After his renowned roles in the Godfather movies and Serpico, I can't believe Al Pacino agreed to star in this truly sub-par melodrama. I finally got around to watching the entirety of this "influential" "masterpiece" and was surprised at how bad it really was. That's not to say it's unwatchable. It's not boring and Al Pacino is entertaining as he overacts the hell out of a one-dimensional role. But it's no cinematic masterpiece either. All it is is mental cotton candy. In fact, this is basically a clone of those low quality Mexican gangster movies from the 70s that you see on Telemundo when you're flipping channels: posturing Latino criminals who shoot and kill, shoot and kill. This is supposed to be a classic? It should tell you something about its shallowness that its biggest fans remain 13 year old boys and crotch-grabbing hip-hop morons. If you don't feel like thinking and just want to indulge in some vicarious, over-the-top violence, then you'll enjoy Scarface, because that's all this movie offers. But please spare me the embarrassing accolades about it being anything more than a poorly-made and silly generic shoot-em-up.

Well, well, well what you thought that couldn't get any better just did. The greatest movie in the history of cinema has just been re-released with astonishing new features. Besides the great actings and excellent screenplay (developed by Oliver Stone) on this "Platinum Edition" you get the chance to watch "Scarface" in great sound and image. Serioulsy just to paint you a picture: if you have DTS at your home, you might wanna dogde the bullets of the shootings because they sound so real with the improved soundscore that looks like that Sosa's guys are after you and not Tony! In a few words a compulsory item that everyone who likes good movies must have at the shelves of the living-room. As Fat Joe says on his "Lean Back" song: "Tony Montana Forever"! The Best! The number one!

One of my favorite movies thanks cats, got it in less then a week. Nice works, Pepsi is my drink of choice, nothing like it. Amazon ain't to shabby either. Rock On!!

Wow, Just asked to review this---I gave as a gift to oldest Grandson long ago---He loved it as it is one of his favorites

My review is based on the picture and sound quality, not the movie itself which I love. Scarface has been reviewed enough since its release and it is a great movie. That's why I am so dissapointed in this release of it twenty years later. If you own a 5.1 sound system like I do, you should wait for a blu-ray to come out cause this edition sounds really bad. The claim of DTS 5.1 is b.s. and even the Dolby Digital sounds bad. The picture quality is alot better and the music sounds alright. The extras are not anything great. Overall it's a mediocre release that is decent when played with a 2.0 system. It really deserves better considering how popular it is.

Yeah, right, I don't believe it. Almost everyone has seen this movie. If for some strange reason you haven't, well there are 700 some odd reviews to read here that I'm sure go into great detail about the plot, so read theirs. I'm just here to tell you that Pacino's performance is one of the best committed to cinema ever. This film could have easily been just another drug and gangsters movie had it not been Pacino in the lead roll. His portrayal of Tony Montana is electrifying. The supporting actors are fantastic in their own right, but Pacino is the reason to watch this remake.

I saw this movie opening day in New York city back in 1983 and the entire theater cheered during key moments in the film. It was quite an experience then, and it's still an experience now. The Platinum Edition is the way to go. I don't give five stars lightly, as to me five stars means perfect. I think many reviewers on Amazon give out five stars like they're giving candy to Halloween trick or treaters. It is very rare a film I would give a five star review, but if any film is worthy of that rating it's Scarface.

I Love this collectors edition. Everything in it was brand new and untainted. Love it!

I heard about this movie for about 20 years before finally deciding to watch it.....And WOW I was missing out! This is my new favorite movie. I can't stop quoting it. Al Pacino is incredible!

As a teenager, I was a big fan of Miami Vice: The Complete Series, and I love The Godfather DVD Collection (The Godfather/ The Godfather - Part II/ The Godfather - Part III) so I bought this 2 disk Anniversary edition of Scarface.

At the time I purchased this, I had been listening to many Gangsta Rap and Hip Hop CDs, and I've read that many musicians are inspired by this film. The Special Features explore the music industry's fascination with this classic movie.

This is literally a story of "rags to riches," and this is also a story of becoming power mad. I was completely engaged and mesmerized by his rise to power, but it is sad to see that he let his power become paranoia and he hit his personal stash instead of being a business man. He reminds me of Uncle Sam, right now. Too much power, but not enough Self Control.

