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I like 1 the best. Maybe because it was the original exposure to this masterpiece movie style, but I think the script about Roth wasn't as good as the struggle against the five families in the original. The background is about Vito was the best part of 2.
I'm partial to the charm of the first one mainly due to some of the characters not in part 2. Sonny, clemenza, Luca. And I loved solozzo as the villain but part is a more beautiful looking film, especially the old NY flashback scenes. Part 2 had a much bigger budget.
I can't say,lol.i think they're inseparable in my mind. i always say part 2 because we get Vito's story and Robert De Niro does an incredible job. Great reaction Cristy!
I always laugh when they introduce the kids. Baby Sonny was loud and crying, Fredo was sickly and weak and Michael was quiet and watchful. It was a nice touch to show them as babies the same way they ended up.
The scene where Michael's rage boils up to bursting point when Kaye tells him about the abortion is some amazing acting. Before he felt the need to shout all the time he was amazing. His 70s output was stunning.
When young Vito came back for Ciccio, one of his friends (the one who introduce him) was Tomassino. Tomassino, much older, helped Michael in Italy when he killed the police officer and Sollozo. If you remember, Tomassino walked always with a cane due to a limp. That limp, was because of the shot on the knee when he was young, in that moment when Vito took revenge on Ciccio.
The actor who plays Artie Bucco (John Ventimiglia) in The Sopranos said he based his character on the nervous landlord who comes back and allows the lady to keep her apartment, the dog, and lowers her rent.
they didn't kill any senators though. In the book it was actually Tom who killed the prostitute and drugged the senator . I loved Tom until that point . He was as creepy as mike or luca or neri!! He was no angel!!
@@IcarusLhooq-bc7uq i'm talking about the reactors, everyone of the reactors after seeing the senator disrespecting michael assumes michael is just gonna kill the senator as if it's no big deal.
You could say Vito's rise to power came from respect, helping out others while under the thumb of the Black Hand. When he got taken out Vito's respect grew around the neighborhood, they were under the protection of Vito but not through fear or extortion...well, maybe a little fear, but Vito favored alliances and friendships, that's what gained him the respect.
One of my favorite lines in The Godfather Part II is the scene with Michael and Fredo when they're having drinks at the hotel in Cuba. Fredo asks Michael: "What's Spanish for Banana Daiquiri? Michael says: "Banana Daiquiri." Always cracks me up. 😆
So glad that you finally realized this isn't a hero story. When Michael committed his first two murders, you clapped. That was the beginning of his downfall, and his father was heartbroken about it. The Godfather is a story of an American family. Despite the joyful moments and the great dialogue, its still a tragedy. Michael had all the talent to become a great leader and a force for good. Vito Corleone chose a life of crime out of necessity, and by circumstance. But he never wanted that life for Michael.
In 1977, there was a major TV event called The Godfather Saga. It was the first two movies, but re-edited so the scenes were in chronological order (as well as some new scenes and some deleted scenes that they restored), and the whole thing was aired as a mini-series over four nights.
Wow, I was born in 77. That sounds so cool. A few years ago I was thinking it would be cool to have all the Marvel/MCU films re-edited in chronological order.
that made for tv event is here on youtube. i can’t tell you who posted it, but i found it a few years ago and it was complete with 1977 period commercials. talk about a timewarp! the jordache one with the kids cracked me up! 😆 go look for it, i’m sure it’s still here.
My take on the way Vito gets The Black Hand to accept $100 was that he gives him a little reminder that he's out of work because of him and his Nephew, so in a way I think Vito was showing he owed Vito a favour?? 🤔 Just a thought. Also, I like to think that the music playing at the festival is celebrating that The Black Hand's reign is over and celebrating a more stable, peaceful time under Vito's reign of taking care of the neighbourhood, etc.
A perfect film and an amazing tragedy. The first is a cast-iron classic but this is so much richer. The parallel of Vito rising up and building a family (through community and friendship) and Michael destroying it though by murdering and alienating everyone is so well done. Michael is like a ghost throughout this, just no human empathy and feeling and Pacino just kills it in every scene.
Fun fact; The actor who plays Fanucci (Gastone Moschin, one of the greatest Italian actors of all time) is from Northern Italy and speaks modern Italian and Venetian, which is a dialect of Latin-Germanic origin. For Venetians, speaking Sicilian is nearly impossible, yet he managed to do it flawlessly.
I realize that the senate hearings come up suddenly, but audiences in the 70s would have known the cotext for them. In real life there were two big investigations by the US Senate into Organized crime. In 1950-51, there were the Kefauver hearings (named after Sen Estes Kefauver). You hear Hyman Roth talk about doing business in Cuba where "we dont have to worry about Kefauver, the Senate and the damn FBI." The hearings in the movie were based on later hearings in 1963, sometimes called the Valachi hearings, named after the key witness who was the first made Mafia onsider to turn states evidence. When the Godfather came out, the audiences were mostly familiar with those hearings. They were quite sensationalized. I remember the publishing of "Valachi Papers", which was the first time the public learned about how the Mafia worked, it's blood oaths of Omerta (vow of silence) and rituals of "making" people.
A lot went over your head which is normal if you watch this for the first time. You have to see it at least 3 times to understand everything that is not being said.
Great video as always. I strongly recommend rewatching this movie because it is very dense in terms of plot, and I'll be honest, I've seen this several times and I still find new things in it.
You paid close attention to the contrast between Vito and Michael. People feared Vito, but they also loved him and respected him; people only feared Michael. Early on we meet Genco Abbandando, Vito's first consigliere and for whom the olive oil import business is named, and his two friends Clemenza and Tessio. The eyelids - checking for trachoma, a contagious eye disease. The mistaken surname at Ellis Island worked in Vito's favor - if anyone was looking for him, he was living under a new name. The actor who plays Senator Geary is the same one who plays the general in Apocalypse Now. The man with Frank Pentangeli at the communion celebration is Willi Cicci - he killed Don Cuneo in the first movie, trapping him in the revolving door. He testifies against Michael in the Congressional hearing. If you listen carefully during the ambush in the bedroom, you can hear automatic rifle fire and then at the end two pistol shots. The hitmen were killed immediately. At the New Years Eve party in Cuba, Michael gives Fredo the kiss of death. If you pay attention closely, you will realize that Hyman Roth ordered the hits on Michael and Pentangeli. In the congressional hearing, watch Kay's face. She realizes slowly exactly what she's been living alongside. Frank Pentangeli's brother Vincenzo was there to stop Frank from breaking omertà. Omertà is the code of silence. You do not tell on anyone, not even your worst enemy. You get beat up, you go to prison, you die, but you do not tell on anyone. To break omertà is a great dishonor to the family. When Vito kills Don Ciccio, Tomasso gets shot. He's the one walking with a limp in the first movie. Did you see the look Michael gave to Al Neri at their mother's funeral? Yes, you know exactly what that look meant. Did you notice that during the end scene at the table, Fredo is the only one who congratulates Michael for enlisting? The third film closes Michael's story. It's not in the same class as the first two, but it is good on its own.
