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Ten Things You Didn't Know About The Godfather Trilogy
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| 11/25/2010
Posted on 11/25/2010 6:22:07 PM PST by nickcarraway
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But you probably knew most of them...
To: nickcarraway
Yeah, The Godfather was one of my dad’s favorite movies, and we used to watch it at least once a week on VHS.
To: nickcarraway
The first two are among the best movies ever made.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:26:49 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: nickcarraway
What’s with the oranges? Every time an orange appeared you knew somebody was going to get it.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:27:23 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Congratulations to Josh Hamilton - AL MVP)
To: Borges; DollyCali
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:29:09 PM PST
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: nickcarraway
no I didn’t. thank you!
watched I and II this afternoon.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:29:41 PM PST
by
digger48
To: dfwgator; nickcarraway
I always like Duvall's character Tom Hagen the best, he was never personally violent, but was cold as ice.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:31:39 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: nickcarraway
Didn’t know any of these. Interesting.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:32:35 PM PST
by
McGruff
To: nickcarraway
...objected to the movie's negative depiction of Italians. As a concession, a producer offered to donate some of the proceeds to the league's hospital fund and to give some of the league's members small roles in the movie. Mmmm, what were they protesting, again?
To: wagglebee
I always loved Tom’s reaction at the beginning when he hears Sonny banging the bridesmaid.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:36:01 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Congratulations to Josh Hamilton - AL MVP)
To: nickcarraway
Wasn't it Vic Damone who later changed his mind about accepting the role of Johhny Fontaine because it was “offensive” to Italien Americans?
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:36:46 PM PST
by
Radix
("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
To: nickcarraway
I just can't envision Warren Beatty or Jack Nicholson in the role of Michael Corleone -- a role that now appears was tailor made for Al Pacino and only Pacino.
Thanks for the interesting post Nick and give my regards to Jimmy Gatz and other West Eggers. :-)
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:39:20 PM PST
by
re_nortex
(DP...that's what I like about Texas...)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
The Godfather Parts I and II are those rare movies you can watch over & over and still notice something different every time.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:41:15 PM PST
by
rbg81
(When you see Obama, shout: "DO YOUR JOB!!")
To: nickcarraway
Godfather III was the best of the bunch
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:43:54 PM PST
by
Krankor
(man we just fell about the place if that chick don't wanna know forget her)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I just got through watching Godfather I and II. I thought they were both very good and the second one even better than the first.
The one part of the second one which struck me as totally unbelievable was the stupid Senator. I honestly think they put that part in just so they could show some anti Italian bigotry.
Although I don’t care for him personally DeNiro was really good.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:44:08 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: nickcarraway
One thing they forgot the third one sucked....
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:46:09 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
(Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.)
To: rbg81
The Godfather Parts I and II are those rare movies you can watch over & over and still notice something different every time. The role of Hyman Roth (played by Lee Strasberg) is one of my favorites in the trilogy.
I realize that former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan has lost her bearing but her analysis of Roth's memorable "Moe Green" monologue makes for interesting reading.
That kid's name was Moe Green. And the city he invented was Las Vegas.
This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn't even a plaque or a signpost or a statue of him in that town.
Someone put a bullet through his eye. No one knows who gave the order. When I heard it, I wasn't angry. I knew Moe, I knew he was headstrong, talking loud, saying stupid things. So when he turned up dead, I let it go.
And I said to myself, this is the business we've chosen. I didn't ask who gave the order. Because it had nothing to do with business.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:50:50 PM PST
by
re_nortex
(DP...that's what I like about Texas...)
To: nickcarraway
I never knew it was a trilogy. Are they counting Part II as two films?
To: yarddog
The worst part of Godfather II was Michael’s devoted henchman. His character just seems to pop up out of nowhere without any explanation.
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posted on
11/25/2010 6:56:15 PM PST
by
Krankor
(man we just fell about the place if that chick don't wanna know forget her)
To: Krankor
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."
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posted on
11/25/2010 7:00:06 PM PST
by
re_nortex
(DP...that's what I like about Texas...)
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