THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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Making a good sequel is hard. Making a good prequel is harder. This movie does both flawlessly.
Minus the wrong ADT logo used on the gate, as the one used in this movie was the 1964 logo, not the 1913 to 1936 logo, in the prequel scenes. I guess I'll just have to live with that. 😂
There's a prequel to the godfather?
@@tommysucca6931 It's written by Ed Falco off a screenplay by the original author of the books, Mario Puzo, in 2012. Yes The Godfathe movies were originally books. The book is called The Family Corleone. Pretty good book, by the way, followed by the book Godfather's Revenge.
@@tommysucca6931 Part II is both a prequel and sequel. The prequel portion is the flashbacks to young Vito.
@@aTofuJunkieWhat? Now the entire movie is ruined for me.
Another note on that ending flashback: Fredo, the brother Michael killed, was the only sibling that congratulated Michael on his enlistment.
Fredo never seems to read a room correctly. Now that I've been diagnosed as autistic as an adult, I see the traits more clearly in TV and film characters, and I wonder about Fredo 🧐 either way, he's entirely unsuited for this life. The idea of him as the Don is entirely ridiculous.
I like how each son the Godfather has embodies a different trait of his - Sonny his rage and wrath, Tom his intelligence and quiet way of reading people, Fredo his warmth and appreciation of the good life, and Michael his cold, calculating skill and ruthlessness and dedication to pursue whatever he's decided he wants.
"That's right encourage him!"
Fredo was weak willed not autistic or anything like that.
_"If anything in this life is certain.. if history has taught us anything.. it's that you can kill anyone."_
God, I love this movie.
Looking forward to your reaction!
Especially with all the mob guys tied up in the Kennedy assassination.
A reference to the Mafia being possibly involved in the JFK assassination. If I can kill the President u really CAN kill anyone 😳
That shot of Clemenza pointing his pistol at head-level with the silhouette in front of the door is ICONIC.
Clemenza, if you remember from the last movie was the portly fellow that coached Michael on getting the gun from behind the toilet reservoir, was cooking the ragu and slicing the garlic with a razor, and also said the iconic line "Leave the gun, take the cannoli". It's a shame he couldn't come back for this film due to a dispute with the studio, so they wrote him off as having a "heart attack" and the character of Frankie Pentangeli was created to take his place.
The guy slicing the garlic with the razor was Paul Cicero in Goodfellas when they were in jail. The rest is good!
@@louismarzullo1190 Wait then who was the one joking about how Michael couldn't tell Kay he loved her over the phone? I think I mixed them up.
EDIT: NVM Clemenza was making meatball and ragu
That shot and in Once Upon a Time in America, where they are walking in the street with the Manhattan Bridge behind them. Two of my all time favorite shots in a movie
@@losingstreak415Now there's a film that seems to have fallen out of fashion in recent years, you don't see many reactions to it for example but it's a magnificent piece of work.
Clemenza would have added to GF Part-2 but Pete Clemenza played by Richard Castelano wanted too much money for the second film and Francis Ford Coppola said "nope". And btw Al Pacino and Diane Keaton were love interests and had gotten married before Godfather 2 was ever filmed.
I think it’s heartbreaking to see that Fredo was the only one to offer his support to Michael in the flashback. Great reaction Addie!
28:07 at the end, Michael sits the same way Fredo did here
The last scene where they flashed back to Sonny era, yes it’s a contrast of the plans Michael had for his life, but it also serves to show us how Michael was always alone and isolated within the family. Note how the family all walks away and leaves him alone. Then they cut to him older and still alone. Chilling storytelling
Awesome job and thanks for this reaction
Yes, that's the meaning of the last scene and the flashback - to show Michael's loneliness and apartness in the beginning as in the end. It's sort of tragic ending for him also. Such a beautiful and genius storytelling, rarely seen in today's cinema.
It should also be noted that Fredo seemed to be the only person who supported Michael's decision to join the army.
28:07 at the end, Michael sits the same way Fredo did here
Addie, I'm impressed that you caught the cold look Michael gives to Al Neri while he's hugging Fredo, supposedly forgiving him. Most first-time viewers miss that, and don't realize a signal has been sent. Al doesn't seem to like the idea much, glancing down, apparently not happy -- but we know he's a good soldier and will do what he's told. That scene is a great example of the often subtle writing, direction, and camera work that makes these movies so special.
