The Godfather
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Pros
- The Godfather- there’s just something about this film that draws you in.
- The Godfather
- Next, do the Godfather. A kind of melodrama, character-study that blew everyone away when it came out, won tons of awards, super popular. It really touched nerves. Also full of classic scenes and lines that have entered into our general...
- The Godfather, of course. As a novel, its pulpy and all over the place.
- I’m not saying it’s The Godfather or Shawshank level, but it’s got almost everything you could ask for in a movie.
Cons
- Both *The Godfather* [1972] and *The Godfather Part II* [1974] (both wildly successful films) had no credit sequence at the beginning of the film.
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- the clip of Peter Griffin criticizing The Godfather using the argument "it insists upon itself" started trending again this week
- The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Sentiment
8 positive (62%) · 4 mixed (31%) · 1 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted score: +53% · raw score 54%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
Both *The Godfather* [1972] and *The Godfather Part II* [1974] (both wildly successful films) had no credit sequence at the beginning of the film.
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The Godfather- there’s just something about this film that draws you in.
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The Godfather
Next, do the Godfather. A kind of melodrama, character-study that blew everyone away when it came out, won tons of awards, super popular. It really touched nerves. Also full of classic scenes and lines that have entered into our general culture.
The Godfather, of course. As a novel, its pulpy and all over the place.
I’m not saying it’s The Godfather or Shawshank level, but it’s got almost everything you could ask for in a movie.
the clip of Peter Griffin criticizing The Godfather using the argument "it insists upon itself" started trending again this week
You don't need to have seen The Godfather or have read the book by Mario Puzo, both of which I would certainly also recommend
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