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EightMilesHigh
04-02-2005, 11:42 PM
So, I watched The Godfather tonight, and it ****ing owned. Discuss.
blockhead
04-02-2005, 11:44 PM
The Godfather is awesome.
Kurtz
04-03-2005, 12:08 AM
Michael Corleone kicks your ***.

Probably my favorite movie of all time, and it's my favorite trilogy of all time. The restaurant scene and the baptism scene are probably the best scenes I've ever watched.

"You touch my sister again, I'll kill you."

"Leave the gun; take the cannolis."
blockhead
04-03-2005, 12:55 AM
Vito is cooler than Michael though.
BlindWriting
04-03-2005, 12:57 AM
De Niro era Vito is cooler than Michael though.
Fixed.
Interstate
04-03-2005, 05:12 AM
I still need to see that film. :upset: I've seen Scarface and Goodfellas and I've heard Godfather is better than both of them.
foxdie44
04-03-2005, 08:33 AM
I like scarface more than Godfather.
Otherside
04-03-2005, 08:45 AM
Amazing movie. Especially for the time it was made in.
Kurtz
04-03-2005, 05:30 PM
I still need to see that film. :upset: I've seen Scarface and Goodfellas and I've heard Godfather is better than both of them.
It depends.

Goodfellas is faster-paced and shows more of the pros of organized crime. Godfather was more like "the family", focused more on Italy, and was more about the cons.

Some people pick Goodfellas over Godfather also because they complain that Godfather is too slow and has some boring scenes. But imo, Godfather has so much depth into it that Goodfellas never had.

Different stokes for different folks.
Interstate
04-03-2005, 06:11 PM
It depends.

Goodfellas is faster-paced and shows more of the pros of organized crime. Godfather was more like "the family", focused more on Italy, and was more about the cons.

Some people pick Goodfellas over Godfather also because they complain that Godfather is too slow and has some boring scenes. But imo, Godfather has so much depth into it that Goodfellas never had.

Different stokes for different folks.

I do like deep movies but I'll guess I'll have just to watch it to find out.
badtaste
04-04-2005, 06:31 AM
Read the book. It's much more respectable (sorta-ish).

My favourite scene in the movie is when Sonny (James Caan) beasts up ... ah, can't remember his name. carlo?

And is it just me, or is James Caan the perfect choice for Sonny?
GenuineImitation
04-04-2005, 04:58 PM
The movie is awsome. I would read the book also.
EightMilesHigh
04-04-2005, 05:49 PM
I loved the restaurant scene with Michael, the cop, and the member of the other family. You can just see the anger in his eyes like this:evil:
ToRidTheDisease
04-04-2005, 05:50 PM
Goodfellas and Scarface >>>> Godfather

I never really cared for the movie.
Kurtz
04-04-2005, 05:57 PM
Goodfellas and Scarface >>>> Godfather

I never really cared for the movie.
Exactly. It all a matter of taste.
Kurtz
04-04-2005, 05:59 PM
And is it just me, or is James Caan the perfect choice for Sonny?
That's what I love about the Godfather trilogy. The casting is some of the most perfect ever.

Al Pacino was originally going to be Sonny; isn't really right.

EDIT: actually, after thinking about it, he would've been great as Sonny
Kurtz
04-04-2005, 06:00 PM
I loved the restaurant scene with Michael, the cop, and the member of the other family. You can just see the anger in his eyes like this:evil:
I thought of it as more of a nervous thing.

He slicks his hair back in the bathroom, his eyes dart all around before the big kill, and he looks just plain miserable.
EightMilesHigh
04-04-2005, 10:09 PM
I thought of it as more of a nervous thing.

He slicks his hair back in the bathroom, his eyes dart all around before the big kill, and he looks just plain miserable.

Yeah, good point. Al Pacino as Michael Corleone = teh :cool:
Lionheart1827
04-05-2005, 10:17 AM
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"

*old guy finding horse head in bed with him* :D
snorfledumpkins
04-05-2005, 10:21 AM
i've never seen godfather... but i HAVE seen the godthumb, by steve oedekerk where everyone is a thumb... that was pretty funny. only thirty minutes long though. in it, the first night they put a horse head, the secong a hippo, the third an elephant, it's pretty funny.
Bartender
04-06-2005, 12:27 AM
It's been ages since I've seen the Godfather :(

Excellent film though. I'd place it above Scarface and Goodfellas, I think.
The Musician
04-06-2005, 12:29 AM
I bought the collection on DVD, the three and one extra bonus disc...about three or four years ago. I have yet to watch it...they've just been sitting ontop of the tv forever. The case is cool though so I don't mind.
Kurtz
04-06-2005, 12:31 AM
I'd definitely place it above Scarface.
Bartender
04-06-2005, 12:33 AM
Yeah, Scarface is good, but it seems overlong, and the Montana character gets annoying occasionally. Good film, though.

I'd place it above Goodfellas also, I think, because although it's a good film, I really don't like the ending much. Seems to be a recurring theme for me and Scorcese films.
Reaganista
04-06-2005, 12:34 AM
Comparing Scarface and the Godfather is kinda like comparing Playboy and the Garden of Earthly Delights.
Kurtz
04-06-2005, 12:36 AM
Yeah, Scarface is good, but it seems overlong, and the Montana character gets annoying occasionally. Good film, though.

I'd place it above Goodfellas also, I think, because although it's a good film, I really don't like the ending much. Seems to be a recurring theme for me and Scorcese films.
Exactly.

Scorcese films are awesome, but he could never do good endings.
EightMilesHigh
04-06-2005, 12:38 AM
Exactly.

Scorcese films are awesome, but he could never do good endings.

Yeah, like Taxi Driver. Great film, but it kinda left me hanging.
Grant
04-06-2005, 01:58 PM
It's a travesty that Pacino never won an Oscar for his Michael Corleone. Excellent movies, third film is good too.