*Shakespearean Masterpiece!* THE GODFATHER (1972) FIRST TIME WATCHING Reaction! 1/2

[@ShreeNation]

Check out Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4iocn2Ias-KaKM

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Lenny Montana, who played Luca Brasi, was so in awe of Marlon Brando that he kept rehearsing his lines on set. Director Francis Ford Coppola noticed it and filmed it. That's where the scenes of him talking to himself at the wedding came from. John Cazale, who played Fredo, had a short but very successful career as an actor. He was in only five films, and each of them was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. They movies were: The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. He was dying of lung cancer during the filming of The Deer Hunter, and the studios (fearing he wouldn't be able to complete the movie) wanted to replace him with another actor. Cazale's girlfriend, who was also acting in the film, threatened to quit if they fired Cazale. She got her way, and director Michael Cimino completed the project by filming all of Cazale's scenes first. The girlfriend was Meryl Streep, who went on to have a little success in the movie business. Johnny Fontaine was based loosely on Frank Sinatra. In Sinatra's case, the studio head objected to the singer/actor's politics (Sinatra was a civil rights advocate and supporter of the Kennedys, which made him a communist in the eyes of extreme conservatives). When Michael says to his father in the hospital, "I'm with you now," it's a case of dramatic irony like something out of an ancient Greek tragedy. To an audience familiar with the story, the line means something important about the fate of the characters that Michael and Don Corleone themselves didn't understand at the time. If you like food in Italian movies, you should consider watching Big Night (1996) starring Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci. It's about two brothers trying to save their Italian restaurant with one night of incredible food.

[@michaelnewsham1412]

Lenny Montana was actually a Mafia enforcer who was sent to ensure the film wasn't being disrespectful, and was invited to play the part by Coppola- as noted, he was so nervous he fluffed his lines.

[@chuckvelten5337]

And today's Democrat party wouldn't let Kennedy in the front door. They would label him an "Extreme Conservative" today. That's how far out of whack things have gotten !

[@billolsen4360]

@@chuckvelten5337 Indeed! We all have to bear in mind that people like Jeff Lichtman write lots of unsupportable trash on youtube comments in order to try to score a hit on "extreme conservatives," such as people who pay their bills, don't rely on government assistance to feed their families, support law and order, defend their homes and want kids to be taught the truth at public schools.

[@jeffburnham6611]

You have to remember that the Corleone Family is only one of five families that control everything in New York and New Jersey. The other 4 families are : Cuneo, Tattaglia, Barzini and Stracci (the were supposed to represent the real five families of Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese crime families). Solozzo was a narcotics man who wasn't part of the five families but had developed a relationship with the Tattaglia's. The hit on Don Vito Corleone happened right outside of his Genco Olive Oil Import business, in his own neighborhood, where they knew and loved (feared) him. More on Vito's background and Genco in the next movie Part 2.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the breakdown :)

[@phillipoutzen3234]

Enzo was the Italian soldier referenced in the opening scene. He was a POW who fell in love with the baker's daughter and the baker asked the Don to pull strings so Enzo could stay. Enzo owed his life in the US to the Don.

[@Al_NERi]

I've always thought the blind suspicion cast upon Enzo in the hospital scene must be the most common fail take among Godfather reactors. It's a shame, Enzo is a stand up fella.

[@ShogunOfHarlem]

The horse's head was real. It came from a slaughterhouse where horses were being destroyed for dog food. A member of the production went to the company, chose a horse that resembled the thoroughbred used in the earlier scene, and asked that when the time came, the head be sent to the filmmakers. The company later sent a box with the head wrapped in ice.

[@keithmays8076]

Yeah. They told the actor it was going to be a dummy, but when the reveal came he was legitimately freaking out. Talk about some therapy sessions.

[@vincentsaia6545]

The Oscar you saw in the producer's bedroom was genuine. Francis Coppola had just won it for best adapted screenplay for PATTON.

