DO NOT BOTHER...


I say this as someone who loves the Godfather movies, I didn't even think 3 was all that bad. There is some bad acting in it, and its true its not as good as 1 and 2 but I never agreed with the hate for this movie. That being said, this adds NOTHING to it, doesn't make it any better, or any different.



They cut out some fluff, OK. And the claim that its "a new ending" is bullshit. OK, technically its different... in that its about 30 seconds shorter than the original ending.

Basically, if you liked part 3 and want to see it again, go ahead. If you didn't like 3, this will do NOTHING to change your mind.

Sadly I agree with Lord Vaalic.

It’s been many years since I’ve seen III, a few observations after watching the updated version.

Glad they cut the fluff.

Just that one observation alone shows what a flawed movie III is, there is not even one scene in I or II that I would “cut for time”, but many I’ve seen online that I wish they had kept in the films...Off the top of my head, the scene where The Don goes to say goodbye to his first consigliere, Genco. Abbandando.



I get the hate for Sophia Coppola. Her acting aside, whenever she attempts to smile, her lips turn into more of a snarl than a smile. Perhaps attractive on some women, but on her it appears she has a look of disgust.

Two things I’ve hated about III from the beginning:

The Michael from II would never in a million lifetimes permit his daughter to be banging his brother’s son. No chance.

That helicopter scene continues to give me douche-chills. It is so influenced by the 80’s action movies; I just hated every second of it.

Connie was a distraction and really did not matter to the film. It’s almost like they thought, ‘well, the actress wants to come back so I guess we’ll have to figure out a role for her’.

Genco? Isn't that the name of Vito's olive oil business? He later gets a consiglieri with the same name?

This feels just like when it was revealed that "Indiana" was the name of the Jones' family dog.

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Originally posted by Rawny:
Genco? Isn't that the name of Vito's olive oil business? He later gets a consiglieri with the same name?

This feels just like when it was revealed that "Indiana" was the name of the Jones' family dog.

He is the friend from the flashbacks in II that he hides the gun for, takes Vito to retrieve the 'gifted' rug, and goes to the play to show Vito the woman he is in love with.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
He is the friend from the flashbacks in II that he hides the gun for, takes Vito to retrieve the 'gifted' rug, and goes to the play to show Vito the woman he is in love with.

You got him mixed up with Clemenza. The guy who attended the play with Vito was indeed Genco.

I always thought the "co" in Genco means company, like Petco or Ronco.

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You got him mixed up with Clemenza. The guy who attended the play with Vito was indeed Genco.

Oh wow! Indeed I did forget they were 2 different people. It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and watched II.

Thanks for the correction!