As Al Pacino’s mob boss Michael Corleone famously says in THE GODFATHER PART III, “just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
It doesn’t take much to pull this fan back in to watch the “Godfather” films at any time. They are so well-made, each piece of the puzzle like its own work of art, that one is rewarded by multiple viewings.
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