Is *The Godfather* the GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME!?!?

[@fusiliers]

One of the reasons that everyone underestimates Michael is because they have no real idea about what he experienced in the war. They remember him as a college kid who dropped out and enlisted in the Marines the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, and they know he became an officer and was a decorated hero. When they see him again it's been nearly four years and they have no idea about the sort of hell he has experienced. Michael has led men in war, seen and done unspeakable things, and probably killed more people than all of the Don's enforcers combined. But he keeps his mouth shut about all of that because he is his father's son.

[@anthonyleecollins9319]

Agree completely.

[@fusiliers]

​@@anthonyleecollins9319 I've recommended that people watch at least some episodes of HBO's "The Pacific" if they want to get an idea of Michael's war. Canonically, Michael fought at Guadalcanal and Peleliu which both feature heavily in the series.

[@FloridaMugwump]

Gee, you would think that big piece on him in LIFE magazine would have clued them in on his abilities

[@GasparGa]

But also, he probably has PTSD

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very true-Michael is a quiet,reserved tower of power.

[@MrD5914]

Fun fact: actual horse's head. However Coppola and the crew didn't ask for it to be slaughtered...they went to a dog food factory and then when they saw that particular horse they said to the dog food factory people "when you slaughter this one, sent us the head." So yeah....actual horse's head lol

[@hullbarrett]

Yup, true story. I heard that the actor who played Jack Woltz (John Marley) insisted that the horse head be fake, but they got a real one instead.

[@vorlon1]

​@hullbarrett that actor's name is John Marley.😀

[@hullbarrett]

@@vorlon1 oops, right you are. My bad. I corrected it.

[@vorlon1]

No prob.

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

Real head, but fake blood

[@williamforton8996]

The parallel between the baptism and murdering the other bosses scene is incredible!!

[@charlize1253]

He's becoming the Godfather, both literally and figuratively

[@jeffpope3221]

The door shutting on Kay at the end is so symbolic -- she's just been shut out of Michael's life.

[@Veigueta]

Yeah, and it happens again when the door is shut. But in the Godfather III the door opens, bringing her back to reality

[@blueyeshadow2738]

@@VeiguetaI wouldn’t say it’s bringing her back to reality because she realizes how Michael has become more like the door opens and Michael finally allows her in

[@timharris2291]

No, just out of that part of his life. The shutting door in GF2 is the rest of his life.

[@johhnyblask]

Don’t ask me about my buisness, Kay.

[@knarf4083]

The urban legend is that Johnny Fontaine was Frank Sinatra in real life. The movie was "From Here to Eternity" which actually did resurrect Sinatra's career.

[@vincentsaia6545]

In the book it's very clear he is based on Sinatra. He has a promiscuous movie star wife whom he left his first wife and kids for (Ava Gardner) and he wins the Oscar for the role.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Most of the story is quite real, but of course the names, dates, and various events have been altered to protect the real people involved. The Corleone family is sort of a mish-mash of people and events surrounding the very real Genovese and Bonanno families. These are two of the five mafia families that were running New York at the time (and some say still run various organizations in New York). Many say they still own most of the politicians and judges.

[@Anubis_underworld]

No shit.

[@jimbaker5110]

Yes this fact is correct

[@rgodase]

Another fun fact (so many facts in comments already 😅) - the cat in 1st scene was a stray. It won't stop meowing so Don just started petting it and they decided to keep it in the scene.

[@michaelguadagno8000]

Fun fact : Lenny Montana (Luca Brasi),was an actual mafia enforcer.He was supposed to be a consultant but they liked him so much that they put him in the movie

[@gasaholic47]

Yes, and him going over his lines was real as well. Montana was so nervous, and was a huge admirer of Marlon Brando. Coppola saw that the nervousness was so real, including it as part of Luca was a great idea, and it worked!

[@Muffintop_gaming784]

Fun fact: The guy who played Luca Brasi was an ACTUAL mafia gangster who helped make sure the movie was as accurate to the criminal underworld as possible.

[@Bas_Brand]

Also a professional wrestler. Interesting life that guy had

[@mudnarchist]

With exceptions I'm sure lol

[@everyonelovesmajima]

People say that he was actually practicing his lines during the wedding scene and they left it in.

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

​@everyonelovesmajima that's what I heard too, & I believe it. Also, him flubbing the lines when he meets with Vito was unscripted & Coppola decided to leave it in, to show that even such an intimidating man still respected & feared the Godfather

[@ManChild1980]

It wasn't to make sure the criminal underworld was accurate. It was so certain things were kept hidden and certain words weren't used. They even got that location through violence. As if the mafia were there to make sure the film would accurately show off what they do 😂😂😂

[@joeciorciari1114]

Fun fact: The baby in the baptism scene is director Sofia Coppola. Awesome reaction...this is usually my favorite film. But it changes off with Part II from time to time. Look forward to your reaction to Part II. You'll love it.

