How part III totally destroyed two masterpieces :(

Rating: 4/10 (23 April 2011)

There are two outstanding scenes in Godfather II (which I think is better than the first Godfather) and they are both very melancholic. Francis Ford Coppola used to be "THE" master of creating melancholic scenes in many of his films! I wish he would go back to do that a few times more before he parts with us one day in the distant future. In Godfather Part II there is a FLASHBACK scene to Godfather part I. I don't know if this scene is a original "cut out" from Godfather part I, but even James Caan is in this one shot scene where the family is about to have dinner and James Caan starts having a fight with his little brother played by Al Pacino. The scene ends with Al Pacino sitting alone after announcing that he has joined the army during 2nd world war as the rest of the family has rushed off to greet the Godfather who OFF-SCREEN is coming home. Very melancholic scene. The second melancholic scene in Godfather II is the end shot of the film where Al Pacino, the new Godfather, is sitting alone in solitude on a bench in his garden. GREAT, GREAT, GREAT !!! I always loved that scene and it was the end scene of two fantastic masterpieces. HOWEVER, I maid the mistake of watching Godfather part III and that has totally destroyed the memory of that end shot in Godfather part II. So Mr. Coppola that was a dumb move making Godfather III - just my own personal honest opinion. Add to that Sofia Coppola who is not a great actor (a much better director if you ask me) especially in the end scene where she gets shot. It doesn't look real. She acts very badly in that scene. Another mistake by Coppola letting his own daughter act in his film. Would had been OKAY if she was a good actress!!! Over and out for the Godfather films!!!