The Godfather Part II (1974) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!
Added 2021-07-19 16:30:30 +0000 UTC
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So many great actors in this film! DeNiro as young Vito was definitely my favorite part of this film! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2021-07-25 18:37:40 +0000 UTCSo true! This was so much darker than the first film! Heat is definitely on our list! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2021-07-25 18:35:33 +0000 UTCHaha! -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2021-07-25 18:33:39 +0000 UTCI second this
Jason Dolan
2021-07-23 08:24:21 +0000 UTCGreat reaction as always, guys! ✌️ Not sure if you guys realized it or not, but the two friends of young Vito are Clemenza and Tessio (also referred to as Sally), who have big roles in the first one. Also, Don Tommasino, the guy that is taking care of Michael in Italy during the first one and he has a limp? It's the same guy that goes with Vito to kill Don Ciccio and gets shot.
Domino
2021-07-21 08:22:49 +0000 UTCI agree with you one hundred percent, Pacino deserved that Academy Award. Still, he's one of the greatest ever with or without Oscars. When Michael hugged Fredo at the funeral, I think a lot of people wanted that emotion to be true. I feel like Mike could've come back from anything else he did, could have redeemed himself, but after he gave the order on his own brother, all was lost. There was no coming back from that. He already lost so much; he drove away those closest to him through his own machinations. And then, at the end, he just could not forgive Freddy. In the final analysis, Michael Corleone is truly a lost soul. We see him in that final flashback scene, alone, as if that was always his destiny.
Mike Tocci
2021-07-20 16:21:24 +0000 UTCI really hope you guys can do Part III. While it's not as good as the first two, it is still a quality film. Godfather III is more of an epilogue than it is a sequel, which is why, just last year Francis Ford Coppola recut the film and retitled it The Godfather Coda (2020). If you do watch it, I recommend this version, after all it is the director's preferred version of the movie. It's on Amazon to rent or buy as well as on Blu-ray. It's not that much different, mainly just some scenes were reordered and music cues were switched. But, no spoilers so I won't say why, it hits with more emotional power without really substantially changing anything. After coming this far in the saga, it would be a shame not to finish it out and see how everyone ends up. Plus, it's another chance to see Al Pacino as Michael and that's never a bad thing. I've really enjoyed these videos, thanks again!
Mike Tocci
2021-07-20 16:17:39 +0000 UTCOk, now that you reacted to Goodfellas and The Godfather do yourself (and us) a favor and start watching one of the greatest tv shows of all time: 'The Sopranos'.
Marko Horvat
2021-07-20 08:23:56 +0000 UTCI think the ending of this movie is showing Michael coming to terms with the fact that he's been lying to himself for years. I think he thought of himself as the honorable one, who stood apart from the dirty family business and who only abandoned his plans for a supposedly different kind of life when his father needed him. And I think for years he nursed this martyr complex, that if only he wasn't obligated to help the family, he could have lived a cleaner, better life, and so his willingness to make that big sacrifice put him on a higher moral plane. I think sitting there alone, Michael is finally willing to accept that that is bullshit, that he had a drive for power and control buried inside of his personality all his life, of which he was totally unaware, something which truly made him his father's son. He didn't take power to save his family, because in the end he was willing to destroy his family to safeguard his power, driving away his wife, alienating his children and his foster brother, even murdering his own brother - not because he was any kind of threat, but simply because Michael thought that letting him live would a sign of weakness to his enemies. And the pain of that realization is what see on his face, and the fear that there's no going back, and from this point on he's going to be alone.
Patrick Flanagan
2021-07-20 04:59:02 +0000 UTCShout out to Al Pacino who absolutely owned the role of Michael. One of the top 3 best performances in a film ever, in my opinion. His ability to communicate how his character is feeling (and a wide array of emotions) in any given situation simply with his eyes is unreal. We knew exactly how Michael was feeling, even what he was thinking, solely from Pacino's ability to communicate that information with his stare. And he used his eyes almost as weapons, interrogating the people across from him without having to say a word, shooting daggers when needed. By the end of the film, he was so fatigued from having to study everyone around him, trying to figure out who was going to betray him next, that we see his character's eyes begin to lose life, a deadness behind them, and Michael begins to perpetually rub them in exhaustion. The best examples are the vast change in Pacino's mental state during the abortion scene, all communicated with his eyes and very subtle facial muscle movements, and Pacino's look in the Senate hearing toward Pentangeli. As he was frisked, he gives a glare that could intimidate the Devil himself. Pacino absolutely deserved a Best Actor Oscar for this film, and it's the biggest snub in Oscars history that he didn't win.
