![]() He does this and then flees to Sicily (and, if you've read the book "The Sicilian" by Mario Puzo, you'll be aware of what fate awaits him there). In order to defend his family he must kill a corrupt cop and Mafia kingpin. Vito becomes a Mafia Don and after many years Robert De Niro transforms into Marlon Brando, whose son Michael (now played not by a baby, but rather a baby-faced Al Pacino) is reluctant to join the "business." He's in the military and all is going well with him and his girlfriend (Diane Keaton) but then an assassination attempt leaves his older brother dead and his father in intensive care. Once there he eventually opens his own business, gets a wife and births children - including Michael, his beloved son. It starts off with scenes from "The Godfather Part II" - a young Vito Corleone emigrates from Corleone, Sicily (and no, the film wasn't actually shot there.I went to the real town of Corleone and it's nothing like in the film) to Ellis Island at the turn of the century. ![]() It makes it more interesting for this particular project. but I don't really have any beefs with Coppola changing that for the sake of a new and unique narrative. Part of what I enjoy about the first sequel is its non-chronological passage of events.flashbacks to Don Vito's days really contrasted Michael's conflicts in a superb way. ![]() Watching it now it really adds a new aspect to the familiar story and truly compliments the original films - it doesn't seem like an unnecessary cash-in. The movie compilation was released on VHS and played on TV as part of a mini-series type deal, but I never got around to seeing it back then. (Just kidding.everyone is welcome!) In 1992, Francis Ford Coppola assembled together the entire footage from all three of his "Godfather" movies and spliced them back together again in chronological order.along with about 30 minutes of deleted scenes, making the outcome clock in at about 530 minutes altogether (astounding!). If you don't by now, you probably don't belong on this site. ![]()
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