[@ShreeNation]

Nice 😍

[@ernestitoe]

I'm old enough to have seen this movie when it was released. I also had a pretty good education in Shakespeare (courtesy of my father, who had a Ph.D. in English lit., and he knew Shakespeare's and Chaucer's works very well). I have never in 50 years thought of a parallel between this movie and Shakespeare, but by god, you're right. I'm impressed, Ms. Shree Film Goddess.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you 🥲❤

[@flibber123]

When Paulie asks Rocco to move over in the back seat because he's blocking the rear view mirror view, that was a test. If Rocco doesn't want to move it tells Paulie that Rocco is going to try and kill hm. But Clemenza and Rocco already had their plan that didn't require Rocco to stay in that spot, so he moved. When he moved, Paulie relaxed and that made it easy to kill him later. I think part of the reason Sollozzo was not super paranoid at the meeting with Michael is that up to that point Michael is a civilian. He has no involvement in the Corleone family or crime in general. Even so, Sollozzo was still alert enough be suspicious. It's just that no one thought Michael had cold blooded murder in him.

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for the scene breakdown :)

[@laapache1]

Trying to kill his father sorta changed that and he was already a trained killer thanks to ww2

[@yuuhisaka8724]

The cat in the beginning was a stray cat, who accidentally wandered on set. Cat jumped on Marlon Brando's knees, but Brando didn't break his character and played with cat a little. Director liked it so this moment stayed in movie.

[@ShreeNation]

Love it!

[@russellward4624]

@@ShreeNation actualy the director brought the cat in because he knew it would help him give a great performance. Brando was known as a difficult person to work with and the cat distracted him and allowed him to give a great performance.

[@twoheart7813]

The actor who played Fredo was an acting mentor to young Al Pacino who appreciated the acting tips he got. Great part 1 reaction Shree, loved the comment break & looking forward to part 2.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much 🥲🙏

[@davidmeir9348]

One thing the movie doesn't make clear is Luca Brasi and why Don Corleone is uncomfortable to see him at the beginning of the film. Played in the movie by an ex-wrestler (Lenny Montana) who was himself a former bodyguard for one of the real-life five family (the Colombo family), in the book and the subsequent prequels and sequels written later, the character of Luca Brasi is shown as a ruthless psychopath who dismember with an axe his enemies and had a woman he impregnated kill her own baby before raping her and murdering her. Don Corleone protected him from the police at the price of Brasi serving as his enforcer, knowing it's useful to have a ruthless killing machine to flex the muscles of the family. Of course, because of Luca's brutal nature, Vito was always a bit uneasy around him and Brasi would only listen to the Don. No one else, not even Sonny had any leverage on him. That is why when Sollozzo wants to hit on the Don, he has to kill Brasi first because if he had made an attempt on Vito before Luca, the bulky enforcer would have gone ballistic butchering anyone on his path. The movie follows pretty much the book, including Sonny's dicksize shown in the film when his wife boasts of his manhood in front of her friends 🤪 The early life of Vito and how he became a Don is in The Godfather 2 but the Sollozzo affair and Michael's rise to crime is straight from Puzo's Godfather. Needless to say, The Godfather and The Godfather 2 are maybe the greatest movies ever made (or pretty close). Timeless classics.

[@ShreeNation]

I'm glad they didn't go deep into Vito and Brasi's relationship. We were left to our own devices to imagine what kind of man Brasi would be to make even the Don uncomfortable. 😨

[@claudiogonzalez9926]

Also, the actor said himself he was extremely overwhelmed to perform in front of Brando and Pacino, so the nerves were real, (and to some exent, so were the practice rounds he was mumbling to himself) . It played totally on point with what it was expected of him to perform and deliver his lines.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Solozzo trusts that having McClusky there makes him untouchable, on top of the maneuvers in the car that he assumes make the restaurant a surprise. And he senses that Michael is calmer than Sonny. Plus he's somewhat desperate for a deal to happen because he missed his chance at the Don. The Tattaglias would probably dispose of an upstart like Solozzo rather than keep backing a failed play, so his need for the meeting to go well overwhelms his instincts.

[@kbiz2379]

The movie doesn't mention it but for some reason one of the best days to ask the Don for a favor is on his daughter's wedding day

[@ShreeNation]

Ah, now i get it! Thanks :)

[@rogermorris9696]

Frank Sinatra hated this movie, as the singer who used the mob to get a movie role was based on how people thought he got his role in "From Here To Eternity,

[@scottdarden3091]

The cat wasn't in the script. Brando found it on the lot and kept it.

