First Time Watching *THE GODFATHER* Is One Of The Greatest Movies I've Seen

[@HelloMellowXVI]

This Movie Blew All My Expectations Away. I Thought I Was Going To Be Bored, But This Is Some Extraordinary Storytelling. Please Share And Like The Video! And I'll Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse...

[@2429Ryanspeer]

"Revenge is a dish best served cold" brilliant line in the movie

[@porkflaps4717]

I'm not knocking you here Mello don't take this the wrong way but how on God's green earth has an aspiring actor not seen one of the greatest films in history? Especially it being The Godfather..are you putting us on? I'm kidding, but you know you're going to HAVE to watch part 2, right? If you only watch part 1 you've only seen half of the story. FORGET about the third one it was a money grab and not even in the same league as the first two.

[@donwilk9196]

In my opinion its the greatest film of all time!

[@SolonIsonomia]

Oh I cannot wait for you to see Part II

[@cesarhernandez6861]

You are killing these classic movies MellVerse. Great video!

[@paulbattifora7617]

"Leave the gun, take the canoli" should've been on your list of iconic lines...

[@kingmalcolm8695]

And the best part about it is that actor Richard S. Castellano ad-libbed the line.

[@HeisenStark13]

Also Luca brasi sleeps with the fishes

[@Karlebow571]

And a man doesn’t spend time his family can never be real man

[@furulund]

"Look how hey masacered my boy"

[@kanarip8798]

And “It’s not personal it’s strictly business”

[@smichelle65]

1. If you think this movie is emotional, wait till you see Part II. 2. In the book, Carlo beat up Connie on their wedding night because she wouldn't give him her bag of money. 3. The "look how they massacred my boy!" moment is what sealed the Oscar for Brando 4. The baby being baptized is a boy (named Michael Rizzi), played by a girl (baby Sofia Coppola).

[@smichelle65]

@Jared Jams She was also in Part II, she was an immigrant toddler on the ship that brought little Vito to America. She's one of the few castmembers who were in all 3 films.

[@mandalore1089]

@@smichelle65 It would have been great if they kept her to a bit role in Part 3 as well. There were several big issues with the movie and she was one of the biggest.

[@joannwoodworth8920]

@@mandalore1089 True, but she wasn’t the original choice to play that role. It was supposed to be Winona Ryder but she dropped out at the last minute.

[@alucard624]

@@joannwoodworth8920 Exactly. Sofia didn't even want to act and only did the part as a last minute favor for her dad. Sofia always wanted to be a director and she's proven herself at that.

[@joe6096]

@@alucard624 Besides the fact that GFIII was just, uh, not even worth seeing, Sofia was horrible in it. She's a horrible actress, I'd wager a much better director. Francis didn't even want to make the movie, he only made it after being pressured by the studio some 15 years after GFII.

[@kriticalitylives]

Mell is giving us a Reaction we can't refuse...

[@anstjsdlr]

Amen to that brother.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

I assume no horses were injured during the reaction of the movie.

[@thedeepfriar745]

Just remember to take the cannoli

[@gavinp8609]

You know you have to follow up with The Godfather Part II...

[@iceman4311]

@@Notsosweetstevia that was a real dead horse head

[@red-stapler574]

I love how you recognize James Caan and Abe Vigoda from Elf and Good Burger.

[@kevinpogue7294]

Abe Vigoda was also Fish in the series Barney Miller.

[@melenatorr]

@@kevinpogue7294 Yes!

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

@@kevinpogue7294 Do you remember he had his own show with Todd Bridges from Different Strokes?

[@kevinpogue7294]

@@dirtyhawkstv1575 I remember the TV show Fish. but I don't remember Todd Bridges.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

@@kevinpogue7294 Todd Bridges was one of the kids on there.

[@smichelle65]

"This man fumbling the gun!" -- yep, that's Fredo in a nutshell.

[@richardrobbin2225]

Yeah, he's the exact opposite of Sonny whose crazy loyal, a bit nuts, but definitely cut out for the life.

[@Seir]

@@richardrobbin2225 Funny thing is that in the book Fredo was described as being the most physically imposing of all the brothers.

[@blacbraun]

John Cazale is wonderful as Fredo. He was a great actor who died too young.

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

True, but in all fairness, would most of us react any differently unless you've actually killed a human being before?

[@jimmyzee7040]

Yea Chris Cuomo !

[@ThatBrunetteFromCali]

Couple of facts: Marlon Brando loved animals. That cat in his lap was a stray that wandered on set & Marlon basically made the cat a prop to help boost The Godfather’s character. I heard he adopted the cat after. The opening scene is considered to be one of the greatest & most powerful opening scenes in cinematic history. In Italian weddings, as well as Sicilian, the gifts you bring, especially for a young couple are always money. No matter how much. James Caan throwing the camera down wasn’t in the script. And the celebrity that plays the dons godson was based off of Frank Sinatra, who had “ties” to the mafia & was the center of a controversy back in the 50’s that Frank got many of his movie rolls because directors were afraid of the mafia people he was close too. In the book, Sonnis wife encouraged him to sleep with other women cause he was so “large” that it would hurt her when they had sex. They had actual mafia members on set while they filmed to be advisors to Francis Ford Coppola. They were in charge of authenticity & making sure Francis wasn’t disrespecting the mafia in any way, cause the Corrilone family was a real family. Connies husband Carlo was the one who was responsible for Sonny’s murder. He beat Connie that second time that bad because it put Sonny in a vulnerable state. Carlo was scheming his way up the ladder to take over the family & become the new Don.

