The Godfather Review

Vito Corleone: I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Producer:

Albert S. Ruddy

Cast:

Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone

James Caan as Santino”Sonny” Corleone

Richard S. Castellano as Peter Clemenza

Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen

John Cazale as Fredo Corleone

Diane Keaton as Kay Adams-Corleone

Talia Shire as Constanzia “Connie” Corleone

Abe Vigoda as Salvatore Tessio

Gianni Russo as Carlo Rizzi

Sterling Hayden as Captain McCluskey

Lenny Montana as Luca Brasi

Al Martino as Johnny Fontane

Music:

Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola & Carlo Savina

Based on the novel of same name by Mario Puzo 

Story:

Review:

The Godfather is one of those rare movies which incorporated many different genres in to it. I had expected the movie to have guns being fired every minute, but thats not how the movie is. It incorporates many different elements. This movie has many layers of interconnecting stories. Hearing this you’d expect it to be confusing, but no. It just makes it better.

This movie is the height of film making at that time, and has come to define the future for crime and gangster movies. The future crime movies have been compared to this movie. But this is an unfair comparison as The Godfather is the best. The term ‘Godfather’ has been used as a synonym for an awesome movie. It had set the standards for gangster movie, which has not yet been surpassed.

The movie is slow, but it has a very deep story. The father-son relationship between Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone and Al Pachino as Michael Corleone was just beautiful. The opening lines of the movie were just awesome.

The Godfather made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.

Final Verdict:

The Godfather is the godfather of all movies. 9/10

Alien (1979) Review

“In space, no one can hear you scream”

Director:

Ridley Scott

Producer:

Gordon Carroll, David Giler & Walter Hill

Cast:

Tom Skerrit as Dallas

Sigourney Weaver as Ripley

Veronica Cartwright as Lampbert

Harry Dean Stanton as Brett

John Hurt as Kane

Ian Holm as Ash

Yaphet Kotto as Parker

Bolaji Badejo as Alien

Music:

Jerry Goldsmith

Story:

A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.

Review:

What a movie!

Did not expect it to be so good. The visual effects and the Alien and ts accompanying elements designed by H.R. Geiger was just magnificent.

This movie is a perfect blend of Science Fiction and Horror. There have been many movies of homicidal Aliens running about targeting a group people. This movie stands out. This is a truly wonderful movie with “The Sci-Fi Queen” Sigourney Weaver in the lead role. In those days no one would have expected Sigourney to be playing the lead.

The other actors also acted very well. The story was also well written. The movie keeps the audience on their toes. That’s because the alien attacks from any where. The end was awesome when the alien is in the escape pod. I thought that after throwing the cat, it would have left the escape pod. This is a true classic Sci-fi movie.

If you love horror and sci-fi then this is the movie for you!

Final Verdict: 

9/10

**Note: I have planned to watch the whole Alien Anthology in one day i.e. 14th April 2012. The  reviews may arrive late.. 🙂