Our first time watching THE GODFATHER PART 2 (1974) blind movie reaction!
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- Our first time watching THE GODFATHER PART 2 (1974) blind movie reaction! Join us on an emotional rollercoaster as we experience Francis Ford Coppola's iconic sequel, The Godfather Part II, for the very first time. Dive into our genuine reactions to this cinematic cornerstone of gangster films.
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🌹In today's captivating reaction video, we're absorbed by the brilliance of The Godfather Part II. We're left speechless by Al Pacino's enduring portrayal of Michael Corleone, Robert De Niro's mesmerizing Vito Corleone, and the powerhouse performances from the ensemble cast, including Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen and Diane Keaton as Kay Adams.
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0:00 - Intro
5:22 - Reaction
1:37:07 - Review
🔥 Unveiling The Godfather Part II:
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II serves as both prequel and sequel to the original film, delving into the lives of young Vito Corleone as well as his son Michael's expansion and near-dissolution of the family empire.
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Had us on the edge of our seats the entire time, we simply couldn't look away. Also, what Kay did to Michael was... just wow... no words lol. Absolutely can't wait to conclude this trilogy and to see how this all comes to an end. Much love to all and thanks for hanging with us! - Gabi and Caley
You'll love Part 3 if you want to see Mike try to cleanse the Corleones. The only people who hate Part 3 don't want the Corleones to leave the mafia and are usually too stupid to understand why anyone would want to leave the mafia.
Vito's strength was his balance of love. Love is ultimately what kept Vito from becoming like Michael. Napoleon supposedly said that Jesus Christ was the greatest conqueror in the history of humanity. Napoleon argued that conquerors like he, Alexander, and Caesar lost all of their armies and wealth eventually, while Jesus Christ was the only one of them who would always have an army of millions all over the world who were ready to die for him. Napoleon argued that unlike all other conquerors, the weapon of Christ was love, not a sword, bomb, or gun. Napoleon pointed out that the battlefield for Christ was not geographic, it was the human heart.
Michael and Kay’s marriage was broken down. Their kids were miserable. Kay was at her wits’ end, as she saw how Michael was never going to change. Desperate people do desperate things, and Kay was quite desperate. Michael could never forgive her, and she could never forgive him for what he did to their family.
If you watch part 3, may I suggest the director’s cut: Godfather Coda the death of Michael Corleone. In my opinion, it is a better cut of the movie.
@@erwinquiachon8054the only ones who don't like pt 3 are the ones who like good acting, casting and scriptwriting.
Can't believe you guys didn't recognize DeNiro as young Vito. Don't know if Pacino thinks he looks like DeNiro lol Loved the reaction. Very enjoyable
"the actor" was like my towel is on fire. Lol.
When Vito went back to Corleone to kill Don Ciccio, his partner was Don Tommasino, who was wounded in the leg.
Years later, Tommasino helped hide Michael during his exile in Sicily. He was still lame in one leg from being shot.
😮 I just put those two things together.
And he also appears in Part III.
Wow! I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info.
@@porflepopnecker4376 He was actually assassinated in part 3!
The Godfather wasn’t set in the early 1900’s or the 1970’s. It was set in the 1940’s, right after World War 2. Also, TV’s didn’t exist around the time of the street fair and puppet show (when Vito killed the Don) in GF 2. And, the scenes featuring Michael as an adult in GF 2 all took place in 1958.
1946 to 1950.
they actually acknowledged in GF1 that michael was at connie’s wedding after coming back from his service. i think they just got caught up and lost that thought while watching the rest of the movie.
So Michael is NOT immortal?
Frankie Pentangeli didn't change his testimony because he was afraid they'd hurt his brother. They brought his brother to remind Frankie of his oath. He couldn't bear to break his oath in front of his brother, because of the shame it would bring to his family name
Oh, in Sicily, it wasn't barrels of wine, it was olive oil
Frank tells Tom how tough his brother is. When he sees his brother he knows Michael could never have forced him to come and that his brother must believe Michael was not responsible for the hit.
I don't think that, I think he was threatening to kill his brother but that's what makes these movies great. You can interrupt certain situations differently & both fit
But Micheal never tried to kill pantangeli. Coppola explained that Roth authorize the hit & then sent the cop there to stop it so he would testify against Michael
@@rxtsec1 but Tom Hagen tells Frank's brother (after Frank is finished with his testimony) that "Everything is alright. The family honor is intact." So it's made pretty clear that it was about family honor. Besides, even if Michael did want to prove to Frank that he could hurt someone close to him, he wouldn't have had to go to the trouble of dragging his brother all the way from Sicily; Frank had his own family right in New York, as we saw earlier in the film.
