The reason that the Don got upset with Sonny at the meeting with Sollozzo is because he showed his hand. Sonny showed that he was interested in the deal despite his Father saying no. This is a dangerous thing to do because it put the idea into Sollozzo's head that if he eliminates the Don, then perhaps Sonny would be willing to do business

@AcesAndNates

9 ай бұрын

I cannot believe I never put that together until you laid it out for me

@Thewingkongexchange

9 ай бұрын

Also, it's the paranoia element. But instead of "loose lips sinks ships" it's "never let anyone outside of the family know what you're thinking."

@laapache1

9 ай бұрын

He said it to Tom

@dynamicdave2647

9 ай бұрын

@@Thewingkongexchangei agree. Both of your points are valid

@FullOfMalarky

9 ай бұрын

“Sonny was hot for my deal”

The transformation of Michael over the course of this film is one of the greatest pieces of acting ever put to film.

@phj223

8 ай бұрын

hard yes

@barmychap

8 ай бұрын

Not just that. But the scene where Michael sets out his plan to kill Solozzo is itself worthy of an Oscar. One shot, the camera slowly moves in on Michael and the lighting is an example of ‘chiaroscuro’ (light and dark) worthy of any Renaissance painting. It’s the pivotal moment of the movie and done soooo well!

@tomi8959

8 ай бұрын

@@barmychap i like the one where he said to Fredo....''i love you and you are my brother but don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.....ever''....that inhale of a smoke and that look plus taking into account what comes after just gives me chills..

@ocampbell1954

8 ай бұрын

Michael was a combination of his father and big brother.

@TheLifeisgood72

8 ай бұрын

I think marlon Brando is because he talks funny and has cotton balls in his mouth

I love how the cat, something almost entirely unintended, adds to Vito's characterization. Brilliant movie

@thebrogressiveagenda9936

8 ай бұрын

Was a stray they found at the movie set. It jumped into Brandos lap.

@errwhattheflip

8 ай бұрын

@@thebrogressiveagenda9936 yeah, that’s what I meant by unintended

@rdaws73

8 ай бұрын

​@@thebrogressiveagenda9936you can read IMDB

@Matty_th

4 ай бұрын

Same thing with the cotton balls

@hippojuice23

3 ай бұрын

That's a Brando trademark! There's a scene with a certain glove in On the Waterfront that he makes full use of!

Clemenza was Sonny's godfather. Sitting behind Carlo and delivering his slow and excruciating death was his honor to do. It also showed his unending loyalty to the Corleone family, despite their earlier differences.

@robertbelilovsky5197

5 ай бұрын

That makes sense. It sort of absolves Michael and the family if it's strictly personal by Clemenza.

@rickmacdonald5575

3 ай бұрын

What a bunch of meanie pantses

@Juide80

3 ай бұрын

Excuse me but I haven't read the book and don't remember what you're referring to. What were the earlier differences between Corleones and Clemenza? Anyone else is also very welcome to answer this and I'd appreciate it a lot if you did, thanks.

@cdubbau135

2 ай бұрын

​@@Juide80 Michael was making moves as Godfather, as Don Vito was semi-retired, to move the family to Nevada. The other Capo regimes (Clemenza, Tessio, possibly others, but those are the only ones I know) were leery of the moves Michael was making because Michael played everything close to the vest and no one besides his father knew what he was up to. So, Clemenza was complaining to Don Vito about Michael's moves. Vito asked Clemenza to trust Michael like he trusted him. After Michael made the move against the other Families, and the other Capos saw what Michael was capable of, the others fell in line.

@justinneill5003

2 ай бұрын

Pete Clemenza and Vito Corleone were both immigrants from Sicily who grew up together in relative poverty in New York (Vito was sent to the USA at the age of 9 for his own safety after his whole family was killed in Sicily by the local Don over an insult.) That’s how far back they went. Clemenza was the small-time “wise guy” who introduced Vito to a life of crime by asking him to hide some guns for him, but Vito emerged as the dominant half of their “partnership” after killing Don Fanucci, an extortionist who preyed on local people and got Vito fired from his job when he had a young family to support. Vito went on to start a business importing olive oil from Italy at some point, which seems to have been legit but pretty soon became basically a front for his more lucrative activities. I think Mario Puzo’s book alluded to Vito and Clemenza’s past together, but this extra detail to their story was added as a “flashback” opening sequence to the movie sequel, Godfather II, with Robert De Niro playing the part of the young Vito.

Part II is equally a masterclass, if not better. Required viewing on every level

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait

@jnagarya519

9 ай бұрын

Actually it's rather clunky with all the flashbacks that are jarringly different than the non-flashbacks. It's always an awkward way to tell story when one presents "prequel" out of sequence. But _The Godfather_ as a book was the main story and bestseller.

@karlmortoniv2951

9 ай бұрын

@@jnagarya519 BURN THE HERETIC!!!!! I kid! 😉 The second movie asks a lot more of the viewer, but if it lands it's well worth the effort.

@jnagarya519

9 ай бұрын

@@karlmortoniv2951 It works, but it would have helped to know the history of Vito "Corleone" before meeting him in "The Godfather". Flashbacks are a clunky way of dealing with backgrounds. But it was _The Godfather_" that was the book and bestseller, and that probably didn't include his history. It's certainly worth the effort.

@karlmortoniv2951

9 ай бұрын

@@jnagarya519 Did you read the book?

“Look how they massacred my boy.” That line gets me every time.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

So sad.

@yambo59

9 ай бұрын

Yes-! also Brando's brilliant acting and delivery of that line as well, the emotion in face looked 100% legit.

@alexanderrahl482

9 ай бұрын

@@ghostface1999 I really need to read that. It sounds amazing.

@JamesWilliams-ld2hq

9 ай бұрын

“look how THEY MESSED WITH my boy”

@JohnnyPappas

9 ай бұрын

You are wrong. @@JamesWilliams-ld2hq This is confirmed in the actual script and the captions the line is as I stated it.

