How do ya do it? stay up till 3 and get up for work at 7:00...I'd fall asleep at my desk and get fired! 7:04 luv that scene..Don Roberto was already scared from what he heard of Vito...But Vito's silence as he kept coming down on the price had him peeing his pants! 20:45--I think it was a threat to Frankie.."We got your bro--better change your testimony or he don't breathe no more" I didn't like Fredo's death either.. Don Vito would've handled it differently...U should watch Godfather 3..it's not as good, but a great wrap up of the Corleone story ..but have tissue ready
This movie is a masterpiece, but don’t feel frustrated if it was hard to follow in the moment. There are many subtle moments that one can miss or not hear in the midst of the story. Of course by the end it makes sense, but upon further viewings, it becomes much clearer to understand. Loved your reaction!
Godfather 1 & 2 are A+ films. 3 is a C- imho. The Coda version is the better cut, but the film is still a mess and a film Coppola didn't really want to do, but he did it to finance other more personal projects. Still I'd still like to see your reaction if that makes any sense. But I'll tell you a great Al Pacino movie to watch is SEA OF LOVE which is a thriller if you haven't seen it yet.
watch ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, the great Sergio Leone ultimate masterpiece with Robert De Niro, James Wood and Jennifer Connelly in her first role, the movie its greater than the Godfather in many ways, more poetic cause is based on friendship and TIME in a gangster movie, separated in 3 different era (1912, 1930 and 1960)! The last De Niro smile in the opium scene at the end of the film, probably he dreamed everything from 1930... This movie is so beautiful, everytime voted as one of the great movie of all time.
I think Aria may be the first of the many reactors I've watched to catch the aloneness of Michael at the birthday table as well as Fredo's handshake...
"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!" Fun Fact: This was the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Lost In Translation Fact: Robert De Niro spent four months learning to speak the Sicilian dialect of Italian in order to play Vito Corleone. Nearly all of the dialogue that his character speaks in the film was in Sicilian. Lost In Adaptation Fact: This movie and the first movie, was working off the same book. Francis Ford Coppola striped all the backstory spread throughout the novel in order to focus in on the story. However when work began on this movie, he included all the material that was left out of the first movie. Method Director Fact: The door to olive-oil business was rigged so that it would not open if a nail was inserted into the lock. Coppola kept this a secret from Leopoldo Trieste, who played Signor Roberto, and his difficulty in opening the door was real. Coppola wanted to film Trieste, a known Italian comedian, improvising his way through the scene. When Genco Abbandando opens the door, Frank Sivero surreptitiously pulls the nail out. Music Enthusiast Fact: The orchestra that plays in the band shell during the party scene at Lake Tahoe was actually the Al Tronti Orchestra that played nightly for big names like Elvis Presley and Tom Jones at the Sahara Tahoe Casino/Hotel on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe while this film was being shot. Al Tronti himself sits in the orchestra in the front room (only seen in shadow). He wasn't allowed to appear as the orchestra conductor since he looked "too Italian" and the orchestra in the movie was supposed to be a West Coast group that is not able to play any traditional Italian music.
It was also the first time 2 different actors won an Academy Award for playing the same character. Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro for playing Vito Corleone.
Damn, I just realized Leopoldo Trieste (Signor Roberto) is the same actor who plays the priest who censors movies in Cinema Paradiso, an Italian classic, and another one of my favorite movies of all time.
The reveal at the end that Sonny INTRODUCED them gives you a completely different perspective of Sonny’s character!- he wasn’t just a hothead, or an over protective big brother, he felt a personal responsibility to handle the situation and “fix” his mistake, even if he had to possibly KILL Carlo!
A little trivia: the Hyman Roth character was based on real life jewish mob boss Meyer Lansky, who was invested in casinos in Cuba until the overthrow of the Batista govt. by Fidel Castro. Like his movie counterpart Lansky emigrated to Israel and managed to stay there two years until Israeli officials deported him due to his criminal notoriety. Lansky lived out the rest of his days in Miami until he was felled at 80 years old, not by an assassin's bullet but by lung cancer. Roth's soliloquy to the murdered Moe Green confirms the Green character (from part one) was based on Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegal another jewish mobster who really is credited with transforming dusty, remote Las Vegas into the internationally famous gambling Mecca it became.
Michael brought in Frank's brother to shame him. It showed Frankie that his testimony would be heard by his brother (Vincenzo) and his family, and he'd be disgraced, so he changed it.
Right, on first viewing, it appears that Michael and Tom are making a silent threat to Frankie that we'll whack your brother but, like you said, that look his brother gave him was more like, "YOU!!! A RAT??? SAY IT ISN'T SO, LITTLE BROTHER!!!"
Frankie's brother was a hardcore Sicilian gangster for whom the code of Omerta (Silence) aka not being a rat was the first principle of life. When Frankie saw him he realized he realized he had betrayed the first principle by talking to the authorities about the mafia and would be considered a disgrace to his family and would have to live the rest of his life in shame for having betrayed his family. That's why he changed his testimony.
It is ok to cry Aria.. The reaction was marvellous, thank you.. Please do a reaction on the third Godfather.. It is so underrated.. Don't forget your handkerchiefs.. :)
Such great story telling. The little things like the man that was shot in the legs with the shotgun at Don Cici's when Vito got his vengeance was the same guy that, years later, Micheal stayed with when hiding in Sicily after killing Sollozzo and McCluskey in the diner sets The Godfather movies apart.
I would recommend watching part III to bring full circle the story of Michael and the Corleone family and give it closure. Many will say part III is not worth watching because they say it doesn’t live up to parts I and II but let’s be honest, not many movies at all can compare to I and II. Part III is worth watching.
Part III is good. It's just not great. However, not all movies need to be great. Most franchises have only one great movie (or none) and the sequels are only good or mediocre or straight bad. The Godfather had not only 2 great movies but arguably 2 of the greatest movies of all history, that's already one hell of a title. The fact that it still managed to produce a good one almost 2 decades later makes it way better than many other trilogies and franchises out there.
35:50 not a lot of people would pick up on this very short but, brilliant expression Don Vito gave when Don Roberto said he's Calabrese. 😅 cause Don Vito knew that this landlord is not gonna break too easily.. The old saying in Italy is Calabrese Men have the Thickest Heads ever!!! But, really a Strong Heart also 💜❤️ My father was Calabrese.. RIP pop, and i was born in Naples Italy.. oh and a few moments after Don Roberto lowered the rent.. You see and hear Napolitanos almost run over the entire crew and just kept on driving not giving 2fuks about it.. haha and that's so true about that section of Italy where i was born and so proud of till this day. Great Reaction btw.
@@rxtsec1 It would have made perfect sense, and a better story, if it was Clemenza. In Part 1, he and Tessio both ran to Vito when they were upset about orders Michael had given them, so it would not have been out of character for him to turn against Michael if he thought Michael had ordered a hit on him. Plus, his death would have had more of an impact, as viewers had more of an attachment to the Clemenza character than a guy who was just introduced to them in this film - especially seeing young Clemenza in the Vito flashbacks. Now, all that said, I still love the Frank Pentangeli character. Michael Gazzo did a terrific job with him!
@@tomflorio3639 Godfather 2 is my favorite movie of all time. It's #32 all time on greatest movie ever list. It's considered by many as the greatest sequel ever. It won a Oscar for best picture. If your that spoiled to still complain that's baffling. Also I'm so glad Clemenza died being loyal to Micheal to the end.
The studio gave James Caan (Sonny) a full salary, equal to his salary for part one for that one brief scene, but Marlon Brando wanted too much money to reappear in the sequel. That's why you don't see him. As far as Godfather 3, if you watch it, watch the Coda definitely. I wasn't a big fan of 3 myself, but I think it is necessary to at least watch it on your own. As far as another Pacino movie to watch, I'd recommend "Scent of a Woman"...it is not a comedy, but it is fairly light hearted to a degree. Pacino won an Oscar for it, his only win for Best Actor. "Dog Day Afternoon" is exceptional, but not light hearted by an definition of the term. "Serpico" is good as well, as is "Panic in Needle Park", Pacino's first leading role, but not for a light hearted afternoon. "Any Given Sunday" is pretty good if you like American Football. It shows the darker side of Pro Football. I love "The Devil's Advocate" myself. As far another mob movie, I think the third best behind "Godfather I and II" is "Goodfellas" starring De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci. Also "Casino" with De Niro, Pesci, and Sharon Stone. I'm pretty sure you've probably seen at least a couple of these, so I apologize if I'm being redundant. Happy watching!
Somebody said in the comments in another video-and it perfectly encapsulates these two great films: Vito came from nothing and built an empire; Michael had everything and ends up with nothing.
Your reaction to that last scene was amazing, that's how all of us felt/feel too. It HAUNTS you. The 70s (and late 60s) were filled with endings that just left you with such a buzz, usually a downer, disturbing, haunting, or just downright depressing....and this is definitely one of them. I actually love that you keep mourning Sonny! That's the way we all felt! Most spectacular death scene in movie history, in my opinion. So....no, it is not irritating at all! / And that is so rock and roll of you, sister! You look at the clock, it's 2 a.m. and you just say I'm staying up and finishing the movie. Oh my gosh, you're JUST like me. But by all means, take a break if you ever need to! That was hilarious with the bird and the dog! LOL. PS: The actor who played Clemenza wanted to write all of his own dialog and had all these demands so they changed it into Frankie. I actually like Frankie better than Clemenza!
