THE GODFATHER (1972) | First Time Watching | MOVIE REACTION | Wait, His Name Isn't Don?!?

The Godfather of All Films! The Mrs checks out The Godfather (1972) for the first time. Here's her reaction!
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[@jamesdonoughue4557]

"look how they massacred my boy" one of the greatest acted lines in film history also a excellent meme

[@LeChaunce]

Chokes me up every time. That and when Tom says, "They shot Sonny on the causeway."

[@Mickkie]

@james donoughue: Tears my heart up. Every, time😢😢

[@thereject505]

And one of the best memes

[@gingetomassi8153]

"I thought his name was Don" The look of utter disbelief on his face at what he just heard is incredible.

[@gregwatson8219]

Me too

[@gregwatson8219]

Thought full name Don Corleone

[@gregwatson8219]

Id love to watch this w them for comical effect!!

[@ejrandler]

"Don" in Italian and Spanish basically means "Lord" It is a title of respect.

[@yuliangeorgiev]

Fun fact. Comendatori also means respect.

[@Dularr]

In the US it is closers "Mr." A sign of respect. With of couse meaning head of the family.

[@FredVindicator]

its more like the japanese honorific 'san' vito-san would be don vito. in english more like calling your older neighbour mr

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

It originally derives from Latin into multiple languages: Dominus (master).

[@jeanackle]

"Sir" would also be a good translation.

[@coillest8628]

I was also late in watching this masterpiece and when people told me it's THE definition of a "perfect" movie, I was not disappointed! Truly one of the best movies of all time!

[@sparrow56able]

2nd one is even better

[@DominusLuna]

His hair was disheveled he had bed head.

[@pogothebear6808]

@@sparrow56able it’s damn close, but I give the nod to the original.

[@RheemQ]

@@sparrow56able I still think the first is better but 2nd one is the second greatest film I've ever seen.

[@coillest8628]

@@pogothebear6808 Agreed!

[@richardcutts196]

The movie is set right after the end of WW2. Michael has just been demobilized from the Marines after fighting in the Pacific. The movie Michael and Kay talk about is 'The Bells of St. Mary's' which came out in 1945.

[@facts2741]

The closeup wasn't of the lighter, it was of Michael's hands. It was to show that he didn't have shaky hands, i.e., he is cool under extremely stressful situations.

[@Rob-eo5ql]

Ahhh… I did not know that. Ty

[@cleonmagabeefy8473]

Thanks, I could never fiqure that sceen out.

[@LA_HA]

Yes. Remember, he was a soldier in WWII, The Greatest Generation. Tough people. But, also Michael is very cerebral, which is why he likes Kay. They're intellectually matched. He never had the heart and soul of Vito. I think Fredo had that part of their father. Sonny had the fierce loyalty. Still, meeting Apollonia was as close as he got, and when she was murdered, that sealed off a lot of Michael's emotional connections. He mourned Apollonia for a year. When he goes to Kay, he's not the same. He no longer loves her as he once did. Now, he's just looking for someone he knows and can build a family with. I wonder what he would have been like if Apollonia had lived

[@slchance8839]

thank you....i was going to say this. it's a great piece of visual storytelling: you dont have to SAY Mike is cool under pressure, you can show it...in 2 seconds. It's high art.

[@mikem6425]

@@LA_HA His proposal to Apollonia was out of love. His proposal to Kay was more like a business deal.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

In the novel, Paulie and some other guys beat the living crap out of the guys who beat up the Undertaker's daughter. The Undertaker was in fear that Don Corleone would have him hide bodies (Which is probably the reason why he's in fear). Instead, he only asked the Undertaker to handle his son's funeral arrangements. And he even took over the Don's funeral arrangements. That was how clever the Don was.

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

In the video game, finding and beating the hell out of the guy who assaulted the undertaker's daughter is one of the missions. It's kind of weird how in the movie, Vito says to give the job to Clemenza but in the game, it's Paulie and a guy named Monk who take you to where these guys are.

[@derekflores3089]

@@finishin.my.coffee8780 Vito tells Clemenza to give the job to people he trusts, which in the game would be Paulie, Monk and the PC.

[@Eowyn187]

36:05 "Fredo, you're my older brother and I love you. But don't ever take sides against the family again." Freaking badass!!! Best scene in the movie imo.

[@theplanetruth]

That Fkn stare.

[@marcospman9396]

Al Pacino, from an early age, showing himself to be the great icon of cinema that would become!

[@Eowyn187]

@@theplanetruth YES!!

[@Eowyn187]

@@marcospman9396 and to think this man wanted in comedy. Lhm what we would've missed.

