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which I randomly came across tonight from a film that I subjectively consider to be the highest form of cinematic expression. I do not think the casting in the film was optimal but ultimately it was not underwhelming either . What matters here most is the...  

The location shits and music is amazing.

It seems to me that the film resonates considerably more with European audiences than it does with American! Couldn't help but notice you are writing from France . Cheers, Filip

its at times very simple, reduced scenary, without any bombastic garnish. Like the killing of the guard in the trailor park. The guy is hidden in a bush, a simple bush like in anybodies backyard. Some accompaniying songs in scenes are also more "European ... 

A form of, if you will, 'hyper-realism'....

I grew up on the original Miami Vice TV show and the Manhunter movie which later spawned the Hannibal Lecktor movies, but this Vice "reboot" film had none of the 80s feel IMHO. From the praise here I'll try to re-watch it with fresh eyes.

He is a profoundly philosophical filmmaker where there is a considerable amount of substance beneath the highly polished aesthetic and sparse dialogue. This is done with sheer auteur intent. You have to put your mind to work with this movie in order to gl... 

I love,great shots.

ridiculously easy to freeze-frame almost any image in this film how expertly it was shot by director of photography Dion Beebe (Australian). Some footage from the movie below....

This movie has got such an somnambulant atmosphere that makes it very easy to follow but at the same time one can notice the ever increasing intensity that that turns the somnambulant atmosphere into a night mare. The intensity explodes in an act of sheer... 

I am honestly slightly surprised a decent number of people here really appreciate this movie but perhaps I shouldn't be. It is after all a hyper-rare place online which I chose to call home as well . As I mentioned, thus far most of the positive commentar... 

living in LA, I did not encounter any notable number of people who would have a positive reaction to me mentioning this was one of my favorite movies of all time!! As a matter of fact I cannot recall even a single person telling me something particularly ... 

btw I think he (and maybe Freddy Mercury) is the only who looks better with it than w/o.

Good point . Cheers, Filip

Lovely looking lady! Cheers, Filip

character too, thats why she make it to Hollywood

I think she did the best acting of the three main characters in this movie! Cheers, Filip

Recommend it times a thousand . Cheers, Filip

As much as I enjoy and appreciate still photography, if the cinematography is done right there is almost nothing better... Miami Vice (2006) - Cinematography by Dion Beebe ... best known for his collaboration with Rob Marshall in the films Chicago (2002),... 

I have not seen (Chicago, Nine, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Returns) so I will have to check them out and then 'Memoirs of a Geisha' I saw when it came out a dozen years ago so it is well overdue for another viewing. 'Heat' probably remains Mann's best w... 

I didn’t think much of it as I find all those remakes or ‘based-upons’ the ultimate proof of lacking imagination. So that was the vibe I had when I started the movie (nothing else on tv so what the hell)....but I was pleasantly surprised. Very entertainin...  

... substance it certainly set the garbs or fire - Corvette as a Ferrari- nothing sartorial about it ) FWITW I still find DJ/SC trailblazing style impeccably cool.

It was a different era, and I needed the money, and they offered me the job ... I even got to drive the car we used as the subject for the conversion manual (a piece of crap). What did you say about "Style, attitude and little substance"? Sigh. Cazalea

I had no clue that you were involved in that bit of masterclass trickery .... ...  

I would suggest reading this excellent analysis of the movie by Jean-Baptiste Thoret.... Excerpt: 'The film closes as abruptly as it opened: Isabella escapes from the flux by the sea (the eternal utopia of Mann’s characters): “It’s magic”, says a fisherm... 

it is an interpretation. I feel that it aligns with the intent of the film-maker but ultimately it comes down to each and every person's subjective viewpoint and sensibilities . Cheers, Filip

great title card still from the TV show!! Thanks for posting it here! Cheers, Filip

I’ve watched this movie so many times. The well-curated soundtrack. The signature gunfights with loud deep booms reminiscent of Heat. The one-upmanship in dialogs. Organic directing and cinematography as opposed to, say, a Wes Anderson or Coen brothers mo... 

Your wordplay is dead-on . Alongside Terrence Malick he is undoubtedly the leading film director for spontaneous image sequencing. Thanks for the lovely thoughts, cheers, Filip

prime, The night it was on everything was empty, streets, retail stores, bars, gym anyplace people gathered because everyone was home watching Miami Vice. Once the hour was over everything was back toi normal.

Both the television show, as well as the 2006 film, are to this day the greatest filmed entertainment put on screen 🤘😎.... The image is of me in the late 80s. 'nuff said.... ...  

Michael Mann DNA abounds in this movie. That classic Mann cinematography, his love of fancy cars (he's a car lover), the perfect slightly shadowy lighting he uses for his night scenes, and those slightly unsteady hand-held camera shots that frame an actor... 

Hits the nail on the head, regardless of what one thinks of his less-is-more storytelling style (I happen to love it), Miami Vice is in my opinion the prettiest film ever made. The cinematographer, Dion Beebe (one of my top 3 photography inspirations), wh... 

I’ve stated it before here I think, Miami Vice is one of my favorite movies. Cheers Marc

because I had to get back home to share a snap of my Miami Vice 'shrine' xD.... ...  

yet to hunt for Miami Vice and Heat production stills. Yours is perfect. As for movie stills, I had Tom Sizemore giving some sandwich muncher the evil eye in Heat as screen saver on my laptop for years. The great scene in the diner that leads up to Waingr... 

I'm really grateful to my brother who had purchased it for me for one of my relatively recent birthdays . Cheers, Filip

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I like the tv series too, but the movie is special in many aspects.

The engine noise gives me goosebumps everytime. I have the soundtrack on my phone and I shall play it on the morning commute.One of these mornings, I'll be gone

really get below the surface with and expected more of the 80’s Don Johnson and Tubbs vibe. This was far more sophisticated than that and employed subtlety. Here’s some thing you probably didn’t know . . . the watch Sonny (Colin Farrell) wore was a platin...  

to get the better of you - we did discuss the Malte PC Chrono from MV, and you even participated in the discussion .... www.watchprosite.com

and I realized what you mention when I saw the age of most of the posts. My apologies.

I forgot to add the “jackson pollock” shoot out towards the end ...  

I vividly remember, as if it happened yesterday and not 19 years ago, the moment I came out of the theatre in the summer of 2006 with my mind 'blown' by what I had just seen. I have not had that feeling before or since as an adult, mind you, I was only 21... 

I have spent decades in pursuit of that form of perfection ....