I'm sick of *The Godfather *quotes

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Why do so many guys think it's cool or a turn-on for women to quote from *The Godfather*?

― J Chan, Tuesday, 23 August 2005 21:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Because they're trying to tell you that they're huge fans of "You've got mail"
Why they/we think that's a turn-on for women, however, I've not figured out yet.

― Øystein (Øystein), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link

People quote the Godfather? I mean, "make him an offer he can't refuse" is the only one I've ever heard anyone say, and not very often.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 23:07 (eighteen years ago) link

i've never heard anyone quote the godfather! i don't think i've even heard someone use "make an offer he can't refuse" in casual conversation.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 23:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Whenever somebody asks me "Where's so and so?" I respond, "He sleeps with the fishes." This never gets old.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 12:36 (eighteen years ago) link

Never tell anyone outside the board what you're thinking.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Dr. Mobius, you don't talk to a man like Hurting like that!

― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:46 (eighteen years ago) link

(Sorry Morbius, that I twisted you into a Mobius)

― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 13:47 (eighteen years ago) link

Like JD, I am baffled.

But maybe the reason is: loads of things that I thought were just 'gangster talk' are actually specifically from The Godfather, not elsewhere?

― the bellefox, Wednesday, 24 August 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link

does anyone get to say "you dirty rat!" in the godfather?

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:13 (eighteen years ago) link

kiss me, you fool

― The King's English (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 24 August 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

There is a school of thought that the greatness of a film
can be measured (or even determined) by its catch-phrases.
Note dropoff in good catch-phrases in part III.
Its best effort is not enough to save it:
"Every time I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
A few more like that, and even bare nepotism of Sofia's casting would be forgiven!

― AFIjudge, Wednesday, 31 August 2005 20:06 (eighteen years ago) link

"Every time I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

Pacino read that very much like Rev Jim in "Taxi."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 September 2005 12:16 (eighteen years ago) link

I was always a sucker for that bit on the Soprano's when Steve Van Zandt would do his bizarre impression of that and they would all laugh every single time and say "He sounds just like Pacino!" but now that you say that part about Rev. Jim, maybe he DID sound like Pacino.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 1 September 2005 13:39 (eighteen years ago) link

Another famous quote from a great epic film is "Sug min kuk, din fucking råtta!" And means "Don´t give in, only youre courage can tell what to do." Så... Sug min kuk, din fucking råtta!

― Marlon, Sunday, 4 September 2005 11:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Say what?

― k/l (Ken L), Sunday, 4 September 2005 12:43 (eighteen years ago) link

the scene involving this in "She Hate Me" was like the only thing that redeemed the movie.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 6 September 2005 16:38 (eighteen years ago) link

four months pass...

I thought that this was going to be about lame signatures that you find in e-mails and those other messageboards.

___________________________________________________________________________________________
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer!"

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 05:50 (eighteen years ago) link

You know what I'm talking about?

___________________________________________________________________________________________
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer!"

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 05:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Perhaps followed by a poster using an Abe Vigoda avatar.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 06:06 (eighteen years ago) link

My favoriten bad line from the first movie is when Tessio is discussing the Bronx eatery where Michael is to whack Sollozzo and McClusky: "It's perfect for us, a small family place, good food." wtf?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 January 2006 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link

two years pass...

you broke my heart

― bear, bear, bear, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link

I have Abe on my phone wallpaper, but it's a Barney Miller Thing, not a Godfather one.

― MaresNest, Wednesday, 15 October 2008 11:53 (fifteen years ago) link

I'm going to speak Italian to Mike.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 15 October 2008 13:14 (fifteen years ago) link

just when i thought i was out of this thread they pull me back in

― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Wednesday, 15 October 2008 13:18 (fifteen years ago) link

Leave the thread. Take the canoli.

― latebloomer, Thursday, 16 October 2008 07:17 (fifteen years ago) link

seven years pass...

start quoting the book, on Lucy Mancini and her "big box"

http://the-toast.net/2014/10/09/please-dont-forget-american-classic-godfather-important-subplot-big-vagina/

― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 12:50 (eight years ago) link

The horse-head scene in this movie is still inextricably interspliced with Tom Green shouting "THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM DON CORLEONE!"

― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:25 (eight years ago) link

...? for you.

― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:28 (eight years ago) link

Tom Green reenacted the scene with a cow head in his own parents' bed.

― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:31 (eight years ago) link

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