Carlito's Way > Scarface

[Vizzys]

I have watched both and have decided the victor.

Discuss.

[bagofeyes]

I would say that Scarface is the better written movie, but that Carlito's Way was, personally, more enjoyable.

[The Sceneman]

well no one ever said Scarface was any good

[Solo]

First of all: yes, that is a correct statement.
Second of all: Scarface sucks dick, so it's not a huge achievement. Carlito's way is pretty damned good but never rises to great.
Finally: both are lesser De Palma flicks. He gets a lot of hate, but some of his earlier Hitchcock ripoffs were damned good.

[Madrun Badrun]

scareface sucks.  carlitos way is pretty decent. 

[Verboten]

You know, a part of me really, really wants to agree, but man... come on. Carlito's Way doesn't RUSH RUSH FOR THE YEYO. YAYAYA GIMME YEYO. Shit, I hate caps.

[Solo]

The only thing I love about Scarface is the 80's soundtrack, and that Vice City wouldn't exist without it.

[The Fake Shemp]

I don't understand why rappers have this fascination with Scarface.  It's like they stop watching the movie before the end.

[The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment]

First of all: yes, that is a correct statement.
Second of all: Scarface sucks dick, so it's not a huge achievement. Carlito's way is pretty damned good but never rises to great.

qft

[Phoenix Dark]

I don't understand why rappers have this fascination with Scarface.  It's like they stop watching the movie before the end.

QFT

It's not like Scarface magically escapes at the end or "fakes" his death and comes back ten times more powerful, Makaveli style. He died with his kingdom in shambles and buckshot up the ass.

I actually like Scarface. It's a pretty fun movie as far as crime movies go. The writing is also very, very good; Oliver Stone used to be one hell of a writer, and even had the ability to make rather cheesy movies like Scarface and Conan have some pretty awesome lines. Both are well written imo.

I've never seen Carlito's Way though

[The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment]

Scarface's writing... good?

Now I know your film censors are broken.

[Solo]

Also, PD, you should know that both Stone and De Palma were coked out of their fucking minds when they made this. Hell, they were thru most of the 70's and 80's.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

I havnt seen either but I seen the prequel to Carlito's Way.....P.Diddy was in it....I kinda enjoyed it.

[Phoenix Dark]

You mean the one with Mario Van Peebles too?

[The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment]

I havnt seen either but I seen the prequel to Carlito's Way.....P.Diddy was in it....I kinda enjoyed it.

Surprisingly I thought the DTV prequel was pretty decent, but not because of P Poppa Diddy Pop's performance.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Agent Cody Banks is better than Scarface.

I remember being terrified of Scarface when I was young back in the 80's, but watching it now I can't help but laugh at how fucking ridiculous that film is.  It's so campy and over the top - it's the Showgirls of crime films.

[Shuri]

scarface is one of those movies that became cool to hate on the internets.

[Mupepe]

I would say that Scarface is the better written movie, but that Carlito's Way was, personally, more enjoyable.

totally.