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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP28 Apr 2023 7:31 p.m. PST

…For Us.


"This March 24th marked fifty years since the release of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), a film which has garnered such praise since it first appeared in theaters that it hardly seems necessary to rehearse its countless and well-deserved accolades. It is undoubtedly one of those few cinematic works of art that film historians, critics and the public universally recognize as among the very greatest films of all time. What is perhaps most extraordinary is that The Godfather, Part II (1974) somehow managed to attain the same breathtaking pinnacle of aesthetic perfection, when sequels are notoriously inferior to their predecessors.


So much has been written about these films that one might wonder what can be said in a brief article that has not already been repeated many times. Yet, as with any truly great work of art there is always more that can be unpacked because such works are, strictly speaking, inexhaustible…"


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Artilleryman29 Apr 2023 2:24 a.m. PST

Do not linger at toll booths and check the toilets when you meet an enemy in a restaurant.

Augustus29 Apr 2023 4:11 a.m. PST

I learned nothing from this series and never watched the whole thing. It was boring as watching sand.

He said this on this, the day of my daughter's wedding.

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP29 Apr 2023 7:22 a.m. PST

Sorry that this otherwise interesting view had to get "political" at the end.

Wolfhag Supporting Member of TMP29 Apr 2023 10:01 a.m. PST

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Don't make threats, execute without warning.

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Legionarius29 Apr 2023 1:19 p.m. PST

Very thoughtful piece.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP29 Apr 2023 2:35 p.m. PST

(smile)


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Oberlindes Sol LIC Supporting Member of TMP29 Apr 2023 7:11 p.m. PST

I learned that it's important to keep personal separate from business.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP30 Apr 2023 2:30 p.m. PST

Ha!…

Armand

Legionarius30 Apr 2023 5:47 p.m. PST

There are some offers that are impossible to refuse :)

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