New Bonus DVD Features in the Best Picture: Scent of a Woman

Rarely does a movie come along that you just shake your head as simply amazing. Words just don't describe the greatness of the film. Despite being an older film, I feel compelled to write about Al Pacino's old film called "Scent of a Woman." Pacino and movie production studios have recently announced that they are coming out with a new DVD featuring the film and new bonus features like behind the scenes look.

For any movie viewer who has not scene this film, you have to go and get up out of your seat right now, take yourself to Blockbuster and rent this film. This is a one of kind classic film that doesn't get made everyday. Al Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor from this film and the film was up for several Academy nominees including best picture of the year. This film is truly great with legendary Al Pacino simply at his best.

The movie is about a blind name and former army colonel-lieutenant which is played by Al Pacino who stars in the film. The film starts off with introducing a young college student named Charley who is looking to make some extra money over the Thanksgiving break and decides to make the extra money by being an escort for a blind man, Al Pacino. Pacino's acting in this film is awe inspiring because of his acting, he really make you believe that he was blind and could not see. Charley thought that it would be easy money to take care of a blind man but the colonel is no ordinary blind man. He has a great sense of pride for the army and for his country and he is the pure definition of a military man. The story gets interesting when Al Pacino reveals his little scheme to Charley about taking a final "pleasure" tour in which he is going to view and do life's little pleasures before blowing his brains out. At first Charley doesn't believe him or care that much about him but after spending numerous hours and experiences with Pacino, Charley grows fond of the colonel and tries everything in his power to stop him.

Along the way, the two men stay at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, getting room service and eating at fancy restaurants and drinking Jack Daniels liquor. In a fantastic scene Charley and Pacino are eating at a fine restaurant with music playing and the Pacino convinces Charley to move to the table of a beautiful young woman. It is remarkable throughout the film the acute sense of smell, touch and feels that Pacino's character has. Although he cannot see, he makes up for it with his powerful senses of observation. In a ballroom scene at the restaurant, Pacino convinces the young woman to do the Tango and is a brilliant piece of acting. In another scene in the film, the blind Pacino drives a Ferrari. Towards the end of the film, Charley is able to convince Pacino's character not to kill him. Even greater in the film is the final scenes of the film. Charley is hauled up in front of his school's board and students to see if Charley will rat on his three friends for vandalizing school property or Charley will be expelled. As you can predict, Al Pacino comes walking through the huge auditorium and sits next to Charley. When the headmaster proclaims that Charley will be expelled, Pacino makes a long, elaborate and brilliant speech about the courage and loyalty that Charley displays, prompting the school board to rule that Charley can stay in their school. Once again, Al Pacino saves the day.

If you have not seen this film yet, what are you waiting for? Go rent it now!