America loves (and often votes for) its Gangsters, and this is a great tribute to the ideals of North America. At the risk of being labled a "Turahist," I love this movie and so do most North Americans. Sad ending, but a great film.

Its funny how one of the most repulsive movies I have watched has quickly become a cult classic favorite in my eyes. Though some people who love this movie see it for entertainment purposes (and the "Say hello to my little friend" scene is certainly one of the most entertaining in cinematic history) much more can certainly be said about the real purpose behind Scraface. A simple message is implied by the end of the film, though its pretty obvious from nearly the beginning as well, and that is, now matter how much you "fly straight" in this dirty business, your fate is basically already written. Its almost ironic. Scarface is easily the cliche of a film you never want your children to see, yet at the same time, the message and the way that is portrayed is something they need to understand, though with the 200+ "f" words and the excessive violence and drug content, it probably is better to play it safe about allowing younger audiences to watch Scarface. However, compared to films like the present day American Gangster with Denzel Washington, Scarface is beginning to feel milder all the time.

Al Pacino is the star here, naturally, and its amazing how different his acting abilites for his Cuban character "Tony Montana" are compared to his famous role in The Godfather. It takes a bit to get used to the accent, but his lines become those you love to quote, and eventually you want to both love and hate Tony Montana at the same time. The supporting cast is just as impressive, but considering the film was released in 1983, you have to expect a couple of cheesy, overacting at some point. Same goes for the music. I actually love the score, though it is very 80's with songs like "She's on Fire" played in the club.

The movie takes a patient watch, running a little under 3 hours in time. Scenes either move along quickly or get dragged down, but when the action roles it stay real and perfecly in flow with the story. Aside from the final shootout in the film, the gun fire scenes and other forms of violence are just enough to progress the plot, instead of providing mass entertainment (though with this kind of film, violence for entertainment purposes begins to tread over tricky waters).

Scarface has become one of those films everyone needs to watch at least once. Whether you will like it or hate in in the end, it has become so popular you just have to find out what all the hype is about. It really is a great film, and chances are you may only dislike it for the obsessive dirty business protrayed. It can be entertaining to some, but also realize the film makes a point and says something. With that said, I believe its possible for anyone to enjoy this film. Scarface doesn't have the best action, acting, etc. in a film, but it certainly goes down as one of greatest Gangster movies of all time with a teriffic story.

The Platinum edition has been remastered, both video and audio. The video wasn't overaly impressive, but the audio was fantastic, especially the gun explosions in the finale.

Acting - 4
Action - 4
Characters - 5
Story - 5
Overall - 5

This movie is so great it still inspires the smallest of drug dealers as it did in the eighties when it came out. But when all is said and done these people need to watch the sad ending of this movie.
I absoultely love this special addition and the bonus features. I love to hear that the comic relief was actually put on film on purpose. The acting is magnificant. Al Pacino knocked himself out. I remember watching the Oscars that year and was amazed he did not win. This is one of the best acting performances ever. It beats out his acting in Scent of A Woman. I think now people can look back on his performance and see that it truly was great. I am glad the movie was released in this way and given the accolades that it truly deserves.

Al Pacino is an actor with a career that's a conflict-ridden dichotomy. There are moments in films where he's interplanetary, creating characters with such an archetypal inherency you have to wonder if he's born of this planet.
Then, he'll throw us Molotov cocktails, in films and, most notably, in his acting, where you scratch your head in amazement that he's had a career to begin with.
With this monstrously awful film, Pacino gives one his most unintentionally deliriously funny performances (and remember, I've seen "Revolution"). As Tony Montana, he spits and disgorges his dialogue like Don Corleone doing a Ricky Ricardo impression while swallowing a Cuban cigar. But Pacino is not solo in this pics' derision: there's a bombastic synthesized soundtrack; a misguided, one-dimensional (not-to-mention quasi-talented) supporting cast, most dubiously Michelle Pfeiffer, with her zombified glare and one note delivery; the cinematography was shoddy and dank. Finally, it's another dishrag directorial by Brian DePalma. His catalogue is already littered with junk food masquerading as art, but even I was surprised at the ineptitude of this sprawling, convoluted, cacophonous mess.
The films' ascension in the hip-hop community as a classic is equally absurd, seeing that this is a cautionary tale with a violent, tragic ending. Go figure. My grade: D

Great Movie!!! I love Al Paccino
He is the man!!!
Great Actor!!
I adore him.