[@gordondavis6168]

And foreshadowing

[@windsorkid7069]

"I thought his name was Don." I'm glad I hadn't just taken a drink of something because I would've spit it across the room! My wife just shook her head and said, "Oh, my, God." You guys should have your own sitcom. It would be a hit.

[@alanmike6883]

😁

[@jppopper1516]

Such a coincidence all the leaders have the same name.

[@windsorkid7069]

@@jppopper1516 Thanks Don.

[@steriopticon2687]

The high point of KZbin.

[@steveomac385]

I'd watch that she's funny.

[@agitatedmongoose]

Something about the lighter was that he noticed his own hands dont shake in stressful or possible lethal situations. Unlike the other guy or a normal person.

[@ctmdarkonestm]

Was at a Q&A with Al Pacino once and he relayed the story about how early in the shoot, he thought he was doing terribly and the director was going to fire him. After the week finished, the director brought him and had edited together some of his early footage to show him that he was doing great to reassure him.

[@QuixoticCowboy]

Francis Ford Coppola is amazing at bringing the best out in acotrs with out them knowing.

[@BigPete44]

Yessss!! “Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli” 😂😎

[@Hooga89]

Best line!

[@BigPete44]

Yup a classic! Clemenza is like me. Always thinking about food! 😂😂👊

[@MrSarcasm101]

Cannoli is plural, no "s". 😏

[@MLawrence2008]

Although the horse head is distressing in itself, the point that you and most other 'Reactors' miss is that they were able to get the head into his bed whilst he slept! It could have been his head! That is the real issue.

[@evilervcowart6234]

No doubt! That's some next level stealth mode going on right there lol

[@peteyn.y.7960]

A great “Meme” is *”IF ONLY SONNY HAD EZ-PASS, HE WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN CLIPPED ON THE JONES BEACH CAUSEWAY!”* 🤣

[@carlocoppola3166]

I don't think they had EZ pass in the 40s

[@peteyn.y.7960]

I know lol that’s why it’s a “Meme”

[@gawainethefirst]

That’s why I keep my toll tag up to date.

[@Shadowman4710]

@@carlocoppola3166 Hence the joke...

[@Dvdfco]

@@carlocoppola3166 really?

[@lazymansload520]

19:03 captain mccluskey here is played by Sterling Hayden, who also played the insane General Ripper in Dr. Strangelove.

[@dwc1964]

also a recurring foil for Barney Miller

[@conureron3792]

Dr Strangelove is a great black comedy to review.

[@WizardOfOss]

This is just one big masterclass in film making, everything about this movie is just absolutely perfect. Even when I wouldn't necessarily say it's my favorite movie, I can fully understand why this by many is considered to be the best movie ever made. And I'd pick this one over Part II.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

part two is probably the best sequel ever made. although i like the flashback segments in part two a still prefer part one. its brando and caan who give it an edge over the sequel. part one is right up there with "metropolis," "citizen kane," "casablanca," "the bicycle thief" and "the seventh seal" as the among the best films ever produced. but NO movie equals or surpasses "the seven samari."

[@WizardOfOss]

@@cjmacq-vg8um I still haven't seen that many Kurosawa movies, but from those I've seen Seven Samurai was probably the one I least enjoyed. I see it's historical importance, but even among the samurai movies by Kurosawa I'd prefer Rashomon and Sanjuro. But by far my favorite of his movies is Ikiru, that's just a timeless masterpiece.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

@@WizardOfOss ... i'm not a fan of samari movies whatsoever. i like GOOD movies! regardless of its subject matter the seven samari is THE best movie ever made. i'm not talking about its historical "significance" but its construction and execution. its writing, acting, editing, sound design, direction and overall completed product is as near perfection as any movie can EVER BE! what i've really been getting into lately is japanese horror films. there's a korean horror film, called "the tale of two sisters" which is also one of the best movies ever made. its an excellent film anyway, but the music in that film lifts it to incredible heights. btw, i place as many as a 100 films as among the best ever. "seven samari" is just at the top of the list is all. tell me some of the flicks you'd place on that list. i wanna see if there's any cracks in your armor, friend.