Brando was only 9-15 years older than the actors playing his sons. He figured out the hair and makeup effects with Coppola, involving shoe polish in his hair and, at the time of screen tests, wads of cheese in his cheeks. For all his craziness, Brando really was a chameleon.

@martythetickler

5 ай бұрын

He was 16 years older than Al Pacino and James Caan. Eleven years older than John Cazale and seven years older than Robert Duvall.

@1perfectpitch

5 ай бұрын

Cotton in his cheeks.

@overcomerbtbojesus

4 ай бұрын

He was a chameleon to go from don corleone to jorel in superman - two extremes right there

@kmcd3020

3 ай бұрын

Cotton*

@lawv804

2 ай бұрын

Wads of cheese? Damn I bet his breath stank.

"Look how they massacred my boy." From a man who has seen and caused so much death and violence...to just transform into a weary, grieving father in that moment. Powerful acting by Brando--I didn't see the intimidating, fearsome Don Corleone when he pulled back that sheet; I saw a parent who lost his son.

This was Brando's comeback and the breakthrough roles for Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and Al Pacino. James Caan said, "The only drawback is that now every girl I go out with expects me to perform like Sonny Corelone."

Masterpiece. Acting, directing, screenwriting, plotting, character development, filming. Hits on all levels

@TheNeonRabbit

9 ай бұрын

"Hits"

@numbersasaname2291

9 ай бұрын

And within the Godfather Trilogy, Sophia Coppola's best acting was in this movie.

@DannyCosmos

9 ай бұрын

Boring af. I can’t take anyone seriously who actually likes this snooze fest sorry

@princesmith8008

8 ай бұрын

@@numbersasaname2291 Hold this *W* lmao 😭

That scene with the dead horse under the bed sheets is so masterful on so many levels. It tells Woltz so many things. It lets Woltz know that they will go after his most prized assets, that they can get to him at any time, even in his own bed surrounded by his own private security. That level of threat and malice is on a whole different level.

@frankrizzo4460

9 ай бұрын

Cartoon never had a chance 🐴

@jazzyjeff7867

7 ай бұрын

@@frankrizzo4460 Isn't it Khartoum?!

@RokiBossable

6 ай бұрын

Hell yea!😮

@overcomerbtbojesus

4 ай бұрын

Yeah and the next time we hear from johnny he’d just finished the movie 😮

@alonenjersey

29 күн бұрын

All these years, I still have no idea how a dead horse's head gets put inside a man's bed WITHOUT him waking up.

The kitty was a stray on the set that Brando fed and took care of and was an improv by Brando. The cat purred so loudly they had to edit it out 😄 Also, the Godfather’s death scene was a total improv by Brando. Also, GREAT sauce recipe by Clemenza!!

@jnagarya519

7 ай бұрын

I've seen various comments about the cat being in the film, and they vary sufficiently that they can't be reconciled. Most say the cat happened to be on the set, and that Brando took it into his lap. This goes beyond that to saying that Brando fed the cat, blah, blah, blah. When does the hyping by making shit up cease?

@jnagarya519

7 ай бұрын

@@jaredjams4267 So Vito was to die according to the script, and Brando interpreted how to act that out. That's how acting works.

@rockyracoon3233

6 ай бұрын

Marlon was "Brandioso" as usual. 😊

@girthatbirth

5 ай бұрын

@@jnagarya519It wasn’t in the script tho, watched a documentary on the movie and brando himself.

Part 2, immediately! The last 20ish minutes are a masterclass in filmmaking - the whole movie is superb but from the baptism to that door closing on Kay; literal chills.

@jamesalexander5623

9 ай бұрын

Part II you Get DeNiro, More Kay, More Fredo and a Trip to Cuba!

@BlazeInjun

9 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@kalishakta

9 ай бұрын

You should do reactions to the series The Offer.

@kalishakta

9 ай бұрын

Michael waited to shoot until the street car drove by and covered the noise.

@robertacierno2803

9 ай бұрын

It’s been a week, and the part 2 video isn’t up yet?! You can wait as long as you want to watch part 3, but part 2 should follow immediately.

The cat in the opening scene was a stray that wandered onto the set. It jumped up on Marlo Brando during the scene and he stayed in character. The cat even though unscripted added an element to the character of Don Corleone, he is a loving and gentle family man, but ruthless enemy. That was a real horse’s head, a producer bought a horse going to a rendering house and took the head.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

I read about this cat after!

@Mokkari77

9 ай бұрын

Director Francis Ford Coppola said he saw the stray cat wandering the set before filming and gave it to Brando for the scene.

@cjmacq-vg8um

9 ай бұрын

guess where they got that idea? from the evil mastermind mr. blofeld of the james bond film series. for some odd reason stroking a cat became a sign of PURE EVIL and evil intent. mike myers paid homage to this in his 90s "austin powers" films. i seriously doubt that was a real horses head in that scene. would you appear in a movie scene in bed with a REAL severed horses head? neither would i and neither would John Marley, the actor in the scene. furthermore it would violate hollywood's animal protection laws. the producers probably said it was real in post release promotion of the film to add a little more controversy. BUT, it was a real horse in bed with Lee Terri in "airplane." no animals were harmed in the making of that film.

@zq9m3xh8

9 ай бұрын

But what you didn't know is that he put out a contract on the cat when he noticed fur on his tux.

@deusexmachina2222

9 ай бұрын

@@holddownaBrando was a gigantic animal lover...which always made me respect him more..ha

John Cazale was such an incredible actor and person taken from us before his time.

The scene in which Michael kills Sollozzo is a miniature masterclass in filmmaking. This is why film is art. This is why we love cinema.

@holddowna

8 ай бұрын

Exactly! Thanks for watching!

@Anon54387

6 ай бұрын

@@holddowna There is a lot of subtext to this movie, some of it is cleared up by re-watching, it's a movie that has to be watched carefully, reading the book also helps. One good thing about it is that they had open casting calls and accepted people that they thought would work well in a given role even if they didn't have SAG cards. Because the Godfather worked out so well Coppola has made it a habit to have open casting.

