Originally posted by DeathByClotheshanger:
With the novel and first two films being damn near perfect...perhaps we've set our sights a little too high.
But then, hasn't the author set his sights too high in thinking he can write a worthy, acceptable and successful expansion on a franchise for which expansion is entirely unnecessary?
My saying is, anything to get me back into the Godfather state of mind is a good thing.
But don't the original films get you in a good enough mood anyway? If the book is far from perfect (and indeed even you as a supporter claim it has its faults), then why would it be worth reading? If it is no way near the standard of the first two (or three, even) films or Puzo's original novel, then why read it? To entertain? Well, if you want to be entertained, you need not look any further than the original films themselves.
I guess at the end of the day, it all depends on whether you think an already as-close-to-perfection-as-possible film franchise needs an inferior addition. I for one do NOT.
Mick
