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The movie Scarface, was intended to inform people about crime wave, during that time, will also being an entertaining piece of cinema. It gets a thumbs up for entertainment. Most notably in regards to Paul Muni in his role as Tony Camonte. He kills it, going from angry, to sarcastic, to funny, to romantic, and to, most memorably, downright crazy. Scarface is a true delight to watch. How it was filmed was very straight on, with an almost Pre-film Noir esc. Shadows where used to their utmost potential, overhead and dead on shots. I would have to say this is one of the best 1930's mobster films. And the truly cool thing was that Camonte was based on Al Capone.

I loved the humor of this movie, and the way the beautiful Lombard seemed to let it flow from every aspect of herself. The viewer was completely captivated with her, and her little deceit. It's the kind of story, were you know what's going to happen, but still there's never a dull moment. The whole 75 minutes of the film is backed full of pure laugh out loud entertainment. And the best part of it is that those living outside of the cities today can empathize with Hazel Flagg's actions. She is not the lying villain, but the naïve, guilt ridden heroine. The imagery of NY was major bonus for this movie and in selling it to audiences. Especially the shot of the Manhattan skyline seen from the plane.

White zombie is recorded as being the first Zombie movie ever mad. They Zombie actors did an amazing job of it, especially when considering they had no bases to work from. It was all about portraying creepy and terrifying through a stiff body poster and facial features. And they pooled it off. It was the "eyes" of Lugosi, the king of Zombies who put the fear in me. Amazing skills as an actor to convey so much with just the eyes. The movie is at one scary, mysterious, weird, and funny. The key feature of White zombie is that it was made to scar the people of its time, not ours. And this is probably why most people won't give it the time of day. It is an old movie with old style acting and scare tactics. The viewer has to know that be for watching it.