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jacksonianmarch
07-15-2007, 10:59 PM
I just watched the Godfather on AMC tonight as well as played the video game, and I may consider it the best movie of all time. Anyone agree? It is just genius in its storyline, but there is just so much more. Am I alone here?
HeadOfSoxNation
07-15-2007, 11:00 PM
I just watched the Godfather on AMC tonight as well as played the video game, and I may consider it the best movie of all time. Anyone agree? It is just genius in its storyline, but there is just so much more. Am I alone here?
Have you seen Godfather II? I like it even better than the original. Don't waste your time on III, though.
jacksonianmarch
07-15-2007, 11:03 PM
Have you seen Godfather II? I like it even better than the original. Don't waste your time on III, though.
I havent seen II, but it is gonna be on tomorrow night, so I am DVRing it.
yeszir
07-15-2007, 11:03 PM
I'm not a fan. Maybe I need to re-watch it.
jacksonianmarch
07-15-2007, 11:06 PM
I'm not a fan. Maybe I need to re-watch it.
watch it closely. Not just the storyline. It is very good.
Cityofchampions33
07-15-2007, 11:06 PM
I loved the godfather, part 2 was good, but it was too long for me and I perefer part 1 much better.
HeadOfSoxNation
07-15-2007, 11:09 PM
watch it closely. Not just the storyline. It is very good.
It's even cooler when you realize that Johnny Fontane is based upon Frank Sinatra. Crazy how dead-on Puzo was with his account.
yeszir
07-16-2007, 06:47 AM
watch it closely. Not just the storyline. It is very good.
Getting too close to the TV can damage your eyes.
VA Sox Fan
07-16-2007, 10:10 AM
Godfather I & II are my all time favorite movies. You'll love II jacko! Robert DeNiro is bad to the bone!
Mr Crunchy
07-16-2007, 10:59 AM
#2 is the only sequel better than the original
#3 is ok but doesnt match the others standards
lasorda's speed dial
07-16-2007, 12:17 PM
The GF 3 is quality, just misunderstood.
schillingouttheks
07-16-2007, 12:57 PM
II is the best, I is better than III. Like lasorda's speed dial said, III is pretty good also though.
yeszir
07-16-2007, 02:06 PM
It's obvious what the people who said the Godfather is the best movie of all time are gonna say, but what do you people think of Goodfellas in comparison. I've seen both and I found Goodfellas much more enjoyable.
lasorda's speed dial
07-16-2007, 02:34 PM
Goodfellas is also a good movie. Won Oscars as well. Just isn't quite as quality as GF 1 or 2. I'd say GF 3 and Goodfellas are comparable flics. It's like comparing baseball in the 50's to baseball now, same sport, just played a little differently. Donnie Brasco is also worth mentioning here.
In case anybody cares. The Corleone compound that is featured in the second two films is on Lake Tahoe and has been remodeled into about a dozen condos. It's a pretty spectacular place to see. From the road it's all walled in and hidden, but from the water it's friggin amazing. It was built by the guy who started Kaiser Permanente.
a700hitter
07-16-2007, 08:55 PM
I was a great movie and II was its equal. III was a bomb.
TheKilo
07-16-2007, 08:56 PM
IMO
GF II > Goodfellas > GF I > GF III
The middle two are interchangeable depending on my mood.
HeadOfSoxNation
07-16-2007, 10:22 PM
I've gotta be honest...I've always found Goodfellas as a cheap knockoff of the Godfather. It requires a lot less thought than the Godfather trilogy does so, depending on your mood, I guess it could be decent. I've never been a huge fan, though.
Goodfellas only won Best Supporting Actor....The Godfather won Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Writing from a Screenplay.
yeszir
07-16-2007, 10:25 PM
Oscars mean nothing.
CrespoBlows
07-16-2007, 10:27 PM
Oscars mean nothing.
The Gold Gloves of movies.
a700hitter
07-16-2007, 10:31 PM
I've gotta be honest...I've always found Goodfellas as a cheap knockoff of the Godfather. It requires a lot less thought than the Godfather trilogy does so, depending on your mood, I guess it could be decent. I've never been a huge fan, though.
Goodfellas only won Best Supporting Actor....The Godfather won Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Writing from a Screenplay.I love both movies. The Godfather is the Hollywood version. Goodfellas is the real story.
VA Sox Fan
07-17-2007, 07:23 AM
I loved Goodfella's too but the only similarity (IMO) between it and The Godfather are that they are both movies about the mafia. Like .700 said, Goodfella's is a true story based on Henry Hill's life, from the book Wiseguys.
jacksonianmarch
07-17-2007, 09:46 AM
I didnt know it was gonna be that long. I fast forwarded through the commercials and it still was nearly 4 hours long. I thought it was very good, but I liked GF I better. Didnt like the fact that he whacked Fredo after essentially allowing him back into the family. If he was gonna whack him, whacking him right after his mom's funeral would have been appropriate.
VA Sox Fan
07-17-2007, 10:22 AM
I didnt know it was gonna be that long. I fast forwarded through the commercials and it still was nearly 4 hours long. I thought it was very good, but I liked GF I better. Didnt like the fact that he whacked Fredo after essentially allowing him back into the family. If he was gonna whack him, whacking him right after his mom's funeral would have been appropriate.
He did have Fredo whacked after his mother's funeral. Dude, you need to rent the movie, the version they show on AMC has a lot of out takes and crap.
Michael got way too paranoid and should have never whacked Fredo in the first place. That's what a lot of Part III is about, his dealing w/ the guilt.
AlexanderTheGreat13
07-17-2007, 11:49 AM
The Godfather is an american classic.
ShortStuff
08-10-2007, 01:04 AM
The Godfather Parts 1 and 2 are the best movies of all time. The Godfather 3 is quite possibly the worst movie of all time.:)
*spoilers*
I was actually happy in the end of 3 when Mary died. That was definitely the worst acting performance ever. Ah, nepotism.
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