More importantly than that, Vito's family loved him, and his family had traditional values. His wife accepted his "business". Michael's life could have been very different if his Sicilian wife wasn't killed. This is basically stated in the little scene with his Mother, where he asks her if you can lose your family, and then says "times are changing".
When you think about Michael's 'style' of running the Corleone empire, having an assassin tell the target 'Michael Corleone Says Hello' is not the way he would do things. He wouldn't take a chance on somebody overhearing, or the target surviving as Pentangeli did. I have never been sure that Roth actually intended to kill him, when turning him against the Corleones would have served his agenda so much better than bumping him off.
This film is nearly perfect, but that plotline is definitely needlessly confusing. I think Coppola improvised that line, randomly told the actor to say it.
Threatening to call the cops to "ruin your family" if you don't pay is certainly not a threat any real connected guy--let alone a true don--would ever make. That is if the fact that Fanucci was personally doing collections himself and never had anyone around him wasn't enough of a clue he was a neighborhood poseur. Fanucci may have been an imposing man but his street IQ wasn't very intimidating. 😂
I think the idea behind this move in particular was to carve Ciccio up "like a pig". You can see it from the size of the wound he digs into him. If they had special effects back then, the guy would have been disemboweled.
Robert De Niro went to Sicily to familiarize himself with the Sicilian language (linguists say it's a language, not a dialect). He speaks it very well in the movie. If you want to learn more about the Sicilian immigrant experience, read Mount Allegro by Jerre Mangione. He writes about his family in Rochester, NY in the World War I era -- right when the movie's flashbacks take place. Mount Allegro was what they called their neighborhood. The Mangiones were mainstays of the area. The author's nephew, Chuck Mangione, a musician, had a Top 40 hit in 1978.
My mother grew up speaking Sicilian with her relatives. She thought they were speaking Italian... until she studied Italian in HS when she learned it wasn't!
Great movie! That last scene always gets me. showing before it all starts and realizing by the end 3 of the people at that table are dead, Sonny by being set up by Carlo. And then Carlo and Fredo under orders from Micheal.
The Cuba scenes were filmed en la tierra de mi padres, la Republica Dominicana, because of the embargo. Michael was harsh to Tom cause Kay had the 'procedure' under Tom's watch, while Michael was away. "Im trusting you with the lives of my wife, and my children. The future of this family." Tom failed in Michael's eyes. That's why the hostility towards him at the end.
Frank Sinatra was probably the most well known famous Mafia guy. Notice at the beginning of the 1st godfather they were helping "Johnny Fontaine" get movie parts and then asked him to sign a contract to sing at the casinos. Sounds like a familiar story IMO.....
@@lohiasam3495 he was never arrested convicted or went to jail for being friends with people in that life so the term “guilty by association” doesn’t apply to him unless you’re using it in a different context.
@mo2k638 and you wonder why he was never arrested and tried? I'm talking about the principality of it... not the actual thing... you Sinatra d*ck rider!
I assume that some of the people Vito was with in Sicily were his in laws. They might have also been the ones who introduced him to Don Tommasino, who turned into a long time Corleone ally. Tommasino is the guy that Michael was hiding out with in the first movie. Fredo had to die because he's too easily manipulated. Michael would always be worried about the next stupid thing Fredo would do. That's how I seer it.
Michael killed Fredo for the betrayal. As long as Fredo was cut off from the family and the family business there is nothing he could really threaten them with. He's not a heavy so he is useless as muscle, he wasn't on the inside as far as business went so he wouldn't have any insider knowledge. Michael could have let him live out his life as a pariah but he didn't.
This is a Great movie. Notice the Difference between the two parties the GF1 was very Italian and family oriented GF2 was very Americanized . It shows the shift that was taking place and was to come all in the opening scene brilliant.
After Michael kills the fake blackhand guy you asked how he became the Don. You see Clemenza talking big at the head of the table before, and he was ready to shoot the cop if caught stealing the rug, but Clemenza and Tessio were afraid of the blackhand guy. Vito wasn't afraid and he's smarter. And yes the kindness and interaction with the community, that's how he became Don.
Vito was testing him by paying him less than he asked for and challenging him. And testing how much support he had. If he'd have responded more forcefully, Vito probably wouldn't have killed him.
Every time I watch this again and the the shot rings out all over the lake when Fredo goes fishing with Al Neri, I picture Michael saying when Al comes back to the house: "Jesus Al, didn't you ever hear of a silencer??".
The statue with the money on it is really Saint Gennaro, patron saint of Little Italy. Every year in Little Italy, there is a street festival in his honor. This year’s was last week, and yes, they still put money on the saint’s statue.
I feel somehow, during the party, Fredo sneaked off with the excuse to find some alcohol and tipped of Roth's guards... or it was just a coincidence of the revolution movement by New Year, and the guards went to check on him. Because Fredo is the only one other than Michael's body guard who knew about it!!!
Have seen this 30 times if I've seen it once -- but it was really great, and often very funny seeing your reactions. I agree the Cuba sequence was very confusing until many viewings, because of the double take -- was it Pentangelli or Roth? Obviously it was Roth, but they plotted it to be almost a whodunit from the viewers point of view. You thought the turn to crime of young Vito was unexplained -- no, it was he lost his job, had a young wife and baby, and then the happenstance of Clemenza falling in with him by pure accident, first hiding the guns, then stealing the rug. We have to fill in that he continued the thievery with Clemenza. As to how he gained respect in the community after killing the black hand -- that's because Clemenza and Tessio had each given him $50 for the "deal," and after the Black Hand ended up dead, they would have spread the word discreetly. I also agree it could have been edited down, and would have been tighter and easier to follow. The editing in Godfather I was perfect -- no scene, not even a single word, could have been eliminated without diminution (to paraphrase Salieri in Amadeus).
