Miami Vice - Series 3 - Complete DVD

Advantages: Fantastic visuals; intense attention to detail; atmospheric; great direction; partnership between Farrell and Foxx captured well
Disadvantages: Lack of character drama; overly heavy storyline; visuals superficially come out on top; drawn out in places; distanced from audience

...Giving an extremely popular 80s series a re-do is no doubt a challenge. Indeed, it has been said that Miami Vice did for the 80s what the Sopranos did for the late 90s and beyond. Taking the basic premise of the original series and reshaping and condensing it into a film is a task that Michael Mann (who was an executive producer in the series) is well suited to. He's demonstrated directorial masterclass in Heat, the Insider, Collateral and Ali, one of the most competent directors around today. Not only has he adopted his own unique and brilliant visceral trademark, but his films have a taste for sharp, intense scripts, meticulous attention to detail, atmosphere, and tight, tense plots. Miami Vice holds all of these fundamental traits, and with the aim to live up to the series as well as Mann's past films, it is no doubt his most... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Terrific mix of style,music and action.Johnson and thomas make ideal designer cops
Disadvantages: none

...the drama of the show. The dvd which features the pilot and two parter episodes are both excellent.The pilot sees tubbs travelling to miami to track down Underworld kingpin Calderone.He teams up with miami detective crockett and a exciting game of cat and mouse occurs. The golden triangle episodes sees an old adversary of costillo return to miami which places the streets in danger.All three episodes are well directed and acted and show the series at the top of its game. The dvd sound and picture quality are very good and is a must for fans of the show... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: It's Sci-Fi. It's Very Cheap. There are at least 3 more series to watch.
Disadvantages: Once you watch this you will have to buy them all.

...is at least as good as any of the Star Trek series, and may very well become known as the best science fiction series of them all, and stars Edward James Olmos (the Leiutenant from Miami Vice). An absolute breath of fresh air. You will love it (and will buy the other seasons). Overall 9/10.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful