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Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Exclaim! (--)Exclaim! (--)
A film generally regarded to be among the greatest ever finally surfaces as a single DVD. Film fanatics wary of purchasing 2001’s The Godfather DVD Collection, which gathered all three cinematic instalments of the Corleone family’s rise and fall from ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Exclaim! (--)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Max ScheininMax Scheinin
The film opens at a somewhat slow pace. The paramount logo is presented agaunst a lusterless background. Then the screen goes black. The words appear: Mario Puzo's The Godfather. We hear Nina Rota's haunting theme and then we are staring into the face ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Max Scheinin
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
The superb, three-part gangster saga was inaugurated with this film from Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather (1972). The first two parts of the lush and grand saga are among the most celebrated, landmark films of all time. Many ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Max ScheininMax Scheinin
Certain films are transcendent -- such a film is Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, his 1972 masterpiece about life in the mafia, and the characters who inhabit that life. Central to this portrait, is Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). As the film opens, ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Max Scheinin
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dragan AntulovDragan Antulov
Almost every scene in a movie is memorable, but for many most effective is a beginning in a dark room, Bonasera (Salvatore Corsitto), Italian undertaker, tells that he believes in America and its values; but only minutes later his speech gives another ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Dragan Antulov
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
Academy award winner, third on the list of the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 greatest movies (a controversial list, at best), and first in popularity with voters at the Internet Movie Data Base, The Godfather is nothing less than a cinem ...read the complete Godfather movie review at culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers (Jeremy Gable)Natural Born Viewers (Jeremy Gable)
A single trumpet playing a simple melody. A dark office, steeped in shadow. And a voice in a hushed Italian accent saying, "I believe in America." Welcome to the Corleone's. "The Godfather" is a three-hour film that earns its ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Natural Born Viewers (Jeremy Gable)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The whole scene is shot without dialogue, but so much is said in that one simple shot of Michael looking at his hands. Until that moment he was not with the family. From then on, he will never be apart from it. He controlled his fear. And that says it ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Anyone younger than 45 or so can't know just how big a deal The Godfather was in 1972. After the previous example of Love Story, it was the blockbuster that defined modern blockbusters. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
It's getting so that there's little room for new film releases what with all these anniversary re-releases demanding equal screen time these days. This weekend we get to add two more classics to the town's first-run screens, screens that are already ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Richard A. ZwellingRichard A. Zwelling
His mere physical presence depicts years of harsh dealings with unscrupulous types, and yet somehow, we see honor, loyalty, and a sense of family devotion that is to be praised, not lamented. Roger Ebert, in his analysis of The Godfather, eloquently ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Richard A. Zwelling
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)
One of the definitive films of the 20th century, "The Godfather" is a triumph of cinematic storytelling. Not just for fans of gangster films. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
ONE OF the reasons that Francis Coppola's "The Godfather" is so good is that unlike many of its imitators made during the 25 years since its release, "The Godfather" is a handbook on cinematic lucidity. All events are described clearly. Motives ...read the complete Godfather movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Twenty-five years may have reordered our perceptions of Coppola and his cast, but the basic fact of his film's greatness is undiminished. In scene after scene -- the long wedding sequence, John Marley's bloody discovery in his bed, Pacino nervously smooth ...read the complete Godfather movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
Most fans of this extraordinary film and of filmmaking in general will hang on Coppola’s every word. Coppola tells a captivating story of how difficult it was to make the movie, giving details of the studio’s many efforts to fire both him and Al ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
The script by Coppola and the novel's author, Mario Puzo, opens at the wedding of the Godfather's daughter. This richly textured montage immediately sets the tone for the entire story. The Corleone family represents the ideal American family loyal and ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Steve Rhodes
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
If you haven't seen "The Godfather" and it's sequels, then now is the time to get the collection. It's the twenty-fifth anniversary of everyone quoting "I'm gonna make them an offer they can't refuse." Each of the cassettes also includes interviews with F ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Just weeks after "Citizen Kane" finally made its way to the format, Paramount's "Godfather" trilogy issues its stamp of approval on the DVD landscape, and fans are sure to be enthralled every step of the way. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
