Watching THE GODFATHER (1972): Unforgettable FIRST TIME Reaction!

[@Stogie2112]

11:28 "Because a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man." Vito looks right at Sonny when he says this.

[@TheHessian123]

Totally that was a shot at Sonny.

[@DenCon143]

The whole Godfather trilogy was the transition from family with a home always full of children running playing, crying with women always in the kitchen cooking to the end where Michael killed everyone and everything close to him leaving him a lone and lonely man.

[@Pete-p4l]

The Godfather is regarded by most as one of, if not THE greatest, film ever made, with good reason. Truth be told it is not mafia movie set around a family, it is a tragic story of a family set around the mafia.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Exactly, I think that’s part of what makes this story so special, like you say - that at its core it’s a story about a family, not just a mafia.

[@mrtim5363]

Michael was a Marine Corps Captain who won the Navy Cross & a Purple Heart in the Pacific Theater during WWII. It was foolish of the family to think he didn't understand war, death, or firing a weapon. He's probably better trained in tactical warfare against an enemy than the others combined. He's not 'little brother' any more. He a leader, comfortable being in command.

[@richardlaswell463]

43:40 they don't mention it in the film, but Michael's cheek didn't heal properly. Michael was in Italy for about 18 months, and only married for a few months at the end.

[@mmsizzlak]

Thank you! The film didn't address that he needed actual surgery very clearly... They only quickly addressed it and lots of ppl missed the comment of "hey he did a pretty good job on ur face" (paraphrasing, I forget the exact line)

[@genghispecan]

Yes, facial fractures are complex and can take a very long time to heal - a broken cheekbone can bruise for a long, long time.

[@jhilal2385]

The beginning of the movie is late 1945, the end of WW2. Michael is wearing a US Marine Corps officer's uniform at the wedding. His rank (on his epaulets) is Captain, indicating that he commanded a company of 3-4 platoons totaling 150-200 men. When he enlisted, because he was a university graduate, after basic training he would have been sent to Officer Candidate School and commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, commanding a platoon of 35-50 men. To be a Captain he has to have been promoted twice during wartime, which means promotions for merit/performance, not just because he was in for a certain length of time. The ribbons above his left breast pocket indicate medals he has been awarded; the most important are at the top and rows are organized left (center of body) to right (arm side) for the viewer. He has a Silver Star (3rd highest for combat valor with serious risk to own life), a Navy & Marine Corps Merit medal (highest for non-combat life saving with serious risk to own life), a Purple Heart (wounded in combat), and a Pacific Theater Campaign Medal with 2 Stars (indicating he participated in 3 Pacific Island battles). He has more combat experience than any of the older mafioso who laugh at him wanting to kill Solozzo and the police captain, and usually more experience than everyone else in the room put together.

[@slchance8839]

holy crap. I had no idea. I'm a huge fan and have read the book dozens of times, but never understood any of the military regalia on his uniform. Sincerely, thank you for posting this information to a curious fan.

[@SwiftJustice]

_Daaaaaaaayum,_ Michael! 🫡

[@JJoh4040]

No wonder Michael took over!

[@alijaffery7735]

In the deleted scenes, Bonasera (the undertaker who asked Don Corleone for vengeance for his daughter in the beginning) is talking to his wife after he gets the call from Tom Hagen and he tells her about how he curses the day that Don Corleones wife became godmother to their daughter and how now he is stuck and Don Corleone is going to have him do something to a dead body involving possible smuggling or making a body disappear and then is later ashamed when he realizes the favor was just to fix up his son's body as best as possible for the funeral.

[@chrisbanks6659]

The cat in the opening scene of The Godfather was a stray cat that director Francis Ford Coppola found on the Paramount movie lot and gave to Marlon Brando to hold. The inclusion of the cat was completely unplanned, and Brando improvised the rest of the scene. Brando was known to be a self-proclaimed "cat guy". If you listen closely to the scene, you can hear the cat purring.

[@tonetone7572]

and the cat meows at one point..

[@dancolon47]

Michael is very calm in dangerous situations ... one of the early hints is that Michael's hands didn't shake while holding Enzo's lighter outside of the hospital.

[@Joskemom]

Mike is a soldier from WW2.

