*Editor's note: this post has been updated in response to Lionsgate pulling the Megalopolis trailer on the evening of August 21.
The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola's epic tale of a mafia family, is almost universally considered one of the greatest movies of all time. But if you watched the Megalopolis trailer released on August 21 for Coppola's latest movie coming out on September 27 you may be surprised to see it feature quotes from critics of the time disparaging the movie and a voiceover from Laurence Fishburne that says "true genius is often misunderstood." But was that really the case? Were critics not as enthusiastic about The Godfather when it was first released?
