I like it. Watched it recently for the first time since it came out, and was amazed how memorable it was, I hasn't forgot any of it. All down to that amazing, ridiculous, magnificent performance from Pacino.
I guess I should say u are talking about Scarface.
Just as an aside, I read that Scorsese watched the premiere with DePalma & told him that the critics weren't going to like it, but that the general public would love it.
Gladiator--The Spaniard's first gladiator contast, beginning with them all being crowded in the dark corridor and not knowing what's going to happen next.
The Hitcher (Hauer and Howell version)-- "I want you to say four little words: I. Want. To. Die."
A Few Good Men--Christopher Guest testifying and Kiefer Sutherland testifying (Nicholson's testimony has been overplayed)
Quiz Show--Charles Van Doren admitting to his father his history of cheating on TV, while they are standing in his father's college classroom.
Yea, Ralph Fiennes is an A-lister. The English Patient & Schlinder's List off the top of my head were 2 other top notch parts for him.
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Watched Citizen X last night.
His execution is cool as Hell.
Why don't we do that in USA?
Another movie with a good turn by Donald Sutherland
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Rounders- 'In my club I will Splash zee pot whenever the fak I want'
I know this movie had to pull in the general public....so that is probably why after Damon wins the big game at the end.....KGB says "he trapped me, he trapped me". Huh, wonder if Teddy knew that NLHE is a trapping game whereas LHE is a value betting game in general.
Obviously, it wouldn't have surprised him like he acted it did. But I guess if they ever made a really realistic poker movie....not too many folks would see it.
Although the quote u posted I could certainly see happening. And Rounders probably is the best poker movie
The final hand in the Daniel Craig James Bond movie was pretty funny. I don't remember it exactly.....but I think about 5 people went all-in on the river.
1st guy - trips
2nd guy - flush
3rd guy - full house
4th guy (villian) bigger full house
5th guy (Bond) straight flush
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Mulholland Drive - The Naomi Watts masturbation scene
The Godfather - Brando stroking kitten scene.
Tombstone - Kurt Russel kicking Billy Bob Thorton out of his Faro chair.
"No need to go heeled to get the drop on a tub like you."
Tombstone - The Doc Holliday vs Ringo final showdown. "You're no daisy"
Jackie Brown - The De Niro/ Bridget Fonda quickie sex scene. "That hit the spot"
Dead Man - The cannibal bounty hunter crushing the skull with his foot.
"Looks like some kind of god damn religious icon". (One of the best ever westerns - with Johnny Depp)
Donnie Brasco - The scene where Al Pacino tears up the "From one friend to another" card.
PairTheBoard
I liked the Jackie Brown scene when they get to the bail bondsmans office near the end & Samuel Jackson fears & knows there is a slim chance he is being set up (he has done it to others enough).....& he warns the guy that he dies 1st if any **** goes down or if that Big ***** Winston is in there.
And then u can see the greed wins out over the fear.
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This movie sure had some compelling stuff like the scene u put up. When Limewire was still around......I put some of the music from it on a CD which included the dialogue & music from this scene which I enjoyed watching again.
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the first one that stands out to me is the scene near the end of True Grit where John Wayne meets the outlaws on his horse across an open field, outnumbered 4 to 1. After giving them one chance to surrender he takes his reigns in his teeth and charges across the field with a pistol in one hand and long rifle in the other. This was one of the first films my father ever showed me and I doubt I will ever fall out of love with it.
This is just one piece of it. "John Wayne was disappointed by the casting of Kim Darby as Mattie Ross, and the two hardly spoke at all off camera. He later said, "Christ, talk about having no chemistry with your leading lady! She was the goddamn lousiest actress I ever worked with."
Also, u probably know that this is the only movie where John Wayne won an Oscar.
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I could mention a number of great performances that compare with Brando's Godfather. But one would be hard pressed to point out a greater performance than that of Al Pacino as Lt. Col Frank Slade in "The Scent of A Woman".
I agree that Al was really good in this. I read some of the discussion earlier in this post about how some folks hated Scarface & Pacino's performance in it & some loved it. And some general discussion about gangsta movies.
I really like a lot of Pacinos acting. I think somebody brought up Carlito's way also. I liked Scarface & Carlito's Way but I think Pacino's best gangster role is/was Michael Corleone.
Samuel Jackson came charging on from the Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin movie Sea of Love which was full of sex & violence (& John Goodman gave his usual solid performance too). This was 1990. And just 4 years later......Tarantino wants him in Pulp Fiction.
Here were the credits for Sea of Love.
Pacino ... Det. Frank Keller
Ellen Barkin ... Helen Cruger
John Goodman ... Det. Sherman
Michael Rooker ... Terry
William Hickey ... Frank Keller Sr.
Richard Jenkins ... Gruber
Paul Calderon ... Serafino
Gene Canfield ... Struk
Larry Joshua ... Dargan
John Spencer ... Lieutenant
Christine Estabrook ... Gina Gallagher / Lonelyheart
Barbara Baxley ... Miss Allen
Patricia Barry ... Older Woman
Mark Phelan ... Murdered Man
Michael O'Neill ... Raymond Brown
Michael Fischetti ... Doorman
Luis Antonio Ramos ... Omar Maldonado (as Luis Ramos)
Rafael Báez ... Efram Maldonado
How about a good Gene Hackman film where he visits a social club to chew the fat & have a beer with his new good ole boy friends in Mississippi Burning.
One scene that never fails to make me all teary is the end of Cinema Paradiso, when the Director in the film plays back the various edited-out kisses from those ceensored movies of his childhood - the ones his old mentor willed him after the mentor's death.
