[RE-UPLOAD] The Godfather Coda: The Death of... (1990) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@markpekrul4393]

I will never understand why, when recutting the film, Coppola eliminating literally the final 10 seconds. In it's original form, the film goes on for just a few more seconds than it does here and Michael slumps over in his chair and dies, ultimately falling out of the chair onto the dusty ground, with no one around to see but the barking little dog. It was a perfect ending - in the end, he dies alone, sad, broken and forgotten. Why he took that out I will never know.

[@Ahasveros7674]

True

[@christhornycroft3686]

One of his next movies was Jack, the flop with Robin Williams about a grown man who is basically a kid. I don't think he was in his right mind in the 90s.

[@qwertymanor]

It's ironic since the movie is called the Death of Michael Corleone and he doesn't die in the edit lol

[@SwaggySteve_]

I read somewhere he changed it because he believed that living, knowing everyone around him that mattered had died and that he was all alone, was worse in someways than dying. Instead, the ultimate travesty is actually living on with regret and suffering

[@patricktrinh5933]

Agreed, I much prefer the original release because of those moments.

[@robertjacques4117]

In the original ending the daughter does die but in the original cut you see Michael die as well in a semi long distance shot

[@jimmorrish6771]

love when michael's brain 'snaps' with the initial silent scream on the steps when mary dies.... his whole life was about family and it was almost all taken away violently

[@davidw.2791]

“I do so swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we made today.” - Don Vito Corleone, circa 1948

[@monalisasmile6629]

Vincent's mother was Lucy Mancini - Sonny's regular mistress seen in the first movie. She was Connie's bridesmaid. The actress reprised her role here.

[@draculathegod7234]

They both clearly missed on that. They also missed that Sunny wasn't part of the original family cause he was a bastard

[@Lost7one]

@@draculathegod7234 Sunny?

[@seraphik]

@@draculathegod7234what? sOnny is not a bastard. he's vito's firstborn son.

[@KevinMiller-ol2wi]

Great reaction guys and this truly is one of the greatest trilogies of all time but at the same time I still wish and still hoping for a godfather part 4 I know most likely it may not happen but you can't do nothing but hope

[@christinadoxstader3004]

It's unfortunate that they cut out his death in this version because it is quite poetic. He dies alone, sitting in a chair and then falls to the ground. It's poetic because after everything he has done and seen, he receives a peaceful death. Hopefully you watch some more mob movies because there is quite a few good ones. I'd suggest A Bronx Tale

[@chadmalcuit1804]

You almost got it right it's dying like a dog in Italian cuz the dog walks by when he falls over

[@giuliogrifi7739]

@@chadmalcuit1804 Sorry, why "in italian" ?

[@chadmalcuit1804]

Well I'll screw it up but if you watch the commentary on the first godfather not this one the code then he'll explain it to you better the saying of why he used the last shot with the dog and an Italian him mean something

[@giuliogrifi7739]

@@chadmalcuit1804 Being italian, only explanation I see is a saying we have that goes "lonely as a dog" (referred not only to death), but not just "like a dog".....but Michael, actually, was not lonely as a dog, because he had a dog as a companion !

[@cameron120587]

It's said also because Michael just wanted to be a family man, and he dies alone without loved ones.

[@castlefreak8122]

“How’s he gonna assassinate him?” I bet if you gave someone 1000 guesses, “eye glasses to the jugular” would not come up in that conversation.

[@markbartoszek8585]

Yeah, I think a neck snap would've been more plausible.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Now that's a thing! I mean, paperclips and newspapers and coffee!

[@brock3010]

What I find interesting is that at the end of Godfather 1 Michael was becoming more cold hearted. Connie was able to stick up for her abusive husband. Even though she was quite weak throughout the movie... Godfather 2 Michael reaches it's peak at being more powerful and cold blooded. While Connie becomes money hungry... Godfather 3 Michael's heart filled with sorrow. It shows that there is still good in Michael's heart. Connie had transitioned into a strong coldhearted woman. That wasn't afraid to take a life. Even though they are brother and sister. When this trilogy started they were at opposite ends. Trilogy is now over and they are still at opposite ends. They just switched sides. Michael becomes more soft while Connie becomes more ruthless...

[@shanenolan8252]

Was about to go to bed ( and just when i thought i was out they pull me back in ) lol . Thanks guys.

[@positivelynegative9149]

😄

[@Curraghmore]

Personally I think the highlight of this episode in the saga is how much Connie has evolved into almost the new Don (Dona?), even ordering murders and getting rid of threats to the family herself.

