The Coppola Restoration DVD has been is released. In honor of this occasion, below are a dozen haiku’s dedicated to the greatest movie ever made:
– Horse head in his bed / Johnny Fontane gets movie / Director relents
– Luca Brasi sleeps / An offer he can’t refuse / It was Barzini
– The hit on Paulie / Leave gun, take cannoli / Loyal Clemenza
– Daughter’s wedding day / No request can be refused / Will you be my friend?
– Michael thwarts whacking / No one at the hospital / Roughed up war hero
– Michael’s broken jaw / Cop and Turk whacked at dinner / Michael on the lam
– Debts settled today / Tessio betrays Michael / It was Barzini
– All debts are settled / Day of nephew’s baptism / Enemies silenced
– Michael’s heart turns cold / A ruthless Don he becomes / The new Godfather
– Michael finds true love / A marriage in Italy / Widower Michael
– Cleans out the bad blood / We go to the mattresses / Clemenza cooks sauce
– Whacked in a parked car / Carlo must pay for Sonny / Connie is widowed