the successor, & never managed to get past being a hot head & he ended up dead because of it. The End.

Not much of a legacy there to juxtapose, in its own entire film, against his illegitimate son, who he has no relationship with, ending up holding the reigns

Frankly, I found Talia Shire's sister character in pt. 3 to be much more interesting

 

[urbandefault]

I voted for the original, closely followed by II.

When the first movie came out it was easy for a kid to get into an R rated flick, you'd just walk up and buy a ticket. That's how I saw it. I was 12 years old, and sat pretty much wide-eyed and slack-jawed through the whole thing.

The second movie completes the story for me.

I read Puzo's novel after I'd seen both films, and though it's been many years I remember the visuals from both movies running through my head as the story played out.

 

[Push The Button]

III was somewhat like the second Star Wars trilogy, in that all of the key players that had made the originals so great had been away from the material for too long. Pacino in III had clearly forgotten how to play Michael, and was instead giving us a preview of the 'crazy' Pacino that we would later see in Scent of a Woman and Heat.

If ever a IV is made, it needs to take place in the 90s with Andy Garcia presiding over the final destruction of the Corleone Family, mirroring the real-life cases that all but put an end to LCN during that time. Keep it in New York, no Sicily or Vegas or Vatican this time.

 

[Relayer1]

If ever a IV is made, it needs to take place in the 90s with Andy Garcia presiding over the final destruction of the Corleone Family, mirroring the real-life cases that all but put an end to LCN during that time. Keep it in New York, no Sicily or Vegas or Vatican this time.

I'd like something similar, but would prefer Garcia's Don seeing the writing on the wall struggling to complete the family going completely'legit' and having to do some less legit things to get there, coupled with a 'Michael disengages and retires to Sicily, where he meets some resistance' subplot.

There's also room for the unproduced Puzo prequel and I'd love to see a proper adaptation of the 'The Sicilian' novel featuring young Michael. Any actors out there look like a young Pacino ?

 

[J.T.B.]

Pacino in III had clearly forgotten how to play Michael, and was instead giving us a preview of the 'crazy' Pacino that we would later see in Scent of a Woman and Heat.

It's a good point, and "...pulling me back in!" was parodied almost immediately. In contrast, in the other long-delayed sequel of 1990, The Two Jakes, Jack Nicholson dialed back the "Crazy Jack" persona and played to the character's age.

 

[Dude111]

3. The Godfather Part III - I had the unique experience of seeing this before I saw the first two Godfather films, so I think I like it more than most people I know.

I understand that buddy....... I saw the 1990 version of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD before I saw the orginal 1968 one and think ITS BETTER than the original....


I havent ever sene any of the godfather movies..... In video stores I see Godfather I and III are 2 tapes!!!!! (It must be a long movie!!)


Part II was only 1 VHS tape.... (Well someone had recorded it to another tape I guess,it wasnt on the official tapes as I and III were)

 

[hux]

Godfather III is the Rocky IV of Godfather films

 

[fonzob1]

Godfather III is the Rocky IV of Godfather films

You crack me up.