@@tomflorio3639 I think he's telling him he's okay and nothing bad is gonna happen to him and he also says when a plot against the emperor fails the plotter is giving a chance to still take care of his family if he kills himself. If pantangeli refuses his family isn't taken care of anymore or that's what's implied. That said like I said I disagree with your interpretation but it still fits just like mine does. Have a good one
Forgive me the comment, but you seem not to be familiar with the actors, the story, and the customs of the time.
Kay progressively gets more and more fed up as the movie goes on. The facial expressions in the court room tells all. This Michael isn’t who she fell in love with. Micheal told her “that’s my family Kay, it’s not me” in Part 1. Not saying she was right, but she didn’t want to birth the next Godfather, and I get it.
Rubbish. She said it herself. She simply didn’t want to bring another child into the crime syndicate… not necessarily “the next Godfather” (of which Anthony would be anyway as he’d be the eldest) 🤷🏻♂️
Among the many dark comparisons between Michael and Vito, we notice that Vito is always doing other people favors while Michael is always making demands that we never see him reciprocate. In the first film, Vito at Connie's wedding is open to anyone who wants his help, and refuses nothing. In the second film, Michael at the Tahoe event disrespects everyone who meets with him and refuses every request he hears. He's massively ungrateful and arrogant to everyone around him. It's a tale as old as time: The spoiled son who inherits power and mistakes predatory cunning for leadership, destroying the empire his father built.
The difference was one was RESPECTED and the other was Feared. Michael was feared, not respected. He never earned that…Vito did.
Exactly, Michael went as far as he did because he had the friendships, loyalties, favors and the family that took his father years to secure. the fact that Peter Clemenza ran the NY operation for the family while Michael left to branch shows the level of competence and loyalty the men Vito left behind had, Michael could never replace someone like him how could he when he never understood that no title or position would change that he is Fredo's younger brother and that acting like his boss would only push him away. When Sonny took sides against his father he was told to keep his thoughts inside the family. when Fredo was trying to defuse a situation that Michael told him nothing about, Michael saw it as taking sides against him, and ordered Fredo to not do so again, while his father lives, he acted like he had his authority. the final shot of the movie is where he sees that he burned through all of his family and friends, in the end with Tom's death, he is only left with the enforcer that his father secured, his sister, his brother's bastard son to carry his legacy as his son refuses to
@@yama5182 to be fair, Michael never wanted to be part of the family, Vito built it, and Michael inherited it, a family he didn't want to be part of, crimes he didn't want to participate in, and men who didn't trust him, because he had never been part of it, all because Sonny was impulse and ended up dying, if Mike had chosen country over family (something Sonny accuses him of doing in that last scene) he would have actually been happy, and he wouldn't have k!lled Fredo for betraying him because that wouldn't have happened
To be fair, Senator Geary and Roth didn’t deserve respect from the Corleones.
@@followerofchrist3125 There were likely men like Geary in Vito's time. But he had so many political friends that leeches like that would know better than to make unreasonable demands. But for all his arrogance, Geary sees Michael for exactly what he is: Alone. What he doesn't realize is that so is he.
“Back then” women always got custody too. In fact more so compared to now. The reason Michael got custody was because of his connections 🤷🏻♂️
I though she did get custody as part 3 implies
@@christopherlethe2997he gave it to her. Up until that point, he was the sole guardian of the children
1:14:30 That's not the case, they brought Frankie's brother to remind him of the principle of "omertà" which is very important in mafia families. In which snitching is not acceptable
Utter nonsense. Don’t be ridiculous. If Pentangeli is ready to testify, do you think Michael would rely on Frank thinking “Oh yes, I’d forgotten about Omertà; I’d better keep my mouth shut” and therefore risk being implicated and imprisoned, or don’t you think Michael would make sure Frank keeps his mouth shut by threatening to kill Frank’s brother…??? Michael brought the brother over to intimidate Pentangeli into keeping quiet. You’re totally misguided.
Al Pacino is incredible as Michael and Robert DeNiro as Vito. This movie is a masterpiece❤️
Marlon Brando was Vito Corleone
@@lorenzobrual8470did you not watch the movie? This isn’t god father 1
@@DCshandlemy bad, only found out now.
The gun Vito got rid of was not down chimney stacks. Those were stink pipes that vent the fumes out of raw sewage. That gun would never be found . If peaces was found they would be all rusted. Good reaction 😎
today I learn
Michael didn't try to kill Pentangeli, it was Roth. Roth made Pentangeli believe that Michael tried to kill him.
