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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@Iymarra]

The 'look how they massacred my boy ' scene, despite current popularity as a meme, still amazes me. Marlon brando's facial twinges really sell the depth of his pain.

[@TheHylden]

It's so incredible. I saw the Mrs. tearing up there. It's really hard not to.

[@marieantoinette1360]

Such mastery!

[@damagecontrol7]

@Miles Doyle word. I was about to comment the same thing.

[@OneEyedJack1970]

@Miles Doyle I'm sure Luke, as a physician, took particular note of the medical aspects surrounding Christ's crucifixion (sweating blood as He awaited His captors, water and blood pouring out of the wound, as opposed to gushing, which would have occured if He were still alive when the spear was thrust into His side, along with the fact that piercing the heart will necessarily pierce the pericardium as well).

[@doesnotexist305]

Crazy thing is that he was phoning that in and it still worked.

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@jamessinacore6991]

Those “marshmallows” were coated almonds, a traditional Italian wedding favor. They are said to bring luck. And, if you don’t like “red sauce” (known among us Italians as gravy) you maybe have never had good sauce 🤔 😁 Love the channel, keep the reactions coming!

[@salvatoreperitore7884]

You mean sauce, nothing in the Italian language means gravy. Salsa mean sauce in Italian

[@jamessinacore6991]

@@salvatoreperitore7884 fair point, I don’t speak Italian. I should clarify, by “us Italians” I meant Italian Americans, more specifically, New York Italians.

[@mikem6425]

@@jamessinacore6991 Same.

[@jflaugher]

The word 'Don' in Italian means boss. So the leader of a mafia crime family is known as a don. The word mafia derives from the Sicilian adjective 'mafiusu,' which, roughly translated, means 'swagger,' 'boldness' or 'bravado'. The members themselves don't call it the Mafia. Members call it 'La Cosa Nostra' or 'Our Thing.' "Going to the mattresses" means "to go to war."

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

It’s derived from old Latin: Dominus (master).

[@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.

[@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.

[@peterhudson23]

I think Vito is the standard favorite, and I agree with that; but aside from Vito, Tom Hagen was always my favorite. Outsider taken into the family, not just a good lawyer but necessary brains to counter Sonny's anger while consigliere. Part 3 would've been epic as hell too if Robert Duval had signed on again (I've heard how the story would've been different and it sounds awesome).

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Hagen was probably my favorite as well. I think my favorite moment in the entire trilogy is his scene in Part 2 with Pentangeli at the prison.

[@Kasino80]

I agree, unfortunately, the studio low balled him to an extent that it a downright insult.

[@bubblewrapstargirl]

ME TOO! I 've never met anyone in real life who loves Tom Hagen the way I do. Easily my favourite character. He's amazing in the book and even better in Robert Duvall's portrayal of him. The fact that the studio didn't utilise him in Part 3 is basically a war crime. The Godfather would have gone down as the best trilogy of all time if they hadn't fucked up the last film so badly

[@MorganaR9135]

I had refused to watch this movie, up until I was required to for a film class in college. I immediately fell in love with it. It really does live up to the expectations.

[@jib1823]

Why would you "refuse" to watch this movie?

[@MorganaR9135]

@@jib1823 because I had preconceived notions about what the movie would be about and what it would be like. I don’t really like action movies, and I thought that The Godfather was action esk. It’s really not lol. It’s more “intrigue”. I also really love the way it is shot. Great story. Great cinematography.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@nineelephants1975]

The scene in front of the hospital with Enzo shaking and Mike flicking the lighter, was to show Mike with steady hands and not afraid.

[@aliwilliams8545]

The wedding treats Appolonia was handing out were sugar coated almonds, according to the Godfather novel.

[@lalixlili]

Love those. In european weddings there are a lot of those.

[@waterbeauty85]

I remember getting those when my family would go to weddings at our church.

[@pepleatherlab3872]

15:35 'Going to the Mattresses.' A tactical consolidation of force gathered into a centralized location. Mattresses are purchased, brought to the location and laid along the floor. This keeps soldiers out of the gunfire if they're resting and a drive by shooting occurs. This tactic was adopted and used by various gangs throughout the 80's and 90's during gangland disputes.

[@CGFIELDS]

“I thought his name was Don”….Made me blush with cringe 😬😂🤣👍🏾

[@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

[@thereturningshadow]

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

[@doesnotexist305]

It’s a quel. Definitely a quel.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@blindlemonpledge2556]

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

[@pdbordelon]

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

[@Lue_Jonin]

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

[@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". 😏

[@ageofechochambers9469]

#23:41 tell wifey her realization that "she cant be italian " because they like red sauce was profound and deep . How will italy survive 🇮🇹 without wifey being a honorary citizen ? Rome weeps ?

[@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.

[@anthonydanna6069]

Michael wasn’t Loki g at the lighter so much as he was noticing that unlike Fabrizio’s hands, his weren’t shaking like a leaf. Calm, cool and collected. Like he was meant for this.

[@novanights2chevy597]

Clamensa is my favorite character - just soooo believable.

[@ninjavigilante5311]

Bruno Kirby did him justice in the second movie

[@richardcutts196]

One thing no one on either side seem to realize is that Michael is just back from fighting in the marines, against the Japanese, where he won a navy cross. They keep underestimating him.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@Philbert-s2c]

@@carlocoppola3166 Hence the joke...

[@Dvdfco]

@@carlocoppola3166 really?

