When “Godfather Part III” came out, the film was criticized as a letdown after the success of the previous film, but most of the more hateful comments were directed directly at Sofia Coppola, and her now-infamously panned performance in the film. Now, Sofia and Francis Ford Coppola opened up about the backlash and how Sofia was sort of thrown under the bus for the film.

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In a new interview with The New York Times, Sofia Coppola opened up about her panned performance.

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“The Godfather” trilogy is one of the most acclaimed, but also the most debated franchises in film history. The original film is often regarded as one of the best crime dramas of all time. The sequel is held up as one of the greatest sequels of all time. But the third film, “The Godfather: Part III” is seen as a major disappointment. Perhaps even the most disappointing sequel of all time.

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Everyone used to rag on George Lucas for the special edition version of the original “Star Wars” trilogy with new VFX, new footage, etc. But let’s face it, no living legendary filmmaker is worse for toying with his classic films that Francis Ford Coppola, who has basically made an entire side career by re-releasing his films in new versions. There have been at least two major reworked versions of “Apocalypse Now,” new cuts of “One From The Heart,” “The Cotton Club,” and there’s been talk of a new cut of “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” coming too.

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There are some artists that put a project out into the world and let it live on its own, never to revisit it again. That artist is most definitely not Francis Ford Coppola. The legendary filmmaker, who is responsible for some of the most iconic films of the past 50 years, has always been a bit of a tinkerer. Just look at the confusion surrounding which version of “Apocalypse Now” is the definitive cut, if you need proof.

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