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There was nothing I could say without being mean, but dude:

http://www.pajiba.com/pajiba_love/pajiba-love-033010.php

There is nothing about this article that is out of the realm of possibility.

Do the writers of this site even read this fucking site? Lately it seems, no.

I always thought Harlem Nights or South Park: BLU held the title for most "fucks" in a movie. Where do those two come in at?

To be fair, Scarface itself was a remake of a much superior Howard Hawks movie from 1932. And we're talking DePalma here; his superior movie list is pretty much limited to Casualties of War, Carrie and parts of The Untouchables.

Okay, the number one movie for "most fucks" is kind of a no-brainer: Fuck.

I never liked Scarface so I don't care.

Nil By Mouth was an odd, dark movie about spousal abuse and drugs in East London, with Ray Winstone in the lead, directed by some guy names Gary Oldman. Dark, a little slow, but worth it for the intensity (if you like that kinda thing).

As a proud member of the fanboy American community, I have to say, for the millionth time, that I just love it when someone freaks out over a remake of a "classic" that was, itself, a remake.

It's all fair game, folks. Most remakes stink because most movies stink. Some will be good and entirely worthwhile, just like any other movie.

I have only ever watched Scarface once... and I wish I hadn't. If I had never watched Scarface it would still have that monolithic stature I presumed it to possess, which is what lets it get past the velvet rope while I stand outside in the rain. It was one of several in a long list of movies that somehow I had never seen but they are regarded as unbelievable masterpieces. I had never even considered renting Scarface because I had seen plenty of more current gangster movies and few ever impressed me. But then along comes GTA Vice City, which i adored and every review of it spoke of how it made the world of Scarface come alive... And lo and behold a two disc anniversary edition of it was coming out on dvd. So of course I bought it. I quickly unwrapped it and threw it into the dvd player and... was not impressed. Actually thats a lie, I was impressed, with how well done the video game I had been playing that brought me into a similar universe was in so many ways superior to this experience. And where some things lifted from the movie and enhanced or expanded, where added into the game did such a better job. Now I realize they are not the same medium, and its difficult to compare and contrast an almost 3 hour movie to a video game that easily clocks in 3 or 4 times that duration... but in the end I came away from Scarface with the realization that aside from a few good lines, it was very much a highly over-rated "classic." Had I seen it when it was current and seen it many many times afterwards maybe I would have thought differently... but in my eyes I would be a lesser person if I had agreed with that "classic" assessment.

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I...
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference."

For once, I'm with the bitchers on this one...that's 2 posts today alone. Seriously guys, read your own site. If we have to, you do to.

Scarface is my guilty pleasure, it is my dirty sexual fantasy turned into a cheap and tawdry film that never fails to make me horny and fantasize about having a powerful husband who's not a nice person, but can give me everything my heart desires (even if it comes with a price in the end.) I always picture Tony Montana smelling like sweat and cocaine and Old Spice.....

Yes I know I sound so fucked up. I guess it's the core fantasy a lot of people have: being controlled by someone more powerful (mentally, physically, monetarily, what have you), and the idea that the person could do anything at any moment, which can be both scary and sexy at the same time.

And it's Al Pacino.

If they were to actually make a remake of Scarface I would probably destroy hollywood.