Miami Vice: Comparing the 2006 Film and the Television Series

This is a simple comparison video, showing the similarities between 'Miami Vice' the 2006 feature film and the original television series.
If there are things that I missed and/or specific scenes you thought I should have added, please let me know.
This video was made strictly for entertainment purposes. All rights belong to their respective owners.

[@alextaylor8776]

That movie was the biggest dissatisfaction and disappointment ever. Colin Farrell was the wrong actor to play Sonny Crockett.

[@shawnmcdonald9070]

Makes me want to go back and watch the tv episodes again, but strangely not the movie.

[@lazarusagame]

The episodes are STILL great...especially the first two seasons. Thanks for watching!

[@waq4s]

Great work, but the vital difference between Miami Vice series and the movie was series's music.

[@elindioedwards7041]

Absolutely. Music from the series is so good. Current music just doesn't stand comparison.

[@waq4s]

@@elindioedwards7041 Yep :)

[@gregoerboru4079]

When people say the movie isn't like the television series they're not referring to the plot, what they're talking about is the aesthetic. There aren't the wonderful pastels in the movie. The show has humor and fun banter sprinkled through it, the movie is dour and oppressively dark. Yes, the movie does have cinematography very similar to the series, however what we're seeing isn't the cornucopia of colors that the show has. The plot was something I always applied when talking about the movie, it shows great tradecraft and is virtually identical to that of Smugglers Blues. That is the giant connection to the series. It does make you ask the originality question though (it would have been nice if they tinkered with the plot a bit so as not to be a carbon copy of the episode), but after over 100 episodes there's bound to be overlap, I'm just glad they took the best episode. In closing, the movie needed to have more brightness to it, also the characters needed to look better, Colin Farrell sans moustache would have been alright, but the other guy shouldn't have been allowed within 500 miles of this movie. Truly, there should have been a reworking of the great Jan Hammer theme.

[@andyginestra6333]

Gregoer you are absolutely right.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for the feedback, Gregoer. I appreciate your insight. Thank you for watching!

[@r.t.aegean3236]

Wow!, Mr. Lazarus A. ... what an amazing eye and ear for details!!

[@xevious2501]

Any real Miami Vice fan wouldve picked up on these direct comparison from the first viewing of the film. The only real fail with the film was its overal tone, coupled with its casting. The thing about Miami Vice the series is that it was only 'Dark' when it truly needed to be. Much of the series emotional tone was directly linked to Crockett, The show's score focused on who or whatever what highlighted at the time. So Crocketts theme was both stylized and cool. and if the character was angry so did the music and tone of the show reflect it. The movie on the other hand did not follow the characters mood, and was almost always dark. Which made the film gritty but with little to no 'happy excitement' , the movie kept the viewer in a state of foreboding and it made everyone in the film villianous, the "good-guys' came across as bad as the 'bad-guys' . now this actually could be more akin to realism, BUT! in terms of mirroring the show, which was a joy of 80's wonders, coupled with the glamour of drug crime, the film lacked. This couldve been remedied in script but almost certainly thru scoring and soundtrack, and partly by casting better. Farrell and Fox works well together but was both one dimensional emotional characters. neither brought a sense of light heartedness which existed with the original TV show cast.

[@valbrown4785]

Well summarized. Yes I love call the episode about Crockett I also like the fact that Edward James olmos was shown performing his martial art knowledge and his wife from the past I also thought it was nice when tubs got together with Pam Grier. As far as the movie goes Colin Farrell should stick to the Irish countryside and banshees movie which was really well done. However Collins character in the movie Miami vice is a toss-up between god-knows-what. Trying to sound American? I believe I detected him trying to sound like a southerner in the US on occasion! I thought Jamie Foxx did a good job of playing Tubbs. In my opinion I think for its time it was absolutely a classic and I think the music made it that way not just the theme song smuggler's blues episode xcetera. No DVR in 84. I was single at the time and went to clubs to dance be with friends n have a good time however Friday night I wanted to wait until 11 to watch Miami vice. Personally I wasn't impressed with Miami Beach. Before the hurricanes there were many more nicer beaches. PS all of the other characters on the TV series were likeable and I thought they did a great job as well

[@steveulinski98]

One reference I want to point out is in the 2006 movie when Gina is aiming the gun at the Neonazi she says "your finger won't even twitch" is a reference to the episode Glades (Season 1 Episode 10) where Crockett almost says the same thing to Billy Jo Higgins before shooting him "Maybe, you won't even twitch."

[@lazarusagame]

Man, great find! I had to go back and watch that episode again (it wasn't one of my favorites), but you're so right on with this. Thanks so much for pointing it out. Your comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you for watching, Steve! By the way, it was also pretty cool to see John Pankow back then. Also, some of the pieces from Jan Hammer in this episode stand alone pretty well. Thanks again!

