Revenge of the 80's: The remakes

Rating: 8/10 (12 June 2004)

Scarface (1983) as everyone already knows is a part of American pop
culture. This remake of the great film noir/gangster picture has
"modernized" the original plot and pumped up the violence and at the time set the record for obscenity in a major Hollywood production. Instead of
being an Italian immigrant, this time Tony his a refugee from Cuba, instead
of Beer it's Cocaine (during this time period American was in the midst of a
major cocaine hangover that spread from the late 70's and into the 80's).
The film overall is basically the same as the original but not as good and it's extremely bloated (i.e the film is almost three hours in length). That doesn't mean the film is not entertaining or interesting.
Highly recommended for camp value and sheer violence.
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