You said the movies shoukd have been shorter? Well with all the things that ended up on the cutting room floor adds up to at least an hour! This includes thing that shoukd not have been cut out IMHO, including in Part II as examples Vito not only killing Don Cicci when he got back to Sicily, but the henchmen that killed his mother, father and brother. And also the man that betrayed Micheal and got Appolonia killed! So if anything the movies should have been significantly longer! But even in the more patient early 1970s most people probably couldn't sit through a four hour movie with intermissions, no matter how good the movie is! Everyone started to be nice to Vito after he killed DON Fanucci because "Word on the Street "knew" he did it and started paying respect to him. Also Vito was different in that he did not overtly exploit the people. He will do you justice as long as you know he may come to you to do him a favor in the future and even then not necessarily criminal, like Enzo the baker doing Micheal a favor of being a temporary bodyguard on the hospital steps, potentially putting his life endanger, but repaying the debut to Vito to use his influence to not get him deported. Vito was still a criminal of course but a beloved one unlike the other Blackhand/Mafia Dons.
41:40 I want to learn how to speak Italian too, Ms Cristy. I'm trying. I'm trying like really hard. But these folks are speaking Sicilian. BTW I just love listening to you speak Spanish. It's music to my ears. E musica per le mie orrechie.
You have a new fan! This reaction was great! You had me laughing. 😂😂😂😂 I felt like I was watching it with a close family member. Mostly English with some Spanish mixed in. 🤣🤣🤣 I’ll haven to catch up with your other videos. Let’s watch The Drop!!
Michael was indeed power-drunk, but more than that, he was obsessed with revenge. From the moment Sollozzo tried to kill his father, Michael devoted his life to revenge. Sollozzo, McClusky, the Five Families, Carlo Rizzi, Tessio, Fabrizio (who killed Apollonia), Roth....even his own brother, Fredo. Michael said to Tom, "I don't feel I have to wipe everyone out -- just my enemies -- that's all." The problem is that Michael saw enemies everywhere. He even suspected Tom Hagen, who was the most loyal of all.
Also note that in part 1, we hear Micheal is told that most of the men in that area were killed because of vendetta... So Vito's family might have been survived by a sister back then. Here we have Tomasino, who is likely a cousin, or a member of the family who helped Vito escape, or the sister's husband because Michael had to travel to Corleone from the Neibouring village where Tomasino's estate was.
What u have to understand about this movie is, everything bad that happened was arranged by Roth. He didn't play a direct hand, but used lies rumors and innuendo, to pull people's strings.
It used to be quite common for mafia bosses to be publicly known and honored. But not so much now. Their influence has faded. I do not personally know anyone in the mafia. But I do know people who have had encounters with the mafia. And I know someone who pretty much knows everyone so probably knows some mafioso. So if I ever hear of a mafia event I will let you know! I have not checked yet, but as others have said, Dog Day Afternoon is also an amazing Al Pachino and Casale movie. Based on real events. I am pretty sure I have passed through that neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Everyone asked did you spot Uncle Jun, but did you remember the actor who played Al Nieri played one of the Atwell Avenue boys who were going to take out Johnny Sack in The Sopranos? 🤔
I just watched your part 1 reaction. Kinda like you I didn't see a lot of the classics because I was abused as a child as my mom didn't have cable. 😢 I took to time to watch a LOT of movies on deployment about 10 years ago to include all the Rockys, Rambos, Godfathers, and more!
Great reaction Cristy like always, this is the finest example of when a sequel is superior to its predecessor. The Godfather Part II is one of the best films of all-time. A masterpiece. It's that simple. And some fun facts about this movie, Robert De Niro spent four months learning to speak the Sicilian dialect of Italian in order to play Vito Corleone, and he only speaks eight words of english during the movie. Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are actors winning Oscars for playing the same character, no wonder that this movie won six Academy Awards, and it is the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. An extra had the guts to improvise an important moment in the movie. During a scene in which Vito talks with Signor Roberto while walking down the street, a neighbor jumps in to greet Vito. The actor was Carmelo Russo, who was an extra and who was not supposed to talk. Coppola wasn't happy. It stayed in because De Niro found it endearing, a moment that showed the locals respected Vito and gave the scene an added texture. Keep up the amazing work.
De Niro spent time in Sicily learning the language & accent preparing, for this role. Pacino’s greatest performance was as, Tony Montana in “Scarface”(1983). Casino, Goodfellas & A Bronx Tale are great too.
Two mob movies (specifically the NY Irish mob) worth looking at are "State of Grace" and "The Irishman" The classic NY Sicilian mob films are "Donnie Brasco", "Goodfellas", "A Bronx Tale" and "Mean Streets". "Scarface" is about the cocaine mob from Florida (Cubans and Colombians, mostly). "Once Upon a Time in America" is about the NY Jewish mob in the 1920's.
I read in another comment that the police officer who rings the doorbell - as Vito and Clemenza are stealing the rug - is actually McCluskey (spelling?), just a patrolling officer at that time, but in the first Godfather he's the police captain that Michael guns down together with the Turk. in that restaurant. :) I have no idea whether it's true or not.
The Godfather part 2 is one of the best works of Historical Fiction ever made. Taking Real historical events ... ex: The Cuban Communist Revolution of 1959 and the Mafia Senate Hearings of the 1960s ... and placing the Godfather characters in the middle of it.
Part II was always my favorite out of the saga. I dont remember if it was Part I or Part II but years ago they aired a special edition version on television and had an additional scene where Michael gets his revenge on the bodyguard who betrayed him in Italy. This scene to my knowledge never made it to the DVD/Blu Rays just when it was aired on tv. Even though Part III is not great I do appreciate the fact they concluded the story of the Corleone family
I've watched this film many times, but, after watching this, for the first time I find it hard to believe that Roth would take Michael so lightly, and believe his story about Frankie Five Angels. I would think that he would make another attempt on Michael's life. He could have stole the $2M and killed Michael in Cuba.
Vito was real sneaky with Fannuci. He told his friends to tell him that they would pay him $200, but give Vito $50 in stead. Vito then went to Fannuci, and gave him the $100 he got from his friends, telling him that he was short. This way Fannuci though that he was only $100 behind din what he had coming to him, and was lulled into a false sense of superiority, allowing Vito to assassinate him.
It also had people witnessing Vito and Fanucci in the same place making a seemingly friendly deal and Fanucci found some ways away later, dead. Gives Vito an alibi.
I think Vito was testing him by giving him less. His response indicated to Vito that he was weak and wasn't backed up by anyone particularly dangerous.