[@MsAppassionata]

I’m surprised more reviewers don’t notice that.

[@markdenio4537]

Connie is played by Talia Shire, sister of the director Francis Ford Coppola. Imagine being Francis and having to direct your sister through the beating scene.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

WOW. Had no idea. That scene was intense to watch as a viewer - I can’t even imagine what that would’ve been like for them!

[@ernestitoe]

@@TheCluelessCritics Francis Ford Coppola said he blocked out the beating scene by telling his little son to chase Aunt Talia around the set. Not with a belt or any other weapon, of course, and the little guy didn't know what it was about. He was just goofing around with Aunt Talia.

[@mikemenelik8193]

She became a lot of fame as "Adrian", wife from Rocky Balboa !

[@iambecomepaul]

I take your point but surely it has to be mitigated by the fact that Talia Shire is a consummate pro. It was likely easier to deal with when you know there’s a pro in front of the camera. But that’s just me spitballing. 😊

[@jamonit7169]

That Hollywood mansion you thought looked familiar is the Beverley Hills Hotel.... it was also on the sleeve cover of the Eagles "Hotel California" LP.

[@Strider91]

The scariest thing about the horse scene isn't the horses head. . .its the knowledge that someone was in you room, in you house, at night, while you slept. That the probably stood over you while you slept, watched you. Got in, and got out without anyone ever knowing. . .you'd never sleep well agian.

[@weomeow26]

Marlon Brando was extraordinary as Vito Corleone. A truly iconic and masterclass performance. He won his 2nd Oscar for this role! 🏆

[@TeddyKGB12]

And Robert De Niro won an Oscar for playing Vito in Part 2. The first time 2 different actors won an Oscar for playing the same character!

[@dopebeets1]

I love seeing younger generations find and appreciate this work of art. I can still remember when I watched this film for the first time, in the 90s, and it blew my mind. ✌️& ❤

[@Dej24601]

The “Woltz mansion” is the 28-bedroom home built in 1926 for William Randolph Hearst (character on which Citizen Kane is based) and was a frequent fixture in Hollywood during its golden era. JFK and Jackie honeymooned there. Dozens of films, tv shows and magazine photo shoots have been done there. It can be rented today for those uses or other events at astronomical prices.

[@laudanum669]

The man playing Luca Brasi is Lenny Montana in real life he was a Enforcer for the Colombo crime family. He was having trouble remembering his lines so director Francis Ford Coppola came up with the idea to have him read his lines from the note.

[@60secthebaptist9]

the subtext in the opening is that the father of the bride accepts requests from friends / associates on her wedding day. A day of such happiness, that its is unlikely he would refuse. this is not a real tradition or custom, but created for the book. the actual intent is for the requests to be made and in exchange the person shows loyalty or fealty to the godfather. its an absolute power play. also. luca brasi was an actual enforcer in the columbo family from when this movie was made. him learning his lines and stumbling was added to the film to give the character depth.

[@solitaryjeff]

did you notice the use of oranges throughout the film? they always appear when something bad is about to happen. Woltz had a bowl full at his table, Don Vito is buying them before getting shot and eating/playing with them before he dies. You'll see it again in Part II.

[@DenCon143]

There's a KZbin deleted video that was cut from the original Godfather. It shows Micheal's change. First the attempt on his father's life and then the killing of his brother and then his new bride was killed. It all changed Michael into a ruthless leader who vowed to revenge anyone who showed their disloyalty,.

[@phillipoutzen3234]

The man at the hospital was Enzo, the Italian POW that the Don arranged to stay in the US after the end of WW2. That night he paid his debt to the Don.

[@phila3884]

Nice tie-in. A little embarrassed that I never made the connection.

[@ShogunOfHarlem]

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

[@ronweber1402]

The actor never knew it would be a real horse head and that scream was real.

[@ThomasThorson]

Now you have to watch Godfather II. Even better than the first one.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Nice, we’re excited to watch it soon!

[@artbagley1406]

And despite what you may have heard of Godfather 3, also known as "The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone," it IS worth the watch to get full-circle on the people. It can get confusing with the Vatican Bank/Immobiliare folderol, but please give the movie a fighting chance.

