by Universal Studios
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| Sales Rank: | 12013 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $1.04 |
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| Director: | Brian De Palma |
| Release Date: | 2003-09-30 |
| Label: | Universal Studios |
| UPC: | 025192315725 |
| Binding: | DVD |
| Published By: | Universal Studios |
| ASIN: | B0000AMRJC |
| Category: | DVD |
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Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
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This sprawling epic of bloodshed and excess, Brian De Palma's update of the classic 1932 crime drama by Howard Hawks, sparked controversy over its outrageous violence when released in 1983. Scarface is a wretched, fascinating car wreck of a movie, starring Al Pacino as a Cuban refugee who rises to the top of Miami's cocaine-driven underworld, only to fall hard into his own deadly trap of addiction and inevitable assassination. Scripted by Oliver Stone and running nearly three hours, it's the kind of film that can simultaneously disgust and amaze you (critic Pauline Kael wrote "this may be the only action picture that turns into an allegory of impotence"), with vivid supporting roles for Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Robert Loggia. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
You Can't Seriously Like This Movie - Reviewed on 2008-08-23
2 customers found this review helpful, 5 did not.
I'm sure I'll get a lot of people telling me my opinion's wrong, simply because I dislike a movie they apparently adore. In my personal opinion, I've never seen what all the fuss is about as to me, Scarface is the most boring, pointless and drawn out travesty I've ever had the misfortune of watching.
The story is based around Cuban (at least I think he's Cuban, it was so boring I drifted in and out) immigrant named Tony Montana. He comes into America and for some reason wants to be a successful drug dealer, so this leads to a man's arm being cut off by a chainsaw for some reason. Then there's a couple of hours of boring dialogue with the odd gunshot here and there, then Tony says "Say hello to my little friend" and kills a load of people. The End.
I am honestly the type of person who will watch a film and look for the good points, but I simply couldn't see any for this film. It was boring, drawn out and just plain ridiculous. A lot of the people I know personally who adore this film aren't very, let's say quick witted so I can only imagine that in order for them to watch this all the way through, they had to skip to the gory or violent parts.
Boring film that I would advise people to stay away from.
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Book Subjects
- Action
- Action / Adventure
- Action/Adventure
- Adult Language
- Adult Situations
- Adventure
- Color
- Crime
- Crime Thriller
- Drug Trade
- English
- Feature
- Feature Film-action/Adventure
- Forceful
- Gangster Film
- Graphic Violence
- High Budget
- Lurid
- Menacing
- Movie