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List Price: $59.98 | | Label: Universal Dist. Corp. (MCA)
Salesrank: 8338
Released: March 20, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Stubble-faced detective Crockett lived in a sailboat guarded by his alligator Elvis. His partner Tubbs was a black New York cop looking for his brother's killer. Together they took on the Florida drug world. The show influenced men's fashions toward Italo-casual and interior decor toward the Memphis look. Very trendy music and unusual guest performers.System Requirements:Runtime: 1060 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025192883323 Manufacturer No: 61028833
Miami Vice - Season Three Reviews:
Original, glamorous and with a lethal dose of reality 
2009-10-28 - Like the previous seasons this third one has a lethal dose of real life, which comes up especially when Larry Zito's killed and when Ira Stone dies after trying to show in the television about a village in Nicaragua attacked by American soldiers. Unlike other police series Miami Vice shows things the way they really are, including people's weaknesses. It's really a pity it hasn't been realeased in Brazil, but I'm glad I could watch it anyway. Fourth and fifth season are already on their way. Like someone else said here, before Elvis there was nothing and after Miami Vice there has been nothing.
Getting a bit darker, but also getting a bit better
2009-10-24 - Miami Vice Season 3 took a darker turn, not just in terms of tone, but also in style. While Season 2 began the shift toward more serious storylines, Season 3 coupled the dark storylines with a darker tone. The bright colors, and general sense of style was toned down in favor of more real stories. This tactic worked in making the show better, in that you concentrated on the stories more than what they were wearing, or what music was playing. In this, it really was the best season of Miami Vice yet. The stories used some clever then current events, the IRA conflict, fake adoptions based on kidnaped children, and the corrupt prison system. There was also a lot of episodes that worked on establishing the Miami Vice world, including the change in automobiles, the death of a major (and some would say favorite) character, as well as another episode in the Calderone Saga (an episode that seems very much a tribute to high noon).
I've reviewed other seasons and noted that I never watched this show while it was on TV, as it was far before my time. But I must say the show holds up surprisingly well, and I hope the improvements from season to season carry on. Either way, this season is a classic, and full of entertaining episodes. If you liked the first two seasons, you should give this a try.
Neon Shadows in the Darker Season 
2009-06-30 - The third season of Miami Vice appeared during the fall of 1986 in a new time slot, which apparently caused a dip in the ratings due to direct competition with Dallas. However, the show had gained a head of steam by that point.
The show seems to take a darker turn in this season, in the style and subject matter departments. Many endings add a cynical twist as the duo deal with contemporary events like US activity in Nicaragua, the burgeoning fascination with criminal psychology, the rise of synthetic street drugs, and even terrorism. Corruption abounds as they enter a prison to expose and shut down a criminal operation run by the warden himself, or watch one of their own break down from blackmail. The vice squad even loses a member in a memorable two-parter. There are a lot of gun battles, too, with Crockett blowing away a slew of bad guys with his trusty pistol, which always sounded like the Dirty Harry gun. How many times did he have to go in front of the 'shooting board'? It should be every single episode---these guys are involved in more shootings than entire metro departments.
As others have noted, the look of the show changed, too, from the pastels of 1984 to darker hues to match the subject matter. And the haircuts have changed with Crockett sporting a very '86 spiky 'do. And yes, the 'fake' Ferrari Daytona Spyder is blown to smithereens in the great season opener (by an ultra-sleazy gun dealer played by Jeff Fahey) and replaced by the white Testarossa.
And the guest appearances...has any other show had so many then-famous and soon-to-be-famous people appear? Doubtful. Among the familiar faces this time around are Liam Neeson, Lou Diamond Philips, Viggo Mortensen, Benecio Del Toro, John Glover, Sonny Landham (round about the time he appeared as Billy in Predator ), Lawrence Fishburne, the late John Matuszak of Raiders fame, Annette Benning, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wesley Snipes, Bill Paxton, G. Gordon Liddy (again), Bob Balaban (also again), Ron Perlman, Charles S. Dutton, Willie Nelson, and the guy who played the principal in the Breakfast Club. And...in one single episode you have Melanie Griffith, Vanity, Captain Lou Albano, and George Takei(!)
Highly recommended. This was a very good show that hit perhaps its best stride during the third season. There are very few weak episodes, and some very classic ones. Shadow In The Dark is like Manhunter-lite and appeared that same year by Michael Mann. Stone's War dealt with current events of the day in Nicaragua. Walk Alone featured Tubbs going overcover in prison, and getting bailed out by rear-whooping Castillo. This really was 'TV Noir', with Hollywood-level production values on a TV show. Though often remembered only for the style (white jackets, rolled up sleeves, Ray Bans), Miami Vice also gave us a lot of cop-show clichés that writers still can't escape from. As always, Jan Hammer's music is a perfect supplement, particularly when he does that ominous chord when something bad happens (Baaaaaaaarrrr---rrrourrrr...you get the point). One of the reasons the show took so long to appear on DVD is because all of the rights clearing for the (many, many) songs used...they're all here and intact.
Great Show
2009-05-24 - Season 1-3 of Vice were my favorites and after buying Season 1 and 2, 3 was the natural next purchase.
Miami Vice -Season 3
2009-02-14 - I purchased this as a gift for my son-in-law for Christmas. He obviously likes the series as he has the first two.