[@larky368]

No it is not. You can't compete with the initial reactions people have to these scenes. The fact that this has never been done before MAKES it stand out above all the others including sequels. That's how it works. I don't make the rules. Also, number two is way too confusing. Roth is involved in a huge scheme with Michael to take over Cuba and tries to kill him beforehand by shooting through a window at a shadowy figure in a compound surrounded by security. But when he visits him at his home in Miami he doesn't arrange for......say a hurricane to fling a tree into his car windshield. Or something equally as unnecessarily complicated.

[@artbagley1406]

@@larky368 ???

[@bdleo300]

No it's not 'better', it's nowhere near the first movie

[@nihilisticbarbie]

please watch part II! it’s my favorite out of the series

[@88pjtink]

You two caught SO MUCH. But you didn't quite catch what happened when they zoomed in on Michael's hand after the hospital incident. He noticed that his hand was totally steady and calm.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

According to the plot of The Godfather, Johnny Fontane is an Italian singer who achieved success, and in the middle of his career he had to face a resounding collapse. Therefore, you don't have to think too much to establish a relationship between the character and Frank Sinatra's real story. Although he is among the most famous musicians in the industry, the American singer and actor had a decline in the middle of the road. In this sense, as in the film, Sinatra experienced fame at the beginning of his artistic life, but lost his way halfway through, a stage full of challenges and many speculations. It didn't take too long before Sinatra had a chance to let out his anger. The meeting took place through a friend of Mario Puzo (The Godfather author), when he approached the singer after he declined the idea of ​​speaking with him. Although they did not come to a physical confrontation, the artist provoked a series of insults towards the author, which caused a media stir. In short, the story and inspiration behind the character Johnny Fontane continues to be questioned, in fact it is considered a topic of debate among film studies today. Although the similarities are striking, we cannot deny the author's categorical refusal, which we can consider to be Sinatra's biggest source of annoyance.

[@jasondierbeck4392]

At 30:26 Michael noticed Enzo was shaking so bad from fear he couldn't light his cigarette. Mike lights his smoke, but he notices that his hands are not shaking at all, no fear. It's probably at this moment that he realizes he's got the nerves to handle the family business. Calm under pressure makes him the best person to handle the family business during the crisis

[@rickcosman9670]

So the Luca Brazi in the film is interesting. The actor that played Luca was not a professional actor he was a professional Wrestler who himself had some Mafia connections. Apparently Luca screwing up his tribute to Vito was not part of the script but the actor was so freaked out by playing opposite to the great Marlon Brando he could not get his lines straight. So after several attempts where he continued to screw it up, the director Coppola thought ‘What if in the story Luca was just as nervous to be around Vito?’ So they included the scenes of Luca practicing to explain why he screwed up the tribute. This would fit the back story of the relationship between Vito and Luca. In the movie we don’t get any of the back story but in the book it is extensive. Michael’s assessment of Luca is correct. He is a “scary guy”. He has mercilessly killed many including innocents and was in trouble with both the police and other Mafia families. Vito interceded to save Luca’s life and keep him out of jail. Vito would not seek out Luca’s company if he did not need him for the more horrendous things that needed to be done like let’s say cutting the head off a horse and putting it in to a bed as a message saying “I can get to you anytime I want.” We did not see Luca on the California trip because he was not supposed to be seen. When Tom tells Vito that Luca wanted to see him it was not just that he was another name on the list it is because he does not really like Luca. Luca for his part is fiercely loyal to Vito but also Vito is probably the only man that Luca fears. So when Luca gets killed it’s not because they know he is spying for Vito it is because they had already decided to kill Vito and so Luca needed to die first. Because as Tom said “Not even Sonny will be able to call off Luca Brasi”.

[@genghispecan]

One of the story departures from the original novel is that Tessio did not ask to be let off the hook at the end, it was Tom asking Michael if it was in the cards since the plan had been to leave Clemenza and Tessio hanging as bait, forcing one to betray Michael so they could pull Barzini into the final trap. As Michael said, it was the smart move and Tessio had always been the smarter of the two. In the end, Tessio knew it was just business and stoically accepted his fate.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

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

[@joepowell7025]

You can't beat these great older classics. There are so many more.