Most people end up talking over that incident, or they don’t include it in their reaction. I’m impressed that she noticed it.
Lmao you act like it was so hard to spot
Al Neri lowers his eyes and head just a tiny bit in recognition of Michael’s wishes. Very subtle and powerful.
@@johnLennon255 I mean look at other reactions they all miss it
It's an amazing scene, a perfect scene. The helpless and vulnerable expression on Fredo's face as he looks up and notices Michael at his side, the way he's desperately clinging on to Michael as Michael puts his arms around him, sobbing into Michael's chest, the score starts to swell out..
.. and cut to Michael as he slowly raises his pitch black gaze, resting it on the hitman Neri, who immediately knows, and the audience knows.
Am I the only one who finds it highly amusing when Addie tells characters in movies that they're gonna die? 🙃
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Hyman Roth’s Moe Greene monologue and Fredo’s confession to Michael are magnificent scenes.
that ending scene also shows how much he sort of hasn't changed since then, how michael has always been an outsider, so he's no stranger to losing family
The scene in which Kay confronts Michael is one of the best I've ever seen in any movie. The performances from both the actors are astonishingly good. Michael's look, filled with hate, is unforgettable - but every small detail from both Pacino and Keaton is perfect. Absolutely fantastic!
The look of loathing on her face towards Michael is amazing!
What happened between Frank Pentangeli and his brother was something almost telepathic. Frank knew that his brother was saying, "Don't do this. Don't betray your padrone. Remember the law of omertà [silence]." Michael knew they were both old school as well as brothers, so no words were needed. He had only to fly the brother over to the US and back.
By the way, Pentangeli means Five Angels.
As they are leaving Tom Hagen whispers something in Italian to the brother. A rough translation is. "Your Family Honor is Safe" (or protected). Frank knew if his brother saw him become a rat. The entire family in Italy would be dishonored & shamed. There's rats in that family. He couldn't do it in front of a family member.
@@mrtim5363 Yes. "L'onore della famiglia sta posto, sta posto."
Robert De Niro as Young Vito was so amazing i enjoyed the Vito Storyline much more in this movie
Same here. Michael’s story paled in comparison, although the scene with Hyman Roth and his Moe Greene monologue was a high point of the film.
one of those few instances where I enjoyed a sequel more than the original…and just LOVED the performance from De Niro
Addie's earnest 'Good job' to ADT really tickled me; a great reaction as always!
Godfather Addie. She's ready to make an offer the landlord can't refuse and she does it with gusto. When the poor landlord shows up at the office, she's ready to get the apartment for free. I understand she's ready for her fans to swear an oath of loyalty. Yes Godmother Addie.😊
Writ large, the overall action of the protagonist here is "patriarch preserves family." Michael's actions are all about advancing the family's interests, and he does his best to protect the family and keep everyone close-knit and together. Yet, as hard as he tries to preserve his family, he loses it. He utterly fails in his action, which is the very definition of a tragic hero - the hero who strives to achieve something but doesn't obtain it. By the way (mild spoiler alert) this is the same story found in "Fiddler on the Roof" and "King Lear," amongst others.
Both movies are a master class in film making and agree the way it's structured is like a great performance piece. Great reaction.
Time moves on...audiences today won't sit still for classic story-telling...
23:31 In a deleted scene we see that this scar on his neck was made by children in an alley, and Vito witnesses the scene hidden, which makes him suspect that Fanucci is not as powerful as he claimed.
Addie, my darling!!! That face you pulled at 31:46 😂😂 It just screamed "Not the first time I heard a guy say that and not follow through" lol. Moments like that are why I love reaction content. Also love how you hinted towards the end that Michael wouldn't have any family left, the way things were going, and....yeah. And it's brilliant how in the midst of all the "Mob" activity, the juxtaposition between him and his father, the differences in how they moved, and how that effected the family structure is really at the heart of the movie. It's no wonder both films together are considered two of the best ever, they truly are.
Great reaction, Addie...as an FYI ... this is considered the best sequel of all time. The film won six Academy Awards .. including Best Supporting Actor (DeNiro) , Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola) and Picture.
Also, it's the first time 2 different actors won an Academy Award for playing the same character (Brando and De Niro)
Even though it is not held in as high regard as Part I and II, I would suggest reacting to Part III to complete the trilogy (two version available, the original version and Coppola's more recent slightly revised version. :)
No biggie, just of the best films of all time, and that goes for sequels too.