[@omarharo3132]

Don Connie is logical imo but too unappealing.

[@laraq07]

She seems to have grown into being Don Corleone's daughter. Sadly, Mary comes across as a Connie 2.0 ... spoiled immature brat. The actress looks too young to be paired with the Vinnie actor, Andy Garcia.

[@beverett417]

So Vincent's mom was Connie's friend and one of her bride's maids at her wedding. She was the one Sonny was boning on the wedding day and he later visited her for another session in the scene before he visited Connie after Carlo beat her the 1st time.

[@davidw.2791]

And in fact you can see her in the Medal-Giving afterparty not far away from Vincent. A very “Mom proud of her big strong son” thing going on there.

[@rickmoreno7166]

Great review. I have always fallen into the camp of "this is a good movie, just doesn't quite measure up to the first two." One thing to remember about Sofia Coppola is that she was a replacement, as Winona Ryder was set to play Mary, but dropped out at the last minute. Fortunately for fans of the original cut of this movie, the 4k Trilogy pack has both Coda, and "Part III" as the theatrical cut. Also Samantha's face on this thumbnail cracks me up. 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

The one thing I very much enjoy about the Godfather films is how they intertwine real historical events into their narrative, the second movie had the Cuban revolution and then the third movie has this case of a pope mysteriously dying and then a new pope being ordained, shortly thereafter, Also the papal banking scandal these two things actually took place in the late seventies and early 80s

[@Yngvarfo]

And yet it ended with the usual disclaimer that any similarity with real people and events is a coincidence.

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

@@Yngvarfo Legally I think it has to because it's not a documentary.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

Yeap with the hanging at Blackfriars bridge in London of the Italian banker. Deemed a suicide 🤔

[@isaiapanduri6003]

​@@Welsh_Dragon756 Was Roberto Calvi. I'm italian and i remember very well the entire Vatican scandal of IOR, Michele Sindona and the mafia.

[@catherinelw9365]

The Pope is already ordained. He is elected.

[@LeviAckerman-cb5ji]

I heard Dick Smith (legendary Hollywood makeup designer) was completely against Michael having a buzzcut. He even quit the production over it. I think he was right.

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

Michael's hair was correct for his age and the time.

[@LeviAckerman-cb5ji]

@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison Dick Smith and Diane Keaton disagree.

[@The_Great_Darino]

When I think of ‘Godfather III’, which is very little, the first visual I conjure is Pacino in the buzz cut. And it reminds me why I don’t think of Godfather III very often.

[@earthien]

In the theatrical version, Michael does die. Holding an orange, which is a throwback to Vito's death in the first film.

[@Curraghmore]

In one scene where a couple of old ladies in the street greet Vincent, one of them was Catherine Scorsese, Martin Scorsese's mother. You saw her before in 'Goodfellas' and 'Casino'.

[@soraya377]

Sophia Coppola was the baby in the baptism scene in The Godfather. Tommy's son (the priest) is played by John Savage who was the paraplegic in "The Deer Hunter" with Robert Deniro. Bridget Fonda, granddaughter of Henry Fonda, played the reporter. Don Novello, who played Dominic Abbandando, was famous in the 80's for playing a character called father Guido Sarducci on Saturday Night Live. Richard Bright (AL Neri-Michael Corleone bodyguard) was killed at age 68 when he was killed by the rear wheel of a tour bus Feb.18, 2006.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

I love seeing Tuco from the good, the bad and the ugly in this. I think this is the only other movie I have seen him in. Eli wallach is a really great actor going by both movies and I can't believe I haven't seen him in anything else.

[@alexlella8771]

He was the villain in "The Magnificent Seven".

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

@@alexlella8771 it's been a long time since I've seen it. I think I was a little kid the last time so I really don't remember. I'll have to give it a watch again soon.

[@paareth]

The original ending had him die at the very end but the coda version removed it, there were several scenes removed in the coda version to trim it down.

[@davidw.2791]

Also the original script called for a whole funeral scene after Michael’s otherwise ignominious death moment. I think that would have taken away from the death moment even more than the Coda cutting out the death moment & implying he’ll love for years after that.