[@jennalonsdale3629]

Pacino didn't know how to drive, waltz or speak fluent Italian,; he had to learn to do all 3 while filming, if you look really closely you can see him counting to himself while dancing to keep himself from messing up.

[@InnerAtanih]

Also in the books michael finds fabrizio later at his job at an ice cream shop and kills him for appollonia

[@feliciaf8]

​@@InnerAtanihthere was a deleted scene for that part. It was awesome when he used the shotgun, it was coppola's fav scene

[@insertname193]

"You're being overdramatic, man, you're just getting strangled to death. Calm down!" 😂😂😂

[@smolaether]

I’d overreact too if I was getting strangled by a steel cheese cutter.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I guess you didn't get the fact that I was joking.... this your first time?

[@krautgazer]

@@HelloMellowXVI Yeah, I think the original comment got that you were joking and he was just laughing at your joke, I laughed at that too hahah by the way, I love that after 3 hours of movie you were like "man, that's the end?", that's just how I felt the first time, the movie is long but it passes so quickly

[@HelloMellowXVI]

@@krautgazer Yeah I Was Responding Off The The Other Two Comments Who Seemed To Didn't Get The Joke. But I Appreciate You

[@seanmetro3496]

🤪😅🤣

[@alec6961]

In the opening scene that cat wasn't supposed to be there. It was a stray that Francis Ford Coppola found on paramount studio lot. It hopped up onto Marlon Brando's lap during filming and he just went with it.

[@RayLukard78]

The cat was the mastermind behind all of the Corleones.😎

[@misterprickly]

I was going to say that, that part was an adlib.

[@lisaspikes4291]

I love the cat scene. It’s priceless! That cat LOVES him!

[@bantenvanleer9415]

The cat was purring so loud that it messed up the sound recording🐆

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

That cat wanted to be in The Godfather. Smart cat.

[@artvandelay3840]

Apparently the guy who played Luca was so nervous to meet Marlon Brando, that he had trouble saying his lines. So they filmed that scene where he was rehearsing them.

[@dandoll4405]

Unlikely, Luca does the same thing in the book.

[@montegomx70]

the part where brando's back was to the camera he had the word fuckface put on his forhead to make him more nervous and it worked great.

[@LordHoth_90]

Another fact, the guy that played Luca was sent by the Mafia to help guard the production and make sure the portrayal was good. He enjoyed acting so much he went on to act in other Mob movies.

[@peterp2153]

He was also a pro wrestler in the 50s and 60s.

[@artvandelay3840]

@@dandoll4405 This was according to Francis Ford Coppola. The director of the movie.

[@maxnorton1209]

Michael couldn’t have contacted his family about his marriage in Sicily. Word would get around about his location, and he would be dead soon after. But you probably figured that out when the car explosion killed his new bride.

[@ericmarley7060]

I love the use of lighting in the film. At the start of the film, Michael's face is almosr entirely exposed to light, but by the end he is almost always in shadow. His eyes are black, the shadow makes them look empty.

[@Cooplander]

Coppola had to fight for that look as the studio wanted to fire the cinematographer, Gordon Willis upon seeing the first dailies. One of many fights Coppola had with the studio during production.

[@ninaflowers5878]

There's actually a great mini documentary on how The Godfather revolutionized cinematography in film and how the lighting was used to signify the light and darkness in the world especially with Michael anf how by the end his face is constantly in shadow. Its brilliant.

[@VictorPoncioni]

I love how one specific scene of the wedding was actually shot during night and Gordon Willis just transformed the night into day. Not exactly the kind o "lighting" you mentioned, but still a very interesting display of Willis' talent.

[@blacbraun]

ahh the art of cinematography

[@christhornycroft3686]

I love how Michael so casually talks about Luca Brasi threatening to murder a guy over a movie role, and yet when he says, "That's my family, not me," she actually believes him and then marries the guy. She knew exactly what she was getting herself into and that whole abortion thing and her leaving him was just her being a giant hypocrite. She bought into that life because she wanted the lifestyle, but when it got too close to home, she panicked, clutched her pearls and acted like she was so innocent and Michael was so horrible. Everything around her was built on everything she claimed to despise, and she wanted to get out and pretend she didn't have just as much blood on her hands. There's one thing worse than a criminal - it's a hypocrite. And Kay was the biggest hypocrite of the entire movie. No wonder he blew up at her later on. It's complete betrayal and hypocrisy from the person who claimed to have to "loved" you. Obviously, this isn't exclusively a female thing. Guys pull this crap all the time. You just kind of expect better from a lady who has watched men do this all her life and never learned from it.