[@steveulinski98]

Lazarus A. Game thank you!! I am a fan of the show and the movie. I even pointed out Colin Farrells grey suit with the black shirt does have a sort of reference to Don Johnson's Crockett and also another reference where Crockett is charming a bartender in the film does pay homage to Crockett from the series. Thank you again!

[@Einnor084]

Lazarus A. Game It iz kool, 2 b linked-up wit hardcore fanz! U r brilliant! I only caught a few referencez btween old & new, BUTT u saw so many more! I never could find any1 2 dscuss dis wit, so u can imagine my xcitement, seeing ur referencez & then cummin down 2 da commentz & reading a post, wit a reference, dat u didn't even catch! WOW!!!

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for your comments, Ron! I love discussing the series and the movie, as I am a big fan of both. Please feel free to share any thoughts anytime. Peace!

[@tomahawk5118]

Dude, excellent side by side. I enjoyed how much of the film came from the series. As a fan, it was gratifying to see the inclusions.

[@Aj-hs4ql]

Without a doubt John Ortiz' "Jose Yero" was the highlight of this movie. He should have been considered for a best supporting actor, thats how good he was. I read somewhere that Mann only decided to kill of Yero when it dawned on him theres was no way they would ever do a second movie.

[@amusement420]

I agree he was a standout

[@Einnor084]

Tina Pert Y could there b no mo Miami Vice moviez? Not enuff buzz, built up?

[@evieraotacon]

John Ortiz I remember him from Narc with Ray Liotta and Jason Patrick and he also played Braga in the 4th Fast and Furious film.

[@lwbw33]

All these years I thought I was the only person that seen a lot of this till I found your videos. Thank you for what you do. Love your channel.

[@monteristo9247]

Man, the movie is kind of dark and gray.

[@lazarusagame]

Absolutely, Monte Risto. Visually, it was vastly different from the first couple of seasons of the series. Thanks so much for watching!

[@Ocelot006]

I don’t think anyone argued the movie didn’t have a Miami Vice plot. It was the tone. The most important aspect that’s as far there.

[@ricocrockett370]

Still didn't live up to original. My main gripe was the handheld guerrilla style filming. I hated it in the movie. I felt like they should've used the same style cinematography with the new digital cameras. It would've been epic

[@lazarusagame]

There are just so many interesting things to see and compare (series/film). I could probably make a second video to highlight a few more. I appreciate your feedback, Rico! Thanks for watching, brother!

[@bkh3218]

Good Analysis. YES, this film borrow's heavily from Smuggler's Blues, Prodigal Son. I really really enjoyed the movie version, but i can understand some people's mixed-negative feelings about the film. Some of the original cast claim they didn't like it much either. the film version of Miami Vice is 'realistic' 'dark' 'modern'. it's Miami Vice in a 'modern' realistic setting. The film that was teased in the first trailer for the film is the film I saw. I was happy. During the film Crockett and Tubbs were high-rollers driving Ferraris, Go-Fast Boats, Doing High-End Drug Deals, and Hanging out at Night Clubs with Hot Women but at the end they get their SWAT-like gear on and become the Police to save Trudy and bring down the bad guys. i loved it. it's meant to depict Miami as a hub through which drugs, crime, prostitution, and other things flow and I feel they portray what drug-running really looks like very well As much as I respect the series for what it was. The Series at times was very silly. Seasons 1-2 are the best, but after that, the show descended further into silliness. I mean how many different ways can you bust drug dealers? by season 4 -5 Miami Vice had become a parody of itself and needed to end. So there was no way the Miami Vice 'movie' adaptation was gonna borrow from the TV series too much. Jamie and Colin had great chemistry on screen as two alpha males that have a history with each other who respect each other who are cool. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas had over 5 years and over 100 episodes to develop their chemistry

[@sleek822]

Very nicely done. Ive recently rewatched all of the seasons and the movie. I hadnt observed all of those similarities like you did. Looking forward to seeing your "Red Tape" trailer. After watching that episode, I learned Scott Plank was also in Mann's "LA Takedown", which I also enjoyed.

[@blebhan8213]

Smuggler's Blues had them deal with the main man at the seedy club, not his errand boy. The leak was revealed to be "Dolphins Fan", the movie never revealed the leak. Also, the standoff at the trailer was lifted from "Glades" when Crocket shot the dude before he could twitch. The ending is similar to "Bushido" where the hot chick gets taken to a safe house by the water with a boat waiting for her so she could disappear. Tubbs flew the plane himself so they didn't need a Glenn Frey pilot.