The baby baptized at the end was Sofia Coppola, Francis' daughter (and future film director). The movie is so well crafted and stunningly photographed. Amazing film. Thanks for reacting!

@emiliozagorski3585

8 ай бұрын

And she later plays Michael’s daughter in part 3

@11DNA11

8 ай бұрын

Thank god you called her a director, because she's not an actor :D

@Maaden84

8 ай бұрын

@@11DNA11 she is not as bad as people say, its become an idiotic thing. Part 3 is not that bad either. Im gonna assume 90 % of kids today saying the third is terrible have never watched it

@davidjordan2336

8 ай бұрын

@@11DNA11 I thought her performance in Godfather III was perfectly adequate, especially if you consider that she had no time to prepare for it.

@ShangoTheGod

8 ай бұрын

@@davidjordan2336 It was bs and you know it let’s not pretend like it wasn’t 😂😂😂😂

Luca Brasi was the only man the Don was afraid of. He has a really sick background. Also the "actor" who played him was a boxing champ. When he is shown rehearsing his lines, this was real. when he meets the Godfather at the wedding, he flubs his lines. They kept it in the final cut because it fit his character.

@melliemel151

9 ай бұрын

Lenny Montana, aside from being a boxer, was also a Mafia enforcer, just like his character.

@DaemonKeido

9 ай бұрын

@@melliemel151 Also a pro wrestler for a time. Dude did basically all the muscle work you'd want the muscle to do for money.

@keithmays8076

9 ай бұрын

He was a scary guy. But he was also a big fan of Marlon Brando, so he was already star struck a nervous. Supposedly (take with a pinch of salt) Marlon Brando, as a joke, wrote something like "asshole" or something on that order on his forehead to relax Montana. Ironically, it just made him flub his lines even more from trying not to laugh.

@NelsonStJames

9 ай бұрын

@@keithmays8076 Marlon Brandon on this film must have been a lot of fun to work with. There's the story that in the scene where the ambulance attendants are carrying him up the stairs from the hospital he packed a bunch of bricks under the sheets to make it heavier.

@justinlaw9336

9 ай бұрын

​​@@keithmays8076 "He's a very scary guy"

No better movie exists. This is the perfect movie. Every scene was impactful. There's nothing better.

I have seen 14 reactions to this amazing movie, and I think yours may be the best. I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out in the early 70's. It is my favorite movie because it set the bar so high for action, suspense, brilliant acting, storyline and musical score.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! This movie is incredible

@rockyracoon3233

6 ай бұрын

​@@holddowna. Ditto my Lady!

I absolutely loved how you clocked each stage of Michael's transformation - the clothes, the posture - and then your comment about how he had a "whole other being inside him". amazing to consider they shot out of sequence - and still Pacino was so on point with every single step of that transformation. Can't wait for you to see Godfather II!

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for watching!

@sheilaomalley4055

9 ай бұрын

@@holddowna If you watch that scene again where he offers to kill the police captain - and everyone around him, Tom, Sonny - are surprised that little baby Michael is suddenly a part of the plan - what I love so much about that scene is the way Michael is sitting in his father's chair, like a throne - his arms on the arms of the chair, his posture so king-like, his legs crossed, totally still, it's Shakespearean - and nobody notices (at first). Michael has alREADY transformed and nobody notices. They're in a flurry around him, and he's already ready, he's already a king - and nobody has clocked it yet. it's so SUBTLE.

@charlize1253

9 ай бұрын

@@sheilaomalley4055 The line that everyone misses that marks the exact moment that Michael "joins" the family: in the hospital, waiting for the assassins to come, Michael says to the Don: "I'm with you now, Pop. I'm with you."

@laapache1

9 ай бұрын

@@sheilaomalley4055 Tom knew he was serious when the others started to laugh.Tom knew mIke meant what he said

@sheilaomalley4055

9 ай бұрын

@@charlize1253 I don't think people miss it. That whole scene is Michael taking charge.

My favourite film of all time. Nothing tops this movie for me. The dialogue, the acting, the cinematography, the story, all of it!

@DannyCosmos

9 ай бұрын

Can you tell e what’s so good about it? I found it boring af.

@br0nzepen

9 ай бұрын

No superheroes. That’s why he found it boring.

@josephallsen3135

9 ай бұрын

I definitely and passionately agree. The movie is about 3 hours long and there is not one single second that I would edit out. In fact, 3 hours and I want more. How many movies have we all seen that were half this long and you wished they had edited down?

@wildwildwest9409

9 ай бұрын

@@DannyCosmossome things you learn to appreciate with time, its an acquired taste sort of thing. These movies may seem slow paced because of how story driven they are, everything is given time and effort to set in place, everything thought out and carried out meticulously. There is nothing wrong with not liking something that is universally loved but this movie is incredible. The story the acting, directing everything is top notch and it holds up incredibly to this day. Thats why this movie is so beloved, its just a good fucking movie

@LoveAllTrustNone

9 ай бұрын

I think Godfather 2 is the greatest movie of all time, but I will give no pushback to anyone who says the first one is better

The vast transition of Michael that occurred with first Sonny's death, then Apollonia's death is one of the greatest things about this film!

@TerribleEnglish

5 ай бұрын

You're supposed to think that, that there's this big change in Michael.. but I don't think they pulled that off. Michael is not convincing for me as a nice, innocent - type guy at the start. He always seems like he has that in him, imo.

Amazing how Pacino's countenance changes without any use of special angles or makeup. He turns from a soft, sweet, unprepossessing young man to something icy, dark and foreboding, and it's all in how he projects himself. He deserved the Oscar that Brando won.

The most ironic thing is, as much as Michael wanted to steer AWAY from the family business, he ended up being the best QUALIFIED to be Vito's successor.

