Ok guys. Since I'm catching some heat on the older movies comment, lol, let me better explain. First, I'm older than I look and what I consider to be an older movie to me starts in the 70's era but typically more the 60's and older. No, I don't just like movies with over the top CGI and no storyline. Yes I do enjoy older movies but personally find it harder to get MYSELF to watch. 9/10 times I am pleasantly surprised and usually sorry I didn't give an older movie a chance. That doesn't mean I hate older movies. I actually enjoy practical effects over CGI when done right. When done wrong though, if it feels so fake it gets me out of the movie experience I want to be immersed in and will ruin it for me. That's essentially what I was getting at and I should have better clarified. Sadly A LOT of the more modern movies have been crap lately. Regardless though, thank you all for watching and engaging whether or not you agree or disagree with me
Women and children can be careless because people will help them. When men are careless, well you see what happens over and over in the movie. The consequences end in blood.
If you consider so-called ‘old movies’ to be crap, then you must have been watching all the wrong ‘old movies’. In my opinion, there are more ‘modern’ movies that are crap than ‘old’ movies. The old classics are the best in many ways.
There are plenty of older movies that still stand the test of time and are great. A lot of modern cinema wouldn't exist today without them. 12 Angry Men did a phenomenal job hooking me in and the whole movie is essentially in one room. I prefer to get lost in the effects & the story where the older gen movies are mostly plot driven with no effects. I'm sure there are a lot of older movies I haven't seen that are amazing and that doesn't make them crap.
The right partner for Michael was Apollonia. She´d have been the perfect sicilian wife: absolutely never asking Michael about his affairs, raising their children, supporting him over all... but Kay, on the other hand... was completely the other way around.
For Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), they put a jaw prosthesis in his mouth and a gauze, to give him that particular face. Brando was relatively young in this film, and Coppola pretended to age him and also look more threatening.
34:39 in the book the cheek bone didn't heal properly. Michael had to have surgery after he returned to the states. He was actually in Sicily for almost 2 years.
The man at the hospital was Enzo, the baker. He was an Italian POW that was supposed to be repatriated at the end of WW2. The Don arranged for him to stay in the US after the war so he could marry the baker's daughter. That night he paid his debt to the Don.
11:29 That's a Lockheed Constellation - Luxury flying in 1945! 20:44 That nurse's hat coming into the frame is the greatest device. A non-threatening jump scare. 23:43 Michael learned alot about battle strategy being a Marine combat officer in the Pacific. Tom Hagen is played by Robert Duval. 46:00 Only youtube would stick a commercial right in the middle of The Godfather's most climactic scene.
You mentioned that the guy (beating up the pregnant Talia Shire) was a boyfriend or fiancé - but the film begins with a wedding, so it is clear he is a husband.
There have been lots of great films made since I was born, in 1953, but probably just as many before that too. As a child I wasn't interested in black and white films, but I grew up. Now Michael Curtiz's masterpiece Casablanca, which is in glorious b&w, might be my favourite film of all time.
Brando was only 47 years old when he made the movie and the only other actor they were considering for the role was Laurence Olivier who was widely regarded as the greatest (primarily stage) actor of his generation but he was too ill at the time.
If you would like to see some spectacular films with 100% real special fx - I can strongly recommend: -Ben Hur (1959) especially for the 9 minute race scene which took a year to plan and 5 weeks to shoot. -Lawrence of Arabia (1962) which took over 19 months to film, mostly in Spain and Morocco, and has over 1000 extras. -Apocalypse Now (1979) also by Coppola and featuring Brando and Duvall, with The Philippines standing in for Vietnam, and plagued by innumerable disasters during production, but is an unforgettable cinematic experience. All these films are considered unequalled masterpieces especially for their photography, sound design, memorable music, unique editing, complex scripts, profound themes, impacts on subsequent films and creativity in combining historical elements with a fictional narrative.
If you haven’t seen the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, you will be completely blown away by this wild, over-the-top, powerhouse of action with all actual FX, nothing CGI, not to mention the phenomenal musical appearances. Production took over metro Chicago in 1979/80 and is filled with local references, jokes and physical car scenes which are hard to believe.
Love that movie! Yeah I heard hundreds of police cars were destroyed for filming in that final scene. Fun fact: back when I was a waiter I got to serve Dan Aykroyd and he signed my Blues Brothers DVD
Since you are a STAR WARS fan it may interest you to know that Francis Coppola was a mentor to George Lucas and produced Lucas's first two feature films.