[@WizardOfOss]

​@@cjmacq-vg8um well, it's been a long time since I've made an actual list, and the website I put that on doesn't exist anymore.....but from the top of my head some movies I'd consider top-100 material (beyond those already mentioned and in no particular order): almost anything Tarantino, Amadeus, Once Upon a Time in the West, Tokyo Monogatari, Oldboy, Spring Summer Fall Winter...and Spring, Bin Jip, There Will be Blood, Hana-bi, Das Boot, La Meglio Gioventu, Nora Inu, Infernal Affairs, Alien, Cidade de Deus, Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, JSA, North by Northwest, Fargo, BttF, Predator, Das Leben der Anderen, Robocop, His Girl Friday, A Bittersweet Life, 12 Monkeys and about anything by Studio Ghibli that I've seen. And surely a lot more I'm regrettably forgetting. Anything not up to your standards? :-) And obviously this is the rather snobby list....films don't always have to be truly good to be very enjoyable.... (and don't get me wrong, I rated Seven Samurai pretty high...it's just not a movie I'd have the patience for to watch again)

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

@@WizardOfOss ... most of these i never even heard of. if the film was released in the last 15 years i probably haven't seen it. i used to pride myself on being able to give a synopsis on movies i never saw. i can't do that anymore. i agree. a movie doesn't have to be "GREAT" to be fun to watch. i have several movies in my collection that i like BECAUSE they're bad. i'm gonna keep your movie list and look for them. i think i'll skip the "shark-octopus" one though. thanks for the recommendations.

[@hmhbanal]

6:23 This song is about a mother daughter conversation on marriage. The daughter wants to get married and asks her mother to find her a husband. In repeat verses the mother lists possibilities by occupation. Each is holding a phallic symbol object associated with his occupation which he will latter use on the daughter. The butcher is always holding his sausage, the fisherman his fish, the fireman his hose. the gardener his cucumber etc. Verses are added by those who step up to sing. Gesticulating with the hands and sometimes the body is part of the performance as seen with the old man here. It's a funny song but 2 words in particular are funnier . The word for fish (pesce) is slang for penis. The pronunciation of the word "sasizza/salsiccia" (sausage) has a very comical ring when used as a symbol for a penis. This is a patriarchal view of marriage where marital sex is something the husband does to the wife when he has the urge. There must be something about the guttural sound of this song sung in southern Italian dialect that encourages even dyed in the wool feminists to cheer and clap along. Perhaps not so much if they knew what this song was really about.

[@pdbordelon]

Such a great movie and love seeing you guys react! The Mrs. cracks me up!

[@aashinpatwari3820]

Amazing Reaction! :) about The lighter scene after michael pretends to be a Guard with Enzo.. they show us that Enzo’s hands are shaking so Michael takes the lighter and realizes his hand is steady as a rock. That is an amazingly directed scene. He’s always been away from the family business yet it’a clear he has Vito’s blood!

[@zoneoperator]

James Caan (Sonny) and Gianni Russo (Carlo) had some bad blood between them on this film. In the scene where Sonny beats down Carlo in the street he landed a lot of real punches, actually bit his fingers, and the final kick that sent Carlo into the gutter cracked a rib.

[@federer911]

You can say a million things about The Godfather and it won't be enough. An impeccable movie. Best ever. Al Pacino as Michael Corleone (here and in Part 2) is a performance like no other.

[@ianrhodes6928]

70s Pacino was amazing. Before 'Loud Al' took over, he was phenomenal.

[@thereturningshadow]

Part 2 is not only a sequel but also a prequel.

[@doesnotexist305]

It’s a quel. Definitely a quel.

[@blindlemonpledge2556]

Mrs. Movie was in rare form for this movie! applause !!!!

[@ryanje8147]

"I thought his name was Don." hahahaha.

[@thebackyardbear]

There is so much power in the opening sequence. "I believe in America". It sets the tone PERFECTLY for the rest of the movie. It is often overlooked and lost in the glory that unfolds after... but it is so important.

[@albericus2317]

A fact about The Sopranos that has to do with the godfather. when they try to kill Tony he carries orange juice as a tribute to the godfather, because when they try to kill the godfather he is buying oranges. Greetings from Spain.👋

[@Tero92]

@@Pardus_1970 that already happened, thats in season one...but also theyre going to see some "horseshit" happen in the future with Sopranos, but lets just leave it there, that whole thing might also be a "Godfather"thing

[@Pardus_1970]

@@Tero92 you're correct sorry I misread it apilogies

[@Curraghmore]

The baby in the christening scene that was supposed to be a boy was actually a girl: it was Sofia Coppola, the director's daughter, who is an Oscar-nominated film director herself today. She also appears in 'The Godfather Part III' as Michael's daughter Mary.

[@briangonigal3974]

...Although most people prefer her performance here.

[@fbferrari1875]

"Don" stands more or less for owner, like an owner of a real big real estate, or sometimes can be interpreted as Mister, depending on the context. Best regards from Vitória/Brazil

[@donovanmedieval]

"Don" is equivalent to "Sir," or "Lord" in Italian. Don Barzini had been invited to Connie and Carlo's wedding.

