Im obviously not a wiseguy but I follow OC very closely. I might get destroyed for saying this but am I the only one who thinks the Godfather was a tad bit overrated and think Goodfellas was better?
Goodfellas is more realistic but I certainly don't think
The Godfather is overrated.
Goodfellas is a more accurate look at mob life while
The Godfather is a romanticized film that's really about "family" set in a mob context.
Anyway, they're both part of the cream of the crop of mob cinema. One could watch
The Godfather I and
II,
Goodfellas,
Casino, and
The Sopranos and that would be enough.