TGME Round 1: The Godfather Vs. Clerks

[CM916]

I'm from Jersey and we really love our convenience stores. I do feel kind of bad going against the mob though.

[RoninFox]

don't worry, there is no mafia, this big scary Italian guy with a gun told me so very forcefully once

[Raven]

I like Clerks, but come on.

[Rude]

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Now, i can pick Bueller over Brazil because that's a special case. It was hard, but that choice was made long ago.

But now the film student in me won't allow me to click that button for Clerks. And i really have a lot of fun watching that movie. I would actually much rather watch Clerks multiple times than The Godfather. But i just think that The Godfather is a much better film in every single sense of the word. It just feels epic.

I suppose that feeling comes from the cinematography more than anything else... at least for me, which is weird. It has a feeling of grandeur somehow. And that's even though i flew through cinematography by filming gritty and over exposed crap, because editing was my thing. But the look of The Godfather has something that i haven't seen it a lot of movies since. I think that's a big reason why the third movie didn't feel right to me... because it didn't look right (among other things.)

Anyway, there ya' go: The Godfather... all the way.

-Rude

[CM916]

don't worry, there is no mafia, this big scary Italian guy with a gun told me so very forcefully once

A local Jersey radio station host once ran a whole show on the mob. He said, "I swear undying loyalty to the mob and challenge you to call me and tell me something they did to you that you didn't deserve." All he got was a garbage collection contract dispute. One of the first people they questioned about Hoffa lived across the street from my mom. There were 8 kids in her family and this guy would come by now and then with say, a box of kid's shoes that "fell off a truck" for only $5. I'm not the least bit Italian and I can still say they took care of their own.

I still voted clerks though which is why I feel guilty.

[Johnny Unusual]

Look at it this way:  I have no doubt that the entire cast and crew of Clerks would vote Godfather.

[Ortega]

Again , to reiterate, I fully ackowledge that Godfather is a more superior film, but the poll states: Which film do you prefer?  And given the choice, i'd chose Clerks over Godfather.  But the point is moot, because Godfather has this poll in the bag.

[J-Proof]

Godfather for the win... both 1 and 2 are amazing =)

[mrbasehart]

I think Godfather should win, but I'm glad it's far enough ahead that I can throw a token vote to my main man Kevin. 

[GregMcduck]

VOTING IN NOW CLOSED

The Godfather moves on to Round 2