# Scarface (1983)

### reviewed by
Richard Matich

                        SCARFACE [1983]

A retro reveiw by: Richard Matich I really did'nt like this Brian De Palma film very much. It is a remake of the Howard Hawks film from 1932, and it is so dirty and violent that the shooting and bombing become just a tactic to keep you from turning away. The movie was so hyped at the time of it's release that it does not live up to the praise

heaped upon it from wild eyed Brian De Palma or Al Pacino fans. At 170 minutes in length, the film is just non stop brutal killing and screaming in Cuban accents. De Palma directs himself a sleazy, cruelty ridden, and cut rate Godfather. Palm trees, silk shirts, hit men, cocaine, and bullets being sprayed at the drop of a hat. Scarface is a movie that is absolutly desperate for somebody's attention, and that is why you should not give it yours!

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