devilstrombone Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Godfather 1 & 2 are my favorite mob movies also. Goodfellas is a very close second though. In my oppinion they are two of the best movies ever made. Especially 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 ******************SPOILER***************************** Rappers (as well as kids in the projects and rednecks in meth labs etc) relate to it because Tony starts off with nothing. Everything he gets he gets by taking it from a society that he feels is trying to keep him down. No matter how violent it means he has to get, he feels it's justified because society is fighting back against him just as hard. But since people in these fields often feel that no matter what happens, something (be it another drug dealer or a cop or a snitch) will take it away from you. Thats why the final image of him floating dead in his fountain (now filled with blood) with the neon "THE WORLD IS YOURS!" resonates with a lot of these kids. *********************END SPOILER********************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggiesized Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 If you hate the movie....you should watch it on TBS. It's a fucking comedy with all the dubbed over cussing parts. Lines like this in the movie go from: "Where did you get a scar like this from? Eating pussy?" To: "Where did you get a scar like this from? Eating PINEAPPLE?" You will laugh for hours. When this shit came out in the day(and I can remember) it was the most violent movie at the time. I have seen it over 8 times and I like it. It kills a few hours. No other explanation needed. And the scene where Tony confronts Frank after the assassination attempt is fucking awesome. A pic of that should go in the Manly Man thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jochert Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Scarface is an excellent movie, but I agree that it's overrated. It's a good story, solid acting (Pacino is fucking great, the accent, the attitude, the 'over the top' larger than lifeness) And he say's fuck like two thousand times. Why hip-hop culture idolizes it? I think i'd have to agree with Jhulud, and it's about a mutha-fuckin' gangster. Check out your average hip-hop bling video and then check out Tony Montana's house... And yes, there are a lot of better movies out there. (like Dog Day afternoon and the Godfather) And I don't agree with comparing the Godfather with Scarface. The Godfather series is about the (Sicilian) mafia, Scarface is about Cubans and Colombian drug cartels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andywax Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 "dog day afternoon" is way better. Way better for sure. If I want to see people do a mountain of blow I'll go to Austin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbuysvinyl Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thats why the final image of him floating dead in his fountain (now filled with blood) with the neon "THE WORLD IS YOURS!" resonates with a lot of these kids. Where was the spoiler alert? looks like I dont need to see it now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thats why the final image of him floating dead in his fountain (now filled with blood) with the neon "THE WORLD IS YOURS!" resonates with a lot of these kids. Where was the spoiler alert? looks like I dont need to see it now.... Haha, yeah, same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Sorry about that. I figured the fact that we're discussing a movie thats 20 + years old would have meant that if was safe to assume spoilers might pop up. WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE THIS MOVIE? TELL ME WITHOUT TELLING ME ANYTHING ABOUT THE MOVIE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbuysvinyl Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 well, i didnt want to know the ending, i just wanted to know why it was so iconic. i know what the story is about, i just dont get why everyone wets themselves about it. and i was only joking about the spoiler alert. I'll probably still try and watch it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 i've watched it a couple times, it's a decent movie. very well done. just shouldn't be as loved as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilstrombone Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 And I don't agree with comparing the Godfather with Scarface. The Godfather series is about the (Sicilian) mafia, Scarface is about Cubans and Colombian drug cartels... I know what the movies are about. I have seen them. I was comparing in the same genre not the same script or even nationality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 The ending is why it's iconic. I'll add a spoiler warning for the laymen, it honestly never occurred to me that anyone with a trace of cultural awareness didn't know the ending of Scarface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbuysvinyl Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 The ending is why it's iconic. I'll add a spoiler warning for the laymen, it honestly never occurred to me that anyone with a trace of cultural awareness didn't know the ending of Scarface. nope. had no idea. like i said i tried watching it twice, but got bored and stopped watching it. whenever someone was talking about it i just tuned them out. I'm still going to attempt to watch it. like i said, i was only kidding about the spoiler alert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 honestly though...the ending is so inevitable that from the first 15 minutes you know how this is going end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 scarface is actually a really good movie that was completely ruined/tarnished by hip hop/rap culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Man, Dog Day Afternoon is SO GOOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Wait... this thread isn't about the Seal biopic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I watched it after playing through Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, so it was personally cool to see all the reverse-references. I don't think it's as amazing as it portrayed in the media, but I do think it's a good film worth seeing once. Like people have said, it's also important to take the time it came out into context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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