Scarface vs Goodfellas - Face Off

[@trinaq]

"As far as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." I love these movies, they're classics in their own ways.

[@fil1329]

Be careful what u wish for

[@AustrianCitizen]

Goodfellas is one of the most rewatchable movies ever 👏

[@azohundred1353]

Goodfellas and Scarface (1983) are both masterpieces at the end of the day. And if you haven't seen the original Scarface from 1932 directed by Howard Hawks and starring Paul Muni, I highly recommend it, it's also a masterpiece and a pioneer of the Gangster genre. I also recommend The Public Enemy (1931) starring the great James Cagney and Little Caesar (1931) starring the great Edward G. Robinson. These 3 films catapulted the Gangster genre in the history of cinema and were the inspirations for Martin Scorsese, and they're must sees for any movie fan.

[@danielmankowski922]

The Howard Hawks Scarface is a masterpiece! Good call 👍

[@MicaelSG23]

@azohundred1353 I watched the original Scarface last week and it was amazing! It's considerably shorter too, which now makes Scarface (1983) a little fat on the edges, but I still love it . I'm going to watch those other two movies you recommended.

[@shermanw711]

All evil murder and Manheim totally dysfunctional behavior they all end of telling on each other to glamorize this not good

[@MrDilkington15]

Never saw the old scarface but i will and i will check out all those other films as well too

[@bestintheworld4850]

Scarface is really good, solid movie, but Goodfellas is in Godfather 2 tier, it's a complete masterpiece.

[@valzod3808]

I think Godfather 1 is superior but talk yo shit fam

[@chrisfrap]

Ge said godfather 2​@@valzod3808

[@DanCampbellGlazer]

Scarface is better than goodfellas imo but just slightly

[@MorbidThrasher666]

2 timeless classics,i will never get tired of these 2

[@adampellett4917]

Both classics are watchable even enjoying in style. The 1980s and the 1990s have classic movies.

[@Bigwayne1984]

Without watching the video, the winner has to be goodfellas.

[@brabbit3389]

Joe Pesci with the best Oscar speech ever “ it’s my privilege, thank you”

[@Peer165]

Both are equally good in their own way.

[@joshuatolley2580]

You got one movie looking one way and the other looking the other, and this guy in the middle saying “Whatta you want from me?”

[@osamahanged]

I gotta give it to Scarface on this one. Loved the music on that one. And it solidified Pacino on the map after Godfather.

[@offspringfan1288]

GoodFellas is the superior film. But I’ll take Scarface for pure entertainment any day of the week.

[@michaelrusnak2988]

Well said

[@silxix2599]

I watched Goodfellas, and I really wasn't interested to watch ever again. Scarface has so much going for it as a cool movie to watch. Al Pacino might be the sole most notorious man actor of the film, but he's just too badass. The lines are memorable. I've seen it many times. I don't understand why would people prefer Goodfellas over it. I think that if they give you just one video tape of the two to watch, people would take Scarface. I'm sure Scarface shirts definitely sold a lot more. I would watch Goodfellas again, just to compare. But for me Scarface is just magical.

[@kevinmurphy65]

Both were awesome.

[@pab1381]

I’m taking goodfellas for sure. I love Scarface but Goodfellas is fantastic. That’s what I love about Scorsese. He can make a film with a runtime of 2.5 hours to 3 hours and it feels like it’s 90 mins.

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

Both classic films!

[@adampellett4917]

Fun Fact: Animaniacs got influenced of Goodfellas creating the Goodfeathers also Scarface got influenced by the creators of Grand Theft Auto to make a new sequel Vice City. That’s how classic mafia movies can be influenced years later.

[@allsar1]

I'm reaching back abit but Cannon ball run vs Smokey and the bandit would be interesting. Great videos

[@Fiveash-Art]

Scarface is a kick ass movie, but Goodfellas is on a whole different level of greatness. The only reason to compare them is they're both gangster films.

[@MikeD974]

Scarface is my 2nd favorite movie after The Thing and Al Pacino is my favorite actor

[@kh7688]

So you're going for Goodfellas then? 🤣🤣🤣

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Are you guys snorting the leftover coke from Tony? There's no way I'll ever choose between the 2 of these!!!

