#859: The Godfather at 50

As they approached their rewatch of 1972’s THE GODFATHER, Adam and Josh questioned whether they - or anybody, really - could bring anything new to a conversation about a film that has been written about, talked about, watched and rewatched, quoted, and memed pretty much without ceasing since its release a half-century ago. But when they sat down for their Sacred Cow review, the answer was pretty simple: it didn’t actually matter if there is anything new to say; what mattered was the pleasure of watching - and talking about - something so thematically rich, so brilliantly shot and directed, and so damn well acted. (It’s the longest review in the history of the show.)

And, as it turns out, maybe there were a couple of new things to say about THE GODFATHER. Adam has some thoughts about the film as a product of the Vietnam era. And Josh makes the bold suggestion that “The Godfather” could have been an even stronger film if it had paid just a little more attention to one of its more tangential characters. Also: has Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone ever been compared to “Terminator 2"’s T-1000? Seems unlikely.

0:00 - Billboard

1:07 - “The Godfather” at 50

Nina Rota, “The Godfather Love Theme”

56:42 - Next Week / Notes

1:03:52 - Poll: Oscar Snubs

1:19:06 - Outro

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