Great follow up to the original! Good job of paralleling Vito and Michaels lives and actions. The godfather is a great story. Thanks for watching and great reaction! Luv ya Addie ❤️💛
Great reaction Addie 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. Keep up the good work.
Oscar wins for the same character in one continuous narrative, yes they are the only ones. But other oscars for technically playing the same character are Rita Moreno/Ariana DeBose, and Heath Ledger/Joaquin Phoenix.
That line entered the lexicon in about 500 BC, courtesy of Sun Tzu.
But there's plenty of other good lines. I like 'O cane avia restare, eh?' Its not often Vito ever had to repeat himself.
You do realise that line was Sun Tzu right?! That line is thousands of years old.
Even tbough Part III wasn't as good or on the same caiber as I and II, I did appreciate the fact they wrapped up the story
I wonder what it would have been like without the poor casting decisions...and maybe cut the brutality of Joey Zasa...
@flarrfan totally agree, esp if Sofia Coppola wasn't casted
@@flarrfan "maybe cut the brutality of Joey Zasa"
Nah, that's one of the highlights.
Honestly, the poor casting, some story elements are questionable, and it just doesn't feel a part of the whole story, but one of my biggest disappointments with part 3 is Pacino's portrayal of Michael feels cartoonish and lazy, like he was in it for the paycheck. I'll even say that Talia Shire and Diane Keaton bring their A game where other people don't. However, I just can't ever suggest to anyone who liked the first 2 to watch the third.
@@flarrfan I think Part 3 had a good story, I just cannot stomach the acting. I wanted to power through but the cringe is just too much. I've only seen it whole once, there's a few times I wanted to rewatch it but I cannot make through the whole movie.
Brando was supposed to appear in the final flashback, but he refused the part, so they rewrote it to leave him out.
Also note that the guy who gets shot in the leg at Don Ciccio's house-the one that Vito could have left on the ground but he runs to save him-is the older limping man back in Sicily who keeps Michael when he needs to hide during the first movie.
Wow I never realized that!
This. This is cinema.
I'm so, so, happy you watched part 2!! This movie was supposed to show the difference between how Michael ran the family business vs. his father. His father, despite being a mobster, ran everything through respect, and family as priority, and Michael was the opposite, as he forgot that family and respect was priority. A masterpiece in writing for me.
I really, really hope you'll watch the final chapter, part 3, and it will finish off the story and help explain his full journey. I really love part 3 and I think you will appreciate it also....please please please watch it. Thanks for the fun reaction. Keep smiling!!🙂👍
Part 3 is an utter abortion. I'd rather watch Kay's abortion while eating than watching that abomination that is Part 3. Unless they do a cut where Sofia Coppola's death is switched to the beginning of the movie so we don't have to suffer through 3 hours of her terrible acting, annoying voice, and giant schnoz.
"You broke my heart, Fredo!"
The scar on Don Fanucci's neck was from a deleted scene where a group of kids attack him. Vito witnesses the attack which indicates to him that Fanucci is vulnerable.
Did you notice? Vito meets Clemenza and Tessio very early in his criminal career (they're the ones eating in his apartment). Clemenza is seen eating a lot - so he gets fat. Remember in the first movie when Michael was in Sicily and his father's friend Don Tommasino was in a wheelchair? Now you know why - one of Don Ciccio's guards shot him during the revenge scene. When the men were in Havana, they were visiting a very bawdy place. The star performer was known as Superman because of his alleged anatomy. The actor who played the senator also plays an officer in the beginning of Apocalypse Now. You did see the look between Michael and Neri when Fredo was at their mother's funeral. Too many reactors talk over that moment and don't pay attention to small details like that - details that are important to those who pay attention, just like in real mob life. It's the little things that will get you whacked. Oh, I forgot to mention. When Vito and his friend go to the theater, that's Genco Abbandando. Vito's good friend and Vito works in Genco's father's grocery store. The movie doesn't go into it, but Genco was Vito's first consiglieri and the olive oil importing business was named Genco.
@@Dave-hb7lx You better, or some of the boys might pay ya a visit! 🤣
In the first movie, when telling Kay about Luca and Luca's connection to his father, Michael says "That's my family Kay, that's not me". But then in this movie Michael winds up having his version of Luca, Al Neri, kill his brother. That's the tragedy of this story. It's not just that he took over the family business. It's that he's doing all the most vile things that come with running that business. That girl was killed for no other reason other than giving Michael a way to control the Senator.