[@Blakblooded]

I'd say we should let the two movies fight it out, but we would be destroyed be the overwhelming awesomeness of it.

[@mikeaceto2025]

Tony Montana would be blasted by Tommy in a blink of an eye with his attitude imagine hiin calling Tommy a cockroach instant whack

[@TheAnonymous-d4l]

@@mikeaceto2025 tommy would take a shit on top of tonys dead body and laugh in front of tonys sister

[@fightrudyfight5799]

Both are great to watch anytime. Usually you watch one and it makes you want to watch the other. Or you watch Goodfellas and leads to watch Casino.

[@shainewhite2781]

Goodfellas will always be the best gangster flick of all time.

[@asadmohammed7102]

Godfather wins

[@txbuzzkill6276]

@@asadmohammed7102 No doubt!!!

[@BadassMoFo.]

​@@asadmohammed7102- one of a kind Mafia movie.

[@Sweat404]

Can’t go wrong with either but Scarface for me because I love the 1980s Miami aesthetic and having such fond memories of watching it for the first time.

[@mnation694]

Ernie from Scarface: "Joe you are funny" Joe Pesci: "funny how?"

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Dont laugh with ernie 😂

[@accesszero4803]

These are 2 completely different films , u cant compare them

[@mg19cal]

"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to get the yayo. To me, getting the shinebox was better than saying hello to my little friend"

[@michelvec]

Best movie for memorable quotes is Blood in Blood Out. No contest.

[@tommylanigan4721]

Goodfellas is clearly the superior film. Each category is close but most of them should be going to Goodfellas. I guess they need to make them seem closer for clickbait

[@kdscool1536]

Nope, Scarface is easily superior in ending and score, plus Tony is a superior protagonist.

[@tommylanigan4721]

@@kdscool1536 don't get me wrong. Both are classic but I find the pacing, action and performances of the overall cast superior in goodfellas

[@UFO_PILOT]

Goodfellas vs. Donnie Brasco

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

I gotta say that it's very hard to compare the two. One is your traditional Scorsese great gangster movie. Then we have a classic, tragic rise to fame of a Cuban refugee who makes his rise and is involved in big-time players of the Cartel, who actually provided all cocaine when cocaine was at it's highest, in the early 80s and the 80s in general. Both movies are powerful. I really like both for different reasons. However I have always favored Scarface. It was a remake in the name only as I could see. With a script written by the always incredible Oliver Stone, and directed by Brian DePalma, I mean the rise of Tony Montana in the first half was excellent. But the descent in the second half was so powerful. This was Tony's story, this wasn't a bunch of guys' story. Yes Pacino was surrounded by talent, but he was the man. And that ending starts with him "Not killing no fucking kids!". He blows out the guy's brains, and he's high AF so he's still mouthing off to him, long after he kills him. This shows how far gone Tony has gotten on this drug. Next that guy lives and gives his speech that could take down Sousa and his empire, including Tony's. Who had to get into that situation do to an FBI sting, as he was caught washing money. And from there it's just so devastating, at one point near the ending shootout, Tony collapses in his chair, as he thinks back to his best friend Manny, who he earlier killed in cold blood, now had he not been so messed up in the head, maybe Manny would have still been by his side, and he sobs wondering to himself" How the fuck could he do that!? ". Scarface is Pacino's magnum opus by far, yes he's been in some great classics, great movies, the guy really doesn't do that many garbage movies. Like ever, even if he's a side character. But this was a three hour movie that could have only been done with him as Tony. And the music to the movie, as well as the songs and the club atmosphere, it captures the time of the 80s perfectly, everyone was at the club, everyone was doing the party drug, cocaine, it was every where. And Tony's story at that time had probably been written a thousand times over. And Good Fellas is a classic American organized crime movie. It's perfect. I can't really say much more about it. It was also a story about a few decades, up to the late 80s early 90s. Scarface was one capsule of time, and for it's three hour runtime, it passes incredibly fast as there is always something going on, happening, and Tony left much more of an impact on me. Sorry I just gotta disagree, even though your statistics are correct. As if this movie had come out maybe a bit later, I'm can guarantee Pacino, Ppfiefer, Bauer, Loggia, may have all been up for Oscars for main and side characters, maybe even Mastrantonio. But Pacino, no doubt in my mind, should have definitely. I can see how massively underrated this movie was when it did come out. It was very dark, violent, and gritty at times. It was a movie that made me laugh, cry, upsetting, tragic, some comedy, a movie that made you feel every emotion you could. Ntm it felt gritty, especially the beginning of the film, it made you feel dirty and sweaty, and it was nearly rated X. So there was much controversy around the film before it came out, so it wasn't very fair to begin. But, the are two different, very different types of gangster films. I think Good Fellas vs Casino or maybe Once Upon a Time in America is a more formidable opponent. Scarface is unlike anyt typical American Gangster film period. I'm don't tt h in nk these movies should have been compared to each other at all.

