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[Gabe Vieira]

We couldn't have asked for two better trailers to come out on the same day. The first one is Miami Vice. I know what you're pobably thinking, and I have two words for you: Michael [Censored]ing Mann. Forget what you thought you knew about Crockett and Tubbs, this film will be huge.

The second trailer is for M:i:III, which stands for Mission: Impossible III. The second one was that very rare occasion where the sequel was better than the original, at least I think so. But this one looks to be even better then the first two movies.

Just click the titles for the teaser trailers.

[The Dove]

As a HUGE Miami Vice fan, I was pleasently suprised at how awesome the new Vice movie looks!! Colin Farrel and Jamie Foxx look great as Crockett and Tubbs.

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]There is already a thread about M:I:III. Let

[Gabe Vieira]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' date='12 December 2005 - 17:14'][mra]There is already a thread about M:I:III. Let

[The Dove]

By the way, Season Two of Miami Vice will be released tomorrow (12/13) on DVD, for all you Vice fans!!

[Mister Asterix]

[quote name='Gabe Vieira' date='12 December 2005 - 14:18'][quote name='Mister Asterix' date='12 December 2005 - 17:14'][mra]There is already a thread about M:I:III. Let

[doublenoughtspy]

Not only am I a Bond expert, I also co-created the Miami Vice drinking game:

http://www.wildhorse...fare/drink.html

I heard Michael Talbott (Switek) talking about the drinking game a month ago on the radio. What a thrill.

[The Dove]

Lol.. Great doublenoughtspy!! I've seen that website many times.. Next time I have a drinking party with my friends who are huge 80's fans, well'll have to try out the Miami Vice drinking game..

[doublenoughtspy]

Awesome Dove! Let me know how it goes.

It's always fun having a party where the women have to dress as hookers!

All of the invites for the parties had the tagline "Please, no earthtones...pastels only"

[Tarl_Cabot]

I wasn't blown away...No one is cooler than an 80s Don Johnson. And I wish the guy playing Rico was a Latino african american...I hope Jamie Fox doesn't play 'himself'.Anyway, Michael Mann is the star. I'll be seeing this one...

[triviachamp]

Didn't Miami cost like $200 Million?

[Agent 76]

Didn't Miami cost like $200 Million?

that I don't know.

But by the trailer, the movie looks good.

[Loomis]

Coolest. Teaser. Ever.

Possibly.

At worst, this film is going to ROCK. At best.... well, I doubt we're talking about another solid gold masterpiece like HEAT, but, hey, who knows?

Not fond of the leads, though (although I'm looking forward to seeing Gong Li in her role), and what's the story with that moustache on Farrell? Don Johnson was always cleanshaven, wasn't he? Never mind. As Tarl says, Michael Mann is the star. And he usually shines.

I'm gonna be in franchise movie heaven over the next 18 months or so: M:I-3, CASINO ROYALE, ROCKY BALBOA, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, and this. And it looks as though the '80s are back in a big way (with DIE HARD 4 and RAMBO 4 rumoured). Yeah, baby!

[marktmurphy]

Hmm... I like films to be shot on, y'know, film. But otherwise; looks pretty stylish.

[RITZ]

A MANN-TASTIC stylish crime thriller. Very excited but teaser looks like Collateral/CSI:Miami/Bad Boys but what the hell.....I'll have to wait until the film is out!

[Gabe Vieira]

Coolest. Teaser. Ever.

Possibly.

At worst, this film is going to ROCK. At best.... well, I doubt we're talking about another solid gold masterpiece like HEAT, but, hey, who knows?

Not fond of the leads, though (although I'm looking forward to seeing Gong Li in her role), and what's the story with that moustache on Farrell? Don Johnson was always cleanshaven, wasn't he? Never mind. As Tarl says, Michael Mann is the star. And he usually shines.

