But I'm a suspicious man...I often think of these lines. Iconic.

"And that I do NOT forgive."

'I swear I will not be the one to break the peace that we've made here today.' He wasn't lying. It was Michael.

A+++

Thank you!

that IS amazing

It’s Sicilian for “Goodbye Carlo”

Notice also that they have take-out food when they discuss the assassination at the restaurant. A bit odd for that Italian family, where cooking is part of the culture. But the take-out underscores the seriousness of the discussion, being secluded from the rest of the family.

We're on it.

​@@MajorProgressanyone ever told u guys how personal killing carlo was to michael? He gets santinos godfather to kill him while michael himself watched.

That line wasn't in the script, Castellano threw it in and they kept it.

Effing love this and Youtubing all of these clips! When you have a Master of their craft, you have a master of their craft!

Check out Movies with Mia. She does Hollywood classics from the 1920's to the 70's.

I wholeheartedly agree with your recommendations, but the key to a successful reaction channel is to focus on movies, songs, comedy routines, etc. that already have a huge fan base. For the most part, the audience wants to watch someone else experience something they love for the first time so that more people can share in the joy they feel. Having said that, it was really refreshing to see such a thoughtful breakdown of this classic film. I was a film student back in the 80s and have been in the business most of my adult life, so I've seen WAY more films than the average viewer. Between school and being a regular patron of L.A.'s art house cinemas since I was about 12 years old, I've also seen a lot of films from the silent era. TCM used to have a weekly feature called Silent Sundays that I watched regularly too. You're absolutely correct in saying that many of those films are just amazing! From a lighting perspective alone, I'd have to say that almost everything we've seen since was first done 100 years ago in a silent film. It was unquestionably the most innovative period in film history and it's truly a shame that 99% of those films have been lost forever, or exist only in little pieces. I'm so grateful for people like Scorsese who donate generously to film preservation efforts.

wait... WHAT!

Took three days

@tictocmelody9190 I appreciate you all day. We have some of the best conversations and lets not forget you drop some of the best knowledge on many of the films we review/discuss. You're basically the third member of MMM at this point. You're the king Marauder of Madness. Great insight, great back and forth and conversation and amazing stories about how you experienced said movie for the first time and/or again. It really makes me enjoy the comments because of the back and forth and the insight that I love the most. I love cinema but the "after cinema" conversation... I love just as much. It adds so much to the experience. Seriously though. There are many great actors (male/female) but you command a room seated... Hell yeah! The list is long but short. Let's start clipping and sharing bad-ass sit-down boss energy. Denzel (gangster movie): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z71mqcWW187TaKs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMx6orVq2NS3aWw.html

@@MajorProgress Dude, way late replying to this!!!! I love Denzel in this movie, ha!!!! I haven't seen American Gangster since around the time it came out, I'm WAY overdue! I was going to clip a great one that not a lot of people know: Lawrence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum in Deep Cover, an early 90s movie. But I couldn't find any good representative clips! Also wanted to find a good clip of Lawrence Tierney (who played the old bald boss in Reservoir Dogs) playing Dillinger back in the 1940s. He was stone cold hard boiled! But instead here's a HILARIOUS short bonus feature on the Reservoir Dogs DVD about what a nightmare (and crazy character!) he was to work with. Tarantino and him got in to a fist fight, the whole bit! Actors: they can be a weird breed! I'm sure YOU have some stories! Anyways, enjoy this one, you'll piss your pants at these stories. Almost the entire cast has a story to tell. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipifm7uF2bC0Z3U.html Around the same time he was on a Seinfeld episode. And on THEIR DVD they have a short behind the scenes about the episode, and the Seinfeld cast all tell THEIR Lawrence Tierney horror stories! lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZ-EaqiflbSWkps.html No pressure to watch those, but it will DEFINITELY entertain you for a good 15 minutes!

From all accounts probably bs

So true!

Absolute perfection. Well, except for 21:34 Sonny misses Carlo by a country mile. A small price to pay for the amount of viewing ecstasy this film has provided me over the years, but I still cringe every time it's about to come up and it takes me out of the movie for a while. I just marvel at how a young Coppola pulled of this level of mastery in the face of such hostility from the studio and a relatively low budget. A few other directors from his era have more impressive bodies of work overall, but none of them top GF I & II for sheer artistic brilliance.

Maybe because the oranges aren't the most important bit of symbolism in the film and the only reason YOU are talking about it is because you saw someone else point it out. YOU neglected to mention the key lines of the movie, the lines that made Brando want to do the movie, and that Coppola was aiming to convey: "Senators and Presidents don't have people killed." "Now who's being naive?" It's great you're all concerned about oranges, but they were noticing the superb cinematography and acting. The oranges is like the hundredth thing you point out about The Godfather.