[@MoviesandCoffee]

I saw this as a teenager and the ending really stuck in my head, the greek tragedy of his daughter dying. I can see why it's not as popular as 1 and 2 but actually 3 was the one that stayed with me

[@Jordashian93]

Winona Ryder was first in line for the roll of Mary Corleone, but sadly turned it down so that she can appear in Edward Scissorhands

[@clonexx]

In the original release, Michael dies of old age at the end, much like Vito did. There’s a very stark difference between how Vito died and how Michael died though. Vito died with his grandchild with him and family around, where Michael died alone with no one there.

[@Curraghmore]

Another little throwback to the first Godfather film I noticed at the Vatican ceremony where Michael was being honored, he insisted that Vincent be in the family photo, and at Connie's wedding in the first film, Don Vito/Brando insisted that they wait for Michael before taking the family photo.

[@Kenny-ep2nf]

I really like what they did with CODA, it really gave the third movie a new meaning especially towards the end

[@Bulligity]

I come from an Italian family and these movies are a huge part of our lives and we always watch them together as a family during the holidays. I remember when this movie came out in the theaters, we all went together as a family, we were even dressed semi formally. We had mixed views of the third one, but given how amazing the first two are, it wasn't surprising for the third to feel like a bit of a letdown. I actually enjoyed it though and think it gets more hate than it should.

[@davidspellman2566]

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"....Michael viewed himself as trapped. But here he was, still trying to recruit his son into the family. I mean, maybe he viewed his son as another Tom Hagen, but still he didn't get it. Also, regardless of how Kay viewed Michael up until the Opera, she would have always blamed Michael for Mary's death, and Michael was already racked by guilt before his daughter died. BTW, the "dying Popes" in the late 1970's was accurate, although not the reasons they died, obviously 😄 After the death of 2 Popes in 30 days, John Paul II was Pope for about 3 decades. I saw that you are starting with the Sopranos this week 💖 You will love it! Plus, they reference this movie all the time. GREAT reaction!!!

[@leslieflood2425]

Regarding Tom Hagan: Coppola wanted Robert Duvall, the actor who played Tom Hagan, to continue his part in Godfather trilogy but Duvall disputed over the amount of money that he would be making to do the film so, begrudgingly bowed out. As always, great review. Now go watch The Freshman. Again, you’ll love it!

[@lordfulmine]

Second for the freshman, such an underrated comedy. Considering how much they loved Oscar, I think they would really appreciate it

[@furnitureconsortium]

I agree with Robert Duvall for not taking the role As a fan of the series, it sucked because Coppola was going to frame Part 3 around Tom Hagen as he was to play a big part in the story arc. If that indeed was the case, Coppola and the studios should have ponied up the cash for Duvall. In 1972 and 1974, sure....Robert Duvall was still a relatively unknown actor as was most of the cast save for Marlon Brando. But by 1990, Duvall was a bankable star on the level of an Al Pacino or Diane Keaton. The money that was offered to Duvall for part 3 was frankly an insult. That being said, I did enjoy seeing George Hamilton as Michael's lawyer as I never saw Hamilton in a movie before this. By 1990, all I knew about Hamilton (I was 15 in 1990, lol) was that he was perpetually tan and he used to be in some B-movies back in the 1960's and 1970's, haha. Part 3 was a good movie and it does stand on its' own merit....the only problem was that the two predecessors were masterpieces to live up to. The big problem was the lead-up into this movie.....Coppola and Mario Puzo (the original author of The Godfather book) wanted to make this movie back in the late 70's and early 80's...but Coppola couldn't get a movie studio to back him (or something along those lines) and instead Coppola started making Apocalypse Now. Apocalypse took three years to make which cut into that period immensely and in the process went way over the budget. This also further dropped Coppola's stock with the movie studios. Coppola made Godfather Part 3 as a way to save his then-failing Vineyard in California, or it may have been another business of his that was failing. I'm relying on memory and it's so easy to just pull it up on Wikipedia, but I'm trying to remember the details. In the process of getting the studios to sign off on having the movie made, he made some concessions that he normally wouldn't have. Plus, Winona Ryder dropped out of the movie within the first week of production. I can't remember if any scenes with her were shot or not. But Ryder was going through some issues of her own at the time, exhaustion I think was what the reason was for her to walk away from the movie. So, Coppola was in a pinch to get the role of Mary Corleone filled and he went ahead and used his daughter Sofia. Sofia got a lot of flack for her portrayal, but it wasn't that bad in my opinion. Sofia went on to greater fame as a director of many awesome movies in the 2000's and 2010's. There were very loose concepts of a possible fourth Godfather movie to follow the new arc of Vincent Corleone. But, because of the relatively poor reception to Part 3 and the mixed reviews it got, all plans for a fourth movie were scrapped by Coppola and Puzo. Which is a shame as Andy Garcia was a phenomenal pick to continue the mantle, as his showing in this movie proved.

