If you were Michael [Corleone], would you have spared Fredo?

NFS4

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Fredo got mixed up in the wrong crowd... he didn't know what he was getting himself into ;)

If you were Michael, would you have capped him...err, have your henchman cap him?
 

blackdogdeek

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of course not. you can't show any kind of weakness.

ps - were you enjoying the godfather marathon on amc this past weekend?

EDIT: i meant "of course you couldn't spare fredo" answering your title, your OP states the question reversed, to which i would respond "of course".
 

NFS4

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Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
of course not. you can't show any kind of weakness.

ps - were you enjoying the godfather marathon on amc this past weekend?

Yeah, I was just watching the end of Part II on AMC... where Connie goes to Michael and pleads for Fredo's life. Then Michael hugs Fredo and gives the "signal" to off Fredo.
 

blackdogdeek

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
of course not. you can't show any kind of weakness.

ps - were you enjoying the godfather marathon on amc this past weekend?

Yeah, I was just watching the end of Part II on AMC... where Connie goes to Michael and pleads for Fredo's life. Then Michael hugs Fredo and gives the "signal" to off Fredo.

"johnny ola knows these places like the back of his hand"

*michael's shocked, but decidedly reserved, expression of recognition*

buh-bye, fredo.

that movie is filled with all sorts of awesome.
 

Amused

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Amused
Your poll doesn't make sense

You're dead or I forgive you completely.

How hard can it be? :)

The question was "would you have spared Fredo"

And the no answer was "fsck yeah."

But I see you changed it. LOL
 

NFS4

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Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Amused
Your poll doesn't make sense

You're dead or I forgive you completely.

How hard can it be? :)

The question was "would you have spared Fredo"

And the no answer was "fsck yeah."

But I see you changed it. LOL

Yah, I saw it after I posted my reply to you and went WTF :)
 

Vic

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"I killed my mother's son! I killed my mother's son!"
 

tenthumbs

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Fredo had to die but does the Godfather and Godfather 2 have to be on AMC every week?
 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Fredo got mixed up in the wrong crowd... he didn't know what he was getting himself into ;)

If you were Michael, would you have capped him...err, have your henchman cap him?

I take it you were watching AMC channel yesterday? ;)
 

amoeba

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Fredo was worthless and sooner or later would have fouled up more things for Michael.
 

MotionMan

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I wish Fredo could have been spared, but I agree that he eventually would have caused Michael a lot more trouble in the future.

I love how Fredo handled a gun when his dad was being shot.

MotionMan
 

amoeba

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Fredo was just incompetent and also unwilling to accept his incompetence. Had he been willing to go take a small or no role in the family business, he likely wouldn't have fouled up. But he wanted some side action himself and he resented being upstaged by his younger brother. Simply put, his abilities didn't match his ambitions. He was never disloyal to the family, merely incompetent.
 

anxi80

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he was a liability. what what was done had to be done.

now going from calm and collected to slapping your wife once you find out she aborted your son. well, thats just great acting. it has nothing to do with the thread, but damn if that scene isnt intense.
 

NFS4

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Originally posted by: anxi80
now going from calm and collected to slapping your wife once you find out she aborted your son. well, thats just great acting. it has nothing to do with the thread, but damn if that scene isnt intense.

No doubt! He didn't drop cigarette in his hand during the slap either... that's dedication.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBDCVm36jw
 

oogabooga

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Sorry Fredo, you broke my heart. *Kiss*



Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
If I was Michael Corleone, I would've done what Michael Corleone did since I am Michael Corleone.

I see.