The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

This is just practically all of the Godfather movies rolled into one big one just in chronological order. There is nothing really to say about this except that all of the other Godfathers were wonderful and I liked it in chronological order instead of all jumbled up. Still wonderful, same great acting and same wonderful direction.

Overall the movie is just normal Godfathers in one big movie. Still like it a lot though. Rating 10 out of 10.

Title : The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992).

Plot (Storyline) : Thoroughly Exciting (from Start to Finish).

Costumes : Highly Appropriate for the Respective Eras.

Set Design : Very Satisfactory and Down To Earth.

Acting Skills of the Main Characters : Absolutely Faultless.

Total Viewing Time : Just About Right.

Boring Bits : None which are Worth Remembering.

Suspense : Abundantly Plentiful.

Overall Rating : 10 out of 10.

Suggestions for a Sequel : Nil.

The Godfather- 1972 3 Academy Awards- Including Best Picture

"A flawless piece of cinema"

"This film immediately makes Coppola one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema"

-10/10-

The Godfather Part II- 1974 6 Academy Awards- Including Best Picture and Best Director

"The Godfather Part II is the finest sequel ever to be made, one of the greatest films of all time, and possibly finer than its own superb predecessor. A Cinematic Masterpiece"

"As close to perfection as movies get"

-10/10-

The Godfather Part III- 1990 7 Academy Award Nominee- Including Best Picture and Best Director

"Inferior to the first 2 parts of the trilogy, but still a major cinematic achievement"

"Part III is a great film, a further study of the Corleone family and the Italian mafia, while not lacking the ingredients of the first 2 parts"

-8.0/10-

"A breathtaking trilogy"

In 1972 and 1974 Francis Ford Coppola in association with novel-writer Mario Puzo created two of the most critically acclaimed films in motion picture history, and either of them being strong contenders for the best picture ever made. Sixteen years later, Coppola and Puzo teamed up again to create an intriguing third installment, continuing the incredible saga set around 20 years after the events portrayed in the first two films. Now we can see all three superb films combined, carefully and effectively edited and containing scenes previously cut from original theatre versions. "The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980" is one of the finest pieces of cinema art.

The truly epic and grandness of the saga can now be appreciated in its full when the whole 9hrs and 32mins can be seen at once, what's more, it is in perfect chronological order.

The trilogy begins with The Young Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro) and his rise to power in New York, this originally being a prologue to "The Godfather, Part II" is now placed right at the start of the saga, making the later flashbacks of DeNiro much more effective and it sets the scene beautifully for the following wedding scene at the beginning of the original "Godfather" film. Instead of being plunged into exposition far too quickly, as in the original cut of the first film, the exposition here is much more effective. The scene takes place at the wedding of the ageing Vito's (Marlon Brando) daughter Connie (Talia Shire) and it introduces his three sons, Sonny (James Caan), Fredo (John Cazale) and Michael (Al Pacino) along with Vito's adopted son and lawyer Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), soon we are presented with the familiar though very interesting plot, including severed horse's heads, a lot of gunfire and various questions of morality. The final scene of the first film is immediately followed by the continuation of the same plot in "The Godfather, Part II," this being another masterful act of editing. The consequences at the end of the second film (particularly the death of Fredo) are therefore a lot more harrowing and effective.

Soon, we are elegantly taken to the events surrounding the ageing Michael Corleone, including the surviving members of the original films and also introducing a whole new generation of people including Sonny's illegitimate son Vincent (Andy Garcia) and Michael's own daughter (Sofia Coppola), and there is another opposition character in the form of Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna) and so the story continues, this with an even more grim and equally powerful finale.

On a whole, this is simply a masterpiece, the story exceedingly effective (being based from Mario Puzo's successful novels) and the acting (particularly in the first two films) impeccable. To see it is more of an experience than anything else.

This is my all time favourite suite of movies. The Godfather trilogy has bedazzled me time after time. The best thing is to see them all in a row with at the most one day between.

In part one Marlon Brando totally owns the screen and takes all the attention. And this isn't an easy task if you look at the casting! Al Pacino himself makes it worth while, as well as James Caan, Diane Keaton and Robert Duvall. Together they blend a perfect mix.

If you see the movies first and then read the original book by Mario Puzo, you will probably find that the characters in the movies perfectly suits the ones in the book. It's such a perfect match. Maybe this if because of the fact that Francis Ford Coppola worked together with Puzo on the movies.

I first saw the movies and then read the book, and even if I knew the movies very well I sat glued to the book from the first page to the last! And after I finished the book I felt a strong urge to see the movies again. This is because you get so much more information on all the characters in the book, so when you watch the movies again you will understand so much more! It's almost like seeing the trilogy for the first time again!

Enjoy!