When you go back and watch Scarface and Carlito's Way, it really is like night and day with how Carlito's Way is the better movie
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naw, that was his cuban cousin Alberto PecinoIt’s the same guy
Watched Carlito's Way back in March, and it's been a favorite since I saw it when I was 14,
Wrote some longer post a few months months back, but the stripped down version was that, as I am older, I see how badly Carlito fumbled toward the end, despite his knowledge, and being a stand up guy, on point in a lot of ways. He let it all happen. His ego tripped him up with Benny, his pride tripped him up with Klienfeld, his loyalty tripped him up with Pachanga.
I can see how Benny was harmless, all Carlito had to do was be mature and respectful, and he would have had a friend for life. Instead, his ego and some self hatred got the best of him. "This guy is you 20 years ago".
I had this convo with my homie the other day, three years ago my homie had a few million, he was on top, and lost it all. He still walks around with that ego like Carlito does. "back when I was on the man, these punks move a few ounces" that's how he talks lol but he doesn't have that life anymore.
Wrote some longer post a few months months back, but the stripped down version was that, as I am older, I see how badly Carlito fumbled toward the end, despite his knowledge, and being a stand up guy, on point in a lot of ways. He let it all happen. His ego tripped him up with Benny, his pride tripped him up with Klienfeld, his loyalty tripped him up with Pachanga.
I can see how Benny was harmless, all Carlito had to do was be mature and respectful, and he would have had a friend for life. Instead, his ego and some self hatred got the best of him. "This guy is you 20 years ago".
I had this convo with my homie the other day, three years ago my homie had a few million, he was on top, and lost it all. He still walks around with that ego like Carlito does. "back when I was on the man, these punks move a few ounces" that's how he talks lol but he doesn't have that life anymore.
The ending is better, but Carlitos Way drags in some parts for me
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I don’t think Scarface was ever supposed to be a serious movie.
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I didn't think Scarface looked "low budget". It was grimy 80s shyt yeah but they had some nice locations.
It had that perception because so many of us saw it on shytty crt tvs, bad dvd rips, and television....a good quality scan or Scarface in 4K looks pretty fukkin great actually, especially the scene at Sosa's plantation
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A great bad movie
Scarface has some gorgeous set pieces and locations, it's a huge budget for it's time.
The scene on the water, "and I got the yayo" that's a beautiful shot of Miami at dusk
Shot on location off Ocean Boulevard, the Caryle scenes
The mansion in Biscayne or wherever when he visits Elvira
The scene with the blimp
It's not a bad movie, Pacino hams it up a few times, but it's only 40 years later people say it's a bad movie. The acting is all first rate. Parts drift into telenovela soap, but that's partly De Palma playing it broad, and partly the source material was like a 1935 gangster movie.
The scene on the water, "and I got the yayo" that's a beautiful shot of Miami at dusk
Shot on location off Ocean Boulevard, the Caryle scenes
The mansion in Biscayne or wherever when he visits Elvira
The scene with the blimp
It's not a bad movie, Pacino hams it up a few times, but it's only 40 years later people say it's a bad movie. The acting is all first rate. Parts drift into telenovela soap, but that's partly De Palma playing it broad, and partly the source material was like a 1935 gangster movie.
it wasn't but you sure have a lot of people who took it seriously, in fact, damn near religiously
when the movie was released, it was heavily panned.
it gain a cult following when hip hop adopted it