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I've tried to watch it several times but always shut it off.
It's a movie that's constantly aware of itself and tries to push that onto the audience through self-conscious directing—which explains all the nepotism in casting too—and hat makes for disengaging storytelling and characters. And then there's the cinematography that tries too hard, so it's more a technical exercise than an effective one, but was successful in its era for that uniqueness.
Not to nrglect it's an awful portrayal of organised crime, much like The Hurt Locker is at war. And Luca Brasi, ugh. It's just awful.
In the modern day, I've understood the trilogy to be a go-to for "movie buffs" that are vulnerable to ad populum.
Exactly, it insists upon itself
Pretty funny that you based your entire criticism off of the repeated to ad nauseam Family Guy quote, and obviously zero actual experience or knowledge about the movie.
It is perfectly fine that you don't like it, taste is completely subjective, but your description of it is objectively wrong.
That's very assumptuous. Assuming things is just gambling.
In truth, I have no idea what quote you're referring to and 0 ≠ 4/5; since this is about as far as I made it first time at film class before leaving. While the second is marginally better, it is much the same. I don't think I've ever made it to the third; there's been a few attempts and chances over a couple decades bringing my total Godfather minutes to an unfortunately but substantially above average amount—especially the front 120 mins or so.
This is quite on contrast to your "so, you..." styled assumption. It's better to not be like that.