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Movie Reviews of Miami Vice: Season Five
Movie Review: Miami Vice Rocked and Rocks ON!
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't have to comment with anyone of the comments made about Miami Vice. MIAMI VICE is what it is, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, THE BOMB, SONNY & TUBBS MADE SURE THAT WE WERE IN FRONT OF OUR TV's BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE WENT ON IN OUR LIVES ON "THEIR NIGHT." THE MUSIC WAS ON, SONNY WAS ON, CASTILLO WAS ON, RICARDO or RAPHAEL WAS ON & TRUDY (THE ORIGINAL MISS BIG BOOTY, read her name plate on her desk BigBootyTrudy) WAS ON and I don't say that to BE sexist to this critique, if you will...I am a very married straight woman and if I wasn't, SO WHAT! It is what it is! It's just true and I don't want to forget Gina who was always ON also. Miami Vice is the best thing that ever happened to television. The movie made with the WANNABEES portraying CROCKETT AND TUBBS WAS A SHAME! I HATED IT AND HAD NO INTENTION TO SEE IT, HOWEVER I WAS TRICKED BY MY HUBBY AND ASSOCIATES. It would have been nice to see the older Crockett and Tubbs handle the intrigue they wanted or should I say they tried to portray in the different situations in the movie however, they didn't ask fans of the the TV series what we thought and it was TERRIBLE!! If it wasn't one of a kind then special Television Shows, Movies, Innovative shows from the past would not exist in TVLAND, etc. If it wasn't one of a kind it would not be on at least 5 to 7 different channels at different times everyday of the week. I am thankful we can buy our DVD's and watch them anytime we wish. I look forward to the fifth season and I'll embrace it as if it were brand new. It's so good we have something to look forward to with the DVD's because everything on TV now that is even close to the Miami Vice format is a rip off of Vice. Watch very close, very close and you will see that Sonny and Ricco had already been there. SORRY, it is what it is and it's TRUTH. DON'T YOU MISS THE MUSIC. ROCK ON MIAMI VICE, ROCK ON FOREVER!!!!! Think about it isn't this why they have TV LAND? TV LAND is for classic television right. THERE IS ALWAYS GROUND-BREAKING TV. SEE YA OFTEN MIAMI VICE, YOU BROKE THE GROUND. I LOVE YOU ALL 4EVER! IT MEANT EVEN MORE TO THOSE OF US WHO WERE STATIONED OVERSEAS, SERVING IN THE U.S. MILITARY AT THE TIME IT CAME OUT, WE MAY HAVE STARTED WATCHING MIAMI VICE 1 1/2 to 2 years late but it was well worth it. WE HAD MIAMI VICE GET TOGETHERS, PIZZA NIGHTS, PARTIES, ETC. AND WE THANK SONNY, RICO, CASTILLO, ETC. FOR MAKING A WHOLE LOT OF OUR FAMILIES GOOD & FUN TIMES HAPPEN, THANKS AGAIN!!!! P.S. LOVED YOU TOO NASH BRIDGES, BRING IT ON! MAYBE TV SHOWS COULD TAKE ANOTHER HINT AND PLAY SOME DECENT MUSIC TO YOUR DRAMAS YOU HAVE ON NOW. MAYBE I'D WATCH..GOOD LUCK!!
SHOULD I DEFINE ON: ON IS ON TIME, ON BOARD, ON MY TV, ON IS COOL, ON IS THE BOMB, ON IS WHAT'S HAPPENING, ON IS SOLID, ON IS FUN, ON IS INTERESTING, ON MAKES YOU THINK, ON MAKES YOU NOT MISS AN EPISODE, ON IS THAT MIAMI VICE WAS THE BEST TV AND PURPLE RAIN WAS THE BEST MOVIE, ON IS HOT AND ON IS IF YOU WANT TO SEND A LOT OF NEGATIVE COMMENTS TO ME, SAY I'M CRAZY, SAY IM OUT THERE, GO AHEAD. I COULD CARE LESS. I'M ON AS YOU READ THIS...HAHAHA.
WITH ALL SINCERITY,
K.& E. ST. JAMES
30MAY2007
Movie Review: Emotionally Draining Effects Of Crime Fighting
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been reading the reviews of Season Five, and can agree with the majority of reviews, but I particularly appreciated Mr. Heeringen's review the most! I own now, all five seasons of this show & have been watching selected & favorite episodes from all seasons, and would like to add my additional comments to the others to "add to the mix!"
Mr. Heeringens" review briefly touched upon what I would like to expand upon.
