View Full Version : The Godfather or GoodFellas?
Why Bother?
04/17/10, 02:10 PM
Which of these masterpieces did you enjoy more? Discuss.
Guern1ca
04/17/10, 02:12 PM
Shaking my head at people that say GoodFellas, but it'll probably be overwhelmingly more popular.
Wake Up
04/17/10, 02:21 PM
Corky Romano
recall reality
04/17/10, 02:29 PM
Godfellas
narcoleptic953
04/17/10, 02:32 PM
I love both for different reasons, but it's gotta be The Godfather overall.
Why Bother?
04/17/10, 02:38 PM
Godfellas
What you did there. I see it.
jared091
04/17/10, 03:11 PM
Godfellas
I really like Anthology of Interest
secretsociety92
04/17/10, 03:14 PM
Goodfellas. One of the few movies I can watch over and over, without being bored.
Andy Young
04/17/10, 03:23 PM
Goodfellas definitely.
zion the lion
04/17/10, 03:27 PM
Goodfellas, because he has the same last name as me.
alice+interiors
04/17/10, 03:28 PM
The Godfather.
nonamesleft
04/17/10, 03:33 PM
Goodfellas for fucking sure.
SlappedActor
04/17/10, 03:33 PM
The Godfather.
kbi the crowing
04/17/10, 04:32 PM
Goodfellas was good until the coke was introduced into the story. It sucked after that point.\
Godfather I & II no question.
caveBEAR
04/17/10, 04:38 PM
Goodfellas was good until the coke was introduced into the story. It sucked after that point.\
Godfather I & II no question.
:squint:
...debatable.
I feel that while the Godfather is the better 'cinematic experience', GoodFellas is much better at throwing you right in the middle of the story. Godfather has a feeling like you're watching from the outside in, GoodFellas make you feel like you're splitting lines with Liota.
kbi the crowing
04/17/10, 05:35 PM
:squint:
...debatable.
I feel that while the Godfather is the better 'cinematic experience', GoodFellas is much better at throwing you right in the middle of the story. Godfather has a feeling like you're watching from the outside in, GoodFellas make you feel like you're splitting lines with Liota.
granted, I've only seen it once, so my opinion may change with subsequent viewings.
but I agree with your second point.
TJ Wells
04/17/10, 05:37 PM
godfather and not debatable.
caveBEAR
04/17/10, 05:44 PM
godfather and not debatable.
:squint:
...debatable.
tonyC4L
04/17/10, 05:50 PM
I enjoyed The Godfather much more than Goodfellas. They're both good in their own ways, and there is certainly a different feel to each movie, like the previously mentioned perspective difference. I just can't fucking stand Ray Liotta; he killed that movie for me.
JCSurf27
04/17/10, 06:03 PM
Godfather I & II over goodfellas. Goodfellas over godfather III. There all good movies tho.
Numero10
04/17/10, 06:21 PM
There's only one Al Pacino
caveBEAR
04/17/10, 06:30 PM
godfather III
:shudder:
Guern1ca
04/17/10, 06:36 PM
:shudder:
Many (everyone) forgets that The Godfather Part III was nominated for Best Picture, among 6 other Academy Awards (7 total). Seven.
Not for nothin' ...
Corky Romano
lol best movie
how do you compare these two movies though? If there was a Goodfellas Part II and a Goodfellas Part III then I could see the argument, you are basically taking 3 movies versus 1 as the overall rating prospect. Clearly that's what most people in this thread have done so far anyway.
Might as well make a thread and say
The Lord of the Rings or Avatar?
caveBEAR
04/17/10, 06:41 PM
Many (everyone) forgets that The Godfather Part III was nominated for Best Picture, among 6 other Academy Awards (7 total). Seven.
Not for nothin' ...
Ghost was nominated, too.
Wasn't exactly a strong year. ;-)
Chris Fallon
04/17/10, 06:44 PM
Hard to compare -- completely different tones, despite similar themes of family and whatnot.
Guern1ca
04/17/10, 06:47 PM
Ghost was nominated, too.
Wasn't exactly a strong year. ;-)
Dances with Wolves, Awakenings, GoodFellas, The Godfather Part III, and Ghost isn't a down year, either. Point being, a 7-time nominated film that made 140 million dollars at the box office clearly shouldn't be shat on as much as it is 20 years later. It was a success with critics and fans that year and since, everyone has done nothing but compared it to the first two. Coppola himself said it was an epilogue and not the third part of a trilogy.
caveBEAR
04/17/10, 06:52 PM
Dances with Wolves, Awakenings, GoodFellas, The Godfather Part III, and Ghost isn't a down year, either. Point being, a 7-time nominated film that made 140 million dollars at the box office clearly shouldn't be shat on as much as it is 20 years later. It was a success with critics and fans that year and since, everyone has done nothing but compared it to the first two. Coppola himself said it was an epilogue and not the third part of a trilogy.
Oh, I know, I just never personally liked it. Truthfully, though, I've never worshipped the Godfather I or II like everyone else does, so I'm the wrong person to get an opinion from.