[@frantaf]

In a book, author explained that Sonny was too big down there while his mistress had problem of beign too wide, and now they found their counterpart. And that is the reason behind that relationship.

[@gibsongirl2100]

And.....did anyone voice any interest in why Sonny was with that other woman? It's hardly pivotal to the plot, but it is strange that you feel you have to give some "legitimate" reason that Sonny had a piece on the side.

[@frantaf]

@@gibsongirl2100 its interesting how many pages in book is about this.

[@francescomacri5557]

Fantastic reaction! I really appreciated it! I am Italian and I will explain to you why the murders in the film, as in reality, happen on holidays. Like the attempted murder of Vito Corleone in the first part or Michele Corleone in the second part. The mafia kills on holidays to make relatives suffer on holidays. "On the days when people celebrate you have to suffer, and with each passing year, it is impossible to forget the crime, precisely because it is a celebration."

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

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

[@ronweber1402]

Ya he only married Kay because he needed to get married and have kids to fit the image in his head of who he needed to be and she was convenient.

[@tru2thastyle]

Indeed, but I think Kay was perfect for the old Michael as well.

[@jaep1027]

😌👍

[@paulp9274]

​@tru2thastyle Kay was also able to give Michael's son the life that Vito wanted for Michael (and that Michael wanted for himself at one time).

[@nihilisticbarbie]

oh god, here comes another one that thinks a silent wife that michael only lusted after is the perfect one. you men really just don’t get it. michael *loved* kay

[@peterquinones3522]

So every big who had input - Francis Ford Coppola, the head of Paramount Robert Evans, and the head of Gulf and Western Charles Bluedorn - wanted Jack Nicholson to play Michael. Nicholson turned it down for 3 reasons. He felt the part should go to an Italian actor. He felt there weren't enough scenes between Vito and Michael. He was offered Chinatown at the same time and felt it was a better script. 😮

[@dcstoy]

Thank you for reacting to one of my top 4 favorite films! Love Ivy's insights and perspective on this movie in the video! Can't wait for Godfather II!

[@ernestitoe]

The baby who was baptized was Coppola's daughter Sofia, now a filmmaker herself. Coppola's wife, Eleanor, said while they were filming the scene, it was obvious to her that Diane Keaton wasn't used to babies. Keaton didn't prop up Sofia's head with her arm the way you're supposed to. The poor kid's little noggin was rolling around. Eleanor Coppola passed away this past April. In 2003, Sofia made a movie called Lost in Translation, which I think you would like. A recent college graduate, Charlotte (18-year-old Scarlett Johansson) is married to a fashion photographer, John (Giovanni Ribisi). They're in Tokyo, where he has a job that will take several days. Also in Tokyo is an aging action-movie star, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) who's making a commercial for a fashionable brand of whiskey. Bob and Charlotte become friends because they're both feeling lost. Ana Faris is also in the cast as a ditzy movie star.

[@jerrid1816]

I saw this one when it came out in the 70s. I was a pre-teen latchkey kid and went to the movies on the weekends with my brother. They did not really check for ids back in the day and me and my brother saw many of the blockbusters from the 70s & 80s film. I had many a nightmare back then. :D The Godfather, Jaws, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Carrie , Cujo etc. We did not have computers etc. and we only had 5 channels on our TV set but we had some great well written original films at the movie theaters.

[@bbwng54]

Ivy adds a lot to yor channel- she has good insight on puts things together well. Try to get her on as much as possible (?regular)

[@TheCluelessCritics]

YESS I love watching movies and shows with her! We can’t always film together bc of schedules, but she’s definitely here w/ the channel to stay 😊

[@phila3884]

Welcome to your lifelong connection to The Godfather! This movie has stuck with many of us out here for 50 years (me, 40 years) and dozens of viewings. It set the standard for what movie-making could be. You are just beginning that journey.