[@donovanmedieval]

The actor who played Don Barzini was Richard Conte, who was also movie in Call Northside 777, in which one of the inventors of the polygraph, or lie detector played himself. Another inventor of the lie detector, William Moulton Marston, was also the inventor of Wonder Woman, friend of Superman, whose father was played by Marlon Brando in the movie Superman, with the screenplay by Mario Puzo, creator of the Godfather series.

[@leeb6476]

Happy Birthday to The Godfather, and to me. I turned 50 this week.

[@MrsMovies]

Happy Birthday Lee!!

[@leeb6476]

@@MrsMovies Thank you so much! Love you guys, always entertaining.

[@Hobiecat181]

White candied almonds there's usually three of them wrapped in a white mesh holding bag very common at Italian weddings they're actually pretty good, I've eaten a lot of those.

[@petermartinijr.1012]

They are called confetti.

[@Harv72b]

Donald Corleone is the clear favorite! 😂😂😂 "Take the cannoli" was famously ad-libbed during filming, and wound up being arguably the best line in the entire film. Similarly, Luca Brasi's butchered "thank you" speech to Don Corleone at the start of the film wasn't written that way; the actor playing Brasi was so nervous to be working with Marlon Brando that he kept stumbling over the lines, and Coppola decided to keep it.

[@MajaZaguan]

Ah, yes, Donald Corleone, but friends call him Don. 😂

[@windsorkid7069]

🤣👍

[@peteyn.y.7960]

A few Mob musts!! … - *GOODFELLAS (1990)* - *DONNIE BRASCO (1997)* FUHGEDDABOUDIT! - *A BRONX TALE (1993)* “Now Youse Can’t Leave” 🤣 - *CASINO (1995)* 🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽

[@John57945]

All great flicks but you forgot Casino.

[@peteyn.y.7960]

You are correct John! Fixed! 💪🏽

[@davidovercast6159]

Yes!!! All of these are MUST SEE

[@damonmcfarland9364]

Casino. wow. what a film.

[@marlonthemarvellous]

Miller's Crossing Mean Streets White Heat Angels with Dirty Faces Public Enemy Point Blank

[@scoobie331]

15:39 "the Mattresses" refers to filling up the Railroad room apartments on the Avenues and Boulevards above the Storefronts bellow with "Soldiers" the Mattresses referring to the fact that the floors were often covered with Mattresses to accommodate all of the Guys that were living in the Apartments. This was done so as to have rapid deployment of as many Men as possible on the Streets if a button got pushed.

[@Lue_Jonin]

Mrs Movies figured the Godfather was known as "Donny" as a young boy. 😂 LOL

[@hannahstevenson27]

It’s a PERFECT movie. Everyone knows it. Also fun fact: the cat wasn’t actually originally part of the movie, it was a stray that wandered onto the set and they just included it in production Only thing I don’t like about it is when Solozzo says ‘he’s alive!, they hit him with 5 shots and he’s still alive!’ 10 shots were fired. At close range. Did they really miss the other 5?. I guess it’s possible. Moral of the scene: Solozzo has terrible hitmen... It’s just always annoyed me. As much as I adore this movie!. It’s on my top 3 all time

[@windsorkid7069]

Right, and Marlon Brando loved cats. He made the decision to keep it on his lap.

[@TheHylden]

Vito is falling while they are shooting, so yeah, they missed the last 5. it's very realistic, really. A lot of things are realistic, not overplayed in how action is shot.

[@ronweber1402]

They were likely using something shitty like a .32 snubnose or .38 special and they don't have a lot of stopping power.

[@Dystopia1111]

There are documented cases of firing squads missing their targets and having to give it a 2nd try. Plenty of time to aim, stationary target, they still miss sometimes. 5 out of 10 at that range with small revolvers is actually pretty good. I had trouble pegging a stationary rabbit with a 38, I don't think my accuracy would have improved with the extra adrenaline surge from trying to whack a major crime boss. That said, if you hit with 5 and it doesn't finish off the target that means you needed a bigger gun to begin with.

[@hannahstevenson27]

I stand corrected 🤷‍♀️😂

[@garytiptin6479]

I hope always wished we had subtitles for the Italian song, that the old man was singing at Connie's wedding , which had Mama Corleone and the baker in such hysterics!