I agree that we are put a little abruptly into the Senate hearings. I don't think you missed anything. If so, so did I. I thought for a long time that bringing in Frankie's brother was an implied threat, but now I'm convinced that it was simply that Frankie couldn't testify against his own in front of his brother. I'd suggest that you do watch part 3. Preferably the director's cut, called "Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone." It's not on the level of the previous movies, but what could be? You will miss one character, as the actor wouldn't come back. The most controversial part is probably Coppola's casting of his own daughter Sofia, who isn't really on the level of the other actors around her. Still, it does stand as an end to Michael's story, as the revised title tells you, and it does have parts that really linger.
I also agree you should watch 3 if only for true closure of Michael's saga. The unfortunate last-minute casting of Sofia (who was in GF 1 as the baby being baptized at the end) was because Winona Ryder (who would have been great) left to do another project. 3 could never live up to the greatness of the first two, but it was nominated for Best Picture, so it's a good movie, and IMO Pacino's single-best scene as Michael is in it, the meeting with soon-to-be pope Cardinal Lamberto.
Incorrect. The hearings are a result of the failed hit on Frank. Frank assumed Mike tried to kill him so he turned state's evidence. Moreover, the business with the senator at Anthony's first communion also set up the hearing. As Michael gets bigger, he becomes a target of the feds.
You are right. His brother was a sicilian big shot in the old fashioned way. If Frankie would break the omerta it would be a shame for the family. So Frankie could only deny everything.
Was hoping to see your reaction to one of the funniest parts. At the dinner in the beginning mama corleone makes the comment about fredo wife and Connie boyfriend. Tom has to stop her by saying ma try out this food hahaha
Part 1 will always be my favorite. I come from Neapolitan and Sicilian stock and grew up in the Boston area. Saw part 1 first run in the theater. I was 21. It reminded me of life at home. The big family gatherings, the wedding music even the "bread and gravy" and the "gabagool" aka Capicola. It laid he foundation and introduced so many main characters. I would say Part 2 ranks as one of, if not the, best sequel in film. I would recommend you see Part 3 but not the theatrical version titled The Godfather III. Rather watch The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone, a shorter but more importantly, re-edited version that makes more sense. A most enjoyable reaction, as was your reaction to the first Godfather.
Great film. Not as great as number 1, but still good. It's cool to see another one of your reactions, Miss Cristy. We love you. Big shoutout from the mountains of East Tennessee. Take it easy. Peace. Later, girl.
DeNiro has been in great mob movies! This, casino, Bronx Tale, analyze this...a comedy...and sequel, Another comedy with Michelle Pfeiffer trying to get out by luc besson, a movie with Bill Murray as a boss, and maybe the greatest mob movie ever, once upon a time in America. But if u watch that one, find the original restored uncut version and it's about 5 hours long! The rug stealer is young clemenza and also in the movie The Freshman! The reason frankie tried to whack the rosato brothers, is because Roth told Frankie he's backing the rosatto brothers because of Mike wishes. 5he guy that tried to strangle Frankie is a young Danny Aiello, the boss in Leon the professional!! RIP to him.
And who killed the two hitmen? Fredo? How quickly were they killed? The instant the machine guns fired, the estate went into crazy security and lockdown.
DeNiro has been in great mob movies! This, casino, Bronx Tale, analyze this...a comedy...and sequel, Another comedy with Michelle Pfeiffer trying to get out by luc besson, a movie with Bill Murray as a boss, and maybe the greatest mob movie ever, once upon a time in America. But if u watch that one, find the original restored uncut version and it's about 5 hours long! The rug stealer is young clemenza and also in the movie The Freshman! The reason frankie tried to whack the rosato brothers, is because Roth told Frankie he's backing the rosatto brothers because of Mike wishes. 5he guy that tried to strangle Frankie is a young Danny Aiello, the boss in Leon the professional!! And now u know why JFK and RFK got whacked!
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I like 1 the best. Maybe because it was the original exposure to this masterpiece movie style, but I think the script about Roth wasn't as good as the struggle against the five families in the original. The background is about Vito was the best part of 2.
I'm partial to the charm of the first one mainly due to some of the characters not in part 2. Sonny, clemenza, Luca. And I loved solozzo as the villain but part is a more beautiful looking film, especially the old NY flashback scenes. Part 2 had a much bigger budget.
Part I is a better stand alone movie; but Part II is more daring and makes Part I even better (if that makes any sense).
I can't say,lol.i think they're inseparable in my mind. i always say part 2 because we get Vito's story and Robert De Niro does an incredible job. Great reaction Cristy!
2 by a little. The flashbacks of Vito Corleone are too good.
I always laugh when they introduce the kids. Baby Sonny was loud and crying, Fredo was sickly and weak and Michael was quiet and watchful. It was a nice touch to show them as babies the same way they ended up.
The scene where Michael's rage boils up to bursting point when Kaye tells him about the abortion is some amazing acting. Before he felt the need to shout all the time he was amazing. His 70s output was stunning.
When young Vito came back for Ciccio, one of his friends (the one who introduce him) was Tomassino. Tomassino, much older, helped Michael in Italy when he killed the police officer and Sollozo. If you remember, Tomassino walked always with a cane due to a limp. That limp, was because of the shot on the knee when he was young, in that moment when Vito took revenge on Ciccio.
I'm so impressed you found Junior!! Thanks Cristy for the great reaction
Crazy how 3 decades later, he basically looked the same
Still alive to this day, he is 90 something lol
Roth was the one behind the assassination attempt on Michael, and Roth was the one behind the assassination attempt on Frank.
The actor who plays Artie Bucco (John Ventimiglia) in The Sopranos said he based his character on the nervous landlord who comes back and allows the lady to keep her apartment, the dog, and lowers her rent.
“It was an abortion Michael”. That acting and Tony and Carmela’s fight in Sopranos are two of the best acting scenes ever.
dunno why every single reactor thinks it's no big deal killing a senator, they were even afraid to kill a police captain in the first movie.
they didn't kill any senators though. In the book it was actually Tom who killed the prostitute and drugged the senator . I loved Tom until that point . He was as creepy as mike or luca or neri!! He was no angel!!
I can be wrong ok so if they did kill a senator I hope you ll fill me in ??
@@IcarusLhooq-bc7uq i'm talking about the reactors, everyone of the reactors after seeing the senator disrespecting michael assumes michael is just gonna kill the senator as if it's no big deal.
Which book? @@IcarusLhooq-bc7uq
Let’s be just honest, there are a whole lot of senators we’d be better off without.
You could say Vito's rise to power came from respect, helping out others while under the thumb of the Black Hand. When he got taken out Vito's respect grew around the neighborhood, they were under the protection of Vito but not through fear or extortion...well, maybe a little fear, but Vito favored alliances and friendships, that's what gained him the respect.