[@vanitymirrorss]

Honestly I really truly do not understand why people view this movie as some mega untouchable master class film. The original show arguably created the "80s" but this movie just used 2006 and it just doesn't capture anything all that worthwhile to me. The romance subplots felt rushed and uninteresting, and the shootouts aren't all that impressive. I did enjoy the use of lightning in certain scenes. But all in all, this movie didn't really leave a positive impression on me. The style fell through, the colors bored the life out of me, the plot is just rehashes of Miami Vice episodes. The beauty of the original was the bright colors and sounds contrasted with the dark gritty vibe of the seedy world of drugs and violence, the 2006 film is aesthetically dark and "gritty" but so is the plot's underlying themes and that just turns it into a generic cop movie for me. Sure the 80s original can be cheesy at times but it had hard hitting moments, style, and charm, loads of it. Yeah to a lot of people, the 80s are a huge joke about shoulder pads and parachute pants, but personally for me there's something beautiful about the decade of excess, drugs, sex, and violence wrapped in pastel and neon lights. Also final note, but personally the grunge rock cover of "In The Air Tonight" is infinitely more cheesy than the original and it made me cringe when it played in the movie, and it kept going on and it ruined the entire tense vibe of the pre-final shootout.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for your comments, DisketteDetective. I, personally, have never heard or read any reviews calling the 2006 film a "master class" film, but I certainly enjoy the film very much. Of course, the 2006 film did provoke a lot of discussion about the connection (or lack of, depending on the viewer) with the original series. Whenever this topic arises, I always like to point people to a quote Mann states near the end of his commentary: "The music is “In The Air Tonight” by a group called ‘Nonpoint’ and the use of this cue here, in a strange way, is emblematic on the whole idea of making “Miami Vice” as a feature film in the first place because…(the song) brings back, so strongly, the pilot (“Brother’s Keeper”). So, then you’re dealing with cultural memory of the show, as memory exists in the audience and the memory of the show in the minds of audience, is very different for different people. People remember the show differently. They liked different things about it. Some folks liked the pastels and the flamingos. Other folks liked the writing and the power of the stories in the first couple of years. Other folks may have been younger when they saw it. They may have been ten, eleven, twelve and they just kinda liked groovin’ on a style for five years. So the motion picture, I knew was going to be delivered into an audience that had a complex and divergent set of attitudes about it. So, the advantage of it, in a way, is that the brand name, “Miami Vice” is known. The disadvantage is that it means many different things to many different people." Anyway, thanks for watching. I always like discussing the show with hard core fans. Peace.

[@Alvan81]

Very thoughtful analysis thanks. I remember one moment the homage aspect hit me when the Air Traffic Controller supervisor- is the actor who played a Russian from "Bushido" episode.

[@lazarusagame]

Oh, wow! I never realized that. Very interesting. I actually made a trailer for the "Bushido" episode, but it was blocked on KZbin due to copyright infringement. Anyway, thanks for watching, Alvan5.

[@Einnor084]

Alvan5 Good eyez!

[@stevenhuynh1999]

Love the comparison, but what want wrong in the 2006 movie that it flopped? I know one thing was the music. The great Jan Hammer music is missing.

[@quietmadness1768]

I enjoyed the comparisons and editing. Past that, 2006 disgraced the series. Like the actors, but that feel cant be remade. It would be like trying to do justice to a classic western. Can’t be done.

[@CRITTERBUSTERS]

I remember liking Miami Vice 2006‘S visual look and casting but for me it left a lot to be desired in terms of drama, character dynamics and clarity of plot. I hope that we get a reboot of the entire series with a more modern overarching story style rather than a semi-episodic series. The pastels and coolness should return but with modern fitting suits and the music should be a mix of Synthwave and European melodic rock tracks.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

The back story was in 2005, Miami Vice was worked on during the bad tropical storms ⛈🌀⚡ & hurricanes, Katrina. South FL & central Florida had storms, dark clouds. I looked into auditioning for a Russian bad guy, mob.

[@john_wesley_walsh]

I'd recommend watching it again. It gets better with age and repeated viewings. I disliked it the first time I saw it. Now I think it's hands-down the best film of that year.

[@MotorsportUK2009]

Why did they use such a dark filter in the movie?

[@andregriff7261]

I like how you put this together. I'm a hardcore fan. I think Foxx was a good choice, can't say the same about Collin. My gripe with the movie is looonng dragged out scene with Sonny and his love interest, and the music selection while Crockett took her for a ride in the speed boat. Someimes I wonder if the movie would've been a little different if weren't for the hurricane season during filming it, Foxx had a big gripe with that.

[@lazarusagame]

Hi Andre! Thanks for the kind words and thank you for watching. It's amazing to see the varied reactions to the film. Here's a quote from Michael Mann on the director's commentary about people's reactions: “I was in a quandary about whether or not to use “In the Air Tonight” or a piece of score in this scene. That quandary was emblematic about the whole prospect of making “Miami Vice” as a motion picture. The music is “In the Air Tonight” by a group called Nonpoint and…if the music had never existed until 2006, it would’ve been obvious to go ahead and use it here because it’s a terrific piece and Nonpoint’s performance of it is very good. But, it brings back, so strongly, the (Miami Vice) pilot. So, then you’re dealing with memory, cultural memory of the show, as memory exists in the audience and the memory of the show in the minds of the audience is very different for different people. People remember the show differently. They liked different things about it. Some folks liked the pastels and the flamingos, other folks liked the writing and the power of the stories in the first couple of years, other folks may have been younger when they saw it. They may have been 10, 11, 12 and they just kinda liked groovin’ on a style for five years. So, the motion picture, I knew, was going to be delivered into an audience that had a complex and divergent set of attitudes about it. So, the advantage of it, in a way, is that the brand name, “Miami Vice” is known. The disadvantage is that it means many different things to many different people.”

