Scarface Deluxe Gift Set - Scarface (1983) & Scarface (1932) | 
| Actors: F. Murray Abraham, Michael Alldredge, Steven Bauer, Richard Belzer, Ted Beniades
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
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Rating:  731 reviews
Sales Rank: 26872
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Limited Edition, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 264 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.1 x 3.4
ISBN: 0783283873
UPC: 025192315824
EAN: 9780783283876
ASIN: B0000AMRJE
Theatrical Release Date: April 9, 1932
Release Date: September 30, 2003
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Scarface (1983)
This sprawling epic of bloodshed and excess, Brian De Palma's update of the classic 1932 crime drama by Howard Hawks, sparked controversy over its outrageous violence when released in 1983. Scarface is a wretched, fascinating car wreck of a movie, starring Al Pacino as a Cuban refugee who rises to the top of Miami's cocaine-driven underworld, only to fall hard into his own deadly trap of addiction and inevitable assassination. Scripted by Oliver Stone and running nearly three hours, it's the kind of film that can simultaneously disgust and amaze you (critic Pauline Kael wrote "this may be the only action picture that turns into an allegory of impotence"), with vivid supporting roles for Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Robert Loggia. --Jeff Shannon Scarface (1932)
Howard Hawks's Scarface was one of the first "talkies" to reclaim the fluidity of the late-silent masterpieces, while also tapping into a feral new energy that came with talking smart and moving smarter on the motion picture screen. Outgunning such contemporaries as Little Caesar and The Public Enemy--in terms of both its ferocious death-dealing and dynamic style--the movie was interfered with by censors and kept out of circulation for decades thanks to its eccentric producer, Howard Hughes. It remains the gold standard among classic gangster pictures. Paul Muni's portrayal of Al Capone surrogate Tony Camonte etched a screen original: a merciless assassin who's not only reflexively criminal but pre-civilized, almost pre-evolutionary, a simian shadow ready to rub out the world if he can't have it for his own. This is still one of the greatest, darkest, most deeply exciting films American cinema has produced. Those demonically ubiquitous X's--starting with that titular scar gouged into Tony's cheek--rival "Rosebud" for resonance. --Richard T. Jameson
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 Say Hello To My Little Friend! May 12, 2009
Cynthia Marsh (Florida)
I received the DVD in excellent condition and in a timely manner. The second DVD was in excellent condition as well. I am extremely pleased with the service I have recieved from Amazon vendors.
Cynthia
Scarface May 11, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I Just Got This Dvd Of Scarface Today At Walmart For 9 Bucks Can You Believe That I Think Al Pacino Does a Good Job As Tony Or Scarface As We All Know Him This Is a Great Cuban Drama It's Almost Like a City Westren In a Way But Anway Once You Watch The Movie And Get Into The Story You Will Like It Also Pick up For a Dollars More It's a Great Movie From Clint Eastwood Anway Go Pick This Great Movie Up Well Thanks For Reading My Reveiw See You.
 Being A Gangster Not All Fun-And-Games! April 29, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
I found this to be an interesting character study of a Cuban who comes to Miami and becomes a big drug dealer, rising from poverty to become a wealthy big-shot....and then destroying himself. The real down side to living the life of crime is detailed in the story. Near the end, Pacino is going to bed each night with a gun under his pillow. Anyone who thinks being a big-time crook is "the life," should watch this film and pay attention.
The movie got panned at the time of its release for its excesses in profanity and violence....but now since we've all become desensitized with decades of this stuff, the film is now almost reaching "cult status." Now those same flip-flop national critics like it. Amazing.
At the time of this movie's release, Al Pacino ("Tony Montana") probably set a new Hollywood record for using the f-word in a mainline film, Now it's topped by anyone who performs in a Martin Scorcese film. Pacino's wife, "Elvira" played by the beautiful Michelle Peiffer, wasn't a lot more clean-mouthed than her husband. She got really brutal as the film wore on.
If that language is no problem for you, you'll find the story quite interesting and a good study of how paranoia must wind up haunting most gangsters.
You Already Know About It April 12, 2009
S.Papstein (Eureka CA)
Alright, since this review is 20 some years too late, you should have already heard by now how great Scarface is. Even if you have been living under a rock, still, you probably have heard about the movies legacy. So I'll spare you the overly enthusiasic spiel about it's amazing tale of a true rags-to-richs scenario. I wont bore you about how Oliver Stone created rich and deep, 3 dimensional characters and how they were excently brought to life by the elite acting talents of Al Pacino, Michelle Pfieffer and Steven Bauer. I wont ramble on and on about Scarface's intesnity, and gritty portrayal of a lifestyle that we should try everything we can to stop. No, I wont do that, I will talk about whats the bad stuff in Scarface........ummmmm............it's a tad perdictable from time to time.
When? April 3, 2009
Stephen L. Sadler (Montgomery, AL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I swear. I have every other movie that fits into this genre.
Blow
GoodFellas
GodFather
Casino
Donnie Brasco
all on BluRay. I have been waiting for the release of this since BluRay was introduced. I have watched this numerous times on VHS and even more on DVD. Everyone i know has seen this movie, so why has it taken so long?
Hurry up! I want my Overpriced-Special Edition Scarface BluRay.
Thank You
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