Sorry if this has been done before but what is your all-time favorite scene in the whole trilogy? I'm still deciding so I'll get back to this later

Scarface, the happiest contest in the world is figuring out the best scene in the Trilogy--no losers! My votes go for Connie's wedding (especially the opening scene with Bonasera) and the Havana sequence (especially Hyman Roth's soliloquey). The Dons' convention, Frankie's Senate testimony, and Michael's first encounter with Sr. Vitelli, are all contenders, too.

My favorite scene is when Vito (De Niro) is walking on the roof tops and is watching Fanucci walk down the street. Then later in that same scene, he kills Fanucci.

Finale on the Steps-nuff said!

God what a tough question!! I suppose, my favourite scene changes with my mood, but at the moment I'd say it is either the scene when Michael says "I'll kill them both" (meaning Sollozzo and Cpt. Mcluskey), or the restaurant scene when he shoots the fuckers in the head. I can't decide between those two.

It's the bapstism, five family murder scene. Excellent editing, music, and suspense.

The Godfather: The Opening Scene with Bonesara and the Baptisim.

The Godfather II: The Senate Scenes

The Godfather III: Finale on the Steps

GF1- The Opening, the Baptism Killings and Sonny at the Causeway
Part 2- Senate Hearings and all of Young Vito
Part 3- The Atlanta killings, and my favorite when Mary was shot. . .

GoodFella

Part I- Michael blows Captain McCluskey and Sollozzo brains out.

Part II- Vito's rise to become the most powerful Don in the movie

Part III- Vincent biting Zasa's ear and desire to push Zasa out of chopper (scene before meeting with the Dons in Atlantic City).

Great topic. Tough to choose.

Since you said favorite 'scene' here are my choices:
GF1: The sitdown with the heads of the family
GF2: When young Vito tells Tessio & Clemenza that he will take care of the problem with Fannuci while they all eat the pasta dinner prepared by Mama Corleone
GF3: The helicopter ambush

As you go through the scenes in your mind, the favorite keeps changing. So I stop the wheel on these few:

GF - the wedding, draws you right into the story
GF2 - Michael and Frankie's meeting in Tahoe (I welched?)
GF3 - Vincent, Joey Z, in Michael's office (bastardo!)

My favorites in no particular order: When Carlo gets whacked, the ending scene of GFI, when Michael "makes up" with Fredo, the late flashback scene in GFII on Vito's birtday, and the last scene of GFII.

My favorite part for PT.1 is the restaurant scene
and for PT.2 its this..
PT.3 would have to be Michael yelling on the steps near the end-great acting

my favorite scene would be the cake cutting scene where roth tells michael that " we are bigger than u.s. steel". just the cuban casinos alone, it's estimated, were taking more than 800,000,000 a year in profits prior to castro, and that would be in 1960 dollars, and, of course tax free..... one hell of a lot of finacial power

Well THats tough but,

GFI- When Carlo gets killed and Michael walks away with Tom and Al Neri. Great and Powerful scene!

GFII-probably the end with the flashback

GFIII- The end on the steps is so hard to watch because Pacino and Dianne Keaton are just so good

The Baptism Scene, especially when Michael talks with Carlo. He's so badass in that scene it's scary.

My favorite scene of the Trilogy is in Part II when Kay is telling Michael that she had an abortion.

The look on his face - especially his eyes (that "Corleone Stare" that's described in the novel) - was just incredible.

When Mike is yelling at Connie, Vincent and Al Neri in GF3. "I command this Family, right or wrong...it was not what I wanted!"

The Havana sequence gets my vote, as well as the whole Vito-Fanucci sequence. Fredo letting it all spill about Johnny Ola and Hyman Roth, to see Michael's face. Michael's "meal" with SOllozzo and McClusky is utter brilliance too. Fantastique!

Mick

With this treasure trove of cinematic greatness, where o where to begin?

It's impossible to pick out one so I've gotta cheat and offer my faves:

* The Five Families Meeting where Vito rolls over and play "coward" but shows that he's still hardcore when he makes them all understand that Michael WILL NOT BE HARMED IN ANY WAY.

* The Restaurant Scene, not only for its power in the story but its impact behind the scenes.

* Mama Corleone's funeral

* The Baptism

* Michael's reneging on the deal with Hyman, which leads into a rant on Moe Greene.

* Michael's diabetic attack/confession.

* Mike and Kay's reconcilius interruptus.

I'm also a fan of the wedding scene at the beginning of I. But by FAR, my favorite scene of the entire trilogy is the "This is the Business we've Chosen" scene. Two magnificent actors acting magnificently.

michael and enzo on the hospital steps
micheals face when he nows fredo betrayed him
fredo getting the kiss of death
heads of the 5 families killings
many others

The Godfather:Bonsera asking Vito for Justice
The Godfather Part II:Vito Preying On Fanucci
The Godfather Part III:Michael's Confession

if i had to pick just one scene, it would have to be when michael tells about his plan to "kill them both" i just love it!! sends chills down my spine

in part 1 the batism sequence utter genius

part 2 id have to say either anything with young vito or frank pentangeli getting strangled

part 3 the helicopter scene

The greatest thing about the GF Trio is the accumulation of magnificent scenes, but since we all know that, my pick for my current mood would be:

GF1-Restaurant Killings
GF3-Final Scene(s) on steps

and for GF2, I agree with the following-- when Kay is telling Michael that she had an abortion.

"The look on his face - especially his eyes (that "Corleone Stare" that's described in the novel) - was just incredible"


and also when Michael realizes Fredo betrayed him

The greatest thing about the GF Trio is the accumulation of magnificent scenes, but since we all know that, my pick for my current mood would be:

GF1-Restaurant Killings
GF3-Final Scene(s) on steps

and for GF2, I agree with the following-- when Kay is telling Michael that she had an abortion.

"The look on his face - especially his eyes (that "Corleone Stare" that's described in the novel) - was just incredible"


and also when Michael realizes Fredo betrayed him

Fredo's death in Part II is just about the most powerful scene I can think of in cinema history. Whenever I'm trying to think of why GF is my favourite film(along with Part II of course), I just think of that scene. The sound of the birds flying away from the sound of the gunshot still haunts me.

I get chills thinking about this question!

So many! Here's mine in no praticular order!

"I knew it was you, Fredo" scene in II
Finale in III
"Joey...*BANG*BANG*... Zaza!" scene in III
Michael killing Sollozzo and McCloskey in I
Death of Sonny in I
Finale of I

That's just a sampling! Haha

Well, all the scenes are great, but I'd have to say the baptism scene in the first one. I can't think of a better scene in any movie.