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Summary: Movie, 5 stars DVD 1 star
Review: First of all, to clear up a misconception that has been that copies of this DVD have the cover on it but have a bootleg DVD inside are incorrect. This is the DVD, but it is out of print for a reason. It is out of print because it is the absolute ugliest, most disgusting defacement of a film DVD has ever done to a movie. The transfer was ported from the collector's edition laserdisc quickly and hastily, without anamorphic enhancement or anything. The end result, the picture LOOKS like a bootleg, a crummy DIVX file someone ripped on their own. This went down in history as an all time low for DVD, so this is why the DVD is no longer available, and why the new version of the DVD is currently in the works of being made.Anyhow, I've reviewed the film before, but needed to say this again about the DVD for anyone that thinks they're getting a bootleg. Believe me, there's a reason you can't get this DVD anymore.
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Summary: WHY?!?
Review: First of all, this movie is a true classic, there's no doubt about it. It's arguably Brian De Palma's greatest movie and Al Pacino's biggest performance to date. What I can't understand is the reason why this movie has been out of print on DVD for so long. It's even more irritating when you see all these recent releases of far inferior movies all coming out with the "Special Collector's Edition" tag. Speaking of myself, I bought my copy of "Scarface" via the internet, unaware that I would have received a bootleg copy instead of the original package. Needless to say, the picture and sound quality are crap and there are absolutely no extra features on the disc. If Universal Studios decided to make this title available a while ago, this incident would never have happened. I mean, don't these guys realise that they're losing tons of money and favouring piracy due to the limited availability of the movie? You don't have to obtain an honours degree in management to realise that there's no way in hell you could lose money on a re-release of "Scarface". So my final remark to Universal Studios is: please release a special collector's edition of "Scarface" for the upcoming 20th anniversary edition in 2003. I normally don't like to buy different releases of the same movie, but for "Scarface" I'll make an exception. You will make gangster movie buffs like myself one happy family.
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Summary: Realistic gritty look at gangster life!!!
Review: Al Pacino is not your average everyday actor, shy in interviews & nervous at awards show, especially his acceptance speech in 1993 for his best actor win for "Scent of a Woman", but when he is in character, he is in top form, he totally embodies the character of Tony Montana, a character with a cult following that even Pacino cringes about when asked about its following,although he did say it has been his favorite character to ever play, in this he is Montana, a cuban refugee who comes to America when Castro ousted many refugees in 1980, he is one of the many refugees dropped off in Miami, who is given a green card in exchange for a favor that involves killing one of Castro's ousted leaders, once a citizen, he & his friend & partner(Steven Baur) begin to build a new life, mainly a minimum wage job in a local resturaunt stand, they yearn for the good life & are soon introduced to Omar(F.Murray Abraham) who offers them lots of money for a drug drop which they agree to,only to be double-crossed by the seller who uses a chainsaw to make his point by killing one of his other friends, which soon prompts Baur & another to retaliate in a rescue attempt in which Tony ends up killing the seller in a revenge-style killing, he then takes the money & drugs to the big man, not Omar, the big man is Frank(Robert Loggia)who takes Montana under his wing as a potential successor, here Montana meets Elvira(Michelle Pfrieffer) who Tony developes a fixation on, Tony soon meets with their supplier in South America who soon has Omar assasinated because he is an informant, Tony & Alex(Paul Shenar)the supplier soon click, & Frank in Miami feeling threatened soon has a hit out on Tony, a hit that goes wrong in which Tony retaliates in a neat fashion, once confronted, Frank is soon killed in retaliation as is a corrupt Narcotics Detective(Harris Yulan)who earlier tells Tony he will bust if not paid off,after this Tony soon heads Frank's operation & marries Elvira, & quickly rises to the top of the drug trade, most notably cocaine, but his new found wealth is compromised as he is soon busted by other Narcotic Detectives in which he is facing jail time,via a video camera which his lawyer cannot get him out of, however his supplier Alex agrees to help him out with his influence in Washington & in the Justice System in exchange for a favor that involves Tony assasinating a International U.N.spy who is bound & determined to stop the drug trade, at a summit in NY, Tony agrees but retracts when he learns that the wife & children are involved in the assassination, this begins his downfall as the supplier now with tremendous heat upon him orders a hit on Montana & his whole Empire, & succeeds in a rather intense conclusion in which Tony takes on an army of assassins, & takes out half before being taken out himself, this movie shows the dynamics of the dangerous world of drug lords, where you can have it all & lose it all if you are not careful, one neat scene is when Tony tells patrons at a fancy restuarant that they are the bad people & that they need people like him to scapegoat, as he says "say goodnight to the bad guy" revealing the hypotcritsy of rich people & their attempt to point fingers at his kind,although out of print, Universal is planning a re-release next year in theatres in honor of its 20th Anniversary, as well as a 2-disc set on DVD which is said to be much better than its initial DVD release now out of print, definately a underrated gangster movie that reveals the Miami drug trade & its reality, Tony Montana is definately the Anti-Hero you love to root for, & Pacino gives his best performance of his career here!!! Mary Elizabeth Monstantonio(The Abyss, Color of Money)is also here as Tony's sister who Tony is vey protective of & it too leads to his downfall, although 3 hours long, you never notice the time!!