Brandon B.
2021-07-20 04:43:52 +0000 UTCI'm reminded of the old Eddie Izzard bit... CAKE OR DEATH
Jason Dolan
2021-07-20 04:25:04 +0000 UTCYou all need to treat yourselves to “Boondocks Saints 2: All Saints Day”.
Nick of Time
2021-07-20 01:01:43 +0000 UTCBetween this, Taxi Driver, and Raging Bull, DeNiro in the ‘70s was certainly pretty incredible.
Nick of Time
2021-07-20 00:57:11 +0000 UTCFor my money Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro are the two best actors ever. You can't go far wrong with any of their films from the 70's, 80's and 90's on the channel. Hope you guys get to watch some more from these two! Besides the awesome starring actors in The Godafther II there are some great performances in the supporting parts that don't get mentioned enough. Bruno Kirby played Clemenza, who threw Vito (DeNiro) the guns at the window. Clemenza was one of Vito's two caporegimes (captains) in the first Godfather. He was the fat one who said to leave the gun and take the cannoli. DeNiro as Vito's other buddy, first seen at the theater, was the young Genco Abbandando (played by Frank Sivero). He was an extremely important part of the Corleone family as he was Vito's first consigliere up until his death when he was replaced by Tom Hagen. In the novel it's explained at length that Genco and Vito were close friends and partners in the olive oil business for many years. A scene with Genco was filmed for the first movie but later cut. The DVD of The Godfather does have this scene featuring Vito visiting Genco at the hospital just before his death. This took place soon after Connie's wedding towards the beginning of the film. Johnny Ola, Hyman Roth's "Sicilain messenger boy" was played by Dominic Chiasnese who had a big part as Tony Soprano's Uncle Junior in The Sopranos. Hyman Roth was played by Lee Strasberg who was even more famous as an acting teacher than he was as an actor. He was a huge proponent of Stanislavski's and Stella Adler's influential "method acting" system. He taught many big time actors through the years, including James Dean, Harvey Keitel, Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman. A really good movie that also stars Al Pacino, Chisnese and Strasberg is 1979's AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. Pacino plays an idealistic young lawyer in this drama that also features familiar faces Jeffrey Tambor, Jack Warden, John Forsythe and Craig T. Nelson (the father from Poltergeist). Pacino delivers a really human performance as well as one of the greatest speeches ever in AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. It's worth watching and I highly, highly recommend it for the channel (and for anyone else who hasn't yet seen it)!!!
Mike Tocci
2021-07-19 23:30:33 +0000 UTCOh its undoubtedly great. I didn't mean to put part 2 and 3 in the same bed with a horse head. (Ok, that was bad)
Mr. Writhms
2021-07-19 22:01:48 +0000 UTCWhereas the first film glamorizes and romanticizes the mob life to a certain degree, this film truly shows you the dark side of that life, the betrayals, the sacrifices. This film is about the loss of Michael's soul. Everything he did in the first film was out of necessity. This time he's truly evil. Don't blame yourselves for not being able to catch on to everything immediately, this film is very complex, one of the reasons why I think it's the better film. If you wanna watch Pacino and De Niro in the same film and also in the same scenes, check out Heat from 1995. The greatest heist film ever.
Shehab Dawoud
2021-07-19 21:51:41 +0000 UTCTBR: "Man, his sister's a fuck up." Sam: "And this guy's a loser." Me: "Lol, you guys are so harsh!" [dramatic pause] Sam: "That's probably kinda harsh." You guys kill me. Another great reaction :)
Uncle 'Traveling' Matt
2021-07-19 21:22:20 +0000 UTCyeah but he WANTED to make part 2. So its still good. Part 3 he was sort of BEGGED into making. He desperately didn't want to, and it shows.
Armchair Wizard
2021-07-19 19:05:53 +0000 UTCAnd to think Coppola admitted he only made part 2 for the money. And part 3 as well.
Mr. Writhms
2021-07-19 17:53:10 +0000 UTCNow I have an excuse to watch this movie again.
Chris
2021-07-19 17:23:30 +0000 UTCThis is incredibly long but as much a masterpiece as the first film if not more.
Anakin Starkiller
2021-07-19 16:38:28 +0000 UTC
