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Francis Ford Coppola didn't just stun his fans when he told TMZ he only should have made ONE "Godfather" movie ... he also shocked the hell out of one of the actors who starred in "Part II."

"TMZ Live" spoke with Frank Sivero -- who played Don Vito's consigliere Genco Abbandando in the flick that's widely regarded as the greatest sequel of all time.

Sivero tells us he regards the ACADEMY AWARD winning movie as a "masterpiece" -- and says he's completely baffled as to why Coppola would ever make such an outrageous claim.

You broke our heart, Francis.



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Kari:  12 hours ago

I agree with Frank. I LOVED all the Godfather movies!!

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jimmy d:  12 hours ago

WHO CARES? THE SOPORNOS IS A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF ITALIAN-AMERICANs MAFIA.

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jayquik03:  12 hours ago

This isn't news. He's said this plenty of times and he's also if not mentioned it than hinted at it in almost all of his commentaries on the dvd/bluray movies.

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jayquik03:  12 hours ago

@jimmyd you have no idea what you are talking about. What are you 10?

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ME:  12 hours ago

Frank, you and everyone else, misinterpreted his statement. Obviously,he meant that Part 2 should have been put together with Part 1...which he put the cart before the horse... and realized both parts should have been released as "The One and Only"...GODFATHER. He's not snobbing anyone in Part 2.

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Throwback kid:  12 hours ago

Godfather 3 was a freaking joke! Andy Garcia? They tried to explain him off but he's latin and had no business in that film. Oh, and Coppola's daughter was such a bad actress in that film that she makes Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba look like academy award winners!

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There's a problem here:  12 hours ago

Wrong Francis. Wrong. Both Godfather I and Godfather II stand up no matter how many times you've seen them. Godfather III? The script should have been used to clean up dog crap before it saw the light of day. PS: Your wine is only so-so.

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Antonio:  11 hours ago

Coppola doesn't know **** about his own movies.

He should be apologizing for casting his ugly daughter in GF 3 and then trying to make us believe Andy Garcia would be attracted to her.

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There's a problem here:  11 hours ago

#2 JimmyD. The Sopranos was just a grown up thug version of the Jersey Shore idiots if they had power. It wasn't like that you moron.

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paul sydney:  11 hours ago

Attention-whoring has no class or intellectual boundaries. What more can be said about a masterpiece except via self deprecation.

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Anthony:  11 hours ago

I am pretty sure Coppola meant that 1 and 2 should have been 1 movie. He didn't mean there should not be any of what happened in movie number 2. Just that it should have been all combined into 1 movie. Now it would have been too long so that is why it ended up as 2 movies but in his mind that was 1 long story. No other explanation makes sense.

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jimmy d:  11 hours ago

Sorry, I was under the impression that Italian-American mafiosos were much more similar to Jersey Shore types, because of what I saw in the news was more representational of that. I believe the Godfather to be a fictionalized version of an upper-crust mafia family, unlike the harsh reality of actual East Coast crime families. Just like anything in movies though, people would rather see and glorify a fictionalized Reese Witherspoon-type juggle romance then a real-life plain jane that lives down the street.

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kemcam:  11 hours ago

I say it wouldn't be "The Godfather" without all 3 movies!

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nTheZone:  11 hours ago

Frank Sivero knows nothing

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ARTOFWAR:  10 hours ago

....Well it's obvious that Francis Coppola has fallen off the wagon again, and he's making incoherent alcohol induced statements.

Actually Godfather Two exceeded the cinematic value of Godfather One, because Two expanded the horizontal storyline of One, yet maintained its own linear progression integrity. In addition, Al Pachino's performance was simply spectacular, although Al seems to think that his greatest performance was in Dog Day Afternoon in 1975---but keep in mind Al Pachino at the end of the day, is just another actor so what does he really know.