[@hectorbartlett567]

Abit like comparing The Good the Bad the Ugly, against The Magnificent Seven. Two exceptional but very different films, almost impossible to even debate!

[@kh7688]

Goodfellas is for grown men and Scarface is for 13-year-old boys, but given that I'm a 36-year-old man trapped in a 13-year-old's body...I can appreciate both.

[@jamesbond5174]

Only one winner here, Joblo, you evil bastards.

[@mjdub1013]

Goodfellas is king. Better director. Better cast. Scarface is wildly overrated.

[@Fiveash-Art]

Push it to the Limit 😂

[@AGoat1971]

Agreed. A good film but not near as good as the greater culture perceives it to be.

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@AGoat1971 It's one of those really iconic 80s' movies, but it's definitely no 'masterpiece' like Goodfellas ... It's way too cheeseball to even be considered in the same league. ... and I love the cheese.

[@jaejonmalloy1341]

I hate to be that guy but, ... It's not an M16 A-1.. it's got a dust cover and forward assist. It's an A-2.

[@354Entertainment]

I can't decide which one is better, cause both are same great of there own ways!

[@DJ_Randy_B]

Dred vs Judge Dred face off please 🤩

[@tylergagne4535]

What a showdown! Two amazing, perfect movies made by iconic directors! MS is a brilliant director and I love all his movies but I have to give this to Scarface. Al’s performance and the direction is just perfect. Thank god for movies that fucking matter!

[@j.mieses8139]

Both of these are among my favorite movies...

[@mrskinszszs]

Scarface is overrated. Goodfellas is a work of art.

[@christianellegaard7120]

While I don't disagree with your verdict, I've always preferred Scarface.

[@ericfurst6091]

Goodfellas is the better movie Scarface is more iconic

[@gavinmarks2302]

Good video, thanks!! I thought the answers to each category where pretty obvious though!!! I think if you where to do a similar video in the future it might be interesting to compare two genre films made by the same director, for example "SCARFACE" vs "THE UNTOUCHABLES" or "GOODFELLAS" vs "CASINO"!!! Great video thought, and both great films..

[@ghostface93wu4eva9]

I thought I was gonna end up disagreeing with you guys more but I gotta say, I agreed with every round. This was a fun video.

[@SlimPlum691]

“You’re chicken man you almost made it.”

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

GOODFELLAS!!! 😎👍👌✊👊 Okie dokie And SCARFACE 🍁♈🍁 RIP Ray Liotta 😔 RIP James Caan 😔 RIP Paul Sorvino 😔 RIP Robert Logia 😔 To All those who have Passed 😔

[@IamY00t]

Hell, i put Goodfellas above Godfather

[@mullenio4200]

In my opinion the Godfather is by far the superior movie. One of the greatest movies of all time.

[@txbuzzkill6276]

Scarface was awesome but Goodfellas was life changing, Pesci was one of the scariest dudes I've ever seen with the"I'm funny how?" bit. Nobody knew who he was back then, but we all had crazy friends.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodyo7863]

I think one thing we all can agree on is that Scarface Had A better ending! If you don't like it say hello to my little friend! 💥

[@TheReal704Champ]

The endings of both movies are not very good for the main characters

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodyo7863]

@@TheReal704Champ well at least Ray Liotta's character survives at the end. Most of the time the gangsters they don't survive

[@TheReal704Champ]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodyo7863 He survives, but he has to wait around like everyone else, he gets to live the rest of his life like a shnook!

