I watched it recently for the first time, and I really don't get why it's so loved. IMDB rates it as the second-best movie of all time, but it seems far worse than that to me. I like most old movies and see their hype, but The Godfather didn't do it for me. What am I missing?

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I could imagine friends or golden girls without it and they’d still be good imo

There are plenty of examples of this on youtube, have you watched any?

Friends, without the laugh track...

Example 2

Example 3

To me, any show shot with a laugh track or studio audience feels really strange without it. The pauses make it very stilted.

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