[@konowd]

Talia Shire is not only Adrian in Rocky, she’s also Director Francis Ford Coppola’s sister. When she married composer David Shire, she kept the last name. She’s also Jason Schwartzman’s mother

[@carlosfer2201]

She thought Fabrizio was running away because Apollonia was such a bad driver. I'm dying here. lol

[@Anubis_underworld]

She is stupid

[@dazediss6629]

In fairness, she was a shite driver

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

The right partner for Michael was Apollonia. She´d have been the perfect sicilian wife: absolutely never asking Michael about his affairs, raising their children, supporting him over all... but Kay, on the other hand... was completely the other way around.

[@PTaylor1087]

100% right. Michael falls for her and realizes that his life now would only allow for Apollonia to be his wife. He settles for Kay after her death.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Quite true-it’s extremely tragic that Apollonia was murdered.

[@rawtrout007]

Kay sucks

[@bwilliams463]

Michael married Kay because he needed to be married and have children for the sake of his 'respectability.' And Kay believed his lies because she wanted to.

[@LordAnti]

As an Italian born in New York, I can testify as to how they nailed the atmosphere of our culture. Outside of cracking a few heads of course.. The way we treat our family, throw big parties, and even the music we listen to, this movie feels so authentic.

[@ФилипЂукић]

Mafia was mostly Jewish.

[@LordAnti]

@@ФилипЂукић Excluding all the mafia stuff. Even though people always ask me if I'm in the mob. Besides the mafia, they got our life style and culture down.

[@Anubis_underworld]

Shut up

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@LordAnti I hope you forgive me for this comparison, But I feel like the Mexicans are the new 'Italians'. A family oriented immigrant culture demonised because of the organised crime associated with their ethnicity. I could be totally off base with this.

[@duketgg]

@@ФилипЂукић- no.

[@seanmorehouse2834]

"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."

[@nathantoy9232]

God I love the scene where Vito is talking to the heads of the 5 families, the slight menace he puts in his voice when he says "struck by a bolt of lightning" and stares at Bruno. Masterful acting and shows why he was the Don for so long.

[@flarrfan]

Almost every reactor edits the "lightning bolt" part of the speech out...I don't know why.

[@matthewcastleton2263]

It’s not Bruno Tattaglia. He’s dead. He’s the one from the scene when they murder Luca Brazi. That’s his father Philip Tattaglia. They assassinated Bruno Tataglia after the failed attempt on Vito at the hospital that Michael stopped

[@duhistoka8226]

No, he didn‘t lie. Clemenza killed Carlo, not Michael😁

[@gasaholic47]

Ah, splitting hairs there....😁

[@matthewcastleton2263]

Precisely. That inherently was the issue. The reason the police couldn’t take down the mafia is because of the way it was structured. Since the guys at the top never technically killed anybody (except for Michael, who in fact murdered McCluskey and Sollozo), they couldn’t charge them with the type of crimes to bring down the families. That was also the reason why they couldn’t bring down Al Capone in Chicago into he was convicted of Tax Evasion. It was only years later that this issue was solved by RICO in 1970 (or the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act). Said act made it so if you could prove an ongoing criminal conspiracy that you could charge all parties involved with the crime. Including contract killings.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

For Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Francis Ford Coppola put a jaw prosthesis in his mouth and a gauze, to give him that particular face. Brando was relatively young in this film, and Coppola pretended to age him and also look more threatening.

[@thephantompenance]

Fun fact: while the fight between Sonny and Carlo was fake, the animosity was verrry real. Carlo’s actor wrote a book and in it he detailed how they did NOT get along at all. He was terrified that the beat down scene was going to be a tad….realistic.

[@jscan4442]

You don't eff with Jimmy Caan.

[@anonmuyous]

Actually the fight was fake-ish. Caan actually connected a punch or two. Apparently Carlo's actor was an asshole to conny, and beat her for real in those DV scenes.

[@Me-gy7yk]

@@anonmuyous Producer Al Ruddy wrote in his book The Offer that Gianni Russo beat Talia Shire for real and Ruddy was sued for that in 2022 (case unresolved as far as I know). I very much doubt the claim has any truth to it, seeing as she is the only sister of the director, Francis Ford Coppola. No way would he have put up with anything like that, in my opinion.

[@anonmuyous]

@@Me-gy7yk Have you seen Hearts of darkness? FFC is a man who has no boundaries. Bro would give up his left nut for his craft.

[@salserio6727]

@@Me-gy7yk They showed that in The Offer (based on Ruddy's book). In the series, FFC retaliated by having Jimmy Caan go a little extra during the beatdown scene. One of the greatest beatdowns in cinema history.

[@GasparGa]

"So he's gonna come back to you now that his wife got blown up? Typical" Umm girl what kind of guys are you dating?