Scarface DVD

Al Pacino is great in the leading role of Scarface. I don't think he looks very Cuban, but what the hey? I, also, think he probably peeved off some Cubans by stereotyping the Cuban Mafia. But he already did that with the Sicilian Mafia, so what's a few more?

Brian De Palma's blood soaked gangster epic is on DVD, once again. I'll say this right off the bat, if you own the previously released Special Edition of Scarface, there's no reason to run out and buy this Platinum Edition, which has an assortment of previously released extras to go along with a counter for how many times the "F" word is used and how many bullets are fired. Besides that, there's nothing here that hasn't been seen before, but if you don't already own Scarface on DVD, well then, this is worth picking up. As for the film itself, it's a bloody crime epic featuring one of Al Pacino's best, and most infamous, performances as Cuban hood turned drug kingpin Tony Montana; but chances are, you already know all that. The DVD's picture quality looks cleaner, and the remastered and remixed sound is crisper as well, but whether or not you want to lay out your money for better sound is up to you.

Recommended for Al Pacino fans and fans of mob violence.

Gunner January, 2008

Though slightly overrated, this film is, nevertheless, a decent character study. It does a commendable job in this respect. The films potential was never fully realized, as you could not make out the motive of the filmmakers. What were they trying to tell us? If anything, it was lost in translation. I just wish they had more vision on the material, less so on the style.

First, you have the communism and capitalism commentary, which, after the title sequence with the "In 1980...125,000 refugees...coming to America...25,000 were criminals," becaomes a little skewed. Then all the commentary on the ills of communism, and yet, capitalism being the ultimate downfall of Scarface. There is no true resolution in this whatsoever, sorry.

There is some commentary that does work, however. It is the capitalists' greed that makes for all the drug-trafficking...who's really the bad guy...Tony Montana's wife being symbolic for the problem, etc.

This is a good movie, but I personally do not find it to be anything great.

Go ahead, give me negative marks.

Anyway... couldn't wait for it so I got one from a local book store! man its a classic!

could anyone tell me the difference between the two scarface two disc editons...the platinum and the anniversary? which one is better?

I watched this film on cable recently. I mistakenly thought it was a Martin Scorcese movie, so I looked it up on Amazon to see who the director was. It turned out to be Brian DePalma. Even though this movie is so old, the script was pretty strong. The photography was good, although it can't compare with today's films. I'm not really a fan of Pacino, but he was convincing in this movie as a Cuban immigrant. I did not like the Michelle Pfeiffer character, she was really shallow. There was alot of violence but compared to Scorcese's recent films such as "Gangs of New York" and "The Departed" it was not really shocking. Hollywood seems to be losing the ability to shock us with violence and language, they need to shock us with better written scripts and more in-depth character development.

At one time Miami Florida was normal, and that was before the Hispanic influence arrived to inflate the prices and keep the wages at a low minimum. Hiring illegal aliens to work almost for free, and expanding the drugs trafficking from Latin America in to the U.S. perverting the peaceful American youths and their conservative ways of life, forcing them relocate to other parts of the country and away from all the violence, immorality, and perversion that is controlling South Florida today, especially in the schools.
This is one of the best performances of Al Pacino (Tony Montana in the movie) concerning the current situation in the city of Miami Florida. It shows all the trash that the Cuban government sent to the U.S(apparently Fidel Castro cleaned his jails)to contribute more to the delinquency and corruption that already existed between the Cubans, Colombians, Bolivians and Law enforcement officials( Miami River cops) that run the Banana Republic of Miami Florida! It's a shame that a city that could do better is going down hill with exurban prices, drugs, juvenile delinquency, and low wages among other things. In this movie you will see how the middle class is disappearing and only the poor and affluent will remain in the slums of what used to be a beautiful Miami. No wander Miami is known through out the nation, and the world as a third world country! Buy the CD; it's educational with lots of action.

I purchased this for my brother. He had wanted Scarface on DVD for sometime and I decided I'd get him this special gift set for his birthday.
I ordered on Thursday and received it Monday using international courier, I live in Australia.
Although the total cost of the product came to about $70 by using the courier service it was less than if I had bought a similar Scarface gift set in one of the stores here.

