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Originally Posted by Barty
It's not so much that Godfather the movie is better than Godfather the book (although it is), but that Godfather the movie is considered one of the greatest movies ever made, whereas the book is considered mostly a good potboiler. The movie puts the director into the pantheon and is still a perennial favorite on cable (and I check it out whenever I stumble across it). Who reads the book any more?
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I'd add "The Godfather Part II" (TGP2) to the list along with the original "The Godfather." I enjoyed the original novel and the two movies, together, cover everything in the novel. TGP2 is a sequel which is just as good as the first movie, and I found both movie more involving than the novel.