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodyo7863]

@@TheReal704Champ I much rather be alive schnook than a dead Schnook

[@conm87]

Both are masterpieces. For me though, I think Scarface is the better movie… I’ll alway go back to watch Scarface, but don’t tend to think about Goodfellas when thinking about movies to watch again. Scarface seems to have a fun to it, that I can’t put my finger on. Watching Tony’s rise to power, watching him betray his friends, family and himself, and ultimately his demise, is satisfying… and while you know how the film ends, you still hope that Tony wins in the final scene.

[@Kylersinjin]

I watch Goodfellas at least once a year. I don't think I've watched Scarface since high school. I remember thinking it was kind of hokey even back then

[@MrDilkington15]

Scarface is my favourite film of all time and Goodfellers is about the same

[@kennethle4691]

They both great but Scarface just happen to be in my rewatch list at least once a year so I’m a little bias toward it

[@tyler_rake88]

theyre both masterpieces and cult classic gangster films i liked scarface better storyline great a list cast same as goodfellas great a list cast also but i liked casino better than goodfellas casino had a great a list cast better storyline also

[@ricogomez4020]

I looked up 1983 Best Actor nominees to see who they picked over Pacino. I found 3 schmucks who should not been nominated over Pacino. Also, the SCORE and the song TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT should have been nominated.

[@mbryson2899]

I liked them both, but "Thief" and "The Way of the Gun" are more my style.

[@logicalchaos9008]

Mrs. Hill blows Mrs. Montana. She was a fun loyal girlfriend/wife who loved Henrey.

[@chrisbgoodv2178]

At least you're not comparing nerd and geek movies. Make the youngun's acknowledge that most examples of good cinema were made before they were even born.

[@sonnyblack0870]

Two of my favorite movies, but yes Goodfellas is in fact the superior of the two.

[@akuzikemauluka1086]

I prefer Scarface because Tony went down in a tray of bullets, whilst Henry snitched his way out. Tony led himself to The American Dream whilst Henry was a follower, wanting to fit into a surrogate family.

[@itzyaboybugz]

I know what I’m watching when get off work and head out to the gym lol 😊

[@lestera34]

Goodfellas smokes Scarface. Goodfellas smokes just about any gangster movie, honestly.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Not for The Godfather and Casino

[@JimmyRoland]

Goodfellas is the better ganster drama but Scarface is more of a fun ride.

[@Exera80]

I disagree to a certain degree, I belive firmly that The Depart ed is a classic and one of the best gangster movies ever made. But again just my opinion :) Fun video!

[@valzod3808]

It's Goodfellas and it ain't close

[@KEVINTMOORE]

I think Scarface had WAAAYYY more violence than Goodfellas. That’s the only vote I think you guys had wrong

[@cadillacdeville5828]

They're both completely different....even though they are crime. I'm choosing Goodfellas all the way

[@marceljohnson2215]

Idk how you missed Black Mass when mentioning gangster movies

[@MrSunDevil23]

Scarface was originally rated X and Brian DePalma had to back it down otherwise it would be completely different

[@lexkanyima2195]

How edgy would that movie been

[@lenseet3743]

Thanks for coming to the same conclusion as mine 🙂

[@dizzydnice82]

Goodfellas literally has like eight guys in The sopranos in it I love that movie I just watched it with my son and I pointed out so many people so many people right there alone uses that Frank Vincent Michael imperioli you got the guy that played Paulie He was there at the beginning coming out of a car to go hang out with Paulie that one night we were saying at the beginning of the movie I was at the other guy with the hair right there that was just sitting next to Joe pesci and Ray liotta were there in the restaurant was in the godfather too I think or the first godfather I'm not sure he was in The godfather then you had the guy that was going back and forth doing the phone calls on the payphone for Polly He was in the sopranos also then it was all the people just that I can't really think of it.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

"spider" in Goodfellas is in the supranos spider got shot in the foot in Goodfellas and he shoots someone in the foot in the supranos the guy says "you shot my foot" and spider says "it happens" lol it was DEFINITELY a wink wink.

[@michaelgriger586]

Goodfellas is the best gangster movie period!!!!

