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- 2020
- 2020
Summary Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Godfather: Part III, director/screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola brings a definitive new edit and restoration of the final film in his epic Godfather trilogy—Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now in his 60s, seeks to free his family from c...
- 2020
- 2020
The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
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Summary Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Godfather: Part III, director/screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola brings a definitive new edit and restoration of the final film in his epic Godfather trilogy—Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), now in his 60s, seeks to free his family from c...
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Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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7% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
76
93% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
In its new form, The Godfather Coda is still not a masterpiece. But it’s a fine film and worthy conclusion, and its alterations – the repositioning of several scenes, the cutting of others, and a new opening closing –genuinely improve the final product.
Coppola intended the third film to be an epilogue that serves to sum up and bring closure to the original saga, and this recut to breathe new life into the picture. He has achieved just that.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 47 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
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13% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 47 User Ratings
7.9
85% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
13% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
2% Negative
1 Rating
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I think Francis Ford Coppola was looking for redemption, like his anti hero Michael Corleone. That's the only reason I can think of for him to re-edit Godfather III. When it came out, the critics and some of the fans weren't kind. I have to admit I had conflicted feelings. The movie wasn't nearly as good as either of the first two installments, but I liked it.
The new version, which has a slight name change, is an improvement. It's still not as good as its predecessors, but
I think it stands on its own well. Al Pacino is still great as the head of the family. I love that line "I was once out and now they are pulling me back in" No one could deliver that line like him. A young Andy Garcia was sexy as Vincent, the bastard nephew. I'm surprised his career didn't take over. Diane Keaton looked beautiful, but seemed wasted. And Sofia Coppola, well, she's still not good. But I have to say I found her alluring. You have to remember she was filling in for Winona Ryder, who got sick during filming. I'm thinking why was Ryder cast in the first place? What makes this good besides the obvious, that it was well--paced. It was two and half hours long, but there weren't any dead moments. I think some scenes from the 1990 version were moved around and shortened. I think this version definitely puts a pretty bow on the Corleone Family saga. Hey Godfather Francis...I'm ready for Godfather 4.
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What Coppola accomplishes is less a magic act than an elegant threading of a needle.
The current results don’t necessarily redeem this troubled film, but seeing it again might remind audiences that it’s better than they remember. Certainly, this time out, it’s better than it’s ever been before.
Without breaking the two down shot for shot, Coppola's editing feels as if it accentuates ties to the earlier films. Yet there's only so much that can be done by rearranging pieces, and it's not the sort of significant makeover associated with celebrated "director's cuts," a la "Blade Runner" or "Brazil."
With Tom Hagen and a different Mary, The Godfather Coda could actually rise to the level of the first two Godfather movies. Without them, it’s still a fairly good sequel, a sad story about guilt, with an endless supply of memorably dialogue from Coppola and Mario Puzo (“The higher I go, the crookeder it becomes.”) and an underrated Al Pacino performance.
I’m not sure how much, if anything, Coppola’s re-edit does for the third Godfather film, but it’s worth a watch.
Even better than the original. Coppola resolved the majority of their mistakes.
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I had never seen Part III before (I’ve seen the first two films a handful of times and think they’re very good), so figured this recut version would be the “proper” reason to finally cross it off my list. It’s messy and you can tell Coppola’s heart wasn’t fully in it, but if you view it more as a follow-up to a duology instead of the third installment to a trilogy, there’s enough to make it work.
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Coda is a massive improvement over the original Godfather 3. The new edit shaped the tone in a far better way and it truly felt like you were experiencing a different movie. That being said, It also highlighted its flaws. I would strongly recommend watching this over the original any day.
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I'm one of the few people who actually enjoyed Godfather III. I loved the first two and yes, they are masterpieces, but this one nicely wraps up the whole story for me. Definitely not the best of the three (II, I, III; my ranking), but this version brought absolutely nothing new. I expected some serious changes, but nope, not really. If there were changes, I did not notice them. This was a cash grab. What, did his wine turn to vinegar?
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