He was fantastic in Mr. Majestyk. "DA KEEEYSSSS DA KEEYYYYSSSSSSSS!!!!!!"

The lad who played Fredo also died very young, and was only in a handful of films, but all of his performances were met with great critical acclaim.

@@champagnerocker And all the films were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

Nice, love this!

Lol, I think he might have seen that one

I have seen this movie, and love it, but if we ever watch it, I have a great story. I once convinced my mom to watch, said movie, and she later told me her feelings about, said movie. It's adorably hilarious. My mother is the best when it comes to movie reviews. She only saw stuff she liked and only usn as a family, in her home, that she approved of. The list was short.

Glad to see you back OG

@@majormoviemadness9927 Dude, totally! I never left! I'm not the hugest Leone fan, picky about westerns and not a huge 80s action guy so we just didn't line up for a little while but even then: I always planned to hit some of those videos (I've got "Once Upon A Time In The West" opened up in another tab right now, actually!). I sort of stockpile now-older reactions of yours (and other reactors) for exactly a moment like this: when I've just seen a great reaction from you and want to watch another. But I never ever unsubscribed! Never! LOVE this channel, love you guys! An invaluable resource! I'll never watch The Godfather the same way again, do you know what achievement that is, after all this time, and all those rewatches?!!! Thanks for that!

That's absolutely right about the DP and the lighting. I mean, you can't overstate how important Gordon Willis was to the artistry, the style, and the success of Godfather. It's Coppola's movie, but Willis made it look GREAT.

The story I remember was the studio, after seeing the early rushes, panicked and demanded that Willis change the approach, and he threatened to quit over it, which made them nervous, because they were relying on Willis to be the voice of experience for the young and inexperienced Coppola.

@@ronbock8291 That sounds right. Willis being even less inclined to bend to studio pressure than Francis was (at that time) seems more plausible as a source of any tension or disagreement between the two.

You are forgetting Thief. If memory serves, Caan called his performance in that his best. The boys should react to it. One of the Godfather's few flaws is that Sonny isn't in it enough. Such a great character that Caan plays the hell out of. But the movie is Michael's story, so Sonny had to go.

@@anrun Agreed. And though it's Michael's story, Sonny is THE pivotal character of the film and book. Michael, and everyone else for that matter, is reacting to and ultimately paying for Sonny's rash behavior.

You can tell from the hand and arm movements it’s something like that

@@majormoviemadness9927 Yes, it's pretty obvious.

Rembrandt especially.

I think if we have the time for it I wanna do a comparison to the 1st Ocean's 11 to the "New" Oceans. or Italian Job. So many great films that have a modern day twist or just showcase how different a similar story can be told.

The Sting is one of my favorite movies ever. And it has been eve since I saw it in the theater when it came out. It won best picture at the Oscars beating out The Exorcist.

So to be a writer do you need to have read “war and peace “ or does the act of doing a thing make you a thing? Major is a cinematographer he knows lighting and cameras way better than most. I would suspect way more than you. Not to argue but denigrating for the sake of denigrating is dopey.

@@majormoviemadness9927 To be a novelist, yes, I would assume you're read the great novels in your language. It's a craft; you have to master it, and the only way to do that is to learn from the masters. Maybe for a cinematographer it's not as essential, but still, the use of lighting, camera angles, etc. in the Godfather are all things which I would expect anyone in the "business" to have studied. Certainly, any self-respecting director will have seen and studied them.That's what's wrong with so many areas of endeavor today; young people who think they can make it up as they go along. Put in the time, do your homework, then put your own spin on whatever you're doing.

I watch a lot of movies. Not all movies. But I've also studied lighting, camera lenses, angles, movement and motivation by way of the script. I am not a filmmaker because I have watched The Godfather or any other film. I am a filmmaker because I make films and have studied and continue to study the art of filmmaking. Everything I saw I could talk about technically, but it's not because I've watched the Godfather series it's because I've watched and learned from all the film/TV I've watched and all the filmmakers/creators I work with.

@@pliny8308 this self respecting director has seen it multiple times, Major hasn't, I've seen almost all our reactions, Major hasn't what can I say he didn't have the time I guess

If you bothered to watch 1 minute you’d realize one filmmaker has seen it about twenty times/ the other hasn’t 😂

Oscar for him too

For sure

Just filmed it

It's worth calling out. People don't notice how often it it used and how well it works. Calling it out is part of our charm. It's what we hang our coats on.

I don’t think we did, it’s a great movie

@@majormoviemadness9927 I know, no worries, just a touch of humor, and I really appreciate your very professional reactions.

We're responding to the idea of what society expected during the time. You don't have to make either of us a sandwich. But if you're good at making sandwiches. And you happen to be in the kitchen making one.... make two. Tomorrow, I'll make you a sandwich. I'm so good at sandwiches. Trust.