[@ShreeNation]

Love that 👏

[@Jermsybug]

@27:22 I love this moment in the movie and no reactor ever talks about it. Michael says “I’m with you.” Like he understands his father and his mindset. And we see Vito smiling at him. This is the moment Michael starts to think like a member of the mob family and puts protection of family above everything else. It eventually leads him to be The Godfather of the Corleone family.

[@youtubecreatorszr3]

Epic movie, thanks for that great reaction, I enjoyed it!

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for watching, so glad you enjoyed :)

[@dastom69]

Not sure if anyone else picked up on this but Rocky does marry Don Corleone's daughter in a way. Talia Shire starred as both Connie Corleone, Vito's daughter, and as Adrian Balboa

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Very good reaction to the 1972 film 'The Godfather'. Just one small error, Michael Corleone was not in the Army during WWII, he was in the Marines as a Captain.

[@jeffking887]

Sonny: “you think this is the army where you shoot ‘em from a mile away?” Michael: “I’m a Marine, asshole!”

[@natedoggg2002]

I've watched the Godfather over a million times and I never once noticed an Oscar on the stand during the horse scene until I watched your reaction! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@billolsen4360]

Same here!

[@billolsen4360]

31:31 That Marine uniform Michael was wearing in the second scene wasn't fleshed out in this movie, but he had been an officer in some of the worst fighting of WWII taking islands in the Pacific from the Imperial Japanese army, so he knew a little bit (a lot) about rationality and steeling nerves under fire.

[@Aranya1998]

The location of the meeting was supposed to be a secret. Solozzo didn’t realize that the Corleones would know about the location before via a spy. That's why nobody followed Michael to the bathroom because they didn’t suspect that a weapon could be planted there.

[@krishnamurtiism]

Godfather is a masterpiece, and Godfather Part 2 is an even greater masterpiece. It doesn’t happen a lot with sequels.

[@TestTesticles]

My mother told me that the Nightengale Pledge (Similar to the Hippocratic Oath doctors take) would have compelled a nurse to help if people were coming there to kill him. You cannot cause harm or allow harm to come to a patient. You have to do everything in your power to help them, that definitely, 100% includes removing them from danger. There was a case here where a nurse refused to take or let police take a blood sample from a patient for a drug test after an accident. The patient was not under the influence of anything but was unconscious and couldn't consent to the blood drawing. He was also 100% not at fault because he was hit by a guy who was fleeing the police so their attempts to take blood with no warrant or even cause for the drawing were completely illegal. The nurse was detained and arrested. Her hospital stood behind her, she sued the police (tax payers) and won. What she did wasn't even going above and beyond, she just followed her pledge. There's videos of the interaction on KZbin.

[@harlanginsberg7269]

The singer is modeled after the real life singer/actor Frank Sinatra. The movie was From Here to Eternity and it won Sinatra an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

[@THEpoppaSAUCE]

Luca brassi looks scary because he was actually a real enforcer for the actual mafia and he was on set to make sure they didn’t shine a negative light on the mafia in the movie. Since he was hanging around set all the time, they decided to put him in the movie

[@formatique_arschloch]

Yep, Lenny Montana.

[@biancatainadiasreis860]

I don't know if it's already been mentioned, the actor who plays Lucca Brasi was a member of the mafia and a boxer. One thing that can happen due to blows and trauma to the brain is slow speech. The actor has a slurred speech because of that, and also because he doesn't make a real actor's mistakes. Another fact is that he was a fan of Marlon and he kept making him shy on sets making jokes with him.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for the info :)

[@jeffburnham6611]

I think they summed up the scene fairly well beforehand. Luca was Don Vito's right hand, they had a history together. Luca was not expecting to be invited to the wedding at all, so it likely came as a shock to him. Luca likely also had numerous conversations over his career within the Family, but he didn't know how to behave in such a formal setting as a wedding. It's proper to thank the Don for the invitation, so it made him a little nervous. You see in later scenes where Vito is asking Luca to act like he is betraying the Corleone Family, that Luca is focused and understands this type of job.

[@slchance8839]

what a great observation: we're seeing it from the Don's Chair. I've seen this movie MANY times and never made that connection. Good one! "we're seeing the pawns scramble around when the king's not there."

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :)

[@garylee3685]

It is an Italian custom for a Don to grant requests on his daughters wedding day.

