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This film stars a young Al Pacino. Infact it was
only his 3rd film. Pacino beat heavy contenders for the
role of Michael, the son of mob DON Vito Corleone. Michael was the third born of the Corleone sons. His brothers were, Santino and Freddo(plus adopted brother Tom Hagen). He had a sister named Connie. Their father mafia Don Vito Corleone. I guess you could say that Santino was deeply involved in the family buisness. When Vito would step down Santino would take over. Freddo was also involved in the family buisness. But, his lack of knowing the ways of the family didn't really make him a mafia born boss. Michael wasn't involved in the family buisness one bit. Niether was Connie. Tom was involved in the family buisness very deep, but being half Irish was a guranteed way of never becoming a crime boss. So, the family sounds like it's future is all worked out. But an attempt assasination on Vito by two thugs causes a bit of a problem. Santino is needed in America for family affairs. And the death on the man who had Vito shot was needed for revenge. Michael ,caring deeply for his father, came up with a plan to murder the man who had Vito shot. And this was the start of Michael's long life in the mob. There are many reasons why I think that THE GODFATHER is by far the best Pacino movie ever. It's great to see Michael go from being a WWII hero to "DON" of a mafia crime family, I just can't get over it. Then after you've seen THE GODFATHER a few times you can go and compare Michael to other characters Pacino has played, and then you notice what a great actor he his. Your best bet is to go out right now, and rent this great movie, and you to will see that you love it just as much as everybody else. |
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| Pacino returns in Part II,
reprising his role as Michael Corleone the mafia crime
boss. Francis Ford Coppola(director) juggles two stories
at once. One revolves around Michael's life as the new
don of the Corleone family. The other story revolves
around young Vito and how he became what he was. Young
Vito is played by Robert De Niro(who won an Oscar for his
role). It doesn't explain exactly how Vito became a crime
boss, but nevertheless, it's a great addition in
"The Godfather" saga. It won "Best
Picture" at the 1974 "Acadamy Awards."
Coppola won "Best Director" and "Best
Adapted Screenplay." Pacino was also nominated for
"Best Actor." A must see film. If ever in the history of movies, in which a sequal out ranks the original, you know you have a special film on your hands. The first movie in history to be named "Part II." The thing I love that's better then the first in this movie, is the fact that Coppola tells two stories, and he tells them so well. Both of the stories are great. I love seeing Michael as the new DON. And I love seeing how IT all began. If I was rating the two stories seperate they'd both get five stars without a beat. Other films that try to maintain more then one story usually fail. Take PULP FICTION for example. You've got three stories, yet only two really are really good. |
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Pacino once again returns in the(so far)
last installment of "The Godfather" saga. This
film has a harder plot to follow, but it's still good.
Andy Garcia is great as Michael's trigger-happy nephew.
This film was nominated "Best Picture" at the
Oscars. Sadley Pacino wasn't nominated for his role. The problem with this film is this: When the first two GODFATHERS were released, not ever in the year in which they were released was a film as good as them. But when THE GODFATHER PART III was released and a film that year was better then it. And that film was GOODFELLAS. However, PART III is still a great film. I still love watching the life and times of the Corleone family. I just wish two things, and they are: Tom Hagen should have been in it. And Wynona Ryder should have played Michael's daghter instead of Sofia Coppola. One of the films high points is Coppola's great and clever directing. |
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