[@chriswerth918]

Why is this the greatest film ever made? Because of the many, many moving pieces. You can watch it twenty times. And at the twenty-first watch you'll just get that one point, u just did not recognize before. It never gets old.

[@tremorsfan]

Kay is what is known as an "audience surrogate". An outsider character that other characters can provide exposition to without it sounding awkward.

[@RP_Williams]

Fun Fact: the cat in the opening scene was just a stray that wandered on set and took to Brando, so they just went with it and added the cat in the scene.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

(23:40) Perhaps the greatest prediction of a "Godfather" scene ever. Even Don Vito had to later admit that Sonny didn't have the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

She knew! ❤😊

[@tehdesp]

Nice little Sopranos reference you peppered in there.

[@DJM2.0]

Now onto Godfather Part 2!

[@alfonsomartin3770]

please, please, PLASE! I wouldn't care if she didn't see the 3rd one, but the second one is something no one wants to miss. I even rate it higher than the first one on my personal list

[@DJM2.0]

@@alfonsomartin3770 Totally agree!

[@bdleo300]

@@alfonsomartin3770 The second is nowhere near this movie... Godfather (1) is a true masterpiece, other two are decent but nothing special. Yet for some reason some people worship 2nd movie and hate 3rd.

[@williamflores7081]

One of my favorite trivia bits that made me rewatch the film was the appearance of oranges in scenes before major deaths happen; Vito was buying oranges when he was shot, had the orange rind in his mouth when he died in his garden, they were oranges at the table when Tom Hagin was having dinner with Woltz, there were oranges at the meeting of the families, all who were later assassinated… there’s a few others. But it’s said it’s just coincidence. But they appear to all but 3 of the characters that die in the film.

[@TVGUY333]

Very interesting. The only thing that comes to mind is a Sherlock Holmes adventure called The Five Orange Pips (sic). The Pips were sent to someone that was about to be killed. First five then four as each one was killed. I can imagine that Oranges have some deep diabolical undertone sometime in history but I don't see a direct correlation to it in The Godfather. That was a question for Puzo himself.

[@trol68419]

The Godfather Part II is actually the movie that is widely considered the greatest film of all time by a LOT of fans and critics. Yes, it's actually received even higher praise (and I believe awards) than the first one. As someone who has just seen the first one so far, think about that. I hope I haven't built it up too much haha, but you gotta watch Part II now.

[@Fnelrbnef]

But no Brando. So, not in my book😎

[@dsscam]

It's funny. The same people who call The Godfather the greatest film of all time say The Godfather Part II is better.

[@MrPicklerwoof]

Over the years, I've actually swung back round to thinking Part 1 is the best of the two. Part 2's narrative gets a bit lost in the final third of the film, whereas Part 1 is just perfect from beginning to end.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

@@MrPicklerwoof Nah, I'll give it up for Godfather II - Godfather I isn't about conclusions, Godfather II is (no, don't mention III).

[@flarrfan]

@@neilgriffiths6427 I'll mention GF3...It's a good movie, just not a great film like the first two. There was an unfortunate last minute casting decision, but it's still very much worth watching for closure of the saga and for the best Pacino scene of the trilogy, IMO at least.

[@AnthonyLaMastra]

You mentioned Talia Shire which is the actress that portrayed Adrianne from Rocky, but did you happen to notice Joe Spinell who is the actor in the movie that portrayed Willi Cicci? He portrays Mr Gazzo, the loan shark from Rocky.

[@HalloweenYearRound]

George Lucas admitted that the scene in Revenge of the Sith where Anakin kills the Separatists while Palpatine gives his speech was very much based on the baptism/murder sequence from Godfather.

[@nealrepetti2396]

The handshake had nothing to do with it! They planned on killing him the whole time.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

I use to read many comments talking about how precise were Michael shoots in the restaurant. Michael wasn´t in that time in mafia affairs, but he was a II World War hero. He probably shooted better than anyone in his family.

[@ronweber1402]

Not only that with his arm outstretched he was 3-4 feet at most away from his targets so it wasn't that great a shot and his first shot at McClusky missed and hit him in the throat, not the head.

[@MichaelScheele]

@@ronweber1402 , did he miss or did Michael want to get a little additional payback in? He broke his jaw after all.

[@ronweber1402]

@@MichaelScheele That's a reach.

[@gasaholic47]

@@ronweber1402 I think his shot to the throat to McCluskey was absolutely deliberate. He wanted to make him suffer first, and he did.

[@wrxteck]

The baby in the baptism scene is Sophia Coppola, the directors daughter.

[@zedwpd]

Dang, she's 5 years younger than me.

[@flarrfan]

You might see baby Sofia again if you get to GF 3...

[@wrxteck]

@@flarrfan yeah as Mary. 3 is rough compared to 1&2

[@Pokyhawk]

Now that you've seen "The Godfather", you need to watch 2022s limited series "The Offer". It's a docudrama based on the insane story of how "The Godfather" was made and the trials and tribulations the producer went through to keep the project alive.

