problems with gf3
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then main problem is that you don't get a sense of who the real enemy is. don luchese and kleinzig appear sporadically, and you kind of forget about them when they are not on screen. altobello was no roth (then again must have been impossible to get someone of the likes of lee strassberg on short notice!). zasa was nearest thing to a decent villain (kind of reminicent of sollozzo).
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the last third of the film seems to concentrate on michaels inner turmoil and the family relationships, especially between kay and michael (and for the most part handles it v well). the immobiliare plot sems to disappear, and when it resurfaces it seems like an unwanted distraction

gf1 and 2 seem to blend these aspects together seamlessly.
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i saw gf3 again recently, and i must admit that it wasn't nearly as bad as i remember it. however, i feel that goodfellas is the real gf3.....the story of what happens to the old values of the mob when the old boys move on!

if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone.