Godfather III was the best of the bunch
What?!?!? A contrarian in our midst? Are you perchance a democrat? :-) :-) :-)
All kidding aside, although III doesn't reach the lofty standards of its predecessors (II is my favorite of the trio), I personally like it a lot.
It's become de rigueur to throw GFIII under the proverbial bus. I think it finishes out the trilogy well and, if nothing else, it ensures no more Roman Numerals for the Godfather sequence (unlike the Rocky series).
Plus it gave us the memorable quote from Michael Corleone: "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."
Now I understand your FReeper name.