[@MrD5914]

Yes the actual story of the making of the movie is totally crazy. It's literally a miracle that it even got made at all the way it is. Paramount wanted to do it contemporary as in the 1970s, and shooting it in St Louis instead of NY to save money. They just wanted to cash in on the popularity of the book. They didn't want Brando as Vito because they thought he mumbled, they didn't want Al Pacino because they thought he was too small and Italian looking (no literally!) It was crazy. Luckily Francis Coppola put a stop to all that. The rest is movie history.

[@mainmac]

Docudrama may be too strong a word, there are a lot of fictitious elements to the show for the sake of the story, but it's still an excellent watch for after The Godfather.

[@kschneyer]

Agreed!

[@perustc9158]

"Wow, look at that plane"- Lockheed Constellation. I first flew on one in 1959. I had family that worked for TWA so I flew free until I was 21 on USA flights only! Thank you for noticing the plane. A lot of great memories!

[@flarrfan]

Airline workhorse of the 50s...such a unique design.

[@JMUDoc]

When Michael said he didn't give the order on Carlo, he is telling the truth - watch Tom loosen his tie when Carlo gets in the car. HE gave the order.

[@tylerjames646]

Love this movie. There is a biographical drama series called The Offer that shows what the director had to go through to get this film made. It's worth a watch in my opinion.

[@shanz7758]

At 37:34 , the guy with the incredible aim is actually Al Neri. He would become Michael's equivalent of Luka Brazi for his father, except way more dangerous. He is present at a lot of very important moments of the story, up to the third godfather movie where you can literally see him in situations where michael is speaking with family members and he is present. It's really easy to not see that he's always somewhere in the background because he is really not often the heart of the action and almost never speaks, but if you know who he is, you can see Michael brings him everywhere, he's also his bodyguard, and he can follow Michael in reunions where even Tom isn't allowed to be present. (I also believe he is the guy behind Carlo when Michael tells him to go to the airport in the end, just before Clemenza ends that bastard). He IS also an excellent shooter, and a former policeman, who was arrested for killing a suspect that had killed and maimed multiple people.

[@luismedeiros7139]

Funny fact about the cat at the start: it was picked up by Marlon himself at a back alley near the filming locations and wasn't supposed to be in the scene and you can clearly hear him purr. The director tried to cover the sound as much as possible, marlon give no ***** hahaha

[@isabelsilva62023]

Johnny Fontaine is Frank Sinatra, the movie is Fred Zinneman's "From Here to Eternity" with the iconic beach scene with Deborah Kerr and Frank Sinatra that was parodied in "Airplane".

[@axr7149]

Marlon Brando won his 2nd Best Actor Oscar for this film (ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) was his first). Brando is one of only 5 people in Oscars history to win 2 acting Oscars (regardless of lead/supporting) for films that each won Best Picture (both THE GODFATHER and ON THE WATERFRONT won it). The other 4 to do this are Jack Nicholson (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST and TERMS OF ENDEARMENT), Gene Hackman (THE FRENCH CONNECTION and UNFORGIVEN), Dustin Hoffman (KRAMER VS KRAMER and RAIN MAN) and Mahershala Ali (MOONLIGHT and GREEN BOOK). All worth recommending.

[@martinwhite3559]

Well, you are only talking men, but you said people. I know Meryl Streep has won 3. Just wanted to clarify this.

[@axr7149]

@@martinwhite3559 this is with regards to winning acting Oscars exclusively for Best Picture winners MORE THAN ONCE. These 5 are the only ones, regardless of male or female (only Meryl’s first win was for a Best Picture winner). Jack Nicholson actually won 3 too, but he fits the criteria since 2 of the 3 were for Best Picture winners.

[@zbennalley]

The moment Michael says,"I'm with you now." The tears he has isn't joy or comfort it's tears of sadness and regret. He never wanted Michael in this life that moment is the most devastating character changes in cinematic history.

[@JedHead77]

*The baby being baptized is director Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter, Sofia, now an established director herself.* 🎬

[@petertoth3477]

I've read an article a while ago, stating Marlon Brando and Al Pacino wouldn't be in the movie originally, and maybe it was Coppola himself not wanting them for some reason. Thankfully though, he was convinced in the end to let them take the main roles. As for the baptism, the Corleone family (such as most Italians, I assume) are catholics. Catholics usually get baptized at a very young age.

[@LeighMet]

johnny fontaine is Frank Sinatra. Yes. Talia Shire is Adriane and Connie plus the sister of the director.

[@fusiliers]

And Jason Schwartzman's mom. And Nicholas Cage's aunt.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@fusiliersTalia and Jason are starring in Francis's "Megalopolis".

[@bradleewalsh8995]

Supposed to be Frank Sinatra*** That is not actually Sinatra...