[@Dust468]

“I loved this movie” It’s the #1 best movie of all time! FACT The cat in the very beginning that Vito was petting was a stray cat that walked on set and the actor improvised. Apparently the horse’s head was real & fresh from a slaughter house down the street All the News & pictures were real from the time

[@otisroseboro5613]

One Of My All Time Favorite's, Nice Reactions Ladies ❤❤❤❤

[@tonywrangler]

You have to react to Godfather II. It’s even more riveting than the first. They are both considered the highest form of art in cinema for a reason. They are truly one entity that had to be separated into pieces. 6+ hours between the two. Do it soon while the first one is still fresh in your head.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

As a Sicilian-American from the Bronx (2'd generation), I can vouch for the authentic feel of the movie. Most of the location shots were NYC (Hunt's Point in the Bronx, Louis' Restaurant, etc.) and even the Sicily part seems very authentic as well (my grandfather came from a town near Corleone, and it looks just like that).

[@frantaf]

Bonasera, father from the intro, was runnibg funeral business. He was afraid, that if he owe a Godfather, his business would be used to dispense bodies. That is a reason why he go to a Godfather as a last option to get justice.

[@seanshadrach5197]

Remember, Michael was a war Hero, WW11. He saw enough of war and only wanted a peaceful life. But "war", again kicked in, and Michael knew how to "win' a war. Great film, and enjoyed your reaction.

[@slchance8839]

100% Also, Mike probably saw combat in the Pacific, against the Japanese - brutal combat fighting with bayonets, flamethrowers, hand-to-hand, against alligators, tunnels and malaria.

[@JohnCiaschini]

Sonny who is played by James Caan. You might remember him from the movie Elf. He played Will Ferrell's father. James Caan also played Arnold Schwarzenegger's nemesis in the movie Eraser.

[@johncasey281]

The Woltz Mansion was also in the movie Fletch and The Bodyguard

[@gazoontight]

There are a lot of details in the book that they could not put into the movie, or it would have been 8 hours long. Luca Brasi is a very bad, very violent man. In the book you find out just how savage he really is. Supposedly Vito Corleone is the only man Luca fears, and Luca is the only man Vito fears. Pay attention to the decorations on Michael's uniform. They are important later. He has the Navy Cross, given for bravery in combat. Something that you probably are unaware of is how removed from mainstream American life most Italian people were until after World War Two. They were discriminated against and looked down upon and treated as not quite American enough. Kay does not fit into Michael's world. She's a WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) and she has no idea how to maneuver in Michael's world. I guarantee that Kay's family was not happy about her dating Michael. The book alludes to this. The song the mother and the old man sing at the wedding is pretty suggestive, as you might guess from the old man's hand gestures. The bridesmaid who Sonny was "doing" is Lucy Mancini. If you watch Part Three, you'll see her again. In the book Woltz (studio head) is even worse than in the film. He's a real piece of garbage on two legs. In the book, the director Woltz has a very inappropriate interest in very young girls. Pay attention to the fruit in the bowls. Notice anything? In the scene with the horse head, the actor did not know that there would be a real head in the bed. His screams were real. Johnny Fontaine was played by Al Martino, a popular singer in the 1960s. The character is said to have been based on Frank Sinatra. The guys laugh at Michael when he describes his plan for Sollazzo and McClusky. They forgot about Michael's Navy Cross - he had been in combat, and he had definitely killed men in the war. When Luca Brasi goes to speak with Sollazzo and the Tattaglias did you notice that he didn't shake Sollazzo's hand? That's how they knew he wasn't serious. Of course they took the cannoli. Clemenza's wife specifically asked for them. The man in the back seat who shot Paulie is Rocco Lampone. If you watch Part Two you'll see him again. In Sicily, the man who gets out of the car to talk to Michael and who walks with a limp is Tomasso, a friend of Vito's. If you watch Part Two, you'll see him again. Sicily had a lot of people move in through the years, Italian, Greek, North Africa, French, Jewish, so Appollonia being more Greek than Italian isn't a big surprise. The irony of the one don talking about keeping drugs restricted to "the colored" is that for a good part of the 20th Century Italians were considered to be "colored" by a lot of Americans. During the baptism/multiple murder scene, the man in the police uniform is an ex-cop, Al Neri. If you watch Parts Two and Three you'll see him again. The man who trapped Don Cuneo in the revolving door and killed him is Willi Cicci; if you watch Part Two you will see him again. The utter blasphemy of being a godfather and reciting the baptismal promises while orchestrating so many murders is striking. When Clemenza says, "Hello, Carlo," you know it's over. In the book you will find out that Clemenza is Sonny's godfather, so he gets to take out Carlo. At the end, talking to Kay, Michael skated on a technicality. He didn't physically kill Carlo but no honest person would say that he was innocent. Now watch parts Two and Three. Throughout the series try to contrast Vito and Michael. Corleone is a city in Sicily. That was not the family's real surname - you'll have to watch another movie for that to be explained. The man in the car who spoke with Michael is Don Tomasso, a friend of Vito's. He will be seen again, too, in Parts Two and Three. One of Michael's guards, Fabrizzio, wants to go to the USA. He arranged the bomb in the car. There's a deleted scene in another movie - justice comes calling eventually. The man playing piano is Carmine Coppolla, Francis' father. "Pop had Genco." Genco Abbandando was Vito's first consigliere; in the book he dies early on. Vito names his olive oil business after Genco. You'll see Genco in Part Two. In the scene with the tomato plants, the kid was really scared. Marlon Brando really did comfort the kid and Coppolla left that in the movie. The baptism scene: the baby was Sofia Coppola, Francis' daughter. She appears in a very small role in the next movie and she's in the third, too. The blasphemy of Michael, standing as godfather to his sister's child while orchestrating the murders of Tattaglia, Greene, Stracci, Cuneo, and Barzini. A couple of the assassins, Al Neri and Willi Cicci - you'll see them again, Cicci in Part Two and Neri in Parts Two and Three. Cicci kills Cuneo and Neri kills Barzini. The man who tells Michael that it's been done is Rocco Lampone, who killed Paulie. You'll see him again, too, in Part Two. The gist of Michael's and Sollozzo's conversation is that Sollozzo has great respect for Vito and what happened was business. Vito thinks old-fashioned (not wanting to get involved in drugs).

