The Godfather & The Godfather Part II appreciation thread

Revolver66Revolver66 Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 470MI6 Agent
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For me, they are simply the best two American movies ever made. Love them :)) Anybody have any love, thoughts and opinions to share about these these two flicks?

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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    theyre great movies. i just havent watched them in years due to poor attention span

    then again my attn span got better over the years since i stopped video gaming. so i might give em another shot.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,865Chief of Staff
    Two great movies (the third is still ok, though not in their league).
    Years ago I remember watching them as a TV series, re-edited in chronological order with extra footage. I've never seen that version for sale.
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Loved them (the Godfather films, not the Barney adventures :D ). The first still has the greatest impact, but the second is fascinating, a sprawling study of how an empire is won and lost.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Agree with everyone, two classics and an ok third film. -{
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,320MI6 Agent
    I actually enjoy the third also which gets slated.

    The second is my fave
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I think it still holds the record for a sequel to an Oscar winning film
    also winning an Oscar ? ( Best Picture)
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    I have the boxset too but I have yet to watch any of them. I must rectify that!
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Did you buy them because the shopkeeper ......
    ...... make you an offer you couldn't refuse ? :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Get the Comlete Epic, it's the first and second Films combined into one -{
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  • Revolver66Revolver66 Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 470MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I think it still holds the record for a sequel to an Oscar winning film
    also winning an Oscar ? ( Best Picture)


    The Return of The King won the 2003 Oscar for best picture, however you are right, it is the only sequel to a best picture winning film to also win. Whilst we're on the topic of Oscars I cannot believe that Al Pacino did not win Best Actor, he is phenomenal in this, surely one of the best performances ever.
  • Revolver66Revolver66 Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 470MI6 Agent
    I think one of the things that is great about the 2 films, and something that perhaps puts them over the top of other films, is that despite being very mainstream, major productions, they are incredibly artistic and personal movies, which is obviously down to Coppola. It's rare to see that personal vision in such major studio productions these days. Particularly the second film, where the story is at times pretty subtle, everything is not clearly spelt out, it treats the audience with intelligence and goes against genre cliches.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,865Chief of Staff
    Revolver66 wrote:
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I think it still holds the record for a sequel to an Oscar winning film
    also winning an Oscar ? ( Best Picture)


    The Return of The King won the 2003 Oscar for best picture, however you are right, it is the only sequel to a best picture winning film to also win. Whilst we're on the topic of Oscars I cannot believe that Al Pacino did not win Best Actor, he is phenomenal in this, surely one of the best performances ever.

    IMHO "The Return" got its Oscar as a cumulative award- really, LOTR is just one massive picture. And yes, Pacino should have got an Oscar.
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