Oh no, it is the coolest teaser ever. The song made the trailer. It's called "Numb/ Encore" by Linkin Park and Jay-Z. I'm not the biggest fan of Colin Farrell, but I think he'll be really good in this film. Jamie Foxx will rock as well.

The one thing that really gets me with this movie is the one thing that will also drive alot of people away. It is so different than the original TV show, and no one could have pulled this off other than Michael Mann. I can't wait to see how it transistions

[TheSaint]

I never got into the original series but, this doesn't look like Miami Vice.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Coolest. Teaser. Ever.

Possibly.

At worst, this film is going to ROCK. At best.... well, I doubt we're talking about another solid gold masterpiece like HEAT, but, hey, who knows?

Not fond of the leads, though (although I'm looking forward to seeing Gong Li in her role), and what's the story with that moustache on Farrell? Don Johnson was always cleanshaven, wasn't he? Never mind. As Tarl says, Michael Mann is the star. And he usually shines.

I'm gonna be in franchise movie heaven over the next 18 months or so: M:I-3, CASINO ROYALE, ROCKY BALBOA, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, and this. And it looks as though the '80s are back in a big way (with DIE HARD 4 and RAMBO 4 rumoured). Yeah, baby!

Don Johnson usually had a 3 day beard but no 'stache. He looks like an 80's pørn star or COP but then again, that's the point huh? I really missed the Miami Vice theme music-it's priceless and it woulda been nice to see Farrel in a white suit...ah well...I'm there regardless.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Never did watch the T.V show, but damn if the movie doesn't look cool.

And I think we do indeed see Farrell sporting the pastels and whites at some point in the film.

[K1Bond007]

Meh. I guess the movie looks okay, but I'm really down on Colin Farrell playing Crockett. Horrible choice. Nothing about Farrell makes me even think of Crockett. I'd almost rather have Don Johnson back and he's in his mid-50s. The film itself kind of looks like a generic buddy-cop flick - I kept thinking of Bad Boys throughout this.

As stated by others, the only saving grace this film has for me is that it's directed by Michael Mann (who originally worked on the TV series in addition to Heat and Collateral).

I guess we'll see.

[Loomis]

The original series - any good?

(I remember it being on TV when I was a kid, but never paid much attention to it. Worth checking out?)

Agreed with Gabe Vieira that only Mann could have done this. Imagine someone like McG taking it down the big screen CHARLIE'S ANGELS route. *Shudder*

[00-FAN008]

The second one was that very rare occasion where the sequel was better than the original, at least I think so.

Hands down, you're right. I couldn't agree any more.

*smacks hands down*

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[spynovelfan]

The original series - any good?

(I remember it being on TV when I was a kid, but never paid much attention to it. Worth checking out?)

Yes, definitely. Mann wrote and directed. Forget the fashions - really good (and quite gritty) series. You may notice an influence on a certain Bond film, too.

[Loomis]

The original series - any good?

(I remember it being on TV when I was a kid, but never paid much attention to it. Worth checking out?)

Yes, definitely. Mann wrote and directed. Forget the fashions - really good (and quite gritty) series. You may notice an influence on a certain Bond film, too.

Might well seek it out on DVD, then. I like the music - I imagine watching the series would be reminiscent of that "Grand Theft Auto" game where you can drive around "Vice City" (which looks like Miami) causing carnage while listening to an '80s nostalgia radio station.

I remember "Crockett's Theme" being a huge hit in 1987 or thereabouts. I hope it crops up in the film somewhere.

On a related note, I watched some of COLLATERAL last night. Good film (and incredibly stylish, as usual with Mann), but the script really lets it down. HEAT remains by far his best, IMO, with THE INSIDER probably in second place.

[spynovelfan]

MIAMI VICE uses music to great, and often surprising effect. The use of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms will probably bring a lump to your throat. Sounds hard to imagine, I know! But it's very well done.

The series began with a very gritty personal vengeance storyline.