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 3 Oscars including Best Picture. Before Francis Ford Coppola was picked to direct, Richard Brooks, Otto Preminger, Costa Gavras, Peter Yates, Arthur Penn, Peter Bogdanovich,and Sergio Leone were considered. Before Al Pacino was cast as Michael Corleone, Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty, Ryan O'Neal, Martin Sheen, Robert Redford, James Caan, Burt Reynolds and Jack Nicholson were considered. Before Marlon Brando played the title character, Anthony Quinn, Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Laurence Olivier, Richard Conte, Ernest Borgnine, and Orson Welles were considered.

[@ShreeNation]

Holy shit. I can't imagine anyone else playing this cast though ❤

[@omegapsi847]

9:30 that outburst from Brando was actually improvised and not in the script, you can see it in Johnnys face that he is trying to hide a smirk :) Coppola yet decided to take it as the final shot.

[@gazoontight]

You would have to read the book to understand Luca Brasi. He was a terrible man, vicious, savage, and totally without mercy. He was Don Corleone's muscle. According to the book, Luca Brasi is the only man that Don Corleone fears, and Vito Corleone is the only man that Luca Brasi fears.

[@Karlam20001]

Greetings Shree Nation my name is Karl.I am an avid watcher on KZbin.I have seen so many Movies on this Site,and read so many Comments.Your comment about Michael's bruise face looking like his Father was something I did not realize.I have seen the Godfather various times,and read various comments about symbolisms in the Movie.The comment about Michael's face,and his Fathers was something,I did not pick up on.Thank you for pointing this out,thus giving me a new view on the Movie.

[@JW666]

"Shakespearean masterpiece" - Not only is that so true, but I'm amazed that I've never thought of it like that before! I'm still in awe! 😃😜 Great job, Shree, yes, the best god damn comparison I've heard in a long time! 🤘🙂👍 The cat was not in the script, Brando found a stray cat walking around in the studio & just casually decided to use it in the scene. He also came up with the look for the character 🙂 Luca Brasi was originally gonna be played by a different actor, but declined after a family loss, so Francis Ford Coppola decided to give the role to Lenny Montana, who was originally a mob enforcer for Joe Columbo. Him struggling with the lines was real because he wasn't an actor & he was nervous when he did the scene with Brando, but Coppola loved the genuity from Montana so he kept it in.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much ❤🙏

[@Praetorian8814]

Luca Brasi from the book was a literal brute. His backstory is kept hidden from Michael until he goes to Sicily. It's told Luca went to an Italian midwife to deliver his girlfriend's (or just some woman he impregnated) baby. After the baby is born, Luca forced the midwife at gunpoint to throw the baby into a cremation oven. He then later killed the girlfriend, and tried to commit suicide by overdosing. He got arrested and the midwife was scared for her life and went to Don Vito. He got Luca out of jail and thus was loyal only to Don Corleone, even said to have given the most money to the newly weds. though even he was uneasy around him. - There's a lot that's left out from the book. Like how they actually arranged for Michael's return. Vito had actually arranged for a man on death row, who was going to be executed for murder anyway, to confess to Solozzo and the Captain's murder, in exchange for looking after his family financially after his execution. It's definitely worth a read after seeing the movie.

[@ShreeNation]

I bought the book right after watching, can't wait to read it ❤

[@jahu5440]

Really nice reaction, and you raised some very good questions. In fact many of them are answered in book, which is VERY long, but also very good.

[@subitman12]

Thank you for your reactions and I look forward to your next selection. If you like Marlon Brandon as the godfather, watch him in younger days in the Tennessee Williams play turned into a movie: A Streetcar Named Desire. It's about spousal abuse. I haven't seen it in many years but I remember it being very good and I liked it. Another great one is On the Waterfront. .It's about union workers being harassed by the company. These movies are in b/w. Ted Turner had a habit of colorizing this movies badly in the 1990's so be sure it's b/w as staging was designed with lighting in mind.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :) I will definitely watch these 2 movies!

[@indiecab9593]

Luca Brasi is not demented, he seriously wants to show his respect and to speak in a more educated manner than he does usually.

