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on 7/1/2009
Classic match-up.
on 7/11/2009
wow.. how to choose?
on 7/16/2009
I was dreading this day... Gotta go with Star Wars
I'm sorry, Star Wars is mostly a kids movie, and upon re-watching it, it just doesn't compare. The Godfather is the best film ever made. Therefore, the choice is clear.
on 7/18/2009
I disagree on the point that Star Wars is mostly a kids movie. There is no question, though... The Godfather is superior in every way.
on 7/20/2009
Brutal matchup. In the classic sense, of course the Godfather is a better movie, but I don't think any movie experience can surpass seeing Star Wars when I was 5. Having recently re-watched the Godfather, it still holds up as one of the best movies ever made, definitely top 10. Star Wars may not age as well (as one gets older), but as of today, it gets the close edge. The sequels to both these movies surpassed the originals.
on 7/23/2009
Disturbing realism vs. fantastic optimism? It's so difficult to rank these mega-popular movies back to back; guess that's why I'm the first one to do it on this website. This is the first one to really stump me.....I guess it comes down to whether you like your villains clear cut, as in the case of Star Wars, or the ambiguous ones of The Godfather. Both are escapist films due to the great craft involved, but one tells us what we have been, and one tells us what we should be. I have to go with The Godfather, for its thematic complexity and unflinching realism. It paints a masterful depiction of religious hypocrisy and I'm ALL for that. Star Wars is really creative and deserves credit for amping up the noble tradition of space opera, but the writing is amateurish compared to The Godfather. The Godfather WINNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSS
Oops, I wasn't the first. Nevermind...
on 8/11/2009
Star Wars is Kurosawa in outer space--so unoriginal, so derivative, so sixth grade boy. The Godfather is for grown ass men (and women)--no contest--The Godfather in a cakewalk.
on 9/30/2009
Great films, but one has aged considerably better than the other. I must say that THE GODFATHER is more enduring, even if STAR WARS is better loved.
on 10/23/2009
by far the hardest choice i've ever had to make on this site...
on 10/28/2009
hardest choice ever.
on 11/6/2009
After a long, long time of debating and having Star Wars at No. 1, I have to go with Godfather. Maybe because I saw it a few days ago. I don't know, but I'll pick Godfather and who knows? maybe I'll change my mind again.
on 11/19/2009
The Godfather has great acting. Star Wars does not. The Godfather does not have special effects. Star Wars doesn't have good special effects. The Godfather is somewhat overrated. Star Wars is terribly overrated. The Godfather has Don Corleone. Star Wars has Darth Vader. Well, Star Wars wins there, but that's about it.
def one of the hardest decisions
on 11/25/2009
To all those who hate the Wars, "I find your lack of faith DISTURBING!"
on 12/6/2009
Wow. This is tougher than Don Corleone on a bad day with Darth Vader on insubordinate officers. Gotta go with Star Wars
on 12/12/2009
This is the ultimate question!
on 12/16/2009
Star Wars is so much more to me than a film. Only others that grew up with the originals can ever begin to understand that. But the way I look at this site, all of that has to be put aside when looking at these showdowns. Which is the better 'movie' - easily Godfather.
on 2/1/2010
Which is the better film? "Godfather," and it's not even a question. Which am I more likely to re-watch? "Star Wars," and that's not even a question, either. Which one gets my vote? That, I'm afraid, is a rather difficult question.
on 5/7/2010
I never thought about how hard this is until now.
The Godfather has better acting and is quite simply the better movie.
on 8/24/2010
Better Movie I shall pick, yes, mmmmm........
on 1/9/2011
I think The God Father is the better film and holds up better to multiple viewings than Star Wars. That's why it gets my vote.
on 5/20/2011
Star Wars is by far supirior, Godfather sucks it has both bad acting and bad story and the movie is far too slow. Star Wars wins anyday.
I don't know what makes this matchup so difficult for some of you. There's no way that Star Wars beats The Godfather. End of story.
on 5/22/2011
Star Wars looks pretty weak when highlighted next to The Godfather. Then again, most movies do.
Both are classics. One means more to me...and always will.
on 7/26/2011
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..... you know, for two movies that i really love, sometimes even i'm amazed how easy this is. i mean come on!!!!! how can Star Wars even touch Godfather?? i'm seriously asking! please someone give me an answer!
on Saturday
Both amazing films of the 70's and they are both in my top 5, but I have to give it to Star Wars. It inspired a generations and is one of the most quotable movies to date (so is The Godfather but not as much) plus filled with a rich sense of adventure and humor.
on Sunday
Star Wars is the best film period.
