See it or "I'll make you an offer you can't refuse"

Rating: 10/10 (30 January 2005)

This is movie making at it's best, with a golden tinge in each camera frame. There's not much I can say about this film that has not already been said. Everyone's seen it. Everyone knows that it ain't gonna be surpassed for a long time. And while that day is far from today, watch and enjoy everday.
There are so many different memorable scenes in the film, which is one of the reasons it has survived for so long as a classic. Any new gangster movie these days offers very little of we didn't see in The Godfather. The hard-nosed brutality, the lust for money, the gambling, womanising. The only thing that no-one could ever pinch from The Godfather, and make it look better, is waking up to find the bloody-head of a horse, sleeping with you in your bed.
The philosophy plays a big part of the film and provides its unique blend of characters with great depth. We also see a great zoom-in shot when Michael (Pacino) devises a plan to assassinate a mafia boss, that killed his father (Brando) and the dishonorable who Michael seeks revenge for receiving a black eye from him. Here we see the good, young Michael take his very first step into the world of terror, that follows him for the rest of trilogy. Beautifully scripted, makes directing look like a piece of art, performances from all actors are incredible.