First Time Watching THE GODFATHER II (1974) - PART 1/2 Reaction

[@amandamiquilena]

I still haven't watched the second half of this movie and i am very INTO the suspense so please please ppppp ll sss, no spoilers 🥺

[@homesqueeze1692]

Spoilers!!! Michael and Fredo die in an epic hot air balloon chase after getting gunned down by Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny.

[@sparrow56able]

why on earth would you watch only 1 half ? you ruined yourself this masterpiece.....

[@erwinquiachon8054]

@@sparrow56able Usually people stop watching a movie halfway through when they are bored.

[@erwinquiachon8054]

@@sparrow56able There's no crime in being bored. She didn't ruin herself. It's lame when people pressure each other into saying they enjoy something when they obviously don't.

[@Luisaan145]

​@@erwinquiachon8054 People should be forced to enjoy this. Just persevere and eventually you'll like it!

[@norwegianblue2017]

Michael believes Hyman Roth is behind the hit, but he still needs to find the traitor inside the family. He yelled at Pentangeli to see how he would react.

[@amandamiquilena]

Ooohh, ok ok 👍

[@russellward4624]

@@amandamiquilena I think he was just venting. In front of everyone else he has to show a cool personality. Someone that isn't too emotional.

[@warrenbfeagins]

Vito's wife's appreciation for something as simple as a pear and his reaction to her which conveyed he made the right choice marrying her was awesome. Great reaction!

[@anansigg]

Thanks!

[@anansigg]

Love your reactions to movies! I am in Portland, Maine. A good follow-up to the Godfather movies might be The Freshman 1990. Comedy with Marlon Brando, Bruno Kirby (GF Part II Clemenza), and Matthew Broderick.

[@amandamiquilena]

Cool! Thank you for your suggestion and THANK YOU for your donation. It helps a lot :)

[@marlonthemarvellous]

Thanks. London is my city.

[@amandamiquilena]

Hahahaaa, i see what you did there ;)

[@billymuellerTikTok]

22:56 Michael did not tell the Rosato Brothers to kill Pentangali, Hyman Roth did... they say "Michael Corleone says hello" which makes Pentangali think it was Michael who tried to have him killed.

[@billwithers7457]

This is one of the greatest movies of all time. I'm glad you've watched it.

[@richarddefortuna2252]

Saying hello from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the ship on which Vito arrived in New York, the "Moshulu," is permanently docked and is used as a restaurant! It was heading to Philadelphia from New York in 1973 when Coppola filmed it for this movie!

[@billymuellerTikTok]

20:12 good point... but then again, rewind to the beginning where Vito's father, brother and mother are all killed and he has to escape to America (and got lucky the guy at Ellis Island put the wrong name down) or he'd have been killed too.

[@didiportia4995]

I came across your videos just yesterday and I have to tell you that I am very much enjoying your reactions as they are not over the top, and/or overreacted and do not drone on incessantly before the movie. You keep it simple and natural, and that is easy to embrace. Hello, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA. ( :E

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

Minneapolis, Minnesota loves your reaction videos.

[@pc5092]

Pahrump Nevada. Its in the middle of the desert about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Art Bell broadcast his famous radio show "Coast to Coast" from his home here.

[@bpora01]

Why was castro beeped out?

[@s.majstorovic5598]

Me and a good friend of mine are both from a Socialist country in south-east Europe, although it hasn't been Socialist since 1991. In 2019 this friend of mine travelled to Cuba for his vacation, he always wanted to go. He told me of a story, as he was taking a cab to the place he was staying, he asked his driver if he knew of the country where my friend and myself are from. To his surprise, he said he visited it in the 80's, before the civil war of the 90's, and he said it was a beautiful country. They talked for most of the time about various topics. At the end of the ride, my friend asked the cab driver what was it like when Castro died. The cab driver responded that Castro is not dead. When my friend was obviously confused and asked what the driver means by this, the man smiled and thumped his chest: "Fidel lives in the hearts of eleven million Cubans!"

[@victorsixtythree]

Fun fact - Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro both won Academy Awards for portraying Vito Corleone (Brando for lead actor, DeNiro for Supporting Actor). (Other times that different actors have won Academy Awards for portraying the same character - Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix for The Joker and Rita Moreno and Anita DuBose for Anita in West Side Story.)

