The Godfather deleted scene revenge for Apollonia

[bloodynine]

In the book One of the Corleone family soldiers kill Fabrizzio, before he kills him he says “Michael Corleone sends his regards” chilling line

[pray-for-peace]

How on Earth do you delete ANY scene from the Godfather???!! Every second is a jewel.

[chrisbrimhall]

Even the deleted scenes are better than movies today

[NoisySheep]

Its not business, its strictly personal...

[mattque]

The fact that Michael is married and has a family already, and still wants to avenge her, shows that Apollonia was really the woman he wanted and loved.

[vasglorious]

This really should've made the final cut.

[DngrDan]

I watched this movie for the first time a couple years ago and thought it was odd how quickly he got over Apollonia. This scene has it make much more sense.

[nuclearwinter]

He killed the love of his life. I expected that Michael would do it himself. This was as personal as it gets.

[temps]

Al Pacino acting without shouting, screaming or chewing the furniture. Good times.

[robertmiles]

They never should've deleted this. It really helps the movie make more sense and have a smoother flow between the changes in settings, not to mention adding a sudden clever sense of closure.

[marcoscorsolini]

Apollonia is such an underrated figure in Michael's development. Despite appearances, he was serious with her, and in a way she would have taken his mother's place symbolically, as the Padrino's wife from the old country. But Michael's destiny is more tragic, and different.

[MORGANNAW]

The moment that Apolonia died, at the same time, some part of Michael was "dying", and rising his Dark Side.
Michael was becaming in a cold hearted and calculating man. He will have no mercy to anyone, no matter Who it is

[MindHunger]

This wasn't just about killing the man who killed Michael's first wife. It was also Michael sending a message to the Barzini family who had hired Fabrizzio in the first place.

[robertadam]

The fact about how important was Apollonia in Micheal life, this part should not left out from the movie.

[jpeezie]

This either happened on a Monday, Thursday, Sunday or Saturday.

[timothykozlowski]

Losing his brother and stunning wife made Michael a very cold hearted person.

[jfjsas]

Metaphorical revenge, killed him the same way Fabrizzio killed Apollonia.

[ricflair]

The assassination of Fabriozo is included in 'The Godfather Complete Epic' which combined Part I and II into one long film in chronological order. This scene is far better then the book version which only had Fabriozo shot. The car bomb is what killed Apollonia. This scene was also very well filmed. Noticed the stuntman was in the car during the "explosion" (smoke and flashes of light) and climbed out afterwards. This is not an easy stunt to pull off.

[johnkizzie]

Yes. Keep this scene! Michael would never have let him get away with Apollonia's death and Fabrizio's betrayal.

[jajabinx]

I still feel sad over that car bomb scene.