Did you catch the look that Michael gave Neri at the wake? Can you guess what that means? You found out. Frankie Pentangeli's brother was brought into the hearing to shame Frankie. Frankie was about to violate the code of omertà, silence. You do not tell on anyone, not even your worst enemy. You go to prison or even die rather than tell on anyone. You should definitely watch part three. Don't listen to the naysayers. It is a good movie, just not the equal of the first two. It ties up the story of Michael.
I don't know if I'd call Part 3 a good film. From a pure filmmaking perspective (cinematography, acting, directing, aesthetic designs, etc), it's solid. But the writing/story is pretty abysmal, which is the meat of the series. There are good moments, and I actually like the ending, but a lot of it is honestly just dumb.
I recommend watching part 3, the 1991 director's cut. Not the new "coda". The "coda" cuts a lot of good stuff, and rearranges other stuff in a way that changes the story.
Peter Clemenza and Marlon Brando were both planned for this film but both actors asked for too much so Clemenza’s character was slightly changed to Frank Pentangeli in the script and Brando in the ending flashback was never on screen.
I'm really glad Clemenza changed into Frank Pentangeli or else we wouldn't have Michael V. Gazzo in this movie. I love Richard Castellano (Clemenza) as well but I doubt he would have given such a great performance as Gazzo did. Michael V. Gazzo was phenomenal in this movie and was even nominated for an Oscar that year in the same Supporting Actor category as Robert De Niro and Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth). I think it might have been the only time in history a movie had 3 nominated actors for the same category, if I'm not mistaken. Robert De Niro ended up winning. Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth) was De Niro's and Al Pacino's teacher, by the way. He was one of the leading teachers of the Method acting in the Actors Studio and was a mentor to many Method actors of the 50s, 60s and 70s. There is a line in this movie where Michael Corleone says something to Hyman Roth about him being a "great mentor" or something like that (I don't remember exactly) and I've always had a feeling that was added in because of that.
Parts 1 & 2 are based on the book. Part 3 is best left alone. The guy that Vito killed in Corleone was Don Chichio. 'Don' Fanucci was the one that Vito shot in America. Remember, Fredo DID betray Michael to people who tried to kill him. If Fredo had really been apologetic, instead of ranting about how he had been 'stepped over' and how he did it because 'they' promised him something for himself, Michael would have forgiven him. When Michael realised that Fredo had betrayed him in Cuba, he forgave him. It was only after Fredo's speech that Michael said "You're nothing to me now." Frankie's brother was likely a mobster in Sicily. His presence probably reminded Frankie of 'omerta', the Sicilian code of silence.
18:57 Whoever said that “oranges in movies were bad luck” got that from The Godfather trilogy. Coppola made sure it was in all of the movies, and if you remember in the first Godfather movie Vito Corleone was shot as he was buying some oranges at the fruit stand.
I see the Godfather trilogy as the tragedy of Michael Corleone's tormented soul, consumed by a life he never wanted. There is a reason that Michael is virtually emotionless throughout the film, unlike his father. Vito Corleone was not morally conflicted, which is why he exhibited good humor, reasonableness; but Michael is conflicted at a fundamental level. He never wanted this life; but he turned to rage when Solazzo tried to have his father killed and became trapped by it -- and now he doesn't know how to get out. He is a mere shadow of his true self. Perhaps that's why the ending made you sad.
Aria, since you are enjoying Francis Ford Coppola masterpieces, I really recommend the theatrical cut of "Apocalypse Now." It's the version first time viewers should start with. Arguably, it's the superior cut.
Michael knew that Fredo always said a "Hail Mary" when he put the line in the water while fishing. In the Catholic religion, dying while praying sends you straight to Heaven. Fredo might be the only Corleone to make it.
Vito's friend who got shot in the leg was Tomasino; he was Don Tomasino in 'The Godfather,' the heavyset, limping man who looked after Michael when he was hiding in Sicily. Frank changed his testimony at the hearing because Michael had reached all the way to Sicily and found him; it was a clear message from Michael that 'We may not be able to get to YOU, but we can get to the people you love.'
Franks brother had his own crime family in Sicily and for them, whe worst thing you can do is to cooperate with the police. I think that look he gave to Frank when he entered the room was like "dude, what the f... are you doing? I cant believe my brother is going to be a rat". Michael knew that his presence would change Franks mind, thats why he brought him there. He didnt force him to come
Ignore the people who say #3 isn't good. Its a great film and would be considered more positively if there was no #1 or 2 to compare it to. And it might be more complex plotwise. Only downside is Robert Duvall is not in it (everyone else is) so you wont have to worry about being suspicious of him!
The one subtle yet neat detail in this movie happens in that scene where Vito guts Don Ciccio. That friend of Vito's that got shot in the leg later becomes Don Tommasino; the wheelchair/cane-bound Don who hid Michael in Sicily in the first movie.
"I have my own plans for my future." Those words will haunt Michael til his dying day, and at the very end he is an empty shell of his former self prior to his entry into the family business. He sits there and broods over why he didn't just stick to his original plans of marrying Kay and having his own life with her, and NOT being involved in his family's criminal empire. On a different note, for me this film, though extremely good, will never be the equal of the first one, for one reason because there are a lot of confusing things that happen in the plot, too many things left up to interpretation, and I think that is at least partially due to the editing of this film and what scenes had to be cut that might have clarified certain plot points. Nobody REALLY knows why Frankie's brother shows up at the senate hearings or why, and why exactly Frankie suddenly changes his testimony upon seeing him there. You're not the only one who is confused after watching this, and I've seen it umpteen times over the past 4 decades. Another reason this will always take a back seat to part 1 for me personally is that this film is just way too melancholy for me. It's actually a damn depressing movie, with the exception of the scenes of young Vito in his early days in the flashbacks. But it is intended to be this way. Just my two cents. Great reaction though. Thank u!
Remember Frankie wanted to kill the brothers, but Mike told him No, they were protected by Ross, who Mike had business with. Those brothers heard from Ross's side guy Frankie wanted them dead because Mike's brother told him. That was the one who called him while in bed with wife in early morning and the one said to Mike he never met brother, only to hear drunk brother telling stories about Ross and him. When he got so upset in chair saying he was smart and needed respect, That was him working vs Mike, because they lied to him they would give him a higher job than Mike. He had it coming, just exactly same as Mike's sister's husband, what he did to Sonny, had it coming. Yes sad, but remember it wasn't the tearing and sad with Mike, it was the jealous angry that almost had Mike's family killed in bedroom. We'll never know if he knew the shooting at house, but his phone calls set it up! 3rd, Mike is old like his Dad was in beginning of 1st, his son and daughter grown up, By then, his sister is back and close with Mike. You're so beautiful and love your personality ❤😍❤
Exactly I always tell ppl that Fredo deserved it because he acted based on malicious intent and there is no way he didn't know they would try to kill Michael
Please don't watch the Coda version of Part III. It's an alternate version of the original and I think for the first time watching you should go with the original version since. I really do hope you react to Part 3, it's not as good as the first two but is a good finale for the entire story.
Hi Aria, Great assessment! Just some FYIs / Clarifications: Don Fanucci was the Black Hand in NYC's Little Italy, Don Ciccio was the Mafia Head, back in Sicily, murdered by Vito Corleone, to avenge Ciccio's killing Vito's father, brother, & mother. Tom Hagen, Don Corleone's adopted son, and family Consigliere / Advisor, was "demoted" by Michael (out of love) so he could always be trusted, by no longer being in the know. From disputes with actor Richard Castellano, his Clemenza character was written out of the GODFATHER II script, & replaced by the Frank Pentangeli character. At the Havana "Superman" sex show, Michael witnesses Fredo's stating that Johnny Ola had introduced Fredo to that sex show, after Fredo had acted like he had never met Johnny Ola. Since Michael knew that Johnny Ola was in cahoots with Hyman Roth, it revealed to Michael that Fredo had to have been the insider who, albeit unknowingly, helped set up the prior attempt by Roth to assassinate Michael. During the Congressional Hearing on Organized Crime, after seeing his own brother, Vincenzo Pentangeli, in the company of the Corleone entourage, Frank Pentangeli recanted his statements against the Corleone family. Because of Frank's immense regard for his brother, Vincenzo, in the Mafia world, Frank got the message "You can believe the Corleone's position, that they never tried to kill you"! The earlier attempt on Frank's life had been orchestrated by Hyman Roth, who always resented being excluded from the inner circle of the Dons of the families, because Roth wasn't Sicilian. By having the Hit Men say "Michael Corleone says hello", Roth was trying to create confusion and chaos between the insular families.
You look absolutely adorable trying to pronounce Vito. I'm not making fun of you. Pronounce your Vs like your Fs, just not as prominent. Love your reactions.
"V" is indentical to "f", except that the vocal chords are engaged with "v", and not with "f". "W" has shifted to "v" in hebrew and german. It sounds like she was reversing this process by changing "v" to "w".