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Michael doesn't know who did it. He's going at both Frank and Roth to see how they react, but he's doing it in whichever way they would each respond to. Frank is emotional and sentimental, so would respond to that; Roth is cold and clever, and knows enough about Michael not to buy an emotional reaction from him.

[@MetabolicSpore0]

I could watch this over and over, it's so well done! I'm from Dublin in Ireland by the way so I probably wouldn't make it to your meet and greet in Georgia. 😂Great reaction as always, you're picking up on lots of small details for a first time watching it. 😁👍

[@cbretschneider]

I love your reactions Amanda. Keep up the good work.

[@RhiannonSenpai]

1:51 I'm from Bucharest, Romania! I love your reactions!

[@Al-ji4gd]

I started this video enjoying your reaction, then the C*stro hate came and I loved it even more! Hahaha. That, along with the little quip you made in your reaction to the first movie about the meeting of the Five Families looking like the Venezuelan government, earned you a sub from London :)

[@flarrfan]

The Roth character is based on a real Jewish mobster named Meyer Lansky. And Moe Green was also based on the real person who established Vegas as a gambling mecca, Bugsy Siegel. There's a movie with Warren Beatty as Siegel that you might enjoy.

[@amandamiquilena]

Thanks for sharing these interesting facts. I did wonder if Moe Green was based on a real person, haha.

[@styot]

@@amandamiquilena Some times life imitates art too, the FBI agents who watched the mob found they started copying memes and styles from the Godfather movies too. 😂 Love you Amanda, stay awesome! ❤

[@mattlawrence1932]

Everyone is based on someone in the first two films

[@JosephRusso-z7i]

I LIKED THAT YOU HAD TO REHEARSE IN THE BEGINNING OF PART TWO THIS IS PART ONE OF G.F.PART TWO WAS IT LIKE LUCCA BRAZI REHEARSAL ?

[@matthewcostello3530]

Hyman Roth was played by Lee Strasbourg who taught acting to many or the big stars like Pacino, but did not act himself, Pacino begged him to be in this movie and the movie And Justice for All

[@TheHigherSpace]

Pwease don't wait a year before part two like last time lol :)) thanks!

[@frankbigwolf4725]

Frank BigWolf am from Spokane WA. I love all the Godfather movies and the review's from different people like you. Stay BLESSED.

[@jasonashley4579]

I grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Kansas city, my Nana and her siblings were from Castlevetrano Sicily, papa worked nights for the Railroad and her and I would sit in the front room and watch all three movies in a row, she called them our stories.

[@captcaveman7862]

I want to watch this soooo bad but want to wait till you have the 2nd part up! I loved LOVED your reaction to the first Godfather movie! It's like watching these movies for the first time. Thank you for these!

[@burtman.]

Hahaha yeah I said the same and then I couldn’t wait . I hope part 2 drops soon!!

[@captcaveman7862]

@@burtman. saaaame! Lol! Think I still watched it right after I posted that 😂

[@blanewilliams5960]

Hi from Vancouver, Canada. The Godfather is one of the greatest films ever and Part 2 is almost as good IMO. Many think it's even better and I can see that. Loving your reactions to both of these great films, thank you!

[@kschneyer]

Barrington, Rhode Island, here. (Originally from Southfield, Michigan.) Looking forward to the second half of the reaction!

[@12mulligan]

Beaumont, Texas. Subscribed. I love your accent.

[@V3tron]

Ironically enough checking in from the state of Georgia. I saw some of your vids in the past but subscribed after seeing you godfather reaction. 😂

[@Al_NERi]

Showing much better understanding of Godfather lore since getting your feet wet with the reaction to #1. Very encouraging, I'm going to stick around. Good job.

[@keyseeker1]

Hello from Adelaide, South Australia! 🙂 Quality content every time

[@lewstone5430]

I love your reactions Amanda, I’m in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I wonder if you’ll ever return to Venezuela to live permanently? Do you like France? Obviously the situation in Venezuela is hard right now. I’ve mentioned in a past comment that I used to visit Colombia to visit family. They’ve all moved to the States so I’ll never go there again and even though Colombia is poor and sometimes dangerous, I still loved visiting because it has so much charm, I loved the culture, and the people are very friendly and charismatic. Basically I can understand if you miss Venezuela even with its issues. Great reaction btw!

