forward to other on-screen text and crisp white shirts -- enjoy far greater brilliance than even the remastered Blu-ray can provide. Some of the nicest There are some absolutely timeless films I grew up with and will always consider "legends" such as Scarface, The Exorcist, GoodFellas, Casino and a plethora of others...still, when I revisit some of them now later in life, I feel like they don't have the same "impact" on me as when I enjoyed them years ago on the VHS format or on broadcast; I can't really explain it, but this just occurred over the past couple of nights when I took the DVDs of GoodFellas and Casino off my shelf to watch (upscaled to 4K via my Cambridge Audio CXUHD UHD Blu-ray player) and I just wasn't mesmerized and "floored" the way I used to be viewing these. Maybe because I've seen them SO many times and can recite the dialogue line-for-line that they've just lost their impact; don't know what it is. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.

In the spring of 1980, the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami... wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana. The world will remember him by another name... Scarface. language, the picture in retrospect, the film's rating, performances and the physical demands thereof, the film's lasting legacy, Pacino's burn injury The restoration goes a bit heavy on the grain at times, though, pushing it beyond the point where it feels like a completely natural by-product of the 35mm source. Yet at other times scenes look as if they’ve had the grain smoothed away.The Rebirth discusses how the film brought to life a lost sub-genre, The Acting continuing although on a more self-explanatory path, and The Creating is the core making-of. Together, those three near the hour mark. A making-of for the video game version is clearly dated, but at least they brought it over. A funny look at the TV edits are here too. For added fun, U-Control offers a body and F-bomb counter, alongside picture-in-picture featurettes culled from the pieces above. There are regular efforts to open the soundstage up with subtle ambient effects that at times wrap right around you in a surprisingly effective way. Even though you only occasionally (such as during the film’s climactic shootout) get that sense of a three-dimensional, object-filled audio space that’s associated with good modern DTS:X mixes. This inconsistency extends to the picture’s sharpness and detail, too. For while some sequences look spectacularly crisp and detailed, as noted previously, others - particularly exterior shots with lots of depth to them - can look rather soft. Especially around their edges.

The use of HDR is fairly limited - according to the metadata reader on my Panasonic UB820 4K Blu-ray player, the maximum frame average brightness level is just 155 nits (though somewhere in there is a peak light level of 1000 nits).

On the UHD, a 27-minute Tribeca conversation with De Palma, Pfeiffer, and Pacino discusses the production. That’s new. Also, the 1932 Scarface finally makes the jump to Blu-ray after years of being included as a DVD only. Note there’s also a collector’s set with a replica statue –“The World is Ours” piece outside Montana’s office – and it’s made of solid plastic. There’s weight to it.

examples of HDR's strengths come by way of bright neon signs around Miami; beautifully blue skies, pools, and ocean waters; and one of the most Other documentaries after that comprise: a good 12-minute look at the real world that gave birth to Tony Montana; an interesting 10-minute featurette considering this Scarface alongside the Howard Hawks original; a fascinating 15-minute featurette on the film’s unforgettable cast; and anunmissable half hour feature on the making of the film, taking in everything from the locations to the direction, script, stunt work and cinematography. Wrapping things up are 22 minutes worth of excellent deleted scenes, a short but sweet clip giving you a taste of how the film was recut and dubbed for its TV debut, and a rather long-winded look at the making of the Scarface video game. Which, um, came out in 2006.

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additional supplements listed below are included on the newly remastered Blu-ray disc included with this set, all of which have been reviewed within the And why? Montana feels owed something, the promised American success he distorts to suit him. When that isn’t offered, when control is torn from Montana, and when violence takes those closest to him, the melee ensues. In that way, Scarface isn’t inherently critical toward immigration, so much as the empty political promises that boast about America’s ideal. expands one's appreciation of the film and further draws audiences into Tony's blood-soaked world. Facial textures are precise up close and the period

clothes reveal stitching and fabrics with screen-commanding ease. This is a greatly reinforced image that finds stability and accuracy well beyond any Starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana along with Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Robert Loggia, Scarface has become a cultural phenomenon brilliantly directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. Some people claim that the film is too dark and that their equipment is calibrated correctly, well if that WERE the case, then you should see what I and others see in the picture quality! It’s a shame - especially in light of the sometimes odd looking color work - that Universal hasn’t provided a Dolby Vision or HDR10+ master of the film. It’s HDR10 only.

I just feel like buying these in the next-generation formats every time they come out wouldn't make sense, financially, for me... SCARFACE 35TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION: An all-new conversation with director Brian De Palma and actors Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Steven Bauer from the Tribeca Film Festival In those outbursts, Scarface reacts. Montana is meant to be feared. So too are Cuban refugees. Scarface openly criticizes the broken system that lets a Tony Montana infect Miami. If not him, than any desperate American who feels owed their dream, and sees the out in a system openly inviting their want. While Universal has managed to inject quite a bit of extra dynamic range into the synth score, there’s seldom much bass to speak of. Except for when Tony gets out his little friend, anyway... Shot on film, Scarface has clearly also been cleaned up for its 4K bow, and whilst DNR has been implemented, and the grain layer likely therefore artificially replicated, there is a hell of a lot of underlying detail which wows in key scenes. Close-ups revel in the beads of sweat that often drip down the faces of many of the key characters, or lines, hair, wounds and clothing. The lavish sets are immaculately rendered, and there are some very pleasing textures on offer. It's not perfect, with that hazy noise-like grain layer giving a few of the mid-range shots a less than crystal clear impression, but it feels like the best they were going to do with the source material, and clearly a lot of time has been taken making this just right, which shows mostly in the application of HDR and WCG.