Part III is a mistake that should NEVER have been made. At the very mention of Part III, my mind cries WHY OH WHY OH WHY? What were they THINKING? The perfect, tragic ending to the saga was in Part II. End of story. Let the viewer's imagination ponder over what became of Michael and his family.

Part III is the cinematic equivalent of sending the wrong man to the gallows. It's a horrible wrong that is irreversible and can't be undone. It disturbs the magic of The Godfather masterpiece and explains away complexities and themes that were so delicately nuanced in the closing images of Part II.

And you know what's really wrong with Part III? Al Pacino doesn't look the same way he did in 1972-74. It's a shame time has to age us .