When Michael was saying that to Kay, he couldn’t look her in the eye. He looked down. He knew that it was a lie. He knew that he was a true Corleone. He was doomed, and we all knew it.
The Godfather Part I and II are Theactal Masterpieces.
Speaking of Gangsters, please watch Goodfellas after this. It's Incredible True Story.
Goodfellas is more realistic. Down and dirty. Godfather aspires to Shakespearen epic story telling. And based on a novel written during the Jacqueline Susan/Harold Robbins/Irving Wallace period of high melodrama potboiler novels.
#GoodfellasForAddieCounts
"True Story". I mean, other than the fact that you can discount 80% of the shit Henry Hill has ever said.
In Sicily that’s their culture by the way…. Vendetta is a real thing over there…. And in some east European countries as well….
Family members (male family members) avenge your death…..
These first two movies are absolute perfection, and it makes the drop of quality in the third movie that much more noticeable.
If you are interested in seeing Deniro films while he was young, I recommend these movies: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Midnight Run.
Good list! I'd add The Deer Hunter as well.
@bodine57 oh, yes. Forgot about that one. Thanks
If you want to see another young Robert De Niro movie, I can highly recommend "Taxi Driver". It's a cult classic. ☺
I'd say it's more than a 'cult' classic by now.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Scorese's first great movie, many more followed.
@@flarrfan Frankly, I think both "Mean Streets" and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" were damn great as well.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy okay
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
Or, cape fear.
Great reaction, Addie. This movie is before my time, but it's one of my favorites. Btw, the $2 Million cash that Fredo was carrying in the suitcase in Cuba in 1957 just days prior to the 1957 Cuban revolution (in which Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba as a brutal Communist Dictator)...in today's dollars in 2023, that $2 Million cash in 1957 is equivalent to $22 Million in cash in 2023.
And I learned an interesting factoid in the past few years about this movie. It turns out that the actor, John Cazale, who plays Fredo Corleone (Michael's older brother) died only a few short years after this movie, in 1978 at the age of 42 from cancer. I understand that he was a great guy in real life. He left behind a fiance who loved him dearly...she was an up-and-coming Hollywood actress at that time. Her name is Meryl Streep. 💜
when they are hanging up the Genco Import sign, the youngest guy with the peaky cap is the young Hyman Roth
You should react to Paper Moon (1973). Its lead actor, Ryan O'Neal, just passed. The film also stars his daughter, Tatum. She won an Oscar and her character's name is Addie.
Or "Barry Lyndon." Or "What's Up, Doc?".
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Or, of course, Love Story. Barry Lyndon is the best of those films, but also the least accessible.
@@anrun "Love Story" is too schmaltzy for my tastes.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy I agree but it is still a film some really like and, in its day, it was a very popular movie (and book).
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoyLisa Simpson agreed with you
Part 2 is a beautiful film. Francis had a much bigger budget and more clout after the success of the first one. I'd walk away a winner after this one though.
The is the best of the trilogy Addie, and your reaction here was somehow better than in the first too!
DeNiro: TaxiDriver, DeerHunter, RagingBull, and OnceUponATimeInAmerica are his other truly great films, imo.
They did an interesting thing on TV some time after the second movie was released. They had a week-long mini-series, it was the two movies combined, but in chronological order, so first we saw all of the "origin story" flashback scenes, then the events of the first movie (with the more recent flashback scenes from the second movie included where they belong). I was really young when it happened so I didn't see it and wouldn't have wanted to, but I do remember there was a lot of hype about it, because both movies were a phenomenon, and this was before home video became ubiquitous, so sometimes it was literally a major event when big deal movies played on the small screen for the first time.
Take it from me. That version does not do the film justice. It makes it a boring slog to get through and utterly ruins the quality. It’s the same situation as when Tony Scott made Tarantino’s script for True Romance into one linear movie which completely ruined the point. Sometimes a film is Non-Linear for a reason.
Michael Gazzo as Frank Pentangeli was my fav character
This edition of The Godfather, Part II has developed into my favorite of the three! The Direction is so smooth in connecting the different eras and scenarios. And the storyline becomes so...emotional and captivating that we feel as though we're actually living the Italian lifestyle! I can't watch just a little, I've got to see the whole thing...