Chris Fallon
04/17/10, 06:56 PM
Part III is good, but really doesn't compare to the first two or stand-up to the strengths of Goodfellas. Doesn't mean it isn't a fine film; it simply isn't great. It contains more flaws than the other films discussed here. That's my take anyway.
narcoleptic953
04/17/10, 07:42 PM
how do you compare these two movies though? If there was a Goodfellas Part II and a Goodfellas Part III then I could see the argument, you are basically taking 3 movies versus 1 as the overall rating prospect. Clearly that's what most people in this thread have done so far anyway.
Might as well make a thread and say
The Lord of the Rings or Avatar?
He's asking the original Godfather against Goodfellas, not The Godfather Part I and II against Goodfellas. I see what you're saying, as The Godfather is inherently more complicated and sprawling with a wider focus than Goodfellas, but as they're both mafia movies, they're bound to be compared.
And you could make that thread, especially since Avatar will inevitably end up as a trilogy. Still, that thread might be pointless, since I'm pretty sure you'd have to be retarded to pick Avatar.
jjjkman
04/17/10, 08:37 PM
The Godfather is one of the greatest movies. Ever.
goodfellas. but godfather 2 is better that both
pseudonym28
04/18/10, 04:58 AM
Goodfellas
FallOutWeeze
04/18/10, 07:21 AM
Goodfellas
mike_aaron
04/18/10, 08:37 AM
Casino.
jbaseball44
04/18/10, 09:16 AM
Godfather
sweepthenation
04/18/10, 09:19 AM
Godfather parts 1 and 2 are my two favorite movies ever, closely followed by Goodfellas. I'm a sucker for good mob films
drawndead
04/18/10, 10:58 AM
are we talking just the original The Godfather or the triology?
xjulianx89
04/18/10, 01:32 PM
I remember watching an interview with a guy from the mob. He said that The Godfather is the way Hollywood views the mob, and Goodfellas is the way the mob actually runs.
Goodfellas.
narcoleptic953
04/18/10, 02:17 PM
I remember watching an interview with a guy from the mob. He said that The Godfather is the way Hollywood views the mob, and Goodfellas is the way the mob actually runs.
Goodfellas.
That doesn't necessarily make it the better movie though...
Guern1ca
04/18/10, 02:18 PM
Yeah, what awful logic lol
xjulianx89
04/18/10, 03:42 PM
That doesn't necessarily make it the better movie though...
I never said it does.
narcoleptic953
04/18/10, 04:37 PM
I never said it does.
Just sayin'.
GoodFellas and don't give a fuck what anyone has to say about it.
bobcatbob18
04/18/10, 05:21 PM
The Godfather trilogy are better films, but I find Goodfellas far more entertaining.
lordjedediah
04/18/10, 05:38 PM
I just watched Goodfellas for the first time yesterday. I enjoyed The Godfather more, but I liked Goodfellas.
WakingTheMisery
04/18/10, 05:44 PM
4-d52y-RDyg
overdrive91
04/18/10, 06:44 PM
goodfellas. One of my favourite movies.
ThisIsNotDan
04/18/10, 07:10 PM
The Godfather trilogy are better films, but I find Goodfellas far more entertaining.
essentially what I was going to say. I LOVE mobster/crime movies
Goodfellas is far more concise and to the point. You have to dedicate chunks of your life to get through Godfather.
Why Bother?
04/18/10, 07:21 PM
I came back to say GoodFellas. Can't get enough of it, could watch it everyday.
The Godfather didn't really get me as much.
bobcatbob18
04/18/10, 07:42 PM
3 words that need to be taken into account when having this argument....
JOE. FUCKING. PESCI.
Guern1ca
04/18/10, 07:46 PM
3 words that need to be taken into account when having this argument....
JOE. FUCKING. PESCI.
http://www.zuguide.com/image/Joe-Pesci-Goodfellas.8.jpg
ImTheSheriff
04/18/10, 09:59 PM
the godfather is a better film, but goodfellas is more entertaining, if that makes any sense.
Chemical Love
04/18/10, 10:55 PM
The Godfather
ive thought about this quite a lot... the best answer i could ome up with is that they are two totally different films with different intentions and philosophies and therefore should not be compared. yes, they deal with the same subject matter but in radically different fashions. Goodfellas is a visceral sucker punch while the Godfather is a poetic and haunting slow burn.
how do you compare these two movies though? If there was a Goodfellas Part II and a Goodfellas Part III then I could see the argument, you are basically taking 3 movies versus 1 as the overall rating prospect. Clearly that's what most people in this thread have done so far anyway.
Might as well make a thread and say
The Lord of the Rings or Avatar?
a lot of people consider the lord of the rings as one movie...
ImTheSheriff
04/18/10, 11:08 PM
i really wish i had my goodfellas dvd right now.
route36west1
04/19/10, 06:19 AM
Goodfellas keeps me more entertained. So I'd go with that.
jeremyc
04/19/10, 09:02 AM
Both films kick so much ass its a shame to even put the two up against each other.
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