Godfather is a masterpiece and they topped it with Godfather Part 2 in my opinion

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to watch it!

@jamiesimms7084

3 ай бұрын

I love part 2 but I don't think it's better nysy

@shushant8042

3 ай бұрын

@@jamiesimms7084 shut up

@jamiesimms7084

3 ай бұрын

@@shushant8042 no you, you weirdo

@jamiesimms7084

3 ай бұрын

@@shushant8042 you're favourite character is probably Fredo, the character you are most like

I'm a 55 y/o guy whose seen 1, 2 & 3 100's of times, owned them on vcr tape and DVD and whenever you run across it on TV, your watching it whatever part it's at. In our teens, my friends & I knew 1 & 2 by heart and still throw quotes around to this day. I work with peeps upwards of 30 years younger and they have no interest in checking it out. It was cool to check out your reaction. Your sincerity for this masterpiece showed! 2 will blow you away even more!

@gak9319

9 ай бұрын

There is some hope friend🙂 I'm 30, first time I watched this movie I was 12😄 Still my favourite movie of all time❤ Have you played the video game? It's a bit old now PS2 era, but it explores certain things from the book the movie does not🙂

@TP_Gillz

8 ай бұрын

@@gak9319 Yo the video game was so freaking cool. I was so excited about it when it came out. I must have been like 15. This movie has been my favorite since I can remember. My fathers favorite movie, handed down to me. And I will hand it down to my son someday.

This movie is art in its purest form. An absolute cinematography masterpiece.

@vivek27789

9 ай бұрын

True... Very True

@williamgallucci9913

9 ай бұрын

Incredible

@Kenny-ep2nf

8 ай бұрын

This movie is very hard to be topped especially by modern ones, The Godfather is the ultimate mobster flick.

@15Jogador15

8 ай бұрын

@@Kenny-ep2nf 🎯🎯😏

@Kenny-ep2nf

8 ай бұрын

@@15Jogador15 haha

Love that scene of Mike being in the church, witnessing a baptism, with a newborn child. The most innocent kind of human. And then him, lying through his teeth during an oath before the congregation, taking on the guilt of one of the worst of sins imaginable. The contrast is so strong.

@beatleschick1000

8 ай бұрын

Not the place for this conversation, and when I first saw this I thought that was the worst sins imaginable that they were committing. But there are some worse committed among the newborn and toddlers. We now know. But at the time this movie was made yes, for sure, and it was…and still is…a striking contrast.

Sonny made the fatal mistake by opening his big trap at the Sollozzo meeting, and that set the whole rest of the film in motion, including his own demise, ultimately. And FUN FACT; Paulie was apparently a very good bodyguard before he turned traitor, so Fredo (Vito's second oldest son) filling in for him was SUPPOSED to be his father's bodyguard, but proved inept. GREAT reaction, young lady! Bravo!

@loydingle7088

9 ай бұрын

Sonny was killed ,for revenge of Bruno tatalia

@alanlee3236

9 ай бұрын

I never made that connection, but I think you're spot on. Sonny letting Sollozzo know that hey was all in had it been up to him WAS a critical mistake. So Sollozzo thinks all he has to do is get rid of the Don - he's slipping already (according to Bruno). Sonny would then be in charge. He already muscled Tom Hagen to smooth things over. Wow. So we get evidence of what Vito meant by telling Sonny to never let anyone outside of the family know what you're thinking. It's a "tell" and ultimately a backdoor. Brilliant! Such a powerful nuance, but this movie is full of powerful nuances. Thanks for the insight!

@mymusic8414

8 ай бұрын

As I mentioned in another thread, the hit was on as soon as the Don said no to sollazzo narcotics deal. Sonny could've sat there as a choir boy or opened his trap, it didn't make a bit of difference.

Really nice how you recognized the qualities of this old masterpiece, from a time when filmmakers didn't just rely on CGI and special effects, but producing such classics was a kind of art, not to mention the exceptional acting. The third part of the trilogy is a controversial one, I think it's solid, even if it can't keep up with its predecessors, but you shouldn't miss the sequel to this one, and I can guarantee you right now that it won't be inferior to its predecessor in any way.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait ! Thanks for watching

@johnscimeca899

8 ай бұрын

watch the movie bronx tale and good fellas @@holddowna

@jamesrichardson3322

4 ай бұрын

​@@holddowna You must watch Godfather III

@jamesrichardson3322

4 ай бұрын

​@@holddowna You are Beautiful!! You would have been amazing in this film or future films

The cat in the opening scene was not scripted. The cat was a stray they found on the lot and decided to add to the scene. The guy who played Luca Brasi was actually a real life enforcer and bodyguard for the mob. The scene where you see him practicing what to say to don Corleone was actually the actor trying to rehearse because he was nervous to work with Brando. In the scene he actually messes up the lines but they left it in because it was more consistent with the character.

@billolsen4360

Ай бұрын

It's funny how the reputation of the actor who played Luca Brasi gets more sordid and notorious as the years go by.

Part II is even more of a masterpiece!!

@hullbarrett

9 ай бұрын

Yea Part II is great and so many people love Part II more than Part I, but Part I will always be my favorite.

@jamesalexander5623

9 ай бұрын

I consider Part I and II the Same Movie .... Same People Same Story Same Family.

@michaelsoria807

9 ай бұрын

After that, stop. The Godfather III is just... Not as good.

@drewaitchison3521

9 ай бұрын

Part 2 will break your heart and chill you to your core.

@jwoo1800

9 ай бұрын

100% agree pt2 even better with the origin story but pt3 never should have been made. It was a pure money grab.

The punch that sonny throws that misses by two feet will always stick in my mind when I think of this movie

@robjaimes8830

9 ай бұрын

That, and that ridiculous orange suit Carlo is wearing. 😊

@paulinegallagher7821

8 ай бұрын

@@robjaimes8830 It looked like a 70s leisure suit, but with a hint of 1950s

👍👍The closing of the door at the very end said it all about their relationship.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Wow! Right

Mario Puzo, the author of The Godfather books was actually hired to write the script for the first two movies. He had zero prior experience in writing a screenplay. After winning two Oscars for both movies, he considered it a fluke and decided to buy a book on how to properly write screenplays. The first step in the book he purchased said "Study Godfather 1 & 2."