[@Yngvarfo]

@@furnitureconsortium - All I knew of George Hamilton before this was a reference in the comic strip Doonesbury. The slacker character Zonker Harris engaged in "competitive tanning" and called George Hamilton his mentor. 🤣

[@furnitureconsortium]

@@Yngvarfo hahaha! 😆😆😆 That does sound like something Zonker would say! 😂

[@davidw.2791]

A similar thing happened with Older!Clemenza for Part II. In fact, Frankie Five Angels was a later term replacement when Old!Clemenza was written out. Which would make Part II so much darker if Clemenza was the reluctant almost-whistleblower.

[@christhornycroft3686]

One of the most underrated movies ever made. The fact that FFC outdid himself once already with Godfather 2 was more than anyone could have asked for, so there was bound to be a drop off after the 2nd movie. You're not going to compete with that and it would be ridiculous to compare anything to 2 of the best films of all time. As late 80s, early 90s gangster movies go, it's still a very good movie, on par with Goodfellas, which came out the same year. There's nothing terribly "wrong" with it, but again, it's like being Dave Chappelle at 19 years old following George Carlin in 1993, when George was heading into his absolute prime. It's an impossible situation. There are a few tweaks Coppola could have made to improve the movie, but you're not going to top either of the first 2 films. As sequels go, it's still among the better ones and has some of the obligatory memorable lines that you expect from this film series. It's a bit more comic book/cheesy in parts, the kissin' cousins bit is slightly cringe and it's definitely lacking in the timeless quality of the first 2 films and very much rooted in the late 80s/early 90s in terms of filmmaking, but that doesn't make it a bad film. I like how they developed Michael's, Kay's and Connie's characters, and they're basically the 2 who are left from the first 2 films that you're wanting to see anyway. It's one of those rare times as a guy where I can watch a movie and almost take the guy's side in an argument. She knew what she signed up for. To pretend that she was this innocent flower and Michael was an awful person who was trying to corrupt her and she got out like some kind of hero before she got caught up in it is a bit farfetched. She got buyer's remorse, essentially. She could get out and save her conscience. For Michael, it wasn't that simple. "Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in." She could never appreciate that, and that made her a giant hypocrite every time she confronted Michael with his sins.

[@obvioushieidude7668]

No way Godfather 3 is on par with Goodfellas, what are you talking about?

[@tyreedillard]

The puppet show about the relationship between cousins, and the girl puppet was stabbed in the chest foretold the death of Mary being shot the same way. Ive seen this movie many times, and just noticed this. I liked this movie. GF3 came out at the same time I had just read a book about the Vactican bank, and Gods Banker, Roberto Calvi being found hanging under Black Friars Bridge in London. I liked how they tied that into the plot.

[@kencoakley3959]

According to Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola the end with Michael dying at the very end where he is elderly, blind from Diabetes, alone except for the dog, dies. Even though the film came out in 1990 Michael dies in 2002.

[@peterbowles3472]

The most interesting part of this movie is the corruption within the Church actually happened.

[@gazoontight]

I always thought that "too dangerous" meant that Mary wasn't raised in a Mafia family so she wouldn't be a good wife to Vincent, who was a stone cold mafioso.

[@dylancooper3690]

Yes, his death is actually shown in the original version.

[@TheGearsofwar2010]

Fun fact: one of the thugs at 10:02 that Vincent shoots played Uncle Jack in Breaking Bad!

[@LuigiTheItalian]

I honestly believe The Godfather Part 3 is better than The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone.

[@tristramcoffin926]

Is Vincent the result of the scene in the first Godfather of Sonny having sex with the woman upstairs at Connie's wedding?

[@jimmorrish6771]

maybe i'm wrong but when michael and anthony refer to the vincent and mary relationship as 'dangerous' i always understood it to mean it can lead to genetic problems with any offspring

[@mcgee227]

No, because back in the day first cousins got married alot.

[@jimmorrish6771]

@@mcgee227 this is set in the 1980s though , cousin marriages were somewhat frowned upon even then afaik :)

[@mcgee227]

@@jimmorrish6771 true, I'm just thinking among old world family's that it was still not unheard of.