[@TheHulk2008]

The families never saw Micheal coming. It wasn't the godfather they needed to be afraid of it was Micheal

[@rosearnold791]

Remember the meeting with all the heads of the families where the Godfather puts his hand on his heart and swears on his grandchildren that it would not be him to break the treaty they agreed to that day. He kept his promise. They all underestimated Vito Corleone. They were totally clueless. They were leaders without any thought of trying to second guess their enemy. Just the greatest movie ever made

[@mckenzie.latham91]

To be fair it’s better explained in the book but Sonny was actually doing pretty well, under him the black hand/corelone’s were holding their own again all of the families which is why they had to use that tickery (set up by Don Barzini) with Carlo to get him out of safety and take him out When Michael realized Barzini and the others were backing tatagllia, he knew taking out the family heads was the only way to ensure they came to on top.

[@metalore]

@@rosearnold791 The way you say that makes me wonder if Vito knew that Michael would be the one to clean the house. It's a bit far fetched, but possible.

[@rosearnold791]

@@metalore Vito was a thinker. Remember he had 2 years to plan something out before Michael was even returned to the United States. He advised his son well on what to expect after his death. The two were very much alike. They had time to plan and what to expect and once he passed it was up to Michael how he would execute the plan. This is what makes The Godfather movie so great. It was not so much the violence but the thinking the planning. The thinking was what made The Godfather a great movie

[@seanmetro3496]

Military minded MICHAEL

[@salsonny]

The singer at the wedding Johnny Fontaine and the don being his godfather, was based on a trye story involving Frank Sinatra and getting the part in "From Here to Eternity "

[@maceomaceo11]

His wife, Ava Gardner, got him the part. She was the top female star for the studio for a very long time and she lobbied hard for him to have the chance to get the part.

[@pockit5107]

No that wasn't the same story but Frank Sinatra's godfather did hold a gun to Tommy Dorsey's head to get him to let Sinatra out of his contract.

[@blakeharris58]

The Genovese family backed Sinatra in that situation.

[@johnolexa1543]

The move with the driver making the abrupt u-turn at the 17:45 minute mark was to shake anyone who might have been tailing them.

[@Bounteekilla]

My mans, 10A+!!! Wait till you see Godfather II....

[@montegomx70]

just pretend the third one doesnt exist

[@Justanotherconsumer]

@@montegomx70 there’s a third movie?

[@curefanatic1821]

Stay away from the third. The sequel is just as good as the first.

[@engineer4854]

There is a new version of the third movie, is it any good?

[@hungfao]

I like how Michael decides to let his wife ask about his business just this once. Carlo wasn't business. It was personal. My 2nd favorite movie of all time. The sequel is a pretty darn good follow-up. It explains some things.

[@BrahmaDBA]

Thats an amazing catch, I never thought of it that way.

[@MohitKumar-rb3vo]

@@BrahmaDBA same here

[@ipickyourpocket]

Nice! But what's your absolute favourite?

[@TheKyrix82]

It was both. Yes there was a flair of personal in there, but it's bad business to have the traitor who set up the previous Don-in-line to die just sitting around in your organization with no repercussions. I mean, look what happened to Tommy in Goodfellas. Yes, the hit on Sonny was cleared by the other families, but Carlo sure as fuck wasn't 'made', he married his way into what power he had.

[@rogersartandsolutions5074]

Another if you think about it and from reading some of The Godfather books, it wasn’t Michael that had him killed. It was Clamenza. Clamenza really looked after Sonnie and taught him the business.

[@Cooplander]

Greatest mafia film without a doubt? Possibly, but just wait until you see part II, one of the best sequels in film history and one of two sequels to ever be named Best Picture at the Oscars (the 2nd being Return of the King). I am envious, I wish I could erase my memory of those films and experience them for the first time again. Enjoy!

[@Tirath]

100% agreed. Good thing they stopped at the sequel and didn't release a terrible part 3.

[@el34glo59]

Part ii is better imo. It's written better.

[@Cooplander]

@@Tirath That's a bit harsh, I'd say it is a decent to good film, but following on 2 of the best films in film history it can't help but be seen as a disappointment.

[@schmuck.on.wheels]

@@Cooplander Wouldn't call it outright terrible but it's pretty bad, like a 5/10 to the first two's 10s.

[@hisholiness4537]

I watched the new version of 3 and it was way better paced. I enjoyed it, and I don't remember actually enjoying the original 3

[@LimaFX]

14:15 In book its explained how they found out. Sonny had friends who worked for the phone company and they looked at Paulie's phone calls and it should he was the traitor.

[@TheBerkeleyBeauty]

Clemenza mention that Paulie called in sick out of the blue. They knew it was to leave the godfather vulnerable.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

@@TheBerkeleyBeauty Exactly. They didn't really need any confirmation, their instincts told them that Paulie was the guy based on the conditions that arose. There were also other indicators - Paulie mentioned at the beginning of the movie he would have been happy to go for the donations bag if it wasn't a Corleone wedding and he obviously clashes with Clemenza while there. There's also the final dead giveaway: Paulie is nervous as Hell when he goes to get in the car with Clemenza on his final drive. If they didn't know he was a rat earlier, they would by that point.

