The Godfather films
are an abomination compared to the books.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Mon 9 Mar 2009, 11:48,
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The original book
was written specifically to be turned into a film.
It was all planned to be written and in the shops when the film came out.
Puzo was skint and sold the rights to Paramount based on a one page treatment
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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration,
Mon 9 Mar 2009, 11:53,
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That is may as well be,
but the book is still better. The characters just have so much more depth :)
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Mon 9 Mar 2009, 11:59,
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