📌You can tell the director really prepped for each scene, especially the big ones because the shots endure the test of time. The closing of the door on Kay, the focus on the guns on the assassins, the zooming on Michael's plan, the baptism scene. A lot of movies today have a very bland use of the camera, to the point that they all look the same. I love directors that have a distinct style.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Yep agree!

@jnagarya519

9 ай бұрын

For distinctive style see Wong Kar-Wai.

@Thewingkongexchange

9 ай бұрын

The lighting in these films is also incredible.

@Nexus9

9 ай бұрын

"the zooming on Michael's plan, the baptism scene." I think thats the part that hits you in the feels on wrapping up the move, cutting the movie too. I wouldnt say its perfect, but they were splicing film to do cuts like that back then I think. The Intermix of the church/baptism scenes with Michael renouncing satan and the violence he had orchestrated. Chilling

@valdivia8383

9 ай бұрын

Coppola always kept a copy of the book, and book of his notes that detailed his ideas, how he wanted to shot a scene, dialogue, everything. In the making he mentions it and shows the book. To your comment he was prepared and he was a huge fan of Puzo book even worked with him turning his treatment into a screenplay

I recall vividly purchasing the book "The Godfather" in 1969. Once I arrived home and began reading It captivated my attention so completely that I could not put it down. I bought the book on a Friday evening, and read it through the night, or until around 5:00 AM Saturday. I finished reading it Sunday evening. I own all of the Godfather trilogy DVD's. Francis Coppola wrote a masterpiece that has stood the test of time.

@MrDMF567

9 ай бұрын

Lol. Exactly the same for me. Could not put it down. Great book!

@raremage

7 ай бұрын

The book(s) we’re written by Mario Puzo, then adapted for the films. But you’re right on, they were amazing to read. And the movies, with the exception of the third, redefined film. I’m not convinced that any movies should ever be rated above the Godfather. And Part Two belongs in any top ten list, possibly top five!

@booboo8577

6 ай бұрын

@@raremage This little exchange is getting sad. First it's Coppola, then it's Zarick. Both of you are wrong. The author is MARIO Puzo. Who the heck is Zarick?

@raremage

6 ай бұрын

@@booboo8577 Zarick is apparently what autocorrect t puts in there when you mis-type Mario on a mobile device. Fixed. And thanks, I would never have noticed.

@paranormalskeptic3893

5 ай бұрын

@@raremageso true, The first Godfather is my favorite movie ever. It’s just a masterpiece in filmmaking. I was 9 years old when I saw it in the theater. It shocked the hell out of me, but also fascinated me. Became a huge Pacino fan after it. I like Parts of Godfather II, I prefer the parts with Deniro as a young Don Corleone. My 3 favorite movies of all time 1) The Godfather 2) Godfather II 3) Goodfellas I know all three are mafia movies, but they just happened to be my 3 favorite of all time, just legendary movies.

For me personally, The Godfather covers every necessary life lesson in one movie.

@vivek27789

9 ай бұрын

True...Very True

@3dbadboy1

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, leave the gun, take the conolli.

The character Johnny Fontaine (Al Martino) was based on Frank Sinatra. Sinatra got his start with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. He got a movie part Anchors Away in 1945 but was under contract with Dorsey. Sinatra's godfather and Uncle Willie Moretti was a captain in the New York Mafia. Moretti broke the contract by shoving a gun in Dorsey's mouth and told him his brains or his signature would be on the contract. Fun fact about that scene.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Love the fun facts!

Mario Puzo, the author of the novel, and Coppola collaborated on the screenplay. Reading the novel, and comparing it with the film, you realize that Coppola knew what to leave out of the film (Lucy Mancini's gynecological problems, for example). Coppola shot a lot of footage which didn't make it into the film. Later in the 1970s he edited the first two films together in chronological order, and added some of the extra footage for TV's "The Godfather Saga".

@edtheman28

9 ай бұрын

The book is soooo much better.

@tehdesp

9 ай бұрын

@@edtheman28 It's a wobbly subject, comparing books to movies. Movies will almost invariably get the short end of the stick because there's only so much that you can cram into a feature-length film (unless you want to pull a Harry Potter and release your installments in multiple parts, but even then there's still going to be things that simply have to be left out), whereas with a book the only time constraint is the reader's attention span.

"Johnny Fontane" is a stand in for Frank Sinatra. Similar story happened with Sinatra. He used his "connections" to get a role in a movie (From Here to Eternity)

@laapache1

9 ай бұрын

Wasn't it Ava Gardner he took from Warner

@billymuellerTikTok

9 ай бұрын

yes, and Moe Greene is based on Bugsy Siegel, Hyman Roth is based on Meyer Lanky

The final scene and shot with the door closing between them is absolute perfection.

@paulinegallagher7821

8 ай бұрын

The smirk on his henchman's face as he closes the door does it for me.

@SNoone89

8 ай бұрын

The music is exquisite too

12:00, to be fair, Walz got off lightly from the Don. In a deleted scene, Hagen saw a child actress whom Wolz was celebrating her birthday coming out of Wolz's bedroom as Hagen was leaving Wolz's house. The Don called it an "infamia", a heinous crime that removes all social and legal protection from whoever commits it.

The story behind Johnny Fontaine, it's the story of how Frank Sinatra got into the music business . Also the story behind Luca Brasi in the book is horrifying.

@jamesamelia2812

8 ай бұрын

He threw a baby into a furnace! His own! Btw, I have been told by my father that his mother told him that there was a real Luca Brasi who really did throw his baby into a furnace!