[@philwalter1058]

Sorry for the late comment. First, outstanding video! Thank you so much for making it. I would add that the boat to Cuba from Miami Vice episode “Bushido” is similar to how Isabella (Gong Li) departs the film.

[@lazarusagame]

Hi Phil. You are so correct! I remember that shot of Castillo, Tubbs and Crockett standing on the dock as the boat is pulling away. Great call! Thank you so much for watching!

[@eyesofpicasso]

wow! very cool break down! like, my mouth was open and smiling the whole time

[@evieraotacon]

Shame that Jan Hammer wasn't brought on board to do the score for the film, instead they got Geoff Murphy.

[@lazarusagame]

I really liked John Murphy's pieces. I was fortunate enough to get a lot of the music John Murphy created for the film, that Mann chose NOT to use. Fascinating stuff. I hear what you're saying about Jan Hammer, though. He's brilliant. Anyway, thanks so much for watching.

[@evieraotacon]

@@lazarusagame Anytime!😎 It was cool too see that they did referenced multiple episodes for the film. Shame it wasn't well received. I thought I was worth watching. I figured that Jan Hammer would've brought it back home if he was involved.

[@adonian]

glad I never watched the movie since apparently I already watched it over a few years of a great tv show

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Great video and you're absolutely right, the 2006 movie was way closer to the original than anyone gives it credit for. You did miss one important link though. Try playing Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer followed by the A500 track from the movie (both are on KZbin). If you swap back and forth between the two you'll notice something very interesting...

[@jaguarlycanthropy8366]

This is great stuff. Thanks for putting it together.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for the kind words. It's nice to know there are so many "Vice" fans out there.

[@AsteriscoPixel]

The real pitch for a Miami Vice movie should have been with the original cast and crew, but this time, everyone is old, and there is a case or a situation where Crockett and Tubbs experience are needed, and they have to come out of retirement, but everything is changed, they are outdated, and they have to adapt and deal with. But it's a more personal and intimate story, like the consequences of all those years trying to do something, but ultimately failing, it's a character study movie. There's action, and visual and all that, but dealing with a more personal approach, more intimacy from these characters. It's like The Irishman, but for Miami Vice.

[@vinced5741]

very detailed work. I appreciate that.

[@tomhext1229]

Nice job, great comparison.

[@lazarusagame]

Thank you for the kind words, Tom! I appreciate you watching!

[@jedi1967]

The film blew a gasket...

[@amusement420]

Nice job. yeah there were some things that rang familiar when i saw the movie but couldn't put my finger on some since I hadn't seen Vice in a long time. The most obvious one was Trudy and the dead man's switch.

[@lazarusagame]

Absolutely! I can remember my wife leaning over to me in the theater and whispering, "This scene is just like that one episode you showed me." Haaa! Thanks so much for watching!

[@interpol007]

Both directed by Mann, both have that similar feel to it. For once a movie based on a tv show was done well

[@lazarusagame]

I enjoyed the movie, as well. I also understand the arguments against it, but overall I found it highly entertaining. Thanks so much for watching, interpol007.

[@seanfree3821]

Sorry Mann didnt direct a single episode

[@vicer84]

Great job here man!

[@axelnoir3716]

So what you're saying is, the movie is already bad enough to begin with, but they lacked so much creativity that they had to base the whole plot off of a solid Miami Vice episode? Nice.

[@charleslennonbaker]

If you could make seven Miami Vice big-screen movies, but only using the TV series scripts, which ones would they be? I would definitely use the Calderon plotline "Brother's Keeper" "Calderon Return1&2", "Sons and Lovers", and "Afternoon Plane". The "Golden Triangle" two-parter, and "Prodigal Son". Yep, very Tubbs centric. Of course, some plots from other episodes could be inserted like Trudy's first 'righteous shoot' of a criminal, "Evan" a very underrated but fan-favorite episode, that as youth taught me a lot about hate, stereotypes, and friendship. "Back in the World" & "Stone's War" are also good editions. Also in regards to "Calderon Returns" I always was impressed with the hitman known as the "Argentinean" who in 'real-life' is a world-renown competition shooter. Anyway, I thought it would have been a nice twist if after [spoiler alert] the hitman was finally killed, everyone let their guard down. Only we the audience find out that the "Argentinean" was a twin.

[@lazarusagame]

You've listed some great episodes. I would add "Shadow In The Dark", which was very similar to Mann's "Manhunter". Also, "No Exit" would be another one I would add to the list. Thanks so much for watching, lennon tulsa!

[@charleslennonbaker]

@@lazarusagame my pleasure. Sorry about the bad grammar.