[@TTM9691]

All I can say is I can't wait for the rest of the reaction!!!! Fantastic, you're following it very well. As far as the review break is concerned, THAT is not unlike what Coppolla (and also Brando) wanted the movie to be really about: the scene with Michael and Kay where he compares the Don to a Senator or a President and she says "Senators and Presidents don't have people killed" and he replies "Now who's being naive." That's very much the point of the two Godfathers and also Casino. Of course, the REALITY of the mob is that they're really unsavory people, but as you say: this is really a Shakespearean story, this is about royalty, palace intrigue and everything that goes with it, all in the guise of a mob movie. LOVED that you recognized James Caan and Talia Shire. Also, this a momentous occasion because you're seeing your first Marlon Brando. ALL of these young guys WORSHIPPED Brando. He changed the course of acting, in the early 50s. Even the year of The Godfather, he appeared in two other completely different movies//characters. He didn't look ANYTHING like he does in "The Godfather" Just look up clps of "The Nightcomers" and "Last Tango In Paris" (the scene by his wife's coffin, oh my god)......and look how different he is in each role. The greatest actor of all time, as he is routinely known. And all I can say is the torch was passed to De Niro in The Godfather Part 2. You'll see!

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :) I can't wait to watch more of Marlon Brando's works, he is incredible here! And if i may make a suggestion, if you liked this Shakespearean tale then you'll definitely enjoy HBO's Succession, it has many similarities to The Godfather and more 😉

[@TTM9691]

@@ShreeNation I've seen Succession! I'm waiting for the next season! I also really loved "Severance" (which is nothing like The Godfather.....but is another newer show with a one-word title that begins with the letter S! :P Just got home, going to hit the rest of your Godfather reaction as soon as my dinner is ready! :P

[@vangannaway1015]

Johnny Fontaine, Frank Sinatra. Mo Green, Bugsy Siegel. Hyman Roth pt.2, Meyer Lansky.

[@HappyValleyDreamin]

So glad you're doing this one! Ill be watching when I get home.

[@joshritz7067]

I'm surprised you didn't comment on just how many lines from this movie are quoted in every day life

[@rosslumbus]

Thank God Sonny was able to play defence. An imperfect Don but before the Don could recover and Michael was ready to step up there was only Sonny between destruction and the consolidation of power that would come with Michael. In the book, only Sonny knew Michael's potential and that he would step up and he was just waiting. He was good though. He fought the five families to a standstill and he took out the underboss (son) of the Taggalia Family). If he was great like Vito or Michael he could do better and out fight them. He could win if he was a great Don but he was not. He was imperfect and hot tempered. But he was cunning and ruthless and feared and respected and better than the alternative of Fredo or Tom or Connie or Clemeza or Tessio.

[@damianstarks3338]

So happy to see you reacting to this iconic/classic mob movie. This first part reaction puts the biggest smile on my face.

[@ShreeNation]

Glad you enjoyed 😇🙏

[@damianstarks3338]

@@ShreeNationGlade you posted !

[@CalciumChief]

Not sure if I've seen anyone refer to the movie as "Shakespearean Masterpiece", but it's not inaccurate. 7:08 Huh? He knows don can make you disappear just like that and has mad respect for him. He's just super scared to not mess up the speech as to somehow offend him, despite the fact he's like the godfather's top enforcer. 14:01 Talking about drugs and Al Pacino, Scarface is a movie to check out too. Kinda suprised no comment about Marlon Brando. It's one of those things that you knew what and where it was from cause everyone referenced his performance here. It pretty much still gets referenced every time you need mafia joke/parody.

[@sharpshooter07]

The Godfather's daughter actually is Adrian.

[@toothless7930]

You really need to watch the scene with Michael and Enzo on the stairs outside the hospital again. He has a problem but not being scared but something deeper and you will see those symptoms there.

[@maciek8159]

You're the first person to realize or at least mention that this is a Shakespeare story. Just like some of Akira Kurosawas films are Shakespearean. This film is perfect down to every detail. Part two is even superior. The cinematography by Gordon Willis (Under Coppola's direction) is pure genius. It matches the themes of the film and the mood. The studio was puzzled over how dark the images were because they didn't understand that cinematography isn't about "beautiful" images. It's about complementing and matching the story. It's symbolism at its finest. The whole mise en scene is perfect! Framing, composition, lighting and camera angles are perfection! Of course studios and producers don't have a creative bone in their body so they don't understand that type of stuff. They just finance it.

