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On: Sep 24, 08
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The Godfather wasn’t just a classic movie, the 1972 character has become a Hollywood icon; Empire magazine recently named it “The Best of All Time.”

To celebrate, “The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration,” was put together on DVD and high-def Blu-ray, which includes all parts of The Godfather trilogy.

The Francis Ford Coppola flick has become so closely associations with the mafia, The Godfather is practically synonymous with anything gang or Italian mob related.

This cluster highlights some of the best things we think The Godfather would appreciate.

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Well, now you have gone too far. To use THE Great American Movie just as a hook for your cluster, is too much. Brass knuckle cups, corkscrews, chair, shotglass? Blasphemy! :)

By: Going Like Sixty on Sep 24, 08 | 2,552 Trends | 576 Comments



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