It's really well packaged. It's actually 3 discs in total. The 1932 production, the 1983 production and the Def Jam DVD.

He loved it. I would definitely recommend this. Also, I have a multi-region DVD player so I have no problems playing it even though the discs are region 1. However, for anyone planning to purchase who does not have a multi-region player and lives outside of the US, the region 1 discs will generally play on Xboxes and also a friend told me you can get instructions online to change your player's region.

this movie is a great old classic. if you like pacinio it's a must have to add to your collection.

"And the cocaine decisions that you make today, will mean nothing later on
when you get nose decay." Frank Zappa, lyrics from "Cocaine Decisions"

"The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes." Niccolo Machiavelli

Where do I even begin? I have probably viewed this one well over twenty times now, and I still can't figure out why I enjoy it so much. First things first, I abhor violence, and this film is EXTREMELY violent. The 'f' bomb is tossed around more times than you can count. I have always thought the film's score to be absolutely dreadful to say the least (sorry Giorgio), and that cheesy montage song "Take it to the Limit" has to be one of the all-time worst. Despite the fact that the majority of the actors are playing Cubans only Steven Bauer (as Tony's right-hand man Manny Ribera) is of Cuban descent and is able to truly nail the 'accent' correctly. Pacino does not look nor sound like a Cuban at all. Michelle Pfeifer (Elvira Hancock, 'Elvie') and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (in her first starring role as Tony's troubled sister Gina) both give less than stellar performances, in fact, at times, they just plain stink in this movie. And I am a fan of Michelle Pfiefer's! Robert Loggia, who I have enjoyed in other films (i.e. "Jagged Edge", "Big", "Mancuso, FBI", etc...) really hams it up with a terrible accent to boot, as crime boss Frank Lopez. DePalma, as he sometimes has the tendency to do, over directs. And last, but certainly not least, the film is way too long. However, all that being said, I have to admit, I loved every second of it!

If there is one film that truly encapsulates the 1980's it's "Scarface". That is why it has become the social & media phenomenon that it still is to this day. "Scarface" is in many ways a satire of that notoriously, excessive decade, with the main slogan in the film being "The World is Yours". Tony Montana, a criminal drug dealer with an intense sense of entitlement, is in pursuit of the American Dream - wealth, women, and power. It's easy to see why he's become such a deity to the hip-hop culture, and a hero to so many young, heterosexual males. Another sad reminder of this deranged planet we are all residing on. After all, the one who dies with the most toys wins right? Well, hardly, but it's difficult to comprehend just how popular Tony Montana has become in our culture almost twenty-five years after it's initial release.

There is no way I can seriously label this one a true classic. It is a very entertaining film, and Pacino is an absolute riot as the animated, crass, drug lord, trying to pursue his hedonistic notion of the American dream. It is Pacino that totally dominates every scene in which he's in. It is Pacino that makes this movie. Sure the crazy caricature he portrays is over the top, but Al is one of the few actors in Hollywood that can actually pull it off. Who else could have played the part and brought so much life to the screen? It is not even close to being his best role, but it's a role that truly only Pacino could have made so famous.

It's funny, but don't we all have that one good friend that no one else likes? That one friend that all our other friends and family members abhor? The one with no endearing qualities, yet for some reason you just can't seem to shake or let go of? Well, that's the best analogy I can come up with when it comes to describing why I still completely enjoy this very violent, often times very offensive and disturbing film.

Scarface is overlong, excessively vulgar and violent. I agree that this movie has been influential, but for all the wrong reasons. Many gangster rap groups, most notably the Geto Boys, used many soundbites from Scarface throughout their career to accentuate their bravado or "hardcore attitude toward life." It's a shame that De Palma convinced so many talented people to waste their time with this gutter trash. Howard Hawks' Scarface is still superior in every way.

yes i enjoyed very much the movie its a very cool movie.
i hope to buy some more stuff jaja XD thanks

scarface is one of my very favorites. this movie is very powerful, beautifully done, and one of the most influential of all time. no matter how many movies al pacino does, he will always be known as tony montana aka scarface no matter what. this role was made for him, he was born for this. the rise and fall of this man, the love he won and lost, the power he earned and abused, the drugs he bought, sold, did, and that destroyed him. at the end he went out like a real man, taking a lot of fools with him. he went down like a soldier, but they killed him from the back like cowards. this was the life for him, the life he dreamed of, the life he achieved, but in the end it caught up to him. it always does. it got to him. the life and everything that came with it. for a brief moment the world was his. a guaranteed pleaser. no doubt.