...read the complete Godfather movie review at Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (--)Boxoffice Magazine (--)
While there have been changes from the novel, the film is both compelling and powerful. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (--)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
One of the central American movies of the last 25 years, and one of very few to succed as both popular entertainment and high art. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Ron Wells)Film Threat (Ron Wells)
The original is back on the big screen and it looks great. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Not only the best of crime film, but all that is possible with cinematic achievement. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...to gangster films what Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments was to super spectaculars. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Oz)eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
A classic in its own very right, Director Francis Ford Coppola brings us, the ultimate mob movie. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Aquel que no ha visto El Padrino no puede decir que ama al cine ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Not only one of the greatest mob films of all time, The Godfather is also one of the greatest overall pictures ever. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Classic! ...read the complete Godfather movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Vincent Canby)New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Francis Ford Coppola has made one of the most brutal and moving chronicles of American life ever designed within the limits of popular entertainment. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Like Citizen Kane , The Godfather doesn't age. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
We come to The Godfather like Kay Adams - outsiders uncertain in our expectations - but it doesn't take long for us to be captivated by this intricate, violent world. The film can be viewed on many levels, with equal satisfaction awaiting ...read the complete Godfather movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
An everyday story of Mafia folk, incorporating a severed horse's head in the bed and a number of heartwarming family occasions, as well as pointers on how not to behave in your local trattoria ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Time Out
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
One of the central American movies of the last 25 years, and one of very few to succed as both popular entertainment and high art. THE GODFATHER changed forever the popular perception of organized crime, implying strong parallels between the workings of ...read the complete Godfather movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
``The Godfather'' is told entirely within a closed world. That's why we sympathize with characters who are essentially evil. The story by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola is a brilliant conjuring act, inviting us to consider the Mafia entirely on ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
We know from Gay Talese's book Honor Thy Father that being a professional mobster isn't all sunshine and roses. More often, it's the boredom of stuffy rooms and a bad diet of carry-out ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Pacino must have been surprised to have been nominated as a supporting actor, since he saw more screen time than Brando. But the Academy probably did not want to split the votes between Brando and Pacino. "The Godfather" recovered the languishing ...read the complete Godfather movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Reviews UKMovie Reviews UK
An exquisite, cohesive Mafia epic, The Godfather constructs a compelling family saga from outstanding performances. Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the spider at the centre of a web of deceit, murder and larceny. Easy with the fear that he induces, ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
The Godfather is referenced so often in popular culture that it must appear to the uninitiated that the film has evolved beyond the screen to become a sort of club, where lines from the movie serve as passwords to indicate membership. That may be true, ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Reel.com
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Carl Lazarevic)MovieWeb (Carl Lazarevic)
Francis Ford Coppola's classic Gangster movie is a film that contains, what I consider to be, the greatest opening in cinematic history. It's not the kind of big action sequence that would open something like a Bond film, nor is it a traditional ...read the complete Godfather movie review at MovieWeb (Carl Lazarevic)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (James Brundage)filmcritic.com (James Brundage)
I remember the first time I viewed The Godfather. It was 25 years to the day after its initial theatre release, and it was being re-realased, as many films were at the time, for their anniversary. So, trotting to the Mercer Mall General Cinemas on ...read the complete Godfather movie review at filmcritic.com (James Brundage)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The Godfather is a tough film to review, as it's almost hallowed ground to some fans out there, and many others who might argue that it's the greatest film of all time. I'm not even going to bother getting into any such arguments for or against The ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Don Vito Corleone è uno dei mafiosi più potenti d'America. Al matrimonio della figlia Connie la famiglia si riunisce intorno a lui. Tre figli maschi: Michael, Sonny e Fredo; la fidanzata di Mike; i gorilla del Padrino; sua moglie e Tom Hagen, ...read the complete Godfather movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Rarely can it be said that a film has defined a genre, but never is that more true than in the case of The Godfather. Since the release of the 1972 epic (which garnered ten Academy Award nominations and was named Best Picture), all "gangster movies" ...read the complete Godfather movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)The Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)
