The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather Part II (1974)Number 1 - 1974Top 3 - 1970s"My father taught me many things. Keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer""The Godfather Part II is truly a masterpiece. Timeless, Classic, Beautiful and endlessly watchable"The second part... Full review

Series note: It is almost unthinkable to watch this film without having seen The Godfather (1972) first. This is a direct continuation of that story.The good news is that The Godfather Part II has many amazing qualities, including fantastic performances... Full review

You can count on one hand the movie sequels that measure up to the original; GODFATHER II makes the cut. This movie is just as fine as GODFATHER I. Here the director goes back and forth between the early days... Full review

This sequel is just as terrific as the first film, if not more so. I hesitate to call it a sequel, as "sequel" is quite simply the wrong word I am looking for. A film like "The Matrix Reloaded" is... Full review

This sequel is just as terrific as the first film, if not more so. I hesitate to call it a sequel, as "sequel" is quite simply the wrong word I am looking for. A film like "The Matrix Reloaded" is a... Full review

"The Godfather, Part II" is excellent just like its predecessor. While the first is arguably the greatest film ever made, the second installment is easily the best sequel produced hands down. The film is split between the stories of Michael... Full review

This movie is way to be good to be labelled a sequel to The Godfather . Rather it is more of a companion piece to the original and the two perfectly compliment each other . IT is both a sequel... Full review

Coppola's masterpiece is rivaled only by "The Godfather, Part II" in which the 1940s setting of the first movie is extended backwards and forwards to reveal the corrupting effect of power...The film, breathtaking in its scope and tragic grandeur, shows... Full review

The Godfather Part 2 is the finest sequel ever made and is arguably a finer film than the original Godfather. The film is divided into two main parts - the story of a young Vito Corleone (flawlessly acted by Robert... Full review

The original Godfather is a brilliant work. It is in a sense a voyeuristic delight, allowing us to see the mafia from the inside - we become part of the family. It single-handedly change the world's view of organized crime,... Full review

Deeley, who is behind the cult classics Blade Runner, The Deer Hunter and The Italian Job, will be discussing his career with journalist and author Matthew Field in a conversation illustrated with clips from an incredible body of work. ... Full Article

Dear Mick LaSalle: Oh wow, an anti-Bush movie ("W.") released two weeks before the election - color me shocked.Isn't it a little ironic that "Fahrenheit 9/11" was an election year film, too? ... Full Article

This 1995 crime-thriller, of no relation to the same-titled 1979 Andy Warhol-produced disaster, stars a walloping ensemble cast (which includes Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman, to name a few) and is... ... Full Article

Francis Ford Coppola's twin masterpieces The Godfather and The Godfather Part II have almost innumerable qualities to recommend them and stand up to repeat viewing like few other movies. ... Full Article

The musical score plays an even greater role in "The Godfather: Part II" than it did in the original film. Nostalgic, mournful, evoking lost eras, it stirs emotions we shouldn't really feel for this story, and wouldn't, if the score... ... Full Article