Johnny Fontane is based on Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and top men did not want this movie made, check out the 10 part series The Offer, making of the Godfather
9:49 a lot of people miss the first time the Don offered $10,000.00 the guy refused so the second time he made him Sign for $ 1,000.00. In the second movie the same thing happens with the landlord.😂
How did you think all those men with machine guns knew Sonny was going to be at that toll booth? You think they were just hanging out.😂 And it was Sonny that I Carlo to Connie.😢
"I'm with you now." And so it begins. Al Pacino is so masterful in his acting. Michael is rather awkward until this point and even up until the shooting of the Turk, then his demeanor immediately changes while in Sicily, and then after he comes back, Michael is the cold, don't mess with him, calculating bad ass. The studio execs wanted to replace Pacino after seeing the early scenes because they thought Pacino was so weak.
If you want action, see the 1971 film: The French Connection, which has what is called the greatest car chase sequence in movie history. There were some accidents, which were left in the final cut.
You were watching a remastered version. A number of years ago the versions being shown (pre-streaming) were really awful condition but they ended up getting cleaned and are-mastered print created (whatever the term is) and it’s made the whole movie a lot better to watch. Part 2 is even better than part 1 which is hard to believe. Part 3 is a hot piece of garbage and I would avoid it like the plague. Btw, the actor you said you thought you recognized is Robert Duvall. If you ever watched Apocalypse Now you’ll know recognize him.
I kind of figured it would be remastered. I was watching a digital copy I purchased and I know older films can go through several remasters and "Extended/Directors" cuts. Thanks for officially letting me know though
No not at all. I love practical effects and the older movies do that best. SOME older movies however do such a bad job that its just not believable to me and I enjoy it less.
Michael had a broken jaw which never received any medical treatment since he went into hiding. Later in the film, Fredo mentions the plastic surgery Michael had later to fix his jaw.
@@RecliningCinema Hey sorry man. Didn't mean anything by it. I was genuinely expecting that native italian would be watching GF and give his perspective on the movie. Anyway good video. :)
@@antondzajajurca7797 Didn't think you did haha. I only specify I'm Italian since over the years friend sand family have commented on me never seeing this movie. Like just because I'm Italian I HAD to watch this or something. Appreciate you!
Michael needs Tom out of the family business because he'll be critical to their plans to go legitimate. In Part II you see that Michael has faith in Tom above all others. I like Part I more than Part II, but they're both fantastic - the second one has a hgher budget and no technical imperfections. I don't understand your comment about time jumps, but i liked your reaction.
Appreciate you. I know the time jumps were needed, just used to how more modern films make you aware of them while this film went fade to black and all of a sudden 1 1/2 years passed. I got it but it took me a sec lol
By limiting yourself to watching movies made within the last 25 years, you are missing out on many good movies. Pacino's best work was in the 1970s and 1980s. No, they didn't have over-the-top special effects.
Part 2 is considered the greatest sequel ever. The “graininess” u referred to was an intentional choice to make the movie seem more period! Compare the amazing cinematography of 2001 which was done in the late 1960s. The 3rd one was, for me, a complete sell-out waste of time n effort n was only connected to the others by character names only. Try 2001, Rosemary’s Baby, n Chinatown
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Ok guys. Since I'm catching some heat on the older movies comment, lol, let me better explain. First, I'm older than I look and what I consider to be an older movie to me starts in the 70's era but typically more the 60's and older. No, I don't just like movies with over the top CGI and no storyline. Yes I do enjoy older movies but personally find it harder to get MYSELF to watch. 9/10 times I am pleasantly surprised and usually sorry I didn't give an older movie a chance. That doesn't mean I hate older movies. I actually enjoy practical effects over CGI when done right. When done wrong though, if it feels so fake it gets me out of the movie experience I want to be immersed in and will ruin it for me. That's essentially what I was getting at and I should have better clarified. Sadly A LOT of the more modern movies have been crap lately. Regardless though, thank you all for watching and engaging whether or not you agree or disagree with me
Women and children can be careless because people will help them. When men are careless, well you see what happens over and over in the movie. The consequences end in blood.
If you consider so-called ‘old movies’ to be crap, then you must have been watching all the wrong ‘old movies’. In my opinion, there are more ‘modern’ movies that are crap than ‘old’ movies. The old classics are the best in many ways.
There are plenty of older movies that still stand the test of time and are great. A lot of modern cinema wouldn't exist today without them. 12 Angry Men did a phenomenal job hooking me in and the whole movie is essentially in one room. I prefer to get lost in the effects & the story where the older gen movies are mostly plot driven with no effects. I'm sure there are a lot of older movies I haven't seen that are amazing and that doesn't make them crap.
There is definitely not a modern movie that can compare to this movie 😊
@@scottdarden3091Agreed, the only thing modern I have seen that compares is a great tv series like The Wire or Breaking Bad
@ednicholson7839 I prefer SOA
The right partner for Michael was Apollonia. She´d have been the perfect sicilian wife: absolutely never asking Michael about his affairs, raising their children, supporting him over all... but Kay, on the other hand... was completely the other way around.
For Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), they put a jaw prosthesis in his mouth and a gauze, to give him that particular face. Brando was relatively young in this film, and Coppola pretended to age him and also look more threatening.
Part 2 is just as good...probably even better
Will def be checking it out
I give the edge to pt2 tho both are amazing.
34:39 in the book the cheek bone didn't heal properly. Michael had to have surgery after he returned to the states. He was actually in Sicily for almost 2 years.
21:39 "I'm with you now Pop".
Michael Corleone crosses the line and joins the "Family Business".
The man at the hospital was Enzo, the baker. He was an Italian POW that was supposed to be repatriated at the end of WW2. The Don arranged for him to stay in the US after the war so he could marry the baker's daughter. That night he paid his debt to the Don.
Take advice from your followers about 'old' movies. Classic cinema is what built the films of today
It was a stray cat wandering around the set but it was the director who took it and gave it to Brando just before they started the scene.
Gotcha, wasnt sure the exact specifics but had heard that random fact at some point
11:29 That's a Lockheed Constellation - Luxury flying in 1945! 20:44 That nurse's hat coming into the frame is the greatest device. A non-threatening jump scare. 23:43 Michael learned alot about battle strategy being a Marine combat officer in the Pacific. Tom Hagen is played by Robert Duval. 46:00 Only youtube would stick a commercial right in the middle of The Godfather's most climactic scene.
lol that jump scare got me
You mentioned that the guy (beating up the pregnant Talia Shire) was a boyfriend or fiancé - but the film begins with a wedding, so it is clear he is a husband.
There have been lots of great films made since I was born, in 1953, but probably just as many before that too. As a child I wasn't interested in black and white films, but I grew up. Now Michael Curtiz's masterpiece Casablanca, which is in glorious b&w, might be my favourite film of all time.
Well regarded? This is the greatest movie ever made!
Brando was only 47 years old when he made the movie and the only other actor they were considering for the role was Laurence Olivier who was widely regarded as the greatest (primarily stage) actor of his generation but he was too ill at the time.
The film was first released in the spring of 1972. The setting is just after WW2 - 1946 or so. Michael is still wearing his Marine uniform.
To fine tune it the wedding takes place in late Summer of 1945 a couple of months after WWII and Don Vito was shot during Christmas 1945.
Can't wait till you do part two
It will be coming!
I looked it up, the equivalent cash is about $700,000 or so today, depending on exactly when this took place.
Sheeeesh lol
If you would like to see some spectacular films with 100% real special fx - I can strongly recommend:
-Ben Hur (1959) especially for the 9 minute race scene which took a year to plan and 5 weeks to shoot.
-Lawrence of Arabia (1962) which took over 19 months to film, mostly in Spain and Morocco, and has over 1000 extras.
-Apocalypse Now (1979) also by Coppola and featuring Brando and Duvall, with The Philippines standing in for Vietnam, and plagued by innumerable disasters during production, but is an unforgettable cinematic experience.
All these films are considered unequalled masterpieces especially for their photography, sound design, memorable music, unique editing, complex scripts, profound themes, impacts on subsequent films and creativity in combining historical elements with a fictional narrative.
I have heard good things about all those but have never seen them. I'll make sure to check them out
@ great!
If you haven’t seen the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, you will be completely blown away by this wild, over-the-top, powerhouse of action with all actual FX, nothing CGI, not to mention the phenomenal musical appearances. Production took over metro Chicago in 1979/80 and is filled with local references, jokes and physical car scenes which are hard to believe.
Love that movie! Yeah I heard hundreds of police cars were destroyed for filming in that final scene. Fun fact: back when I was a waiter I got to serve Dan Aykroyd and he signed my Blues Brothers DVD
@@RecliningCinema wow!
CGI still bores me because I know if it's not right the first time, they just go back an change a couple of keystrokes.
I definitely felt what you meant about overhyped movies. It's hard to find a movie in the last 25 years that can touch this one. Maybe Shawshank....
Shawshank is amazing, a lot of Stephen King films are
Since you are a STAR WARS fan it may interest you to know that Francis Coppola was a mentor to George Lucas and produced Lucas's first two feature films.
Thats a cool fun fact!
You are missing great old movies from 70s and older. Great actors, scripts and even effects.
6:36 the plate on the car was 1945.
I watch the godfather reactions and notice if the poisoning of neighborhoods with drugs would be addressed
Poisoning is an accurate descriptor.
Part 2 is a must-see. Don't wait too long to see it. I think you'll like it even more.
