It really didn't do it for me.

Rating: 6/10 (23 March 2006)

What's the big deal with this movie? I read about it and heard about it all my life, but I have finally taken the time to watch it. Thankfully it was edited, but basically that just meant that the "F-word" is blanked out, although there is definitely no imagination as to what is being said. Talk about violent, holy snap. I really don't see any reason why I would waste my time watching this movie again.
So plenty of people say this is a very revolutionary film. How? There are plenty of good points, I just don't see how they are worth it. All the gangsters and the Hollywood stars love the movie too. I just think its all hype and no show. There are a unlimited amounts of poor effects and graphics. After two hours of this movie, I couldn't wait for it to end.
Okay, enough of tearing the movie down. The gangster mentality from Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and the showy character is awesome. He definitely pulls it off like no other could. He rages constantly and just blows up if anything happens at all. It's nice to see that by the end of the movie, Tony loses and is destroyed by himself. His Cuban portrayal is pretty good, I'll have to admit, although his accent isn't all that good. All of the supporting characters do very well in reacting to Tony, especially in fear. Eventually, Tony basically kills everyone in the whole movie, so he gets what was coming to him.
Oh yeah, the houses are really cool too. Money can buy you anything is such a great theme for a gangster movie.