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Do you prefer Godfather 1 or 2?

Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:25 am
Posted by CBandits82
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:25 am
Both are one of the greatest of all time, but I think I prefer 2 over 1.

The storyline with De Niro as Vito rising to power is pure cinema magic.

Which one do you prefer?

Why?

Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:25 am to
2 but they are both outstanding.
Posted by sorantable
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:26 am to
Not BvS;dr
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:32 am to
I'd rather watch 1, but I think 2 is slightly superior
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:43 am to
3
Posted by 1999
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:44 am to
I used to like 2 more. I now prefer the Brando stuff over the flashbacks to Sicily.
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 10:45 am to
quote:

Which one do you prefer?


Too close to call. 1 has a lot of great moments. 2 had Deniro in Italian. 1 looks more like a final, finished product. For whatever reason - whether it was the casting problems, Brando's no show, etc., there is something about 2 that is just "not quite right" despite it's legitimate status as greatest sequel of all time.

I'm liking the Saga/Complete Epic versions - if you have the time - but that's like all day, like a full shift at work.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:04 am to
2...DeNiro
Posted by JGTiger
Member since Aug 2007
2941 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:05 am to
Love both but would choose 1 over 2. To watch Michael become a part of the "family" is the best to me. When he is at the hospital and prevents the hit on Vito and he says at his bed side "I with you now pop", gets me every time.
Posted by Kel Varnsen
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:09 am to
I prefer 1 mostly because of Marlon Brando
Posted by Peazey
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Member since Apr 2012
25418 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:12 am to
Can't choose. When I watch The Godfather I typically watch both in a row like 1 big movie. I don't do very often at all, but it's typically an all day event.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 11:13 am
Posted by LordoftheManor
Member since Jul 2006
8371 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:12 am to
After re-watching both it was clear to me that The Godfather is the better film, but both are top five all time.
Posted by DelU249
Austria
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:19 am to
they're both excellent, but the original is without a doubt the better film.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:20 am to
1
Posted by Othello
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Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:33 am to
Brando is my favorite actor and De Niro is my second fave so it's very tough for me to pick one. They are both method actors from the Actor's Studio and learned the Stanislovsky Method from Stella Adler and Brando was kind of passing the torch to De Niro in part 2.

Some modern actors who come from the Method are Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Johnny Depp (Brando also passed the torch to him on the set of Don Juan Demarco.)

I don't know, I guess I pick one because I love Sonny a lot too.
Posted by LeonPhelps
Member since May 2008
8185 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 11:36 am to
1 for Brando and the rise of Michael Corleone
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51373 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:33 pm to
I prefer Part I.

I wouldn't mind going to a little Italian restaurant for dinner tonight.
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:40 pm to
As great as 2 is, I am partial to the first one....just barely though.
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
18461 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 12:48 pm to
1

1 is a 10/10 movie
2 is a 9.9/10 movie
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Member since Dec 2007
36102 posts
Posted on 3/29/16 at 1:23 pm to
Godfather 1, because of Apolonia's boobs.

(Before you get on me for her being underage, I was 11 when I saw it in the theaters.)
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