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Better than The Godfather?


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It`s not better - or worse. Has a greater rewatchability though.



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damn , my thoughts exactly !
no it doesnt even compare to copolla's masterpiece , but it's awesome , i may like it more than godfather , but it's not better , it's more entertaining though (just not a full form of art and masterpiece)

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More fun to watch for sure, and I do prefer it.

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It`s not better - or worse. Has a greater rewatchability though.


then in your opinion it IS better as it don't make sense to say Scarface is worse but say it's got better re-watch factor as re-watch factor is what ultimately makes or breaks a movie in the long term in my mind.

p.s. for me personally... i think both have solid re-watch factor as i never rate movies any other way besides how much i enjoy them and how they are on re-watches as i am not going to praise a movie and then never care to see it again. i ultimately rate movies based on how enjoyable they are and the further they get away from that then the lower the rating.


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I agree that it is more re-watchable comparing to The Godfather Trilogy, considering it was more "fun" and faster paced. But comparing the qualities of those films, I don't think Scarface is nowhere near The Godfather Trilogy. The Godfather is an almost 10 hour long Trilogy, has much more depth comparing to Scarface. It has numerous unforgettable characters that will always be among the literature, like Michael, Vito and Fredo Corleone. Scarface is more of a one man show. But I certainly think it deserved the best motion picture Oscar aswell as the best leading actor.

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SCARFACE: 8/10
THE GODFATHER: 7/10

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The Godfather is a drama. 7/10
Scarface is a crime epic with action film elements. 10/10


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are you 15 by any chance ?

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No chance.

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Yep, that is correct.

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i give both a 10/10 (i don't hand that rating out much either. about 24 times out of 1750+ total movies i have seen) and with that said...

in some ways i like The Godfather more but in some ways i like Scarface more. i can't clearly say which i like more but Scarface does have some laughs in it here and there which is a nice bonus and has a fair amount of memorable scenes and in that dept it's higher than The Godfather even though the movies as a whole are pretty close for me. but i think if i was forced to choose i might lean towards Scarface at the moment but it's not definitive.

p.s. i just finished re-watching Scarface as the last time i re-watched it was roughly 3-4 years ago (i know it was sometime before Dec 27th 2011 as since that date i been keeping track of all movies i watch) and it's still top notch.


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i like it about the same as 'Airplane' and 'Rocky'. they are some of my favorite movies. 'the Godfather' is good to.

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i agree

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