The Contenders:
Awakenings
Dances with Wolves (winner)
Ghost
The Godfather, Part III
Goodfellas
Showing posts with label The Godfather Part III. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Godfather Part III. Show all posts
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Three's Not Always a Charm
Film: The Godfather Part III
Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop.
Format: DVD from Rockford Public Library on laptop.
I can’t say it was with a great deal of relish that I decided on The Godfather Part III today. I’ve seen this one before. I’ve mentioned in the past that while I think the first two Godfather films deserve their reputation, I almost never feel like watching them. With the third installment, I’ve never really felt much desire to revisit it at all. But it is on the Oscars list, and like it or not, I had to get to it eventually. Going in, I remember thinking of this as the least of the three Godfather films, but also as being better than its reputation.
It is, of course, the continuing story of the Corleone family, and more specifically the continuing saga of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), who took over the family business at the end of the first movie. The main thrust of the film, at least at the beginning, is Michael’s attempt to recover his reputation from years as the head of a large and powerful Mafia family. As much as he can, Michael has gone straight, but he still has deep ties to the family, having turned over his criminal interests to a man named Joey Zasa (Joe Mantenga).
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