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MIAMI VICE and SKY HIGH
Jul. 31st, 2006 01:03 pmMIAMI VICE is hardcore.
Now, I'm not gonna say it's a perfect movie. It certainly isn't Michael Mann's best; HEAT and COLLATERAL are superior, and I personally adore MANHUNTER, which is ripe for revisiting again. And sure, the plot's not exactly original or free from Hollywoodization (love story, etc.). Really, it's perfectly understandable that the movie's got about a 50% rating on rottentomatoes.com. I'm not saying that you, average Heffie-fan, will necessarily enjoy it.
No one, and I mean NO one, can do cinematic atmosphere like Michael Mann. I am a sucker for good use of music in movies, and Mann understand how to utilize score and pop songs to tell the story better than any other director out there.
I mean, hell, remember the revolutionary MIAMI VICE pilot episode? How the HELL did they use a Phil Collins song and make it totally badass? God DAMN, I love that clip.
As such, the movie may be unoriginal, but it is thoroughly watchable and entertaining. The dialogue and action is all wonderfully understated, giving even the more over-the-top elements a nice bit of gritty realism.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
spacechild and I both thought it was a pretty intense flick, filled with a number of nice little, "ROCK!" moments. I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly dug it.
I also saw SKY HIGH, which was fun, even though it did kinda feel like the Disney Channel wanting to rip off Harry Potter but with superheroes. Thankfully, every second that Kurt Russell, Lynda Carter, Bruce Campbell, Kevin MacDonald, and Dave Foley (playing grown-up sidekick named Mr. Boy... brilliant) were on screen was magical. But unfortunately, the focus was too much on the kids, of course, and I couldn't shake the damn HP-ness of it all.
Still, when your version of the Sorting Hat is Bruce Campbell, that definitely earns you some points.
Now, I'm not gonna say it's a perfect movie. It certainly isn't Michael Mann's best; HEAT and COLLATERAL are superior, and I personally adore MANHUNTER, which is ripe for revisiting again. And sure, the plot's not exactly original or free from Hollywoodization (love story, etc.). Really, it's perfectly understandable that the movie's got about a 50% rating on rottentomatoes.com. I'm not saying that you, average Heffie-fan, will necessarily enjoy it.
No one, and I mean NO one, can do cinematic atmosphere like Michael Mann. I am a sucker for good use of music in movies, and Mann understand how to utilize score and pop songs to tell the story better than any other director out there.
I mean, hell, remember the revolutionary MIAMI VICE pilot episode? How the HELL did they use a Phil Collins song and make it totally badass? God DAMN, I love that clip.
As such, the movie may be unoriginal, but it is thoroughly watchable and entertaining. The dialogue and action is all wonderfully understated, giving even the more over-the-top elements a nice bit of gritty realism.
spacechild and I both thought it was a pretty intense flick, filled with a number of nice little, "ROCK!" moments. I can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly dug it. I also saw SKY HIGH, which was fun, even though it did kinda feel like the Disney Channel wanting to rip off Harry Potter but with superheroes. Thankfully, every second that Kurt Russell, Lynda Carter, Bruce Campbell, Kevin MacDonald, and Dave Foley (playing grown-up sidekick named Mr. Boy... brilliant) were on screen was magical. But unfortunately, the focus was too much on the kids, of course, and I couldn't shake the damn HP-ness of it all.
Still, when your version of the Sorting Hat is Bruce Campbell, that definitely earns you some points.
