Sat Hello to the gangster film of the 80's

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2005)

SAY "HELLO" TO MY LITTLE FRIEND. The all time drug addicted gangster blood bath X rated(which was very quickly rated R on appeal) film of all time.Scarface may contain the F wordmore than some Resticted combined, but that is not what the movie isabout, its about Al Pacino and the memorable scenes that havecaptivated us for the past 25 years. Yes, when this first came out itwas one of the only X rated theater movies, others with this ratinginclude"Midnight Cowboy", "A Clockwork Orange""Last Tango in Paris"which is now rated NC-17, i don't see why it wouldn't be rated R."Leatherface"and "Heavy Metal" were others rated X. Now getting an Xrating is saying a lot but when you watch this movie you willunderstand right with the chainsaw scene and Al Pacino over the topperformance bringing out f**k 182 times. Al Pacino's Tony Montana(or should i say Oliverstones) is probably one of the most powerful movie characters of all time.
Oliver Stone took the script from the 1932 version of scarface and through in blood,chainsaws,a lot more coke,a lot more f**k,nudity, and the most unforgettable performance from Al PAcino. Brian DePalma took Stones script and delivered a memorable movie, this is the film that made DePalma a great director. He later went on and directed the gangster movie "The Untouchables" which earned Sean Conery an Academy Award.
Pacino is really the only star in this movie you pay attention to because his performance is so over the top but also so real because of how much he puts himself out there and gets noticed. At the beginning Tony(Pacino) seems like a normal guy, like at the beach, but then he becomes a drug addicted psycho. This drug addiction leads to him getting his tremendous power, like he could say"I want guns and a mountain of coke" and he would get it because he is Tony Montana, the man to live the American dream, but with a vengeance. This is a must see movie if you enjoyed such classics as "Goodfellas" "Godfather trilogy" "Once Upon a Time in America" and "Mean Streets".
A masterpiece that will not be forgotten. 10/10