[@donw804]

I'm old... I saw The Godfather in the theater shortly after its release in 72. If you watch it again, it makes even more sense and is easier to follow. Either way, Part 2 is every bit as good... some say even better than this one. I hope you watch it soon, while this one is fresh in your mind

[@HeidiDenoble]

The Godfather is Secretariat. All other mob movies are also rans.

[@NeverMeAlwaysYou]

Godfather won the Oscar at the 1973 ceremony as Best Picture of 1972. 73 was the year "Big Red" Secretariat won the Triple Crown.

[@custardflan]

My favorite Brando movie is On the Waterfront. Best actor, best picture, best director and the debut of the GOAT, Eva Marie Saint.

[@aisle_of_view]

My favorite movie, lots of folks love this one

[@jimmyb.6272]

I really enjoyed your reactions to this classic movie. I hope you will watch part 2 soon while it’s still fresh in your mind. I will have to check out more of your reactions on the channel.

[@matthewcostello3530]

$1 million in 1946 would be $16 million + now

[@danicallmeover4778]

This movie is just so damn good, one of my all time favourites ‼️🔥🔥

[@pachena]

Love you two!! Please watch Part 2 as well! Skip Part 3 though.

[@captainsatellite2112]

John Cazale did such a great job playing Fredo as a loser you actually forgot about him. He'd probably take it as a compliment. Excellent in part II as well. Great actor who had a short but awesome resume. RIP.

[@HegeMarie]

Would love to watch both sequals with you. Good reaction!

[@TheHessian123]

Sollozo "Its bad luck for me and bad luck for you if you don't make that deal" Me: But mainly it's bad luck for Sollozo

[@feiny5008]

GF 2 is now a MUST SEE

[@TeddyKGB12]

If you enjoyed this, check out a series called "The Offer" It's about the making of The Godfather movie and all the crazy stuff that they had to go through behind the scenes to get it made.

[@Filimaua13]

This was a fun reaction 😂 The Godfather not only reinvented the italian american mafia film genre, but changed film cinema in general. What makes The Godfather stand out from other mob films is the heavy focus on themes of Family and the corruption of the American Dream.. with the Epic Shakespearen Tragedy element to it through Michael's journey as the heart of the story. The real life Mafia loved the film when it came out because of how much it painted them as these men of honor, loyalty and family values.. when I'm pretty sure in real life they never were such a thing. Watch Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, The Sopranos for a more accurate depiction of how greedy and monstrous mobsters could be. I hope you both watch Part II. It's a fantastic continuation of the story.

