Scarface

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Summary: The epitome of a gangster film!
Review: No other preformance has yet to be matched (and probably never will) by Al Pacino in Scarface. Excess is the name of the game in this epic film in the 80's. No other character has be more imitated than Tony Montana. Scarface is a classic and remains the best movie in cinematic history. Who should you trust on this review "ME THAT'S WHO!!"

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Summary: Excellent Movie!
Review: This was a fine movie directed by Brian DePalma. This movie had
Al Pacino in the starring role.He plays the role of a Cubas
immigrant who is imprisoned in the many Cuban prison camps.The
character that he plays in this movie is called Tony Montana.He
gets out of the camps and struggles to eat,working in a hamburger
place. He eventually becomes the main man in cocaine sales in
the Miami area.Through his cocaine business he gains all of the trappings of wealth(a huge mansion,a fleet of expensive cars).He
becomes addicted to the product he sells and becomes arrogant.
This leads to his downfall.This movie has experienced a tremendous comeback.This is an excellent to define the drug
culture. Pacino plays the role perfectly.The film is a great
deal violentbut still a good movie.

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Summary: One of the rare references
Review: I agree with every other reviewer about the sequence of the incidents, the names of the actors, the resume of the plot, which are all written in most of the reviews, and, thus, do not find it necessary to repeat any. Alternatively, I would list few hints that I deem necessary -after watching- to re-consider what you have seen in the light of it.

Since I saw the movie for the 1st time, I class it as reference for action movies, and was always looking for what other directors and actors borrowed from in every action film made after it.
The plot is very well woven, fast developing and amazingly presented with its rich dialogue and plenty ideas in a pure non-stop action movie: rarely all these are contained in one movie.
A difficult task has been well handled is the feeding of too much violence and action in the movie, without alienating the sequence of incidents from the main stream (unfortunately, some reviewer complained the too much violence and "F" word in an action movie!) Definitely it is easy to fill 180 minutes with lot of violence; yet, definitely is abstainer to keep the strokes related to one course.
Furthermore, the characters are at their best: the gangster, the spoon fed beauty, the pixy good friend, the bodyguards, the conservative old boss, and the corrupted policeman all are very well structured personalities and all have real and vital roles.
We may later amazingly admire Brian De Palma for his fine work, how is really astonishing with the planting of the mixture of beautiful ideas and great shots in one final overall view at the end of every scene (the speech in the restaurant and the self-conversation in the bathroom for example).

You should look to this movie like a jewel: You can not criticize a jewel but you can dislike it. However, the jewel doesn't really care.

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Summary: Anatomy of an American Nightmare
Review: Having seen the previous Scarface (starring Paul Muni) many years ago, I was curious to see what director Brian De Palma would do with what I incorrectly assumed to be essentially similar material. In fact, De Palma co-authored a script (with Oliver Stone) and created a film which shares almost nothing in common with its predecessor. Al Pacino is brilliant as Tony Montana, a vicious and impoverished Cuban immigrant who eventually becomes a wealthy drug lord in Miami. Along the way, he eliminates or alienates family members and friends as well as his underworld enemies. Montana's destiny is perhaps summarized by the ancient aphorism "live by the sword....die by the sword." For me, the most memorable scene involves a power saw in the bathroom of an apartment in which a drug deal fails. Others include Tony's sudden acts of violence in response to real or imagined threats to his supremacy ("manhood") and the final sequence when his heavily-guarded mansion is invaded by assassins as he snorts his way through a mound of cocaine on his desk. Steven Bauer is especially effective as Montana's best friend Manny. Other strong performances are provided by Michelle Pfeiffer (Elvira), Robert Loggia (Frank Lopez), and F. Murray Abraham (Omar). This is among the nastiest and bloodiest of gangster films. There is a rationale for most of the violence in the Godfather films whereas in this Scarface, Montana's behavior seems instinctive and is therefore more upsetting. (The same is true of the characters played by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas and Casino.) In 1932, director Howard Hawks wanted to portray a fictional character (Tony Clamonte) based on Al Capone without in any sense romanticizing the criminality which the real "Scarface" personified. Decades later, De Palma examines with surgical skill how the American Dream for so many immigrants becomes an American Nightmare for Montana and for almost everyone with whom he is associated.