[@meganega123]

Yeah, I mean it was pretty obvious

[@Seir]

Mell, you hit the nail on the head when you said they didn't want us to know what Michael and the Turk were saying when they were speaking Italian in the restaurant. The film wanted to make us feel as isolated from the conversation as the police captain was during that scene. That's why no subtitles were provided for the Italian.

[@Horus_the_Lupercal]

Sicilian. Not much of a difference, but apparently Italians subtitle Sicilians when on TV.

[@amlgandolfo]

@@Horus_the_Lupercal Sicilian is as close to Italian as Spanish is. If you know one Latin language you can pick up on another but they’re unique and have different influences which makes them 2 different languages.

[@gazoontight]

You can find a video here on YT where the conversation is subtitled.

[@natanlopes4000]

The Studio didn't want Pacino as Michael but Coppola fight for him since the beginning, so he advanced the scene in the restaurant to show the producers how amazing Pacino is and after that scene they never disturbed him again

[@brennangum6236]

They didnt want Brando either which in hindsight just seems wild

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

If I'm not mistaking Ron Silver from Timecop was up for the role of Michael.

[@tfc420]

The Godfather is the greatest mafia film of all time until you see The Godfather Part II.

[@porkflaps4717]

Not just mafia films,, you can argue part 1 and 2 are literally the greatest films ever made, period. I don't see part two as a sequel, its just the continuation of the storytelling started in the first film. They are essentially the same film. The third one we won't even bring up in that conversation.

[@daltonio6001]

I still prefer Part 1

[@celebritygravehuntingadven2737]

Then you watch Godfather part 3 and feel depressed and let down......

[@greenbayfan915]

One of the most brilliant details in this movie is how Vito, in the meeting of the five families, mentions that if Michael was by chance "struck by a bolt if lightning" that he "might blame some of the people in this room." This is a reference to how Michael was indeed struck by the "thunderbolt" (as his bodyguard puts it) of love by meeting Apollonia. Through becoming a victim of love and then losing his love, Michael in fact would never return to America and to his father the same Michael as before, but instead a much colder and baneful one, robbed of all innocence. In a sense, the Don did lose his son to this figurative lightning bolt. This is the kind of absolutely brilliant writing and detail that makes this movie, among other things of course, such a masterpiece.

[@arctan2010]

You should also consider watching “Road to Perdition” starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman as Irish gangsters. The cinematography is just jaw dropping.

[@B355Y]

Great suggestion 👍

[@azazello1784]

I liked Newman from Seinfeld

[@misterprickly]

Based on a graphic novel!

[@ActualKaktus]

I also love Thomas Newman's score.

[@MG-jv7pe]

Road to perdition is, hands down, my favorite tom hanks movie, even more than saving private ryan. The pacing, the cinematography, the writing, just everything was fantastic

[@ianmoone2488]

During editing, Coppola found that the hospital scene wasn’t tense enough and didn’t add as much suspension as he wanted, so he turned to a new and rising star for guidance: George Lucas. Lucas suggested adding shots of the hospital being empty with minimal sound and music. It worked perfectly. I rewatched The Godfather in a movie theater a few years ago, and I’ve seen it numerous times but when that hospital scene came up my heart was racing like crazy. It just adds so much tension to the whole thing.

[@antoniomedina6377]

I love it when vito has a conversation with his son saying to him "I never wanted this for you"

[@TrashWerewolf]

*Mellow:* This movie didn't need to be three hours..." *Also Mellow, as movie ends:* Awwwww!

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

Honestly, I know what he means, but I couldn't disagree more; the amount of time we spend on the film helps us to feel completely immersed in a way that a more concise edit simply couldn't do. It's all of the downtime, the long pauses and lingering shots that makes it feel like we're living in this world. We're witnessing these events take place rather than seeing them represented, if that makes sense.

[@alexvillarreal6039]

Talia Shire, Adrian from ROCKY, is Coppola's sister. Nicolas Cage and Jason Schwartzman are his nephews. Talented family.

[@jasonsabbath6996]

You forgot Sophia Coppola, a writer and Oscar nominated director.

[@schmuck.on.wheels]

Also his son, Roman Coppola, co-wrote 4 Wes Anderson movies (Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, and the upcoming French Dispatch) and directed a bunch of music videos, and Coppola's dad, Carmine Coppola, was the co-composer of The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now. Also, much lesser known because he was more an academic than an artist, but August Coppola‌, Francis's brother and Cage's dad, was super cool too. He worked a lot on education in the arts and making art more accessible to the visually impaired. At one point he was the dean of creative arts at SFSU and it was such an honor for me to attend classes in the theater named after him.

[@Fjuncaj]

I spit my drink out when you said Nic Cage

[@usamazahid3882]

Yeah and not only that, Marlon Brando was also synonymous with the role for Superman's dad Jor-El.

[@bob5074]

It has been argued that The Godfather II is even better….I think so…

[@MiriOhki]

Luca Brazi (the huge guy at the beginning who was fumbling his greeting to Don Vito) was a very scary SOB and an absolute monster in the book. Everyone was scared crapless of him, even Don Vito, despite the fact that Luca was fanatically loyal to him.

[@Seir]

The movie would've had an X-Rating if they filmed what made Luca Brasi so scary.

[@michaelfontanelli2450]

Yeah, he’s almost endearing in the movie! If you read his backstory in Puzo’s novel, which they thankfully left out of the film, you’ll realize he got what he deserved.

[@formatique_arschloch]

The actor who played Luca Brasi was Lenny Montana, an actual Colombo family member.

[@damonmcfarland9364]

Luca threw his newborn child in a furnace in the book and then killed the mother because Luca didn't want it to get out that he was sleeping with a Jewish woman.

[@joelsimon6310]

Who says crap less

[@creativetears1]

Really appreciate how you go all out for some of your intros and dress up for certain movies! 👌🏾

[@xanderfoley6641]

Sonny’s death made me so sad

[@viktorriquelme3735]

And it's part of the most iconic scenes of the movie

[@Blackhawks19_xx]

Legitimately one of the most brutal deaths in all of cinema.

[@jaycee330]

@@Blackhawks19_xx Well, next to Bonnie and Clyde.

[@brenetssss]

LOL

[@shevawn1973]

One of the deepest/intense scenes in movies is Michael contemplating murdering the two in the restaurant without a word spoken. The train sounds adds to the intensity of the moment. You can almost see the thoughts going through his head knowing this will change his life forever. Bravo All Pacino. BTW Connie Corleone (Talia Shire) is Francis Ford Coppola's Sister in real life.

[@KNichelle]

😂😂😂 Your comment on the last scene where Connie confronts Michael about her abusive husband “He must have had some good d!@k” the way she was crying about him.😂😂😂 That may have been the most gangster remark ever on a movie reaction channel. Bravo 👏🏾 😁👍🏾

[@frankrossi6972]

"greatest Mafia film without a doubt"? Godfather II: "Hold my canoli....."

[@bookeblade]

That boring. I couldn’t even finish the film

[@iisanulquiorrahara8]

Find it a bit overrated, to be honest. First is more memorable to me, even if the second is still great.

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

young Vito part is incredible although as a whole I would give the edge to the first movie

[@frankrossi6972]

A good way is to watch it "saga" style, a mash-up that TV networks used when they first aired it on TV in the late '70s, in which they combed both movies into a straight chronological timeline.

[@Orion-yd4dy]

No way… Godfather I is the best.

[@biancatainadiasreis860]

A curiosity of this film is that most of the actors who play the henchmen are not actors but boxers and even ex-mafia. And Marlon Brando was an intimidating figure for them for being a great actor, he did pranks to leave them more nervous.

[@Seir]

As one of his jokes, Brando supposedly had weights put on the stretcher in the scene where they're carrying him up the stairs.

[@hopeyouguess9850]

Oh, hell yes. I first watched this movie in high school and it rocked my world. Everything about this movie is gold, and if you listen to Director's commentary, Coppola had to fight the studio at every turn. Epic film and a genuine classic.

[@reikun86]

Yup. They didn't want Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, or James Caan. Apparently, they didn't want Gordon Willis the cinematographer either.

[@MG-jv7pe]

Everytime i watch this, it still makes me cry when Robert duvall delivers the line "they got sonny on the causeway", that subtle break in his voice just 💔💔💔💔💔

[@The3rdGunman]

Robert Duvall is freaking amazing actor! Dude's resume is thick with great movies

[@billolsen4360]

@@The3rdGunman I liked him as "Lucky Ned Pepper"

[@romulomontes8884]

MellVerse made a reaction I can't refuse!

[@pjjj23]

9:25 in the book its suggested they drugged him and paid off his security to plant the horse head

[@landosalemchainsaw]

And in the VG the protagonist lures Rocco through the mansion with full staff.

[@rosearnold791]

You are a real man. A man who could tear up during a scene when The Godfather is told that Sonny was killed. A scene played by the great Marlon Brando as The Godfather. It's just the greatest movie ever

[@birch5757]

Congrats to the actor who played Carlo. He really played the heck out of a character no (reasonable) person could like. Had to grab some mouthwash to cleanse my palate after watching that guy.

[@normlee6566]

"Take the cannoli" was an adlib by actor Richard Castellano who was only supposed to say, "Leave the gun.". And the reaction by the actor playing the hollywood producer was an authentic scream after the director had a real horse head ( obtained by a nearby dog food company--yes, they used to use horse parts) put on the bed instead of a dummy head they used in rehearsals because coppola thought it looked too fake. Needless to say, it was the scene's only take.

[@alfatejpblind6498]

That impression wasn’t too bad actually lol

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

So I haven't completed watching the whole video at this point but I just went past the part where Don Corleone got back from the hospital and they took his stretcher up the stairs!! I read a funny story that Marlon Brando liked to play practical jokes and on this particular day he added an extra 200 lb of weight underneath the blankets so that the guys had to really struggle to get that stretcher up the stairs!! Just a little fun fact I thought I would share!!