[@230PARKLOBBY]

Every big shot involved withn this film - Francis Ford Coppola, the head of the studio Robert Evans, and the head of Gulf and Western, Charles Bludorn, wanted Jack Nicholson to play Michael. Nicholson turned it down for 3 reasons. One, he felt the part should go to an Italian actor. Two, he felt there were not enough scenes between Michael and Vito. Three, he felt Chinatown was a much better script and wanted to do that instead.

[@jscan4442]

That's a pretty good life you lead if you can turn down The Godfather and still do pretty well with Chinatown.

[@davewhitehead5116]

I understand Jack thought Al’s performance was perfect.

[@christopherconard2831]

I can't see Al Pacino doing the detective in Chinatown, that role was perfect for Nicholson. And Pacino is the only person I can see in this one.

[@seventhson2151]

Chinatown is a rival with The Godfather Part II for greatest film

[@michaelceraso1977]

@@christopherconard2831 It was really Coppola who saw young Pacino in some NY minor plays and a film I cant ,so AL wasnt getting ANY big budget film role at that TIME. He might have been stuck for a while tho he certainly had the acting "chops" as the saying goes. I still would love to see some reactors do SERPICO, a wonderful true story and Pacino should have won best actor imo for that

[@CalciumChief]

1:58 Haha, try the other way around. 9:39 Because the horse can't sign a contract, but it can serve as an excellent message. 36:02 It's the 40's, probably his doctor told him to smoke more.

[@MDeeProductions]

The actor who played Luca Brasi was actually practicing his lines in the scene when he was waiting to be seen by the don at the wedding. The director liked the authenticity of it so he kept it in the movie.

[@constantdvdcollector]

Francis Ford Coppola has an interesting resume of films he has directed. Here are a few, the ones I have seen, to recommend: - Apocalypse Now - The Godfather: Part Two - The Godfather: Part Three - Bram Stoker's Dracula Also, some other good-looking films by him include: (These are the ones I haven't seen, though) - The Conversation - Tucker: The Man and his Dream - Jack - Megaopolis - Dementia 13 - Tetro

[@merkury06]

I also recommend "Cotton Club". Underrated, but still very good.

[@NDF1138]

The director of the Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola) his sister in real life is Talia Shire (Coppola) who plays Michael’s sister, Connie 🇮🇹And yes she also plays Adrian in Rocky 🇺🇸 She is also the mother of actor Jason Schwartzman. Jason Schwartzman is the cousin of Sofia Coppola. Sofia is the daughter of the Director Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola. Francis Ford Coppola had a brother named August and August had a son named Nicholas Coppola, which was changed to Nicolas Cage when Cage became an actor. So Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, and Jason Schwartzman, are all first cousins. So, Talia Shire and Francis Ford Coppola are brother and sister. Carmine Coppola (from Italy) is the father of Francis Ford Coppola and Talia. He is also the films extra composer and was nominated for an Oscar along with co-composer Nina Rota. A dream come true for son, Francis Ford Coppola. Seeing his father win the Oscar. Those are just some trivia bits about how there a lot of talent within the family members👍🏼

[@jnagarya519]

When Don Corleone helps you, you OWE him.

[@Athasin]

They went from the killing of the Heads of the Five Families to Michael making pledges to be his nephew's godfather. So while he was becoming A godfather, he was became The Godfather.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Johnny Fontaine the singer, it´s like a parody of Frank Sinatra in his worst years (too much details in common). Sinatra always hated Coppola and this character because of that.

[@YashamaruSensei]

when Vito wakes up and they tell him Michael did the assassination, it breaks my heart every time

[@matthewcostello3530]

in 1945 that fish cost 2 bucks

[@amtrak7394]

Hi VKunia, glad to see you watched this. A couple things in case they weren’t mentioned earlier… you were right about the sister. That is indeed Talia Shire who played Adrian in Rocky. Also, during the “everybody gets assassinated” scene at the end, there is one that was in the novel that was not in the movie… Michael had Fabrizio taken out. He was the one who put bomb in the car that killed Apollonia.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Speaking of Gangsters, please watch Goodfellas. It's Incredible True Story.

[@RobertTaylor-gz2fu]

I agree.

[@flarrfan]

Well, there's a lot of debate about how true it is, as there's evidence the book it's based on was somewhat embellished by the "wise guy" who inspired it.

[@mattalley4330]

I couldn’t imagine a better way to go out than Don Corleon did, playing happily with a grandchild.

[@luismedeiros7139]

Reactors need to stop spoiling reactions by posting their reactions before the actual reaction...

[@Prometheusxx91]

Marlon Brando Al Pachino Diane Keaton Robert Duvall James Caan Such an amazing cast all together.

[@penfold7455]

Funny you should mention liking "Rocky" in the reaction video for this movie. There's another actor from "The Godfather" that was also in "Rocky" who was not named Talia Shire. Joe Spinell played Willie Cicci, one of the Coreleone family's soldiers/hit men (he's the one who shoots the mob boss who's stuck in the locked rotating doors). This actor also was in "Rocky" as Gazzo; the loanshark (who always "hears things") that Rocky was working for at the start of the movie.