[@Aj-hs4ql]

The movie never identifies who was actually leaking the information, they new it came from the FBI office in Miami, but not the actual source, it's one of the reasons the plot was so convoluted.

[@lazarusagame]

Actually, it was the FBI office in DC, but you're right...no individual was ever identified. That fact didn't really bother me, however. The Vice squad quickly decided (during the ocean freighter "take it to the limit one more time" scene) to focus their attention and go after the bigger fish, "Montoya", played by Luis Tosar. Anyway, thanks so much for watching!

[@yeeluvspizza]

There leak was Scottie Wheeler.

[@vegetasolo1221]

What version of "Shape of Things to Come" that you played at the end?

[@lazarusagame]

Hi Vegeta Solo. Thanks so much for watching! This is where I got that track: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIrUiYKZfbGqq68

[@vegetasolo1221]

@@lazarusagame Thank you so much for this 🙏🙏🙏 I subscribed

[@Jennifer-jx8xg]

No comparison the original TV show was a thousand times better. Good video though. Mann is a genius with film and lighting.

[@lazarusagame]

It's all very interesting, seeing how Mann retained certain aspects of the show and not others as he updated it for the big screen. I love the show and I admire the movie. Anyway, thanks so much for watching, Jennifer! Your comments are appreciated.

[@Einnor084]

Lazarus A. Game Wuz it u dat said Mann realized he could not make another Vice movie? I don't think it wuz u, BUTT do u know if sequelz were a possibility, until it wuz dtermined - not enuff of a buzz from da theatrical release?

[@lazarusagame]

I think Tina Pert said something along those lines in a comment on this video.

[@Einnor084]

Jennifer Elliott I think, we had cum 2 LOVE certain characterz..... N my case, Castillo. Da movie Castillo, wuz not nteresting 2 me, @ all! Edward Jamez Olmos, made Castillo, n2 such a bad-azz character. Everything, from his tuffness wit Rico, his pushover nature wit Crockett, all while being dis sorta Ninja supercop....... N da movie, Castillo wuz just an Afro-Cuban, who I imagined, ate lotz of Pastrami sandwichez. I think, even da Crockett & Tubbs characterz, took hitz. They nvested Tubbz, wit way mo skillz than he had n da TV seriez, & let him git busy wit BIG Booty Trudy, who n da TV seriez, never gave Tubbz, da time of day. ( LOL ) Crockett, had da same character arc, BUTT still, these guyz, were not da guyz we knew & LOVED. Jamie Fox, can play da hell out of Ray Charlez, BUTT he iz no Phillip Michael Thomas, playing Tubbz! Tubbz & Valerie, were sumthin special. Tubbz & Trudy, n da movie....... WHENZ DUH DVORCE GONNA HAPPEN? OH.... UR NOT MARRIED YET? SMH & LOL!!! All dat bein said.... I wish there had been mo of an nterest n Miami Vice, @ da moviez. New topicz of nterest, such azz illegal immigration, linked 2 prostitution or cartelz, could have been xamimed. Crockett & Tubbz, making it n2 da BOREDroom, of sum major xchange, responsible 4 itz fair share, of da economic downturn - ( reminiscent, of da ITSY BITSY SPIDER, GUY, presiding over a firm & being called a DIRTY ACE, by Crockett - old man tellz Crockett & Tubbz, they r just along 4 da ride.... LOL!!! Classic scene, & da only copz, bsidez Robocop & mayb Jim McGarrett, 2 bother da white collar criminalz. ) I'm sure, dat could have been juicey! ALAS - We have, whut we have.

[@Einnor084]

Lazarus A. Game U were rite. I found Tina Pertz comment, & asked her directly. Thank u

[@Nicknicknick8780]

Nice Love Miami Vice.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for watching, Noel! I appreciate your comments.

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

Did the movie "Scarface" influence in the developement of the serie?.

[@lazarusagame]

Nice call! Yes, I would say De Palma's film was definitely a very big influence on the series, both visually and plot-wise.

[@samdog8087]

And electronic music too

[@lazarusagame]

Absolutely! There is one particular scene in the pilot episode (where "Leon" leaves the court house and the Tubbs is watching him). That specific Jan Hammer piece sounds like it came right of DePalma's film.

[@marcofreitas3844]

@@lazarusagame You bet...Hammer emulated many of Moroder´s beats

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Miami the city had significant cultural & economic factors at play too. 1980s. Drugs, $$$, women, night life 🏖🍹🍸🍷🚤🌇 were all a part of the Miami scene. I'd add that Crockett & Tubbs were not Miami cops but: Dade County Metro. That is a real 🚔 agency but its now: Miami Dade Metro County.

[@DShook5150]

I'm Sorry but I don't care how close it looks. Remaking Miami Vice without without Don Johnson is like rewriting the New Testament without Jesus Christ.

[@andyberridge4209]

The film wasn't brilliant, the series on the other hand is brilliant, best series ever. I love that 80s vibe, guess i'm old school.

