I have never watched "The Godfather"

[MissMillie]

Years (lots of years) ago, I started to watch it, got as far as the horse, and stopped.

In the last few years I managed to make it through ALL of "Breaking Bad" and I loved it. (Yes, I had to turn my head at a lot of stuff.)

If I can get through "Breaking Bad" and it's violence, should I give "The Godfather" another try?

[hlthe2b]

1. Yes... Definitely... and Godfather 2 is widely considered to be the best of the trio.

[LuckyCharms]

15. +1

[ms liberty]

2. If you made it to the horse head scene, you can get thru the rest

Definitely. I The original movie was good, and was pretty faithful to the book. I never got into the movie sequels, and I don't think I've watched any of them all the way thru.

[biophile]

3. I wouldn't bother

I have seen all of them along with Goodfellas. I can’t stand any of them.
They may have good acting or whatever artistic value some people see in them. But I hate being reminded of how awful people are, so I avoid movies like that in general, not just mob movies.

[we can do it]

4. Yes and Goodfellas while you're at it..

[True Dough]

5. But hold off

on watching Serpico. That one is another level of violence!

[Shermann]

6. I recommend "Better Call Saul" instead!

It's in the same universe but with some new characters and a bit different style of storytelling.

[MissMillie]

10. Saw it. Good stuff (n/t)

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[Brainstormy]

7. No, These promote very different ideas.

Breaking Bad illustrates how insidiously ordinary people can be seduced into drug trafficking, In my opinion The Godfather is just another glamorization of the Mafia.

[TlalocW]

8. Getting through the Godfather - both the book and movie - was a grind for me

I'm in my early 50s, and I finally got through both around the same time less than 10 years ago. The book sat me on edge because Puzo would drop out of the narrative to define an Italian or mob term, which made me feel like I was reading, "Johnny's First Mob Primer." The movie? Eh, okay way to spend 3 hours. Honestly, Marlon Brando is hit or miss for me as well.

It just... insists upon itself.

[Tadpole Raisin]

9. If you watch it let me know. I've never seen it either.

I have this weird kind of ‘rule’ about violent movies. I finally figured out I can’t watch a movie if it is something that could potentially happen. The Godfather falls into that category, as does Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, No Country For Old Men, or Breaking Bad.

The exception is if I don’t think it could happen (Alien, A Quiet Place), or if there is a compelling moral reason to watch (The Killing Fields or Schindler’s List), and even then I have to build up the nerve to watch it.

I’ve never been able to get around that ‘rule,’ lol! I’ve met a few people who look at it the same way but most think it is odd.

Oh well!

[Shermann]

11. I think you are safe with Halloween

The original was so good because it started off very realistically and slowly and they really sell it. But the underlying premise is a bit far-fetched.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

12. A great film in my opinion. I watch the trilogy a couple of times a year. Usually in the autumn.

[hunter]

13. I don't watch any movies like that.

I've got plenty of real-life fodder for nightmares floating around in my head.

[Upthevibe]

14. MissMillie.........

Well, two of my favorite movies are Casino and especially Goodfellas (which IMHO is a masterpiece). Having said that, I saw The Godfather years ago when it first came out and I thought it was good but not nearly as good as some I've seen in later years (mentioned above). I should probably watch it again as an entre to watch The Godfather Part II which everyone says is better and excellent.

I'm a HUGE Breaking Bad fan and consider it the best show in the history of television....just my 2 cents......

[Figarosmom]

16. Yeah , godfather isnt as bad as breaking bad , but dont

Try gangs of new york


And maybe stay away from all the kill bills although I liked them, they are violent.

[betsuni]

17. I like the scene right before the horse in the bed when Tom and the movie guy have dinner and movie guy

gets up and starts yelling at him so Tom eats really fast because he knows he won't be there long. Food must've been good.

I didn't notice any of the symbolism things like oranges meaning death until much later. One thing I never got about "The Godfather" was that throughout the movies Michael keeps saying everything's about family, his children. What? No.