The Godfather : The Complete Epic

[rushmore223]

All 3 films presented as one, told in chronological order with deleted scenes reinstated, I never knew this existed til I came across it on HBO today. It runs 7 hours 10 minutes, but the running time of all 3 movies is well over 9 hours when watched individually. I watched some of it and noticed several scenes which were either deleted or forgotten by me, but since I didn't have time to watch the whole thing, I was wondering what got excised, since over 2 hours of material is missing.

Anybody else see this? Is this version worth watching or should you only watch the individual films?

Just curious what the people on this board think of it.

 

[Road Blaster]

I would never watch that version.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

That version was released on VHS after GF3 came out. Watch the individual films instead.

 

[batfan08]

All 3 films presented as one, told in chronological order with deleted scenes reinstated, I never knew this existed til I came across it on HBO today. It runs 7 hours 10 minutes, but the running time of all 3 movies is well over 9 hours when watched individually. I watched some of it and noticed several scenes which were either deleted or forgotten by me, but since I didn't have time to watch the whole thing, I was wondering what got excised, since over 2 hours of material is missing.

Anybody else see this? Is this version worth watching or should you only watch the individual films?

Just curious what the people on this board think of it.

It's only the first two movies, and I read that there's like 75 minutes of footage exclusive to this version. I'm watching it right now. So far, Deniro's arc is over. No way I watch it all at once, but it's really cool to see the saga of the Corleone family in chronological order, and it actually works surprisingly well. Like you, I never knew this existed until I saw a thread about it on the Blu-Ray forums earlier today. From what I understand, this was the only way it aired on TV in the late '70s and early '80s.

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

I love the first two films but I ignore part 3 exists.

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[The Clown Prince of Crime]

It's only the first two movies, and I read that there's like 75 minutes of footage exclusive to this version. I'm watching it right now. So far, Deniro's arc is over. No way I watch it all at once, but it's really cool to see the saga of the Corleone family in chronological order, and it actually works surprisingly well. Like you, I never knew this existed until I saw a thread about it on the Blu-Ray forums earlier today. From what I understand, this was the only way it aired on TV in the late '70s and early '80s.

Oh that version...but there was another version that came out in the early 90's on VHS, and it includes all 3 films as one.

 

[WWEJedi]

Its on HBO? Maybe I will finally watch these for the first time.


*waits for confused/mocking/shocked/head-shaking gifs*

 

[batfan08]

Its on HBO? Maybe I will finally watch these for the first time.


*waits for confused/mocking/shocked/head-shaking gifs*

HBO Go has it, and so should HBO Now, but bear in mind that it's two long movies edited into an even longer movie that's...well, over seven hours long. It's a cool experience to see the whole story from the beginning (Vito Corleone's childhood and youth is told in flashback in The Godfather Part II, whereas, here, it starts the movie), but, like I said, 7 hours is a hefty run time. If you do decide to watch it this way, don't let it scare you off.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Its on HBO? Maybe I will finally watch these for the first time.


*waits for confused/mocking/shocked/head-shaking gifs*

Watch the individual films, not the piece of crap compilation for tv.

 

[cmiller99]

Its on HBO? Maybe I will finally watch these for the first time.


*waits for confused/mocking/shocked/head-shaking gifs*

I'd recommend watching the individual films before watching a super cut. The editing in Godfather II between the De Niro Vito and Michael Corleone segments is perfection and is not to be missed.

Besides, the pacing of especially the first two movies is pitch perfect and should be experienced before getting into a different version of the films.

 

[Adolfo]

Have that.. And love ❤ it

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I might check it out

 

[IronFingaz]

There's 3 Godfather films?

 

[KitFisto]

There's 3 Godfather films?

Godfather III : Fredo's Revenge.

 

[Rambler]

I've seen 1 and 2 countless times. I will watch this version over the course of a few nights. I'm curious about the "exclusive" footage.

 

[Adolfo]

it was done extremely well IMHO...great chronological film

 

[Adolfo]

Is it in widescreen?

 

[batfan08]

Is it in widescreen?

From when I was watching it, I think it was in Full Screen, 4:3.