[@billolsen4360]

Gordon didn't necessarily need Coppola to work his genius.

[@maciek8159]

@@billolsen4360 Well, it was Coppola's idea to do ultra low key lighting and he did the compositions and framing. Gordon Willis may have earned the nickname "Prince of Darkness" but it was Francis idea.

[@rabbitandcrow]

Top De Niro movies for you to see are the Martin Scorsese ones, or course - Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, The King Of Comedy. But also look at the stunning The Deer Hunter, the great comedy Midnight Run and the true life drama Awakenings.

[@spartiate567]

Shree Nation, I like your remarks about how Solozzo and McClusky should have handled the restaurant and the bathroom. You are thoughtful and shrewd. I might be able to clarify some things. I believe that to search the restaurant before the meeting would have called all kinds of attentin to it, and could have tipped off the Corleones ahead of time, which Solozzo very much did not want. Also, having too many people along would have caused the same problem, so having someone go with him to the bathroom would have been difficult. And Solozzo counted on the Corleones not knowing where they planned to be. In the book, they went out of their way to explain that the Corleones had a contact in the police department, and that McClusky gave information ahead of time where he was going to be--because he was required to be on call at all times, and of course there were no cell phones. McClusky was overconfident and did not realize he should have lied even to the police department as to where he was going to be, and the fact that the Corleones had such a high-level contact in the police department was a surprise to their enemies. Credit to Vito for being so good at getting contacts and people who owed him favors.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you for explaining, this makes sense :)

[@deadpool0929]

Great reaction. Fun fact, Marlon Brando found a random cat and picked it up before they started filming

[@TTM9691]

Ooooo, can't wait!!!!! I won't be able to see the premiere but I'll be checking it out as soon as I get home!!!

[@ShreeNation]

No worries! This is part 1 so you have ample time to catch up while I upload both parts :)

[@TTM9691]

@@ShreeNation Poor Shree! Was the edit a miserable slog or was it fun to revisit and condense?

[@ShreeNation]

@Tic Toc Melody It was actually quite fun :) I've been on an art kick lately and squinting to get details right on a sketch or artwork was more a strain to the eyes than this 😆

[@pete_lind]

@@ShreeNation Heat was the first movie where Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are on scree together , they have only been in 4 movies together . Robert De Niro on screen movie partner is Joe Pesci and even they have not done more than 6 movies together .

[@spartiate567]

I too am impressed at your insight that this film has so much Shakespearean qualities to it. I guess I never saw beyond the modern situation and language to see the universal themes that you so clearly saw. I must thank you very much for so greatly adding to my understanding of this film masterpiece. Perhaps I can make a modest return: If you have time, read Mario Puzo's book this movie was based on. There are a great many details of relationships, persons, and the culture he was portraying that they simply did not have room to explain even in such a long movie.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much 🙏❤ I will definitely read Mario Puzo's book very soon!

[@robyfiorili]

There is not De Niro here. He's in the part II (without interacting with Pacino)

[@vorlon1]

In case nobody mentioned it DeNiro is in Godfather II, not this one.

[@guitarman8462]

You want great Pacino films ? You have : Dog Day Afternoon - And Justice For All - Serpico - Sea Of Love. And if you want another De Niro film , try : The King Of Comedy 👑. Also " The Deer Hunter " with Robert De Niro is great 🤙

[@ShreeNation]

Great list! I have many of them lined up to watch soon :)

[@Serai3]

That photographer didn't deserve respect. He was a paparazzi trespassing on private property. He was lucky the FBI was there, or else Sonny wouldn't have been so polite.

[@wwk68tig]

...since I consider Godfather (and Godfather 2) "perfect" movies, I sound a bit schizophrenic saying this, but if i could add 2-3 minutes to the movie to explain Luca Brasi's fearsome reputation, I think it would have been worth it (although Coppola's issues trying to get this movie made is an epic story in itself). Really enjoy your reactions, Shree. Thanks for posting...............(((wouldn't be a bad idea to read Mario Puzo's novel............helluva book))).............

[@keithmays8076]

The story of Luca Brasi is on par with the origin story of Michael Myers, the Boogyman. He is the living definition of "not to be fucked with." With that background, you can understand that it was the Don who was nervous to see Luca because he had a hellhound that was not entirely tamed.

