The Best Way To Watch The Godfather Films

For completists like me...who want to see all available scenes and trims ever filmed for Godfather 1 & 2...and see them edited into the movie at the spot they were originally intended to be...I first watch my Japanese laserdisc of "The Epic", which by the way is the "TV Saga" with all profanity, nudity and violence left intact...and then I watch the laserdisc of Godfather Part 3. Don't get me wrong...I own the DVD Colection...and I love it...but for the ultimate Godfather viewing experience, I watch it on the laserdiscs described above.

Yeah its sad.

I can only hope to see somewhat of a collection with everything ever wanted for The Godfather films.

The PAL (UK) version of 'The Epic: 1901 - 1959' contains all deleted scenes from the first two films, except for one scene that I heard JGeoff mention, where in GF2, Michael asks Santino, Jr how his football is coming along... Anyone else heard of this?

It also contains extra subtitles E.g. At the dinner scene in GF2, when mama whispers something to Tom etc...

All the violence and nudity is in tact, but two 'swear' words spoken by Pentagelli to Fredo in GF2 are changed E.g. "...Fredo! You son of a bitch/gun! You look great!..."

Hmmm...

noledge

Before the DVD came out I was hoping that it would be in chronological order as I have still not seen either "The Epic" or "The Trilogy." Although I am very much pleased with the DVD "Collection" I am rather disappointed that Paramount decided not to put the films in the intended viewing order...Maybe they'll come out with it on DVD sometime in the future, although I don't think we should expect it ne time soon.

don jas.....

i understand the desire to want to view the films chronologically, but i would't consider that the "intended" order. many of us prefer the original flashback style as the the films were released

m.o. => true. true. I guess it's just cuz I haven't seen em that way...whatever...

It is my belief that we as true Godfather aficionados have been denied the full Godfather experience. The deprivation of the chronological insertion of all of the extant footage is a TRAVESTY, and I say the only solution is direct action! The time is NOW! So grab your lupara and come down from the hills. I say we storm American Zoetrope and take FFC hostage. No one will be harmed, everyone will be set free except FFC and the film editor. I myself Don Rico will "supervise" as FFC comences the remix. The agonizing, laborious toiling. Finally, after weeks we shall emerge in triumph with the 'Final Cut': a masterpiece. " The Godfather : The Complete Epic Saga Trilogy Novel for Television 1891-2001 " 14 & 1/2 hours long. Just non-stop Godfather blissfulness.

Haha,very nice indeed.

But I must ask,what happened in 2001?Did it not end in 1997?

The US TV version of the Saga contains the bit of dialog when Michael, after dismissing Gardner Shaw, asks Santino how he's doing. The big, hulking guy whom he addresses as "Santino" has got to be more than 13 years old. There's another bit of bowdlerized dialog in the TV version besides "son of a bitch/son of a gun": When Frankie and Michael are arguing about the Rosato Bros. (great scene!!), Frankie in the TV version says, "Clemenza promised them ushgatz, instead of ugatz. As if that made a difference! Another one: in the TV version, Sen. Geary says he despises Michael "the phony way you pose yourself...you and your whole phony family." Yeah, right, Senator, not nice to use the f-word on TV.

It never ceases to amaze me how upset some people get over the use of a few 'naughty' words. It always makes me angry when people will quite happily watch a really violent film full of blood and death, and then get upset as soon as someone swears. I once watched GFIII with my friend and his dad. We got upto the bit where the two assasins come to try and kill Vincent. My friend's dad watched quietly as Vinnie blew both guys away but then got all upset about Grace's use of the F word. I was thinking 'But you just watched him blow that guys head off you moron!'

And for anyone who's going to say "ah well you have avoided using swearing in this post" unfortunately i'm sending this from work and i'm not allowed to use those words. Ridiculous!

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