Then, why did Michael yell at Pentangeli about someone trying to kill him and his family? Was he attempting to scope out who had done it?
@@MsAppassionata That should be obvious. When Tom was saying to Michael that "Roth played this out beautifully" that's what he meant - Roth engineered it.
Tessio and clamenza were Vitos friends when they plotted to kill DON FANUCHI
*Fanucci... Now he's gonna have to come pay you a visit and wet his beak a little.
The guy playing Hymen Roth is Lee Strasberg. He was a famous acting teacher from back in the day and considered the father of "method acting."
Not to be too anal, but the name is spelled 'Hyman', with an 'a'. It was a not uncommon name for American Jews in mostly the 1st half of the 20th century. It's the Anglicized version of the Hebrew name 'Chaim', which means 'life'. My grandfather's middle name was Hyman. It fell out of disuse as the word 'hymen' became more widely known & used. And we know what that is, I assume. 🫤
He actually taught Pacino.
You need to pay attention to the details in this film. This isn’t a film that you can just stare at and understand.
Pacino's performance as Michael in part 2 is the greatest acting performance of all time alongside Marlon Brando in part 1 imo.
Michael warned Fredo in the 1st movie "I love you, but dont ever take sides with anyone against the Family again."
Fredo was a liability. Also they never make it clear cut but i think its implied that when Fredo is a baby and has pneumonia that he has a high fever, which may have caused brain damage. And maybe thats qhy adult Fredo isa bit off, a bit slow in comparison to Sonny, Michael and Connie.
It's worth noting that when Michael realises that Fredo betrayed him, he says "I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart.", but was ready to forgive him. It was only after Fredo's rant about having 'something for himself' and 'being passed over', then his obvious anger at Michael that Michael says "You mean nothing to me now. You're not a brother. You're not a friend."
If Fredo had been regretful, instead of trying to justify his (second) betrayal, Michael may have actually forgiven him.
Technically, Michael is also a middle child with Fredo. Connie is the youngest child. I don't think Vito neglected any of his children. In Part 1, Vito admits to Michael in the garden that he never wanted Michael in the mafia. Vito knew that Sonny would lead the family's mafia activities, but he wanted Michael to take the family out of the mafia with his Ivy league education and WASP circle of friends, like Kay Adams. The only indication that Michael believes in God is his show of guilt and regret at the end when he buckles in the chair after Fredo is murdered and then has the flashback where he remembers that Fredo was the only one who supported him when he fought in WWII. Part 3 goes further in Michael's belief in God.
There was a rumor I heard years ago that the last scene with an older Michael was set in the future after Anthony graduated from high school or college. Supposedly, Anthony said, “Pop, I love you. But I won’t have anything to do with the family business”. Don’t know if it’s true, but this would be full circle since Michael did the same thing when he was younger.
@@Sweetish_Jeff_ I've seen footage of that epilogue that Coppola filmed for the end of Part 2, which Paramount removed except for that image of Michael sitting alone as an old man. I also read a draft of the screenplay for Part 2 that details that scene where Michael, as an old man, gets up from that bench when Connie calls out to him that Anthony is on his way from college to visit him. Michael and Connie have breakfast outside together before Anthony arrives. It reveals that the Lake Tahoe estate is being packed up for their big move back to New York. Connie also hands Michael an insulin shot for his diabetes, to indicate both his physical and spiritual deterioration. That epilogue ends with Anthony arriving, but is inconclusive with how far Michael is in his attempt at redemption.
@@erwinquiachon8054 Wow. Thank you for sharing. Good stuff!
Despite many people say that the 3rd Godfather is not that good as the others, still a good movie with good subjects, and also a plus for those who want more of the godfather franchise. So you should make that react.
Didn't you get that the actor who played Vito is Robert De Niro? Michael wasn't threatening Pantangeli's brother. Tom said to the brother in Italian: Don't worry. Your family's honor is intact." The Sicilian brother was brought there to remind the American brother that to testify against your Godfather was dishonorable.
This is true of how Vito rules. Michael is ruthless. He became the opposite of who his father was. He absolutely would have killed the brother had he testified.
@@andrewvo8395 No.
The role of Hyman Roth was based on a factual mob boss Meyer Lanskey. The actor playing Hyman Roth was played by Lee Strasberg, one of the most respected acting instructors in movie history. Al Pacino has also said that one of the actors he learned so much from, and considered a mentor, was John Cazale who played Fredo. Enjoyed your reaction, and Gabrielle's perception and understanding of the story flow of the movie.
For me, this is better than the first. Not only does it expand on everything, but it has so much more emotional weight. It's a tragedy of epic proportions - one generation rises to power by making allies and protecting people, while the next generation either kills or drives away everyone, including family.
She has good instincts getting the little things right more than the guy here
if you watch Part 3 (which is very under-rated and has a rating of 7.6 on IMDB) I would strongly suggest watching the ORIGINAL which is simply titled: The Godfather Part III. You are likely going to come across a different version (NOT THE ORIGINAL) called: "Coda - The Death Of Michael Corleone". Again, this is NOT the original film that was released in 1990 in theaters and has been known to the fans of the trilogy for over 30 years. The "Coda" version has a very different ending and is inferior. I've seen several reactions where people are basically scratching their heads at the end of the "Coda" version and it's because it's not the original. Other scenes have been changed and or modified in the "Coda" version also. My guess is that the "Coda" version that is now floating around with its completely different ending probably tested so badly among test audiences back in the day that Paramount made Coppola change it (for the BETTER) - and that's what was released in theaters in 1990 as The Godfather Part III. Now all these years later the disastrous "Coda" version with the different ending with other modified scenes has been released unfortunately, and that's what people are watching thinking it's the original - it's not.
The Godfather Part III - accept no substitutes, or suffer the head scratching ending of the "Coda" version.
Totally agree.
Part 3 isn't canonical
Coppola MEANT to have the Coda ending; (spoiler alert!) When he made the 3rd film (against his wishes, but he needed money, quick-time) he meant to call it "The Death OF Michael Corleone", and NOT show Michael's physical death. (Sheer contrariness on Coppola's part? Dark, perverse sense of humor? Who can say?) The studio insisted he call it "part 3", and show Michael dropping dead. Which version is better, that's up for debate, even today. (Both have flaws.) Possibly there should be only 2 parts made and stop there, but what's done is done. It's a trilogy, and is here to stay.
This reaction was definitely worth the wait! You guys picked up on several key plot points, but I can't believe that you did not recognize Robert De Niro as young Vito. He and Marlon Brando won an Oscar for their portrayal of the same character. I would recommend viewing the Rewatchables episode on Part II. It can offer you some additional perspective, such as Danny Aiello ad-libbing "Michael Corleone says hello to get paid, and proposes different theories including a second traitor (Rocco) in the family or Tom's knowledge of Kay's actions. Can't wait for Part III - would suggest the theatrical version over the Coda version.
These two are surprisingly slow. Especially the guy who thinks he catch so many points, but comes up with theories no one else comes up with :)
@onlyme064 I noticed that, half of the stuff he says, he sounds silly
@@88cloudsin1 they’re not steeped in godfather knowledge like we are, but they have to start somewhere. give them a break.
Loved the reaction guys! But I think you missed some major points. Firstly, the whole movie is about the DOWNFALL of Michael corleone. By the end of the movie, he’s completely gone and a shell of a man, killed his brother and ostracised his family.
Also, Roth ordered the botched assassination of pantagelli as a false flag to get him to turn in Michael
Finally Michael brought his brother into court to remind him of omertà and Sicilian culture rather than threaten
Btw, Vito knew the moment he saw what Fanucci did backstage that Fanucci was a fake boss because as you saw how he grew up in Corleone, no actual boss would do what Fanucci did, let alone, by himself.
P.S. I just wanted to say I love that you both take notes and it’s not distracting at all. It shows how invested you are in these films and it’s refreshing to see. Please keep doing it and keep up the great work!
It doesn't bother me either, except for when I know that by not looking at the screen, they're missing absolutely vital visual information that the filmmakers intended for them to see at that particular point in the story.
@@porflepopnecker4376 Funny, but I haven’t seen them miss anything. They’re so good at noticing things I never noticed after 30 plus years of seeing this movie and others.
1:35:20 I really liked this reaction. However, I want to add one thing. If I’m correct Michael didn’t try to kill Pentangeli. Roth did it to turn Michael and Pentangeli against eachother so the Rosato brothers could continue their business in NY.
You are exactly right. That's why Pentangeli was left alive after the 'assassins' implicated Michael.
Kay wasn’t in the wrong. Why should she have children so that they can become as bloodhthirsty and ruthless killers like Michael? What parent would want their child involved in the business? Look what happened to Sonny, what happened to Fredo and what Michael became
For me, one of the most bitter ironies of this film is the flashback of the family waiting to give Vito a surprise birthday party. College grad, war hero, Michael--who only wants to lead his own life away the family business--will end up ordering the deaths of three of the people sitting at that table: Carlo, Tessio, and his brother Fredo.
