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[graculus]

Prompted by the ludicrous trailer I saw this morning, all guns and girls and boats and then suddenly the name of the movie comes up... Miami Vice!!!!! *falls over laughing*

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[graculus.livejournal.com]

I really liked the Starsky and Hutch remake, because it was clear it was done with a lot of affection for the original, though I admit that was also helped by the fact I really like Owen Wilson. ;)

I think what it is with this particular film is that there's such a dissonance between 'it's a Michael Mann film' and 'it's Miami Vice', based on my memories of the god-awful clothes of the original, which even now make me shudder to think of them...

[khek.livejournal.com]

Didn't Michael Mann have something to do with the original Miami Vice?

I clicked "Colin who?" because I just can't seem to remember who he is from film to film. Then again, I've not been watching a lot of movies lately, I've been catching up with old TV shows on DVD.

But...er...Ican'tbelieveI'madmittingthisbut...I actually kind of liked the clothes in the original. So there.

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[graculus.livejournal.com]

According to IMDb, he was an executive producer on the original, though I'm still not sure how much resemblance there's going to be between that and the new movie.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I hated the Starsky & Hutch movie, because I thought it trashed the original. There were a few amusing moments, but I really hated what it did to the original. I was a fan of the show way back in the 70s, though. The characters in the movie were *nothing* like the show and I dislike the idea of making silly parody movies about serious old shows. (OTOH, when I watch S&H (the original show) on DVD now, it quite often makes me laugh...and not at the funny parts, either. *g*)

I don't remember the awful clothes of the original. I can remember thinking they looked cool. *g* I know nothing about the MV movie, though. I had no clue who was in it, but I only watched the show for maybe 1 1/2 seasons. Is the movie supposed to be a parody or will it be gritty and dark?

[graculus.livejournal.com]

The movie trailer makes it look like a run-of-the-mill action movie, with no clear ties to the original series, which was why I was so stunned when the title came up...

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Weird. Well, maybe it is just a regular action movie. I'd really rather that, I think, though I doubt I'd bother to see it either way unless it finds its way in my house somehow.

(Oh, and I meant that I thought the MV clothes from the original show were cool--uh, back then, that is. *g* I don't exactly have good taste in clothes now either, though.)