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5 A MOVIE REVIEW

CLASSIC MCVIES YCU MUST SEE

PLEASE POST YOUR SUGGESTIONS

The G o d fath er (1972)

The movie The Godfather is 1based on the book by Mario Puzo. The movie was 2_________by Martin
Scorsese. It 3_________Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone and Al Pacino as his son, Michael. The
movie won three Oscars in 1973 for Best Actor (Marlon Brando), Best Movie, and Best Screenplay.

The movie is 4_________in New York in the 1940s and 50s. It was filmed on 5_________ in New
York and in Sicily.

The movie is about the Corleone family. Vito, “The Godfather,” is head of one of the most powerful
criminal families in the US. Don Vito is a fair but ruthless man, who runs his business by doing
favors and expecting favors in return. The Corleones get involved in a war with other criminal
families because they don’t want to sell drugs. Don Vito is shot and he is seriously injured. While
Don Vito is in the hospital, control of the family passes to his eldest son, Sonny. Sonny is a hothead,
and with him in charge, the war between the various families becomes more violent. Don Vito’s
youngest son, Michael, has always stayed outside the family business, but when Don Vito is shot,
he returns home to do what he can to help the family. He also takes his revenge against the people
who are trying to kill his father. In the end, Sonny is shot and Michael becomes the new Godfather.
I strongly 6_________The Godfather. It has 7_________ , drama, an unforgettable 8_________,
and an important message: that violence never really solves anything. The two 9_________, The
Godfather II and The Godfather III are also good, but the first movie is definitely my favorite.

a Read the movie review and com plete it with the words d Have you seen The Godfather? If yes, do you agree with
in the list. the review? If no, does the review make you want to see it?

action based directed location recommend Useful language: describing a movie
sequels set soundtrack stars It was directed / written by... In the end...

It is set in... My favorite scene is...
b Read the review again and num ber the paragraphs in It is based on the book... I strongly recommend
order 1 -4 . It’s about... (the movie) because...
It stars...
Paragraph j The plot

Paragraph _ The name of the movie, the director, e W rite a movie review about a movie you would
the stars, and any prizes it won recom m end people to buy on D V D or see at the
movie theater. Plan what you are going to w rite in
Paragraph Why you recommend the movie
the four paragraphs. Use the Useful language and
Paragraph _ Where and when it is set Vocabulary Bank M ovies p. 159 to help you.
Where it was filmed
f Check your review for m istakes (gram m ar,
c Look at paragraph three again. W hat tense do we use
vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling).
to tell the story o f a movie or book?
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