is a bit corny, unconvincing, and goofy.
Improper physics, blows obviously not landing, etc.
Of course the idea of it is great.
I just wish it had been filmed more astutely and with greater care.
I agree but what's funny is Sonny really breaks Carlo ribs in this part.
shareYeah Caan didn't like Russo for some reason.
shareWhat is unique about the beating is that most of it is made in one master shot which means that it relied on fight choreography and not fancy film editing to make it work. It's supposed to resemble a real street fight, missed punches and all. I've seen the movie many times and that scene really works on the big screen. On television, not so much.
shareExcept the close-up shot of Sonny supposedly punching Carlo in the face, Carlo is reacting like he is getting hit in the face but the blows are obviously not landing at all.
shareOne thing that could have held Sonny back slightly was the fact that he and Carlo had once been good buddies, in rage as he was and blaming himself for introducing Carlo to Connie perhaps some residual feelings of the old friendship could have restrained him slightly causing him to miss that one punch.
shareIt didn't come across well on-screen, but Sonny gives up beating Carlo because of how badly he overmatched him. Sonny, even for his temper, can't beat on helpless people for long.
Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment. -Michael Corleone
Except that Carlo reacted like he was getting punched...Also the close-up shot of Sonny beating Carlo was obviously not making contact at all.
shareI love when Sonny bites Carlo's hand. Does anyone know if Caan ad libbed that?
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
That was filmed one block from where I lived, 118 St. & Pleasant Ave.
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Hi, montrossboc-1. Thank you for info. Were you living there at the time? I lived near the Corleone "mall", but they always seemed to be filming when I was in school. Did you ever hear of a local "character" from years ago by the name of Un Occhio? I understand Burt Lancaster came from East Harlem. Hope you like this: http://forgotten-ny.com/2010/10/pleasant-avenue-east-harlem/
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
I moved out of East Harlem ewo years earlier (I had lived on the corner of 117th and Pleasant), but I was still hanging around with my friends that were still in the neighborhood for another few years.
Burt grew up there before my time, as did Anthony Franciosa.
Johhny (Roast Beef) Williams is from East Harlem, as is Katherine Narducci. I graduated grammar school (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel) with Katherine's older cousin Margaret in 1964.
Also, I did not witness the shooting of the Godfather scene.
Oh, and The Young Savages did a lot of filming in East Harlem.
I believe Al Pacino was born in East Harlem. His family soon after moved to the Bronx.
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Thank you. They don't make neighborhoods like that anymore. Authentic.
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
Some West Side Story filming took place in East Harlem:
http://www.popspotsnyc.com/west_side_story/
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
Thanks, I never knew that.
Personally, I rarely ventured below 114th & Pleasant, except to go into Jefferson Park, which is across from Rao's Restaurant, or above 120th.
Rarely went west of 2nd Ave, unless I was going to the Cosmo, which was the local theater or going to the subway. Both were 116th St and Lex.
Parts of Serpico were filmed in Jefferson Park near 114th St, right next to my high school.
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You're welcome. Did you know any people by the last name of Lavelle?
Did not know that about Serpico. Thank you.
"No, I don't like to cook, but I have a chicken in the icebox, and you're eating it."
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