[@peteyn.y.7960]

You two should see the video of the Real Life “Corleone Compound” on Staten Island, N.Y. Huge mansion pretty cool ✌🏼

[@peteyn.y.7960]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoaaf6NmnbuNq9E

[@rxtsec1]

micheal knows italian clearly but he uses the english in the meeting to have the cop understand & as a power play to Apollonia's father to show how important he is

[@kanemarko2503]

Vito Corleone of course is my favorite character as he reminds me so much of my own father & grandfather. My second favorite has to be Sonny Corleone as he reminds me of myself but him having a less violent temper than my own. Sad fact about The Godfather is that Marlon Brando received absolutely no payment = $0.00 for his part as Vito Corleone because the movie execs did not want Brando in the movie at & it was director Francis Ford Coppola that lobbied to have Brando in that part. The execs also wanted the part of Sonny Corleone to go to Robert Redford or some other more well known star & had much more objection to casting Al Pacino for the role of Michael Corleone as Pacino was virtually unknown in Hollywood at the time. Coppola also received criticism for casting his biological sister Talia Shire in the part of the youngest Corleone sibling. Slightly fun fact: the baby used for the baptismal scene was Sophia Coppola, Franic's daughter. Another is that the man that portrayed Luca Brazie(?) wasn't an actor but a consultant on the film in regards to the "mafia" element & was himself a member of one of New Yorks alleged crime families so he truly was rehearsing his lines before his meeting\scene with Brando. Another alleged element about the film is the characters of Johnny Fontane & movie mogul Waltz was rumored to be fashioned after Frank Sinatra & Walt Disney or the head of then Warner Bros. Pictures & the actress that was in question for which Waltz hated Fontane was Ava Gardener whom Frank Sinatra did have an affair with during his first marriage.

[@redman6790]

Interesting that you believe Sonny resembles yourself. For me Michael is my favourite character, his arc and development is most intriguing and his tactical stoic mind is commendable. What I love most is how he goes back and reconnects to his roots in Sicily, that is a personal connection to me.

[@geody3001]

Enzo's hands shook so bad he couldn't light a cigarette. Michael's hands are rock steady. He is destined to run the family. The entire movie pivots on that lighter.

[@badprotocol1105]

Remember, every time you see oranges something is going to happen!

[@brooksstonestreet4946]

The way her eyes darted all across the screen after the horse head scene was fantastic!!!!

[@surferles589]

Fredo was the first born, and was passed over. Godfather Pt2 won more Oscars than the first. The making of this movie is amazing. It was Al Pacino's first major role

[@marieantoinette1360]

Omg it's here!!!! I've been waiting on this since you saw old mate doing "just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in" in the sopranos. So pumped!

[@ramentoilet]

My father passed away in 2020, and this was his favorite film ever made. We'd seen it together so many times that we'd memorized almost all the lines. Rewatching it again, I get very choked up during the bits where Vito talks to and advises Michael, especially the scene where he tells him he wished more for him. Amazing film, and it was more amazing to witness someone watch it for the first time. Great job y'all.

[@LuckyNemo03]

Ten seconds in and y’all got me crackin up already 😂

[@laudanum669]

The horse's head was real they switched it with the fake one at the last minute to get a better reaction and they did, the scream is genuine.

[@killingfloor70]

“Going to the mattresses” is supposedly a reference to how gang wars usually end up with guys crammed in a safe house, sleeping on a mattresses on the floor. However, the Corleones probably didn’t have to deal with that since they have a massive “compound” guarded like a fortress

[@slchance8839]

according to the book, mattress-laden safehouses are NOT to protect the compound, they are ***offensive** firebases. With safehouses spread out at strategic locations around the city (ie near targets, like where the enemy lives, eats, gets haircuts, has mistresses, hangouts, etc....), with one phone call, they call in 16 soldiers in minutes any time of day or night to these targets. It gives the family a "quick strike" ability when an opportunity presents itself. It's inconvenient and hard on the men, but it's a wartime measure, used only in war time. That's why the term "go to the mattresses," is synonymous with "go to war," in this movie.

[@killingfloor70]

@@slchance8839 oh for sure. I meant that the Corleone compound probably wouldn’t seem like your average “safe house”. Honestly, the only reason I vaguely knew anything regarding this phrase was cause I originally thought it was a reference to fighting or wrestling on a mat - before it was kinda explained to me.

[@kalishakta]

Fredo Corleone=Ziggy Sobotka.

[@killingfloor70]

@@kalishakta Thumbs waay up! In fact, John Glenn level altitude up there. Lol

[@shaunrose8975]

My wife is Italian and yes her and her family are all about thier red sauce and they make everything themselves, hardly anything comes out of a box lol

[@joefrog91]

This is my favorite movie of all time. I finally got to see it in a theater earlier this week. It was glorious up on the big screen.

