“The Godfather” was a good movie, I thought the second one was a bit better. Although I don’t care for Deniro, he is a good actor.
As everyone knows, the third one was the worst, tho after watching it the second time recently, I realized it wasn’t quite as bad as I first thought.
The one part of the second one which I thought was nonsense, was Senator Geary. Even U.S. Senators are not stupid enough to antagonize the Mafia for no reason at all.
“If you should stumble onto it on cable, you can’t stop watching it.”
This is true, and hubby and I did just this not too long ago.
{SIGH} I am IN LOVE with James Caan in that movie. Still, to this day, just head over heels in love with him.
I know that’s wrong, I know he’s bad.
AND I DON’T CARE!
After Sonny is killed....I lose interest.
The book is very good, it was such a bestseller when it first came out. I must have been in 6th or 7th grade. Now, our parents had all read it, and then, somehow it “trickled down” to us. And everyone passed it around...read page 75 (or whatever!)
Very racy and exciting. It’s a book I would read again.
And, as I said elsewhere recently, to get the full cultural experience you had to live in Brooklyn, years and years after the book and movie came out. Where Italian guys had special car horns that play “The Love Theme from The Godfather”
I spend my life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless, but not men.
‘Leave the gun, take the cannoli.’
GF1 and GF2 are the best two movies ever made as far as I’m concerned.. add up the quality of the acting, writing and subject matter then the genius of the director putting it all of it together
A couple of useless (but hopefully interesting) bits of casting trivia:
Ernest Borgnine read for the part of Vito Corleone. Brando was great in the part, but I think Ernie would have been quite good, too. Borgnine is, IMHO, a far better actor than he often gets credit for.
When casting the part of that little weasel Carlo (Gianni Russo), one of the actors considered was none other than Alex Karras. I don’t think that would have worked too well. At least the fight seen between him and Caan wouldn’t have worked out. I mean, James Caan is tough, but *ain’t* whipping Mongo! :-)
Either your Signature or your Freedom will be on that contract.
Supposedly, Sinatra was not happy about the movie and said some nasty words to the author Mario Puzo in some restaurant about the book defaming Italians. Funny coming from someone like Sinatra who associated with Mafiosi like Sam Giancana.
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“I’m gonna loin the casino business!”
Held Over 3rd week!
Held over 5th week!
Held Over 9th week.
Held over 14th week!
I remember it made it up to 28 weeks!
1) "Make him an offer he can't refuse" was plagarized from an early 1930's John Wayne (as Singing Sandy) two-reeler. The bad guy is buying up all the ranches through intimidation (for water rights). Faced with a stubborn owner, he tells his henchman to "Make him an offer he can't refuse."
2) TGF ruined half a generation of Italian guys in the NYC area. They all thought they were Sonny, even if they were more like Al Bundy.
3) I grew-up around the corner from Carlo Gambino, the capo who was the model for Corleone. He lived on the water in Massapequa (Club Drive). Jerry Seinfeld grew up two blocks over and Alec Baldwin about a mile away. Joey Buttafucco was on the scene too.
I knew dozens of guys whose dads were "heavy fathers". I knew guys whose dads were kidnapped for ransom, murdered or just 'disappeared'.
Every 'father' I knew was a loser, all a bunch of ignorant assholes who got what they wanted because they we willing to go right to violence. That violence is about all that's accurate in the movie...the rest is a fairy tale.
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I have friends, who are either from New York or profess to be “cultured”, who still haven’t seen either of the movies. I find that incredible.
I disagree...it doesn't come close to Belushi's "darting eyes" in Animal House.
What exactly did he do to help Hyman Roth and Johnny Ola set up the attempted hit on Michael at the Lake Tahoe house?
Who left the curtains open in Michael's bedroom, allowing the two gunmen to know when Michael was in there, so they could open fire? Fredo?
Who killed the two gunmen that were found in the drainage ditch after the attempted hit on Michael? If it was Fredo, how did he manage to quickly kill the two heavily armed men, when he was so ineffective against the men who gunned down Vito Corleone at the fruit stand in the first Godfather movie? How was he able to get to them before anyone else?
“Whenever the Godfather opened his mouth,” the author later wrote, “in my own mind I heard the voice of my mother. I heard her wisdom, her ruthlessness, and her unconquerable love for her family and for life itself, qualities not valued in women at the time. The Don's courage and loyalty came from her; his humanity came from her.”
Asked how a sweet Italian woman could be compared to a gangster - he supplied this little anecdote.
Mario had just been paid an advance of $500,000. The largest book advance (at that time) in history. He called up his mother to brag about a half a million dollar advance on a book he hadn't even written yet.
To his surprise, family members started calling him to congratulate him on his “$50,000” advance. He called up his mom and said “Mom - it was $500,000 - NOT $50,000!”.
And in a calm clear voice his mother told him she didn't want to tell people that!
The code of silence!
A few weeks ago I thoroughly enjoyed at the theater the digitally enhanced n “redone” GF1 in XD at Cinemark . I had forgotten quite a bit but it all came back quickly. This Thursday Gf2 will be in theaters for one day. Also enhanced n XD at Cinemark. Don’t think there are plans for 3 or 4