[@jefmay3053]

Yes the two of you need to watch part 2. It's arguably better than part 1.

[@larky368]

I'll argue that it is NOT.

[@keithjohnson8866]

that was a real horses head in the bed. They got it from a dog food manufacturer.

[@phillipoutzen3234]

The scream was real. The actor wasn't expecting a real horse's head.

[@agitatedmongoose]

Michael looked at his own hands and noticed they didnt shake when he was working the lighter for the baker.

[@miguelgalindo5823]

"Leave the gun... take the cannoli." Business and family. Some won't recognize that his loyalty to his wife won't interfere with business and vise versa.

[@katebuckley7263]

Yes, definitely watch the sequel. It's as good as (or even better than this one).

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Nice, good to know. We’ll definitely be watching it soon!

[@lrob5657]

When your back is against the wall… you’ll do anything to protect your family

[@AARONANKRUM]

I know you can't put everything in the review but you cut the second part of Sonny's speech to Michael about him doing a hit. "Bidda-Bing-Bidda-Boom. You blow out his brains all over your nice Ivy League suit." And the priest asking Michael "Do you renounce Satan?" Michael: "I do" Priest: "And all his all his works?" Michael: "I do" While his men are gunning down the heads of the five families and other enemies. Such a great scene showing you cannot believe anything he says. Then of course the end, where he lies to Kay and her look as the door is closed on her, cutting her out of his life.

[@Brozay401]

I love you guys reaction. You make a great partnership. Godfather 1/2 are absolute classics. The 3rd one...maybe not so much🤷🏾‍♂️. Please both react to a 5 part series called chernobyl. It's based on a true story and will blow your minds away. And the Mafia show Sopranos is another 10/10

[@TheHessian123]

By Michael apologizing for what his two body guards said as if he said it, he is showing that he is the one in charge.

[@TrueBx]

Notice Tom shake his tie, meaning, handle him. Letting Clamenza know to off Sal.

[@richardvarnish8506]

Nice reaction can't wait to see your reactions to the second one. Not sure if you have both seen it or not.

[@onastick2411]

I'm with you now, I'm with you now pop. That's Michael cleaving to his roots, his destiny if you will. Family is all.

[@Natedawgg84]

Now, you two must watch The Godfather Part 2, which is known as the Greatest sequel of all time!

[@salsonny]

Based on real stories across the 5 families in NYC duringbthe 40s 50s n 60s, the Johnny Fontaine story was based on Frank Sinatra, true story for the part in the 1953 movie from here to Eternity

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Ohh so interesting how many parallels there are between real events and what we saw in this movie!

[@nicknitro4420]

Some people say part 2 is even better.... It's a must watch...epic series...

[@Stogie2112]

It's all personal preference. Both films are the greatest. IMO, it's not a competition.

[@larky368]

@@Stogie2112 But it's sort of like trying to replicate the Mona Lisa with a similar subject. The only reason for doing it is because the original was so great that it becomes the standard. And you can't improve on a standard.

[@Stogie2112]

@@larky368 … I prefer the first film much more, although Part II is still great. They are quite different films, but they complement each other very well. Together, they tell the epic story of the Corleone family.

[@joegarcia3214]

Always great to see someone watch this bucket list filum For the 1st time. I wish it could have been both of you but it was great 👍 . Time for the sequel! Also dimples and cheeks

[@AbdelouahadElkheir]

مشهد المطعم ، جد معبر ، المهم هو المعلومة ، و المعلومة تستطيع أن تشتريها بأي ثمن ، حتى بأموال كثيرة جدا جدا جدا ، المهم أن تجد الخائن الفاسد القذر ، لتشتري منه المعلومة الصحيحة في الوقت الصحيح .. مشهد مقتل أبولونيا !!!!! من وجهة نظري هذا الخط الدرامي كان سيكون للقصة أكثر أهمية وجنمالية من كاي ، لو لم تقتل و عادت معه إلى أمريكا لتكتشف معه هذا العالم الجديد ويعلمها اللغة الإنجليزية و أسلوب الحياة ويعرفها على عائلته ، خصوصا على أمه لأنها إيطالية خالصة كأمه وقوية مثلها ، كانا سيشكلان عنصر فاعل أكثر داخل العائلة ، لأن التركيز كبير جدا جداجدا على عالم المافيا و الأحداث المتلاحقة ، جعل العنصر النسائي على هامش الأحداث فلا نراهم إلا نادرا نادرا .. أشكر السيدتان على ردة فعلهما الجميلة و الممتازة لهذا العمل الملحمي ، في إنتظار الجزء الثاني و التالت .. ألف شكر .

