whats so great about the godfather?

[the shadow]

whats so great about this super duper over-rated movie?..its no.one on the imdb top 250 films of all time.i read some comments about this movie and every comment read 'the greatest movie ever made''.is it that great?
http://imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

[danielson]

Yeah, its pretty good. I don't think it has aged as well as other movies from that period however. That being said, I don't think it is that much better than Casino or Goodfellas.

[Earl1972]

whats so great about this super duper over-rated movie?..its no.one on the imdb top 250 films of all time.i read some comments about this movie and every comment read 'the greatest movie ever made''.is it that great?
http://imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

with your lack of brain power it's probably hard for you to pay attention to a 3 hour long movie

great story
great acting

I don't consider it the best ever but it's close

no movie in the future will ever come close

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[danielson]

no movie in the future will ever come close

Thats a bold statement Earl

[Earl1972]

Thats a bold statement Earl

what was the last GREAT movie you saw?

I haven't seen one since Forrest Gump

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[danielson]

what was the last GREAT movie you saw?

I haven't seen one since Forrest Gump

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Probably Gladiator(I am assuming you don't want to hear me say Rocky Balboa), but it was no Forrest Gump. I don't think the Godfather was as good as Forrest Gump tbh.

[Earl1972]

Probably Gladiator(I am assuming you don't want to hear me say Rocky Balboa), but it was no Forrest Gump. I don't think the Godfather was as good as Forrest Gump tbh.

I don't like ancient times type movies

rocky balboa was terrible

I think forrest gump is the best movie ever

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[danielson]

I don't like ancient times type movies

rocky balboa was terrible

I think forrest gump is the best movie ever

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Period movies rock

Rocky Balboa was fkn great


I agree about Forrest Gump.

[njflex]

well even though is loosely based on one of the original godfather's of the 5 families it is a top 5 of all time,and godfather 2 is even better and it captured the early time's in nyc when italian immigrant's came over,they even recreated the italian festival's which honor the saint's which some parts of nyc still do today.every actor was either new,or veteran and hit their characters with conviction.some italian mobster's and mob historian's say these film's almost hit home a little to real.they are a must see at least once a year.

[leaky_frog]

well even though is loosely based on one of the original godfather's of the 5 families it is a top 5 of all time,and godfather 2 is even better and it captured the early time's in nyc when italian immigrant's came over,they even recreated the italian festival's which honor the saint's which some parts of nyc still do today.every actor was either new,or veteran and hit their characters with conviction.some italian mobster's and mob historian's say these film's almost hit home a little to real.they are a must see at least once a year.

ditto.

[bmacsys]

with your lack of brain power it's probably hard for you to pay attention to a 3 hour long movie

great story
great acting

I don't consider it the best ever but it's close

no movie in the future will ever come close

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DeNiro in Godfather II was great.

[bmacsys]

even recreated the italian festival's which honor the saint's which some parts of nyc still do today.

There are Italian festivals many organized by the Church during summer in the Bronx, Manhattan and mostly in Brooklyn.

[njflex]

There are Italian festivals many organized by the Church during summer in the Bronx, Manhattan and mostly in Brooklyn.

san gennaro,our lady of mt carmel,which parades the "gilio' thru the streets and many generations of families hold honor in carrying it,an actual band plays on it and the statue is placed on it and carried by a group at a time it's a sight see.

[OKMike]

Yeah, its pretty good. I don't think it has aged as well as other movies from that period however. That being said, I don't think it is that much better than Casino or Goodfellas.

Danielson is wrong this time.  I watched The Godfather last week and did not think it had aged at all.  It was set in another time than when they made it, and period pieces tend to age better.  I think most 70s movies suck in general.  You can tell that much more planning was involved than Casino or Goodfellas (though I still love those as well).

[bmacsys]

san gennaro,our lady of mt carmel,which parades the "gilio' thru the streets and many generations of families hold honor in carrying it,an actual band plays on it and the statue is placed on it and carried by a group at a time it's a sight see.

My grandma is 91 and still lives for the old traditions.

[bmacsys]

Danielson is wrong this time.  I watched The Godfather last week and did not think it had aged at all.  It was set in another time than when they made it, and period pieces tend to age better.  I think most 70s movies suck in general.  You can tell that much more planning was involved than Casino or Goodfellas (though I still love those as well).

The flashback scenes and the stuff in Cuba I thought were exceptionally well done in Godfather II.

[Hugo Chavez]

Great movie. The greatest, no but definitely in the top.

[njflex]

My grandma is 91 and still lives for the old traditions.

their ya go.....tutti bene.