I was wondering what everyone's thoughts and opinions are on the Godfather movies? I picked up the game this week and have been enjoying it. I think that The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are 2 of my top favorite movies ever released.
The first movie was good, but I feel like Part II surpassed the first movie by a little bit. I think what did it for me was with the telling of Vito Corleone's backstory as to how he left Sicily since the Don wanted him dead after they killed his father and came to America (NY) building an empire in the process. What made it more intriguing was as to how both Vito's past story intertwined with Michael's entry into the gambling organized crime business story. This could have been 2 movies.
The Godfather Part III, I feel was a disgrace to the great story that Mario Puzo and Francis Coppola wrote for the screenplays in Part I and II. It was lacking way too much imo. One thing, Robert Duvall should have been signed even though he was asking for a bit too much, but I think by then he really had cemented himself as great supporting actor to Al Pacino. George Hamilton just didn't do it for me in place of Duvall, and they had his son in the movie be a priest which was out there for me. Which lead to the catholic church and how much involvement the story had to do with the church.
Sofia Coppola should have never even graced the silver screen, she was so horrible. I just couldn't stand the love story between her and first cousin Andy Garcia who just showed up out of the blue being Sonny's bastard son. His plan was to take Al's position as the Don. Even Joe Montegna wasn't believable in his role as Joey Zasa. This could have been written so much better, and the only thing I liked at the end was the death of Michael when he passed away in the chair like his father in the first movie.
Usually the second movie in a trilogy sometimes stinks, but here it was the 3rd movie.
The first movie was good, but I feel like Part II surpassed the first movie by a little bit. I think what did it for me was with the telling of Vito Corleone's backstory as to how he left Sicily since the Don wanted him dead after they killed his father and came to America (NY) building an empire in the process. What made it more intriguing was as to how both Vito's past story intertwined with Michael's entry into the gambling organized crime business story. This could have been 2 movies.
The Godfather Part III, I feel was a disgrace to the great story that Mario Puzo and Francis Coppola wrote for the screenplays in Part I and II. It was lacking way too much imo. One thing, Robert Duvall should have been signed even though he was asking for a bit too much, but I think by then he really had cemented himself as great supporting actor to Al Pacino. George Hamilton just didn't do it for me in place of Duvall, and they had his son in the movie be a priest which was out there for me. Which lead to the catholic church and how much involvement the story had to do with the church.
Sofia Coppola should have never even graced the silver screen, she was so horrible. I just couldn't stand the love story between her and first cousin Andy Garcia who just showed up out of the blue being Sonny's bastard son. His plan was to take Al's position as the Don. Even Joe Montegna wasn't believable in his role as Joey Zasa. This could have been written so much better, and the only thing I liked at the end was the death of Michael when he passed away in the chair like his father in the first movie.
Usually the second movie in a trilogy sometimes stinks, but here it was the 3rd movie.
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