[@frederickthompson1546]

The horse, about 5 million in today's money, is NOT scariest part of that situation. Think about it. At least two thugs from a west coast family entered your room and stood over you to place that animal's head in your bed and you never heard a thing. Another would no doubt be outside as lookout.

[@rafasandoval]

Hope you guys see the sequel, another many (including myself) consider to be one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@1MahaDas]

I abandon "movie reactions" the moment they say, "I've actually seen!" Good luck neophytes!

[@enegocio9668]

So awesome you two got around to the classic.

[@scottdarden3091]

Tom took Roco to Hollywood with him instead of Luca 😊

[@custardflan]

Michael is Frodo, but he takes the ring. He doesn't have a Sam or a Gollum.

[@joeblow9374]

You don't need to worry about Fredo. he eventually got a job reading the news for CNN. though he messed that up too and got fired,

[@jhilal2385]

$10k offer to the band leader = 250k+ today a $600k horse in 1945 = $10.5+ million today $1 million in "financing" in 1945 = $25+ million today

[@brockhedge2750]

When Michael told Kay that he didn't have anything to do with Carlo getting killed. My opinion she very much believed him. During that time it was a whole different era then today. Mobsters that were married could tell their wives that they were door to door salesmen, business man,travel agent basically anything. For the most part they got away with what they were really doing. Why you ask? Because unfortunately the wives or girlfriend's were very naive and gullible. They wouldn't even believe it if someone told them that their husband was a killer. They needed to see 1000% cold hard facts. Until they saw them all the so called rumors about their husbands are 100% false...☠️

[@mo2k638]

I like how yall refer to Tom as just the lawyer throughout the movie 🤣 , he’s the adopted son in the family as well and a siblings to sonny Mike fredo and Connie

[@YoureMrLebowski]

0:48 smoking and gun plan 😆

[@Lio10Goat]

I still haven't watched the third one

[@lino9222]

Great reaction Ladies now number 2 Thanks

[@billolsen4360]

I think you're very CLUEFUL critics. 13:27 That's the Hearst mansion in Beverly Hills. Jacqueline and John Kennedy spent their honeymoon there in 1956, four years before he was elected President.

[@PrinceofPain-wv1lo]

Dig it*.

[@anatos1722]

They dont make movies like this anymore,no more soul..... tell me 1 movie that compares to Godfather? its like ur teleported to diferent time,cinematic masterpiece....no cotumes no cgi,just badass actors and goddamn perfect script,and BETTER TIMES more iconic...more nonshalant....more appriciation for art and beauty!

[@YNECx]

parabéns, você acaba de entrar na montanha russa chamada: "a trágica vida de Michael Corleone"

[@navinbabji]

Ivy is cute AF.

[@AbdelouahadElkheir]

هذه قصة حياة مأساوية لعائلة تعيش في قلب المافيا ، وليست عن عصابات المافيا ، لكن بحكم أنهم جزء من هذا عالم المافيا القذر الفاسد ، فلا بد أن يدفعوا الثمن ، دما ، ألما ، وفراق الأحبة الرهيب ..

[@bdleo300]

Cinematic masterpiece from the first scene to the last... 2nd movie is overrated imo, it's not *that* good. 3rd movie is not *that* bad, it's hated too much.

[@larky368]

"We're not murderers." Notice how no matter how evil a man is he still doesn't want to admit that he is evil.

[@robertcartwright4374]

"Hypocrisy is the compliment vice gives to virtue". It's not virtue, (being hypocritical), but virtue is still admired, as from afar. It's still valued.

[@robertcartwright4374]

But not practiced!

[@SwiftJustice]

If you believe Vito was evil you didn't watch any of this movie

[@nenabunena]

Yes stay in a marriage but he's dead now, so till death do us part, lol