I read somewhere that the series was Chapo Guzmann's favorite set of films. With his current residence they are probably not available for viewing.

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I have never seen a Godfather movie start to finish. Just caught bits and pieces on edited for TV versions, and YouTube.

Same here and I certainly am not a "young 'un." Just never got interested enough to watch any of them. And frankly I remain so today. Can't really explain why. So I'm just answering that part of Lord Vaalic's question. Please do not consider me for your generous offer.

I'll confess that I've never seen them. Any of them. Don't worry about putting me in line, but this is a great offer to spread the love.

I've never seen them.

I've also never seen ET...

I've never seen them start to finish either. To top that, I've never seen an episode of The Sopranos.

For some reason, the genre just never did it for me.

Maybe one day I'll sit down and watch them.

I look at 1 & 2 as one great movie. The third one doesn't count for anything.

Now put the gangland stuff aside for a moment. The Godfather is a great lesson in leadership and management; family, business, loyalty, everything. The only other movie that comes close is Gladiator.

Add me to the have never watched list but don't add me to the list to see them. These movies have just never appealed to me to sit down and watch.

I remember a Spielberg interview from the 90s and he proclaimed The Godfather the last great American film. Even today, I agree with his assessment.

All components are near perfect- writing, acting, directing, casting, editing, set design, music, wardrobe, etc. Difficult to come up with other examples of this perfection. Completely transcends genre. And one of the most quotable films in history.

I've never seen a single moment of any of them.

It surprises me that so many have not seen these films.

The first two are extremely good movies. As some have said, most likely the greatest films ever made. HBO recently was showing the first two with all the scenes from both movies broken out into chronological order. I tried to watch all 7 hours but never made it. It was interesting how good the movies are even with the scenes changed around.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
I have never seen a Godfather movie start to finish. Just caught bits and pieces on edited for TV versions, and YouTube.

Same here and I certainly am not a "young 'un." Just never got interested enough to watch any of them. And frankly I remain so today. Can't really explain why. So I'm just answering that part of Lord Vaalic's question. Please do not consider me for your generous offer.

Ditto.

Coppola, who wrote the script and directed, said that to him "The Godfather" was not so much about the Mafia as it was about the rise of corporate America. Think of how many times the line is repeated-- including in Jim's clip, above-- "It's not personal, it's just business." We hear this over and over, throughout all three movies.

Vito's involvement in crime starts off as completely personal. Immigrants come to him because a daughter was raped, or they and their dog were evicted from a tenement. But as his power increases, his business drifts into the corporate ethic placing money and profit above every other consideration, and as a justification for any kind of ruthlessness and cruelty.

I don't think this is some kind of socialist message, at all. The personal level of business that prevailed in America from it's beginnings until post Civil War America was very capitalist.

I don't think it's a good representation of the mafia. It is romanticized, and Vito, especially, is in many places a sort of hero. "Goodfellas" is a much better representation of the... stupidity...and brutality of the mafia. And Scorsese's earlier film, "Mean Streets."

But no movie is a better dramatic exploration of corruption than "The Godfather."

That Louis' cafe shooting scene is phenomenal. I can remember seeing that as a kid and thinking that must be what a shooting *really* looks like.

Haven't seen the Godfather films? That's like saying you've never seen titties.

Luca Brazzi sleeps with the breasteses

I can quote from memory almost all dialogue from The Godfather. I've seen the film probably 60 or 70 times, maybe even more than that.

Clemenza: "Hey Mikey! Why don't you tell that nice girl you love her?: 'I love you with all-a my heart! If I don't see-a you soon, I'm-a gonna die!'"

"Where's Pauley?"

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"Where's Pauley?"

Clemenza to Sonny: "Oh, Paulie. You won't see him no more."

Y'see, I know the titties quite well. Intimately, even.

The movie is filled with unforgettable moments. But the one that lately really touches me is almost at the end of Godfather II. Michael talks with Fredo in the room overlooking Lake Tahoe. Fredo is reclining in a chair, but it is not a relaxed pose, it is a posture of complete submission and humiliation. Michael stands through almost the whole talk. And he tells Fredo that he is nothing to him now, and that he never wants to see him again. It is a vicious tongue-lashing, most of it delivered in a cold, utterly impersonal tone of voice. And as Michael strides out, past the supine Fredo, without so much as a glance, Fredo calls out in a small, childish voice, "Mikey!"

I tear up every time I hear it. And like Para I can't even count how many times I've watched the film.

I have never seen any of them.

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