Blu Ray trailer for Scarface

[DSET]

Originally Posted by Nidgit

Sacrilege!!!!!!

I don't think it's over rated at all. Sure it's a bit cheesy in parts but that was the time . . . tiger print apholstry on the caddie, the clothes, the music, the excess and the violence. I think it's cult status in popular culture is well deserved. Now, . . . bring on the remake with Christian Bale as Tony Montana

LOL
I'm no Bale hater

But Bale as Scarface, THats sacrilege!

[Nidgit]

Well lads, I will have to agree to disagree on this one. I thought the story was fantastic . . . the rise to power, the self destruction . . . I loved it. And sure Pacino is a bit OTT but again that under-pinned the his character "Nothing exceeds like excess" for Tony. He had just the right mix of campy, villainy and even a little likeability. Better than Godfather or Goodfellas ? Nope . . . but definitely right up there in crime sagas for me

Originally Posted by Hellboy

LOL... I was anticipating a response like this from someone.

Cheese aside I still think its overrated. The film is very much a period piece and I understand it is depicting a world of excess but a lot of the film has not aged well. As for the music I guess you either love or hate it but personally I hated it and ironically I love the 80's.

Oliver Stone's screenplay is far to simplistic and Brian DePalma's Direction is to poorly paced for me to consider it anything more than just average at best. Some of the acting, even Pacino at times was a bit to over the top for me, cartoonish even.

If you were to base the quality of the film on how it's status has evolved in popular culture as Marvelito pointed out you'd think this was the Godfather or something. For me personally it wouldn't even rank in my top 10 gangster films. Its just not in the same league as The Godfather I and II, Goodfellas or even DePalma and Pacino's later work together in Carlito's Way.

Originally Posted by DSET

agreed on all points
Though I feel similar about Carlitos way I thought it was good but not as great as some people say, only thing great about that film was Penn. It certainly didn't warrant a sequel.

[The General]

Originally Posted by biglebowski9999

If by overrated you mean cinematic masterpiece, then, yes it is.

[stormshadow75x]

My favorite movie of all time...

What's the release date?

[biglebowski9999]

Maybe I'll get the $1000 limited edition.