[@TaraConti]

That’s awesome! I’ve watched The Godfather so many times but never in a theater. It seems like a good portion of the movie theaters around my area closed years ago. The rest are starting to close one by one. The one I used to go to as a kid/teenager was just torn down an it was the only theater around here that was cheap and would show older movies. I know things change as time moves on but man is it hard to watch!

[@joefrog91]

@@TaraConti I was surprised because my local AMC never does special screenings. They actually showed it for a week.

[@TaraConti]

@@joefrog91 It’s really cool that they did that. I honestly can’t even remember the last time I watched a movie in a theater. But there’s so many older movies that I’d love to see in that setting! I wish more would do special screening.

[@SuprousOxide]

First time I saw this, I was really surprised how little Marlon Brando is actually in it. Didn't expect him to be a side character

[@zapataattack5843]

Al Pacino has such dreamy eyes 😍

[@johnolexa1543]

Everybody misses the point at the hospital. You notice when the baker tries to light a cigarette he's too nervous to do it, Michael takes the lighter and does it for him, look at his hands he realized he's not even shaking a bit. He's as cool as a cucumber

[@peteyn.y.7960]

💯💯

[@eckee]

14:22 That “wha?” was hilarious lmao

[@waynejones5635]

This movie is EPIC. It is a measuring stick all other mafia movies are compared to. It is an incredible combination of story, acting, music and production that makes this one of the greatest movies of all time, IMO. Also of note this is the movie that made a young Al Pacino into a movie star.

[@DougRayPhillips]

Don (female form Doña), or the close equivalent, is a title in Spanish, Italian, etc., meaning Lord/Lady, Noble, etc. Zorro's regular civilian identity was Don Diego de la Vega. His first name is Diego. Don is his title. So, as used in the Mob, a Don is the head cheese of the operation. The kingpin.

[@scoobie331]

23:23 Clemenza had just finished Praying, so He kissed His fingers and touched the Virgins hands as a Blessing.

[@zegh8578]

Everybody forgets about Enzo the baker, but he is mentioned in the beginning of the movie! :D He gets married thanks to the Godfather, and is 100% loyal! :D

[@zegh8578]

Also, this becomes a bit of a spasm for me - but dude, the lady's right! Don Corleone is *a* godfather to many people! He is not "the" Godfather, there is no such thing :D He does not "pass the torch" of Godfatherness - he passes the torch of the Don-ness. Michael *becomes* a godfather to Connie's child! He is not "the godfather" he is _The Don_ , and _a godfather_ to Connie's child! The movie refers to "The godfather" because Vito is, as the lady suggests, a godfather to many people, so many of them know him as "the godfather", "you don't even think to call me godfather!"

[@zegh8578]

@@bottlerocket3218 exactly!

[@gmunden1]

Glaced wedding almonds used in wedding celebrations. Also called confetti

[@jacobohara2636]

The GREATEST… bar none

[@maniac50ae14]

"Mattreses" is a euphemism for getting a gun because that's where people often hide their gun, under their mattresses. So "going to the mattreses" is "going to war", or going to get your gun

[@damacattack8434]

Easily one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@Gravydog316]

"mafia" is actually italian slang for "swag" i remember my neighbor telling me that when I was little

[@billytidwell7229]

Love watching movies with y'all. " I thought his name was Don" I lost it!🤣😂🤣😂 Thanks for the laughs ✌️

[@Steve_Blackwood]

“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” was also quoted in “You’ve Got Mail”, so probably where you remember hearing it.

[@ernestitoe]

The cat that wandered onto the set and decided Brando was the cat's pajamas, was purring so loudly, a few of the lines had to be re-recorded. The cop standing behind Captain McCluskey, who tells McCluskey that Michael is clean and a war hero, is the real-life "Cloudy" (Sonny Grosso) from the real-life French Connection case. In the movie The French Connection, he played one of the feds and Roy Scheider played him.

[@EastPeakSlim]

The Christening/Settling the Family Business sequence is one of the best pieces of film ever made. As is the entire movie. Good reactions!

[@lornemarmet5898]

A San Jose, CA motorcycle club was (still?) the San Jose Dons! Great people.

[@Xehanort10]

13:30 If you read the original book Luca Brasi had that coming. Guy got a prostitute pregnant then forced the midwife to kill the newborn baby by throwing it into a furnace. Also when 2 assassins tried to kill Don Corleone Luca kidnapped them and chopped one of them to bits with an axe. The other one was so scared he swallowed his gag and choked to death. Even other gangsters considered Luca pure evil.

[@desperateambrose5373]

The song at the wedding is "C'e La Luna Mezzo Mare". Google the lyrics.