I mean Carlo and Tessio makes sense because Carlo had his brother Sonny killed and Tessio was a traitor to Michael. Fredo is the only one that didn’t deserved to be killed, I think Michael should have just exiled him.
@@jaquaviousbrooks5018 The problem is Fredo would always be a liability and a risk as he is an easy target for other families to exploit.
I'd never thought of that before. An amazing and eerie catch. Thanks!
@@cosmicwonders21 exactly, as sad as it is, considering Fredo was the only one who respected and congratulated mike on joining the marines, but he betrayed him, even after he warned him on the first movie "never take sides with anyone against the family" after that moe greene situation
It would have been four people at the table that he ordered the deaths of, if Richard Castellano hadn’t acted stupid.
Johnny Ola is the same actor that played Junior Soprano, if you’ve watched The Sopranos. If you haven’t, the series would make a great reaction.
Oh, and you guys did a great with this movie.
Johnny Ola is based on a real life man (last name ALO) who was Meyer Lansky's(Hyman Roth in the movie) right hand man.
Love your long form reactions. Always interesting observations 👍🏻 Michael had everything but lost everything by the end of this film…. Greatest sequel ever made.
The Greek expression was, "Nothing Overmuch." Sometimes translated, "Nothing in Excess." Or "All things in moderation," as it is sometimes rephrased.
Come on… in your ‘reaction’ to the first film, there were a specific couple of instances that were definitely not sarcasm. You simply misjudged the time period. It’s no big deal 🤷🏻♂️
By the way, there were NO televisions in the very early part of the 20th Century… come on 😆
John Logie Baird (a Scotsman) invented the television in the 1920s, but it didn’t become commercially available until the 1930s. Even then, very few people had them and there were barely any programmes to watch.
Kate wasn't a threat to Michael. The threats are who he always took out.
Fredo's pants waist was not high, he was wearing a cummerbund, which is an accessory to formal attire.
The flashback is the most Kennedyesqe. Mario Puzo admitted in interviews that he drew upon President Kennedy's family dynamics for the Corleones. President Kennedy's Dad was the iconic isolationist of WWII, like Vito. President Kennedy's Dad secured deferments for his sons to keep them from fighting in WWII, like Vito. Like President Kennedy, Michael defied his father and fought in WWII, becoming a war hero who is given the Navy Cross. Like President Kennedy, Michael took over leadership of the family after the violent death of a more physically dominant older brother.
good stuff, thanks!
Great reaction! I love the time and thoughtfulness that you put into each reaction; and the discussion afterward is wonderfully engaging. Our family and friends held 3 Godfather Movie Nights featuring pizza and desserts (cannoli!); and every time a character took a sip, we took a sip of wine. So much fun! Part 3 is a satisfying conclusion of this epic story. Enjoy!
One subtle connection between this film and the first one is when Vito assassinates Don Ciccio and his companion is blasted in the legs with a shotgun, that companion was Tommasino, who later became Don Tommasino. In the first film, when Michael was hiding in Sicily he was being protected and sheltered by Don Tommasino, and if you remember back then, Don Tommasino was using walking sticks and a wheelchair. Now you know how he ended up in the wheelchair.
As great as the first one was. I prefer this one. I love the back’n’forth between the 2 generations. And Michael is most definitely the main character of this whole trilogy, and also as cold as ice. More so than his father ever was. Also The Cuba part is right in the middle of the communist revolution, which I’m sure you figured out by the end. I think the 3rd movie is by far the worst but is still necessary and concludes one of my favorite stories ever. This is a master class in film making way before CGI and superheroes took over Hollywood. Just an opinion ✌️
The wealthy investors meeting with the Cuban President was depicted as occurring just before the Communist Revolution (on New Years Eve). Roth was leading the investors, depicted as other power brokers likely as corrupt as Roth and the Corleone family, planning to invest in Cuba. Michael was depicted as recognizing the Communists (the rebels) were sufficiently motivated and desperate enough to win, implying that he figured out the risk when those other investors didn't. Those investors and gangsters would have lost much of their investments or fled as the Batista government wouldn't have been able to protect it anymore, and anything built in Cuba would have been nationalized.
