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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:15 PM
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Poll question: Better Trilogy: Lord of the Rings or The Godfather
Now, the Godfather and its first sequel are arguably two of the top-10 greatest movies ever made, but the third movie sucked giant meatballs.

Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time, and that quality held throughout all three films.

Taking into account all THREE films as one package - which trilogy was better?
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:17 PM
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1. I've never seen The Godfather and I'm extremely biased about LOTR.... So..
I wont vote LOL :P
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:18 PM
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3. rent one and two
the third one was stupid. one of the best "two movies" ever made
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Mr. Blonde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:20 PM
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5. The 3rd one would have been alright
except for Sophia Coppola and the relationship she has in the movie.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:58 AM
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27. I have hooked smaller bass than her
Godfather 3 sucked balls.
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Mist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 11:21 AM
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36. Sophia Coppola was dreadful but
the whole plot, storyline, etc. in GIII sucked. The characters made no sense compared to what they had been in the first 2 G movies. No explanation, as I recall, of why Diane Keaton was back in the family, and Connie's character changed a lot. No explanation of these changes was given. And S. Coppola playing a perky, sexy 20-something? Gak! (Part was originally to go to W. Ryder, who probably would have been good for that part).
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cruadin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:35 PM
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18. Agreed---the third of the Godfather trilogy screwed the pooch. n/t
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Joe Power Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 11:30 AM
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37. LOL!
I was going to remind you that is pretty much how we got Bush until I saw the rest of your post.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:17 PM
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2. I voted GodFather ..
But .. better half votes LOTR. I love him anyway :)
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:19 PM
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4. Tough Call, God Father III Was
not so good IMO....while all 3 LOTR's were excellent.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:22 PM
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6. lord of the rings
there is no other trilogy better. godfather 3 was awful and not even close to the greatness of 1 and 2
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ZoCrowes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:22 PM
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7. Godfather
Definitely Godfather. While I really like the LOTR flicks I cant watch them I over and over like I can the Godfather series.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:24 PM
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8. I'm exactly the opposite
I can watch all 12 hours of the LOTR series nonstop, every day, for the rest of my life, and never get tired.

Guess which trilogy I voted for. ;)
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ZoCrowes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:29 PM
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12. Once or twice a year
Edited on Sun Jan-02-05 11:29 PM by ZoCrowes
is more than enough for me lol
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:24 PM
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9. I didn't care for the LOTR
The Godfather 1 & 2 are masterpieces. End of story.
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:31 PM
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16. same.
I can't do fantasy. period. I barely made it through the first LOTR without pulling it. :shrug:
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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:34 AM
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25. What you said. I've tried and tried to like these LOTR films, and I just
can't get into them. Special effects, special effects, battle scenes, special effects.... zzzzzzzzzz.

:boring:
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Pithy Cherub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 01:02 AM
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28. Agreed, the third Godfather
well just a celluloid bomb. LOTR was hard for me and I even like some fantasy stuff. Godfather 1 & 2 beyond compare great movies!
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:26 PM
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10. LOTR
'Godfather' is/was total shit.
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:29 PM
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13. You're young... you know no better
;)
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:30 PM
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15. Pssh, don't pull the ageism stuff on me!
I'll have you know I have film AND musique tastes FAR OUTSIDE of the norm for someone my age. I'm practically middle aged, in that respect. So fuck the Godfather, and FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:33 PM
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17. I love it when you talk dirty
:evilgrin:
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:58 PM
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21. hey thats no fair amaya
I am younger than him and I voted for the godfather.
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:11 AM
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34. Godfather III
was total shit.

The other two are great pieces of work.

I'm about the biggest LOTR fan you'll find, but before I saw the LOTR trilogy, the first two Godfather films were my favorities.

Granted the two are in different categories but I think they all convey a great story. IMO, the first two Godfather films, and the LOTR trilogy is what movies are all about.
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lib_1138 Donating Member (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:26 PM
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11. You don't see people at Godfather conventions
Wearing tuxes and cotton in their cheeks ;)
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:30 PM
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14. Welcome to DU! lib_1138
:hi:

:party: :toast:
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:47 PM
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19. LOTR for me...
simply because of how bad GF3 was.

Nice pic of Vince, btw. Hope he stays healthy for you. We were sick of him here in Toronto.

Sid
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youngred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-02-05 11:54 PM
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20. No question-LOTR
LOTR is a better book series than Puzo's Godfather. Just not a comparison and while the Godfather movies may be good I still say LOTR because the third godfather was a significant dropoff
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DaveinMD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:01 AM
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22. Godfather 2
is the best movie ever made IMO.
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:04 AM
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23. 2 outstanding films and 1 dog beats three very good movies
love LOTR, watched all three director's cuts this weekend, (finally showed the routing of the corsairs too!) but Godfather I & II? filmmaking at its very best.

the pyschological depth and acting cast of GF I & II make them superior to peter jackson's excellent visual rendition and tour de force CG effects of a 12 hour fairy tale, albeit, the most read of the 20th century.

i place GF I alongside casablanca and citizen kane as the best films made. in each film, the acting, writing, and directing is magnificent.
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:16 AM
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35. I'm not going to argue
Edited on Mon Jan-03-05 10:19 AM by fujiyama
that the first two Godfather films are among the very best. They are.

But I still think that in terms of the material they were adapted from, the LOTR is a better story. It's more complex and intricate.

Granted, in this case, we can give Copalla his due because he took what was a decent, but not so spectacular book (I thought this was a rare case where the films were much better than the book), and made it such a spectacular film.

Either way, this is one of those polls where I have such a tough time voting because I'm such a big fan of all 5 films.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:28 AM
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24. Lord of the Rings!
Lord of the Rings is much more to my liking.

Get the extended version of "Return of the King" (4 hours long!)

I find stuff like the Godfather somewhat depressing.
It's like if Frodo puts on the Ring and turns into Sauron.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:57 AM
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26. Godfather. Not even close.
I & II were two of the best films ever made. I sat through LOTR I and I suppose if you like that type of movie you'd rate it high. To me it was like watching paint dry.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:02 AM
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29. kick for the morning crew
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:07 AM
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30. First two Godfather films are great
The last one drags its quality down as a trilogy.

As for LOTR, I'm a real fan. The films were consistant in quality and IMO it's the greatest trilogy. Partly because it's really one really big movie.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:07 AM
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31. If Godfather 3 had measured up to either of the other 2
Edited on Mon Jan-03-05 10:09 AM by kick-ass-bob
It would have won.

#3 pulled it down.

I like both series - so no fantasy bias (either direction) from me.
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:07 AM
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32. The Godfather is extraordinarily overrated.
Poorly paced, poorly directed, poorly acted - but worst of all, deadly, deadly dull. All three movies are down there with Showgirls among the absolute biggest wastes of celluloid ever.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 10:09 AM
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33. Wat_Tyler, the master of sarcasm!
I hail thee!
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 02:46 PM
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38. You're right.
I'm being unfair to Showgirls - at least it's funny.
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Butterflies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 02:54 PM
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39. Star Wars had a good trilogy for it's time too
You could've put that in your poll too.
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