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This could've been the next GODFATHER

posted 11 years ago by The-Revenant-of-IMDb
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The Commission established the Five Families and the Chicago Mafia. But it just failed to be the next Godfather, and it spent so much time on romance and crap. Had it been a better depiction of real mob history, I'd wager if done properly it could be better than Godfather.

The Commission begged the question, "What if there could be reasonable peace inside of the criminal but prosperous mob lifestyle, with men choosing to put aside ego and learn how to work together so everybody wins? If you want to rule over everyone else like Caesar (boss of all bosses), you wind up dead in the street. So why not just get rich and show the world how powerful you can truly become instead? That way everybody's happier than they used to be.

I used to own this on DVD before selling it. The cast has a few talented actors, but overall feels very "B" movie despite the story having potential to be the definitive true tale of the Mafia in America featuring Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky and Mad Dog Coll (crazy bastard I really enjoyed).

This movie could've been a classic, the perfect contrast to the tender feel of Godfather by being all about business, fury and power. It still had some cool moments, but a remake would be nice. I'm sure the feeble mob of today would like to watch a movie about their collectively powerful past.

Rating: 6 out of 10

"I know it's not hip to say it, but I just love acting."-Nicolas Cage

[–] Gabe1972 10 years ago

Well, it's possible, if it had been a different script, a different director, a different producer, different actors, and pretty much everything else different.

This film was utter garbage. It may have been somewhat saved by some changes, but it would have to have a total overhaul for it to even have been half of what The Godfather was.

The Godfather is universally acclaimed and is considered one of the greatest cinematic achievements in history, and many critics consider it the greatest film ever made. Again, even with a complete overhaul, it might be half as good as The Godfather.

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[–] Chucktesta2574 10 years ago

Hahaha!!! It is total crap!! Loved it when it came out, watched it yesterday and it's laughable how bad the acting, direction, writing, sets, historical inaccuracies and the poetic license used to change historical facts for what reason I don't know. So I learned that Mad Dog killed Arnold Rothstein...huh..., thanks, case closed.

Idiots!

[–] whusup90201 10 years ago

Sarah

Its a movie, not a documentary