Godfather 1 or 2?

1 is still superior to me because end the Brando and Sonny factor, plus I enjoy seeing the "pre-evil" Michael.

I also used to enjoy the Coreleone origin story in 2 more, but now I like the Michael/Tahoe/Cuba stuff better.

2 for me but I need to watch them again

I prefer 1 to 2 by a hair. They are both phenomenal.

One huge for me

1, primarily because I think it shows more of the life outside of the business, and the contrast between the naivety of those who benefit from these brutal guys who can be joking and familial one moment and whacking someone the next. And Michael and Diane are still sort of normal humans, at least at the beginning of the movie. 2 is a great work of course, but it's a continuation of that story.

1 is a contained work and Michael has a full character arc

2 has the Vito backstory but Michael isn't all that interesting

Part 1 for me. It's a more compelling story and they could have trimmed a little more fat from part 2. But they are two of the greatest movies ever.

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Meh, give me American Gangster instead. Can't top an angry Denzel.

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this is a joke, right?

1 for me for many reasons. The Wedding Scene was amazing. Then there is horse heads, Luca, Sonnys notorious temper, white powder, sit downs of the 5 families, and the transition of Michael.

If you have never read the book you are doing yourself a major disservice. There are things that are said in the movie that wont be understood without the depth of the book.

1.