Comments on: The Godfather: A Myth for Our Time?

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:15:40 +0000

Never saw it. Come to think of it, I don't know of any gangster movies I have seen, except Johnny Dangerously. "My sister kicked me in the balls once. Once." Haven't watched much more than an hour of Casino, haven't watched Good Fellas or even Scarface. I did see Reservoir Dogs, if you can count that.

How much is Barak Obama like the Godfather?

Yeah. Who's gettin' made?

By: Joann

Joann — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:52:42 +0000

The first time I saw the greatest movie ever made I was with my parents, in the back seat of our station wagon at a drive-in theater. And now, whenever it is on tv, my family knows just where I’ll be – in front of the set waiting to see something new! I always find something that I never saw before… What a great movie!

By: DaveP.

DaveP. — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:39:32 +0000

I’ve been recommending The Godfather (the book) as a basic text in realpolitics ever since September 11th.

By: Jeremayakovka

Jeremayakovka — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:50:46 +0000

That and Machiavelli’s The Prince – every young person should watch/read as they step out into the real world.

By: Roberto

Roberto — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:13:04 +0000

Dan,

I hope you learned more than just being prepared to watch the entire movie. I hope you saw that the Godfather was benign and careing yet lusted for power and controlling, Â¨making an offer … canÂ´t refuse.Â¨ How much is Barak Obama like the Godfather? Rahm Emanuel is his consigliere, and Nancy Pelosi, like Lucca Brazzi, is his enforcer holding the gun. Who said movies donÂ´t reflect real life?

By: Peter Hughes

Peter Hughes — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:00:41 +0000

#2 – I actually liked Part III; I thought it offered good closure.

Besides, they killed off Sofia Coppola, which in my opinion was a blessing in disguise.

Regards,
Peter H.

By: Ted B. (Charging Rhino)

Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:43:04 +0000

The Don was correct, you can steal more money with a briefcase than with a gun. ….Just read the newspapers today.

By: ousslander

ousslander — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:47:44 +0000

Never understood the fascination of the movie, watched it once and once was enough for me. you should try gommorah, it cuts out all the gangsta romanticism.
BY the way my partner LOVES the godfather movies.

By: Jack in Dallas

Jack in Dallas — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:26:12 +0000

“Leave the gun. Take the canoli.”

I absolutely love this film! I watched it in college as a young lad and, years later, ran to the theater to see it’s 25th anniversary showing on the big screen. My brother-in-law and I still quote from it regularly. I love Part II, whre Michael is soooooo cold and ruthless.

But, let’s not mention Part III – I still have not yet fully recovered. Still, I forgave Coppola years later after sampling his Claret – a very nice, flavorful, inexpensive red.

The film is indeed a classic. I showed it to my boyfriend this year and he’s hooked.

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:27:32 +0000

The Godfather: A Myth for Our Time?

Well, let’s see. It involves people who use some combination of cheating, government manipulation or violence to solve every problem, because they have neither the ability, the patience nor the morality to produce goods and services of actual benefit to their fellow citizens. Does that sound like where our times are headed? Nah, couldn’t be. Not with the Dear Leader guiding our collective ship into a glorious age of Unity!