Scarface [DVD] [1983]

The new transfer for the 2019 bluray of Scarface is sensational! The films now looks intense, sharp and clean. Clean up is comprehensive. (There were literally two black specks in the whole run time.) Colours are very strong indeed. Reds especially pop, even a little too much. The 7.1 sound is also strong. Dialogue was clear. Synths sounded great. Very dark night scenes tend to suffer a little, the only downside. The final shootout is now beautifully intense; reds just seep and bleed into a fantastic captivating finale of complete carnage, almost psychedelic. I can happily say this new restoration is a joy to behold and makes me appreciate all the more this marvelous, macabre masterpiece as De Palma originally intended it to look and feel. Don't hesitate to buy, Universal did a great job bravo.

Great boxset statue is well made .And heavy ish . .Great Blu-ray Great transfer .I keep mine in box as it’s a great display box .And majorly looks good .Includes the original. B /W copy .And of course colour version .Honestly Whats not to like .Great statue connected to the film .About eleven inch’s tall .The classic original .And the more then brilliant colour version .With Great acting .And the genius that is Al Pacino .And the price is more then competitive at Amazon .

I bought the film vault limited edition 4K set and it’s quite possibly the best set I’ve bought and it comes with Tony’s green card which for a movie collector is seriously cool

When I did purchase the 2-disc set of Scarface (1983) and the original 1932 version from the United States several years ago on BD I wasn't very much impressed with the A/V quality of Scarface (1983) and didn't think that there were many extras. Now though as Universal have released Scarface (1983) on a single disc BD fully restored and remastered in 4K not 4KUHD I'm very Impressed with the outcome and the quality of the picture and sound is very good indeed, the main improvement over the other disc is the sound, it's a DTS HD MASTR 7.1 track which is a lot better in terms of every sound is heard weather it's from the foreground or background, the dialogue is more clear as there no problems with hiss, although as this was the same audio track on the other disc there were no problems with that disc it's just that disc wasn't remastered in 4K! The picture is very good especially red colours and the end shootout is stunning, there's a few very, very dark bits though but NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE Film, Universal have done a grand job in cleaning up this masterpiece as it looks very sharp and clean. The Film is one of the greatest Gangster movies ever made with fantastic acting from all actors and actresses especially Al Pacino's performance as Tony Montana, a foul mouthed, coke snorting, angry, wannabe gangster who wants to rule the world. Problem though is that he angers other Gangsters in the movie especially Mr Soza and a bloody battle between the pair of them takes place, as a Gangster movie it's got very strong swear words and strong graphic violence of which all of the stars are bad people there's no good people here of which a Gangster movie is all about. Written by Oliver Stone of whom should of directed this Film, the directing went to Brian De Palma who pulled it off, the end result is one exciting and entertaining Gangster movies. The special features on the disc are small and I've seen them on the other disc, although the only new extra is a 35th year reunion discussion since it's release, I would like to at least see Universal try and see if there's any audio commentaries from director - Brian De Palma, Actor Al Pacino and writer Oliver Stone but there is none as it would be good to hear from these main players who made the Film, and there should be a more candid look into the Film in a feature length documentary of the production but never mind. Very good 4K transfer Universal with improved picture and sound, a great classic and violent Gangster movie with top notch performances from all actors and actresses, ther could of been a few more special features though, although I recommend this new Blu-ray dis remastered in 4K!

Good film in high definition dvd

This 1983 Brain De Palma production which was a re-make of film noire from 1932 directed by Howard Hawks which was shot in black and white and only ran for 93 minutes the De Palma vision which has a script written by Oliver Stone is epic and Shakespearean in its sprawling running time which for its cinema release run for 170 minutes here for this 2004 DVD release is short of that by 6 minutes. The re-tooled version of the story by Stone is legendary for its violent content and its use of profanity; Al Pacino heads up the excellent cast playing Tony Montana the Cuban refugee who through force of will creates a cocaine empire in 80's Florida and delivers one of the key performances of his early career that shows the darker side of the American dream and in doing so alongside De Palma and Stone bring to the audience a story of the American underworld that since it was made has been referenced and copied by other film and T.V. makers. This DVD is presented in 2.35.1 aspect and the original 4 track stereo of the cinema release has been up-graded to 5.1 surround sound I found some of the internal shots a little grainy which for a film of this importance was disappointing, I think a frame by frame restoration as was done for the "The Godfather" trilogy is called for.

And what a friend indeed! A pristine 4k visually stunning print of the postmodern cinematic classic inside a beautifully designed collector's edition perfect for displaying. An amazing addition to any cinephiles film library.

Ordered the DVD on a Wednesday at something like 4pm, it arrived here Saturday morning which I consider very fast (especially considering I was advised it'd arrive the following Tuesday - Thursday). Not much to say about the film really, if you've seen it before then you know what you're getting and if you haven't, then you are surely not going to be disappointed. I don't want to say anything that could spoil it, all I'll say is that I wish I'd never seen it before, just to make this recent viewing that much better for me :)

I recently watched this very frightening movie on my laptop as I mistakenly got a version that was coded for area2. This is an older film but one I missed. This was a terrifying film in parts. If this was the price for accepting Castro's castoffs into the US it was too high. Pacinos' (and that of his sidekick from Cuba) introduction to Miami is to witness the dismemberment and death of others with a chainsaw! Al Pacino does a great job of playing a Cuban hood, who, through his own drive and guts takes over a portion of the cocaine trade and eliminate his boss and then indulges in exorbitant spending of the illicit gains. The theme is to take from others but to brook no interference with his own wants. Al Pacino plays the role of a domineering cocaine merchant convincingly. When he steals his boss's girl, marries her and maltreats her, even she leaves him. Even his faithful mother (whom he hasn't bothered to contact on the flimsy excuse that he wanted to keep her and his blossoming younger sister safe) disowns him and tries to keep his sister from his influence and money. The saddest piece occurs when, he has charged his buddy with minding the store in Bolivia, he finds him with his sister - he does not stop to discover that they have exciting news for him - they are married!. He guns his buddy down as he opens the door. Pacino cuts a deal for cocaine supply with a Bolivian drug lord. In exchange he is to facilitate the bomb murder of a diplomat trying to stop the trade by some sort of legalization. Pacino refuse the facilitation because the diplomat's wife and children are in the set-up car. All in all this is an excellent portrayal of the seamy life in the cocaine trade. There follows a bloody invasion of the South Americans in which Pacino dies in a hail of bullets. He dies with his his face in cocaine and later his body riddled with bullets. I don't normally tell the story but this is a ghastly tale which the tender of heart should stay away from unless they want to be suffer nightmares!n

Il box che arriva è perfetto ma al suo interno c'è il rischio che la confezione abbia degli strappi o la busta che contiene il booklet e le foto sia scollato.

Got this box set to add to my collection. This film vault series is awesome. The only draw back is that for me to get older titles I will have to pay over retail

Coffret magnifique avec 4k, Blu Ray, bonus... photos du film,des acteurs...bloc de résine plutôt lourd et numéroté...le top, manque juste la b.o mais bon...

Great remastered SCARFACE version for 4K UHD and Blu Ray. Makes the movie really come to life with great detail 👍 “The World Is Yours “ statue is a great collectors item to have !