i think thematically something is lost by Vito '20s and Michael '59 not being contiguous. or do people judge that tactic to be some kind of failure?
(i saw it Saga-style on network TV)
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 21:21 (eight years ago) link
I judge it to be a failure simply because I judge the Michael section of II to be a failure. In the context of the extended epic, it's flaws are somewhat minimized.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 21:24 (eight years ago) link
interesting... i spose i would agree as far as "he's lost his soul" was already the ending of I. But I think most of the supporting characters (Fredo in particular) are more fleshed out and human than in the first. Plus you have Strasberg, Gazzo etc.
(also as i don't much like Brando's performance his absence doesn't bother me)
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 21:30 (eight years ago) link
i enjoyed watching it in the saga format.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
i like the saga format because (slightly) more Godfather but it's lesser than the 2 movies precisely because of losing the chronological juxtapositions
― Chikan wa akan de. Zettai akan de. (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 21:51 (eight years ago) link
I watched the first half of III the other day. Not sure if I'll finish it. I'd heard how bad Sophia Coppola is, but I don't think she's much worse than everyone else. Everyone looks lost or indifferent.
― jmm, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 00:41 (eight years ago) link
certainly not worse than eli wallach
that said i didnt hate it in '90
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 00:54 (eight years ago) link
seeing The Epic on VHS (it came in a leather-y box!) back in 89/90 was most jarring to those of us in the UK who'd only ever seen the TV versions. loads of great extra scenes sure but also much more violence in the bits we thought we knew already. back in '73 the BBFC had insisted on cuts to the toll booth sequence for example (the kick to the head etc) so The Epic was even more gory than it had been in Theaters.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 00:54 (eight years ago) link
I always thought she's possibly the best reason to see the film--a couple of really bad line readings, otherwise she's pretty good. Garcia and Mantegna are flashy and forgettable. Pacino, ugh.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 00:55 (eight years ago) link
i always quite liked III, although no Duvall sucks.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 00:57 (eight years ago) link
Pacino is basically just as good as he was in the first two. I'd rather he'd have won his Oscar for III than the shouty blind vet movie.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 01:50 (eight years ago) link
I didn't hate III but I haven't seen it since I was 15
― a fucking men (stevie), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 14:23 (eight years ago) link
I do remember the audience at the cinema laughing when Pacino falls off his chair
― a fucking men (stevie), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 14:24 (eight years ago) link
my friend calls that 'Arte Johnson from Laugh-In'
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 15:30 (eight years ago) link
So I spent, y'know, the entire day watching the HBO epic. Hypnotic, and maybe my favorite viewing (having seen the first two films probably four or five times before). I think the chronological restructuring may have led to me catching lots of little things I never noticed before. And the 'new' scenes were welcome additions (in much the same way that I thought the Redux scenes added to richness of the tapestry of Apocalypse Now). Recommended way to chuck a day away!
― Telephone Meatballs (Old Lunch), Sunday, 6 March 2016 03:58 (eight years ago) link
I don't know how I'd completely failed to previously notice that Harry Dean Stanton is in part 2.
― Telephone Meatballs (Old Lunch), Sunday, 6 March 2016 05:27 (eight years ago) link
Did you catch Danny Aiello?
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 March 2016 05:35 (eight years ago) link
No! Goddamnit, now I need to watch it again.
― Telephone Meatballs (Old Lunch), Sunday, 6 March 2016 09:16 (eight years ago) link
I didn't know who Danny Aiello was the first few times I saw the film (no one did), but after Moonstruck, I probably watched it another half-dozen times before picking him out. (It's a speaking part and a memorable line.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 March 2016 13:06 (eight years ago) link
i have new fav moments in OG Godfather each time I watch. lately it's watching Willie Cicci chillin, gettin a shave, right before plugging Cuneo. and Clemenza sayin "oh Pauly...you ain't gonna see him no more"
― waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 March 2017 04:30 (seven years ago) link
also never realized that actor was the main character in Maniac o_O
― waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 March 2017 04:31 (seven years ago) link
The more time goes by, the more I'm convinced that the first film is the only good one. Part II has its moments, but it is hugely overrated.
― Moodles, Monday, 13 March 2017 05:06 (seven years ago) link
weirdly I had the opposite trajectory, considering it overrated for a while and now loving it almost as much
― waht, I am true black metal worrior (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 March 2017 05:17 (seven years ago) link
video at first link
https://thefilmstage.com/news/watch-francis-ford-coppola-and-the-godfather-cast-reunite-in-80-minute-tribeca-panel/
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/the-godfather-tribeca-reunion
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 May 2017 17:03 (seven years ago) link
wow I started a thread on ILE
― Dominique, Monday, 1 May 2017 17:23 (seven years ago) link
The number of people who side with Michael over Kay during Part II's abortion fight astounds me.
― insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
Well, by people, I mean YouTube commenters, so I guess I withdraw the observation.
Probably just real good Catholics.
