Review of The Godfather (1972) by Aaron D — 01 May 2016

Well many know I am not that into movies pre-90's. Its just to before my time and hard for me to get past the dated effects, storylines, and cheesiness. A few exceptions are Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I really enjoy those and they hold up really well. So I was finally forced to watch the Godfather and I have to say ... I still don't get it. I know I am in the minority and everyone considers it to be a masterpiece but I just could not get into it.

It has some good acting and a few shock moments but the story just wasn't that exciting. It jumps around in time a lot which can be confusing and there are a lot of characters to keep up with. I also don't understand a lot of the characters motivations or why they do what they do. Maybe I just didn't watch it that intently ... which is true... I was bored from the get go and had a hard time staying focus during its almost 3 hour runtime!

May its just me ... but I just wasn't blown away like I thought I would be. It was okay. Nothing special.