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List Price: $26.98 | | Label: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 18547
Released: December 5, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: HD DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Universal Miami Vice - HD-DVD/DVD Combo
Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell go deep undercover in the explosive, action-packed Unrated Director's Edition! When detectives Ricardo Tubbs (Foxx) and Sonny Crockett (Farrell) are asked to investigate the brutal murdersof two federal agents, they find themselves pulled into the lethal world of drug traffickers. From the acclaimed director of Heat and Collateral comes an exclusive motion picture experience you won'twant to miss!
Description of Miami Vice (Unrated Director's Edition) (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]:
Bearing absolutely no resemblance to the 1980s TV series that helped to propel Michael Mann into big-time filmmaking, Miami Vice is the kind of serious, and seriously stylish, crime drama that Mann does better than anyone else. As written by Mann himself, this undercover sting thriller doesn't reach the peak intensity of Mann's 1995 classic Heat, and it lacks the tight, nail-biting suspense of Collateral, but that doesn't mean it doesn't occasionally pack a wallop. As Miami detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs (respectively), Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx don't have to do much but mumble their plot-thickening dialogue and look ultra-cool in the casual cop attire, and their partnership is rather lifeless on screen (perhaps owing to the fact that this was a troubled production, with an actual shooting that occurred during filming, and Foxx's refusal to risk his life on dangerous locations in South America). But once Mann shifts into high gear with a plot to foil a powerful drug kingpin (Luis Tosar) and his ruthless middle-man (John Ortiz), Vice pays off with the kind of smart, realistic action that Mann's fans have come to expect. With Chinese superstar Gong Li as Crockett's love interest on the wrong side of the law, Miami Vice covers territory that's a little too familiar, and one suspects Mann's screenplay might've been punched up with a polish or two. Still, this is an above-average crime thriller that demands and rewards close attention, with a climactic shoot-out that's pure Mann, worthy of the brooding drama that precedes it. --Jeff Shannon
Miami Vice (Unrated Director's Edition) (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] Reviews:
better the second time 
2008-11-30 - I originally saw this in the theatre, after seeing Collateral and being told how this was similar to HEAT. I was pumped up to see in. After the movie, I was very disappointed, I felt like i just sat through a two plus hour television show. Expecting to see shoo-outs like HEAT, i was let down. Now 2 years later, I just finished watching it with family members who never seen it, and were expecting Don Johnson in pastels. We were both surprised. It was much better than I remembered and much better than they were expecting.
No happy ending, no hero saves the day feeling. Though HEAT nor COLLATERAL didn't have this either. I think what i realised the second viewing, is that this it true gritty detective work. No flashy fashion, nice cars, but it is Miami.
Importantly, there is no Heroes Journey, no real character arc. From the beginning, Sonny and Ricardo know who they are, who their partnera are. and at the end of the day, they still standing by each others side, regardless of what happens. They are still partners friends, family that rely on each other.
Not the best movie, but much better than i remember of it.
Boring 
2008-11-16 - I was extremely disappointed in this Blu-Ray disk. Movie was very grainy and quite frankly I saw no improvement over the DVD version. As for the movie, I adore Gong Li, and I wanted so much to like this movie, but it was terrible. The movie was too long, filled with wooden acting and a very predictable plot. Boring.
So much more than your average flick... 
2008-10-13 - No one makes a movie like Michael Mann. He's not a director who just gives you empty good guys and bad guys and likes to blow stuff up. Every character has a dimension that comes off screen. And while the characters come off screen, the master cinematography brings the audience on screen. There aren't too many directors who can orchestrate a crime thriller with such poetic justice.
On the outside, the movie is about a team of undercover detectives trying to bring down one of the largest drug cartels in the world. The problems start when Rico, played by Colin Farrell, allows his false identity to compromise the mission.
I really wouldn't want to give away any more of the story than that but believe me, there's an all-star cast of actors in this movie, they may not all be actors that you're familiar with but they're better than a lot of the ones you are. Forget the campy 80's crap you might have watched in that worst decade ever. Its rare that a film compliments audiences with such in your face thought provoking subject matter. Well Done.
Miami Vice for Grown-ups!
2008-10-04 - I thought that Michael Mann updated his classic show just right in this movie and the Blu ray quality is EXCELLENT for PQ & SQ. Must buy!!!
Movie: 3.25/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~4.5/5 Sound Quality: 4.5/5 Extras: 3.5/5
2008-09-12 - Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Format: Blu-ray
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50
Running time: 2:19:12 (Director's cut)
Movie size: 38,58 GB
Disc size: 40,84 GB
Average video bit rate: 29.53 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3744 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3744kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
DTS-HD Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish
Number of chapters: 20
#Audio Commentary
#Featurette: "Miami Vice Undercover" (SD, 22 minutes)
#Additional Featurettes (SD, 28 minutes)
#Vignettes: "Behind the Scenes" (SD, 13 minutes)
#Picture-in-Picture - U-Control
#Tech Specs/GPS
#Cast Bios/Production Photographs
