[nickcarraway]

He's right.

[V_TWIN]

Probably an unpopular opinion but I liked III better than II.......one reason was Andy García......always been a fan.

[Michael.SF.]

I vote for Part II. The flashbacks make it the preferred version for me. But both are in my personal Top Five.

[OttawaFreeper]

I like the flashbacks (with Robert De Niro as young Vito Corleone) in Godfather 2, but agree that the first is better in a number of respects. I recall reading not long ago that apparently there was disagreement between Mario Puzo and Francis Coppola over Fredo’s fate in 2 as Puzo argued that in real life, Fredo would have been seen as a weak person on his own and therefore really not posing a threat to Michael. Thus, there was really no reason to have him killed but Coppola insisted otherwise. This is the aspect of Godfather 2 that I am not a fan of.

[Red Badger]

I can honestly say I never saw a single one of them...............

[Mouton]

I like the first too except when my wife says you’re Italian why was our wedding not like that one.

[FatherofFive]

So many great lines and scenes from I. Only bad scene is Sonny beating up Carlo

[God luvs America]

it went downhill after Pt I- it usually does

[pepsi_junkie]

He is right. Part I told a great story about how an idealist became, over time, lost all of his innocence and became a totally amoral man. It's a character story and a damn good one.

Part II tells about what he does with his power how far he's willing to go and what prices he's willing to pay to protect it. It really doesn't have a character arc, he's the same guy at the beginning as he was and the end. So from that perspective it's less satisfying.

[glennaro]

I like just about anything Al Pacino had a significant role in. A very eclectic, extraordinarily talented actor, including a fine role in Glengarry Glen Ross.

[Bon of Babble]

We’ve had this discussion in my family since the 70s.

We are evenly split on which is the better movie I or II.

I side with II. (and have taken hell for it..).

[x]

It depends on what you want.

The Godfather was dramatic.

Godfather II was epic.

The 82-year-old star

When you put it like that it sounds like he's really old.

[Dr. Sivana]

I agree with GF I being best. I saw it for the first time on the big screen for the 25th Anniversary. The acting up and down was first rate. For instance, Apollonia is not a Hollywood style beauty, but she is utterly enthralling and easily sells us on her appeal to Michael.

Early in the movie, the change from the Don’s dark office to the bright wedding etc. has the desired effect. Two scenes: the Sollozzo scene in the restaurant and the scene at the hospital had me on the edge of my seat. The movie was called the Godfather, so I assumed thT meant Vito, but like in Martin Chuzzlewit, the author pulls a switch, as Michael is also going to be a Godfather, but I didn’t know that, and figured he could get killed by Sollozzo or McCluskey or Barzini.

To fully appreciate GF II, you have to have seen GF I, but GF I stands alone. In many ways, GF II is GF I sideways, with Michael trying to expand on Vito’s ambition, and despite ability and determination, it doesn’t work, as Vito’s world is gone.

[Magnatron]

Al Pacino Thinks the First ‘Godfather’ Is “More Entertaining” Than ‘Part II’

Maybe a dig at De Niro...?

[Enlightened1]

I saw I and II, but like II better. Although it’s been a while since I have watched them.

Try watching both movies with the close caption on. It makes it way more enjoyable.

[cowboyusa]

I like the Godfather Saga. That has the young Vito first, and then the Godfather, Part 1. I usually skip Part 2, and never watch Part 3.

[SuperLuminal]

I & II are equivalent to the opposing thumb and finger...
Missing either one could make life a bitch...

[wardamneagle]

Especially when you have a chopped off horses head in your bed.

[Gay State Conservative]

I & II are classics. III is a waste of time.

[Albion Wilde]

I like all three very much, having seen them all multiple times. They are distinct and different; each a film in its own right. But of course seeing the total triptych deepens the story immensely. This series will remain a masterpiece of American film literature.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I have a copy of the Godfather Saga, in VHS and still available on E-Bay, where both one and two were edited into one long story and had a lot of scenes in it that were not in the originals. To me that is the one to watch. Frankly I didn’t care about the history of how the Don was a kid and got to America. I liked it when it picked up with the wedding and the story from there. I have always wondered why Coppola never did a definitive DVD of the Saga, now he could incorporate Godfather III into that put on everything left out in that film, that I would buy.