[@philroberts1500]

A fair conclusion describing the attention to detail, the "eyes" from Smugglers Blues being just one, the almost desperate plagiarism of dialogue as a perpetual game of snap! However the attempt to demonstrate a direct "lifting" from series to movie by citing an aeroplane that flies and a power boat that well...... whooshes over the water into a setting sun is much more ambiguous. What else would a director do with such resources..... show Ricardo Tubbs throwing up and dodgy burrito in glorious technicolour? whilst posing the question was it a rough trip to the Bahamas or the second rate, on set cuisine! Never the less the central tenant of your argument has been easily passed like a good salad with French dressing (but without sultana's... why do they do that stuff?) and does not deserve any more of the borrowed physic powers the the aforementioned Mr Tubbs might claim to have in a real/unreal world scenario.

[@matthewcragg3607]

I saw the fist airing of the Pilot episode way back in the 80's and I have been a Miami Vice fanatic ever since. Despite being extremely discerning about it I actually liked the Director's Cut of the 2006 film (the theater version I saw cut out the boat race in the beginning which did a lot to orient you to what was happening at the beginning so excluding it was a big mistake). The movie had its problems though regardless of which "cut". The biggest and most unforgivable of all was the exclusion of Jan Hammer. The music in the movie was actually pretty good but still, Jan Hammer's Miami Vice scoring is the greatest original TV music of all time and to not include his work in the movie is inexcusable.

[@lazarusagame]

You're right. It's like a movie without a first act. I still love it, but understand people's frustration. Thank you for watching, Matthew.

[@williambagley5415]

Well done. I love the Vice 🚤

[@mikebythesun]

Great video!

[@lazarusagame]

Thank you for the kind words, mikebythesun. Thanks for watching!

[@stanstevens4822]

I was a big fan of Miami Vice the TV series I like how they intertwine both movies they got a lot of similarities whoever directed the movie Miami Vice excellent job I was very impressed with it a lot of people don't understand it's not a freak or anything it's what would happen after Miami Vice the TV series Mercy was sent like in the 90s so to speak

[@derkrausepaul]

Great job, pal

[@lazarusagame]

I appreciate your kind words. Thanks so much for watching, Peter.

[@marcofreitas3844]

Incredible how Mann copies his previous work (HEAT, anyone?) and not ONE critic has the balls to call him on it for his lack of originality and keep calling him a ´visionary´...besides that, his use of digital work many times sucks visually making many scenes in his movies from Collateral onwards look like crappy reality shows (in PUBLIC ENEMIES he enven used in some shots cell phones to record the action and it looks like homemade stuff).

[@lazarusagame]

Hi Marco. Thank you for your comments. I'm sure you'll get a kick out of my trailer for "L.A. Takedown" and another short video I made titled, "Michael Mann's Cops and THEIR Televisions". 😆 Thanks so much for watching.

[@marshallposey2063]

Well done!

[@vegetasolo1221]

This is awesome

[@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts]

You left out the biggest similarity the leadup to the final confrontation at the docks with "in the air tonight" playing in the background Phil Collins in the series and Non Point's cover in the film

[@lazarusagame]

Hi 455eley! You're absolutely right! One of my favorite moments in Mann's commentary was about that part of the film: "I was in a quandary whether or not to use "In The Air Tonight" or a piece of score. That quandary was emblematic about the whole prospect of making Miami Vice as a feature film...the music is "In The Air Tonight" by a group called "Nonpoint" and if the music had never existed until 2006, it would've been obvious to go ahead and use it here because it's a terrific piece, but it brings back, so strongly, the pilot. So, then you're dealing with memory, cultural memory of the show, as memory exists in the audience. And, the memory of the show in the mind of audiences is very different for different people. People remember the show differently. They liked different things about it. Some folks liked the pastels and the flamingos. Other folks liked the writing and the power of the stories in the first couple years. Other folks may have been younger when they saw it...and just kinda liked grooving on a style. So, the motion picture, I knew, was going to be delivered into an audience that had a complex and divergent set of attitudes about it. So, the advantage of it, in a way, is that the brand name, Miami Vice is known. The disadvantage is that it means many different things to many different people." Sorry for the long-winded response. Anyway, thank you so much for watching!

[@anateresapaulo9268]

Seja como for, eu pessoalmente gostei muito mais da Série Norte-Americana do que do Filme. Primeiro porque era novidade, Segundo porque na Série participava o Actor Don Johnson que é o meu Actor Preferido.

[@mannydib]

Great detective work 🙂

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for watching, Manny.

[@devilsadvocate269]

Out of all the scene and line biting that was done, it was the justice/vengeance line biting that was sacrilegious 👎

[@joanndamelio1091]

So this movie was basically a compilation of shows from the original series. Nothing original. What a rip-off! Nothing will ever be as good as the original.

[@lazarusagame]

Yeah, I was disappointed Mann didn't give at least a story credit to Miguel Piñero. Anyway, thanks for watching!

