Yes Scarface is safely enthroned in the Pantheon of great films but should Goodfellas be up there alongside it ?
Goodfellas is, for me at least, a far more accurate portrayal of mob life than any of the Godfather Trilogy. Why should we confine ourselves to worshipping at the altar of Scarface and the 3 G's when there are other cinematic masterpieces in circulation ?
I'm talking La Haine ( a frighteningly poignant and realistic portrayal of social decay in the Parisienne suburbs ), Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and many,many more ?
Plus we should be looking at wider ranging issues such as : Who's gonna win the Champions League ? , Is Britain's occupation of Northern Ireland tenable ? , ETA - Basque heros or Basque bast%*ds ? , USA - pro- Israelis or pro-Israelis ? , Bush - independent leader or hand puppet of corporate powers ? Iraq - Sanctions or dying children ?