Diane Keaton's close friends and Woody Allen, had an in side joke going where they would always shut the door on her face
Still waiting for a reactor to catch that callback to the closing scene of the first one...
@@flarrfan I swear I saw a reactor who did, but I can't remember who it was.
I am impressed you saw his wedding band in the last shot. It took me years to notice that.
8:06
Hyman Roth gave the order,
Fredo Corleone opened the curtains,
& Rocco Lampone let the hit men into the compound,
either intentionally or by lack of proper security oversight.
42:55 That's exactly right, he is sucked in back into the business.
I think you will enjoy watching The Godfather III. Many people don't like it, but I like it very much. Disclosure, I watched III before II and I thought that was a better continuation of Michael's character, but you can decide for yourself.
Side note, since I'm old enough to see DeNiro in some of his early roles, watching him young did not impress me, but his mafia boss role in "Analyze this" and the sequel "Analyze that", really surprised me. The though part is expected, but the comedic part really caught me by surprise. I guess I assumed he would take himself too seriously, but he is really funny.
Don't let people's comments about # III being a let down bother you. 11 Oscars between the 1st two & both parts 1 & 2 won 'Best Picture'. If that's the standard they're setting everything's a let down. What did people expect 3 'Best Picture' awards. Getting two was shocking enough. Relax, finish the story & enjoy the movie.
Now, to the 3º!
Part 3 isn't on the level of 1 and 2, but it wraps up Michael's story... Worth a watch.
Indeed, the fact that it finally gives Connie some actual character depth makes it worth checking out for that alone.
Absolutely. What goes around comes around.
The first two are two of the greatest films ever made...there was no way for 3 to live up to them, but I do recommend a watch for closure to the complete story.
How can someone watch godfather 1 but then skip 2? Haha. It’s a must watch Addie! I’m surprised that it took you so long to react to it
It is possible! The first film was complete. It didn’t need a sequel, but a sequel was made anyway, and it was excellent.
@@Stogie2112 The sequel is nothing without the contrast provided by the prequel.
@@flarrfan ….there is no prequel. “The Godfather” is the film adaptation of the original novel by Mario Puzo. It is a stand-alone film.
@@Stogie2112 Uh, GF2 is both prequel and sequel to GF1...
@@flarrfan ….OK, I thought you were calling the first film a prequel. I understand you now. 👍
Wow. With some things that you're saying here, you really should watch Pt3. Even if it's just your private viewing. Frankly, I don't know why it gets the hate it does. The only subpar thing in it, is the acting of Sofia Coppola. But without Pt3, there's no true ending. It's karma, comeuppance and closure. Also, Pacino, Keaton and Andy Garcia's performances are outstanding.
Its true, watching this movie like watching a play, everything feel so real like we was there
The greatest performance(s) in history. Unreal.
The feel and scope of the Godfather movies is operatic. The third movie is considered the least of the three but even that has a grandeur and romance like the previous two.
The Senator at the beginning of the film that is trying to blackmail Michael is my great uncle. :)
John Cazale who played Fredo had a hell of a career in a short span. Well worth checking out. 5 movies and all of them were best picture winners or nominees. He was also engaged to Meryl Streep before he succumbed to cancer
In the scene with the landlord in Vito's office a nail was put in the door unbeknownst to the actor playing the landlord so his struggle to open the door was genuine.
Another reaction we can't refuse, Addie. BTW, nice A24 t-shirt.
Speaking of Robert De Niro, who plays young Vito Corleone, I also suggest Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1982), Midnight Run (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Backdraft (1991), Cape Fear (1991), Casino (1995), Heat (1995), The Fan (1996), Ronin (1998), Men of Honor (2000), The Score (2001), as well as his more comedic movies like Analyze This (1999), Analyze That (2002), Meet the Parents (2000), Meet the Fockers (2004), Little Fockers (2010) and The Intern (2015). #MoreRobertDeNiroForAddieCounts
@@alextan1478Don't forget The Family (2013)! 😃👍🏻
04:33 If you think seeing a young Robert De Niro is "interesting", you should check out a young Marlon Brando (Don Vito from the first Godfather). His breakout performance in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) was viewed as groundbreaking and of ushering in a new style of acting, some see it as the "birth of modern acting". Whether that is true or not, he gives an amazing performance especially given the era he was in.