[@MrJay-be9wh]

@@mcgee227 Pretty much this. It was a taboo by that point, but not something that was completely unheard of. Personally i just felt like their were two problems with her and Vincent. Being cousins AND that he was a dangerous violent criminal who was in the line of fire. For them they probably could have got over the first or bit their tongue on it if Mary forces it. But everyone was against the idea of her being in danger.

[@stevesanford5203]

I give props to both of you watching the 3rd. Finally! No one ever wants to watch the last but it's great an IT completes the full circle of the trilogy.

[@Mr_Incognito113]

I take it you guys noticed Micheal’s sister was the same actress that played Adrian in Rocky? I don’t think I saw you acknowledge it during your reactions but I could’ve missed it

[@draculathegod7234]

They missed on that too. They're pretty bad at catching at stuff like that

[@davidw.2791]

@@draculathegod7234 Also, the first two reactions at least were done very early in the channel’s career.

[@leniobarcelos1770]

@6:54 Does he look familiar? That's Eli Wallach, the actor who played Tuco in 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'.

[@terenceglynn100]

Are you referring to Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez, otherwise known as 'The Rat'?

[@SamanthaIreneYTube]

Btw- the ear-biting thing is an antiquated Sicilian social custom. It meant that you were challenging the person to a death duel. It’s also part of the opera Cavalleria Rusticana, whose story lightly mimics this film.

[@paintedjaguar]

I've never understood all the criticism of Sofia Coppola, unless it's mostly Hollywood politics. Personally, I think she was better in this role than Winona Ryder would have been. Sofia plays an Italian-American princess rubbing up against the more experienced and sophisticated characters in the cast. In other words, she was pretty much playing herself. I think a bit of youth and inexperience came across in her performance and was well suited to the character of Mary.

[@nightmaster5593]

You nailed it. I knew girls _exactly_ like her in NYC, with shared backgrounds as those depicted in the movie. She was extremely believable.

[@RevelationNone]

@@nightmaster5593 agreed. also everyone loves the rise of power in these stories. I personally love the fall, the ruin, the old man looking back. I actually love Coda

[@domingorubies656]

Cool that she went on to be a great director in her own right

[@Dinobottenbley]

It’s her acting and her composition in scenes. I think the biggest problem people has with her being mediocre is that she was forced in the movie because of her namesake. She contributes very little to what is a great cast. And after two of the undoubtedly greatest movies of all time it’s weird that the third movie sold out to allow a very mediocre actress in the film

[@travismorris9303]

I totally agree. I think people miss that she's is supposed to be naive, sheltered and spoiled. Much like Connie was supposed to be in the 1st movie. I think many people were overly critical, just looking to shit on her because she was the daughter of Francis

[@DraylianKaiju]

Interesting trivia: Winona Ryder was originally cast the play Michael Corleones daughter, but became ill right before filming and Coppola had to cast his daughter at the last minute. Later on though Ryder wanted to make it up to Coppola by getting him a copy of the script for Bram Stokers Dracula and they were able to work together on that film.

[@davidw.2791]

Her Mina was definitely a strong point of that Dracula movie. We all laugh at Jonathan Harker’s accent but I’m just gonna pretend Keanu’s bad British accent is just a hitherto unheard regional accent as he was clearly a person of humble origins who rose to the Position that he did through some “bootstrap-pulling” hard work.

[@innovativeeditingmediagrou191]

The girl in this movie that played Michael Corleone's daughter was the actual baby and part 1 in the baptism scene. A little trivia.

[@Lunal73]

The end was like Romeo & Juliet in the sense of “ See what curse has landed on you that heaven finds ways to kill your loves with love?” When Vito died he was surrounded by so many people but Michael ended up with ghosts of the women of his life and died alone. By the second movie Michael have lost all his humanity and he tried to repair, but it was too late. Good

[@davidw.2791]

In the book, Vito didn’t die in the garden. Someone found him via Anthony and brought him to a bedroom. A doctor was called though of course he couldn’t save Vito from that heart attack. And he died truly surrounded by family (sans Sonny ofc). I think even Michael was there.

[@movieatorfilms]

You guys need to sell a t-shirt that says "Is the cake poisoned?"

[@kencoakley3959]

In the original ending, when the elderly and blind Michael eats the orange, he has a heart attack and dies. When I saw it at the theater, everyone assumed that it was a few years after the incident but, in the Godfather timeline, he died in 2002, which means, instead of showing a few years before 1990, it takes place two years in the future. Also, when Michael had cried when Michael cried, he should have been at that point when he killed Solozzo and McCluskey. If that didn't happen, both Mary and Fredo would still be alive.

