What’s Aged the Worst?
Kay Corleone; the dead sex worker used to frame Geary; Pacino's on-set demands; Willie Cicci; "Was it a boy?"; Rocco's Roth hit plan; cut Fabrizio revenge scene; Vito walking away from the Fanucci threat
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- The dead sex worker is read differently now than in the 70s and is called the thing that holds up the least; Michael has an innocent woman killed for leverage.
- The Geary dead-woman idea is called what has aged worst, though Duvall's part in the scene is praised.
- Pacino was reportedly difficult: he nearly dropped out, wanted a massive salary, complained about the script and the slow pace.
- A tangent argues whether Serpico has aged poorly and whether Prince of the City is better; the Prince of the City take is rejected.
- Willie Chichi is called a scumbag and the true betrayer; the actor is Joe Spinell, also in Rocky 2 and many grindhouse movies.
- Michael asking "Was it a boy?" after hearing about the miscarriage marks him as evil.
- Rocco's plan to kill Roth has no exit strategy; theories include a terminal diagnosis and an internet theory that Rocco left the drapes open.
- A deleted scene where Michael takes revenge on Fabrizio should have stayed in the movie.
- The opaque Roth-Pentangeli blame early on is raised, then defended as what makes the film rewatchable, and the objection is dropped.
- Aiello's ad-libbed hello-from-Michael line is called the worst moment because it makes no sense, though it may twist the knife and it deepens the mystery.
- Vito lets Finucci hold a knife to a girl's eye and walks away, which a modern hero would not do.