[@kellifranklin4432]

I'm so glad you did this film! I love this film! This and part 2 are just brilliant in my opinion. The acting is superb and of course Marlon Brando!

[@jamespfp]

18:30 -- RE: Enzo the Baker is a Civilian; A: And the reason is more explicitly provided in the novel. Enzo needed help from the Don because he had been repatriated from Italy after having been taken as a POW in WW2. He's Italian, but he's only here because the Don made sure he'd get a green card. He's got extra reasons to not be carrying a gun.

[@dasx2gra]

the undertaker in the beginning of the film is the same guy asked to take care of dead sonny!!!!!

[@luciolamonica]

FINALLY! an offer you can't refuse! now, the sequel! please!

[@fbksfrank4]

In the video game, you start off as a soldier and you have to lead the guy who got the head to the bedroom, end up chasing Tessio down after he broke away from that group of soldiers.

[@misterprickly]

Pre-coke Pacino looks so good. Freaky fact: That's the *actual* head off of that horse. It was going off to slaughter, so they used it for the one scene and then used it's head for the other. Part of that man's revulsion was 100% real.

[@philmullineaux5405]

Directed by Coppola, all his immediate family are actors/directors. Sophia, Nicolas Cage, and Connie...is Rocky Balboa's wife! Coppola also did Apacalypse Now, and The Outsiders, chock packed full of future stars! Also in this series, Sonny's iligitimate son, with the woman he's screwing behind the door, plays a major role in 3! In part 2 the FBI agent is Harry Dean Stanton! He's been in every movie made since the silent era!😅😅😅. Outsiders, Red Dawn, Godfather 2, Dillinger, Green Mile, Alien, and others. RIP to him. The guy Carlo, is still alive and very well connected, and has avoided death, even in foreign countries, because of his Ties. He wrote 1 or 2 books, best sellers, about his businesses, casinos, mob ties, and various stories. He tells it point blank, who and why, killed JFK, RFK, and Monroe. And no one has tried to sue him from the Monroe estate or the Kennedys, because they know every word he said, is true! And they dont want him spilling his guts off, in open court! Type in here, carlo from godfather, tells mob stories! The hit on Sonny, they guy that designed the hit and all the exploding blood speefs, he said, he never put so many creepy ass blood spleefs on anyone ever before! A masterclass of comedy writing, movie was made in the 90s as a semi parody of this movie, well woth watching. Starring Vito, Clemenza from part 2, and Matthew Broderick called, The Freshman. Well worth watching! The movie guy's story is partially true. Frank Sinatra was a huge star in the 30s and 40s but wanted to break into acting, and in good parts but his star was fading. He and his crew started hanging out with huge mob people. They were known as The Rat Pack. Dean, Him, Peter, Sammy, and Joey. Suddenly frank gets parts in 2 of the biggest movies ever....From Here to Eternity and The Manchurian Candidate! Vito was better than Michael, because he was a family man first, before he was a boss. And this is one series, where part 2 is better than 1!!!

[@wampa25]

"I thought his name was Don" Oh. My. God. That's hilarious.

[@stevemchale9775]

"I thought his name was Don" beautiful lol

[@X2X2X438]

At 23:31, when the scene shows the person putting something in the Virgin Mary’s hand it wasn’t. For Italians and maybe New Yorkers, you make the sign of the cross then kiss the tip of your fingers and put your fingers on the statue

[@TheStruggleUK.]

'I thought his name was Don!?' Thank you, I've almost stopped laughing 😂

[@BlueSummers101]

@40:29 Silvio Dante's favorite scene ;)

[@ianrand9737]

MY grandad was a SPITTING IMAGE of Don Corelione as well :) And I am almost your age. So I guess maybe that generation (our grandads) all idiolized Marlon Brando and imitated him, one way or the other. And yes, every timer he talks, sits, stands, moves, that's grandpa!! :)

[@TrojansOwl1]

0:03 🤣 Don means Mister or Sir in Italian, as in Mister Corleone. THATS WHY.

[@AY-tz3td]

Godfather of the cinema literally....

[@CEKCooking]

“Leave the gun, take the cannoli“ had been mentioned by Tom Hanks in the role he played in ”You‘ve Got Mail“.

[@damonmcfarland9364]

I must ask this....How did Don Vito know it was barzini? I have never been able to figure that out.

[@marennicholson5444]

It was largely due to the dialog and body language of the scene. Barzini is clearly running the show which is why he’s placed at the head of the table while Tatalia is looking for cues from Barzini on what direction to go to. It’s clear to Vito that Barzini is the one in charge here, not Tatalia.

