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[Mister Apoc]

i love both films, but now that I think about it... Part 2 is vastly superior to part 1

part 1 was sort of a romanticized tale of organized crime of a deal gone bad.... part 2 was bigger in scale, more epic, more sprawling. It showed the true harsh reality of organized crime and also seemed deeper in philosophical undertones

 

[TrueLegend]

Yep. I think most people agree on that.

 

[AJUMP23]

Hey, he’s reviewin’ movies here!

 

[juliushandle]

just say you got a crush on young Deniro, it's OK

 

[AJUMP23]

Wait until they release the Godmother, it will blow them all away.

 

[mcjmetroid]

Dunno I felt the first one felt bigger more grand and had better music, more varied locations and well... Marilyn Brando and certainly more of him. First one had the more iconic scenes as well.

Second is excellent as well but the first is my favourite.

 

[thefool]

 

[AlteredForms]

You can't be serious. De Niro's performance wasn't even worthy of a Golden Globe, let alone an Academy Award in that movie. Give me a degraded Marlon Brando all the time every time. The original was superior and it's not debatable in my opinion.

 

[Aesius]

Best scene from Godfather 2:

 

[funkygunther]

Yes, it doesn't insist upon itself

 

[PleaseDontBanMe]

as long as we all agree that the 3rd one is trash we have no arguments for you

 

[AnotherOne]

as long as we all agree that the 3rd one is trash we have no arguments for you

I refuse to watch 3, never have and never will.

 

[SpiceRacz]

I like the performances in 1 better. Especially Brando. The first is film is iconic.

 

[Dark Star]

I like Marlon Brando's acting in part 1 as well. For me that's the best part of The Godfather movies.

 

[deafmedal]

In my mind it's just one long ass movie with a fan fiction epilogue starring Andy Garcia and Sophia Coppola.

 

[MaestroMike]

I own a blue ray copy of the godfather 2 but not the first one so I guess I like that one more haha

 

[BigBooper]

I liked the first best. It's more entertaining and the actors are better. Look, I love Pacino in both of them, but in the second movie he was strictly a stereotype. The acting is better in the first all around.

 

[Jeff Spicoli]

Both are masterpieces.
The second one is also memorable thanks to the Cazale' s performance.
But i prefer the first one, Brando and Pacino were amazing.

 

[Armorian]

It's better, yes.

 

[Orta]

There's far more meat on part 2 than the original (which is still a masterpiece). Fans mention Brando's performance elevating it above 2 but come on, Al Pacino owns both

 

[pauljeremiah]

as long as we all agree that the 3rd one is trash we have no arguments for you

Watch the re-edit of part 3, it really makes you appreciate the original cut of it.

 

[kingkaiser]

It's a hilarious statement once you realize that both parts actually form one (very long) movie. Without the character development started in part one, the whole story would be basically pointless.
Both movies are about the descent of Michael Corleone from a naive WW2 veteran who despises organized crime and only has eyes for his girlfriend, into an actual leader of a crime family
who in the end is willing to sacrifice even his big love for the power he gained.

 

[Artoris]

I liked sonny and Marlon Brando and would pick the first one

 

[INC]

Wow........what an original thought............

This has been known for decades

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I like the performances in 1 better. Especially Brando. The first is film is iconic.

Just watched both Part 1 and Part 2. I never made it past the wedding scene in Part 1, and never watched Part 2. Now both movies are instantly one of my favorite ones.

I have to say that while Brando's is one of the more iconic performances of all time I prefer Michael's slow transition into mafia kingpin.

 

[AV]

Vito parts of 2 > 1 > Michael parts of 2. It's all gold though.

 

[Ionian]

Best scene from Godfather 2:

Have watched the film several and times and still forgot about that ending so jumped.

Brilliant. And yup Sicily is that colour grade. Nice, tranquil, but very dangerous.

Took my own life in hands heading there as the missus used to be with a gangster. She was deperately worried I'd be killed. And here I am still shit-posting.

 

[INC]

News just in, water is wet!

 

[IDKFA]

It is better. Certainly one of the cases where the sequel is better than the original, but vastly superior? No.

 

[PrimetimeKnight]

 

[ClosBSAS]

Yes. Who would disagree with that? Vastly superior doesn't begin to describe it

 

[Cleared_Hot]

as long as we all agree that the 3rd one is trash we have no arguments for you

Third was actually good just the fact that Duval was missing and the daughter couldn't act for shit.

And you could argue is slightly better but "vastly" no way. Part 1 is phenomenal

 

[TGO]

Mickey agrees

 

[Jsisto]

I don’t know, the second one just never clicked with me the way the first did. I’d even go as far as to say I *gasp*, don’t really enjoy part two. It just feels like more of a standard mob movie aside from the flashback parts(which are great of course)and puts me to sleep. Part one to me is just so powerful with its strong focus on familial love and duty. It presents the corruption of Michael in a way that is relatable to the audience, and of course the acting is superb all around.

 

[BouncyFrag]

News just in, water is wet!

Just ask Fredo.

 

[INC]

Just ask Fredo.

Too soon?.......

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Well, maybe I'll finally watch it. I saw Part 1 a few years ago and thought it was pretty good, but I wasn't exactly compelled to move forward, especially with my expectations having been so high for the first one.

 

[Dr Bass]

Yep. I think most people agree on that.

Uhhh, no I don't think so.

Godfather 2 isn't even close to 1. Coppola thinks 2 shouldn't have even been made.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

The second film is an impressive feat with many different elements in play, but I prefer the first film as a whole. It has a momentum and a focused development that seals it beautifully as a self-contained film, whereas the second one feels like "more scenes and vignettes of life in the crime family" or, perhaps feels a bit like what would have been a season-long prestige drama today, but edited down to a single sitting.

I refuse to watch 3, never have and never will.

You and me both. I'll die never having seen it.

 

[FunkMiller]

Yes, it doesn't insist upon itself

Only came here for this. Wasn't disappointed