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When I first saw the trilogy in chronological order I felt the DeNiro scenes were somewhat dull - something I never felt when they were interspersed with the Nevada plotlines.

After repeated viewings I grew to appreciate the older scenes much more and now feel they are equal or superior to the rest of GFII.

I think that calling them "gimmicky" is a big stretch. It makes perfect sense to establish the beginnings of the long-standing relationships that Vito develops.

There isn't one moment in the film that i have to skip,cause if i do then i know i will miss some vital info,

The Connie - Carlo fight maybe. It gets on my nerves, and I normally can't wait until it's over.

it should be considered blasphemy to even think of skipping any part of these films!

Fast forward through a Godfather movie? Whats the matter with you? I think you're getting soft in the head form all that comedy you're playing with that young girl.

Well my Kraut-Mick friend, I ain’t no band leader – I’d never fast forward through the Godfather

That's an infamnia! And it's a bad thing. If you are bored with the scene (God forbid) and offended, then you must look around in the background for interesting tidbits. How do you think I noticed Questadt sitting behind Hyman Roth in the "Gold Telephone" meeting in Cuba?!

I don't think I'd ever fast-fwd over ANY part of GF or GFII. That IS an infamnia !!

However, having seen both so many times there are certain parts that when they're on tv I don't mind walking out of the room for a bit to either use the bathroom, do the dishes, etc. There's no specific scene or segment where I do that every time.

That said...there are also specific favorite scenes that I make sure I'm in the room for EVERY time (such as Tom breaking the news of Sonny's death to Vito).

Apple

In all the years i have watched 1-2&3 over & over I have never,never FF any part of the film!

I love every scene, every second, every frame of the GF movies, even III. I've never fast-forwarded through them and I never will.

Now if GF Returns was a movie, my FF button would be worn out.

Fast-forward...The Godfather?!

Sorry if this thread is sounding like a broken record...but I must echo the above sentiments. That's an infamnia!

As far as the Robert De Niro scenes in GFII...I'm shocked anyone would wanna fast-forward through them. For me...those scenes make GFII.

I think that's exactly what the early Vito scenes are meant to be...a companion piece to the overall story of Don Michael Corleone. The simplicity and humor of the early segments serve to contrast and therefore enhance the modern day dealings of the son who took over the family. You can't help but notice how Michael has prospered yet hurt the Corleone Family in the way he's run it.

Although everyone (including me) enjoys the chronological 'Godfather Saga' when it's shown on television...I always find the latter story of Michael loses something without the DeNiro scenes being intertwined. Very heavy & at times even depressing. Yet the early scenes are just as entertaining and don't suffer a single bit when shown on their own.

Apple

You are insane.

I would have to say that I do not FF through any parts when I choose to pop in the DVD, about twice a month. However when viewing the movie on TV I definitly change the channel during commercials and don't always make a strong effort to come back.

The parts in GDF2 with young Vito. I never have any patience anymore for those.

I can't say that I fast forward, but the first scene immediately after the Sollozzo killing in which Michael is in Sicily, bores me.

The scenes in which I never miss are the horse's head with Woltz, the meeting in which Michael volunteers to kill Sollozzo & McCluskey, Santino's death, the sitdown with Five Families, and Vito & Michael talking about how Michael will be betrayed by a Corleone associate.

I also would never think of missing the meeting with Moe in Vegas or the final moments of Tessio.

I'll admit it. On occasion, I have fast forwarded over the Sicily scenes.

The scenes in Sicily are some of my favorite. I love the look of Sicily, they way that FFC captured the ancient beauty of it.

There are scenes in GF3 (gnocchi anyone?) that I can live without, but in GF and GF2? Not a one.

In GF I I fast forward through the Sicily scenes until Don Tomassino delivers the news of Sonny's death.


No one asked but in GFIII (spolers in here)........
I always have my hand on the "speed" button. After Vincent bites Zasa's ear, I fast forward to the Atlantic City secne, watch through Michael's stroke, and the midnight visit of George Hamilton to the Archbishop, then I skip to Sicily watch the scene where they cross-cut the scenes with Vincent shaving Michael and Vincent "betraying" Michael, then I skip to the point where Neri is on the train to Rome, I watch the hits, skip the opera, and then watch the ending, which is the best part
of the movie. In all I have it down to about twenty minutes.

Like anyone else, I don't put GFIII in the same league as GFI&II, and I admit to scanning over the scenes of the opera on a few viewings (I love opera, and while Cavelleria Rusticana is beautiful, it's not one of the best out there) But Don T- I'm surprised that you scan over the scenes in Vincent's apartment with Grace- in a movie with so few characters that we haven't met before, character development was not a large concern- unfortunately, this extended to the characters that needed it. The Vinnie's apartment sequence was probably the best piece of character devlopment in the movie- it shows that Vinnie, like his Father, is a ladies' man and can be rash and impulsive, but like Michael, he's a thinker- in the time it took to shoot both assassins, he already had a story to tell the police that got him off the hook for what amounted to cold-blooded murder. And perhaps most important, you see that even with these similarities, he's his own man- he has no qualms about using Grace as bait- "Go get me a glass of water."

Sammy The Fish