One of my favorite lines in The Godfather Part II is the scene with Michael and Fredo when they're having drinks at the hotel in Cuba. Fredo asks Michael: "What's Spanish for Banana Daiquiri? Michael says: "Banana Daiquiri." Always cracks me up. 😆
So glad that you finally realized this isn't a hero story. When Michael committed his first two murders, you clapped. That was the beginning of his downfall, and his father was heartbroken about it.
The Godfather is a story of an American family. Despite the joyful moments and the great dialogue, its still a tragedy. Michael had all the talent to become a great leader and a force for good.
Vito Corleone chose a life of crime out of necessity, and by circumstance. But he never wanted that life for Michael.
No, you're not crazy. That's Uncle Junior.
In 1977, there was a major TV event called The Godfather Saga. It was the first two movies, but re-edited so the scenes were in chronological order (as well as some new scenes and some deleted scenes that they restored), and the whole thing was aired as a mini-series over four nights.
Wow, I was born in 77. That sounds so cool. A few years ago I was thinking it would be cool to have all the Marvel/MCU films re-edited in chronological order.
@@tywayne3plenty of people have made MCU chronological edits. The one I watched was created by Dirty30M Fan Edits. Look it up, it’s great.
that made for tv event is here on youtube. i can’t tell you who posted it, but i found it a few years ago and it was complete with 1977 period commercials. talk about a timewarp! the jordache one with the kids cracked me up! 😆 go look for it, i’m sure it’s still here.
I found it! i can’t wait to watch it 🤍
@@nihilisticbarbie 🙌🏼
25:10 That rug really tied the room together
"You hid my guns, so let's go steal this GIANT rug for no reason for your tiny apartment."
My take on the way Vito gets The Black Hand to accept $100 was that he gives him a little reminder that he's out of work because of him and his Nephew, so in a way I think Vito was showing he owed Vito a favour?? 🤔 Just a thought.
Also, I like to think that the music playing at the festival is celebrating that The Black Hand's reign is over and celebrating a more stable, peaceful time under Vito's reign of taking care of the neighbourhood, etc.
A perfect film and an amazing tragedy. The first is a cast-iron classic but this is so much richer. The parallel of Vito rising up and building a family (through community and friendship) and Michael destroying it though by murdering and alienating everyone is so well done. Michael is like a ghost throughout this, just no human empathy and feeling and Pacino just kills it in every scene.
Fun fact; The actor who plays Fanucci (Gastone Moschin, one of the greatest Italian actors of all time) is from Northern Italy and speaks modern Italian and Venetian, which is a dialect of Latin-Germanic origin. For Venetians, speaking Sicilian is nearly impossible, yet he managed to do it flawlessly.
After Vito kills the "Black Hand",Cristy- "Vito,how do you feel?" Vito- "I'm going to Disneyland!"
I thought the same thing... But I said Disney World. Same idea though.
@@corymccarty8603 Haha yes, it crossed my mind to say "world".
I realize that the senate hearings come up suddenly, but audiences in the 70s would have known the cotext for them.
In real life there were two big investigations by the US Senate into Organized crime. In 1950-51, there were the Kefauver hearings (named after Sen Estes Kefauver). You hear Hyman Roth talk about doing business in Cuba where "we dont have to worry about Kefauver, the Senate and the damn FBI."
The hearings in the movie were based on later hearings in 1963, sometimes called the Valachi hearings, named after the key witness who was the first made Mafia onsider to turn states evidence. When the Godfather came out, the audiences were mostly familiar with those hearings. They were quite sensationalized. I remember the publishing of "Valachi Papers", which was the first time the public learned about how the Mafia worked, it's blood oaths of Omerta (vow of silence) and rituals of "making" people.
It has always amazed me that Jor Valachi lived long enough to die of a heart attack eight years later.
A lot went over your head which is normal if you watch this for the first time. You have to see it at least 3 times to understand everything that is not being said.
Great video as always. I strongly recommend rewatching this movie because it is very dense in terms of plot, and I'll be honest, I've seen this several times and I still find new things in it.
1 is an easier and more fun watch and 2 is deeper, more complicated and richer in terms of studying
Pinning the money to the statue is a donation to the Church.
You paid close attention to the contrast between Vito and Michael. People feared Vito, but they also loved him and respected him; people only feared Michael. Early on we meet Genco Abbandando, Vito's first consigliere and for whom the olive oil import business is named, and his two friends Clemenza and Tessio. The eyelids - checking for trachoma, a contagious eye disease. The mistaken surname at Ellis Island worked in Vito's favor - if anyone was looking for him, he was living under a new name. The actor who plays Senator Geary is the same one who plays the general in Apocalypse Now. The man with Frank Pentangeli at the communion celebration is Willi Cicci - he killed Don Cuneo in the first movie, trapping him in the revolving door. He testifies against Michael in the Congressional hearing. If you listen carefully during the ambush in the bedroom, you can hear automatic rifle fire and then at the end two pistol shots. The hitmen were killed immediately. At the New Years Eve party in Cuba, Michael gives Fredo the kiss of death. If you pay attention closely, you will realize that Hyman Roth ordered the hits on Michael and Pentangeli. In the congressional hearing, watch Kay's face. She realizes slowly exactly what she's been living alongside. Frank Pentangeli's brother Vincenzo was there to stop Frank from breaking omertà. Omertà is the code of silence. You do not tell on anyone, not even your worst enemy. You get beat up, you go to prison, you die, but you do not tell on anyone. To break omertà is a great dishonor to the family. When Vito kills Don Ciccio, Tomasso gets shot. He's the one walking with a limp in the first movie. Did you see the look Michael gave to Al Neri at their mother's funeral? Yes, you know exactly what that look meant. Did you notice that during the end scene at the table, Fredo is the only one who congratulates Michael for enlisting? The third film closes Michael's story. It's not in the same class as the first two, but it is good on its own.
More importantly than that, Vito's family loved him, and his family had traditional values. His wife accepted his "business". Michael's life could have been very different if his Sicilian wife wasn't killed. This is basically stated in the little scene with his Mother, where he asks her if you can lose your family, and then says "times are changing".
There’s some movies I click on, this was one, and say out loud “oh let’s go on this journey together!”.
When you think about Michael's 'style' of running the Corleone empire, having an assassin tell the target 'Michael Corleone Says Hello' is not the way he would do things. He wouldn't take a chance on somebody overhearing, or the target surviving as Pentangeli did. I have never been sure that Roth actually intended to kill him, when turning him against the Corleones would have served his agenda so much better than bumping him off.