[@dasx2gra]

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

[@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

[@chainman100]

I dont know if anybody said this, if they did sorry for the redundancy. The horse head was real, they went someplace where they heard that a horse had died and was gonna be sent to the knackers(glue makers) and they bought the head in a crate with ice raced it back to the film studio and used it in this scene. second comment : the white things that they were scooping up and handing out were candy jordan almonds These fancy, sugar coated candies are rich in flavor and in cultural meaning, particularly at Italian and Greek weddings. Fresh almonds have a bittersweet taste, which represents life; the sugarcoating is added with the hope that the newlyweds' life will be more sweet than bitter. Even the shape of the candy has meaning. Some believe the egg shape is an aphrodisiac, while others believe it's a sign of fertility.

[@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

[@ryanje8147]

"I thought his name was Don." hahahaha.

[@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.

[@randalthor741]

FYI, when you guys are talking about The Godfather being one of the top 5 movies of all time, you're absolutely right. The American Film Institute ranks it as the 3rd best movie of all time, behind only Citizen Kane and Casablanca.

[@ricocampos1331]

Hahaha Love the title: Wait, His Name Isn't Don?!? Hahaha That's a "First Time Watching" for sure!! Hahaha 😂😆

[@mattm4570]

My grandad was like that as well, it’s like a different era. Really enjoy your reactions Matt from Australia 🇦🇺 Brisbane in Queensland

[@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 🤷‍♀️😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@frankie4fingers552]

Love that you're getting into the classics...top 5 easy ....yes yes part 2 even better.

[@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.

[@jimilives484]

The reaction to the horse's head scene is absolute gold 😂😂😂😂 you guys are hilarious (also, I thought his name was donvito when I first watched this)

[@Steve_Blackwood]

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

[@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]

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[@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

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

While obviously the movie is fiction, much of what went on is what happened at the time. My uncles never really talked much about mafia stuff. Some don't like to talk about it but its life, can't change the past. Accept it. I know my family was part of the local family and that's ok. It's still my history. Just glad the Mafia was pretty much over by the time I was born in 81.

[@millerman3129]

Not really, it reached its peak in 1986, and it’s still around todau just not as powerful as they were don’t be fooled, they are still around

[@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.

[@MajaZaguan]

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

[@windsorkid7069]

🤣👍

[@Tepes1980]

The thing about the "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" is cited in "You've got mail", the movie with Tom Hanks.

[@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.

[@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

[@badprotocol1105]

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

[@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!! :)

[@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!

[@blackbutterfly638]

Tallia Shire who played Connie Coleone and also played Adrian Balboa in Rocky, her brother is Francis Ford Coppola and her nephew is Nicolas Cage her Niece is Sofia Coppola.

[@evanreid6917]

Great reaction Mr and Mrs movies. Part 1 is great part 2 is also great a solid solid flick, and guys Part 2 is a bit longer so I'd recommend doing a part 1 and 2, even the movie itself has an intermission title card. So yeah just a heads up.

[@brooksstonestreet4946]

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

[@troy34bronze]

Interesting factoid: John Cazale (Fredo) was in only 5 movies before he passed. All five were nominated or won Best Picture. Bonus: He was so I’ll in his last film (The Deer Hunter) the studio refused to hire him due to insurance purposes. DeNiro paid his salary.

[@verisimilitudeteller]

Also, Don Vito kept his promise... he did nothing to disturb the peace they made. The revenge by Michael was coordinated and planned by him and Vito before he died. It's why they kept Tom out of it, it was pure Sicilian vendetta at play.

[@MrRyguy2112]

The "Enough!" from Micheal to Kate when she presses him to tell the truth is a great moment not included in a lot of reactions. I think it shows how a calm Michael can snap when pushed or he thinks he's trapped. Hence his elimination of the other family bosses.

[@slchance8839]

it's one of my favorite movie moments. first time i saw it, i was shocked at how quick the actor showed ferocity, then back to "normal"

[@BlueSummers101]

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

[@angelramos7543]

The camera focused on the lighter to show you that Micheal wasn't shaking or scared. He was born to this life.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@CEKCooking]

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

[@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]

💯💯

[@Dafmeister1978]

I'm so pleased you picked up on the actual significance of the horse's head.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@channel55andaboxoftissues16]

After The Soprano's, you have to watch Boardwalk empire. it has some of the soprano's cast, created by Terrence Winter (one of The Soprano's lead writers) and even Scorsese was involved in it. how any of that relates to this, is that it's set in the prohibition era and hence overlaps real history with some themes in this movie. For example, in this, we have the commission, in boardwalk empire's final season we see how the commission was created. lucky luciano is a big character. hymon roth (who is in Godfather 2) was named that by Don corleone because his hero was Arnold rothstein, who is a characterin boardwalk empire. aside from that, sonny's death with all the gunfire was reflecting what happened to Frank Capone...and that largely influenced the rise of al pacino, as in it turned him utterly ruthless and angry. themes echoed in the Godfather movies

[@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!

[@damacattack8434]

Easily one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@shanester1832]

They're Jordan almonds, what's handed out at the wedding. Hack the Movies put out their Godfather episode the same day as You Me & the Movies and Italian wedding tradition & almonds were discussed.

[@billytidwell7229]

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

[@jilliansmaniotto2326]

27:51 they’re handing out jordan almonds. classic bomboniere at italian weddings. in more modern times, they’re just given out as favors at italian weddings with like a couple almonds in a little baggy tied with ribbon for each guest.

[@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

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

The trick about showing that film to your wife or girlfriend (because it is a necessary step in a relationship)) is that you are never sure if she is going to like it and her disappointment might be yours. But as I watch these Godfather reactions I realize that I was lucky to discover the film long before Internet became a big thing, just because my Dad told me it was a masterpiece. Now people dont discover The Godfather as the classic but as the film that inspired all these parodies and references on TV, of course it is fun to spot all these Pop Culture items but I think it can undermine your genuine appreciation of the drama, the characters changes, the tragedy of Michael Corleone etc.

[@luciolamonica]

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

[@johnreed3405]

You guys are awesome. Mrs. Movies your reactions are priceless!