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AhmedScarface - Old Movies
June 29th 2006 05:13
Scarface
I know, I know. It's a classic movie, and infinitely quotable.
But think about it. Isn't it really famous only because Al Pacino is famous now? I mean, if some washed up actor, like Corey Feldman was Scarface, you'd be laughing yourself into delirium right now.
The above picture is from the most quoted line in the movie, 'Say hello to my leetle friend', referring to, naturally, the massive gun. The irony makes it funny.
Personally, I don't think it's that good. It's not as good as Goodfellas for a gangster film, and I liked Blow much better as a cocaine film.
I DO agree with Luke on this point:
"Eschewing the dark and noir-ish undertones of other gangster films, De Palma embraced the 80s and made his entry in the genre a gaudy, pastel-coloured affair; resplendent with palm trees, white suits and crumbling beach apartments.
It's an original vision, a world apart from the mafia, and it benefits immensely as a result."
Yes, the setting of Miami prompted the filmmaker to get all bright and sunny. It's not easy to make a dark crime movie in South Florida. The Mafia is much better suited for the windy climates of New York and Chicago. A hot dog in one hand, a hoagie in the other!
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