But the Italian V is identical to the English V. There's no reason to change the V pronunciation at all. It's the absolute exact same phoneme (the voiced labiodental fricative /v/). F is another phoneme in both languages, similar to V but voiceless. You don't pronounce "Vito" as "Fito" in Italian, you just say the V exactly like you would in English. The same thing with the T. The only differences here would be the vowels (a funny example is how senator Pat Geary pronounces the vowels in "Vito" in a very English way at the beginning of the film when he's announcing the donation).
the way you felt at the end was what Ford Coppola wanted. after making part 1 he felt that people didn't get the point of part 1 and Micheal was to celebrated by the audience so when he got to make part 2 he was determined to get the opposite effect by showing the true danger & suffering of that lifesyle
Also was sad was the fact that Fredo was the only family member to try to shake his hand at the table to be happy for Mike after he enlisted into the Army. Mike tried so hard to be like his father Vito but it didnt work out for him. Vito commanded respect and got it. Mike didnt in the end.
It's interesting that you can already tell that there's a great contrast between the beginnings of Part I and Part II, despite both sequences being very similar (the Don having people visiting him in a huge party and asking for favors) - Vito Corleone is feared and respected by everyone in Connie's wedding, while Michael Corleone is repeatedly insulted and not feared at all in his son's first communion.
marlon brando and al pacino were the first pair of actors to win a oscar for playing the same part. for years they were the only ones until Heath ledger and joaquin phoenix did it for playing Joker
Fredo didn't have Frank Pentangelli killed. It was Hyman Roth, but Roth wanted Pentangelli to think it was Michael. I don't know if the attempt really failed or if the intention was for the murder to fail so that Pentangelli would later frame Michael. Frank gave up framing Michael because his brother, appearing, reminded him of the family's honor. That's why Tom Hagen told Vicenzo Pentangelli, in Italian, that the family's honor was upheld.
Did you realize that when Vino went to kill Don Francesco, Vino's friend and olive oil partner that got shot gunned in the legs is the man (in the Godfather 1) on crunches that was hiding Michael in Sicily.
Godfather III is actually a must watch (if only for the surprising, yet justifiable ending) ... . I definitely is not up to par with the others. But, unquestionably must still be watched ... ⚘
Hello Aria, Very good reaction to a complex movie. Having so many new characters introduced in this movie does throw things off a bit. Not to mention that it is a huge downer. Many people agree that this movie is superior to the first film, I disagree with that sentiment, but to each their own. I really like Lee Strasberg(Hyman Roth) in this movie. He was a great acting coach in real life, and while he was in his share of movies, he never became a big star. You understand this movie perfectly, so there is not much that I can add to it. I do agree that you should probably watch a comedy next. After this, you could use some light-hearted fare. That being said, I would like to make a few suggestions for you. The Blues Brothers(1980), The Odd Couple(1968), Tootsie(1982), The Birdcage(1996) & Arthur(1981). I'm sure that one if not all of these will bring a smile to your face. Of course you can choose whatever you want to see, as well. Thanks again for your reaction. Take care!
I think Roth tried to kill Frankie but deliberately failed and made Frankie think it was Michael. Overall, although Michael “wins”…what has he won? He has lost his wife and brother. Michael is clever like his father, but his father kept his family. Michael is really all alone. Vito was motivated for the love for his family. Michael destroys his family.
I disagree. Michael's family abandoned him before he did anything. In fact, that's what made him snap, I think. It's not equivalent to say that Vito wouldn't have done the same because he didn't have a family to betray him and he rose to prominence under much different circumstances. He freed his neighborhood from the thumb of an evil and petty bastard, Finnucci. Michael inherited the throne. There was no one to free anyone from, and he would always be judged harshly in the shadow of his father. There was no "winning," in that sense, but to be outright betrayed by those he cared for, loved, and silently protected was too much for him to handle.
from what coppola said roth ordered the hit but also owned the cop and told him about the hit to stop it. it's kinda the same thing that micheal did by having al neri kill the girl that the senator was having a affair with. it was how they got people in there pocket to do there bidding
Your popular opinion on Michael and Vito is just wrong. Vito kept his family? Because of the life he chose his two sons were killed. It doesn't matter if Fredo was killed on Michaels orders or not. This is the direct consequence of Vito's choices for his life. Michael lost his idiot wife. The way Kay is protrayed in the movies she is just a complete nutcase and a whiny, hypocritic annoyance all the time(she is quite different in the book). We get to know from day one that Michael was very open about what his family does. It doesn't matter that he at first did not want to be part of the family business. At the point he proposes to Kay she very well knows Michael chose the life in crime. Nobody tricked her into that. And all she does is pretending. Obviously she accepted Michael because of his money and power. She chose a very rich life... by the side of a mafioso. She knew the risks and the shady and dark things that come with it. I can't feel sorry for her when she rants about their marriage being an abortion. What did she expect? She is just false all the way. On Michael's side this marriage was of course not just love and sunshine either. I mean he truly loved Kay. He still married Apolonia. The decision to propose to Kay obviously had a bit of his cold calculating mind in it to an extent already. Having an protestant non-italian wife is a better look on somebody who strives for a position of power in the world of masquerade of legal. But at no point he left Kay in the dark about who he is and what life she will have to be part of if she marries him. He was honest to her where he could. Vito was every bit as calculating, cold and vicious as Michael too. His talent was carefully sugarcoating his dark and dangerous side. He started this life as a killer and he never stopped being the cold-blooded boss of a crime family. Why people don't see it is beyond me. And in the end Michael not only kept his family, but lead it to a positon his father could not even think of. Losing family memebers along the way was part of both Vito's and Michael's life. For all the inevitable empathy of the audience and subtle gloryfying the mafia life that is still the cruel reality of it. The movies are not about cruel Michael losing his family. The movies are about the tragedy of being a man in a position of power. Obviously from a particular perspective of a crime family boss.
@@gogaonzhezhora8640 in the book Kay in some ways is worse and in some ways is better. What makes her worse is Micheal's mom told her that Micheal killed the police captain and sollozzo & to move on from him because he wasn't what she wanted but she chose to not believe it and when Micheal comes back from Sicily she goes after him unlike in the movie where Micheal pursues her and she doesn't know. Where she is better is after she realizes Micheal is a killer and did lie to her about killing Carlo and he's really the killer her mother and law told her he was. She and the mother and law become close and the mother and law knowing what Vito was always went to church everyday praying for Vito. She teaches Kay to do the same for Micheal which is how the book ends her going to church praying for Micheal every day
You really couldn't let the Tom Hagen thing go could you? And Sonny? Sonny was a hothead and a moron who's temper was going to get him killed eventually anyway so Sonny's death never bothered me. For me it was Tessio. I liked Tessio, unfortunately he picked the wrong side in the power struggle and paid the price for it.
Very interesting observation about Tom Hagen. It was never shown but it does open up the question of whether he knew more than he let on due to his feeling of being snubbed by the family. Excellent and enjoyable reviews BTW.
The key difference between Vito Corleone and his son Michael is in their dealings with the family (not "The Family," as in the crime family, but their personal family)...Vito Corleone devoted himself to nurturing the family and building it up; Michael tore it all down. And there he sits at the end, alone, with nobody.
The actor who played Clemenza wouldn’t come to contract terms and Coppola was forced to replace him with the Pentangeli character. Clemenza & Tessio were DeNiro’s friends.
Great Great Reaction, i always thought Fredo did know about the hit because, first he hated that he was passed over for Michael, and second who else but a family member had access to Michael and Kay bedroom to open them drapes for the hit, Fredo wanted to be The Godfather
Mama Andolini survived her gunshot wound. She's at the dinner in Sicilly wearing a dark dress with white polka dots! Young Fredo gives her a miniature of the Statue Of Liberty; some doubt but it's pretty clear when Vito refers to her as "Grandmother" in his instruction to Fredo! Yes, she's played by an older actress but she's wearing her hair exactly as the actress in the flashback! Watch that scene again and judge for yourself! FUN FACT: MARLON BRANDO, ROBERT DeNIRO, HEATH LEDGER and JOAQUIM PHOENIX have all won Oscars for playing 2 of the same characters across FOUR different movies! BRANDO/DeNIRO- "Vito Corleone": The GODFATHER Parts 1 & 2 LEDGER/PHOENIX- "The Joker": THE DARK KNIGHT and JOKER and I still say Jack Nicholson was robbed by not getting nominated for his "Joker" but that's another story!
Bringing his brother to the committee hearing spooked pantangeli for a couple of reasons: 1) shame that his brother would view him as a rat; and 2) fear that the corleones were sending him a message that they knew where all his family members were. So, he decided to cut a deal with michael. In exchange for financially supporting his wife and kids, he would guarantee his silence by committing suicide. I don't know if he ever believed the truth that roth, not michael, was responsible for the attempted hit (roth never intended to kill pantangeli, as he wanted him to believe it was michael's doing), but he made what he thought was the best deal for his family.
Hard to believe the actress that played Connie also play Adrian in the Rocky movies. Talia Shire that is her name and she is super super but I love her so much as Adrienne that's where she shines.