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Summary: SCARFACE DVD - COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Review: THIS HAS BEEN CALLED BY SOME "THE GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME" WHICH IS A LOT TO SAY WITH ALL THE MOVIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN TODAY'S MARKET. REALISM & POWERFUL MESSAGES MAKE THIS MOVIE WHAT IT IS, A MASTERPEICE.....
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Summary: great family fun
Review: Hands down. This is the best gangster movie i have ever seen if not the best movie i have ever seen. Al pachino was great in taxi driver and I loved the gangster movie good fellas and casino but this one tops them all. Common the famous say hello to my little friend? This movie shows gore and the reality of a true mafia gang. The part where the guy gets sliced up in the bathroom...classic. But he got his alright. It shows how the man went from rags to riches...
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Summary: Movie Masterpiece
Review: Under my own personal opinion; Scarface is the one of the best made movies. The actors are excellent, full of emotional tenacity, pulling you into the movie with a deep interest. It's a timeless classic that I have found myself able to watch time and again, without the slightest bit of disapprobation. Most movies lose their flare after some many viewings, but not Scarface; It's truly priceless! You'll LOVE it!!!!
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Summary: The name of "Scarface"
Review: This is perhaps the best remake, if not the best gangster movie ever made. It's storyline is absorbing, and Al Pichino delivers his finest. Hears the Goods and bads
Good:
Hey, it's Al Pachino
The storyline
The great replay value
The phrase: Say ello to my leetle fren'
The ending shootout
Great supporting cast
Has some good parts of irony(Like when he killed his sister husband cuz he thought he was messing wit her, but they acually got married. So he killed him for nothing)
Violent sceenes that I love
perhaps the greatest gangster movie ever made
Bad:
The sound(Sometimes the talking is low, but the music is high)
He died, but what a better way 2 deliver a great performance
The blood, gore and violence, too intence 4 kids, (But who cares I watched it when I was 6)
Montana is way too obsesed with being the boss(But dats gangster)
He was a bit 2 insane, but thats what was memorable bout dis movie Well, this movie can't be missed by anyone. If u don't have this, and you love gory gangster movies, I recomend this 2 u
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Summary: All time classic
Review: I am a fan of mobster movies. I thought this movie was entertaining, it is not for little, kids, they curse to much, there is drug content and so much blood. The film, has a good story, about a Cuban going from a poor low life mobster to a big gangster. I like the ending, and i don't. I like when he shoots them all, and says, " Say hello to my little friend, but in Oliver Stone's script should of made him die more classical like the Godfather, and throughout the movie, is just killing, and nonstop violence. But, this is a Classic and it is out of print in video stores.
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Summary: The best written movie ever.
Review: This is one of the best mob movies ever. I guess you can classify it as a mob movie because it deals alot with organized crime. This movie tells the story of a Tony Montana a cubian refuguee thats wants a better life in america. It talks about the ups and downs of his many accomplishments. You can check out other good dvds on this website. All of our dvds are wholesale and we sell to the public. Copy and paste the link below to check it out: ... We also have alot of titles not listed on the website. Email me at ... for a complete list.
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Summary: set the standards for every mobster movie
Review: The best movie ever made......need I say more??
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