@Britton_Thompson

7 ай бұрын

Yep. I love the passage where the wet nurse describes Luca looking demonic as the furnace fires are reflecting on his face.

@nancyjanzen5676

6 ай бұрын

And the movie in question is From Here to Eternity.

This is a masterpiece. I once read “The Godfather” is how the mafia wants you to think it is… “Goodfellas” is how it really is. If you haven’t seen it yet. I’d love to see you react to “Goodfellas”.

@laapache1

9 ай бұрын

People forget the Don is forcing people to do what he says.he can ratio alize all he want it is still corerion

@themoviedealers

8 ай бұрын

The Godfather is like Game Of thrones, very regal and organized. It's about family and honor. Goodfellas shows a bunch of louts shooting each other.

@bigmikem1578

8 ай бұрын

@@themoviedealers exactly the Godfather is beautiful fantasy. Goodfellas is brutal reality.

@nathanlawson313

8 ай бұрын

Michael Franzese said on his youtube channel, Godfather movie literally changed how mafia guys dressed. They started wearing expensive clothes and dressing like businessmen after.

@bigmikem1578

8 ай бұрын

@@nathanlawson313 exactly

Fantastic reaction, you have become my new favorite reactor. Great work- Love your emotion and energy. New fan!

@holddowna

8 ай бұрын

Wow thanks so much! Means alot! Welcome to the crew!

The sequel is one of those rare instances where it possibly surpasses its predecessor. Considering how good part 1 is makes it all the more impressive. It’s a masterpiece as well.

It makes me happy to watch a reactor who can truly appreciate this flawless masterpiece. A lot of people do this in 2 parts but your edits and commentary were spot on in 54 minutes. Thank you for your effort here and I look forward to your take on part 2 which is at least as good.

@DannyCosmos

9 ай бұрын

Part 1 is boring af but kinda watchable at best. But part 2 is the most boring mess I’ve ever seen in my life. No way you actually enjoy that snooze fest

@isuriadireja91

9 ай бұрын

ONE flaw, man...ONE. that Sonny's swinging punch did NOT connect..!!! 😂 also....some of the hairstyle didn't look 1940s authentic.

@ignacioduplan8422

6 ай бұрын

@@DannyCosmos haha, you are so delusional

Good catch on Brando's age make-up. A lot of modern audiences don't realize Brando was only 47 years old when he filmed The Godfather. A testament to his performance, and to the make-up department! There's a great before and after photo of Brando with and without his Godfather makeup.

@martinsorenson1055

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Makeup by legendary makeup artist Dick Smith - at the time famous for turning Dustin Hoffman into a 121 year-old man in Little Big Man and for turning Linda Blair into a pea-soup spewing demon child in The Exorcist (Smith also aged Max Von Sydow who played The Exorcist.).

The real life baby used in the baptism scene was Sophia Coppola; the very same person who plays Michael's daughter in the third film. That's a good reference for how much time passed between the making of those two movies.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

i love this! i really loved i think her first film, "the virgin suicides" one of my favourite books growing up. and i think i knew that but forgot! thanks so much

I'm 70 now, and I first saw this in 1972, when I was 19, and I can't think of a better movie all these years later. Sometimes when it's on, I'll make spaghetti, using Clemenza's recipe! My baby brother is 65 now, and he still has a thing for Apallonia.

The scene with Vito (Marlon Brando) dying in the garden with the kid was totally improved and shot in one take with multiple cameras. That is why the kid was terrified when he put the oranges in his mouth. Even at the end of the scene the innocence of the child kept spraying him, even when he lied dead on the ground. "Simply a Masterpiece".

@bloodymarvelous4790

9 ай бұрын

* improvised

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Wow

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

That’s Friggen Amazing

@tristramcoffin926

9 ай бұрын

@@bloodymarvelous4790 You put the asterisk on the wrong side. It goes on the left when the word is misspelled. It goes on the right when it is a wrong word.

@dereknolin5986

9 ай бұрын

@@tristramcoffin926 Where did you hear that punctuation rule?

As has been mentioned, Cinematographer Gordon Willis was primarily responsible for the look of The Godfather Films, composition, use of lighting and processing, being largely what he is known for (he worked with other directors, but also filmed a number of Woody Allen films). Yours was a grand appreciative take on The Godfather, hopefully you will do all three. A Milestone and Landmark in filmmaking and The New Hollywood, making use of the new sensibility and opening up what was to come after. Great Reaction! :)

The best movies have already been made and they are all readily available to us in amazing quality. We are truly lucky to live in these times!

FUN FACT: Al Pacino’s grandfather was born in Corleone, Sicily. He revealed this in «The Actors Studio».

As a cinephile I put the The Godfather in the top 4 of all time. An influential piece of art and a cultural touchstone. What's crazy is Coppola managed to make four masterpieces in a row during the 70s: The Godfather, The Conversation (1974), The Godfather II (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979). I hope you'll watch the other, as well!

@UTuberz04

8 ай бұрын

people never mention how he also wrote Patton. Also top 4? Top 2 at least.

@collinambriz8522

8 ай бұрын

what’s the greatest film ever made in your opinion? i like to see other people’s views on that subject

@princesmith8008

8 ай бұрын

Francis Ford Coppola had the Midas touch back in the 70s. Everything he touched turned into gold.

@princesmith8008

8 ай бұрын

@@collinambriz8522 Frankly, that's a ridiculously tough (maybe even impossible) question to answer in my opinion. There are SO MANY masterpieces in different genres that achieve perfection in different aspects of filmmaking and storytelling. I could just randomly name dozens and dozens of movies that are considered among the greatest but it would be easier to answer your question on the basis of genre. So do you have any favourite genres which you prefer over the rest?

@diegobrelax3988

8 ай бұрын

@@collinambriz8522 not the greatest but one of my absolute favourites that I love to reccomend and talk about is The lives of others from 2006. How about you?