[@earthresident9022]

Great trilogy of reactions and finally the cake item was poisoned. Happy ending in that way. 👍

[@stirgy4312]

Great reactions, guys. I didn't like this movie when I first saw it but it gets better every time I do see it. ZAZA!!

[@pepo96]

The opening scene in this one happens later in the original version, they show the ceremony for Michael at the beginning which leads to the party. The original ending actually shows Michael dying alone at an older age. You should do a reaction to that version.

[@davidw.2791]

Seconded! Pls watch both versions and decide for yourselves which one is the better one. Or if a mixture of both would be better. 😅

[@christopherbaldwin2005]

It's not a "parade" they show 17:45 into the film. If you go to New York City for, I think 2 week's, in August, they have what's called Saint Genaro's Feast. Several block's in Little Italy are blocked off and every kind of Italian food you can think of is sold in outdoor stand's and inside diner's. I've been twice and it is wonderful!!! Please try it some year. Get the Italian Sausage sandwich, with fried onion's and pepper's! Delicious!!!

[@davidw.2791]

Yeah it’s some kind of Catholic religious procession, and the white hoods absolutely predate the kkk. 😅

[@natea2247]

The whole franchise in a way was kind of an opera so to end it with an literal opera is brilliant thinking.

[@travismorris9303]

There was supposedly discussion of there being a part 4 that explored the rise of Vincent and also had flash backs of Sonny when he was in his prime, with Sonny played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Unfortunately it never came to be, but it potentially could have been awesome.

[@nancycottone2155]

Sophia should direct it

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

You should definitely check out Carlito's Way by Brian De Palma. It also stars Pacino as a gangster who's trying to go straight, and it came out very close to this one, but they're extremely different films.

[@Santino3989]

All of Michael's sins in his life time paid in full in a single moment.

[@Rmlohner]

Despite the roasting this film got, and Coppola only doing it in the first place to get out of debt, he was actually planning a fourth movie for a while which would have had a much looser structure showing the family over several different time periods. But then Mario Puzo died, and Coppola refused to do it without him.

[@SelinaThereseKyle]

What I love about this movie and always makes me cry is when Michael have an heart attack and calls after Fredo and when Michael confesses

[@HansCholo619]

love your reactions ..... Sonnys Son Vincent is from the Woman (bridesmaid) from the first Godfather. in the ORIGINAL cut of the movie Corleone does die at the end old alone and in rocking chair where he has heart attack , dies and falls out of the chair. THE END

[@dbking4194]

Although Michael has all this power and money, he cannot save the ones he loves. Michael is really a tragic figure.

[@evanreid6917]

I actually love godfather 3 the theatrical cut, this version I bought having high hopes and I literally couldn't make it through it. Bought the Blu ray a few months ago disappointed and waste of money. Your guy's reaction though solid as ever

[@porgyt7177]

I don't get how they got tricked into watching Coda instead of a third movie to begin with.

[@evanreid6917]

@@porgyt7177 oh they probably weren't, just had a look at the comments or it could have been TBR and Sam's choice who knows. Just not my preferred cut.

[@porgyt7177]

@@evanreid6917 pretty sure it was a suggestion by the patreons, Unfortunately they misled them. :(

[@Scotty_Does_Know]

vincents mom is the brides made that sonny was hooking up with in the first scene in the first movie, best character of the movie imo

[@philmullineaux5405]

Blonde girl at party is Bridgette Gonda, old silver haired guy is Eli wallach...Good Bad and Ugly-Tuco!

[@philmullineaux5405]

Itony...the priest playing Tom Hagens son, is john savage. Quite an actor-he played with DeNiro in Deer Hunter!

[@KevinMiller-ol2wi]

Great reaction guys and this is truly one of the greatest trilogies of all time but at the same time I still wish and still hoping for a godfather part 4 I know most likely it may not happen but you can't do nothing but hope

[@darcyhans2693]

I will never be able to look at cake the same way…😆

[@otisroseboro5613]

Great Reaction Guy's

[@redmatador7595]

These movies look like entertainment but they actually show real world history. The whole mafia/church link seems like something someone made up but it was/is real. For those interested look up the "P2 banking scandal"

[@LilannB]

Winona Ryder was originally cast as Mary in Godfather 3 and dropped out of the film. Winona was an well regarded young actress of that time. Sofia Coppola was a last minute replacement in the role.