[@frankp9324]

At age 60, and having watched this film a dozen times or more, I feel it is perfectly edited. Every line by every actor either develops the charactor or informs you about the story. It's the most concise 3 hours of movie making i have seen

[@cyber6sapien]

Facts! To me if there ever was a perfect movie, it would be this. The acting, the cinematography, the editing, and the score were all perfectly nailed!

[@noahsherwood2445]

Speaking of subtleties, anyone notice how Vito's voice got more gravelly after he was shot? Also there's a deleted scene where Michael avenged Appallonia and from the description it was *BRUTAL*

[@feliciaf8]

Yeah it was, michael shotgunned him multiple times to the face, and it was the most violent part of the trilogy

[@sodapop83]

guy into acting " *FIRST TIME WATCHING* " the godfather... ohkkayy

[@saaamember97]

Don Corleone's daughter (The one getting married at the beginning) is played by Talia Shire, who also played Rocky Balboa's love interest/wife, Adrian Pennio in Rocky .... "Yo Adrian!"

[@reikun86]

She's also Francis Ford Coppola's sister.

[@schmuck.on.wheels]

@@reikun86 I've always wondered if Coppola sees something of himself in Michael or it's just coincidence that Michael's sister, mother, and daughter are played by his own sister, mother, and daughter.

[@tstrong533]

Hey woman, Hey woman

[@reikun86]

@@tstrong533 Hehehe Clubber Lang gets me every time 😂

[@The3rdGunman]

@@reikun86 Pain....

[@naimaismail4356]

Al Pacino's performance as Michael Corleone is one of my fav of all time. The evolution of his character into this ruthless cold don, is too interesting.

[@katwebbxo]

Love the intro and the dedication with the cotton balls lmao. Hope you react to the second one. It's the best. Third movie is optional lol.

[@kevinerose]

I agree. He can skip the 3rd movie and nobody will be upset at all.

[@LukeIsyourfasha]

Ha... “Wasn’t he in elf?” No. He was in The Godfather.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

And He Was In Elf Lmao

[@kennethbryant5573]

He was also the guy in 'Brian's Song', 'Thief' and 'Misery'. LOL

[@LukeIsyourfasha]

@@HelloMellowXVI so funny elf came before godfather for you. First time I watched elf, had eaten a few mushrooms prior and I was absolutely losing my shit watching a 6’6” grown man legitimately think he was an elf.

[@LukeIsyourfasha]

@@kennethbryant5573 hahaha right. Elf came before all those. Glad he’s enjoying all of these great movies now. Most young people wouldn’t bother, stuck in the superhero world, and quite possibly never understand what actual real filmmaking is.

[@ellalacuriosa]

omg I clicked sooo fast love gangster movies, I still love goodfellas more but this is a classic.

[@MrTCHOSS]

18:20 - perfect reaction, because that was also Michael's internally hidden reaction. He was trying to look for a way out, if he could. A way to avoid having to kill these two and flee the country. He asks for a guarantee that Solozzo won't kill his father. And Solozzo refuses to give him that guarantee and even starts playing victim, as if the Corleones started this mess. You can see the rage in michael's eye when he hears this. And it was that very moment, that he decided "yep, I have to get that gun and kill them now."

[@davidjackson241]

If there is one thing I wish they put in the movie, it is the part where Michael gets his revenge for Appolonia. They left it out and people who never read the book think he list got away with it. NOPE! He gets killed at the same time as the heads of the families. "Fabrizzio, Michael Corleone says hello."

[@tamayako2000]

"I'm as much a son to him as you are!" "Yeah but you didn't come outta his balls tho" thanks I didn't need my lungs anyways

[@trickyd1977]

You should check out ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA

[@jaycee330]

26:01 Tom was rescued from the streets at 11 by Sonny who brought him home, and was "adopted" by Vito. So, Sonny's death really hit Tom hard, because he was like an older brother to him.

[@lindefann8311]

Yes, he lost so much when Sonny died. In one go he lost his brother,best friend, then Don, hero and his rescuer.

[@AaronHatcher]

If you this is the best mafia film ever then just wait for godfather 2. Godfather 2 is so masterful. You get to see how Vito corleone got to america and how he become the don. At the same time you get to follow Michael's career as the new don. The two stories parallel each other. Cant wait to see your reaction to it

[@misskitty0100]

A touch heavy with the spoilers....

[@tyrionlannister1628]

A Bronx Tale is another great gangster flick. Great reaction as always man, you're entertaining as hell!

[@peteyn.y.7960]

NOW YOUSE CANT LEAVE!!! 🔥💯😂

[@youknow12341000]

The intro was actually spectacular IMO

[@thetruepresbyterian5017]

@MellVerse Two of the most subtle aspects of the film are Michael's suits and the oranges. If you go back and rewatch the film, you'll notice that there's an orange associated with every scene where someone is about to die. Vito is buying oranges when he gets hit, he's eating an orange right before he dies, etc. And if you watch Michael's suits through the film, they get progressively darker (from his Marine Corps uniform to the brown suit when they're discussing killing Solozzo to black by the end), functioning as a symbolic representation of Michael's slide into the darker side of himself and into his role as the head of the Corleone Family. This is unquestionably one of the greatest films ever made. Just wait for Part II!