The Godfather is one of my all time favorite movies. I love all of the quotes in this movie. I would watch this movie with my Father and older brothers

Michael at the begining is a decorated WW2 Veteran. In the book it is shown a bit more that his father is actually quite happy to see him advandce apart from the family. Vito thinks Michael might be the first of them who becomes one of the people he has to bribe to get things done (judges, senators and the like).

The death of Appolonia was what made Michael cold hearted towards his enemies

About as close to perfection as a movie can come! One of my absolute favorites.

In the novel, Luca Brasi is terrifying. He is somewhat softened in the movie.

@manufran02

9 ай бұрын

Yes ,he's very terrifying

the cat that sat in his lap was just some random cat that walked onto the set and jumped onto his lap and he went with petting it and kept going through with the scene as if it was part of it and so did the director he said it gave the scene some insight into Brando's character

It says something for Michael's character that he regards Tessio's betrayal as being the "smart" move, in a way belittling Clemenza's loyalty to the family.

One of my favorite behind the scenes facts is that in the scene where the ambulance drivers are carrying his gurney up the stairs, Brando secretly put extra weights in it so that it would be difficult to carry him up the stairs.

I loved your reaction. Thank you! My favorite scene is when Michael is outside the hostpital with Enzo the baker and Enzo's hands are shaking and Michael reaches over and lights his cigarette. At that moment Michael knows he has what it takes to take care of things.

Growing up in an Italian household this was on a constant loop every weekend when I was a kid. My uncle actually tried out for the part of one of the guards but he wasn't able to travel to Italy at the time. The book was really good as well.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Love this comment!

@rockyracoon3233

6 ай бұрын

​@@holddowna. Ditto!

He was crying in the bed because he never wanted Micheal in the business. Micheal was going to make the family respectable.

I agree with you about Diane Keaton. It seems sometimes she's overlooked because the other actors around her in this film are all so great, and perhaps more charismatic, but Keaton's subtle yet strong performance is like a glue that holds everything together. If/when you watch Part 2, you'll discover even more from her, and it's astounding. She was easily one of the best actresses of that era.

This is one of those rare cases when a lot of people feel like the movie is better than the book.

Appolonia is the love of his life. Kaye was a marriage of convenience because she is from an upper middle-class New England family.

Some random fun facts of this movie: 1) Vito casually wipes dirt or dust off Solozzo’s pant leg during their meeting. It’s a subtle way of saying, “You’re a slob”. It’s taken as a sign of disrespect. 2) James Caan improvised throwing the stick during Sonny’s fight with Carlo. 3) The scene where there are no subtitles when Solozzo is talking to Michael is deliberate. None of what he says matters because Michael isn’t paying attention and he’s soon going to be shot. 4) I heard a story that the train we hear right before Solozzo gets shot was unplanned. Not sure if that’s true, but if it is that’s really cool. 5) NBC aired “The Godfather Saga” in the late 1970s which put the events from the two movies in chronological order. It also has new scenes cut from both movies including one where we find out what happened to Fabrizio the man who betrayed Michael in Sicily. Hint: it did not end well for him.

@princesmith8008

8 ай бұрын

I also heard that last kick to Sonny face actually killed him, if it wasn't for that, he might have survived. Is that true? I personally find it very hard to believe

@Sweetish_Jeff_

8 ай бұрын

@@princesmith8008 I never heard that. I’m pretty sure he was gone before that. The kick in the head always felt to me like a parting shot. Very disrespectful. It’s not enough we just massacred this guy. Now we got to kick him in the head.

@princesmith8008

8 ай бұрын

@@Sweetish_Jeff_ Yeah exactly, no way he's surviving dozens of Tommy guns unloading on his chest, not even for a few seconds. I heard a few guys talking about that kick so I was curious. Anyway... May your first child be a *MASCULINE CHILD!*

The character of Luca Bratzi(sp) was played by an actual mobster who was sent to observe filming and was very nervous. The scene of him rehearsing his lines was real because he had no acting experience.

@DaemonKeido

9 ай бұрын

It was also shot after the initial meeting of Don Vito and Luca to help with explaining why he flubbed the line without using the fairly legitimate excuse of "the dude isn't a trained actor, he can't be expected to be able to be perfect when he's sharing screen time with Marlon Fucking Brando".

@kingcassius2586

9 ай бұрын

He was a wrestler.

@princesmith8008

8 ай бұрын

Also the fact that Brando had the word "a-hole" written on his own forehead didn't exactly help him either

Thanks for a great reaction to this timeless masterpiece. Coppola’s direction aligned so well with Mario Puzo’s story along with best acting ensemble in my opinion. Of many great scene, Robert Duvall when his voice breaks when he tells Don about Sonny’s death gets me every time.

Thank you for sharing your experience of this movie. I get a lot of pleasure watching a movie i respect with someone who is seeing it for the first time. I'm 77.

One of the best character developments in movie history. And to think that the wanted Caan who plays sunny to play Michael if the director didn't fight for him he wouldn't have gotten it

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

wow i love the fun facts!

In the book, Carlo was on borrowed time since Sonny's death. After he was gunned down, Tom calls Carlo and basically tells him that he is going to be a loving, supportive, faithful husband to Connie OR ELSE.

This was great! Thank you! I highly, HIGHLY recommend reacting to The Sopranos. It's an incredible & revolutionary show with absolutely fantastic dialogue, acting, directing, etc. I'd say The Sopranos is the best written show of the last 30 years, at least.

I really can not wait to see your reactions for Part 2. Absolute master of a film. Really enjoy your videos and reactions of these movies. We need part 2 soon!

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

ASAP!!!

What a fantastic reaction to such a wonderful movie Hold Down A!! You were so invested and such smart insightful comments throughout. On top of which was your great line which must surely be unique in the history of Godfather reactions: "and it's frikin' Christmas". 🤣 And YES I could see you as a member of the Corleone family.

“Withnail & I” (1987) sits somewhere on IMDb’s best 100 comedies, very funny, but also very poignant, tackles really serious issues especially for the time the film was released.

