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I liked it a lot, but it definitely isn't as good as some people make it out to be.
i had never seen this before, and started watching it the other day.
i was quite disappointed, considering how great some people said it was. pacino's accent at times was extremely obnoxious and seemed wayyyyy overdone. i wonder if the extreme violence is what was really captivating to some about the movie, because i thought it was kinda boring actually. i couldnt even finish it cuz it seemed like just a load of violence, cussing, and an annoying overdone accent. i understand that its supposed to capture a realism of what really had been going on in the criminal world, and i have no problem with movies that are like that (for instance i love The Departed, which has its share of violence, cussing, and accents), but i coudnt get into it just because it seemed boring to me, and more focused on showing a load of violence and drugs than anything.
am i alone in my thoughts on the movie, and should give it another shot? or did others feel similarly as well?
I liked it a lot, but it definitely isn't as good as some people make it out to be.
I watched it over the weekend and it is still one of my favorite movies. I think if you saw it when it first came out it will be better since at the time it was the and I still think it is one of Pacino's better performances.
That goes for any movie.
Like I love "Apocalypse Now" while others hate it.
When the movie came out in 1983, it was well beyond it's time.
Honestly, I've never seen anything but the last scene, but I always make a point to see that part whenever I see it in the TV listing.
That movie was off the hook ...
"Say o to ma lil friend"
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once the "urban" movement got a hold of it, it lost it's luster with me.
Once is enough for me.
I like it.
I didn't see it till a year ago, it was pretty average.
The Departed is leaps and bounds better than Scarface.
What the.....
You can't watch the movie like you're watching an Oscar winner, it's a cult classic movie thy is awesome for it's one liners and over the top scenes.
It's a very typical Brian De Palma film, and very cutting edge for it's time. BDP gets a bum rap from just about everyone these days, but he had his moments of genius. I mean really, Michael Caine as a transves e?
The older posters probably appreciate it more than the youngsters just like the youngsters appreciate today's movies and music more than I do. I watch classic movies and listen to classic rock all the time. I'm an old fart.
IronMexican beat me to it.
yeah and bohemian rhapsody lost it's luster with me when wayne's world got a hold of it, so no reason to call sharpton. geez.
I hear ya...Once I heard Eminem, Rap lost it's luster but don't try to sugar coat it you bas .
Great movie, and it's only overrated by people who haven't seen the many superior crime movies like Godfather II & Goodfellas. Anyone who has seen these flicks can see the many flaws in Scarface.
that's mighty white of you.
I've watched all of them and I like them all. To with the flaws. There are so many damn film critics in here.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
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