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Garcia and Sophia were married and not cousins. The movie should have started with them married at the wedding ceremony like in GF1 and that's how Vincent got into the family business. The cousin love angle isn't necessary at all.

Michael tries to go legitimate and Vincent pulls him back in to the criminal life. He loses everything and dies alone. Vito had it all and died around loved ones and Michael loses it all and dies alone. Fitting end.

Change the story to this and include Robert Duvall and this could've been really great.

While it is frustrating to watch, GF3 is actually a good film. I watched Coda earlier this year and now I'm currently watching the original version. I think i prefer the original verision more because of the ending. There were a lot of great scenes (Vincent apartment, the chopper scene, Joey Zaza getting got) and add ons to the cast like Eli Wallach, Garcia and Joey Zaza.

And I honestly don't mind Sophia that much as Mary. Used to dislike her in this but she's grown on me.
 
The Good The Bad The HBK said:
Garcia and Sophia were married and not cousins. The movie should have started with them married at the wedding ceremony like in GF1 and that's how Vincent got into the family business. The cousin love angle isn't necessary at all.

Michael tries to go legitimate and Vincent pulls him back in to the criminal life. He loses everything and dies alone. Vito had it all and died around loved ones and Michael loses it all and dies alone. Fitting end.

Change the story to this and include Robert Duvall and this could've been really great.

While it is frustrating to watch, GF3 is actually a good film. I watched Coda earlier this year and now I'm currently watching the original version. I think i prefer the original verision more because of the ending. There were a lot of great scenes (Vincent apartment, the chopper scene, Joey Zaza getting got) and add ons to the cast like Eli Wallach, Garcia and Joey Zaza.

And I honestly don't mind Sophia that much as Mary. Used to dislike her in this but she's grown on me.
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6.5/10

I thought it was over acted at times and in some cases, over dramatic. Sophia had the same effect on this film that Keanu and Winona had on Dracula. Nearly ruining an otherwise decent film with crap acting. Ironically, Dracula was also made by Francis.
 
I've said this before and I'll say it again: The main reason Godfather 3 got lukewarm reviews is because people were comparing it to two of among the greatest films of all time, Godfathers one and two. A hamburger can be so delicious, but if you're served the finest steak two nights in a row, you might be disappointed when you get a hamburger on the third night.
 
Leonard Haid said:
I've said this before and I'll say it again: The main reason Godfather 3 got lukewarm reviews is because people were comparing it to two of among the greatest films of all time, Godfathers one and two. A hamburger can be so delicious, but if you're served the finest steak two nights in a row, you might be disappointed when you get a hamburger on the third night.
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Definitely agree. Whenever I watch The Godfather III, I view it as an entertaining, solid film. The problem is it can’t compare in greatness to two of the best films of all time. No shame in that. We’ve seen far worse sequels to awesome films. Expectations aside, Godfather Part III is, in my opinion, a good movie.


but yes Vincent/Mary thing is completely unnecessary. The only thing it really serves is: Michael uses the illusion that Vincent would be pissed that he nixed the romance as a pretext for Vincent to appear like he wants to join Luchese’s syndicate. But you could have figured out another way to do that.

I suppose it also is meant to serve as a wedge between Mary and her father so that the climactic scene is all the more sad (ie Mary dies at a time when there is a rift between her and her dad). But I think it would have been more effective, anyway, if the film started with both Michael’s kids being estranged from him and distrustful of him. They show up to the party where he gets honored by the Church but they are not close.

The plot with Mary could be her gradually repairing the relationship with her father. Then, just when they are on the same page again and happy, Michael’s sins come back to haunt him.

Godfather III though, flaws and all, has a lot going for it. Good plot- always liked the church/immobiliare storyline. Good villains- Zasa, Altobello, Luchese and the Immobiliare brass, and cardinal Gilday are all very solid antagonists in my opinion. Also liked Garcia’s work in the film. Plus, Pacino’s performance seemed polarizing but I thought he did great. I liked the world-weary, more likable version of Michael, searching for redemption. The scene with him and Raf Vallone, where he confesses Fredo’s murder is excellent in my opinion.
 
Mike said:
Lmao someone google if he has a cute sister
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He has six siblings. Got to be a cute sister in there somewhere

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