[@carlazaz1690]

The Godfather is greatest or near greatest because it is basically a morality play. Right and wrong, good and evil. How good and pure (Michael) sinks into corruption and evil.

[@teastrainer3604]

I think most people would put it in their top ten. Hard to say which is the best is because it's apples and oranges.

[@flarrfan]

And the play is unfinished until GF 2, when the story is told from beginning to end...

[@carlazaz1690]

@@flarrfan In other words, Vicky, no need to be in a hurry to see G3.

[@flarrfan]

@@carlazaz1690 It's a good movie for closure and some more great Pacino acting, but it could never reach the greatness of the first two.

[@bksundar]

Fun facts 1. Singer Actor Johnny Fontaine in the movie represented Frank Sinatra, the actor and singer who apparently had mob connections. 2. Mo Green represented the Jewish side of the mafia in those days , and of course Bugsy Seigel the gangstaa who created Vegas. Mo's Jewish mentor, Hyman Roth appears in GF2, a must see... Gf and Gf2 - two academy awards for best picture Plus you see a young Robert D Niro, as younger Don Corleone - Marlon Brando

[@rafaelcanosantos3554]

I love this movie because of Marlon Brando

[@grantmaurer9921]

22:40 when they're bringing Vito home and carrying him up the stairs, as a joke Marlon Brando kept filling his pockets with rocks to make it far harder to lift him

[@michaelnewsham1412]

At the time women shook hands with men while sitting down. Old joke: What does a man do standing up, a woman do sitting down, and a dog do with one leg raised in the air? Answer: Shake hands.

[@goldenager59]

Benny Hill, right? 😁

[@michaelnewsham1412]

@@goldenager59 Absolutely- glad someone caught it!

[@goldenager59]

@@michaelnewsham1412 😉👍

[@Curraghmore]

Yes Talia Shire was also Adrian in the 'Rocky' films. She is the sister of director Francis Ford Coppola and they are both aunt and uncle to Nicolas Cage, whose birth name was Nicolas Coppola.

[@navtektv]

15:48 Wait we got "I love you/I know" before Han Solo? the fuck?

[@Aaron-io8vw]

Yes, that is Talia shire who played Adrian in Rocky. Her older brother is the director of the Godfather film series Francis Ford Coppola. Multiple members of their family are involved in the Film industry. Talia 's son by her 2nd marriage is actor Jason Schwarzman is a actor who played Gideon Gravea in Scott Pilgrim v The world, was one of the leads in Rushmore, her other son Robert is a musician and actor who is the lead vocalist of a band named Rooney and was also The love interest in the first Peincess Diaries film. Director Sophia coppola (Marie Antoinette, the Virgin Suicides, e bling ring) is the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola e director of the Godfather and is therefore Shire's niece. Nicholas Cage is also a nephew as he is the son of Her and Francis Ford's older brother August Coppola. Nicholas took the stage name of Cage(from marvel comics character Luke Cage) to avoid people accusing him of getting by on nepotism being the nephew of a famous director. Cage has only appeared in three films directed by his uncle Rumble Fish, the Cotton club and Peggy Sue for married.

[@brysonfreeman7226]

I’m glad you’re watching The Godfather, it’s truly one of the greatest movies of all time, I can’t wait for you to watch The Godfather: Part 2, you should definitely watch Goodfellas, Schindler’s List, and Casablanca, & also watch some TV shows: The Sopranos, Mr. Robot, Game Of Thrones, and Stranger Things after Better Call Saul

[@jamesrawlins735]

I would add Citizen Kane

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Godfather & Godfather II are so perfectly in tune, each telling half of the story, that I've come to think of them as one long movie. I generally don't care for sequels or prequels but in this case you'd really be missing out. There's a lot of debate about the 3rd movie. It's definitely not on the same level as the first two but still worth seeing, my opinion.

[@bdleo300]

Not really. Godfather II was frankly quite unnecessary, cash grab. Why do we needed Vito's origin story? Or to repeat how ruthless Michael is again and again, we know that from the first movie. Yet no one dares to say so even today, while all hate is focused on the 3rd movie.

[@tomaslongoria2449]

“I did not care for The Godfather, it insists upon itself” - Peter Griffin I dont agree but I always loved that Peter said that lol Enzo The Baker is my favorite character in this movie! Omg Peters boobidy boobidy is a play on Sunnys Badabeep badaboop. So then Peter does like Godfather!!!!

[@phila3884]

I'm surprised how many young reactors still think Enzo is an assassin, even after Michael recognizes him, and asks him to help out. It's a thing...

