Warbler said:

Vaderisnothayden said:

Godfather is overrated. As is Brando's performance in it.

I have to disagree with you there. Imho, Godfather one of the best movies ever made. It places 2nd in my list. Casablanca is 1st in my list. Brando is perfect in the role of Vito Corleone. Al Pacino also gives a great performance. All the actors in that movie do. You are of course entitled to your opinion. I'm curious, why do you believe it to be overrated?

As for Mel Gibson. I object to the things he said about Jewish people, but I try to judge his films on their own. As for gays in Braveheart, I didn't see anything wrong. The film takes place in the 1300s gays were much less acceptable, and prejudice against them and other minorities would be common.

The film gave a very negative portrayal of gays and used a character being gay as a way of showing him as contemptible. The film also invites you to get a kick out of a gay guy being thrown out a window.

As for his comments about Jews, I think they say something about him and I don't want to be watching a guy like that onscreen.

I have to disagree with you there. Imho, Godfather one of the best movies ever made. It places 2nd in my list. Casablanca is 1st in my list. Brando is perfect in the role of Vito Corleone. Al Pacino also gives a great performance. All the actors in that movie do. You are of course entitled to your opinion. I'm curious, why do you believe it to be overrated?

It doesn't have any great emotional depth, which is what you need for a film to be great. And Brando's performance doesn't give us enough. Brando's much better in Don Juan De Marco than he is in his most acclaimed performances. Al Pacino is good in it but his performance only goes so far. Godfather 3 had rather more emotional depth than Godfather.