These films are about modernity. Vito could rely on family, community and ethnic identity, because tradition is controlling. Loyalty comes from adherence to tradition. However, Michael is cut off from all of this. After WW2 this is dissolving. Ethnic neighborhoods break up and the suburbs rise, people are cut off from their roots. Michael must operate within rootless modernity. He can only rely on unmitigated power and the use of money that buys fleeting loyalty to a business when successful. One of the most important scenes is Michael asking his mother if his father feared losing his family. His mother, a woman of tradition, cannot conceive of such a thing, and the same applied to Vito. But Michael cannot rely even on family. Everything is adrift, everyone can be a traitor. The first film set the stage for the disintegration of tradition within modernity. The second shows all the results of that disintegration. Michael is a tragic figure, he has been cast onto a disintegrating world, and his only response is death dealing ruthlessness. This has caused the loss of his soul and his complete isolation. With the loss of tradition and a pre-modern code, Michael was forced back on himself. He had no other spiritual resources of his own to cause him to consider possible alternative ways of leadership. His cynicism got the best of him. He didn't even try to build deeper relations with Fredo, Tom or Kay. He decided only the exercise of raw power could preserve his "Family". So, he began dealing with those closest to him in the same way he dealt with an outsider he didn't trust like Hyman Roth.
I agree with most of this. Michael could not be the Don Vito was. After they attempted to assassinate Vito, it was the beginning of that change, the disintegration of loyalty and honor among thieves, so to speak.
He had to remove Fredo to protect the family and business - he was a liability. Like he said he was weak...building a stronger connection would not stop him from being used. Even after they went out to lunch and Fredo said he wished they'd done it before, he continue to deal behind Michael's back and lie about it.
the most important conversation in the Godfather movies is between Michael and his mother about losing his family... Vito came to America alone after losing his entire family (after his father, mother, brother killed in Sicily)... he then started his own family in America and then the local boss in America threatened to ruin his family unless he paid up so the created his own MAFIA family which became like the Roman Empire... Michael was born with EVERYTHING, a large, loving family and was being groomed to one day become a senator or president... he LOST his entire family after killing his brother-in-law Carlo, his brother Fredo, pushing his wife away and ending up alone - GF3 will be the exclamation point to that
I had never thought of the orange thing you mentioned, it was interesting.. Always love the analysis
One of the best sequels ever made for sure.
We both loved this one slightly more than the first one, which is crazy to think about. Considering sequels tend to suffer under the shadow of the first installment. The dark undertones of the crime family underworld was captured with a mind boggling beauty. Not even sure if that makes sense lol. Simply mesmerizing!
I loved your reactions to the Godfather movies. You have to watch part 3, I cant stand other youtubers skipping the last movie just because it has worse reviews than the first two. Obviously it wont be as good as the first two but it isnt unwatchable, in my opinion it is just a great closing of the Godfather saga and is a must watch for that reason, so please stand out and dont skip it.
You've so far had one of the best reactions to, to one of, if not the best movie franchises in the history of cinema, and you've both had the most interesting takes and looks on it, thats why I personally cant wait to see your reaction to the ending of the saga.
Much love to both of you ❤️
Did you seriously just compare Ellis Island to what they did in Germany during “nazi times”?!?
I know, So weird. The guy here is irritating and had the wrong takes all movie. She got it and seems sweet and genuine. I'd probably subscribe if it was just her.
@@MrAitraining
Agreed. Although he did get one thing right (can’t remember which it was though). I only watch them for her… she’s gorgeous, a honey.
@@MrAitraining I think it's okay to have wrong takes, it's part of the fun in watching reaction videos, but in this case I have to agree with you. This guy gets annoying after a while probably because he acts like a know-it-all. You have to be humble and maybe chill a bit more if you're constantly making wrong takes. By the time he was talking about the characters being in treason because of their alliance with the Cuban government (not realizing this is pre-Communist Cuba - there was literally a suicidal rebel yelling "viva Fidel!"), I kind of grew tired of watching him.
Love how you guys caught on the oranges. They always pop up before something bad happens.
You say you’re “lost souls” .
Call it what you want but I respect the two of you soooooo much!!!!!!
I don’t care who you are or what you do! I’m the most resourceful being I know! I CLING to your videos! Your analysis!!!!! STELLAR! Your humanity? LAID BACK!! ❤❤❤love you so much❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Again, a thoughtful, insightful, and very sharp reaction to a classic movie. Thank you so much! I kept saying to myself “yes, yes, yes!” By the way, the “fat guy” was actually a former mafia figure….authentic actors.
This is a proper reaction to a movie. You two deserve all the success as a youtubers.
When you watch Godfather III, I’d recommend watching the “original” and NOT the new one called “Coda”. The original is definitely a product of its time (the 90s), it’s melodramatic, the score is a bit too on the nose, and there’s a not-so-great performance, but…story-wise it hits harder by the end, and all the actors are decades older so it’s interesting to watch them act with each other all that time later.
Seconded!