They wanted Richard Castellano to return as Clamenza but he inexplicably demanded that his lines be written by a writer who was his business associate.
If the ending to Part 2 made you want to cry, Part 3 will make you a complete mess of tears and snot. Part 3 is more popular these days because Coppola has been gradually revealing over the last 30 years that Part 3 was designed to compare the Corleones to the Coppolas as an answer to the racist stereotypes of Italian Americans needing to be in the mafia to find success in The United States. Coppola shows in Part 3 how the Coppolas became the family that Vito always wanted. Part 3 has the best ending of all three movies and is also the most personal judgement by Coppola on Michael Corleone. Coppola's use of metaphor in Part 3 also makes the third film the most well written of the three because only a few people seemed to understand it when it was first released. Since Coppola has been revealing these secrets about Part 3 over the last 30 years, it has become a game to understand those metaphors that people didn't understand when it was first released. When it was released, a lot of people laughed at those metaphors in Part 3 because they didn't understand that they were being used to compare the Corleones to the Coppolas. When I explained those metaphors to people who laughed, they always stop laughing and eventually realize how clever Part 3 is. You should film and post your reaction to Part 3 right away to see if you can understand those metaphors that a lot of people didn't understand.
Brando was originally gonna show up at the end, but he declined. It doesn't matter what version of part 3 you watch because it's still the same movie, same plot and it's still the weakest movie in the trilogy! It's not horrible, but it is far, FAR AWAY from being a masterpiece like parts 1 and 2! The four greatest movies Francis Ford Coppola has ever done in his career are Godfather, Godfather part 2, Apocalypse Now! (which I hope you do a reaction to, that one is such a trippy but great movie!) and The Conversation. After those movies he's been doing movies that has been either good, ok or bad, but none of them never had the same great quality like these 4 great ones.
When Frankie saw his brother, he felt ashamed cause his brother is a Don in Sicily. They believe in the rule of silence. Omerta. You don't snitch on your Don and Frankie changed his testimony.
It was originally planned for Brando to appear in the final scene but Brando was paid so poorly for the first film (reportedly $35000) that he wanted the studio to make up the difference in return for his appearance and the studio balked whereupon the scene was rewritten.
Hello Aria C. I'm a new fan😊. I subscribe to many movie reaction You Tube host. But you're different. Your so natural and down to earth when critiquing films.
Great Reaction definitely a classic!!!! If you found this interesting look up a mini series called the Ofer about the making of the godfather you will enjoy it. Continue with your great reaction and commentaries!!!!!
Girl many people still like tgf3 despite its problems so I recommend watching it. Watch the cod version. Pacino gives a heartbreaking performance to offset a certain person's bad acting, lol
Part III is considered the best in the series by most fans, and I have to agree. It is masterpiece storytelling. One of the greatest films ever made. Now I hope you still react to Part III also. Not the Coda though, that version has a weird ending. Not bad, but it just ends differently than the original ending. You should watch the OG version to get the OG ending 👍
Good reaction. It was disappointing not to see Brando in the flashback at the end. They couldn't get Brando. He refused. At the time he had some kind of dispute with the studios. A good reaction if you are going to do Godfather III would be to compare the CODA version with the original and see the differences.
Robert Duvall who plays Tom you need to check him out in all his movies especially all the westerns he is in. Robert Duvall first appeared notably in To Kill a Mockingbird with Gregory Peck. You really need to check out the movie To Kill a Mockingbird if not just read the book the book is straight on right on up there with the movie or should I say the movie stays right with the book. Robert Duvall
Watch Godfather III. It's a good conclusion in spite of it all. The Coda version is best. The theatrical cut suffered from studio interference, mainly resulting in many needless flashbacks from the first movies. It had been 16 years since the last one, so they felt it was necessary. Sure, it's not as good as the first two. Sofia Coppola isn't in the league of her co-stars, though she has later proven herself as a great director herself. And you'll miss one character whose actor had a falling out with the studio.
about the coda version, I don't remember the differences between both versions except for the very end, but I think the non-coda version is better just because of this little plus in the end
@@ernestitoe It can be both. It was most definitely a threat. The brother is disappointed and still knows what would happen to him if Frank stays a rat.
Frank changed his mind about testifying after seeing his brother because his brother never left Sicily and was an old school mafioso the ultimate shame would be to testify against fellow Mafia
The brilliance of this movie is that it shows the rise of Vito Corleone contrasted with the fall of Michael. Vito based his power on friendship and respect while Michael did not. Michael's soul was crushed by Appolonia's murder and spent the rest of his life seeking vengeance. The scene with the hearings is based on a real life Senate investigation into organized crime. There was a former hit man who broke his vote of secrecy and testified, giving the first insiders look at the Mafia. Other things- they couldn't come to contractual terms with Richard Costellano, who played Clemenza for the sequel, so they created Frankie Pentangelli to do what Clemenza was supposed to do. Frankie changed his testimony because seeing his brother removed him of the old ways and that it was the worst thing to be a rat. He couldn't do that in front of his brother. After the hearings he had that conversation with Tom about the old Roman's who failed in their attempt to overthrow the emperor. If they were failed they would commit suicide in return for the emperor taking care of their families. Thus, Frankie slit his wrists so Michael would take care of his family. I think you distrust Tom, because Michael keeps treating him like crap. But Tom remains loyal, probably out of redirect to Don Vito who took him in out of the streets. That is, until it came time for negotiating for appearing in Godfather III.
I'd like to see your godfather 3 video, it's a really good film. I'd love for you to watch 'police story' (Jackie Chan) And 'once upon a time in the west ' not many people have done a reaction to it which is weird because it is such a masterpiece. Take care!
the actor who played Clemenza wanted more money than Coppola was willing to pay. for part 2...he was forced to write him out of the script unfortunately
I pray you react to The Godfather Part III. It is not my favorite, but i respect it as part of the trilogy as should you. With respect to those who may tell you otherwise, you have a brain of your own and should form your own conclusions. godfather 3 is worth the watch, if only to finish this intricate saga. I could be bias and tell you not to watch it, but truth be told I would much rather you experience it for yourself to have your conclusions on its value to the overall story.
Once Miichael found out Frankie had survived the strangling and had gone to the Feds turning witness against the family, he had Frankie's brother flown in from Italy for the hearing... probably by force or by not telling him why Frankie needed his urgent support. The brother's appearance signaled to Frankie that if he testified against Michael and the family, his brother would not need a return to ticket Italy, if you know what I mean. So Frankie went back on his sworn statement to protect his brother's future health. Also... Clemenza was killed off because the actor, Richard Castellano refused to do the sequel, Hence, the creation of Frank Pentangeli as a near replacement.
When the movie is so good that you need at least 15 minutes to pull yourself out of it...
How do ya do it? stay up till 3 and get up for work at 7:00...I'd fall asleep at my desk and get fired! 7:04 luv that scene..Don Roberto was already scared from what he heard of Vito...But Vito's silence as he kept coming down on the price had him peeing his pants! 20:45--I think it was a threat to Frankie.."We got your bro--better change your testimony or he don't breathe no more" I didn't like Fredo's death either.. Don Vito would've handled it differently...U should watch Godfather 3..it's not as good, but a great wrap up of the Corleone story ..but have tissue ready
This movie is a masterpiece, but don’t feel frustrated if it was hard to follow in the moment. There are many subtle moments that one can miss or not hear in the midst of the story. Of course by the end it makes sense, but upon further viewings, it becomes much clearer to understand. Loved your reaction!
Godfather 1 & 2 are A+ films. 3 is a C- imho. The Coda version is the better cut, but the film is still a mess and a film Coppola didn't really want to do, but he did it to finance other more personal projects. Still I'd still like to see your reaction if that makes any sense. But I'll tell you a great Al Pacino movie to watch is SEA OF LOVE which is a thriller if you haven't seen it yet.
watch ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, the great Sergio Leone ultimate masterpiece with Robert De Niro, James Wood and Jennifer Connelly in her first role, the movie its greater than the Godfather in many ways, more poetic cause is based on friendship and TIME in a gangster movie, separated in 3 different era (1912, 1930 and 1960)!
The last De Niro smile in the opium scene at the end of the film, probably he dreamed everything from 1930...
This movie is so beautiful, everytime voted as one of the great movie of all time.
@@haranbanjo8024 Frank`s brother is old shcool mafia, from Italy. Rat in ..... city, family. rat = die.
That ending scene, still guts me seeing Fredo reach over trying to congratulate his little brother; he loved him so much.
I think Aria may be the first of the many reactors I've watched to catch the aloneness of Michael at the birthday table as well as Fredo's handshake...
@@flarrfan Yeah, she's good like that. I'm so glad they couldn't get Brando for that ending scene!
@chefskiss6179 yeah it is honestly more impactful without brando showing up and Wowing us
"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!"
Fun Fact: This was the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Lost In Translation Fact: Robert De Niro spent four months learning to speak the Sicilian dialect of Italian in order to play Vito Corleone. Nearly all of the dialogue that his character speaks in the film was in Sicilian.
Lost In Adaptation Fact: This movie and the first movie, was working off the same book. Francis Ford Coppola striped all the backstory spread throughout the novel in order to focus in on the story. However when work began on this movie, he included all the material that was left out of the first movie.
