havent seen godfathers but i like this one

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2002)

i really liked this movie, and i cant understand anyone's gripes about it. tony montana is a real man's man. everyone he kills (with the exception of manny) deserved it in the sense that they intended to stab him in the back or kill him up front. he made a conscious decision not to kill any women and children, and he jeopardized his own life to save the lives of these women and children he doesnt even know. though he is a drug dealer (and therefore a despicable character), he does have definite convictions by which he uncompromisingly lives his life. the fact that he stays so true to himself even in the face of death shows the character that he is.
the violence in this movie is gritty, real and absolutely necessary. i find it amazing that teh chainsaw scene showed so little graphicaly (as opposed to the more graphic braveheart or saving private ryan; both of which i love), yet still was just as repulsive adn sickening as many more graphic scenes in other movies. granted, tony montana earns his money illegitimately, but his character is the full and uncensored expression of masculinity and testosterone, more so than any other character i have personally ever come across.