This film is nearly perfect, but that plotline is definitely needlessly confusing. I think Coppola improvised that line, randomly told the actor to say it.
Vito realized Fanucci was just a pretender, when he gave him the 100$
@@meganega123 Indeed. That was a test. Once he got away with that he knew Fanucci was full of shit.
there's another scene that makes it more obvious, that was cut from the theatrical cut.
Threatening to call the cops to "ruin your family" if you don't pay is certainly not a threat any real connected guy--let alone a true don--would ever make. That is if the fact that Fanucci was personally doing collections himself and never had anyone around him wasn't enough of a clue he was a neighborhood poseur. Fanucci may have been an imposing man but his street IQ wasn't very intimidating. 😂
I always loved the fact that Vito used a knife, just like his mother was going to do when he escaped.
Huh, I never connected that. Cool.
I think the idea behind this move in particular was to carve Ciccio up "like a pig". You can see it from the size of the wound he digs into him. If they had special effects back then, the guy would have been disemboweled.
Love your work Cristy. Thanks for another great reaction. Keep up the Amazing Work!!!!!
Robert De Niro went to Sicily to familiarize himself with the Sicilian language (linguists say it's a language, not a dialect). He speaks it very well in the movie.
If you want to learn more about the Sicilian immigrant experience, read Mount Allegro by Jerre Mangione. He writes about his family in Rochester, NY in the World War I era -- right when the movie's flashbacks take place. Mount Allegro was what they called their neighborhood. The Mangiones were mainstays of the area. The author's nephew, Chuck Mangione, a musician, had a Top 40 hit in 1978.
My mother grew up speaking Sicilian with her relatives. She thought they were speaking Italian... until she studied Italian in HS when she learned it wasn't!
My last name is Mangione! Family from Santa Caterina in Sicily. Been 3x in recent yrs.
Al Pacino in Godfather 2 ... for me the greatest Performance ever.
Great movie! That last scene always gets me. showing before it all starts and realizing by the end 3 of the people at that table are dead, Sonny by being set up by Carlo. And then Carlo and Fredo under orders from Micheal.
The Cuba scenes were filmed
en la tierra de mi padres,
la Republica Dominicana,
because of the embargo.
Michael was harsh to Tom cause Kay had the 'procedure' under Tom's watch,
while Michael was away.
"Im trusting you with the lives of my wife, and my children.
The future of this family."
Tom failed in Michael's eyes.
That's why the hostility towards him at the end.
Dominic Chianese also plays Pacino's dad in Dog Day Afternoon, and one of his crazy clients in...and justice for all.
Frank Sinatra was probably the most well known famous Mafia guy. Notice at the beginning of the 1st godfather they were helping "Johnny Fontaine" get movie parts and then asked him to sign a contract to sing at the casinos. Sounds like a familiar story IMO.....
He knew people, he wasn’t in any family
He wasn’t a mafia guy he may have had connections and many mob friends but he wasn’t a member
@@mo2k638guilty by association!
@@lohiasam3495 he was never arrested convicted or went to jail for being friends with people in that life so the term “guilty by association” doesn’t apply to him unless you’re using it in a different context.
@mo2k638 and you wonder why he was never arrested and tried?
I'm talking about the principality of it... not the actual thing... you Sinatra d*ck rider!
all I know is Johnny Ola never had the makings of a varsity athlete...
LOL
I prefer 1 but GF 2 is a classic in its own right. A masterful weaving of a prequel and a sequel. Robert DeNiro steals the movie as a young Vito.
I loved how you interpreted during the meeting with the Cuban president. Such a beautiful language. God, I wish I was multi-lingual.
Cristy, you really know how to get a conversation going. Ben fatto. (Nicely done in Italian)
I assume that some of the people Vito was with in Sicily were his in laws. They might have also been the ones who introduced him to Don Tommasino, who turned into a long time Corleone ally. Tommasino is the guy that Michael was hiding out with in the first movie. Fredo had to die because he's too easily manipulated. Michael would always be worried about the next stupid thing Fredo would do. That's how I seer it.
Michael killed Fredo for the betrayal. As long as Fredo was cut off from the family and the family business there is nothing he could really threaten them with. He's not a heavy so he is useless as muscle, he wasn't on the inside as far as business went so he wouldn't have any insider knowledge. Michael could have let him live out his life as a pariah but he didn't.
Your sneaky assassination made me laugh out loud 😂😂
This is a Great movie. Notice the Difference between the two parties the GF1 was very Italian and family oriented GF2 was very Americanized .
It shows the shift that was taking place and was to come all in the opening scene brilliant.
After Michael kills the fake blackhand guy you asked how he became the Don. You see Clemenza talking big at the head of the table before, and he was ready to shoot the cop if caught stealing the rug, but Clemenza and Tessio were afraid of the blackhand guy. Vito wasn't afraid and he's smarter. And yes the kindness and interaction with the community, that's how he became Don.
*Vito
Vito was testing him by paying him less than he asked for and challenging him. And testing how much support he had. If he'd have responded more forcefully, Vito probably wouldn't have killed him.
Every time I watch this again and the the shot rings out all over the lake when Fredo goes fishing with Al Neri, I picture Michael saying when Al comes back to the house: "Jesus Al, didn't you ever hear of a silencer??".
Fantastic job!!! Very nicely done
The statue with the money on it is really Saint Gennaro, patron saint of Little Italy. Every year in Little Italy, there is a street festival in his honor. This year’s was last week, and yes, they still put money on the saint’s statue.
Loved the video. The third one has its moments, I'll say that much. But don't expect it to live up to the greatness of the first two films.
Of the first two movies, the Hagen-Pentangeli scene in the prison is my favorite.
I feel somehow, during the party, Fredo sneaked off with the excuse to find some alcohol and tipped of Roth's guards... or it was just a coincidence of the revolution movement by New Year, and the guards went to check on him. Because Fredo is the only one other than Michael's body guard who knew about it!!!
@Christy One of if not the best sequel of a film ever.... was a treat to see you fall in love with it.
13:20 uncle jun
Until now, I never realized they were the same actor.
Have seen this 30 times if I've seen it once -- but it was really great, and often very funny seeing your reactions.
I agree the Cuba sequence was very confusing until many viewings, because of the double take -- was it Pentangelli or Roth? Obviously it was Roth, but they plotted it to be almost a whodunit from the viewers point of view.
You thought the turn to crime of young Vito was unexplained -- no, it was he lost his job, had a young wife and baby, and then the happenstance of Clemenza falling in with him by pure accident, first hiding the guns, then stealing the rug. We have to fill in that he continued the thievery with Clemenza.
