I definitely understand and agree, DBCH.

The turning point in GFI begins soon after the meeting with Sollozzo. The beginning of the movie was smooth as the Don was able to take care of situations for his friends and run a good business outside of the law. Then when this thing with the Turk, and Sonny opens his mouth, the Corleone Family status suddenly makes a turn for the worse.

Though it all plays a part beautifully in the story, it's kind of discouraging to see what got in the way of the family's achievements.

It guess it's what gets me about GFIII, it reflects on the badness and fault in the family (as well as Sofia Coppola's acting), and shows the shifting of the thrown where Michael hands his power to Vincent. A powerful transition, but sad to see where the family stands after all the years, watching Vito Corleone start a power empire from scratch, to have it end with a down fall.

Then again, that's the mafia. That's the point they get at in all these shows. Good'Fellas, Blow, Casino, Gotti, they mostly end in the fall of what once was great, and as we all know, it's the point they're trying to convey.