It's really amazing that you bring this up. Just this morning Mikey Montana and I were talking about The Godfather 2 and I specifically pointed out to him that no matter how many times I watch it, I find that I learn something new about the Roth/Michael relationship because it goes so deep and as you say, is so complex.


And as far as GFIII, I've said before that I enjoy it for what it is, a third movie. I never had high expectations when it first came out and maybe that is why I wound up liking it. I enjoyed Michael's thirst for redemption, which while a hypocritical one, in a strange way still a sincere one. I also enjoy the Vatican scandal storyline.

I also get a kick out of the little inuendos made at times in the movie, lines or scenes that bring you back to GFI and GFII, lines such as " A temper just like his father," and scenes like when Anthony looks at the picture he made for Michael when he was a kid, the one that we see him give to Michael in GFII. I've always thought that FFC was brilliant to 'tease' us with indirect references to scenes and/or characters from the first two movies. Things to make us 'remember.'

And as you already know, the only thing that I deeply despise about GFIII is George Hamilton! They should have hanged him from the bridge!


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