[@Seir]

Not just the suit, but notice that Michael finally starts gelling his hair and combing it back like a traditional gangster after Apolonia is killed? He didn't fix his hair at all prior to that point, not even at his wedding.

[@BertonMelch]

I love how the first time you see The Godfather he’s just petting the kitty 😸and rippin dude a new one. Lol

[@RichardX1]

And the cat was a stray that wandered onto the set.

[@unluckytourist]

4:35 - The guy playing Brasi was a real mobster nervous about acting against Brando. He kept making mistakes with his lines, but Coppola liked the effect, so they went back and shot that scene of him rehearsing his speech to show the character as being nervous.

[@alexhartman6144]

YES!! You'll have to do pt 2 later on! One of the few times where the sequel is arguably better than the original

[@marvin3992]

Michael didn't lie to her in the end, he told her a half truth as a means of deception. Family, returning debts, and keeping your word are very important to these characters. Connie accused Michael of killing her husband Carlo, he denies it, and this is the truth. Michael didn't kill Carlo, Clemenza killed Carlo on Michael's order. Vito told the heads of the other families that he would not break the truce, he doesn't, he instead grooms Michael to do it for him. There are other instances some of which are in the other 2 movies but I won't say them cause I despise spoilers, just be on the lookout.

[@masteroftheassassins]

One of the best movies ever made and one of my personal favorites

[@alwayswrite2011]

5:34 - Ummm... They're talking about Sonny's... equipment. It's covered in the book.

[@HelloMellowXVI]

I was joking

[@alwayswrite2011]

@@HelloMellowXVI Yeah, I got that from the... y'know... laughing. But wanted to provide clarity, just in case.

[@kennethbryant5573]

May I suggest other great movies with Marlon Brando? 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'On the Waterfront' are among his greatest performances ever. And, movies with Al Pacino I would recommend 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon'

[@laurabuie7425]

On The Waterfront won Marlon Brando his first Oscar and his Performance is Amazing: the best Method actor ever!! Brando has more iconic lines in this film than in The Godfather. I just found your channel and am really excited about seeing you react to other Classic Films! Are you a Method Actor? Love from Toronto 💕

[@generalposter4792]

You called it exactly. Many ask what is the turning point or the climax of the movie. It was the scene with Michael in the chair where he lays out the plan to kill the cop. The camera slowly panned in slow as he spoke. And what was happening was showing Michael now slowly turning from innocent tough war hero, into the Godfather. Awesome take!

[@cyber6sapien]

He even had the garbled speech due to his damaged jaw, drawing a subtle parallel to the muffled speech pattern of his father.

[@flibber123]

There's a lot going on in this movie, you'll notice more when you see it again sometime. For instance, Paulie called in sick lol then Vito is shot. Paulie was stupid enough to think that excuse would work. Sonny showing interest in the drug deal is what got his father shot and Luca killed. Sonny was known to be next in line to take over the family. This means if Sollozzo and his partners kill Vito then Sonny will take over the family and make the deal with them. Vito had sent Luca to spy on Sollozzo and the Tattaglias but because they were already planning to kill Vito they were also ready to kill Luca. He walked right into a trap. Everyone is studying people, looking for weaknesses. The movie producer screws up by talking about the horse, he shows a weakness there which is why the horse is killed. Sonny shows a weakness, beating Carlo in public, that allows his enemies to set him up to be killed. Fabrizzio was desperate to come to the US, that weakness is why he was recruited to plant the bomb in Michael's car.

[@artvandelay3840]

In the book, they knew Paulie was the traitor because the Corleone's had connections in the phone company, and they were able to track his past phone calls, noticing an unusually high number of calls made to his house on the day of the attempted hit, as well as his suddenly frequent sick days when being the Don's driver. I think Part II does a better job getting across the elaborate inner workings of the Corleone crime family.

[@axelbaker8737]

Godfather II and Dog Day Afternoon are fantastic early Al Pacino movie.

[@ScarlettM]

5:32- actually, Luka was the only person that scared the Don. That's why The Don didn't want to see him at first. If you ever read the book and find out what Luka Brazi was capable off - you'd run away screaming!

[@NaturalNicktrition]

Just wanted to say you one of the best, if not the best, reactors on here. I enjoy watching these movies with you. You laugh, good commentary, you know and respect good acting when you see it and point it out. You know your stuff! Keep em coming 👍👍

[@davisthegamelord]

The book reveals more about luca brasi and his backstorys messed up. Vito was actually terrified of him.

[@kingmalcolm8695]

Some story. Some Luca.

[@samovarsa2640]

Yeah, but it also has the completely unnecessarily awkward sub-plot re. the girl Sonny was sleeping with, so, imo, the book isn't as good as the movie.

[@Seir]

@@samovarsa2640 hey, it was the 70's, I bet audiences would have loved the big vagina storyline.

[@slchance8839]

@@kingmalcolm8695 yeah. that's the line i remember from the book, too. Last two words of the chapter.

[@MoeFoeJo]

The reason I mess with your channel is that opening skit. You’re putting actual effort not just putting on the movie and reacting to it. I can respect it. No disrespect to people that do their videos that way. It’s just my opinion. We also have similar taste in movie stuff from what I can see. Real good stuff.