[@marcofreitas3844]

Joann, Mann´s HEAT is also a rhash of a tv movie he directed himself years eralier, called L.A. TAKEDOWN

[@skoots6303]

Jaimie fox in Miami Vice... “FUCK THAT”- Tony Montana

[@ComputerLearning0]

The movie was alright was far as movies go but I'd rather watch a couple episodes of TV Miami Vice vs the movie. I only wish they would have incorporated the original actors into the movie because at the time they were still young enough to make it work. They were the reason people loved Vice to begin with but instead there was nary a mention of them. I love Michael Mann's productions but IMHO it was a mistake to not involve the original actors in some way.

[@andyberridge6455]

Thanks for the view, Miami Vice the movie is Ok, but the t.v series is where the magic really is.

[@Streetw1s3r]

The writing was like Miami Vice, it has it's similarities and easter eggs, and the actors played their parts. but the way it was made wasn't MV and is batshit boring. I'm a huge fan of the show and I can't even sit through this whole movie, the whole vibe is wrong, the music is wrong, the fashion is wrong, too many blacks, the movie is slow and boring and seems to drag on forever. Starsky & Hutch movie is probably the best TV > Movie adaption there is.

[@rafaelfiallo4123]

It's in regards to the color palette of the movie, too dark compared to the brightness of the series

[@JMLockpicking]

Nice vid...

[@aquariumlife2929]

Is hard to believe Michael Mann had any involvement with the 2006 movie

[@aquariumlife2929]

...he didn't have to do that...after all he left the show halfway in the third season anyways , so....and btw i cannot find i good video explaining why he left the show, i searched the information almost everywhere any interview of him talking about the subject

[@MiguelCD74]

Well they both were Michael Mann's works of art

[@bobbastian760]

Volume is all over the place - normalise it

[@lazarusagame]

I appreciate the feedback, Nick. My apologies for the audio issues. I'll try to do better moving forward.

[@goriflex2441]

love it pal

[@unknowndriver6652]

Good job

[@lazarusagame]

This was one of my first videos and looking back, it's pretty sloppy, but I'm glad people enjoy it. Thanks so much for watching!

[@mhitson7483]

Well done

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@RogerRoddComedian]

Excellent and creative work on your part. Such a pity the same can't be said about anything current in today's Hollywood. For the better part of three decades, they continue to artistically bankrupt. They are down to comic books and spaceman, with CGIs, laser special-effects, and 35 seconds worth of plot delivered by rappers, pop stars, and reality TV show drop outs. The TV show Miami Vice was excellent. The movie was just yet one more remake, as they will continue to do, and it's only the fault of the public who continues to patronize them.

[@Kipple2088]

Very cool.

[@lazarusagame]

Thank you so much for watching, Jesse! Much appreciated!

[@terrencebailey7567]

Michael early instead of foxx

[@samdog8087]

FINALLY

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for watching, Sam Dogg. Please let me know if there was anything I missed.

[@junsonic67]

Film in Puerto Rico

[@gloriakelley1001]

🙏☝️

[@Panam511]

Whoes does consider 2006 Miami Vice as equal to Heat ?

[@lazarusagame]

Great question, M. I think characters in both films are attempting to deal with, as Neil McCauley stated about the meaning of his dream, "having enough time". Isabella's "Time is luck" line is an instant reminder of that. What are your thoughts?

[@SIKE01]

besides the names of the players, there is no comparison between the original and morose movie.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks so much for watching, Sike01!

[@bunjier4041]

Never compare the original series to the 2006 movie...insulting.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for watching, Patrick! I agree the "look" of the two are completely different, but they are similar in certain ways. Do I prefer the series to the film? Yes, but there are some great aspects to the film. Here was one of my favorite articles about the film: sensesofcinema.com/2007/feature-articles/miami-vice/ I love conversing with hard core fans. What were some of your favorite episodes from the series, Patrick?

[@n.d.m.515]

As a fan of Miami Vice, I think the movie was great! My biggest problem was that there wasn't any character development. However, all the beats of the show (as this was shown above) were in the movie. Now the A-Team movie was an "insult" to the original considering they weren't protecting anyone other than themselves.

[@lazarusagame]

I think the film is great as well, Nathan. Regarding the lack of character development, it can almost be seen as a movie without the first act. It was as if Mann thought "Everyone already knows who these characters are." and we dive right into conflict. I haven't seen the A-Team movie.

[@n.d.m.515]

If you are familiar with the A-Team, imagine if the show was all about them trying to clear their names. No vigilantism against bad guys above the law, no helping the weak, and no group cohesion. They are just on the run and that is all. The heart and soul was gone, leaving a thin veneer of similarity. Miami Vice did everything right save character development.

[@skoots6303]

Patrick Conroy YASSSSS

[@seanfree3821]

Im very Sorry, I know you are a big fan, but the movie sucks hard. It s not Vice at all. The actors have no chemistry and seems to be playing in diferent movies. It just my opinion.

