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

[@weomeow26]

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

[@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. ✌️& ❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@DailyDaisiesTV]

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]

@@DailyDaisiesTV 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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@ThomasThorson]

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

[@DailyDaisiesTV]

Nice, we’re excited to watch it soon!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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)

[@DailyDaisiesTV]

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 😊

[@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. 😮

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@DailyDaisiesTV]

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.

[@enegocio9668]

So awesome you two got around to the classic.

[@jefmay3053]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@keithjohnson8866]

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

[@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

[@DailyDaisiesTV]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@katebuckley7263]

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

[@DailyDaisiesTV]

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

[@matthewcostello3530]

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

[@scottdarden3091]

Tom took Roco to Hollywood with him instead of Luca 😊

[@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).

[@lino9222]

Great reaction Ladies now number 2 Thanks

[@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!

[@Dust468]

Don’t watch the other 2! Only the first one is SSS class the others are like bronze and only taint the memory of this one