[@rxtsec1]

Finally watching, had to wait til both parts were up. Also de niro is in part 2

[@BlueShadow777]

Just a point… you were referring to the godfather as “Don”. “Don” isn’t his first name. His first name is Vito. “Don” is a title. It’s given to respected ‘important’ people such as priests and other dignitaries… in this case a mafia boss. By the way, it’s not the appearance you’d get with a cleft palate. A cleft palate is completely unrelated.

[@antoniozayas9822]

BTW, pay attention to every scene where there are oranges.

[@ShreeNation]

👀

[@antoniozayas9822]

Oranges are a clue to what's to come. Like both times Don Corleone's huge scenes.

[@edwardodson2867]

Subscribed on this. Best Godfather reaction on KZbin I've seen. Can't wait for part 2. Also, your eyes. Sorry, not sorry. Wow.

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you so much :)

[@gazoontight]

Clemenza's wife asked him to bring back some canoli. That's why he didn't leave them in the car.

[@revo1336]

“Leave the gun ,take the cannolis” wasn’t in the script. Richard Castellano just said it. they left it in.

[@Brandon-sw5ob]

Luca the guy playing Luca is an actual Mafia member he was there acting as a bodyguard for a person from the Italian League and Francis Ford Coppola saw him and knew that was his Luca Brasi. True story

[@mattlawrence1932]

Um watch "Mean Streets" (1973) that's the very first movie that got Martin Scorsese as a director , Harvey Keitel & Robert De Niro as actors famous & actually started they're legendary collaborations together & careers started💯 & Yes Luca Brasi is definitely a sociopath , he killed his girlfriend & threw they're infant daughter into they're basement furnace , that's why Don Vito didn't feel comfortable around him coming to congratulate his daughters wedding 💯

[@wilmawilmington185]

"Who's That Knocking at My Door" is Scorses's first film (released in 1967, starring Harvey Keitel)

[@mattlawrence1932]

@@wilmawilmington185 I'm talking about they're Collab that got them famous & started they're careers to the top you're talking about pre Scorsese films he made as a student & De Niro been in tons of films before Mean Streets but that was the film that got them all noticed!!!!!

[@robertnichol3669]

good call, It's not really delved into the movie but in the book Luca Brasi was a psycho at the highest level. A creature of pure violence when called upon by the Godfather. Good instincts on calling that out

[@magicbrownie1357]

"Leave the gun. Take the canoli."

[@flarrfan]

That's only Act 2 of the full masterpiece...Now you must watch Acts 1 and 3 in GF Part II.

[@ShreeNation]

I will very soon :)

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

Luca Brasi had trouble with his lines in his audience with the Godfather. Take after take was ruined. Francis Ford Coppola decided to shoot a scene with Luca Brasi practicing his speech as an explanation of why he couldn't get the words out of his mouth because he was nervous. Inspired decision by the director to save the scene.

[@ShreeNation]

Haha that's brilliant! I love that he kept that in :)

[@longfootbuddy]

im gonna make apollo an offer he cant refuse

[@laapache1]

IN THE BOOK MIKE TELLS TOM IT IS ALL PERSONAL

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

You are into the movie. I love it

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

You should check out the Prime + series The Offer. It explains how this movie was made.

[@ShreeNation]

Will do ❤

[@Zallerquad]

The problem was that Luca couldn't speak very good English so he rehearsed the speech so he would get it right and be respectful to the Don.

[@ShreeNation]

Haha, brilliant!

[@SolidMike84]

Maaan, Rocky Godfather crossover now THAT would be interesting XD

[@custardflan]

He's not Don. He's THE Don, as in Lord or Sir or Master. His name is Vito.

[@MiguelGonzalezP]

In case you didn't know James Caan passed away in july 6 ,2022.

[@ShreeNation]

Rest in peace :(

[@mioszmiszowski2334]

Luca Brasi speaks this way not because of any dementia or sociopathy. This is the result of many years earlier after he killed his kid and girlfriend he tried to commit suicide by overdosing on drugs. He survived, but part of his brain died because of it, and it takes him a long time to put together sentences

[@ShreeNation]

Thanks for the info!