[@justinsorci5998]

I’m a huge MV fan, but the movie was a bit of a let down. For one, the cinematography in the series was excellent….pure artistry, but the movie looked like it was filmed with an old camcorder….all shaky like an episode of Cops. Also, the episodes that the movie was based weren’t the best episodes of the series, albeit far better than the movie version.

[@lazarusagame]

I appreciate your feedback and always enjoy the conversation. I think the biggest issue people have with the movie is the A) the look of the film. It was mostly dark and didn't have a lot of the visuals often associated with the beauty of Miami; and B) the lack of rapport between Crockett and Tubbs. The film is ultra serious and Mann clearly wanted it to not be a nostalgia trip. The reason I love the movie is, it reminds me of (for me) the heart of Miami Vice, which were the fascinating and powerful stories that we got to see every week, in the first few seasons, anyway. As for, "the episodes the movie was based weren’t the best episodes of the series". This, of course, is subjective, but "Smuggler's Blues" is my favorite episode of the entire series, so you lost me there. : -) Anyway, thanks so much for watching, Justin. Much appreciated!

[@wolftmfg]

Sharp

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for watching, wolftmfg! I appreciate it.

[@filipposcuderi2035]

L'unico miami vice è solo la serie originale don Johnson and Phillip michael thomas😎🔝

[@lindacollins903]

I dont care how much the movie derived from the tv series, the movie was missing the most important thing Don Johnson and PMT. No one can fill their shoes. Also, the movie was dark all the time. It had none of the funny lines between Crockett and Tubbs. I thought the movie was awful. Johnson and PMT always and forever

[@TheTheratfarmer]

i stop. get out of my way. move!

[@paolo3594]

Only television .... top

[@lazarusagame]

Grazie mille per la visione, Paolo!

[@markmorris76]

Real shame they couldnt bring back the original Vice crew for the movie. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas ARE Sonny and Tubbs. Supposedly Don Johnson went up to Colin Farrell in a restaurant and said "How does it feeel holding my jockstrap?" when in production. Anyway the movie was pretty somber and forgettable. The original, as always, is the best.

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for watching, Mark! I completely understand people's varied reactions to the movie. Myself, I found the movie fascinating to compare with the series. I appreciate your feedback!

[@cchilds1636]

Original way better...

[@skoots6303]

The movie has NOTHING to do with the show

[@thorstenpannwitz2345]

Don´t copy ...do you own ideas!

[@TheTheratfarmer]

i stop

[@kenfung664]

Damn they copied it a T and got paid millions to do so. I understand it having to be related but god damn a mirror copy, guess thats why it sucked

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for watching, Ken! I appreciate your comments.

[@Einnor084]

Ken Fung U probably like J J Abramz filmz, tho. SMH

[@kenfung664]

Ron Beck have no clue who that is but if it helps your comment yeah i absolutely love his films

[@kenfung664]

Lazarus A. Game your welcome it was very interesting seeing the correlation between the two.

[@Einnor084]

Ken Fung LOL!!! YUPPERZ!!! Ur comment, would make my comment, HILARIOUS, azz J J Abrahmz, has made a career, off of rehashing old material. ( Azz well azz filming, so azz there iz an annoying glare, thru-out his filmz. LOL!!! ) Checkout da STAR TREK reboot, wit a new cast, playing Kirk, McCoy, & Spock. I think he directed STAR TREK, & STAR TREK, INTO DARKNESS. Abrahmz also helmed STAR WARS, THE FORCE AWAKENS. Many, hated it! They wanted George Lucas back, azz angry azz they were wit him, over da prequelz. Anywho, thankz 4 da laugh!

[@stanstevens4822]

So people who did not like the move meme at Miami Vice they need to go back and look at the TV series more

[@Olivira210]

In short, blind the entire series in one lump and turned out to suck, complete bullshit. And what was the series of the 80's cool and actors, of course👍! As much as I like "Miami.Vice" in the 80s, I DON't like "Miami.Vice" in 2006.

[@healthyamerican]

after michael mann left the show, the whole thing started to go downhill in writing and effort of production. and lost that pastel and neon vibe. i dont understand why mann was the one to direct the movie. i never saw the movie, because i have desire to. but it seems like mann let the show down by leaving, and then somehow wants to make up for it 20 years later. no thanks

[@ryand4533]

The movie was so terrible the casting was horrible. The acting was garbage and it looked like they actually tried to recreate the 80s the way they dressed them and the hair style for Crocket. Also hated the way they shot it trying to emulate that traffic look with the camera always moving around. Just a complete disaster of a movie that could've been amazing.

[@lazarusagame]

I appreciate your thoughts, Ryan. Thanks so much for watching!

[@charlesedwards4160]

2006 shitzah

[@lazarusagame]

Thanks for watching, Charles!

[@kavishvisram]

The movie sucked

[@frederickwaters8625]

The Movie was awful.

[@lazarusagame]

The movie definitely has a different feel than the series. Anyway, thank you for watching, Frederick! Much appreciated!