[@EugenioHertz]

What impresses me from this movie is the body transformation, meaning the cotton balls, to give marlon brando a "cheeky" appearance, resembling an old bulldog. If you didnt get it quite well, just imagine yourself during the casting, and you have the IDEA to use cotton ball to make a false bump in the cheeks, to give this character something that you'll phisically notice and it will slightly give him a "bulldogian" image, considering we´re talking about the likes of Marlon Brando in a dense movie about the chief of an italian Mafia and all it´s problems. This is not something you learn in any cinema course. No one can throw that card and teach you that kind of knowledge. It´s something that comes purely out of your guts, and it´s genius.

[@katieoberst490]

They're talking business. I have an Italian great uncle who my dad saw this movie with when it came out. He's associated with Chicago...kinda, he understood the Italian and told my dad what they were saying, and my dad told me.

[@BranDZ7]

Robert De Niro plays young Vito Corleone in the second one and does an amazing job.

[@mitchyd6086]

Greatest Mafia film? You haven’t seen Once Upon a Time in America (1984) my friend!!!

[@filipedircieu2936]

Fun fact: Despite being the ultimate Mafia movie, you'll never heard them saying "mafia". All they were autorized to say was the word "family", because the real mafia forbided them.

[@firethunder834]

Marlon Brando was a weird dude, a massive pain in the ass... but there's a reason why directors put up with his shit. The man was a genius. Check out the second Godfather then skip Part III and watch Analyze This! instead. A loving homage to the series with DeNiro and Billy Crystal.

[@MrQuinn-tc3uo]

Deleted scene confirms it was Paulie.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

One doesn't take a film masterpiece like this, which is close to perfection as it is, and "tighten up" the editing. Better to savor every minute of it as it takes its time letting the story unfold.

[@christhornycroft3686]

2nd greatest film ever made - behind Godfather II.

[@christhornycroft3686]

@Randy White I have a hard time calling a movie great in an era with so much ridiculous censorship from the Hays Code and the Catholic Church. The hell is this? A theocracy? But it's still a solid movie. Especially for its time.

[@redtailzephier4141]

That scene with Brando and Pacino at the end, when they're sitting outside talking about who the traitor is was written the night before by Robert Towne. He wrote Chinatown which is considered to be the best screenplay of all time. Brando was very impressed by Towne's talent after they shot the scene, my favorite BTS moment of the film

[@lethasatterfield9615]

There is also a Godfather II. It's just as good. It includes a lot about how Don Corleone came to be who he was that was in the book that they were unable to cover in the story. I highly recommend the book.

[@theharpershow7181]

Now you have to react to The Godfather Part 2

[@rxtsec1]

Micheal was a G when he talked to the father. He knows Italian but to show his power he has his bodyguard translate

[@2429Ryanspeer]

This film is incredible!!!!!!!!!!

[@ShaDHP23]

I've always loved this film. Such a happy ending.

[@elliemiller]

Oh man, been waiting for you to watch this one! Can't wait!

[@83gemm]

Yeah in the book the cop permanently messed up Mike’s face. It pained him for years, it made his sinus drip all the time. I think it’s a metaphor for how that is the moment he changed from an innocent civilian to being part of the violence. That hit and everything around it changed him for life.

[@sspdirect02]

You must watch The Godfather Part II. But when you get to the third film, only watch the version titled “The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone”. It is presented not as a sequel to The Godfather or The Godfather Part II, but as an epilogue to a two part story. The Godfather and The Godfather Part II is the central story, but The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone is the epilogue.

[@jp3813]

Such a spoilery title. lol

[@sspdirect02]

@@jp3813 Not exactly.

[@sallyh5413]

Yessir, a perfect film. Can't wait for you to see number 2, skip number 3 tho. ✌️

[@Hey_Jamie]

“Oh hey he was in Good Burger” I swear to God, there is hardly anywhere I can go online where the most random, unrelated shit has to bring up my exes. What the hell lol

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I get a lot of guff for saying it but to me the original is better than the sequel and I think it's mainly because of Brando. He's not even really the lead in this movie if you go by line count but even The Oscars thought he was. Such an iconic actor I've been looking for it but can't find the clip but when they did the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars when his name came up it and his face appeared on screen it seemed like the entire audience just gave a standing ovation but because the cameras weren't on the crowd I couldn't see it. In a way he was The Godfather of the acting community

[@michaelfontanelli2450]

A fun, entertaining review-with one caveat. It kinda DID need to be 3 hours. The Godfather is my pick for the one American film with not a single frame of wasted footage; compelling from opening fade in to final shot. In fact, some of the cut scenes should be restored. Fabrizio’s comeuppance (from II, but more meaningfully placed here), for instance.

[@tiffanywaldon4875]

Your reactions to this film were golden! 😂 I loved it! I watched your reaction to “The Color Purple”, and immediately after, went looking for this one. These are my two favorite movies of all time! 😃 “Because the love of my life died, so uh, you my second choice.” 🤣🤣🤣 Say that! 😂 Never liked Kay!