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When I saw that scene in the theater the first time, it left me shaking in my seat. It's still powerful today. Watching Val Kilmer's facial expression change a
by whartung 4y ago
When I saw that scene in the theater the first time, it left me shaking in my seat. It's still powerful today.
Watching Val Kilmer's facial expression change at that start. "At the drop of a hat, these guys will rock 'n roll."
I'm one in, I imagine, a very small group. But I find Mann's "Miami Vice" to be one of my favorite films of his. It's the most dangerous movie I've ever seen, it (almost) never lets up. Even the sex was dangerous. Heck, the ROSES were dangerous.
The minor nemesis Neptune is one of the scariest characters I've seen, and we only see a glimpse of him. And John Ortiz' Jose Yero. Sheesh. "I'm a disco guy."
The Heat gunfight scene is intense, the audio is amazing. A late friend of mine was in downtown LA during one of the shooting days, and relayed what it was like.
But MV is intense throughout the whole movie. Just never lets up.
- blueline 4y agoMiami Vice has acquired a pretty substantial cult following in recent years, and among the people i know who are "into" Mann, it pretty commonly ranks as their favorite as well. For me it's still Thief (or Heat) but MV is very close
- aksss 4y agoCurious what you think of The Gray Man (2022).
- fractallyte 4y agoI'm halfway through it right at this moment. It's dreadful. Well made, nice locations, acting is as good as it could be, but the story and the attitudes of the various characters are just 'off-the-shelf' clichéd garbage.
- aksss 4y agoNonstop action though. Also not sure MV’s story and characters really clear the hurdle you’re setting for gray man, it’s only saving grace perhaps being that it’s cousin to a TV show that filled out many cliches in full prime time glory 35 years ago or so.