There's nothing like a quarter century's perspective to clear away the haze of fashion. Time filters out the forgettable; only the superior stands up to age. Few films have stood -- and grown in stature -- like The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola's ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Cincinnati Enquirer (Margaret A. McGurk)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Vadim Rizov)Movie-Vault.com (Vadim Rizov)
The Godfather is a landmark film in a number of ways. For one thing, it was the first film to go forward with a mass release, which propelled it to unprecedented grosses. Artistically, The Godfather ensured that Coppola, previously a succesful ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Vadim Rizov)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar®-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleones. This is a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America balanced between the Corleone's ...read the complete Godfather movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Although the DVD release calendar offers little in the way of releases of major new films lately, this three week period offers a series of riches - "Citizen Kane" came out in a wonderfully restored edition with extensive supplements; "Snow White" is ...read the complete Godfather movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Audio Revolution Audio Revolution
Making "The Godfather" was very difficult for Francis Ford Coppola; the studio had little confidence in him on any level, and were pressing ahead primarily because between the time they bought the rights to Mario Puzo's novel and when production ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Audio Revolution
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Through my time as a film critic, I've found that there is one question that seems to pop up the most: "What is your favorite film?" Over the years, my favorites have jumped from Vertigo to The Bridge on the River Kwai, but nothing has lasted in that ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
In "You've Got Mail" (1998), Tom Hanks suggests the answers to all life's questions can be found in "The Godfather". Not as ridiculous as it sounds, because Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece reveals something new every time you watch it. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at BBC Films
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
One of the greatest epics of all time, Coppola's story traces the violent life and times of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) and his powerful family. The film also tracks the rise of Brando's heir, Michael (Al Pacino) from a gentle man, who wants ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Well, I guess later is better than never. I finally saw The Godfather. It has been recommended to me by person after person and at last I got around to viewing it. My friend Steve also had never seen it, so renting this classic seemed like the right ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
"The Godfather Trilogy" which consists of "The Godfather" (1972), "The Godfather: Part II" (1974), and "The Godfather: Part III" (1990), is arguably the greatest film trilogy of all time, and "The Godfather" DVD Collection includes all three ...read the complete Godfather movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)
Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is head of the New York Mafia Family. When a gangster supported by the Sollozzo Mob family tells Don Vito of his plan to start selling narcotics around New York, Don Corleone is disguisted. Don Vito hates the idea of ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Mandy Heiser)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
This is a film about a man and his destiny. A film about how your family can take you over. A film about how business and personal life sometimes cross over. Oh, and it's also about gangsters. In fact, it's all that at the same time. We meet Don Vito ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel, The Godfather, may be – and rightly so – the most highly acclaimed American film this side of A Certain Movie by Orson Welles. It’s easy to get lost in this film when ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaScreen (James Salter)CinemaScreen (James Salter)
Several critics have gone so far as to call Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic The Godfather the greatest gangster picture ever made. The first of a trilogy, it regularly appears in Top 100 Films of All Time lists and still generates column inches ...read the complete Godfather movie review at CinemaScreen (James Salter)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Extraordinaria película sobre el mundo de la mafia, basada en el libro homónimo de Mario Puzo, quien se encarga de escribir el guión junto al propio Francis Ford Coppola. La dinastía Corleone es el pivote sobre el cual se asienta este crudo ...read the complete Godfather movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
OK, so yes, with all the pontificating I do regarding movies, until this week I'd never seen "The Godfather." As my excuse had always been that if I were going to see it, it certainly wouldn't be on video, I went in knowing that films like "The ...read the complete Godfather movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Susan Stark)Detroit News (Susan Stark)
...read the complete Godfather movie review at Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Peter Hager)The Cinema Source (Peter Hager)
The Godfather Organized crime is a subject that has peaked the interest of our society the past several years, particularly due to the success of the hit series The Sopranos. We admire the mob for its success, connections, and most of all, power. Who ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Cinema Source (Peter Hager)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)