[@soccxcross]

There's three books which were accepted into the lore by two authors. They tie up a few loose ends, one being Tom's end. One book, The Family Corleone by Ed Falco is a prequel to the first movie, and I aways mentally picture scenes from that book as being used in a fourth film if they would've made a Sonny/Vincent movie similar to the second film. I know that was in the pipeline with Leonardo DiCaprio as the young Sonny back in the 90s, but the movie was never made after the third bombing. Which is unfortunate because I actually enjoyed the third movie. Vincent was never actually around the family, as in included. He was the bastard child of Sonny, conceived during the first movie where Sonny sneaks back into the house and gets... busy. From what I read, Francis wanted Vincent to go out the same way as Pablo Escobar did.

[@bobmcfadden1111]

The editing of this version helped the film a little bit but not that much. The first two films were so iconic it was too high a bar to clear. Plus, that helicopter attack was such a jump-the-shark moment for me it was hard to take the movie seriously afterwards. Considering the time span between the second and third films, it wasn’t a bad effort but never quite put everything together.

[@ilcanalediwilly]

I'm only sorry that Coppola cut the scene of the church ceremony with Michael. It was very symbolic because it refers to the great emperors and kings of the past who were crowned by the church at the height of their power. Perhaps the removal of him was functional to a better initial assembly.

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

The Corleone press liaison is actor and comedian Don Novella, who played a character on Saturday Night Live named Father Guido Sarducci, he was hilarious.

[@NemedPhoenixMagic]

The changes to the end of the movie in this cut pain me as much as the last few episodes of GoT. There's some good edits throughout, but the theatrical ending is so much better

[@jjmalaprop9968]

Like a broken watch being right twice a day, if you claim poisoned desserts, eventually you’ll be correct 😂

[@TBRSchmitt]

😂

[@davidw.2791]

@@TBRSchmitt LEAVE THE CANNOLI TO WORK ITS MAGIC 🎉

[@davidw.2791]

@@TBRSchmitt Btw, if you do see the theatrical cut, you’d notice some changing of scene sequences as well as cut scenes from Coda being back in. Case in point: In Coda here you see Michael talk with the Archbishop about the problems of the Vatican Bank, and after the “I’ll put in 500 million dollars to help with your 700 million deficit, if you will make me Chief Shareholder of Immobiari (sp?)” deal is struck, next we see Michael getting that big “Outstanding Catholic” medal. In the theatrical cut it is very different. It *opens* with Michael getting the Outstanding Catholic medal, and then the afterparty thereof (Not unlike how Part I and II opened with a big celebration), and only after that (which would imply that Michael already made enough Church Donations to warrant such a prestige beforehand) does Michael talk with the Archbishop about Vatican Bank and Immobliari.

[@davidw.2791]

@@TBRSchmitt 3:07 I had the same reaction. Not only do they not have criminal revenue anymore, they even sold off the casino-hotels (which ARE legal in Nevada), just to make themselves look even Cleaner in the eyes of the Catholic Church.

[@davidw.2791]

Oh and the song @19:33 did you notice that it’s set to the tunes of the Godfather suite from the first two films?😊

[@beppo2814]

So many people crap on this movie, but i really liked it. I watched it at least two or three times in the theater when it came out.

[@nenabunena]

Mary was really supposed to be the one who died. Pacinos acting in this trilogy was fantastic all throughout!

[@davidw.2791]

Anthony dying or even being wounded just won’r cut it.

[@NOKMANtube]

Vincent biting off Joey's ear is a way to open a duel in Sicily. Likewise, in the opera Caballeria Rusticana(Played by Anthony, the son of Michael Corleone), which appears in the play's story, applies for a duel in the same way to his rival. God, Hollywood won't be able to make a mafia movie again in a way that doesn't miss a single detail like this.

[@mmtsr8848]

Actually, Vincent DID go rogue - to say nothing of the the fact that Zasa was a made man, upon whom only the boss of the family can order a hit, neither Connie nor Al Neri were Michael's designated underboss. Furthermore, Sonny didn't kill any made men before becoming the boss in the first film, and his hits on Bruno Tattaglia & Virgil Sollozzo were acts of vengeance in a war WHILE he was boss, and as such (however ill-advised) were well within the rules. BTW, sadly (and in my opinion unjustly) Sofia Coppola was widely panned for her portrayal of Mary Corleone.

