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I just wanna say that when Scarface 1983 came out - although it was a big-budget movie - it was deemed a "b-movie" by a lot of critics due to the campiness, etc.
So it's kind of a cult-classic or underground classic that over the years has pretty much gone mainstream.
What I'm saying is that it was never meant to be a masterpiece - it was made for shock & entertainment value.
The Godfather, although about organized crime, is whole other animal. It was put together as a mainstream classic & won best picture at the Oscars.
Hope this provides a little context to these two movies.
IMO - Scarface is still slightly overrated but the ending sequence is one of the most exciting I've ever seen!
And they woulda been better off doing the Godfather movies (I & II) like the original novel - combining the two in mostly chronological order. I've seen it played like that on TV before.
So it's kind of a cult-classic or underground classic that over the years has pretty much gone mainstream.
What I'm saying is that it was never meant to be a masterpiece - it was made for shock & entertainment value.
The Godfather, although about organized crime, is whole other animal. It was put together as a mainstream classic & won best picture at the Oscars.
Hope this provides a little context to these two movies.
IMO - Scarface is still slightly overrated but the ending sequence is one of the most exciting I've ever seen!
And they woulda been better off doing the Godfather movies (I & II) like the original novel - combining the two in mostly chronological order. I've seen it played like that on TV before.