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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:09 PM Original message |
Did Michael Corleone cross a line by having Fredo killed? |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well, he did damn himself, but given the nature of his business, |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. That's a good point... |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. No, he had to kill Fredo. He could never trust him again, plus the |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. After the events of part 1. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. But they obviously did. Someone tried to have Michael killed. n/t |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That wasn't another family. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Okay. It was Roth. |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Yeah, he could've just blamed it on Roth and kept his brother out of it. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. I think you are right... |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. He was the only one that knew that it was Fredo |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. It also cost him his son's love. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Yes it did... |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. What made him so evil? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Are you referring to Michael or Fredo? |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Michael... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
46. That's a great question, Darth Kitten-- |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #46 |
63. interesting observations.... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:06 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. Thank you! |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Can You Be A Mafioso And Have Any Kind Of Moral Compass? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. Excellent question-- |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. In fact, Sammy "the bull" Gravano killed that guy |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:25 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. What a dumbass! |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Didn't Fredo Try To Have Him Killed |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yes-I think so... |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Fredo says that he didnt know they were going to do a hit on him |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Yes-- |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. another strike against Fredo - he was driving Vito when he was shot |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:27 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Didn't Fredo just shut down |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. yep (nt) |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
79. Fredo Betrayed Him - And Then Lied About It |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. From the screenplay. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
51. That's such a powerful scene-- |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:40 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Anytime. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Killing the cop & Solozzo didn't? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. The Cop And Solozzo Had It Coming.... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. whatever happened to sending him to prison? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I Was Putting Myself In Michael Corleone's Shoes... |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. But this was killing his own brother |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. yeah |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I Wouldn't Kill My Brother If He Tried To Have Me Killed... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Not at all, Fredo knew the rules. |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Fredo new the rules. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. He Would Have Made An Awful Godfather |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. yes, worst Godfather ever---no managment skills |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. But he could fish.... |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. He could also bang two cocktail waitresses at a time. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:18 AM Response to Reply #47 |
64. so he could multitask? Gee, that's part of being a good manager. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
52. Yes, he did... |
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Rising Phoenix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Fredo was killed? |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. so was the poor horsey... |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. "Why the long face?" |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. The Horse Was The Only Innocent That Was Killed In All Three Godfathers |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Michael's first wife... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I Forgot Her But That Was Unintentional... The Horse Wasn't.... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. ...and his daughter, in part three... |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:23 AM Response to Reply #53 |
65. Godfather 3 is the only one I've seen in full.. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 05:41 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. OMGosh! I was just thinking that.... |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 08:30 PM Response to Reply #71 |
80. LOL Great minds think alike! |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. No, he was warned and still fucked the family anyway. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
54. That was good of him. |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
30. Get in the boat, Fredo |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Actually he did in part 3 |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Okay, what SPECIFICALLY did Fredo do? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. No, Fredo tried to have him offed |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
42. No, I don't think. |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
45. Never side with outsiders against the family |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. He was sweet... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
75. Michael Has Scruples... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. several lines |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 08:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
81. there is no mafia 'code of honor', it was made up in Puzo's novel and |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
55. ehh it happens ...family of murderers chances of you getting murdered |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
66. Michael was an egomaniac warped in that 'mafia respect thing'... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
68. The movie doesn't specify what Fredo had done that put Mike in danger. |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
69. what is the significance of the ending scene in GF2? |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:38 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I think, he had another life he wanted. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:04 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. I agree-- |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. It shows the contrast between the way Michael and Vito did things. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:21 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Yes--very well said!! |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:48 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. For me the most chilling thing he did was... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. That was chilling. |
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