Movie #1: The Godfather

Movie #: 1
Movie Title: The Godfather
Year Released: 1972

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Notable Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Cann, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Diane Keaton

Short Description: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #2
IMDB.com: #2
Ranker.com: #1
Lifed.com: #1
Empire.com: #1
FilmCrave.com: #3
FlickChart.com: #3



Date Watched: 12/29/2016

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)

Rationale: The best parts about The Godfather, without a doubt, are the story and characters, particularly Don Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, and his son Michael, played by Al Pacino. There wasn't a point where I found myself disinterested in what was happening and how those events or actions would affect the family going forward. My issues with The Godfather and why it didn't receive a higher grade are the little action that exists is very weak, the visuals aren't impressive at all, and I felt the movie was longer than necessary. During the scene in which Michael's brother Santino beats up their brother-in-law you can clearly see punches being pulled. I mean, some of those swings aren't even close to hitting. The gun fight scenes aren't much better with overdramatic or unrealistic reactions to being shot and incredibly fake looking pink-ish blood. Hopefully when I recall my feelings towards The Godfather in the future I can focus on the characters and story more so than the negatives.