[@tomaslongoria2449]

@@phila3884 he straight up says “im enzo, the baker” lol 😆

[@danflashes7125]

“I love The Money Pit. That is what I say.” 😂

[@jonmercano1138]

“Because it has a valid point to make! It’s insistent!” 😂

[@revo1336]

“Leave the gun -take the cannoli “ wasn’t in the script. Richard Castellano just said it and they left it in.

[@dylancooper3690]

Vicky, if you're interested, there was a 10-episode mini-series called "The Offer" on Paramount+, a somewhat fictionalized retelling of the making of the first Godfather film. It was very good.

[@tommiller4895]

The Character Johnny Fontane (the Singer/Actor) played by Al Martino was based on Frank Sinatrra and how he got the part in the Movie "From Here to Eternity". The Moe Green character was based on Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. The Actor who played Luca Brazzi (Lenny Montana) had been an Enforcer for the Colombo crime family and a Professional Wrestler. You must see the 10 part Mini Series "The Offer" (on Paramount+) which covers the making the film and all the problems they had to overcome from the Mafia and Studio Executives. It is a miracle the movie was ever made!

[@akavario]

Please, please, everybody watch the limited series “The Offer” it’s about the making of The Godfather, and Hollywood in the 70’s in general, and it’s probably my favourite series maybe ever. It has some of the greatest examples I’ve ever seen of actors portraying real people, and the writing is just so goddamn good. Edit: I’m glad to see that so many people feel the same way I do, and are shouting THE OFFER! From the rooftops lol.

[@PorkinsTheWhite]

I hope you watch Part 2 soon. Also if you are curious in how this movie was made, Paramount + has a series called The Offer on how the movie was made from start to finish.

[@hoagsmash4188]

At the very beginning, the cat wasn't supposed to be part of the scene. It was a random cat walking around and Brando picked it up and shot the scene with it lol

[@ghostCW3]

It was the director Coppola who saw the stray kitten in the lot and handed it to Brando before shooting. That was not Brando's idea.

[@Zaku_Meister]

It was also purring so loud they had to dub his audio in

[@hoagsmash4188]

@@ghostCW3 Ah you are correct, I had heard differently

[@ghostCW3]

​@@hoagsmash4188 I think we all heard the Brando version at some point. I even believed it for most of my life.

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction VKunia, you are going to love The Godfather part 2.

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Vicky, how many years ago did you move from Poland to the US?

[@TaTopePia]

Ugh I wish the subtitles don't say what Bonasera asked for. The whole point of the scene is that you don't know what EXACTLY he asked for, but you can guess. It totally heightens the drama. Same thing in LOTR when you're not supposed to know how Gimli insults the elves in Lothlorien, it lands harder if you don't exactly. Great reaction as always.

[@paneledmeteor33]

Has anyone heard Andrea Boccelli sing the Godfather Theme? It’s perfecto

[@hullbarrett]

No, I haven't but I am intrigued. I'm going to have to check it out. Thanks!

[@paneledmeteor33]

@@hullbarrett “Brucia la Terra”

[@woeshaling6421]

fyi perfetto in italian

[@paneledmeteor33]

@@woeshaling6421 damn you Stallone

[@davidmichaelson1092]

I have lived in Brooklyn for over 20 years. My neighborhood used to be a center of mob activity. Several future big shots got their start in the "Garfield Gang." I live on Garfield Place where they operated. 2 blocks away is where Carmine Persico's "Social Club" used to be. I think it still existed when I moved here because there was a weird building with windows boarded up saying "private club." Now it is gentrified and the mob has moved out, but down by the Gowanus Canal you still see Social Clubs.

[@stephenbracka2270]

Greetings to your cat as well as to you, V! Was that a purebred Bengal I saw on a previous reaction? Marlon Brando, who would've turned 100 back in April, always had a thing for animals and had taken in a stray hanging around the Paramount back lot by the time this film began shooting. That cat was brought in the opening scene on Brando's whim. The sound crew was always known to have had a tough time with the cat's loud purring some of which you surely picked up. A few other fun facts: the baby in the baptism scene being baptized as a boy is director Francis Ford Coppola's daughter Sophia Coppola who also directs films and who plays Michael's daughter in THE GODFATHER III (1990). Talia Shire played Connie and made her way in the ROCKY franchise and is the real life kid sister of Francis Ford Coppola. FFC is rolling out his new film MEGALOPOLIS this year. Maybe he'll retire at 85. James Caan played Sonny and who you saw being tormented by Kathy Bates in MISERY (1990). Pay attention to oranges throughout this franchise (now check out the 2nd film) because the fruit is used as a bad omen for those who come in contact with oranges. Just look at what happened to Tessio as well as to Vito. Your slide whistle effect when Clemensa got out of the car to pee at the side of the road isn't new, but is always funny. V, you stay classy...

[@stephenbracka2270]

@T.el.egram.TheVkunia HI, V! I'm just an old movie and music buff among other things from the California coast who doesn't surf and who has been around longer than, but always has always been aware of The Godfather. .