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Summary: 4.2 out of 5
Review: If you know the whole story behind SCARFACE, then let me sum up this entire review for you: SCARFACE is a classic and is not to be missed - it does, indeed, come extremely close to being a masterpiece. Loosely remade from the 1932 film of the same name, Al Pacino stars as the title character, a Cuban refugee who takes over a drug empire in 1980's Florida. When first released in 1983, SCARFACE turned off many of it's viewers when they saw that (at that time) SCARFACE held the record for the use of the "f"-word. The film that later took up the record, CASINO, is very similar to this film, in that they both center around a man with nothing who gets everything and then looses it because of his greed. Brian De Palma's directing isn't exactly wonderful; Pacino's performance, however, is as the angered Tony Montana. There's also an excellent score by Giorgio Moroder, and a nifty little 80's soundtrack. SCARFACE may not be a masterpiece, but it's a cult classic and a true must-see for film fanatics. "Say hello to my little friend!"

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Summary: A Film that Demonstrates the Greatness of Al Pacino....
Review: You cannot come away from this film and not appreciate the fact that Pacino is probably amongst the top five actors in film history. If anyone else was in this role, it might have been just another stereotypical film about a Hispanic drug lord's rise and fall. Pacino however transcends the role he was given, and portrays drug czar, 'Tony Montana,' with a ferocity, and at times, a tenderness seldom seen in film. Don't get me wrong, Tony Montana is at times, brutal, but the film makes clear that he came from brutality, yet he still yearned for the same things we all do, family, career, and success. Some critics scoffed at his accent, but after you get use to it, you'll never notice it, nor the film's near three hour running time. The surrounding cast is top-notch, including a young Michelle Pffeifer, and tv regulars Robert Loggia and Steven Bauer. The is by far Brian DePalma's best film, and what I would deem an essential purchase for everyone looking to create the ultimate dvd film library!

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Summary: SAY HELLO to MY LITTLE FRIEND....!!!
Review: ...I will say these words from Al Pacino's favorite movie if the geniuses who transfer the anormorphic print to a better quality DVD picture, (the DVD now in hand is wanting),and the DTS sound can come through as well..THEN I will say,"NOW YOU'RE TALKING to me BABY..!!"

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Summary: Should have won an Oscar
Review: This to me is one of the best if not the best Al Pacino movie. I beleive it should have won an Oscar. This is a brilliant acting job by my favorite actor Al Pacino. This DVD should be in everyones DVD library.

Rating:
Summary: You get what you pay for.
Review: this was a bootleg. there are problems with the menu graphics and there are two places where the video skips. other than that it was worth the money.

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Summary: gratuitous use of everything foul,to my delight!
Review: there was even a touch of incest!no doubt about it,90% of rappers today owe this movie their identities.this movie inspires their tough guy stories/personnas.as for the movie itself,well,im sure those reading this review have already witnessed the carnage that is scarface.cuban immigrant comes to USA and becomes major drug/crime kingpin of epic and brutal proportions.there are whispers that there are scenes here not on the original release.but if there are,theyre not in cronological order.they are in pain in the rear deleted scenes section.all this time and producers cant blend in deleted scenes?is the technology evading them?its not thrilling,for me at least,to view a scene unto itself.joyride had the best idea(others may have also,but im not sure).the deleted scenes are built into the actual ongoing movie.you will be prompted to click on an icon to experience deleted scene/s.why cant all of the ''special/ultimate/anniversary/yada yada blah''follow this simple example?joyride was not special effects driven yet it out does 99% of the new versions of previously released movies.ADD INTO THE MOVIE THE DELETED SCENES WILLYA?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?in my T2 ULTIMATE version review,i ranted about how''unwise''consumers could be by buying the same movie twice/thrice.no one will acknowledge the common sense behind such rant,hence,the flood of reissues.and reissues to the reissue.heck,if i could sell the brooklyn bridge,i would.and someone here would buy it.anyway,if youre into watching isolated scenes/buying the same movie again,have at it.on another note,i just bought weird science,3 oclock high and am about to get last exit in brooklyn.my list of great movies not on DVD is dwindling.year of the dragon,prison,8 million ways to die,and after hours are still waiting.