Clemenza, who gives Vito the guns to hold and breaks in to get the rug was Vito's loyal friend in the first "Godfather"
How Roth gave himself away.... by saying that Frank (3rd in command in the Corleone organization, handling DAY TO DAY operations) was considered "small potatoes". Roth saying the THIRD in line (of the ENTIRE Corleone Family) was "small potatoes" indicated to Michael that Roth intended to wipe out ALL the "command structure" of his Family in order to leave the Family without authority, which Roth (and his people) would move in to take over without having to take over the Family by bits and pieces over a long period of time.
Basically, Roth admitted (unwittingly) that he was going to betray Michael all along. Which is why there was the added "dig" when they tried to kill Frank of "Michael says hello" so that Frank would believe that Michael had betrayed HIM as a "final thought". The fact that he survived, and acted upon that thought by turning on Michael was simply an added benefit to Roth when the hit on Frank failed.
You can watch the most detailed analysis of the Godfather trilogy on my channel!
Part III absolutely broke my heart.
"Kay is A Okay. The party ended with a bang" Addie Angel 😇 you sweet summer child.🌹❤️🌷🩷
The sister is Coppola real sister, the baby in the first movie is Coppola daughter, and she will be in the third movie as the daughter, somewhere in the movie Nicolas Cage is in it, he's Coppola s nephew in real life
What a performance, right? This is both about the rise of the Corleone family as well as its spiritual fall. To see the tragedy of Michael, a person who didn’t choose this juxtaposed against Vito who was born into it and embraced it.
Back in the day, when they would air all the movies as a marathon they would split this movie up. They would show the young Vito scenes, part I, then the Michael scenes from part II, then part III. If you watch part III there was a special re-edit that came out recently that is much better than the original version
There has never been a franchise in which the first two films won best picture.
Better than Part I? Not in my opinion. Though I love this movie, I think the first one is just slightly better. So glad to see you reacting to it!
During Vito's trip to Corleone to kill Don Ciccio, he was assisted by the young Don Tommasino, who was Vito's friend and business partner. Tommasino was crippled by the shotgun blast during the assassination. We see the older Tommasino in the first Godfather film; he had taken over Ciccio's regime, and he helped protect Michael during his exile in Corleone.
The younger versions of Tommasino, Tessio and Clemenza added great depth to the film. Clemenza holding his gun to the door in anticipation of the cop entering was thrilling!
Part III is worth watching to see how the story wraps up. It isn’t as good as Part I and Part II, but it is still a decent movie. Part I and Part II were Oscar-winning movies. Part III not also winning Oscars doesn’t automatically mean it is worthless. There are plenty of movies that didn’t win Oscars that are worth watching. Part III gets a lot of hate, but it’s ok. Watch it sometime. It brings closure on the whole story.
While flying over Lake Tahoe in Air Force One for the first time President Barack Obama looked out the window and muttered, "Poor Fredo."
The reason Michael brought up the rebel suicide attack was that this was the real threat to the Mafia in Cuba: Castro's rebellion. Batista allowed the Mafia to do whatever they wanted, and Castro pledged (and delivered on that) to end their influence completely.
It is rumored in Godfather lore that the cop at the door in the rug stealing scene was a young McClusky.
You interpreted the Pentangelli brother scene correctly.
Some people will try to convince you that Micheal was threatening the brother's life to frighten Frankie. Those people are incorrect.
Micheal _didn't have to_ threaten him, he knew that Frankie looked up to his brother so much, that the shame of ratting in front of him would be too much to bear, and he was right.
Personally, i don't think Mike was going to kill Fredo, because of Connie begging him. But when he hugged fredo at the moms funeral, and Mike looked up and saw Neri's face of disappointment, he knew he would have to kill Fredo.
The Godfather, Parts I and II, are twin tragic stories; the stories of Vito and Michael.
Vito dreamed of Michael being a big shot who could pull the strings so the Corleone family would never be under the thumb of such men. Unfortunately, the family business drew Michael in after the attempt on Vito's life and the death of Sonny.
Michael tried to make the family business legitimate to make good on Vito's dream, even if delayed a generation or two. Unfortunately, the demands of the family business caused him to lose his family.
In my opinion, The Godfather, Parts I and II, are together the best movie ever made.
Great reaction, Addie! 🙌🏻 glad you enjoyed this absolute masterpiece and I concur that it is better than the original.