[@stevedonnelly4666]

From New York and I'm loving your reactions

[@orionvitale5020]

Just discovered your channel with the first godfather reaction and I loved it, and to answer your question I was born and raised in New York and am now currently Roy living in Tennessee

[@HarryLimeLives82]

Another superlative reaction. Loving your content as per usual from Manchester in sunny England.

[@Benyovszky88]

Literally two minutes in, so. Greetings from Hungary! I got here watching Lord of the Rings videos and spotting that ridiculously awesome flower... head... thing... on the featured pic, you know. You're cool. The flower thing is also cool. I hope it makes cameos down the line.

[@stevem.1853]

The flashback parts of the movie are based on several chapters in the Godfather book. Some of the scenes are nearly word for word, including a deleted scene that shows how Fannuci, the guy in white suit and hat, gets the scars on his neck...

[@Praetorian8814]

Exactly this. The 'present-day' parts of this movie, that aren't Vito Corleone flashbacks, are not from the books at all. Also there really were a ton of deleted scenes from this movie. Like the fact that Don Cicci's men actually came to Young Vito's house and *that's* why his mother insisted on going there with him. Not to mention when he returns to Sicily, he kills more than just the Don, but two others that played a part in his family's demise.

[@Julius-Z]

I just subscribed to your channel and I enjoy your reactions. Greeting from Orange County, California

[@odasdefe]

Lots of love from Tijuana, México!!

[@HkJimmy]

The actor that plays Clemenza in Godfather 1 was intended to return for part 2 but didn't end up coming back. There are plenty of rumors as to why exactly he didn't. Anyway the role of Pentangeli was created to replace him so Clemenza is supposed to be Pentangeli.

[@Luisaan145]

It's because he refused to accept Clemenza would rat on Michael.

[@samcrenshaw8171]

Coppolla said the actor insisted that his friend should be hired to write all of his dialogue, and refused to be in the movie otherwise, which forced Coppolla and Mario Puzo to write the character of Frank and kill off Clemenza.

[@lewstone5430]

I think the actor playing Clemenza past away before shooting began so it was never meant to be.

[@shawnvilla9912]

@@lewstone5430 No, Richard Castellano, who played Clemenza in the first Godfather, passed away in 1988, 14 years after Godfather Part II was released in theaters.

[@lewstone5430]

@@shawnvilla9912 my bad! I don’t know why I thought he died right after the first Godfather.

[@Arsolon618]

"Every room in this movie is so dark." Yes, and it still looks great! The Cinematographer for The Godfather movies became known as "The Prince of Darkness".

[@arjaylee]

Apollonia in Sicily would've been a perfect Mafia Don's wife.

[@ernestitoe]

Merle Johnson, the man Connie says she is going to marry, is played by Troy Donahue, whose given name was Merle Johnson.

[@RichAraujo]

Enjoying your channel from Southern California.

[@luisespineira9882]

I’m from New York. I enjoy your reactions.

[@edkinj]

Wuz up from Lawton Oklahoma USA lol. Keep up the good work. *** THE GERBLAXICAN ***

[@benhernandez7556]

Watching your reactions from Clovis, California. About 45 minutes from the Sierra Nevada mountains.

[@jonathanswifter2807]

I am from the USA, Virginia. You're reactions & voice are very good. And I see no wrinkles on your forehead ;)

[@johncarzello]

Great job, Amanda! I am John from Montreal Quebec.

[@zeezee9670]

@19:50 _Oh, it was Frank._ No, It was Roth taking revenge for the murder of Moe Green (in the Part 1. movie). Michael isn't sure yet so he's just testing Roth. He'll do the same with Frank, even though Roth's reaction tells already that he's involved, then judge who was involved from their reactions

[@zeezee9670]

@22:58 _So Michael does think it is Frank._ No, These are Roth's men "casting ash in eyes", to make it harder for Michael to find the truth and possibly get Frank's men to rebel.