[@Anubis_underworld]

Shut. Up

[@SPEEDPAINTER1]

The trivia in this movie is the length of the Bible. BUT! Fun fact to keep track of as you watch the trilogy- Everytime you see oranges, something bad is going to happen!! That was a cool little easter egg Coppola planted in all 3 movies.

[@RobertTaylor-gz2fu]

9:28 - The horse's head!

[@rabbitandcrow]

I always imagine that Michael really did love Appollonia and that when she died, he cut love out of his life. That reunion scene with Kay is so sinister, with the black car following them. It's almost like a kidnapping. I don't think he really loves Kay. He just needs a waspy wife to help him take the next step for the family.

[@ApocalypseWow]

Godfather's definitely in the GOAT conversation up there with Gone With The Wind & Ben Hur (1959)

[@patrickcromwell7554]

All three of those aren't even on my list of decent movies. lol. Each and every single one is just less than "MEH" Not entertaining in any way. ours of NLOTHINGF happening. There's definitely a great story being told but THAT'S actually the problem. They're telling; not showing. And to be quite frank about it, 90% of people who claim these to be their favorite movies are just doing it to be a part of the crowd. One or some of their friends like these movies so they don't want to be the odd one out and just parrot what the others say.

[@RobertTaylor-gz2fu]

@@patrickcromwell7554 I'd put The Godfather in the list of best films, but not the other 2. My only criticism of The Godfather is it's slow at times. It should've been shorter.

[@Morrison64]

Idk I honestly think the movie insists upon itself

[@JES408]

Actually godfather was officially ranked second behind citizen kane lol

[@Abcd-j9i]

​@@JES408Vertigo is now regarded by most critics as the best film of all time. I don't know why; it's ridiculously slow for a thriller.

[@richardcarrier9536]

40:19 - VKunia: "I was blown away with how great it was!" Apollonia: "Yea... so was I...."

[@mitchellneu]

YESSSS!!!!!! I love seeing people react to my all-time favorite movie!!! Thank you so much for this!!!!

[@shrodingerschat2258]

If you want to watch a really fun movie with Godfather vibes, you need to watch The Freshman. It stars Matthew Broderick who plays a freshman film student at NYU who gets involved with Marlon Brando who reprises a Godfather type character. A running gag in the movie is how much Brando's character resembles Vito Corleone. And in Broderick's film class they are studying Godfather 2!

[@55giantsfan22]

Greatest movie is subjective, it's definitely one of the best

[@jeremainepatterson3842]

In Breaking Bad the 2-minute hit sequence in the prison was inspired by The Godfather's baptism scene. Walt was like Michael, waiting while the murders were happening.

[@SatonakaCP4]

Yup, it is a great film, this and Citizen Kane are the top of the movie food chain.

[@kevinL5425]

Abe Vigoda (Salvatore) is perfect in this. For something completely different, you can see his hilarious side as Sgt. Fish in the Barney Miller TV series (and his spinoff series “Fish”). He also became a meme when his death was falsely reported in 1982. After that it was a running joke. He also was in the Snickers commercial “Game” along with Betty White, which aired on Superbowl XLIV in 2010.

[@wilkennycabrera6540]

React “Romeo & Juliet” 1996 Version With Leonardo DiCaprio.

[@trainfire2008]

13:38 “HE’S STILL ALIVE⁉️” 😂😂😂 Vicky, you’re awesome ‼️

[@videogamemadness1582]

First Godfather was peak, 2nd Godfather film the story is all over the place and 3rd one is weird but is overhated

[@AlucardFGC]

I personally think the Godfather 2 is the best of the films

[@videogamemadness1582]

@@AlucardFGC I think the idea of Vito's backstory was brilliant but with it going back and forth to young Vito and Michael constantly is where it hurt the film at most they could've done 4 with the second one just being Vito's backstory then the second continuing Michael's story

[@AlucardFGC]

@@videogamemadness1582 I think that's somewhat fair but I adore the antithetical nature of Vito's Rise and Michael's Fall that the movie is nearly perfect for me I respectfully disagree 👍

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@AlucardFGCit’s a method to provide contrast between the father and sons and their respective rises to be The Godfather

[@tru2thastyle]

The baptism scene is my favorite scene. It shows the juxtaposition between what is holy and unholy.

[@matthewjrose7308]

Only react to the godfather 1 and 2. Just don't watch the 3rd.

[@JoeVington]

Nah she definitely should, I thought part 3 was really good tbh

[@dietcokedude]

According to tradition, no Sicilian can refuse any request on their daughter's wedding day.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

White wall tires were a thing up to the eighties. You can still get white wall tires. Most people don't want the hassle of keeping them clean. Raised White lettering on tires was another fashion statement for your car.

[@bobkarafin]

And they got wider and wider, until they were about 4 inches wide in the mid-50’s…that’s a LOT of scrubbing!