Method Director Fact: The door to olive-oil business was rigged so that it would not open if a nail was inserted into the lock. Coppola kept this a secret from Leopoldo Trieste, who played Signor Roberto, and his difficulty in opening the door was real. Coppola wanted to film Trieste, a known Italian comedian, improvising his way through the scene. When Genco Abbandando opens the door, Frank Sivero surreptitiously pulls the nail out.
Music Enthusiast Fact: The orchestra that plays in the band shell during the party scene at Lake Tahoe was actually the Al Tronti Orchestra that played nightly for big names like Elvis Presley and Tom Jones at the Sahara Tahoe Casino/Hotel on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe while this film was being shot. Al Tronti himself sits in the orchestra in the front room (only seen in shadow). He wasn't allowed to appear as the orchestra conductor since he looked "too Italian" and the orchestra in the movie was supposed to be a West Coast group that is not able to play any traditional Italian music.
It was also the first time 2 different actors won an Academy Award for playing the same character. Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro for playing Vito Corleone.
Damn, I just realized Leopoldo Trieste (Signor Roberto) is the same actor who plays the priest who censors movies in Cinema Paradiso, an Italian classic, and another one of my favorite movies of all time.
The reveal at the end that Sonny INTRODUCED them gives you a completely different perspective of Sonny’s character!- he wasn’t just a hothead, or an over protective big brother, he felt a personal responsibility to handle the situation and “fix” his mistake, even if he had to possibly KILL Carlo!
A little trivia: the Hyman Roth character was based on real life jewish mob boss Meyer Lansky, who was invested in casinos in Cuba until the overthrow of the Batista govt. by Fidel Castro. Like his movie counterpart Lansky emigrated to Israel and managed to stay there two years until Israeli officials deported him due to his criminal notoriety. Lansky lived out the rest of his days in Miami until he was felled at 80 years old, not by an assassin's bullet but by lung cancer. Roth's soliloquy to the murdered Moe Green confirms the Green character (from part one) was based on Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegal another jewish mobster who really is credited with transforming dusty, remote Las Vegas into the internationally famous gambling Mecca it became.
Michael brought in Frank's brother to shame him. It showed Frankie that his testimony would be heard by his brother (Vincenzo) and his family, and he'd be disgraced, so he changed it.
Also to imply that he could be killed.
There's the implied threat: "Even if we can't get you we can get your entire family and everyone you ever cared about".
Right, on first viewing, it appears that Michael and Tom are making a silent threat to Frankie that we'll whack your brother but, like you said, that look his brother gave him was more like, "YOU!!! A RAT??? SAY IT ISN'T SO, LITTLE BROTHER!!!"
Frankie's brother was a hardcore Sicilian gangster for whom the code of Omerta (Silence) aka not being a rat was the first principle of life.
When Frankie saw him he realized he realized he had betrayed the first principle by talking to the authorities about the mafia and would be considered a disgrace to his family and would have to live the rest of his life in shame for having betrayed his family.
That's why he changed his testimony.
Not only that... they *had* his brother.
Stop with the suspecting Tom 😂😂 Robert Duvall is always a good guy 😊
You're suspicious of Tom because he's a lawyer. 😂
I was in law school, so I guess that's what made me suspicious 🤣
It is ok to cry Aria.. The reaction was marvellous, thank you.. Please do a reaction on the third Godfather.. It is so underrated.. Don't forget your handkerchiefs.. :)
Such great story telling. The little things like the man that was shot in the legs with the shotgun at Don Cici's when Vito got his vengeance was the same guy that, years later, Micheal stayed with when hiding in Sicily after killing Sollozzo and McCluskey in the diner sets The Godfather movies apart.
I would recommend watching part III to bring full circle the story of Michael and the Corleone family and give it closure. Many will say part III is not worth watching because they say it doesn’t live up to parts I and II but let’s be honest, not many movies at all can compare to I and II. Part III is worth watching.
I agree. Part three ties up the story of Michael Corleone.
Part III is good. It's just not great. However, not all movies need to be great. Most franchises have only one great movie (or none) and the sequels are only good or mediocre or straight bad. The Godfather had not only 2 great movies but arguably 2 of the greatest movies of all history, that's already one hell of a title. The fact that it still managed to produce a good one almost 2 decades later makes it way better than many other trilogies and franchises out there.
I enjoyed finally seeing the end of the story that I grew up watching over the course of decades. For that, u need Part 3.
35:50 not a lot of people would pick up on this very short but, brilliant expression Don Vito gave when Don Roberto said he's Calabrese. 😅 cause Don Vito knew that this landlord is not gonna break too easily.. The old saying in Italy is Calabrese Men have the Thickest Heads ever!!! But, really a Strong Heart also 💜❤️ My father was Calabrese.. RIP pop, and i was born in Naples Italy.. oh and a few moments after Don Roberto lowered the rent.. You see and hear Napolitanos almost run over the entire crew and just kept on driving not giving 2fuks about it.. haha and that's so true about that section of Italy where i was born and so proud of till this day. Great Reaction btw.
The actor who played Clamenza had disagreements with Paramount Pictures so they wrote him out and added Frank Pantangelli.
which i'm glad about. I think people would have been mad about clemenza betraying micheal even if he thought micheal tried to kill him
@@rxtsec1 It would have made perfect sense, and a better story, if it was Clemenza. In Part 1, he and Tessio both ran to Vito when they were upset about orders Michael had given them, so it would not have been out of character for him to turn against Michael if he thought Michael had ordered a hit on him. Plus, his death would have had more of an impact, as viewers had more of an attachment to the Clemenza character than a guy who was just introduced to them in this film - especially seeing young Clemenza in the Vito flashbacks. Now, all that said, I still love the Frank Pentangeli character. Michael Gazzo did a terrific job with him!
@@tomflorio3639 Godfather 2 is my favorite movie of all time. It's #32 all time on greatest movie ever list. It's considered by many as the greatest sequel ever. It won a Oscar for best picture. If your that spoiled to still complain that's baffling. Also I'm so glad Clemenza died being loyal to Micheal to the end.
@@rxtsec1 Spoiled? Complain? Let me guess - you're a teenager. Tell your teacher you need extra help with your reading comprehension skills, kid.
The studio gave James Caan (Sonny) a full salary, equal to his salary for part one for that one brief scene, but Marlon Brando wanted too much money to reappear in the sequel. That's why you don't see him. As far as Godfather 3, if you watch it, watch the Coda definitely. I wasn't a big fan of 3 myself, but I think it is necessary to at least watch it on your own. As far as another Pacino movie to watch, I'd recommend "Scent of a Woman"...it is not a comedy, but it is fairly light hearted to a degree. Pacino won an Oscar for it, his only win for Best Actor. "Dog Day Afternoon" is exceptional, but not light hearted by an definition of the term. "Serpico" is good as well, as is "Panic in Needle Park", Pacino's first leading role, but not for a light hearted afternoon. "Any Given Sunday" is pretty good if you like American Football. It shows the darker side of Pro Football. I love "The Devil's Advocate" myself. As far another mob movie, I think the third best behind "Godfather I and II" is "Goodfellas" starring De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci. Also "Casino" with De Niro, Pesci, and Sharon Stone. I'm pretty sure you've probably seen at least a couple of these, so I apologize if I'm being redundant. Happy watching!
What a filmography
Somebody said in the comments in another video-and it perfectly encapsulates these two great films: Vito came from nothing and built an empire; Michael had everything and ends up with nothing.
Your reaction to that last scene was amazing, that's how all of us felt/feel too. It HAUNTS you. The 70s (and late 60s) were filled with endings that just left you with such a buzz, usually a downer, disturbing, haunting, or just downright depressing....and this is definitely one of them. I actually love that you keep mourning Sonny! That's the way we all felt! Most spectacular death scene in movie history, in my opinion. So....no, it is not irritating at all! / And that is so rock and roll of you, sister! You look at the clock, it's 2 a.m. and you just say I'm staying up and finishing the movie. Oh my gosh, you're JUST like me. But by all means, take a break if you ever need to! That was hilarious with the bird and the dog! LOL. PS: The actor who played Clemenza wanted to write all of his own dialog and had all these demands so they changed it into Frankie. I actually like Frankie better than Clemenza!
You wrote so many nice things ❤ and I have another 70s movie reaction/review coming up next😉
@@ariachanson01 Can't wait!!!
Did you catch the look that Michael gave Neri at the wake? Can you guess what that means? You found out.
Frankie Pentangeli's brother was brought into the hearing to shame Frankie. Frankie was about to violate the code of omertà, silence. You do not tell on anyone, not even your worst enemy. You go to prison or even die rather than tell on anyone.
You should definitely watch part three. Don't listen to the naysayers. It is a good movie, just not the equal of the first two. It ties up the story of Michael.
I don't know if I'd call Part 3 a good film. From a pure filmmaking perspective (cinematography, acting, directing, aesthetic designs, etc), it's solid. But the writing/story is pretty abysmal, which is the meat of the series. There are good moments, and I actually like the ending, but a lot of it is honestly just dumb.
@@FuckTH-camAndGoogle I like your name.