[@The_Great_Darino]

Phoenix, AZ. Enjoy your reactions. Smart & funny 😉

[@MICHST1978]

Loved watching you as the band started up and then switched over to Pop Goes the Weasel.

[@richardzinns5676]

I'm in San Francisco. The way I understand it, Roth sent a man to pretend to try to kill Frank and to indicate that Michael had sent him; probably he intended to have someone working for him intervene and pretend to save Frank, so that Frank would distrust Michael and go over to Roth's side. But because a police officer happened to show up at the crucial moment and stop the apparent assassination attempt, Frank ended up distrusting Michael as Roth had planned, but instead of joining up with Roth he joined up with the authorities, agreeing to help them get evidence to arrest Michael.

[@rxtsec1]

Hyman roth is based off a real life mobster named Meyer lansky. His plan was to take his operations to cuba but it got abandoned when Castro took over just like this movie. Also the guy who plays hyman Roth name is Lee Strausberg. He is a famous acting teacher & his students were Marlon Brando & Al Pacino among many others

[@joevaldez6457]

I'm watching your creative and very funny content from Los Angeles, California. This was the perfect movie to dream about coming to America, Amanda. Atlanta, Georgia is a major travel hub for the southern United States and prior to Covid did host lots of conventions, though I'm not sure what attendance for those is back to. I've never seen it rain as hard as I did when I visited Georgia one June. The weather is very humid in summer and freezing in winter. People are friendly and many refer to Atlanta as the "Black Hollywood."

[@okay5045]

Michael truly loved Kaye because she represented the legitimate world that he desperately wanted the family to be a part of. The wife in Italy represented the old world and the old ways he wanted to get out of

[@StaffanMorner]

Enjoying your reactions from Stockholm, Sweden 🙂

[@leymj]

Jacksonville, Florida

[@arjaylee]

Castro, got rid of most of the mafia guys.

[@johkkalos]

hey Amanda im from South Carolina and ur cool bless u ur reactions r awesome 😁

[@PastaDon_]

Boston, MA.. "East coast".. thanks for sharing ur reaction with us..

[@amandamiquilena]

Hey, thank you for coming here to watch 😊

[@fredkrissman6527]

Eureka, California (Humboldt county, land of the best cannabis) has been my home for the past 12 yrs... Nice reaction.

[@billytidwell7229]

Greetings from Alabama in the United States. I always enjoy your channel ✌️

[@TheNeonRabbit]

19:16 Palm trees + big hotels on the ocean front = Miami

[@samwallaceart288]

Rochester, upstate New York. Lakes, parks, wineries, and a shockingly high crime rate for such a small city. I know Coppola worked a lot with the book author Mario Puzo when adapting the first one, and _Part II_ was basically written from the ground up by Puzo and Copolla together. Robert De Niro was discovered while casting for the first one but by that point Copolla had run out of roles to give him so waited and called him back to play the big role in the sequel. My understanding is Al Pacino and Robert De Niro don't get along too well IRL, so it's very rare to see them appear on-screen together. Even in the movie _Heat_ (which is a masterpiece worth checking out) Pacino and De Niro hardly ever appear on the same frame.

[@barblessable]

Hyman Roth is played by Lee Strasberg ,founder member or the actors studio in NY he taught the "method"way of acting that many actors use today.

[@stevennadler4461]

I just found your channel. You have good comments. I am from Las Vegas.

[@homesqueeze1692]

Yay! Also, Don is a title similar to Lord. Thus, "Don Corrlione" would be "Lord of Corrlione"

[@NicholasRamos]

I enjoyed your reactions and watching one of the greatest movies in movie history. Great job 👍 Thank you very much.

[@matthunter983]

I reside in Georgia, about 200 miles south of Atlanta

[@vangannaway1015]

Johnny Fontaine, Frank Sinatra. Mo Green, Bugsy Siegel. Hyman Roth, Meyer Lansky.

[@gallendugall8913]

Watching from north of Atlanta, Georgia.