I am also a staunch defender of no. 3. Yes, it’s inferior to the original two, but still an amazing conclusion to the saga. I’d say necessary!
Hello Addie. Just stopping by to say just how much I enjoyed watching your reactions two of the greatest American films ever made. Bye now. Peace.
this is how you do a sequel to a great movie
His 2 young partners are clemenza the fat guy and tessio the tall guy that betrayed Michael, in the first one. He was also in Good morning Vietnam, City Slickers, When Harry met Sally! And one of the best comedies ever, young Clemenza and Vito played in a parody of themselves with ferris bueller, in a movie called, The Freshman! Everything that went bad in this movie, was all sey up by Roth, even just by talk an innuendo. The Frankie hit on mike, Mike's hit on Frankie, fredo, the courtroom stuff...
@11:30 Can we trust this guy?_
Remember Peter Clemenza who was a Vito Cporleone leutenant and Santino's Gidfather in the first movie? That's young Clemenza here.. To remind you, he was the one that said "Leave the gun. Take the cannolis" after Pauli was shot in a car.
The movie is only good because od the flashbacks that go into development Vito's early years. Watch Part 3. You'll see Michael's full story.
The scenes with Michael are still fantastic dumbass. It’s not “only good” because of the young Vito scenes.
Part 3 is not inferior to the first two in any way. Especially after all of the artistic revelations that Coppola has mad in the years since it's release. It's his most personal film of all three by far. It has the best and only true ending of all three films. It has Al Pacino's best range as an actor. Not only is Pacino fascinating in his portrayal as a more sophisticated, conflicted and older Michael, he also brings back the warmth of Michael from the beginning of the first movie as well as a brief appearance of the cold blooded sociopathic Michael of Part 2. Coppolas demonstration of innocence with the appearance of Sofia is better than any I've seen in any art film, where that technique is usually used. Part 3 is more of a sophisticated art film than the first two films, which is why so many people didn't understand it. Art films use metaphorical techniques that mainstream audiences usually don't understand. Coppola uses those techniques in Part 3 to explain why the Corleone family failed while the Coppola family has continued to thrive in real life.
The question of who opened the drapes in the bedroom is an excellent one, which never occurred to me before. It wasn't Michael, or Kay. Who was in the bedroom to do it?
Yep, and who killed the assassins in the garden?
Someone owned (or at least rented) by the Rosato brothers. The message is don't gangbang because you can't do it without trusting people, and you'll always end up having your life in the hands of someone who can't be trusted.
Had to be Fredo. Only he could roam the house without anyone taking notice.
I get in arguments all the time with people who swear it was Rocco who opened the drapes. I always point out to them that Rocco was still in Michael's inner circle after that, so there's NO way he would have been had he been the culprit.
@@TeddyKGB12 The only people who could safely enter and exit the bedroom would be maids and butlers, who'd also be the natural choice because of their low profile. Reasonably, whoever did it would have left the compound for good before the hit. It'd be far too dangerous to stay.
Best Sequel Ever & Great Reaction To One Of My All Time Favorite Movie's
You should watch “A Dogs Day Afternoon “ which stars Al Pacino and the actor who plays Fredo, I believe they are brothers there too. Great movie and a true story
Thank you, Addie. I hope you will watch the original theatrical release of “The Godfather Part III” (1990) and “The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone” (2020), a reworking of the weakest Godfather film by Francis Ford Coppola that does what he can to salvage something. Nothing, of course, could be done for the incompetence of Sofia Carmina Coppola as Mary Corleone and her cringy line, “Dad?”
Morgana King refused to get into the casket for the funeral scene. The woman in the casket was Coppola's mother wearing a wig.
Watch Kay's face as Michael is giving his statement before the committee. She finally starts to put the pieces of his story together.
Younger Robert De Niro, Falling In Love 1984, Midnight Run 1988, Deer Hunter 1979.
Addie, I love your Godfather reactions. Please do part 3!
Mike did not enlist on his father's birthday, an impossibility
Watch the 3rd, decades later. It finishes the story, not as great as first 2, but still same director and writing. Need if haven't watched Michael and his young Dad together in movie Heat. Another great movie, them together, one a cop, other a stealer. With many other good actors in it, long, excited drama and sound, filmed in LA...
Merry Christmas 💖💖💖💖
there is an active debate as to whether Michael actually "fell" into it by accident or if he was playing the long game.
I think you'd like the third one too...