I have recently seen scarface all the way through and quite honestly its amazing. It was the most intense, immersive, and reaslistic mobster movie i have ever seen. The Godfather was a great movie, but i just think scarface is much better, because its god more action scenes, but its main downfall is that I didnt get the same sense of noir that i got in the godfather. Scarface is a spectacular picture but the godfather is no doubt the superior movie, but i just personally think scarface is my favorite mobster movie. The plot is easy to follow and has its own sense of dark noir, but not the noir i felt while watching the Godfather. Tony montana is a cuban immigrant who was given a rough time, and instead of living the american dream like most people want him to, he turns to a life of crime and eventually becomes a drug kingpin himself. This movie is excellent and no doubt my favorite mobster film, but the Godfather is still the superior movie to me.Read full review
Directed by Brian De Palma. Written by Oliver Stone. Starring Al Pacino. An initial "X" rating due to its depicted violence. It wasn't easy, but the efforts of all those involved--from the screenplay, directing, to the superb acting, played a role in making this film in a classic long after its theatrical release. This remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks film, chronicles the rise and fall of Cuban political refugee Antonio "Tony" Montana as he takes the Miami cocaine trade by storm. In the end, Montana loses everything (wife, sister, best friend, and ultimately his own life) as he is consumed not only with his greed but supply of drugs as well.
Most people are etiher totally enveloped by the Scarface story or they just aren't really feeling it. Tony Montana's meteoric rise to fame and even faster downfall are also a must-see for any hiphop fans, as any rap album released in the 90s has a reference or a direct line from this movie. Rap music aside, Scarface is also a great opportunity to see Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in earlier stages of their careers--this movie actually flopped when it was released in 1983 and was nominated for a Razzie (awards for bad movies). At its core, Scarface is the story of one man's burning ambition to be successful at any expense, but his values that helped built his empire eventually did him in to bring its downfall--as he refused to kill a man because it meant taking out his wife and child. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who 1) likes gun fights and explosions, 2) likes hiphop, or 3) likes playing the GTA video games, because this movie is really its ancestor.Read full review
"Scarface" is one of the greatest of all mob movies. It's an epic crime drama done with style and care. Brian DePalma presents a film that ignites the screen with a great screenplay by Oliver Stone and an amazing performance by Al Pacino. Unlike "The Godfather," which was more about family and relationships between father and son, "Scarface" is an exhilarating and intriguing journey into Miami's mob underworld, seen through the eyes of Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee with some of the greatest lines in movie history. Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer are great together and some big name actors got there start from this movie. Al Pacino is such a great mob star movie actor and does a great job of playing his character.
This is for sure Al Pacino's best movie. The movie is all about starting with nothing and blowing up in the drug industry specifically cocaine. It takes place in the early 1980's when cocaine was very popular. Al Pacino plays the part of Tony Montana he is an immagrint from Cuba and comes across by boat once he arrives he starts his mission to become the world's richest man by smuggling and selling cocaine. Director Brain De Palma gives him a great character. Him and his partner have very catchy accents that will have you trying to talk like them. There are also other great actors in the movie like Michelle Pheiffer this was the first movie in which she got known in. There are very exciting scenes that will have your attention. One of my favorites is the Chainsaw scene. There are a few shootouts aswell and twords the end of the movie there are suprising twists that will keep you guessing. I don't want to ruin it for those of you who are going to watch the movie. So all I will tell you is there is a big bang at the end. One more thing that you sould know this movie holds the record for the most F words in a film you can't keep count but it is funny. This is a great movie, my personal favorite and a must have for any collection. Thanks for looking! Please rate my reviewRead full review
"[Scarface] will always be a ladies fear and a man's main ambition of power and dream in their most interim mind" - loco10rules. Huh? Brian De Palma's Scarface is meant as a cautionary figure, not a role model. There is nothing about him worth emulating. With 218 f-words, chain saw mutilations, numerous shootings, drug abuse, rampant sexist remarks and gruesome betrayal, this movie is a story in how NOT to live. If you haven't seen it, you aren't missing anything. Nobody in their right mind wants bloody images like the ones in this film floating through their head. The entertainment magazine Variety wrote Scarface is a "modern morality play." Tony Montana is a drug lord, a sort of vicious, perverted King Midas. Everything he touches turns to money or (cocaine) and dies. He destroys every life he comes in contact with: family, friends, and business associates. The climax of the film is Tony Montana, the antihero, dying alone after snorting a mountain of coke, killing his own sister, and falling into a pool filled with blood. Scarface is a depressing tale that cannot redeem itself. While there is strong character development, the darkness far outshadows any light. The innocent die violently; the evil die violently. Nobody wins. End of story.Read full review
I had to add this to my collection! My tastes vary so wildly, sometimes you just want a lot of action!!!
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The interesting thing is the way Tony Montana stays in the memory, taking on the dimensions of a real, tortured person. Most thrillers use interchangeable characters, and most gangster movies are more interested in action than personality, but "Scarface" is one of those special movies, like "The Godfather," that is willing to take a flawed, evil man and allow him to be human. Maybe it's no coincidence that Montana is played by Al Pacino, the same actor who played Michael Corleone.
This was really an excellent film.. All Actors were simply awesome...
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Excellent movie in the 80s and now. Played excellent 5 stars
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