The Godfather

As you may have read, #22 on My 30 Before 30 List is to watch 100 of IMDB's Top 250 Movies.  

Tonight I crossed my first movie off the list.  

Meet The Godfather.  He's a nice guy, loves his family, and takes business seriously.  

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How would I sum up the movie? 

In one word:  long.  

In three words:  good, but long.

Rather than going into some typically boring movie review and pretending people will read it, I'd like to tell you a few things you may not know about the movie courtesy of, you guessed it, IMDB.

1. The body count in the movie is 18 (including the horse).
2. Speaking of that famous horse scene, the head used was real.  It was obtained from a dog-food factory.  (Yuck!)
3. The film was shot in only 62 days.
4. Marlon Brando stuffed his cheeks with cotton wool during his audition for Don Corleone to make him look like a bulldog.  For the actual movie the actor wore a mouthpiece to get his well-known look.  
5. The cat held by the Godfather in his famous opening scene was a stray Marlon Brandon found on the studio lot.  
6. Marlon Brando apparently refused to learn the script and read most of his lines from cue cards.  

So, 1 down 99 to go to reach my goal!  Think I'll make it?