The Godfather Part II The Rewatchables
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The Godfather Part II

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"; "This is the business we've chosen"; "I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom, just my enemies"; "He's been dying from the same heart attack for 20 years"; "Let me wet my beak"; "I don't want anything to happen to him while my mother's alive"

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  • "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" is cited first.
  • "This is the business we've chosen" is said by douchebags in every business after doing something awful.
  • "I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom, just my enemies" has been said to a host before.
  • "He's been dying from the same heart attack for 20 years" is loved.
  • "Let me wet my beak" is a favorite even though it is in Italian.
  • "I don't want anything to happen to him while my mother's alive" is called the most savage thing to say.
  • Geary's line about despising the family's dishonest way is also recalled.