Was Scarface loved in its era?
Or did it take rappers saying they loved it to make it loved by all?
shareNo movie is loved by all.
But Scarface was popular when it was released. It gained a certain amount of notoriety before release because it was known to be very violent and was having trouble with the censors. The chainsaw scene was one example. And that sort of stuff is always good foe the box office.
The Rap/hip hop appreciation came much later, after the film was released on video, dvd etc.
very violent and was having trouble with the censors. The chainsaw scene was one example
That scene had to be drastically edited to avoid an "X" rating IIRC, I don't think the un-edited cut was released on video until it came out on DVD/BluRay. It might've been when it came out on Laser Disc, but I don't think it was when it came out on VHS. share
which is kinda silly in a way. I mean we cant know the original chainsaw scene and how bad it was.. but you had pyscho being released 23 year earlier (it feels longer than that to me between these two films). with a nakedlady being stabbed to death in a shower. I cant find what's it age rating was for the US on release but it wasnt R?
shareThe rating system as you know it wasn't used until 1968. Pyscho when it came out was simply rated as "approved."
sharethanks for the info! I didnt know that
shareAs it was, I thought the chain scene was gripping and intensely gruesome.
I cannot imagine what they edited it down from.
The Psycho shower scene didn't have the same effect on me, but maybe that is just me.
I mean it has that "its not scary cause its old timey" effect on people now. simply due to age and how we often see old films as silly. we've already seen it before, redone, and more gruesome. so by the time I saw it I was jaded to it. but I guess in theatres on its release it was shocking as hell.
shareWhen Scarface came out I was blown away by it. Now an awful lot of it strikes me as hokey, especially that shoot-em-up scene at the end. But, that chainsaw scene was awesome. It has always made me grit my teeth. I think it still might.
sharealthough possible the most iconic scene, I feel like the ending shoot em up scene I the weakest part. while I still enjoy action I far more enjoy character studies and character arcs as ive aged so I find everything before that shootout far more interesting.
yaa I mean they coulda showed the actual chainsaw cutting flesh
I think the actual cutting of the flesh might be the only way they could have upped it.
A cadaver would have been totally awesome.
As far as the ending, I kind of remember even way back then (when I thought it was a real intense movie) feeling that it was too far over the top.
At this point in my life, Al Pacino's portrayal of Lefty in Donnie Brasco is my favorite.
"Psycho" had a naked lady being stabbed to death, but we only saw her from the shoulders up and the knees down, with very little blood except spiraling down the drain. Most of the shock was created by suggestion and music, and the fact that the audience didn't expect a big-name actress to be knocked off halfway through the movie.
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