"I believe in America." Thus begins the epic story of the Corleone family, as a quaking undertaker sits in Don Vito's darkened den and tells the story of his arrival as an immigrant to find a new life in the constitutional joys of the "new world." ...read the complete Godfather movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jesse Shanks)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Peter Hager)The Cinema Source (Peter Hager)
Organized crime is a subject that has peaked the interest of our society the past several years, particularly due to the success of the hit series The Sopranos. We admire the mob for its success, connections, and most of all, power. Who wouldn't like ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Cinema Source (Peter Hager)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
Before I get to the meat of this review, I'd like to reflect for a moment on what a great time this is for movies, and more specifically, for people who love movies. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
A classic saga of Machiavellian deceit and family loyalty, The Godfather ranks as one of the great films of the modern era. The Godfather retains the strongest sense of family of the three films and that is one of its great strengths. Amidst the odious ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The epic gangster film is family hardened and breathes fire into the belly of the contemporary gangster genre. It represents the best of what Hollywood can produce. A Mafia tale where it's difficult to tell if art imitates fiction or if the reverse is ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Andrea Birgers)Movie Habit (Andrea Birgers)
One of the main elements of the gangster movie genre is an ambivalence toward the protagonists. On the one hand, we identify with the gangsters. We want them to succeed. They’re not such bad guys deep down, just earning a living. On the other hand they ea ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Movie Habit (Andrea Birgers)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
The Godfather is a bulldozer of a movie, an emotional towering inferno which carries you off to another world for three fabulous hours. From that first, brilliantly sustained wedding scene which runs a full 25 minutes, you are swept up in the life of ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Walter FrithWalter Frith
Celebrating its twenty fifth anniversary in 1997 is one of the most important movies in the history of film. Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather' is actually one of those very rare occasions when the movie is actually an improvement ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Walter Frith
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)
The ultimate family film. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Digital BitsThe Digital Bits
Not much to report on this one. Paramount broke it free from the box set with no changes. You'll find the same transfer, the same sound and the wonderful commentary track from the box set. If you don't have the box and just want the first film, then ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Digital Bits
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
" The Godfather... is the first completely authentic modern myth in American cinema ..." — Jake Horsley, TheBlood Poets: A Cinema of Savagery, 1958-1999 Almost 30 years after it won the Academy Award for Best Picture and helped launch the careers of a ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
If you visit the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) and take a look at the list of the top 250 movies of all time (based on the votes of its registered users), you won't find "Star Wars" in the exalted number one position (it's actually #9). ...read the complete Godfather movie review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for LeisureSuit.netLeisureSuit.net
No, I'm not making that up. Maybe Francis Ford Coppola didn't feel that a vaginal reduction surgery subplot was commercial enough. Frankly, I'd expect better from the director of Captain Eo. But vagina material or not, The Godfather is an awesome film. ...read the complete Godfather movie review at LeisureSuit.net
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Classic Film GuideClassic Film Guide
Rated #1 on imdb.com (what more can one say, right?). An look at life inside the Mafia. Brando tried to pull a George C. Scott at the Academy Awards ceremony, did it poorly with a fake Indian actress, and yet still got a Best Actor nomination for The ...read the complete Godfather movie review at Classic Film Guide
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio)DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
I remember watching one of those cable TV documentaries a few years back about gangsters and the narrator remarking that by the early seventies real-life Mafiosi had lost touch with any sense of pride in their dubious heritage. Then "The Godfather" ...read the complete Godfather movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Godfather, The (1972) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
"AFA believes that the entertainment industry... has played a major role in the decline of those values on which our country was founded and which keep a society and its families strong and healthy.... We believe in holding accountable the companies ...read the complete Godfather movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
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by tylereliot on July 20, 2009 Round Rock, Texas
This movie had no profound effect upon me whatsoever, the only thing it really has going for it is the high-quality acting, sure it has lots of gore and the occasional sex-scene, but they just seemed to be added in so the viewer wouldn't fall asleep. ...
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