The MIAMI VICE movie thread : Your Thoughts

[MetalSkool]

Who's seen it and your reviews:

My opinion, short of character names and movie title this movie had very little to do with the tv show or tv show plot lines.

It wasn't bad, kinda dark and Colin and Jaime have no chemistry togther but that may have bene the fault of the script writing.

The movie doesnt even start like a normal movie with an opening scene or logo, screen credits, you dont even see a MIAMI VICE logo until the end of the movie.

There are some good shoot scenes including some tard in a trailer who gets his shit blown away by a female bad ass cop which had the audience yelling "DAMN!!!!"

Overall a 2.5 out of 4 thumbs up.

[Nickdfresh]

I actually am a fan of the original TV show, I used to tape it off SpikeTV. I just wonder why they even bothered if they weren't going to relate the movie to the series in more ways than just the title. Sounds like they're just marketing a bland, action-cop film with a slightly different angle. But then again, the Miami Vice series was pretty much a standard cop series dressed up with a great soundtrack and visuals. They should have left it in the 80's. And Colin Ferrel just sort of irritates with the one stock-character he does as 'the tough guy.' I mean, even Don Johnson, who is no great actor, gave Crockett a little depth, I can't see that drunken Irish dickhead doing much with him.

[Hardrock69]

I never gave a damn about the TV show....I care even less about the remake....

I mean spending millions to make a lame movie based on a lame TV show?

Christ...what a waste...



Not knocking anyone who was a fan of the TV show...it just never was my cup of tea....

[Golden AWe]

Besides all the exciting fast cars and beautiful women that amazed me as a kid, when it was first shown, and the retro looks that amazed me now that it's been shown again, I do like the fact that there weren't so many TV shows before this that brought up the drug problem etc. in the 80's...

[distortion9]

The TV show was also one of the first, if not THE first, to incorporate ACTUAL songs/artists into the show. This was a big deal at the time. Prior to this, everything was either original music or cover band type remakes.


As for the movie....fast cars, fast boats, Miami nightlife, drugs, hot brawds and guns....what's not to like? If you're a "gun nut" like me, you know that NOBODY does gun play better than Michael Mann.

[Douglas T.]

They should have called this movie the LOVE BOAT or something! Too too much romancin'!

[Keeyth]

Originally posted by Golden AWe
Besides all the exciting fast cars and beautiful women that amazed me as a kid, when it was first shown, and the retro looks that amazed me now that it's been shown again, I do like the fact that there weren't so many TV shows before this that brought up the drug problem etc. in the 80's...

Yes, because when we ignored it, the problem wasn't so bad. In fact, it almost went away there before they started that whole D.A.R.E. thing!