[@danlove12k]

Goodfellas should’ve won best pic, best director at Oscars. No one remembers Dances with Wolves that year (1990)

[@lambknot]

The amount of shinebox jokes in Borkos Sopranos videos easily beats Scarface.

[@LightWolf_91]

Face Off, wheres Nic Cage and Travolta?

[@travisammons7683]

GOODFELAS hands down!!!! Best film, gangster or not, EVER!!!!!!

[@antdude]

I still need to see Goodfellas!

[@ATR000]

I never actually watched Scarface all the way through, but Good Fellas, I watch that at least once a month. I think it's a superior film

[@killbot_factory]

Scarface is a lot of fun, but Goodfellas is by far the better film

[@kdscool1536]

Scarface has maybe the most tragic and shocking conclusion in any gangster film ever, there's nothing fun about it at all in the context, unless you watched memes instead of the actual movie.

[@killbot_factory]

@@kdscool1536 not really. a man reaching amazing heights and then it all collapsing under his own hubris is a story as old as the hills. the ending is pretty much just a cartoon shootout.

[@kdscool1536]

@@killbot_factory a story being universal is not a flaw at all, the ending is an all-timer, your arguments are utter nonsense. Those cocaine memes are fun I guess.

[@killbot_factory]

@@kdscool1536 didn't say it was a flaw. Scarface is a fun watch. sorry to have offended you with my opinion.

[@Barnabas45]

Scareface is better then The Godfather, It's the best of them ALL!

[@DeltaDemon1]

I love that...Glorification of violence. The guy dies in a drug induced frenzy of violence after having killed his best friend and lost his sister. That's not glorification. That's a warning. You follow his lead and you'll die badly and alone. Did they see a different movie?

[@AGoat1971]

Exactly. It is rather obvious. Most of the people running these kind of channels are not the brightest lights on the bulb.

[@missladyanonymity]

I enjoy both.

[@jamesmorant1406]

Scarface is good but Goodfellas is a masterpiece consider to be the best Mob movie of all time so Goodfellas no question

[@dingerbelly]

King of New York. Black Mass...? Scareface and goodfellas. Both great. Apples and oranges

[@christophersandidge8257]

As a broke law abiding citizen, I have little use for mobsters real, or, in cinema. (A comment that will probably get me killed. ) but I think I might survive "Good Fellas" easier than "Scar Face".

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Wow I started watching Scarface clips and this pops up Nothing. And I mean nothing, comes close to Goodfellas

[@jlopez0710]

Do Paid in Full

[@Metonymy1979]

Both lose because they got high on their own supply. Tisk Tisk Tisk

[@garyphisher7375]

Today the Borg wouldn't accept Al Pacino as a Cuban gangster - they would cry if the part wasn't played by a Cuban actor. Imagine remaking Scarface with a woman as the lead - a strong, empowered, independent woman lol

[@_scabs6669]

Scarface

[@brandonthegoat121]

I’m taking goodfellas

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

This is so BS 😂. Scarface is the best movie ever made imo. I dont get it when you see pacino play as tony montana and you can not get a oscar win for that preformance. So far for the oscars… scarface is still so underrated man

[@frankrossi6972]

Invalid apples-and-oranges comparison. Their styles, tones, characters, sensibilities-----all are on different areas of the mob-movie spectrum.

[@kodyjung5973]

I think goodfellas is a better movie overall. But scarface is basically pop culture

[@BugRib]

Yeah, this is exactly the case, IMHO. Good observation. 👍

[@silxix2599]

Ill pick Scarface all the way. I can't bear watching Goodfellas, I can watch Scarface hundreds of times. Goodfellas is a bore. Sorry, but maybe many people are Joe Pesci fan, Ray liotta , Robert Deniro, and are bias towards them. But Scarface is gives you all & feels almost perfect.

[@monsterman7721]

There both incredible films

[@michaeljaymarshall]

Goodfellas and Casino are my favorites. Easy win.

[@timwodzynski7234]

Goodfellas is my favourite.

[@1r0nl10nz10n]

Apples 🍎 & Oranges 🍊

[@AGoat1971]

Goodfellas is superior in every conceivable way.