I recommend watching part 3, the 1991 director's cut. Not the new "coda". The "coda" cuts a lot of good stuff, and rearranges other stuff in a way that changes the story.
Peter Clemenza and Marlon Brando were both planned for this film but both actors asked for too much so Clemenza’s character was slightly changed to Frank Pentangeli in the script and Brando in the ending flashback was never on screen.
I'm really glad Clemenza changed into Frank Pentangeli or else we wouldn't have Michael V. Gazzo in this movie. I love Richard Castellano (Clemenza) as well but I doubt he would have given such a great performance as Gazzo did. Michael V. Gazzo was phenomenal in this movie and was even nominated for an Oscar that year in the same Supporting Actor category as Robert De Niro and Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth). I think it might have been the only time in history a movie had 3 nominated actors for the same category, if I'm not mistaken. Robert De Niro ended up winning.
Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth) was De Niro's and Al Pacino's teacher, by the way. He was one of the leading teachers of the Method acting in the Actors Studio and was a mentor to many Method actors of the 50s, 60s and 70s. There is a line in this movie where Michael Corleone says something to Hyman Roth about him being a "great mentor" or something like that (I don't remember exactly) and I've always had a feeling that was added in because of that.
Parts 1 & 2 are based on the book. Part 3 is best left alone.
The guy that Vito killed in Corleone was Don Chichio. 'Don' Fanucci was the one that Vito shot in America.
Remember, Fredo DID betray Michael to people who tried to kill him. If Fredo had really been apologetic, instead of ranting about how he had been 'stepped over' and how he did it because 'they' promised him something for himself, Michael would have forgiven him.
When Michael realised that Fredo had betrayed him in Cuba, he forgave him. It was only after Fredo's speech that Michael said "You're nothing to me now."
Frankie's brother was likely a mobster in Sicily. His presence probably reminded Frankie of 'omerta', the Sicilian code of silence.
18:57 Whoever said that “oranges in movies were bad luck” got that from The Godfather trilogy. Coppola made sure it was in all of the movies, and if you remember in the first Godfather movie Vito Corleone was shot as he was buying some oranges at the fruit stand.
Tom often seems to be an observer. Which gives fuel to the idea that Tom is actually Mario Puzo.
I see the Godfather trilogy as the tragedy of Michael Corleone's tormented soul, consumed by a life he never wanted. There is a reason that Michael is virtually emotionless throughout the film, unlike his father. Vito Corleone was not morally conflicted, which is why he exhibited good humor, reasonableness; but Michael is conflicted at a fundamental level. He never wanted this life; but he turned to rage when Solazzo tried to have his father killed and became trapped by it -- and now he doesn't know how to get out. He is a mere shadow of his true self.
Perhaps that's why the ending made you sad.
Aria, since you are enjoying Francis Ford Coppola masterpieces, I really recommend the theatrical cut of "Apocalypse Now." It's the version first time viewers should start with. Arguably, it's the superior cut.
Michael knew that Fredo always said a "Hail Mary" when he put the line in the water while fishing. In the Catholic religion, dying while praying sends you straight to Heaven. Fredo might be the only Corleone to make it.
5:17 Vito buying oranges from a street vendor, just as he was doing later during the assassination attempt.
I loved the commentary and the reaction Thank You. Also your welcome by any time for coffee ....
Vito's friend who got shot in the leg was Tomasino; he was Don Tomasino in 'The Godfather,' the heavyset, limping man who looked after Michael when he was hiding in Sicily. Frank changed his testimony at the hearing because Michael had reached all the way to Sicily and found him; it was a clear message from Michael that 'We may not be able to get to YOU, but we can get to the people you love.'
Franks brother had his own crime family in Sicily and for them, whe worst thing you can do is to cooperate with the police. I think that look he gave to Frank when he entered the room was like "dude, what the f... are you doing? I cant believe my brother is going to be a rat". Michael knew that his presence would change Franks mind, thats why he brought him there. He didnt force him to come
@@gorankovacevic9702 Was that in one of the books?
@@bwilliams463It's obvious
Ignore the people who say #3 isn't good. Its a great film and would be considered more positively if there was no #1 or 2 to compare it to. And it might be more complex plotwise. Only downside is Robert Duvall is not in it (everyone else is) so you wont have to worry about being suspicious of him!
no 3 is a bit of a slog. It is good but it's very hard to understand and needs multiple watches. Mind you so do 1 and 2
The one subtle yet neat detail in this movie happens in that scene where Vito guts Don Ciccio. That friend of Vito's that got shot in the leg later becomes Don Tommasino; the wheelchair/cane-bound Don who hid Michael in Sicily in the first movie.
"I have my own plans for my future." Those words will haunt Michael til his dying day, and at the very end he is an empty shell of his former self prior to his entry into the family business. He sits there and broods over why he didn't just stick to his original plans of marrying Kay and having his own life with her, and NOT being involved in his family's criminal empire. On a different note, for me this film, though extremely good, will never be the equal of the first one, for one reason because there are a lot of confusing things that happen in the plot, too many things left up to interpretation, and I think that is at least partially due to the editing of this film and what scenes had to be cut that might have clarified certain plot points. Nobody REALLY knows why Frankie's brother shows up at the senate hearings or why, and why exactly Frankie suddenly changes his testimony upon seeing him there. You're not the only one who is confused after watching this, and I've seen it umpteen times over the past 4 decades. Another reason this will always take a back seat to part 1 for me personally is that this film is just way too melancholy for me. It's actually a damn depressing movie, with the exception of the scenes of young Vito in his early days in the flashbacks. But it is intended to be this way. Just my two cents. Great reaction though. Thank u!
Remember Frankie wanted to kill the brothers, but Mike told him No, they were protected by Ross, who Mike had business with. Those brothers heard from Ross's side guy Frankie wanted them dead because Mike's brother told him. That was the one who called him while in bed with wife in early morning and the one said to Mike he never met brother, only to hear drunk brother telling stories about Ross and him. When he got so upset in chair saying he was smart and needed respect, That was him working vs Mike, because they lied to him they would give him a higher job than Mike. He had it coming, just exactly same as Mike's sister's husband, what he did to Sonny, had it coming. Yes sad, but remember it wasn't the tearing and sad with Mike, it was the jealous angry that almost had Mike's family killed in bedroom. We'll never know if he knew the shooting at house, but his phone calls set it up! 3rd, Mike is old like his Dad was in beginning of 1st, his son and daughter grown up, By then, his sister is back and close with Mike.
You're so beautiful and love your personality ❤😍❤
Exactly I always tell ppl that Fredo deserved it because he acted based on malicious intent and there is no way he didn't know they would try to kill Michael
Please don't watch the Coda version of Part III. It's an alternate version of the original and I think for the first time watching you should go with the original version since.
I really do hope you react to Part 3, it's not as good as the first two but is a good finale for the entire story.
my top 3 movies of all time
1. The Godfather part 2
2. Heat
3. The Godfather
can't wait for you to react to Heat
Hi Aria, Great assessment!
Just some FYIs / Clarifications:
Don Fanucci was the Black Hand in NYC's Little Italy,
Don Ciccio was the Mafia Head, back in Sicily, murdered by Vito Corleone, to avenge Ciccio's killing Vito's father, brother, & mother.
Tom Hagen, Don Corleone's adopted son, and family Consigliere / Advisor, was "demoted" by Michael (out of love) so he could always be trusted, by no longer being in the know.
From disputes with actor Richard Castellano, his Clemenza character was written out of the GODFATHER II script, & replaced by the Frank Pentangeli character.
At the Havana "Superman" sex show, Michael witnesses Fredo's stating that Johnny Ola had introduced Fredo to that sex show, after Fredo had acted like he had never met Johnny Ola. Since Michael knew that Johnny Ola was in cahoots with Hyman Roth, it revealed to Michael that Fredo had to have been the insider who, albeit unknowingly, helped set up the prior attempt by Roth to assassinate Michael.
During the Congressional Hearing on Organized Crime, after seeing his own brother, Vincenzo Pentangeli, in the company of the Corleone entourage, Frank Pentangeli recanted his statements against the Corleone family. Because of Frank's immense regard for his brother, Vincenzo, in the Mafia world, Frank got the message "You can believe the Corleone's position, that they never tried to kill you"!
The earlier attempt on Frank's life had been orchestrated by Hyman Roth, who always resented being excluded from the inner circle of the Dons of the families, because Roth wasn't Sicilian.
By having the Hit Men say "Michael Corleone says hello", Roth was trying to create confusion and chaos between the insular families.
You look absolutely adorable trying to pronounce Vito. I'm not making fun of you. Pronounce your Vs like your Fs, just not as prominent. Love your reactions.
"V" is indentical to "f", except that the vocal chords are engaged with "v", and not with "f".
"W" has shifted to "v" in hebrew and german. It sounds like she was reversing this process by changing "v" to "w".
But the Italian V is identical to the English V. There's no reason to change the V pronunciation at all. It's the absolute exact same phoneme (the voiced labiodental fricative /v/).
