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Question about Roth assassination.
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02/14/05 05:49 PM
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Was the guy that shot Roth at the end of GFII just a random assassin of the Corleone family or was it Rocco Lampone? It kind of looked like him. It's probly not him, cause that would be a really dumb thing to do, send a capo to kill someone. And he gets shot to. So who is this guy?
It's a Sicilian message, it means the liberals sleep with the fishes.
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Re: Question about Roth assassination.
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02/14/05 06:01 PM
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thanks. wow dumb move by micheal. Its pretty obvious that who ever killed roth, with all the security he had, would be killed. o well whatever.
It's a Sicilian message, it means the liberals sleep with the fishes.
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Re: Question about Roth assassination.
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02/15/05 10:32 AM
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A subtheme in GFII is how Neri attempts to push Hagen and Rocco aside to become #2 to Michael. Many examples, but the best one is in the penultimate boat house scene. We see Neri lead the discussion, slouched in a chair, talking about Roth's moves, giving a smug little grin when Michael confronts Tom with his knowledge of another job offer and Tom's mistress (Neri probably was the source of that knowledge). Rocco just stands silently, like the mere bodyguard he was in most of GFII. After Tom objects to Michael's plan to have Roth killed, Michael further humiliates him: "You know, Tom, you surprise me...if there's one certainty...it's that you can kill anyone." The he immediately says, Rocco?" Notice that he didn't say, "Al?" Michael put Rocco on the spot: after Tom's humiliation, what could Rocco say, except, "difficult, not impossible." So, why did he take on this apparent suicide mission? Because Michael, in effect, left him no choice. And, perhaps, because he saw it as a last-ditch attempt to push ahead of Neri. IMO, it was too late: Michael had decided that Rocco was expendible, Neri wasn't.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Question about Roth assassination.
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02/15/05 10:50 PM
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Did you know that the guy who played Roth was Lee Strasberg? I think he is the same Lee Strasberg who had that famous acting group/school(?) and was responsible for training some of the most famous and best actors and actresses in the last 50 years or so. I'm pretty sure it's the same guy, but not positive. Does anyone else know? I haven't watched part 2 to Godfather II in a long time and I forgot if Roth died in the end or not.
~~ Lollie
"Sono una roccia; Sono un'isola...una roccia non ritiene dolore; un'isola non grida mai."
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Re: Question about Roth assassination.
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02/15/05 11:09 PM
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Originally posted by Lollie: Did you know that the guy who played Roth was Lee Strasberg? I think he is the same Lee Strasberg who had that famous acting group/school(?) and was responsible for training some of the most famous and best actors and actresses in the last 50 years or so. I'm pretty sure it's the same guy, but not positive. Does anyone else know? I haven't watched part 2 to Godfather II in a long time and I forgot if Roth died in the end or not.
~~ Lollie Yes, Lollie, that is in fact the same Lee Strasburg. I had never even heard of him until I saw GFII, nor did I know he had an acting school until I picked up The Godfather LegacyAs for Roth dying, he's killed by Rocco Lampone while being escorted through an airport by F.B.I. agents. Rocco walks up and shoots him in the belly (at least it looks like he shoots him in the belly) and he dies. Rocco is subsequently shot in return by the federal agents.
"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis
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