Involves the Vatican too which I'm sure ysll can pull some symbolism and shit
I totally agree with you. In addition to the points you make, the original theatrical cut contains a couple of vital scenes that were cut from the "Coda." One involves Connie, Vincent, and Al right after Michael's sudden health scare, and the other is the film's original final shot. I also don't care for the new version's rearranged editing.
I agree!
I loved GF3 because it's the first one I watched (I saw it in the theater when it came out when I was 18) - after watching the first 2 afterwards on VHS I saw why everyone hated it GF1 & 2 are top 2 (or 2 of the top 5) movies of all time... but GF3 is not bad at all... I would not put it up in the top 5 but it's realistically in the top 100 movies of all time.
My paternal grandfather came to Scotland alone at the age of 8 or 10 years or so, around 1902-ish… similarly on a ship from Naples.
No, the immigration officer didn’t intentionally give Vito the name Corleone in order to reflect the town/village he was from. It was a clerical error. Many such errors occurred during the influx of immigrants to other countries - especially the USA - at that time.
My paternal grandfather’s brother at the same time as my grandfather left Naples to go to America and was processed at Ellis Island just like Vito. The family surname suffered a similar error (a phonetic one) so that the family name in the US became corrupted and so different from the correct original.
Hyman Roth represented Meyer Lansky, a real gangster whose vision, with Bugsy Siegel, who was played as Moe Green, dreamed up Las Vegas.
If I remember correctly, Bugsy was also shot in the eye in his police crime scene photo.
@@porflepopnecker4376Siegal was shot in the back of the head and the bullet exited from his eyesocket, pushing his eyeball out; Moe Greene was shot IN the eye, entering his brain, killing him almost instantly. A minor point, but still the reference to Siegal's demise is obvious.
You mentioned that television was beginning to roll out during the flashback scenes of Vito, but tv was only a technological experiment at that time. It wasn’t until WW2 (at least 20 years later) that it became widely available and it was in the 1950’s that ordinary families could afford to buy them for the home.
Love the scene where Vito sits down with Clemenza and Tessio at the table discussing business
Corleone is a real city in Italy.
Every time when Al shoots Fredo out on the boat and the shot echoes all over the lake, I just picture Al coming back to shore and Michael saying to him "Jesus Christ Al, didn't you ever hear of a damn silencer??"
Are you two familiar with Robert De Niro? He played young Vito. If not, I recommend "Taxi Driver" "Goodfellas", "Casino", and "Heat".
This movie dictated the difference between Vito & Michael, Vito was pure heart ♥️ ..... Michael was cold blood ❄️
“Vito was pure heart” 👏🏻🤣
He was a mafia don! He murdered people!!!
Castro gave the real life mobsters a month to get out of Cuba. He seized all of their assets and casinos. One of them ended up in jail. I forget his name, at the moment. I think it was Santos Traficante. But Traficante's wife talked Castro into letting him come back to the U.S.
As a Sicilian American from the Bronx, I can say it's impressively accurate. My grandfather's home town is a few miles from Corleone, and it sure looks like that. He came through Ellis Island like everyone else, with $800 in his pocket, (unlike everyone else), in 1908.
You mentioned television when Vito kills don Fanucci. That was in 1919. There were some very crude television sets in 1927, but there was almost nothing to see, and it didn't catch on. In 1919, commercial radio was just getting started, and that became the big thing. TV sets were improved in the 1930s; some of the 1936 Olympics, held in Berlin, were televised, including Hitler's opening speech, which figures in the movie Contact (1997, with Jodie Foster, and I recommend it). Again, it didn't catch on, mostly because of the Depression. After World War II, when almost all young men in the United States had money from the G.I. Bill, television started to become popular. The "Golden Age of Television" began in the early 1950s. You were kinda way ahead of history.
Right after Intermission, when it's snowy in Nevada, it's 1960. We don't get to the '70s until Part III.
The lighting is amazing in these films
The guy that gets shot when Vito kills Don ciccio is the person Michael stays with when he goes into hiding in Italy. Thats why he walks with a cane
Not only is Corleone a real place in Sicily, many years after the movies were released, in an episode of Inside The Actors Studio, Al Pacino revealed that his ancestors were from Corleone. BTW, the scenes in Havana, Cuba took place just before the revolution, so it was not ”against American interests” to do business there. In fact it was the other way around: American businesses dominated the Cuban economy before the revolution, not just the American mob, although they were deeply involved in the casinos there. What’s profound about those scenes is Michael foresees the rebels winning.