It is an excelent movie and exceptional pack have a very nice surprises and gifts

"I always tell the truth, even if I lie. First you get the money. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you the power, you get the women. You wanna play rough?" And so on and so on. Whether you love "Scarface" or you love throwing fireworks at bee hives (after futile searches for wasp hives), we all know those beautiful unforgettable lines.

Perhaps I'm not being fair when I call this the greatest gangster film ever made but hey, that's life. This contains truckloads of scenes that all have their way of sticking around in your brain, and then some filler material in which virtually nobody gets whacked. But the source of fuel of this is the brilliant Al Pacino who as few stars do, brings his lines like he's being paid millions of dollars for it.

Al Pacino hunger and determination to make it to the top of the drug trade is strangely inspiring, in a society which regards him as scum of the earth. The longer the film rolls, the more crazy our Al becomes. But you find yourself drawn to his character wanting him to keep on getting bigger and bigger! The action is exciting and disturbing at times, which makes it all the more believable. The supporting casts are all good, and easily transport you into the Miami under world. Overall the film is full of unforgettable scenes, quotable one liners and a stellar performance from a living legend. A great film!!

A very good movie, so good it has been stolen from me and I have to order another copy.

This is wonderful. theres 2 sets in the dvd. the 1st re done edition of SF 1932 is fun to watch and see how (non-violent) they are compared to the 1983 one. its wonderful to see the colors remade.
its a must buy for this product. you also get these postcards but i think their pointless.

This movie has received a lot of flak because of all its violence and the overuse of the F word. Now lets talk about the most hated scene in the whole movie. The chainsaw scene. Sure it is a violent scene but if you watch closely you never once see the chainsaw actually cutting anything in fact you never see anything overtly violent. You see some very bad placed spurts of blood hitting Al Pacino. You can almost see the guy off camera with the bottle of fake blood. You hear the chainsaw, you hear the screams but not much else. It leaves everything up to your imagination sort of like the classic Hitchcock movie, "Psycho". Now lets get to the other reason people hate this movie. The F word. It is ridiculous how much they use this word in fact I was kind of annoyed after the 50th time. But after a while you kind of get used to it. Its really not that bad. Just think about it, the music these days is as bad if not worse with all that reference to ho's, bitch's, etc. This is just a couple hundred F words badly placed but seriously its not that bad. I have to give credit to the superb acting. Its absolutly excellent. Now on to the "gangsta' aspect. For some reason the Rap, Hip Hop, genre has adopted this movie as its proverbial bible. This group of people has somehow ignored the moral of the story (which is drugs do not give you a life it takes life away and it is never good to get involved in drugs) and somehow thinks that becoming Scarface would be very cool and all the things he does is cool. This is very stupid. in fact I resent all those who beleive that becoming Scarface would be cool.

Al Pacino's charisma is incredible in this movie. Despite the anti-hero he plays, you can't help but to cheer for him to go further and further, become larger than life. Tony Montana is a cinematic icon as well as the American Dream gone dark.

I am a huge fan of Scarface (the older and the newer version). It's worth the purchase.

All I have to say is that this film is a MASTERPIECE!

Still awesome after what, 100 plus times viewing? This film was panned by virtually all of the critics and has yet remained a classic for nearly 25 years! Pacino is simply brilliant, the casting is superb and even the tawdry photography and music (at times) is delicious. The critics never could quite get over the controversial chainsaw scene and the 160 some odd uses of the "F word" and therefore slammed the movie as a whole. But in doing so, they missed what millions of others haven't: a great film with great acting and pacing. If you haven't already, see for yourself whether the violence and language is obscene and over-the-top, or whether it fits the movie nearly perfectly in its context. Oh, and Michelle Pfeiffer is hot..

I own the anniversary edition and I have seen the Platinum edition and I did not see that much of an improvement. They did add some sound effects, but it was not enough for me to buy another version of this movie. If you don't own the anniversay then buy the new one,but if you do own it, don't bother. The movie itself is excellent and one of Pacino's most famous and greatest roles. A excellent supporting cast and well written script round out one of the best gangster films of all time! The anniversary edition has an excellent transfer and some interesting extras.