joeypots Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Some of the greatest screen acting of all time, may be a lot of the greatest screen acting of all time, is in Part One. The scene below was pointed out to me years ago. At around the 3 minute mark of the clip below Marlon Brando, Don Corleone, is telling the Virgil the turk Sollozzo why he isn't interested in his business proposal. As Brando sits down next to Solllozzo he brushes something off of the chair arm, a little dust, maybe. Little unscripted things like that come from the instincts of the very best actors. They just do it, it probably can't be taught. Unless you try to do it and see how hard it is to act on that level it's hard to appreciate just how rare a performance like Brando's is. Don't get me wrong, 2 is among the greatest movies of all time as well, but Brando's performance in 1 makes it my choice for the better of the two.
SigloVI Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 It’s so close but i give the nod to Part 1. Brando and Sonny make the difference for me. If you got 7 hours to kill one day, watch The Godfather Epic put out by HBO a few years ago. Unedited chronological order with deleted scenes...amazing how fast it goes by
sjmistry Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 15 hours ago, Fuzz said: I picked The Godfather for 2 reasons; it is the only one I watched all the way through, and secondly... this scene... @Fuzz, I think you are losing it brotha, that scene was in Part 1. Tough choice but I'll give it to part 1 by a very slim margin. Either is one of those movies you can watch whenever they are playing. -Shake
MD Puffer Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 The mods can run but they can't hide. Inquiring minds want to know- Succulent and delicious treat? Or vulgar and cheap garbage? I cannot rest until it's put to a vote!
rcarlson Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" ends the debate. Part I.
Fuzz Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 17 hours ago, sjmistry said: @Fuzz, I think you are losing it brotha, that scene was in Part 1. Tough choice but I'll give it to part 1 by a very slim margin. Either is one of those movies you can watch whenever they are playing. -Shake I think you misread my post. I said The Godfather for 2 reasons, not The Godfather 2.
sjmistry Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Fuzz said: I think you misread my post. I said The Godfather for 2 reasons, not The Godfather 2. My apologies, I don't well so read. -Shake
Lucass111 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 It's not always the case, but a lot of the time I prefer the first when it comes to films.
joeypots Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 What a coincidence. My nephew on the left with Pacino. They are filming a TV drama NYC near his apt.
MoeFOH Posted April 30, 2019 Author Posted April 30, 2019 Well, Part 1 really killed it... "Look how they massacred my poll...". 70 - 36. 50/50 mows another one down! To the randomly drawn winner of a sampler, this week it goes to @Habana Mike !! Congrats! Please PM @First Lady with your details so Lise can dispatch your prize. Thanks to all who participated. Next 50/50 poll will be up today! 1
lovethehaze Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 Congrats habana mike Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
joeypots Posted May 1, 2019 Posted May 1, 2019 44 minutes ago, MoeFOH said: Well, Part 1 really killed it... "Look how they massacred my poll...". 70 - 36. 50/50 mows another one down! To the randomly drawn winner of a sampler, this week it goes to @Habana Mike !! Congrats! Please PM @First Lady with your details so Lise can dispatch your prize. Thanks to all who participated. Next 50/50 poll will be up today! I put up a picture of my best nephew with Al Pacino his self taken last week and nothing, zilch, bupkis, zero. No free cigars for me in a prize thread about The Godfather. No justice no peace. 1
MoeFOH Posted May 1, 2019 Author Posted May 1, 2019 8 minutes ago, joeypots said: I put up a picture of my best nephew with Al Pacino his self taken last week and nothing, zilch, bupkis, zero. No free cigars for me in a prize thread about The Godfather. No justice no peace. Can't explain why your post got no action, brother. Except to say, it happens. As to the winner--randomly drawn from the participants (voters) every time. 1
joeypots Posted May 1, 2019 Posted May 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, MoeFOH said: Can't explain why your post got no action, brother. Except to say, it happens. As to the winner--randomly drawn from the participants (voters) every time. Exceptions must be made in cases of exceptional circumstances. That’s not photoshopped. If ever there was a time when an outstanding contribution to our forum was overlooked this is it. ? 2
Habana Mike Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 7:19 PM, MoeFOH said: Well, Part 1 really killed it... "Look how they massacred my poll...". 70 - 36. 50/50 mows another one down! To the randomly drawn winner of a sampler, this week it goes to @Habana Mike !! Congrats! Please PM @First Lady with your details so Lise can dispatch your prize. Thanks to all who participated. Next 50/50 poll will be up today! Thanks gang! Better luck than our fishing.....I think Lise knows where I live but I will remind her 1
Habana Mike Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 8:35 PM, joeypots said: Exceptions must be made in cases of exceptional circumstances. That’s not photoshopped. If ever there was a time when an outstanding contribution to our forum was overlooked this is it. ? Perhaps you'll win the Golden Flip Flops next month
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