F is another phoneme in both languages, similar to V but voiceless. You don't pronounce "Vito" as "Fito" in Italian, you just say the V exactly like you would in English. The same thing with the T. The only differences here would be the vowels (a funny example is how senator Pat Geary pronounces the vowels in "Vito" in a very English way at the beginning of the film when he's announcing the donation).
the way you felt at the end was what Ford Coppola wanted. after making part 1 he felt that people didn't get the point of part 1 and Micheal was to celebrated by the audience so when he got to make part 2 he was determined to get the opposite effect by showing the true danger & suffering of that lifesyle
Also was sad was the fact that Fredo was the only family member to try to shake his hand at the table to be happy for Mike after he enlisted into the Army. Mike tried so hard to be like his father Vito but it didnt work out for him. Vito commanded respect and got it. Mike didnt in the end.
It's interesting that you can already tell that there's a great contrast between the beginnings of Part I and Part II, despite both sequences being very similar (the Don having people visiting him in a huge party and asking for favors) - Vito Corleone is feared and respected by everyone in Connie's wedding, while Michael Corleone is repeatedly insulted and not feared at all in his son's first communion.
marlon brando and al pacino were the first pair of actors to win a oscar for playing the same part. for years they were the only ones until Heath ledger and joaquin phoenix did it for playing Joker
Fredo didn't have Frank Pentangelli killed. It was Hyman Roth, but Roth wanted Pentangelli to think it was Michael. I don't know if the attempt really failed or if the intention was for the murder to fail so that Pentangelli would later frame Michael. Frank gave up framing Michael because his brother, appearing, reminded him of the family's honor. That's why Tom Hagen told Vicenzo Pentangelli, in Italian, that the family's honor was upheld.
Did you realize that when Vino went to kill Don Francesco, Vino's friend and olive oil partner that got shot gunned in the legs is the man (in the Godfather 1) on crunches that was hiding Michael in Sicily.
*kill Don Ciccio
Another Pacino classic role is "Serpico"...
Godfather III is actually a must watch (if only for the surprising, yet justifiable ending) ... . I definitely is not up to par with the others. But, unquestionably must still be watched ... ⚘
... also, I would love to hear your reaction ... ⚘
Hello Aria,
Very good reaction to a complex movie. Having so many new characters introduced in this movie does throw things off a bit. Not to mention that it is a huge downer.
Many people agree that this movie is superior to the first film, I disagree with that sentiment, but to each their own.
I really like Lee Strasberg(Hyman Roth) in this movie. He was a great acting coach in real life, and while he was in his share of movies, he never became a big star.
You understand this movie perfectly, so there is not much that I can add to it.
I do agree that you should probably watch a comedy next. After this, you could use some light-hearted fare.
That being said, I would like to make a few suggestions for you.
The Blues Brothers(1980), The Odd Couple(1968), Tootsie(1982), The Birdcage(1996) & Arthur(1981).
I'm sure that one if not all of these will bring a smile to your face. Of course you can choose whatever you want to see, as well. Thanks again for your reaction. Take care!
I think Roth tried to kill Frankie but deliberately failed and made Frankie think it was Michael. Overall, although Michael “wins”…what has he won? He has lost his wife and brother. Michael is clever like his father, but his father kept his family. Michael is really all alone. Vito was motivated for the love for his family. Michael destroys his family.
I disagree. Michael's family abandoned him before he did anything. In fact, that's what made him snap, I think. It's not equivalent to say that Vito wouldn't have done the same because he didn't have a family to betray him and he rose to prominence under much different circumstances. He freed his neighborhood from the thumb of an evil and petty bastard, Finnucci. Michael inherited the throne. There was no one to free anyone from, and he would always be judged harshly in the shadow of his father. There was no "winning," in that sense, but to be outright betrayed by those he cared for, loved, and silently protected was too much for him to handle.
from what coppola said roth ordered the hit but also owned the cop and told him about the hit to stop it. it's kinda the same thing that micheal did by having al neri kill the girl that the senator was having a affair with. it was how they got people in there pocket to do there bidding
Your popular opinion on Michael and Vito is just wrong.
Vito kept his family? Because of the life he chose his two sons were killed. It doesn't matter if Fredo was killed on Michaels orders or not. This is the direct consequence of Vito's choices for his life.
Michael lost his idiot wife. The way Kay is protrayed in the movies she is just a complete nutcase and a whiny, hypocritic annoyance all the time(she is quite different in the book). We get to know from day one that Michael was very open about what his family does. It doesn't matter that he at first did not want to be part of the family business. At the point he proposes to Kay she very well knows Michael chose the life in crime. Nobody tricked her into that. And all she does is pretending. Obviously she accepted Michael because of his money and power. She chose a very rich life... by the side of a mafioso. She knew the risks and the shady and dark things that come with it. I can't feel sorry for her when she rants about their marriage being an abortion. What did she expect? She is just false all the way.
On Michael's side this marriage was of course not just love and sunshine either. I mean he truly loved Kay. He still married Apolonia. The decision to propose to Kay obviously had a bit of his cold calculating mind in it to an extent already. Having an protestant non-italian wife is a better look on somebody who strives for a position of power in the world of masquerade of legal. But at no point he left Kay in the dark about who he is and what life she will have to be part of if she marries him. He was honest to her where he could.
Vito was every bit as calculating, cold and vicious as Michael too. His talent was carefully sugarcoating his dark and dangerous side. He started this life as a killer and he never stopped being the cold-blooded boss of a crime family. Why people don't see it is beyond me. And in the end Michael not only kept his family, but lead it to a positon his father could not even think of. Losing family memebers along the way was part of both Vito's and Michael's life. For all the inevitable empathy of the audience and subtle gloryfying the mafia life that is still the cruel reality of it.
The movies are not about cruel Michael losing his family. The movies are about the tragedy of being a man in a position of power. Obviously from a particular perspective of a crime family boss.
@@gogaonzhezhora8640 in the book Kay in some ways is worse and in some ways is better. What makes her worse is Micheal's mom told her that Micheal killed the police captain and sollozzo & to move on from him because he wasn't what she wanted but she chose to not believe it and when Micheal comes back from Sicily she goes after him unlike in the movie where Micheal pursues her and she doesn't know. Where she is better is after she realizes Micheal is a killer and did lie to her about killing Carlo and he's really the killer her mother and law told her he was. She and the mother and law become close and the mother and law knowing what Vito was always went to church everyday praying for Vito. She teaches Kay to do the same for Micheal which is how the book ends her going to church praying for Micheal every day
Vito lost his family, built his own, and now Michael has lost his. Also, Clemenza is killed off because the actor from 1 wanted too much money.
Frankie saw that Michael could get to (and kill) his brother. I don't see the confusion.
You really couldn't let the Tom Hagen thing go could you? And Sonny? Sonny was a hothead and a moron who's temper was going to get him killed eventually anyway so Sonny's death never bothered me. For me it was Tessio. I liked Tessio, unfortunately he picked the wrong side in the power struggle and paid the price for it.
You really need to watch "Goodfellas" 1990 next!! It's another great mob movie. Robert De Niro, Joe pesci and Ray Liotta are in it.
Very interesting observation about Tom Hagen. It was never shown but it does open up the question of whether he knew more than he let on due to his feeling of being snubbed by the family. Excellent and enjoyable reviews BTW.
The key difference between Vito Corleone and his son Michael is in their dealings with the family (not "The Family," as in the crime family, but their personal family)...Vito Corleone devoted himself to nurturing the family and building it up; Michael tore it all down. And there he sits at the end, alone, with nobody.
The actor who played Clemenza wouldn’t come to contract terms and Coppola was forced to replace him with the Pentangeli character. Clemenza & Tessio were DeNiro’s friends.
Part three is not as good as 1&2, but definitely a good movie and necessary to watch.
Great Great Reaction, i always thought Fredo did know about the hit because, first he hated that he was passed over for Michael, and second who else but a family member had access to Michael and Kay bedroom to open them drapes for the hit, Fredo wanted to be The Godfather
Michael really be cold lately haha. I felt sad for Michael and all the loss he had to endure so far but some of it was his own fault
Mama Andolini survived her gunshot wound. She's at the dinner in Sicilly wearing a dark dress with white polka dots! Young Fredo gives her a miniature of the Statue Of Liberty; some doubt but it's pretty clear when Vito refers to her as "Grandmother" in his instruction to Fredo! Yes, she's played by an older actress but she's wearing her hair exactly as the actress in the flashback! Watch that scene again and judge for yourself!
FUN FACT:
MARLON BRANDO, ROBERT DeNIRO, HEATH LEDGER and JOAQUIM PHOENIX have all won Oscars for playing 2 of the same characters across FOUR different movies!
BRANDO/DeNIRO- "Vito Corleone": The GODFATHER Parts 1 & 2
LEDGER/PHOENIX- "The Joker": THE DARK KNIGHT and JOKER
and I still say Jack Nicholson was robbed by not getting nominated for his "Joker" but that's another story!
Do not watch the new cut of III…it cuts the last 15-20 seconds of the ending witch entirely undercuts the point of the story!!!
Agreed. And it cuts the whole opening sequence. And it rearanges things to change the story.
