In GF III at the stockholders' meeting when the disgruntled shareholder says "he's got the map of sicily on his face"

Yeah, Plaw, I realised that you knew the purposes and necessity of each example of dialogue; I was just commenting, rather superfluously, on the nature of mainstream script-writing.

I've always found this line to be funny. As if Michael actually cares about Connie's divorce.

In the GFII flashback scene the excuse Sonny gives for Vito being out of the house is "We sent him on a wild goose chase." Who would or could send Vito Corleone on a "wild goose chase"

That's a good one, DT.

I'm sure the Don had enough flunkies around to do his wild goose chasing for him.

Now if, for example, Sonny had said "Mama insisted that he come with her to pick out the Christmas tree" or something like that, it would have made a lot more sense.

Thanks Plaw...I had thought of precisely that one, another would be "He went to have a cup of coffee at that baker's house. He's godfather to his daughter."

the funniest one that cracked me up everytime i hear it is:

(Fredo talks to Johnny Ola on phone)
Fredo's wife: Who was it?
Fredo: uh... wrong number.

Yes, I think the line is supposed to show that Fredo really is that dumb.

Michael's line about "a year...maybe longer." I think in that moment, he squares himself up to be completely straight with Kay. If he can't answer, "How long have you been back?", then he can't move on to "I'm working for my father now."

My favorite is when Tom and Woltz pronounce the latter's name as "WOLTSK"

Also, I always laugh at the line "Luca Brasi put a gun to his head..." I then recall that hilarious scene from Blazing Saddles ("DOOO WHAT HE SAYYYYY!!!!!")

two words

Lucky Coat

I LOVE the - Maybe they should fear YOU line to Connie, I also laugh when he tells Johnny he's going to listen to some Tony Bennett records.

Mike grew a sense of humour.

Another funny line from II

Sonny - The nerve of those Japs those slanty eyed bastards, dropping bombs on our own back yard, and on pops birthday too
Fredo - They didn't know it was pops birthday
Sonny nearly pisses himself here (I think James Caan actually laughs at the line himself)

It's one of the only exchanges between Sonny and Fredo and I treasure it

McCluskey sitting in the restaurant with that napkin in his collar eating the best veal in the city, reassuring Solllozzo that Mike was clean, saying "I've frisked a thousand young punks."

A thousand? So before Michael he'd frisked 999? Was this some kind of landmark for him?


Also I think my all time favorite is Woltz looking completely ridiculous saying "And a man in my position can not afford to look ridiculous."

I think a thousand wasn't his exact total more his appoximate.

If McCluskey said

'I've frisked 953 young punks'

Then that WOULD be silly..and very funny.

Enzo - For your FADDA, for your FADDA

Why twice?

Then there's Senator Geary, the supposedly clean and decent family values western politician who was totally compromised by the Corleones because of the incident with the prostitute going off to Cuba, haveing a drink too many and announcing to the entire table "I'd like one of those red headed Cubanas."

Geary as a whole in the whorehouse was a bit off...'When I woke up I was on the floor.....Oh JESUS JESUS...'

You're fucked mate

Geary confessing to Tom that they were playing a "game" that he'd done it before, and how he would never "hurt that girl."

I find that whole scene difficult to sit through. Nothing wrong with the acting. I liked seeing Al in the background looking f'in mean

Another McCluskey line I always thought was silly was:

"How's the Italian food in this restaurant?"

It's an Italian restaurant, so why specify Italian food?

If I was Solozzo I would have responded,

"The Italian food's great here, but the Chinese food sucks."

Italian Restaurants can serve other foods aside from Italian...

Then there's the scene where Vito says out of context that he is drinking more wine than he used to and Mike says "Its good for you, Pop." What's he supposed to say? "Pop I am glad you have admitted you drink too much. Overcomikng denial is the first step. Now I am going to make arrangements to get you into AA."

I would have preffered

Mike - You drunken old bastard

It isnt dialogue but it is a ridiculous scene. It is in GF III at the point when the wheels are coming off all the corruption in the church we see Archbishop Gilday, who is obviously a crook and a hippocrite, alone in his study fervently praying. What is he praying for? Does he realy believe in anything?

Or better -- The Italian Food is ok, but the Sushi Bar is really where its at.

And how does Sollozzo know its the "best veal in the city?"
What? He's a restaurant critic too?

Another line that doesn't work for me is when Michael says to Carlo

"That little farce you played with my sister - did you think that would fool a Corleone?"

Well, it seemed to fool Sonny.

Another line that seemingly fails to make a lot of literal sense is when Sonny says in G1 that they better plant the gun well because he wanted his brother to come out of the toilet with "just his d*** in his hands."
Did he really expect or envision Michael leaving the bathroom holding a gun in one hand and his member in the other?

Were you seriously imagining Michael with his penis...OUT! Disturbing.

Sonny was a hothead, he's excused from any criticism

Although its a great scene, when Clemenza is teaching Mike how to make spaghetti sauce he says "you might have to cook for 20 guys someday." At that point Michael had not joined the family business, and he was a war hero and a college graduate. Even if he had been in the family he would have been distined for great things. Point is ne never would have to cook for twenty guys --- ever. Then again, as we know, Tessio was always smarter.

Actually, and yes this may be cheating, but it's an interesting foreshadow of how Mike handles things later in GF2. 2 of the sitdowns involve marriage, Francesca and Connie; in both instances, Michael is serious-as-cancer about the gals in his family marrying good, solid, well-off men. In Connie's case, he basically says, no, you are NOT going to f**k up again and marry some low life.

Actually, and yes this may be cheating, but it's an interesting foreshadow of how Mike handles things later in GF2. 2 of the sitdowns involve marriage, Francesca and Connie; in both instances, Michael is serious-as-cancer about the gals in his family marrying good, solid, well-off men. In Connie's case, he basically says, no, you are NOT going to f**k up again and marry some low life.

The thing with Kay worked for me; he'd been back some time, trying to get his life in order as the Don-in-training. The idea was, I thought, that the dorky prep guy she last saw (remember, they had no contact since he left her hotel to go see Vito at the hospital, and that's when his jaw got busted) telling her to go back to New Hampshire. That's a buttload of time passing!

That said, I somehow always doubted his sincerity when he tells her that he has missed her and still feels the same for her.

The most hilarious line in the saga...

Deanna: (Winding up a drunken bigoted tirade on Italian-American men and their relations with women) NEVER MARRY A WOP! THEY TREAT THEIR WIVES LIKE SHIT!!!! Oops, I didn't mean to say "wop."