[@jimmorrish6771]

wynona ryder was supposed to play Mary but she pulled out at the last minute so coppola used his daughter, now a respected director herself

[@WeebleWobble228]

"I hope that wasnt foreshadowing."...Oh no

[@ericdwills14]

Every time I see Part III I like it more and more.

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

I just thought they kept Michael alive to one day make an other sequel with Andy Garcia as the Don and Michael in the background

[@davidw.2791]

Nah, Ocean’s Thirteen was the better reunion. ❤

[@LUIS_TINOCO_THE_SAVAGE]

HOW IS MY TWO BEST FRIENDS DOING. LOVE YOU GUYS❤❤❤

[@ernestitoe]

The reporter-photographer who is almost killed by the thugs is Jane Fonda's niece, Bridget.

[@bigredtlc1828]

The worst of the 3 movies but probably the best line in all 3: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" Props to the confession scene where all of Michael's sins come out and the priest letting him confess. Amazing scene. In the original movie (which I saw), Michael dies and falls out of the chair. Coppola didn't want that ending.

[@geoffreywheatley7711]

John Paul the first did actually die in 1978 only after being pope for around 33 days they used his death in the movie

[@timroebuck3458]

So, what's wrong with music? Being a musician isn't being cursed by Hung Chow the sun god. In fact, quite the opposite.

[@ftrevino4493]

People don't like #3 but I disagree with everyone. I think its great! IMO Al Pacino's acting is amazing. When he's holding his dead daughter and screaming. One of the best moments in cinema history. Plus people say I look like Andy Garcia. 😁

[@blanewilliams5960]

You guys have ruined cake for me (J/K). Hyman Roth was not poisoned by the cake, I believe it was symbolic of the mobsters dividing up Cuba. This is why the camera is focused on the cake. It is all meaningless after all as the revolution breaks out and Castro takes power. I don't know if you were aware of this as you did not mention it. Of course the flashback scenes of the young Vito (Robert De Niro) were my favorite part of the second movie. Part 3 did not cut it for me as a whole but still worth watching and had it's moments. Did you not recognize "Tuco" from G,B&U as Don Altobello, he ate the poison cannoli. I have not seen this version, Michael dies in the original. In any case , I very much enjoyed your reactions/reviews of the Epic story, thank you.

[@davidw.2791]

I know Atabello from the 2006 rom com “The Holiday”.

[@Mokkari77]

Coppola originally wanted the movie to be Michael against adopted brother Tom Hagen but the studio wouldn't agree to pay Robert Duvall's price. Huge missed opportunity.

[@Pazuzeus1313]

100% worth watching,, its still a great movie and story,,, but it cant compare with 1 or 2, those to movies are in a league of their own.

[@qbasicmichael]

He did die. At the end, he fell out of the chair, accompanied only by a small dog. It seems the "coda" versions cut that.

[@agitatedmongoose]

I never heard this title before. It wasn't called that when I saw it in the theater at the time.

[@krishnataveras8734]

This is a recut version of the original movie.

[@leliamiller1609]

Vincent was the baby Sunny made at his sister's wedding in the bathroom from the first movie.

[@queegs73]

The Coda Edition cuts the last seconds of the movie. At the end, after elderly Michael puts on the glasses, he falls over off his chair and dies. Old and alone except for a puppy around him. The beginning scene that was cut was the church ceremony giving Michael the Pope’s medal. Then it transitions to the party. This movie wraps up the tragic story of The Corleones. Almost Shakespearean. There was talk of a Godfather 4 looking at the family with Vincent in control, but Mario Puzo (the book’s author) died. Coppola didn’t want to do another movie without him, so G4 never went any further.

[@tyslaseelo]

I remember reading that there was a planned Godfather 4, with Di Niro returning as middle aged Vito, juxtaposed with Vincent on the ascent. A shame it never happened, because that would have been amazing.

[@kylechristian7232]

Tom Hagen is deceased as Robert Duvall didn't want to come back for the last Movie

[@8tchtrain]

Eli Wallach as Don Altobelli was also Tuco in "The Good the Bad and the Ugly". Surprised you didn't recognize him.

[@Curraghmore]

Ha ha after all the cakes, FINALLY you were right about the cannoli!

[@TTM9691]

Poor Daniel, you had to watch this turkey for an unprecedented third time to re-edit! Treat yourself nice this week.🤣

[@marclopez3059]

Why did you decide to watch this version and not the original GF 3? After putting on his classes he slowly lets his arm fall and then falls to the ground. Time passes we all get older and things change.