This is a masterpiece. For another Marlon Brando Oscar winning performance, watch On The Waterfront (1957) winner of 7 Oscars, including Best Picture.

Robert Ryan, who played the cop, had a stellar career playing bad guys. He was great, and he starred in The Concrete Jungle, and The Killing, Stanley Kubrick’s early film, and so many more.

@2wentpostal

5 ай бұрын

The police captain was played by Sterling Hayden, though he does look a little like Robert Ryan.

Just saw your Godfather reaction-Brilliant and insightful. You’ll be at 100k subs in no time. Cheers.

"Way to go, Freddie!" is one of my favorite thing any reactor has said. Though the fact that he's their supervisor makes it a little less impressive.

Excellent commentary. Very insightful and always on-point. Much appreciated. Brando was only 47 or so when he played this iconic role, which he fought hard to get. No one in power envisioned him in that part. Pacino and John Cazale (brother Fredo) worked on-stage together. Pacino was a longshot for his role as well, and Cazale was discovered while Pacino was being scouted by Coppola. John Cazale's brief film career began with this movie. He appeared in 5 films (three with Pacino, including two "Godfathers" and "Dog Day Afternoon," and also in Coppola's great "The Conversation") and ALL five were Best Picture Oscar nominees. He died at age 42 shortly after making "The Deer Hunter." The baby in the baptism scene was director Coppola's daughter, future Oscar-winning director/wrier Sofia.

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Ahh Sofia! That makes sense! Thanks so much for watching!

@avi706

9 ай бұрын

Sofia's such a great director, her first film "The Virgin Suicides" is one of the best directorial debuts imho.

@bloodymarvelous4790

9 ай бұрын

You forgot about John Cazale's wife, who put her own career on hold to care for her husband while he was dying from cancer: Meryl Streep.

@walterpanovs

9 ай бұрын

@@bloodymarvelous4790 Well, they weren't married but yes, she cared for him while they worked together on The Deer Hunter and shortly after until he passed. I believe she and De Niro helped cover the insurance that was required by the producers of the film so that Cazale could finish.

@SCharlesDennicon

9 ай бұрын

The fact that he wasn't even in his fifties completely blew my mind when I heard it...

The baby in the baptism scene at the end is Sofia Coppola. The then infant daughter of director Francic Ford Coppola. At age 19, she stars as Michael's daughter, Mary in Godfather part III. (1991).

I am a filmmaker and I love your reactions. its good to see a younger generation appreciate the classics. You HAVE to do Godfather Pt 2 . Your observations are on point. IDK if you have a film background, but it feels like it. (with you referencing Shots, framing, camera movement). Keep it up. you just earned a new Subscriber!

I'm glad you enjoyed this one! This is one of those (kind of like Citizen Kane, in a way) that gets so hyped up and hyped up by everyone that you tend to wonder, "Can it really be that good?" Yes. Yes, it can.

@jnagarya519

9 ай бұрын

"Citizen Kane" is 'way overrated. There's always been something creepy about Orson Welles, and that seeps through the film but shouldn't. And see him in the splendid "A Man for All Seasons" (1966).

@DannyCosmos

9 ай бұрын

@@jnagarya519both movies are boring af

@DannyCosmos

9 ай бұрын

Both movies are boring af

@jnagarya519

9 ай бұрын

@@DannyCosmos "A Man for All Seasons" -- which you've not seen -- is splendid. It is not centered around Orson Welles' character, and his performance in that is fine.

@jnagarya519

9 ай бұрын

@@DannyCosmos Then why are you here and able to stay awake?

Loved your deep, thoughtful reaction to this classic. You really got it.

In the novel, when Michael says "No" to Kay at the end, she instinctively knows he is lying. The movie also hints it subtly, with her doubtful facial expression as they close the door on her. Godfather Part III sort of recreates this powerful moment when Andy Garcia also says "No" to Michael's teenage daughter, played by Sofia Coppola: when she asks him whether her father did all those terrible things, he lies to her, well-intentionally, so that she doesn't lose her innocence and optimism. I encourage you see I, II, and III together. That way, the shortcomings of III will seem very small indeed.

Beginning: the undertaker meets with the godfather and cries about his daughter being assaulted. Later: the godfather meets with the undertaker and cries about his son being murdered. Brilliant.

Godfather always feels like a lived-in classic Hollywood film with acting and cinematographic subtleties that last in you, but it is done with the 70s cynicism, grittiness and novelty. Great combination

@merkury06

9 ай бұрын

Agree! If you havnt, you gotta see The Public Enemy with James Cagney. I think its pre code and its dark as H##.

My favorite film of all time, Every single scene has a purpose has a meaning, seen this movie over thirty times never get bored of it, I could talk to you for at least an hour dissecting this movie lol (but i wont) haha everytime you watch it you always pick up on something new you missed before, suttle details here and there, the way Francis Ford Coppola decided on how to film certain shots is perfection 🙏

I love The Godfather 1 and 2. Micheal's transformation in the first one, wow. Pacino was so good

Great reaction. There is a reason why this film is a classic. Coppola´s direction, the script, the all cast preformances, the music. what can i say? it is the full package. If you appreciate this masterpiece, i strongly recomed you go and check The Godfatner II (don´t overlook it just because is a sequel).

The movie is a masterpiece and your reaction matched it perfectly. Thank you.

Yes, a truly stunning movie.. such rich story telling, cinematography, and, of course performances...the violence is just part of the story- just endemic to these lives...it was appreciated as a masterpiece when it was first released, and remains so to this day...very enjoyable watching you appreciate it. 🤗

@holddowna

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

How is it possible to have NEVER seen such quality film? It's incredible how, there are practically scores of people online doing these such viewings. I saw the Godfather with my aunt (who was 13 at the time), in the theatre. I read the book some years later, for continuity purposes.

This has been my absolute favorite movie since I was 16. 😍 Part II is also amazing, and I especially like the continuation of Michael's development.