[Alessandra]

AAHHH! Miami Vice too!!!
All the things of my teen-child years are coming back???
now, Colin Farrel as Crockett.. NO WAY sorry. While I think Foxx may be a very, very good choice (provided he doesn't play "himself"), I am not sold on Farrel.
I don't picture him as Crockett at all, he has none of the looks Don Johnson had. Like someone else said, I, too, would rather see Don Johnson come back as he is now than Farrel!
What's with that moustache!?? Don Johnson launched a fashion in the 80s with his "stubble" (two-day beard..) and we have this guy with moustache?!
And one thing they must have in this movie (and I don't know if it's there) is the original soundtrack. That, too, became such a huge hit and such an integral part of the show that it cannot possibly be ignored. Both Crockett's theme and Brothers in Arms MUST be there!!
Incidentally, the guns for the original Miami Vice series were partly provided by the dad of one of my schoolmates.. who was the owner of a big Italian gun-making company, called Tanfoglio.
Loomis, if you've never seen Miami Vice, it's DEFINITELY worth checking out. It is gritty and often doesn't have the "happy ending" people expect from a normal police tv series. And the music, the protagonists, the guest stars.. just priceless.
Ah note: the suits of Don Johnson in the original series were Armani of course! Gotta love the white and the pastels!

Edited by Alessandra, 14 December 2005 - 10:39 AM.

[Loomis]

The use of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms will probably bring a lump to your throat.

Hmmm.... Dire Straits normally brings vomit to my throat.

I think I did catch an episode once. Phil Collins played a crook. Hang on: Dire Straits, Phil Collins, this ain't sounding good. Nah, seriously, this show does sound pretty decent.

Thanks for the feedback, too, Alessandra. But the role of Sonny Crockett's about more than just looks, y'know.

[Alessandra]

The use of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms will probably bring a lump to your throat.

Hmmm.... Dire Straits normally brings vomit to my throat.

I think I did catch an episode once. Phil Collins played a crook. Hang on: Dire Straits, Phil Collins, this ain't sounding good. Nah, seriously, this show does sound pretty decent.

Thanks for the feedback, too, Alessandra. But the role of Sonny Crockett's about more than just looks, y'know.

(*outraged expression here*)
you do NOT like Dire Straits Loomis dear???
Shame on you! lol
I love Dire Straits.. and they certainly invented a sound that set the standards for 80s music... and I like Phil Collins too, and Sting!!
And you as a 30-year-old are neglecting the true roots of your childhood-teen years!!
And... huh.... yes Sonny Crockett was very much of a fashion and looks icon, I must tell you
so yea.... looks looks looks!

[spynovelfan]

(I remember Dire Straits being the height of naffness when I was at school, at the time of the Brothers In Arms album. The one with the blue guitar on the cover. 'Can't get no fancy notes on my blue guitar...' Followed by a 12-minute guitar solo. They were seen as very uncool by those older than me, and, wanting to be cool, I didn't listen to them. Took me a good few years to realise that that album was basically their "Let's make a fortune" album and that the ones that came before were not nearly as slick. I think it's also unfortunate that Mark Knopfler looked a bit of a dweeb, especially with that headband, and all of this and the band's dire name means that a lot of people who would probably really like this group don't. I think Mark Knopfler is a brilliant song-writer. But there's the thing, also, of them being English, and he was doing this epic songwriting thing and that can sound odd to us. Dire Straits songs like Tunnel Of Love are every bit as great as anything Springsteen has done, and in the same mould - it's just that Knopfler's song is about an amusement park in Whitley Bay, near Newcastle.

For some reason, Dire Straits and Steely Dan are the two bands I listen to most on my iPod. Perhaps they just sound the best through headphones.)

Ahem.

Nice trailer.

[doublenoughtspy]

Yes, the episode where "Brothers in Arms" is played brings a chill to my spine.

It's called "Out where the busses don't run" and it stars the late, great Bruce McGill as a former Vice cop.

Apparently that episode was based on a real incident.