The Godfather movies, why is it considered the greates movie of all time?

Question by Lady Leftwing Gunner: The Godfather movies, why is it considered the greates movie of all time?
Godfather is considered as the greatest movie, i agree on certain levels. but can u give me a detailed reason why it is the best movie?
is it the art of story telling? the tense scenes? the articulate script? the characters?
what is it about the movie that makes it so great?

Best answer:

Answer by Nevil P
you basically have it right
the acting and filming are superb
they dont overdue the music but when they use it, its perfect
there really isnt anything bad about the movies

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