[@mioszmiszowski2334]

@@ShreeNation BTW. The way he killed his kid is scary

[@russellward4624]

Luca was just nervous.

[@philipturner9087]

The cat meant nothing it jus wondered in and jumped into his lap and he likes cats so he just carried speak while stoking it.

[@seanbunker1718]

You probably won’t see this but just found you and you seem like a really nice person. If you can please watch rocky horror picture show and a really old but amazing movie Casablanca

[@AllSides_07]

I'm sorry, but this isn't movie reacting. I think you spent more words in just 37 minutes than the actors, in all dialogue, of all three Godfather films combined.

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

Sending Luca Brasi undercover was dumb, even if he was accepted into their gang they would never let him be privy to their operation. The smart move would have been for Don Corleone to use some of that political power of his to shut down Sollozzo, he wouldn't even have gotten his hands dirty doing it, and after all, what good are cops and judges "in your pocket" if you don't use them? .

[@CRNOBELI09]

the point of wacthing show reaction is to rewatch it and see reaction.. even you stay quite its ok, so thing is you need to edit the most important scenes and not only your comments.. maybe its hard to get, but it is in best intention..

[@antoniozayas9822]

Yeah, um Robert DeNiro is not in this movie. He's actually in the sequel. I won't spoil it for you but if I can make a suggestion, you definitely need to see the sequel. Arguably the best sequel ever. In fact, a lot of people believe it's even better than the first.

[@ShreeNation]

Can't wait!

[@THEpoppaSAUCE]

Robert deniro is not in this movie, he’s in the second one

[@danv9872]

Funny you think Kay will marry someone else. Wait till you see Apollonia. So many twists and turns to come.

[@Al_NERi]

Sharp take regarding Enzo The Baker's appearance at Don Corleone's hospital room and his true intentions. Most reaction creators heap blind suspicion on him. It's a shame, he's such a stand up fella.

[@ShreeNation]

🙏 thank you

[@Yezhanium]

Still waiting for that Soldier 1998 movie xD Or do I have to donate? Because by God, I just might!

[@ShreeNation]

Haha! I will definitely react to it in the coming months :)

[@gazoontight]

Your question about Luca: answer B.

[@zegh8578]

While the movie is very faithful to the book, some changes were made (one involves a lot of genital focus stripped from the movie; at least a whole chapter dedicated solely to at least TWO different dysfunctions, concerning genitals - whole narratives, whole archs!) *anyway* - LUCA got cleaned up GOOD for the movie. Book Luca is _extremely_ brutal, like... virulently brutal. Like - no redeemable qualities whatsoever brutal, he's a monster. (Also, kudos for trusting Enzo - nobody does :D I've yet to come across a reactor to know who Enzo is though, when he does appear in the hospital - but that's fair, it's VERY easy to miss, and probably intended as a rewatch detail - or for the very most attentive (not me!))

[@ShreeNation]

Thank you :) Yes I remember Enzo's father came to the Don to give his son a chance to stay in the US. Thank goodness for that 😅

[@ShreveportJoe]

De Niro doesn’t appear until G2… best to watch that ASAP as there is a lot of plot and character overlap.

[@ShreeNation]

Can't wait!!

[@ShreveportJoe]

I’m excited to watch it with you, too! I think G2 is even better… and that’s saying a lot.😊

[@rmhanseniii]

Man she doesn’t shut up…

[@okeefe757]

Who cares, let her view the movie the way she wants to. If you don't like her commentary. Watch someone else instead.

[@lollol-vg3os]

hey there you should react to final destination series the first one is the best just a reccomendation though!

[@ShreeNation]

I will :)

[@aranerem5569]

Hello Shree

[@ShreeNation]

Hello :)

[@James-sc9pb]

Please do a reaction to the Godfather 2 immediately you won't regret it

[@ShreeNation]

Coming soon!

[@laapache1]

CHECK OUT FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, SINATRA

[@laapache1]

ALL those men have been in gangways

[@volvo145]

It was always killing of Don Corleone days early in the movie after that I actually lost interest in the latter half anyway check out the Shyama down it’s with the jack Nicholson and her and it’s not a mafia movie really but I feel Manoir I guess I think it would be up your alley

[@neilclark8087]

Royal family, todays tech billionaires? Well your comparions are a bit far fetched