Def on the list
Johnny Fontane is based on Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and top men did not want this movie made, check out the 10 part series The Offer, making of the Godfather
Cool fun fact
9:49 a lot of people miss the first time the Don offered $10,000.00 the guy refused so the second time he made him
Sign for $ 1,000.00. In the second movie the same thing happens with the landlord.😂
I think you would like the original "12 Angry Men".
I have seen it, I dont dislike all old movies, just not my go to. That movie was amazing especially for being in 1 room the whole movie lol
35:51 Husband. They are the two that got married in the beginning of the movie.
How did you think all those men with machine guns knew Sonny was going to be at that toll booth? You think they were just hanging out.😂 And it was Sonny that I Carlo to Connie.😢
A "orange smile." Oranges are VERY significant in this film series.
It takes place through the 40s and 50s
Got that later on when they referenced WWII
"I'm with you now." And so it begins. Al Pacino is so masterful in his acting. Michael is rather awkward until this point and even up until the shooting of the Turk, then his demeanor immediately changes while in Sicily, and then after he comes back, Michael is the cold, don't mess with him, calculating bad ass. The studio execs wanted to replace Pacino after seeing the early scenes because they thought Pacino was so weak.
Wouldn't think a studio would say that about him lol. Glad they didn't
Johny Fontaine represented actor singer Frank Sinatra ..supposed to have had mafia connections
If you want action, see the 1971 film: The French Connection, which has what is called the greatest car chase sequence in movie history. There were some accidents, which were left in the final cut.
I have heard that, but I've never seen it. I'll add it to the list to check out
You were watching a remastered version. A number of years ago the versions being shown (pre-streaming) were really awful condition but they ended up getting cleaned and are-mastered print created (whatever the term is) and it’s made the whole movie a lot better to watch. Part 2 is even better than part 1 which is hard to believe. Part 3 is a hot piece of garbage and I would avoid it like the plague.
Btw, the actor you said you thought you recognized is Robert Duvall. If you ever watched Apocalypse Now you’ll know recognize him.
I kind of figured it would be remastered. I was watching a digital copy I purchased and I know older films can go through several remasters and "Extended/Directors" cuts. Thanks for officially letting me know though
So what's your definition of "not crap"???? If it has CGI and explosions and tits and ass everywhere???? Is that your idea of a good movie????
No not at all. I love practical effects and the older movies do that best. SOME older movies however do such a bad job that its just not believable to me and I enjoy it less.
Michael had a broken jaw which never received any medical treatment since he went into hiding. Later in the film, Fredo mentions the plastic surgery Michael had later to fix his jaw.
Yeah I kinda figured it was broken since he spoke through gritted teeth for a while. Just crazy he was already married still with the bruise
Never been in Italy?!? You are an american dude, regardless what your ancestors were :D
lol I never claimed its a birth right, just would be nice to go. Im not Greek but I would prefer to see Greece over Italy since I like Greek Mythology
@@RecliningCinema Hey sorry man. Didn't mean anything by it. I was genuinely expecting that native italian would be watching GF and give his perspective on the movie. Anyway good video. :)
@@antondzajajurca7797 Didn't think you did haha. I only specify I'm Italian since over the years friend sand family have commented on me never seeing this movie. Like just because I'm Italian I HAD to watch this or something. Appreciate you!
Sorry this is my first time and last time watching you
Thanks for giving me a shot
Michael needs Tom out of the family business because he'll be critical to their plans to go legitimate. In Part II you see that Michael has faith in Tom above all others. I like Part I more than Part II, but they're both fantastic - the second one has a hgher budget and no technical imperfections.
I don't understand your comment about time jumps, but i liked your reaction.
Appreciate you. I know the time jumps were needed, just used to how more modern films make you aware of them while this film went fade to black and all of a sudden 1 1/2 years passed. I got it but it took me a sec lol
“News reporter”…??? Come on… he’s photographing cars, the FBI are there, couldn’t he by any chance be an FBI photographer? 🤷🏻♂️
Ok settle down lol....I made a mistake...that doesn't change the plot to the movie
By limiting yourself to watching movies made within the last 25 years, you are missing out on many good movies. Pacino's best work was in the 1970s and 1980s. No, they didn't have over-the-top special effects.
Its not that I don't like them they just aren't my normal go to. I have seen plenty of older movies over the years.
Part 2 is considered the greatest sequel ever.
The “graininess” u referred to was an intentional choice to make the movie seem more period!
Compare the amazing cinematography of 2001 which was done in the late 1960s.
The 3rd one was, for me, a complete sell-out waste of time n effort n was only connected to the others by character names only.
Try 2001, Rosemary’s Baby, n Chinatown
Wow are you wrong about pre-1980s movies! You really ought to take a lesson from The Godfather and open your mind, man!