one of the most definitive gangster film of the 80 and scarface be very much a film of it time . the first thing you notice when you watch this film be that it be scream at you and amade in 1983. the costume and the music score and soundtrack and the hairstyle and make no mistake about it this be a film all about crime in the 80 and while it should have date horribly it hasn not . this be still a superb film . while georgio moroder music have date a fair bit and it still compliment the story of tony montana well thanks to the superb screenplay by oliver stone and the first class direction of brian de palma and one of two film that he have make with pacino ( the other be the fantastic carlito way ) . all of de palma trademark be here while the strong language and the graphic violence ( more on that later ) and the stylish excess such a grandiose set piece and of course the stylish camera work . pacino dominate the film and i mean that literally . he be the dominant star of this film . his performance over the top and this be one of those film be pacino doesn not so much say his line a he do shout them and this time with a superb cuban accent . however and this be pacino and he do it fantastically . only he could go this far over the top and still come away from the film with his act integrity in tact . while some may complain about his shouting of his line and the sheer excess of it all and this be an excessive film . take a look at the production design of tony house and take a look at the violence in this film . the chainsaw incident be downright brutal and their be blood everywhere . the shoot out at the end have body go down at a rate that be more akin to schwarzenegger and stallone in the rambo film . take a look at the amount of coke that be display in the film so pacino performance i suppose be perfect for the film . he be support by actor who be more akin to say their line in a more controlled way . steven bauer and in particularly and a manny and tony best friend and be the stand out of the support cast . his performance be so controlled and quiet in a de niro sort of way it be a wonder how he end up do straight to video soft porn . michelle pfeiffer and of course and add the glamor and robert loggia add gravitas a usual and mary elizabeth mastrantonio make a great debut a tony sister . of course this be more than just a film about excess . there be more to it than drug and violence and chainsaw assault and a big great shoot out . this be a film about the darker side of the american dream . in many way it put it on a thematic par with the godfather film . tony find himself come to america and get it all and live the american dream and then lose it all in violent fashion and and by say he lose it all and i mean he lose it all . he kill his best friend and his sister be kill and his empire crumbles and literally and around him and to top it of he be kill in his own mansion and bullet rip through him . without doubt scarface be one of the key film of the early 80 . sure and it doesn not have the subtlety of the godfather film and but this be still a fine film and one that be worth go to again and again .