[@kingmalcolm8695]

What Maren Nicholson said and here's a video that goes deeper into your question. The video draws from the book as well as the movie so... possible spoilers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnOwip-ufryZiJI

[@Tim_Raths]

Mrs. Movies eyes nearly popped out of her head with the horses head scene. 😅

[@christopherkaylor2940]

Every time oranges are in the scene death or violence happens soon, and the actor playing Freddo was dying of Cancer during the making of Godfather 2 and his last movie was Dog Day Afternoon starring Al Pacino

[@Nueztoy]

11:34 That Sonny's mistake is what puts all the plot into gear. Sollozzo now knows that if he takes out Vito he can then negotiate with Sonny

[@slchance8839]

Yes. That was made clear in the book. The movie, too, but more subtle. I love love how it's a tiny tiny thing....but it's the linchpin of the movie. Similar to how it's very subtle that Barzini noticed Sonny goes out without bodyguards if he beats Carlo for beating his sister. So.....(1)get Connie angry (2)she flies of the handle (3)Carlo beats her up (4) Connie calls Sonny (5) Sonny flies off the handle --as usual - and leaves without bodyguards (6)set up an ambush at the chokepoint on the fastest way to Connie's house.

[@ChristopherJ0884]

14:19 Thank you I needed that laugh 😂

[@juicyfruit4494]

More of a goodFellers guy myself

[@stevengulley8950]

The character "Johnny Fontaine" it "rumored" to be based on an incident (or two) that Frank Sinatra had. When he was first getting established as a singer, he was under a virtual lifetime contract with Tommy Dorsey (I think?) and he wanted out so he could be a star, The Star that he did become. Later on, he was having a tough time; he had damaged his vocal cords and was given strict orders no to sing, not to speak loudly and so on. His voice healed but he hadn't made a recording, or a movie, in a long time, but then there was word of a new movie that had a character in it that was written as if it were intended to be especially for him. But the powers that be snubbed him, wouldn't give him the slightest consideration. I believe it was early the following years was when Frank Sinatra won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting role for his part as Angelo Maggio in "From Here to Eternity". An interesting sidenote: Goerge Reeves, who had been making movies since 1939, played the role of Stuart Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau in "Gone With The Wind" also played a character in "From Here to Eternity" as well as starring in 102 episodes as the lead character in "The Adventures of Superman", the last acting he ever did. He went to see From Here to Eternity ... when his character appeared onscreen, the audience burst into laughter at seeing Superman acting in a real movie. His last episode in The Adventures of Superman, which he also directed, was on April 28th, 1958. On June 16, 1959, he was found in his bedroom, dead from a bullet in the head. There is still a controversy on whether he shot himself or if he was murdered by "someone's husband". The flick "Hollywoodland" is about his acting career but mostly about the Superman murder/suicide.

[@MrDMF567]

22:40 The scene in the diner works without subtitles b/c you can feel the tension build regardless. But what they say is basically: SOLLOZZO: “I’m sorry…” MICHAEL: “Leave it alone.” ( or ) “Forget about it.” SOLLOZZO: “What happened to your father was business. I have much respect for your father. But your father, his thinking is old-fashioned. You must understand why I had to do that.” MICHAEL: “I understand those things…” [Waiter brings McCluskey's veal, then exits.] SOLLOZZO: “Now let’s work through where we go from here.” MICHAEL: “How do you say… ?” [Then Michael returns to speaking English.] [After Michael returns from the bathroom] SOLLOZZO: “Everything all right? I respect myself, understand, and cannot allow another man to hold me back. What happened was unavoidable. I had the unspoken support of the other Family dons. If your father were in better health, without his eldest son running things, no disrespect intended, we wouldn’t have this nonsense. We will stop fighting until your father is well and can resume bargaining. No vengeance will be taken. We will have peace, but your Family should interfere no longer.”

[@roboct6]

My favorite Godfather reaction ever just for the “ I thought his name was Don?” part.

[@andreaspooky6183]

The white thingies Apollonia is giving away at her wedding are "confetti" (not same as american's), which are sweets covered in sugar, with an almond core. They're (or more were) given at weddings or christenings.

[@andrewjones575]

The horse's head scene is one of the most well-known film scenes of all time.

[@jamesalexander5623]

And it was a real Horse!

[@phantomzone2725]

A small piece of trivia about the horse head scene: there was a deleted scene showing the producer as a sexual predator and was molesting a girl named Janie, who wants to be actress. When Tom Hagen - the consigliere - caught her leaving his room in tears, it obviously pissed him off, and then it cuts to the horse head scene.