I remember reading Rex Reed's Godfather II review in the NY Daily News when it came out (I had just seen the first on TV). He singled out that scene for praise, and it now seems to me the clunkiest scene in the film.
So, Rex Reed, off the mark for half a century.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 19:27 (seven years ago) link
OVA!
― Dominique, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 20:14 (seven years ago) link
when AMC showed the chronological Saga in 2012, there were credits sequences for each 'episode' that featured footage not seen for decades on tv, dvd or anywhere. some of it from footage from the jettisoned final hour-or-so of GFII which was set in the 60s; Micheal walking in the woods with a teenage Anthony, having dinner with Connie etc. tiny bits of footage which of course i'm sure 99.9% of people couldn't give a toss about but it was all news to me.
https://christopherpierznik.com/2016/04/18/some-of-my-favorite-deleted-scenes-from-the-godfather-films/
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/47rX31mjEVo/hqdefault.jpg
― piscesx, Friday, 21 July 2017 22:18 (seven years ago) link
I spent a day watching that thing when it dropped on HBO. As with Apocalypse's Redux, I'm apparently cool with Coppola plugging as much extra footage into his classics as he sees fit. It's a shame that it might not ever see a home video release.
― The miniaturized human skeleton in Martin Short's stool (Old Lunch), Friday, 21 July 2017 22:50 (seven years ago) link
that was fredo?! in the boat? he didn't have a tache! plus he disowned him about 30mins prev. I don't get it.― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:00 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
still the most baffling post ITT
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 02:08 (six years ago) link
False fred
― things you looked shockingly old when you wore (darraghmac), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 02:19 (six years ago) link
"I killed my mother's son after he shaved" - Godfather III
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
this was put together by a friend of ours who teaches at Berkeley, with the heavy lifting done by undergrad students. Dozens of different aspects of the film covered in a publication workshop.
http://theseventies.berkeley.edu/godfather/
― omar little, Monday, 25 June 2018 22:29 (six years ago) link
fab! thanks
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Monday, 25 June 2018 22:32 (six years ago) link
In 2006, EA released "The Godfather" for PS2, Xbox and PC. (See The Godfather )
Most everyone, including Brando, allowed their likenesses to be used in the game except for one major character. Can you figure out who wouldn't sign the release?
https://i.imgur.com/VlI7o0F.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cI1r4fw.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hwbn2r6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ntw5sJu.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/a0EcMEk.jpg
^LOL
― pplains, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:42 (six years ago) link
Still trying to guess? Here's another shot of Michael.
https://i.imgur.com/YopnmXS.jpg
Whoever it was, I heard he was being tough on the negotiations.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
es un teléfono de oro macizo
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 6 June 2019 23:26 (five years ago) link
i recently discovered that in the many non-canon Godfather novels published post-Puzo, there is one that has Michael befriending JFK (by another name) in their youth because their fathers are both bootleggers.
The guy does become president, but is shot in Miami, not Dallas.
Maybe Tarantino should buy the rights.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:20 (five years ago) link
Heard a radio promo for an upcoming show by Gianni Russo at a casino in Niagara Falls. "You know him from The Godfather"--well, not immediately, had to look up the name. It's Carlo! Tempted to go, just so I can walk up to him at some point and say, "You have to answer for Santino, Carlo."
http://www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com/entertainment/event/gianni-russo
― clemenza, Friday, 3 January 2020 17:00 (four years ago) link
Just don't tell him your username.
― jmm, Friday, 3 January 2020 17:04 (four years ago) link
I served as godfather for my friend's son's baptism today. I'm a devout non-churchgoer, so we had to, uh, finesse the paperwork a bit.
Anyway, I had to suppress a giggle when I was asked if I renounce Satan. Tomorrow, I settle all family business.
― clemenza, Monday, 9 November 2020 02:24 (three years ago) link
What I really wanted to do was give the Pentangeli answer:
"Do you renounce Satan and all his works?"
"Yeah...sure."
http://www.stinque.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pentangeli-480x220.jpg
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 November 2020 04:23 (three years ago) link
I had the VHS of the Godfather epic and its the one that I know.
it turns the whole thing into a sprawling dynasty tale to be enjoyed over consecutive nights... the third doesn't even seem as bad, when you dont see the joins between each film... (although its pretty obvious when we hit no.3)
Madness that its not available on DVD/Blu-Ray!
I think its available in the US on streaming, but never managed to get a VPN to make it work.
this lockdown has me jonesing for a big sprawling well made epic to take up a few evenings.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Tuesday, 10 November 2020 11:18 (three years ago) link
Have at it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Z9H9mG-SI
― piscesx, Friday, 4 February 2022 04:03 (two years ago) link
dexter fletcher directing intrigues me but part of me is kinda cringing at how this could go?will give it a go though
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 4 February 2022 06:01 (two years ago) link
Begs for an actual documentary.
― clemenza, Friday, 4 February 2022 21:44 (two years ago) link
One of my go-to lines is, "Tell Mike it was only business. I always liked him."
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 4 February 2022 21:51 (two years ago) link