I'm going to give Francis the benefit of the doubt on his totally asinine statement and attribute it to the booze--- and on his behalf correct his slight of tongue and say that what he really meant to say is that he should have never dreamed of making Godfather Three---now Three is the picture that should have never been conceived much less made---so let's all pretend it never was.

Godfather One and Two----Without reservation or doubt are the two greatest films in cinematic history. And anyone that says otherwise is an idiot, with the inclusion of some of the people that made both.

And to Francis--- put down the bottle, it has proven time and time again not to work in your best interest....Artofwar

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Francis Ford Coppola has everyone baffled -- why would he say "Godfather II" was a mistake?? Even Frank Sivero, who played Genco in GF2, is challenging Coppola -- calling in to figure out ... why the bitterness over a masterpiece?

Plus, wedding stress sent Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner to splitsville -- so maybe Harvey The Wedding Grinch has a point when he says ... JUST ELOPE? 

And, did Matt Damon make a huge mistake by going to a bullfight in Mexico? We're calling for an embargo -- no foreign aid to countries hosting these barbaric events!  Agree ... or are we nuts?


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2idiots:  14 hours ago

Harvey,

Liza (with a Z) claims her dog was responsible for her breaking her leg in 3 places. Personally, I think she was attacked by a GREY GOOSE. What's your opinion?

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Cheryl A.:  14 hours ago

Are weddings a huge waste? ABSOLUTELY!!

Mt girlfriend got married to her now ex-husband in a $50,000 blow out wedding in 1994. The same year I married my husband and father of our 7 children in a less then $1000 wedding and I am more married then she is.

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BarrysConspiracyWorld:  14 hours ago

"The only remarkable thing about Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, Part II is the insistent manner in which it recalls how much better his original film was" Vincent Canby NY times

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mebrat:  14 hours ago

Why do you think j-lo was allowed to put a commercial in the middle of her song at the awards program last nite .I think it is such a disgrace putting the fiat in with her crappy song,that takes the cake. Award show and she is making money on her commercials. What will that woman do for money.

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debbiedoesnothing:  14 hours ago

The wedding planning process sometimes reveals deep problems in the relationship. Smart people call off the wedding at that point. Kim Kardashian = not smart.

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MJ FOREVER:  14 hours ago

Harvey .. what do you think of dr murrays attempts to have the propofol bottle re examined?. I heard judge pastor denied request.. Plus what do you think he will get in time as he is due on 29th.. ? love your show

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g:  14 hours ago

Im amazed at the number of staffers who have never heard of Natalie Wood

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John:  14 hours ago

now that Justin Bieber has taking the DNA test whats next. Do you have more info

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Harry Palms:  14 hours ago

Harvey:
That CIROC advertisment is pro bull fighting.
Shame on you if you approved it.

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Frank:  14 hours ago

Can you elaborate on the Power Balance bankruptcy - Power Balance is claiming on their facebook that you are inaccurate

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Harry Palms:  14 hours ago

Harvey:
You stand against Big Oil.
You stand against Michael Vick.
but yet... you have a CIROC advertisement that's pro bullfighting/torture of a scared animal.
What's up with that?

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El Capitan:  14 hours ago

Weddings are can great times if the couple have understood what is needed in a marriage if they don't which happens alot especially in the celebritity scene the couple can make a mockery of marriage, if only more marriages lasted longer than a gallon of milk.

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Sue:  14 hours ago

Ask Francis if he is willing to give back the money or donate it to charity for the two movies he should have never made ????

Also, a question never answered by you:
Could Casey Anthony's parents file a "wrongful death" suit against her (like Nicole's family did in OJ case?

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ravenmayne:  14 hours ago

Maybe he thought he could have told the whole story in one long film, instead of three.

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If sense were common everyone would have it.:  14 hours ago

WHAT is he talking about? HE'S the one who was actually in talks with Mario Puzo on doing a Godfather IV, but then Puzo died, & Coppola was quoted as saying, "I won't do it without my friend." Forgot where I saw that, it was years ago. Someone should ask old Frankie about that.

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