You tickle me. Poor Sonny, the way he died. 😂
Bringing his brother to the committee hearing spooked pantangeli for a couple of reasons: 1) shame that his brother would view him as a rat; and 2) fear that the corleones were sending him a message that they knew where all his family members were. So, he decided to cut a deal with michael. In exchange for financially supporting his wife and kids, he would guarantee his silence by committing suicide. I don't know if he ever believed the truth that roth, not michael, was responsible for the attempted hit (roth never intended to kill pantangeli, as he wanted him to believe it was michael's doing), but he made what he thought was the best deal for his family.
Isn't that just Mobster 101? You have a really nice brother. It would be a shame if something were to happen to him.
How can you be so attentive to the details - and look so good - on 3 hours' sleep a night?
Well that's just makeup 😂
and I just love movies way too much
Hard to believe the actress that played Connie also play Adrian in the Rocky movies. Talia Shire that is her name and she is super super but I love her so much as Adrienne that's where she shines.
when they are hanging the Genco sign the young guy in the hat was Hyman Roth after he just met Vito
They wanted Richard Castellano to return as Clamenza but he inexplicably demanded that his lines be written by a writer who was his business associate.
i personally loved all of the Godfather movies.
If the ending to Part 2 made you want to cry, Part 3 will make you a complete mess of tears and snot. Part 3 is more popular these days because Coppola has been gradually revealing over the last 30 years that Part 3 was designed to compare the Corleones to the Coppolas as an answer to the racist stereotypes of Italian Americans needing to be in the mafia to find success in The United States. Coppola shows in Part 3 how the Coppolas became the family that Vito always wanted. Part 3 has the best ending of all three movies and is also the most personal judgement by Coppola on Michael Corleone. Coppola's use of metaphor in Part 3 also makes the third film the most well written of the three because only a few people seemed to understand it when it was first released. Since Coppola has been revealing these secrets about Part 3 over the last 30 years, it has become a game to understand those metaphors that people didn't understand when it was first released. When it was released, a lot of people laughed at those metaphors in Part 3 because they didn't understand that they were being used to compare the Corleones to the Coppolas. When I explained those metaphors to people who laughed, they always stop laughing and eventually realize how clever Part 3 is. You should film and post your reaction to Part 3 right away to see if you can understand those metaphors that a lot of people didn't understand.
Brando was originally gonna show up at the end, but he declined.
It doesn't matter what version of part 3 you watch because it's still the same movie, same plot and it's still the weakest movie in the trilogy! It's not horrible, but it is far, FAR AWAY from being a masterpiece like parts 1 and 2!
The four greatest movies Francis Ford Coppola has ever done in his career are Godfather, Godfather part 2, Apocalypse Now! (which I hope you do a reaction to, that one is such a trippy but great movie!) and The Conversation. After those movies he's been doing movies that has been either good, ok or bad, but none of them never had the same great quality like these 4 great ones.
When Frankie saw his brother, he felt ashamed cause his brother is a Don in Sicily. They believe in the rule of silence. Omerta. You don't snitch on your Don and Frankie changed his testimony.
It was originally planned for Brando to appear in the final scene but Brando was paid so poorly for the first film (reportedly $35000) that he wanted the studio to make up the difference in return for his appearance and the studio balked whereupon the scene was rewritten.
Hello Aria C. I'm a new fan😊. I subscribe to many movie reaction You Tube host. But you're different. Your so natural and down to earth when critiquing films.
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Great Reaction definitely a classic!!!! If you found this interesting look up a mini series called the Ofer about the making of the godfather you will enjoy it. Continue with your great reaction and commentaries!!!!!
Girl many people still like tgf3 despite its problems so I recommend watching it. Watch the cod version. Pacino gives a heartbreaking performance to offset a certain person's bad acting, lol
This is arguably better than GF 1; seen together they tell the story very very well
Your reactions are great because you’re cool and you have a great heart! Also youre pretty adorable so I really enjoy your videos 🙂💯
Perfect second part reaction to this masterpiece of a sequel
Part III is considered the best in the series by most fans, and I have to agree. It is masterpiece storytelling. One of the greatest films ever made.
Now I hope you still react to Part III also. Not the Coda though, that version has a weird ending. Not bad, but it just ends differently than the original ending. You should watch the OG version to get the OG ending 👍
Good reaction. It was disappointing not to see Brando in the flashback at the end. They couldn't get Brando. He refused. At the time he had some kind of dispute with the studios. A good reaction if you are going to do Godfather III would be to compare the CODA version with the original and see the differences.
Robert Duvall who plays Tom you need to check him out in all his movies especially all the westerns he is in. Robert Duvall first appeared notably in To Kill a Mockingbird with Gregory Peck. You really need to check out the movie To Kill a Mockingbird if not just read the book the book is straight on right on up there with the movie or should I say the movie stays right with the book. Robert Duvall
Watch Godfather III. It's a good conclusion in spite of it all. The Coda version is best. The theatrical cut suffered from studio interference, mainly resulting in many needless flashbacks from the first movies. It had been 16 years since the last one, so they felt it was necessary. Sure, it's not as good as the first two. Sofia Coppola isn't in the league of her co-stars, though she has later proven herself as a great director herself. And you'll miss one character whose actor had a falling out with the studio.
The reason for Clemenza not being in the second one is because the movie studio and actor who played him had a disagreement they couldn't resolve.
Thanks for staying up . Can't wait for lll. Get some sleep before that one. 😎
Michael was the outsider of the family all along as the last scened depicts
about the coda version, I don't remember the differences between both versions except for the very end, but I think the non-coda version is better just because of this little plus in the end
They brought Frankie's brother as a threat. Either Frankie denies Michael's illegal activities or they'll kill him.
I don't agree. Vincenzo's stare said to Frank, "Don't do this. Remember the law of silence (omertà)." Nothing more.
Frank did not want to shame himself in front of his brother. Apparently Frankie had great respect for his brother.
@@paulhammer9642 Excellent point.
@@ernestitoe It can be both. It was most definitely a threat. The brother is disappointed and still knows what would happen to him if Frank stays a rat.
"Is Anthony gonna die" Uh what?
You never know
Frank changed his mind about testifying after seeing his brother because his brother never left Sicily and was an old school mafioso the ultimate shame would be to testify against fellow Mafia
GodFather III is still a good movie. It is worth watching for the end of the story.
The brilliance of this movie is that it shows the rise of Vito Corleone contrasted with the fall of Michael. Vito based his power on friendship and respect while Michael did not. Michael's soul was crushed by Appolonia's murder and spent the rest of his life seeking vengeance.
The scene with the hearings is based on a real life Senate investigation into organized crime. There was a former hit man who broke his vote of secrecy and testified, giving the first insiders look at the Mafia.
Other things- they couldn't come to contractual terms with Richard Costellano, who played Clemenza for the sequel, so they created Frankie Pentangelli to do what Clemenza was supposed to do.
Frankie changed his testimony because seeing his brother removed him of the old ways and that it was the worst thing to be a rat. He couldn't do that in front of his brother. After the hearings he had that conversation with Tom about the old Roman's who failed in their attempt to overthrow the emperor. If they were failed they would commit suicide in return for the emperor taking care of their families. Thus, Frankie slit his wrists so Michael would take care of his family.
I think you distrust Tom, because Michael keeps treating him like crap. But Tom remains loyal, probably out of redirect to Don Vito who took him in out of the streets. That is, until it came time for negotiating for appearing in Godfather III.
I'd like to see your godfather 3 video, it's a really good film.
I'd love for you to watch 'police story' (Jackie Chan)
And 'once upon a time in the west ' not many people have done a reaction to it which is weird because it is such a masterpiece. Take care!
the actor who played Clemenza wanted more money than Coppola was willing to pay. for part 2...he was forced to write him out of the script unfortunately
Micheal was using Pentangilies brother's life as a threat if Pentangilie testifies.
I pray you react to The Godfather Part III. It is not my favorite, but i respect it as part of the trilogy as should you. With respect to those who may tell you otherwise, you have a brain of your own and should form your own conclusions. godfather 3 is worth the watch, if only to finish this intricate saga. I could be bias and tell you not to watch it, but truth be told I would much rather you experience it for yourself to have your conclusions on its value to the overall story.
Once Miichael found out Frankie had survived the strangling and had gone to the Feds turning witness against the family, he had Frankie's brother flown in from Italy for the hearing... probably by force or by not telling him why Frankie needed his urgent support. The brother's appearance signaled to Frankie that if he testified against Michael and the family, his brother would not need a return to ticket Italy, if you know what I mean. So Frankie went back on his sworn statement to protect his brother's future health. Also... Clemenza was killed off because the actor, Richard Castellano refused to do the sequel, Hence, the creation of Frank Pentangeli as a near replacement.
Can you just do full metal jacket already...???
Okay:) I'll remember it and do it soon
Would love to watch Part 3 with you, if you haven't already seen it. It is better than it's reputation.
Micheal should have testified that Kay was The Godfather 😂
That would be something 😂
there was no way in hell Mike enlisted on dec 7th as it was a sunday and 3pm before NYC heard the news,
I wanted to let you know Jurassic Park is going to be back in theaters for a while. From the 24th to the 31st
That's awesome. Hopefully in movie theaters near me too. I would love to see it on the big screen🦕🦖
Aria, you owe Tom a huge apology. 😀
I really do😅