Marlon Brando’s 1972 Mafia Epic The Godfather Is Greatest Movie of All Time, Say 20,000 Film Fans

The Sun ^ | 9th June 2017 | Simon Boyle

[nickcarraway]

THE Godfather has pipped The Empire Strikes Back to be voted greatest movie of all time.

The 1972 Mafia epic that starred Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone topped a poll by film mag Empire of 20,000 readers.

At third was Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight, for which Heath Ledger won an Oscar for his performance as The Joker.

The Shawshank Redemption came fourth, despite often being hailed best-ever film online.

La La Land — released six months ago — came 62nd.

The all-time top ten are as follows:

1. The Godfather

2. The Empire Strikes Back

3. The Dark Knight

4. The Shawshank Redemption

5. Pulp Fiction

6. Goodfellas

7. Raiders of the Lost Ark

8. Jaws

9. Star Wars

10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

[dfwgator]

I always thought it funny that the guy the first hits Pesci with the bat in Casino, was played by the same guy who was Billy Batts in Goodfellas.

[dfwgator]

That's how the mafia needed to be depicted.

Or Don Fanucci in Godfather II. No wonder Vito Corleone was so popular, after he got rid of him.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Miller's Crossing was a blast.

Mafia v. Mafia

...and don't nobody gimme de high hat!

[Dave W]

I get that and the Michael character was phenomenal. But you are one of the few who consider Brando’s character a sideshow. He did win the Oscar (not bad for a sideshow) and I agree, Al Pacino was robbed of an Oscar, but Robert Duvall and James Caan probably split the vote.

[Snickering Hound]

One outcome of ‘TheGodfather’ was that the mob took it to heart and started kissing rings etc.

Made it much easier for the Feds to figure out the structure of the crime families.

[Dave W]

Is that true?

[Dr. Sivana]

You left out The Creeping Terror and Manos Hand of Fate.

[Dr. Sivana]

Oops, you had Manos. Still, you need to see the Creeping Terror.

[Snickering Hound]

Absolutely.

Thanks to ‘The Godfather’, Feds had a real breakthrough in surveillance and were able to figure out the actual structure of the families.

Who was ‘made’, a capo, or just doing work.

[karnage]

Have not seen that one. The provided list includes many good movies, but misses many better ones.

[wally_bert]

I’ll take the latest Lego Batman movie over the live ones with the exception of the Adam We’s.

No one messes with Adam We.

[wally-balls]

These are my favorites so, therfore, i believe theyre the best:
Exorcist
Jaws
Godfather I
Psycho
Caine Mutiny
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
It’s a Wonderful Life
Great Escape
Dirty Dozen

[wally_bert]

A favorite of mine.

[Snickering Hound]

Starcrash. A spaghetti knockoff that tried to cash in on 'Star Wars'.

So bad that it's actually on the MST3K reboot currently carried by Netflix.

[wally_bert]

Kelly’s Heroes is one of the best movies ever made.

[wally_bert]

A great black and white movie: Mildred Pierce.

[Albion Wilde]

I guess Gone with the Wind, Philadelphia Story and Casablanca are finally out of the Top Ten.

Five of my favorite American movies are How the West Was Won, The King and I, O Brother Where Art Thou, ET and The Princess Bride. But my really favorite movies that I watch again and again are foreign films.

[Albion Wilde]

I certainly agree with Bridge on the River Kwai and Rocky.

[Albion Wilde]

Yes, Fargo was brilliant. Pretty much anything by the Coens. Also love the quirly Wes Anderson's stuff.

[Albion Wilde]

Yes, Braveheart was totally ace. But it's now politically incorrect, as is The Passion of the Christ also by Gibson.