As to how he gained respect in the community after killing the black hand -- that's because Clemenza and Tessio had each given him $50 for the "deal," and after the Black Hand ended up dead, they would have spread the word discreetly.
I also agree it could have been edited down, and would have been tighter and easier to follow. The editing in Godfather I was perfect -- no scene, not even a single word, could have been eliminated without diminution (to paraphrase Salieri in Amadeus).
Wow now that someone pointed out Uncle June his voice is so plain lol
You said the movies shoukd have been shorter? Well with all the things that ended up on the cutting room floor adds up to at least an hour! This includes thing that shoukd not have been cut out IMHO, including in Part II as examples Vito not only killing Don Cicci when he got back to Sicily, but the henchmen that killed his mother, father and brother. And also the man that betrayed Micheal and got Appolonia killed!
So if anything the movies should have been significantly longer! But even in the more patient early 1970s most people probably couldn't sit through a four hour movie with intermissions, no matter how good the movie is!
Everyone started to be nice to Vito after he killed DON Fanucci because "Word on the Street "knew" he did it and started paying respect to him. Also Vito was different in that he did not overtly exploit the people. He will do you justice as long as you know he may come to you to do him a favor in the future and even then not necessarily criminal, like Enzo the baker doing Micheal a favor of being a temporary bodyguard on the hospital steps, potentially putting his life endanger, but repaying the debut to Vito to use his influence to not get him deported. Vito was still a criminal of course but a beloved one unlike the other Blackhand/Mafia Dons.
41:40 I want to learn how to speak Italian too, Ms Cristy. I'm trying. I'm trying like really hard. But these folks are speaking Sicilian. BTW I just love listening to you speak Spanish. It's music to my ears. E musica per le mie orrechie.
You have a new fan!
This reaction was great! You had me laughing. 😂😂😂😂
I felt like I was watching it with a close family member. Mostly English with some Spanish mixed in. 🤣🤣🤣
I’ll haven to catch up with your other videos.
Let’s watch The Drop!!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for joining :)
Tell me about The Drop!
It’s a gangster movie. That’s all I’m saying! I don’t want to spoil it.
Your reaction is going to be the best!
😁😁😁
Michael was indeed power-drunk, but more than that, he was obsessed with revenge.
From the moment Sollozzo tried to kill his father, Michael devoted his life to revenge. Sollozzo, McClusky, the Five Families, Carlo Rizzi, Tessio, Fabrizio (who killed Apollonia), Roth....even his own brother, Fredo.
Michael said to Tom, "I don't feel I have to wipe everyone out -- just my enemies -- that's all." The problem is that Michael saw enemies everywhere. He even suspected Tom Hagen, who was the most loyal of all.
You spotted Uncle June!! 😀I loved it when I first recognised him as Johnny Ola.
Also note that in part 1, we hear Micheal is told that most of the men in that area were killed because of vendetta...
So Vito's family might have been survived by a sister back then.
Here we have Tomasino, who is likely a cousin, or a member of the family who helped Vito escape, or the sister's husband because Michael had to travel to Corleone from the Neibouring village where Tomasino's estate was.
What u have to understand about this movie is, everything bad that happened was arranged by Roth. He didn't play a direct hand, but used lies rumors and innuendo, to pull people's strings.
It used to be quite common for mafia bosses to be publicly known and honored. But not so much now. Their influence has faded.
I do not personally know anyone in the mafia. But I do know people who have had encounters with the mafia. And I know someone who pretty much knows everyone so probably knows some mafioso. So if I ever hear of a mafia event I will let you know!
I have not checked yet, but as others have said, Dog Day Afternoon is also an amazing Al Pachino and Casale movie. Based on real events. I am pretty sure I have passed through that neighborhood in Brooklyn.
13:24 That is Junior Soprano by the way!
South of the boda:))
Cristy! Your reaction was great! I understand your criticisms, I dont agree with the length cause it should've longer! 😂😂😂
Everyone asked did you spot Uncle Jun, but did you remember the actor who played Al Nieri played one of the Atwell Avenue boys who were going to take out Johnny Sack in The Sopranos? 🤔
the moshulu wasthe ship that brought vito to america. it was ported in south street philadelphia when ilived there in the early 90s.
i love all your questions! they make the movie NEW AGAIN ☺ enjoyed your reaction 👍
With your interest in the Mafia, it’s inevitable that you”ll run your own crime family someday. 😁
The Scenes in Cuba were Supposed to be During The Castro Revolution. 1958.
I just watched your part 1 reaction. Kinda like you I didn't see a lot of the classics because I was abused as a child as my mom didn't have cable. 😢
I took to time to watch a LOT of movies on deployment about 10 years ago to include all the Rockys, Rambos, Godfathers, and more!
Hymen Roth was inspired by Real life Mobster Meyer Lansky.
Great reaction Cristy like always, this is the finest example of when a sequel is superior to its predecessor. The Godfather Part II is one of the best films of all-time. A masterpiece. It's that simple. And some fun facts about this movie, Robert De Niro spent four months learning to speak the Sicilian dialect of Italian in order to play Vito Corleone, and he only speaks eight words of english during the movie.
Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are actors winning Oscars for playing the same character, no wonder that this movie won six Academy Awards, and it is the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. An extra had the guts to improvise an important moment in the movie. During a scene in which Vito talks with Signor Roberto while walking down the street, a neighbor jumps in to greet Vito. The actor was Carmelo Russo, who was an extra and who was not supposed to talk. Coppola wasn't happy. It stayed in because De Niro found it endearing, a moment that showed the locals respected Vito and gave the scene an added texture. Keep up the amazing work.
32:25 Especially now that Cuba's power grid went dark.
See, this connects well to the Sopranos - the golden era vs. what Tony said about coming in at the end and that the best was over
De Niro spent time in Sicily learning the language & accent preparing, for this role. Pacino’s greatest performance was as, Tony Montana in “Scarface”(1983). Casino, Goodfellas & A Bronx Tale are great too.
Two mob movies (specifically the NY Irish mob) worth looking at are "State of Grace" and "The Irishman" The classic NY Sicilian mob films are "Donnie Brasco", "Goodfellas", "A Bronx Tale" and "Mean Streets". "Scarface" is about the cocaine mob from Florida (Cubans and Colombians, mostly). "Once Upon a Time in America" is about the NY Jewish mob in the 1920's.
I'm watching Goodfellas very soon! Scarface is on the list as is A Bronx Tale
I read in another comment that the police officer who rings the doorbell - as Vito and Clemenza are stealing the rug - is actually McCluskey (spelling?), just a patrolling officer at that time, but in the first Godfather he's the police captain that Michael guns down together with the Turk. in that restaurant. :) I have no idea whether it's true or not.