Take all of the episodes, and look at them as one large opus, which through drama, supported by music, fashion, and visuals, exhibited how draining and emotionally effecting; the job of fighting the tidal wave of crime, can be on a group of people dedicated to their jobs. This was mainly done with the character of Sonny; who started as a person who thought that right would always prevail, and who, then from betrayals, loss of loved ones, through divorce, death, and corruption of the system which he had dedicated his life to, became a tired, emotionally drained, shell of the person that he once was. He no longer cared about his looks; i.e. hairstyle, and clothing. The visuals, music, tones, and colors of this show ever so slightly changed each season, as each character was beginning to be effected by the rising wave of crime & corruption that was overtaking Miami. Sonny was the focal point of this, but all characters showed its effect. I don't think that the actors were "riding things out"; I think this was all to show how exhausting the job can be! How would you react to losing your wife through divorce?(though they still loved each other deeply); losing another wife through blatant murder, through a system which allowed a psychotic killer to manipulate it to his advantage. This also affects people who you work with day to day, and will change them too! I could go on to other examples, but I think these are some of the more "life changing" events, which Sonny experienced.
We have all seen the effect that wars have on people who have served in our Armed Forces, and I have known a few law officers affected & "burnt out", after years on the force.
I feel that Miami Vice did an excellent job of portraying the effect of the unending wave of crime, on people dedicated to fighting it, and this was excellently exhibited through its run! Try looking it as a "Five Act" show!
Movie Review: Miami Vice - Season 5
Summary: 5 Stars
"Miami Vice" is the greatest cop show of all time and each season has always maintained innovative storylines. Season 5 is one of the strongest seasons of all in my opinion. The first two episodes conclude the Burnett trilogy where Crockett assumed he was his drug dealer undercover alterego. The next episode then features Castillo's personal life and showcases his character in the action very well. A few episodes later we come to "Bad timing" with Sonny recovering from his wife's death/amnesia ordeals only to come up against two of the worst baddies ever in vice. Episodes like "Line of fire", "Borrasca", "To have and to hold", "Miami Squeeze" and "Asian cut" represent straightforward vice at its best and are similar to episodes from series 1-3. On the other hand, episodes like "The cell within" (Tubbs reuniting with a sadistic murderer turned author), "Over the line" (akin to a similar bad cop episode in season 4), "Too much too late" (concluding the Ricardo/Valerie business), "Hard knocks" (introducing Stan's gambling problems that would also feature in "Too much too late" and "Freefall"), "World of trouble" (concluding the Lombard-Lubrizzi mafia war first raised in season 1) and "Victims of circumstance" are all very strong and innovative episodes. More lighthearted episodes include "The lost madonna" and "Jack of all trades" where the duo face art and sales conmen. On the weaker side there is the ridiculous "Miracle man" and the neo-vice sans Tubbs, Crockett and the rest "Leap of faith". The climax, "Freefall", is arguably the greatest ever episode of MV. This series is a must and arguably is the best.Movie Review: Greatest Vice moments include "Freefall" series finale
Summary: 5 Stars
"Vice" was without a doubt one of the greatest TV series of all time, and that includes episodes from the final seasons. It is ridiculous to see that so many "critics" still to this day dismiss the groundbreaking content that this series delivered long after the early "hot" pastel phase of the series gave way to darker, far more serious, far more sophisticated, scary and politically prescient fare. This series nailed the government-covert operations-drug milieu, and it still remains relevant today. Nothing before or since has come close. Frankly, the darker the series got, the better it got. The shaggier and more agonized Crockett became, the better.
Give them credit for continuing to push the envelope. Dirty politics, reflecting both Bush and forecasting Clinton era narco scandals. It was also good to see them stretch, every now and then, into things like Florida's distinctive crime humor with occasional light episode worthy of Charles Willeford and Carl Hiassen. No Jan Hammer? Fine, Tim Truman provided an equally satisfying, grittier sound, that went with the grittier content.
"Freefall", the series finale, was an absolute masterpiece, capturing everything great about "Vice" in a darkest ever movie-length farewell that had Crockett and Tubbs involved in a Manuel Noriega-esque covert operation, and the entire cast of characters, pushed as far as they've been pushed. When these episodes aired, nobody was sure if any of the lead characters would live to see their sunsets.
Movie Review: Miami Vice Season 5. Left me wanting more.
Summary: 5 Stars
Miami Vice season 5, left me with a feeling of wanting more of this
one of a kind TV drama. It was like having a really good desert after dinner, that was always better than the last desert. This series 5, had
me really entertained, and inspired by the excellent quality of all the actors on the show. One of my favorite episodes was Borrasca. Although this episode excluded Don Johnson, the presence ot actors such as Byron James, and the hispanic female club manager,Gabriela Roel,and her performance was spectacular.This Gabriela Roel, was not only beutiful but
witty,and she had a great screen presence.