Yes, there's a town called "Corleone" in Sicily. Corleone was the headquarter of two of the most powerful, dangerous and ruthless bosses of Sicilian Mafia: Salvatore "Totò" Riina and Bernardo Provenzano.
thanks for the reactions.
i get why some people get annoyed, especially at the guy who get lot of things wrong and confused . but that shows this is an authentic reaction ( unlike some other channels ). and main thing about reaction videos is authenticity.
People aren't getting triggered because he was wrong. They're pissed off because he acts like he knows shit while he absolutely doesn't, gets it wrong and tries to hammer it. All of his attempts at humor fall flat. There's nothing to take out of his presence.
He's a one man man Titanic that single-handedly ruins the channel.
Masterpiece ever. Great
i’ve been waiting for this one
Great reaction 💯
24:27 What an insensitive and uneducated comment. People arrive on a boat and build a life for themselves from nothing to this very day. I recommend reading international news or to google the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster.
1:24:30 Did you miss Michael's look at his man as he hugs Fredo...
They yapped through that whole scene.
I love your reaction format. You guys very good insightful comments! You guys are like cyber friends!
Surprised you guys didn't seem to know who played young Vito. That was Robert De Niro, who is considered one of the greatest actors of all time along with Al Pacino. Marlon Brando is often considered the greatest actor of all time. Otherwise I loved your breakdown of the movie and perhaps the discussion on other topics even more so.
The scene when Michael returns home and there is snow everywhere, is right after his return from Cuba, since that took place on New Year’s.
John Cazale who played Fredo, died young from cancer. He was dating Meryl Streep during The Deer Hunter and his cancer came back. The guy has an insane percentage of appearances in big movies, despite dying young. The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter.
Neatest tiny detail in this movie to me is during the Don Ciccio gutting scene. This is where Vito's Sicilian partner, during a gunfight with Ciccio's soldiers after the gutting, gets shot in the leg and Vito and company have to haul him onto the car and back out to escape. That Sicilian partner would become Don Tommasino; the wheelchair/cane-assisted Don who hid Michael in Sicily in the first movie. Coppola gave a neat origin story to the character of Don Tommasino. One of the many reasons I love this movie.
And the character returns in Part III.
The family compound that Michael built is at Lake Tahoe, and those are the Sierra Nevada mountains in the background. It was shot at a real estate on Lake Tahoe.
BTW that's a very young Robert DeNiro playing Vito Corleone in the flashbacks!
You got the Pentangeli thing wrong!
It was Roth that tried to kill Pentangeli and not Michael Corleone!
I’m gonna watch this after the football game!
Vito refused the box of food because he's proud; he won't accept charity - nothing to do with not needing any surplus. Also, you're mistaken in your comments about them "going against American interests" - the scenes in Cuba takes place immediately before Fidel Castro came to power and it became a communist country - hence all the rebel activity they keep referring to and we see at least once.
Don't let the reviews or opinions of the third movie sway you. It's not a bad movie it just had a very hard time living up to the other two. I think the third part is essential to understanding why the character of Michael did what he did and is what he is.
Also, it's a nice conclusion.
speaking of history, still cant believe you guys thought they used Euros in shindlers list lol
Vito was a family first man and Michael was a soldier. That's the difference.
i love the note taking.
Johnny Ola is Uncle June on the Sopranos
The character in Italy who got shot was the older man Michael took refuge with in part 1. That’s why he limped then. Old wound.
Dudes love these movies :)
yours are the best movie reactions in yt
2 million in 1958 is just under 21.4 million today.
You should know that when this movie was made, those buildings in Little Italy were still there and were not altered. Went to Little Italy a lot to eat in the 70's.
Comparing the immigrants arriving at Ellis island to Jews arriving at the ghettos is a real stretch. You should seriously think before you speak my friend🤔😎
29:00 "it's how I communicate with other brazilians" and here I'm watching your videos without even knowing you're a fellow Br. Eai kkkk trabalho maneiro, encontrei o canal esses dias e assisti aos vídeos, apesar de ainda serem poucos, continue, ta indo bem. Comecei pelo Interstellar
That's Sicilian, it's very different from proper Italian. I speak Italian and I can barely understand them. 😂
Hmm, I guess it's kind of like people in mainland Portugal vs. those born in the Azores like myself. But I've never really seen people from either place unable to understand each other. Only poking a bit of fun at the differences in dialect and some vocabulary.
The show they are watching in Cuba is of a club performer called Superman (the guy with the red cloak/cape) superman has an 18in member so you can guess what the tied up girl is for. and you can guess what kind of show they are about to watch.
Aw don’t worry about what some ppl say. You’re doing great! Better than most 😉
Umm, no, there were not TVs in the 1910s. lol. Radio had just started.