In the novel, Paolo is the vivid image of Sonny
Good morning Miss Cristy, I've never watched any hahaha there are a lot of films I need to watch but only at the end of the year.😂😂😂😂
The Godfather part 2 is one of the best works of Historical Fiction ever made. Taking Real historical events ... ex: The Cuban Communist Revolution of 1959 and the Mafia Senate Hearings of the 1960s ... and placing the Godfather characters in the middle of it.
Part II was always my favorite out of the saga. I dont remember if it was Part I or Part II but years ago they aired a special edition version on television and had an additional scene where Michael gets his revenge on the bodyguard who betrayed him in Italy. This scene to my knowledge never made it to the DVD/Blu Rays just when it was aired on tv. Even though Part III is not great I do appreciate the fact they concluded the story of the Corleone family
I've watched this film many times, but, after watching this, for the first time I find it hard to believe that Roth would take Michael so lightly, and believe his story about Frankie Five Angels. I would think that he would make another attempt on Michael's life. He could have stole the $2M and killed Michael in Cuba.
That was well spotted that Johnny Ola was also Junior Soprano. I only discovered that very late, and never made the connection myself.
Well my Friday night is set. What a find. You finally getting to GF2. Two greatest movies ever made. For me anyway. Buckle up!
My favorite movie of all time 🤍👏🏼
Not sure if you noticed but Johny Ola is Jr from the sopranos
Vito was real sneaky with Fannuci. He told his friends to tell him that they would pay him $200, but give Vito $50 in stead. Vito then went to Fannuci, and gave him the $100 he got from his friends, telling him that he was short. This way Fannuci though that he was only $100 behind din what he had coming to him, and was lulled into a false sense of superiority, allowing Vito to assassinate him.
It also had people witnessing Vito and Fanucci in the same place making a seemingly friendly deal and Fanucci found some ways away later, dead. Gives Vito an alibi.
I think Vito was testing him by giving him less. His response indicated to Vito that he was weak and wasn't backed up by anyone particularly dangerous.
I agree that we are put a little abruptly into the Senate hearings. I don't think you missed anything. If so, so did I.
I thought for a long time that bringing in Frankie's brother was an implied threat, but now I'm convinced that it was simply that Frankie couldn't testify against his own in front of his brother.
I'd suggest that you do watch part 3. Preferably the director's cut, called "Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone." It's not on the level of the previous movies, but what could be? You will miss one character, as the actor wouldn't come back. The most controversial part is probably Coppola's casting of his own daughter Sofia, who isn't really on the level of the other actors around her. Still, it does stand as an end to Michael's story, as the revised title tells you, and it does have parts that really linger.
I also agree you should watch 3 if only for true closure of Michael's saga. The unfortunate last-minute casting of Sofia (who was in GF 1 as the baby being baptized at the end) was because Winona Ryder (who would have been great) left to do another project. 3 could never live up to the greatness of the first two, but it was nominated for Best Picture, so it's a good movie, and IMO Pacino's single-best scene as Michael is in it, the meeting with soon-to-be pope Cardinal Lamberto.
Incorrect. The hearings are a result of the failed hit on Frank. Frank assumed Mike tried to kill him so he turned state's evidence.
Moreover, the business with the senator at Anthony's first communion also set up the hearing.
As Michael gets bigger, he becomes a target of the feds.
@@flarrfan That meeting alone truly makes it worth it.
You are right. His brother was a sicilian big shot in the old fashioned way. If Frankie would break the omerta it would be a shame for the family. So Frankie could only deny everything.
Was hoping to see your reaction to one of the funniest parts. At the dinner in the beginning mama corleone makes the comment about fredo wife and Connie boyfriend. Tom has to stop her by saying ma try out this food hahaha
Part 1 will always be my favorite. I come from Neapolitan and Sicilian stock and grew up in the Boston area. Saw part 1 first run in the theater. I was 21. It reminded me of life at home. The big family gatherings, the wedding music even the "bread and gravy" and the "gabagool" aka Capicola.
It laid he foundation and introduced so many main characters. I would say Part 2 ranks as one of, if not the, best sequel in film.
I would recommend you see Part 3 but not the theatrical version titled The Godfather III. Rather watch The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone, a shorter but more importantly, re-edited version that makes more sense.
A most enjoyable reaction, as was your reaction to the first Godfather.
I love watching the reactors always getting the Roth Franky thing completely wrong.
Olive oil and Italian cheeses. Molasses was shipped to Canada to ferment into alcohol during prohibition. BTW, I meant get Roth OFF the island.
Great film. Not as great as number 1, but still good. It's cool to see another one of your reactions, Miss Cristy. We love you. Big shoutout from the mountains of East Tennessee. Take it easy. Peace. Later, girl.
And Eastern Kentucky lol
DeNiro has been in great mob movies! This, casino, Bronx Tale, analyze this...a comedy...and sequel, Another comedy with Michelle Pfeiffer trying to get out by luc besson, a movie with Bill Murray as a boss, and maybe the greatest mob movie ever, once upon a time in America. But if u watch that one, find the original restored uncut version and it's about 5 hours long! The rug stealer is young clemenza and also in the movie The Freshman! The reason frankie tried to whack the rosato brothers, is because Roth told Frankie he's backing the rosatto brothers because of Mike wishes. 5he guy that tried to strangle Frankie is a young Danny Aiello, the boss in Leon the professional!! RIP to him.
And who killed the two hitmen? Fredo?
How quickly were they killed? The instant the machine guns fired, the estate went into crazy security and lockdown.
Great reaction thankyou
Part 3 was nowhere near as satisfying for me, but worth watching. It ties a few things (not all) together
DeNiro has been in great mob movies! This, casino, Bronx Tale, analyze this...a comedy...and sequel, Another comedy with Michelle Pfeiffer trying to get out by luc besson, a movie with Bill Murray as a boss, and maybe the greatest mob movie ever, once upon a time in America. But if u watch that one, find the original restored uncut version and it's about 5 hours long! The rug stealer is young clemenza and also in the movie The Freshman! The reason frankie tried to whack the rosato brothers, is because Roth told Frankie he's backing the rosatto brothers because of Mike wishes. 5he guy that tried to strangle Frankie is a young Danny Aiello, the boss in Leon the professional!! And now u know why JFK and RFK got whacked!
Ciao dall’Italia . Sempre bellissima la tua reaction.
I thought 2 was better than 1 back story made it for me!
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