[@alcohlhollik5288]

Hello from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA! (Middle of the country, and north, bordering Canada)

[@cosimodemedici1530]

That scene in the bar when they tried to strangle Frank and the cop walked in is based on a real event. It happened with Carmine Persico from the Colombo mafia family in New York. There was a civil war within the Colombo family

[@riveraharper8166]

Great reaction! :) Hungary, Budapest.

[@Finchsterreading]

Just checking in from Detroit, Michigan, USA. I like your reactions. I'm a big fan of bleeping He Who Must Not Be Named. (The dictator of Cuba at the time this movie is set would have been Fulgencio Batista, although they don't mention his name in the movie. They make a lot of minor changes like that, like changing the name of the corporations in that board room scene.)

[@nicknogueira7424]

Watching from Massachusetts

[@rxtsec1]

There is a chapter if Vito's backstory in the book. The part about his mom & brother getting killed & him getting revenge was added but the fanucci part is all in there. Micheal's story isn't in the book, the book ends with kay at church praying for Micheal's soul daily

[@antoniozayas9822]

Good Gravy!! I am so excited and happy that you're watching the Godfather 2. Your reactions are always genuine and awesome!! We love you so very much!!! That being said, I'm so upset that people have spoiled a beautiful part of the movie. Ugh! Spoilers ruin reactions!!! I can't understand why people do that. Smh! BTW, I'm from Brooklyn, New York. I hope and pray that you get an opportunity to come visit our boroughs. Try our pizza. Fuggitabout it. Lol! 😁

[@geniusjohn8280]

You were probably dreaming about me. That's why they call me the Genius.

[@benntura]

Watching from the Los Angeles area.

[@JP1348]

Hello from Austin Texas Amanda!

[@TheGregott]

love the godfather. Thanks you for reaction

[@Hme5634]

Saludos 👋🏻. I’m watching you from Houston, Texas.

[@NoExitLoveNow]

Here, when you pay to not be in trouble with the mafia, it is called "protection".

[@angelomaurizio1668]

I'm from Dallas, Texas USA 😃 The Cuban setting of the movie was actually filmed in the Dominican Republic.

[@mikecaetano]

Central California here! My father's father passed through Ellis Island when he immigrated from the Azores to the U.S. in the 1920's. He was in his early twenties so he knew his name and kept it. My mother's grandfather stowed away on a ship that passed through the Strait of Magellan on its way to San Francisco in the 1890's. He changed his name to hide from authorities when he got here. But that's another story. By the way, my neighbor's wife across the street is from Venezuela. She came here in the 1990's, long before Chavez et al. Her nephew, however, came here to live (and play baseball) five years ago because of the troubles. Paying the mafia to keep them from wrecking your business is called a protection racket. "Nice place you've got here. It would be a shame if something bad happened to it..."

[@vincenzoridente9994]

I'm glad your enjoying The Godfather Part 2 I could watch this movie over and over again

[@JonathanPohlner]

I'm just north of GA in TN, depending on which part you're in it'd be about 45 minutes to the state line or a couple hours down to Atlanta, I'm closer to Chattanooga maybe the next famous city north after Atlanta, Chattanooga Choo Choo.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

originally from New York City / Long Island... now I live in Florida

[@TTM9691]

Once again: you are a FANTASTIC reactor to this movie. I'm angry people gave you spoilers! I got CHILLS watching this reaction. When you noticed it was Robert De Niro! Isn't it amazing, Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro playing the same character?! As you say: AMAZING casting.

[@darthtyrion8057]

I really enjoy all of your videos. Have you ever thought of viewing other things? Like series from hbo or something?

[@damonbrown5424]

Checking in from the Puget Sound (Seattle-Tacoma area).

[@UnsounderGnome]

Robert De Niro as young Vito is one of my favorite performances ever. Watching from Indianapolis btw.

[@billT123456789]

Watching from Boston, MA

[@tonymoyer2817]

Hello from Oklahoma! On a map of the US it's in the middle. Thanks for sharing. Peace and love.

[@Phil-p7p]

"This is Dirty" 🤣

[@russellward4624]

Hamilton NJ, known as the bigges5 city in NJ nobody has ever heard of. Lol its near the capitol of NJ, Trenton.

[@SamNM5N]

Thanks!

[@amandamiquilena]

Heeey, thank you for your donation! :D