The Godfather

Another of my holiday traditions is to do a sitting through THE GODFATHER trilogy and for my the first part is always the best part. Like HOWARDS END I'm not quite sure why this has become a Christmas ritual, perhaps it has something to do with having the time to sit through the whole series or maybe it's just the scene where Michael and Kay are shopping for gifts early on in the movie, who knows. What I do know is this most likely Coppola's greatest work and may very well be Pacino's at that. I tend to agree with those who feel all you need to learn and know about life can be found in this film and despite the body of work was Marlon Brando ever better?