Va-Va-Voom wrote:Phil71 wrote:Angelito wrote:The Godfather is the greatest American mainstream movie of all time. No questions asked. Screenplay, cinematography, editing aside, the way Marlon Brando obliterated everyone with his performance... When you think of the Godfather, you think of Brando. And, it's not even his finest performance.
The Godfather has two sequels but when you hear or read about it, all you do is imagine Vito Andolini Corleone as eulogized by the one, Marlon Brando.
My personal opinion is that Al Pacino's performance in The Godfather was very close to Brando's. But Brando was absolutely superb.
Also some great performances from James Caan and Robert Duvall.
My favourite film ever. By some way.
I thought De Niro's performance as young Vito was better than Al's.
He had the almost impossible task of interpreting Brando's performance as Don Corleone and translating it to a younger version and he did it perfectly.
I was particularly referring to The Godfather, but yes, De Niro was superb in Part II. At one point I couldn't decide if I liked Part I or II the best. They are both cinematic masterpieces, but Part I gets the vote. My two favourite films of all time. Nothing else comes close really.