Miami Vice - Season Three
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Movie Reviews of Miami Vice - Season Three
Movie Review: miami vice season 3 dvd boxset
Summary: 5 Stars
A darker, grittier Vice. The Daytona is history, replaced by a Testarossa. The clothes and the attitude are darker, and the music takes on a harder edge. its a good season. The list of episodes in this season are:-
When Irish Eyes Are Crying
Gina is skeptical after a zealous Scotland Yard inspector informs her that her new love is a soldier for the IRA
Stone's War
A journalist returns to Miami seeking Sonny's protection because of his videotapes of Colonel Maynard's paramilitary unit in action in Nicaragua
Kill Shot
Drug dealers try to blackmail a US agent using a tape of his jai-alai star brother commiting a murder
Walk-Alone
Tubbs goes undercover inside a prison to break a ring of guards who use their dealer inmates to bring in cocaine
The Good Collar
A star high school athlete arrested for delivering heroin agrees to help Crockett trap a 15-yr-old druglord
Shadow In The Dark
Castillo & Tubbs worry about Crockett's growing obsession with a cat burglar who leaves bizarre clues in his victims homes
El Viejo
Crockett & Tubbs keep tabs on a crusty stranger who plans to cut a deal with a murderous Bolivian dealer
Better Living Through Chemistry
Tubbs' former partner abducts a chemist for drug dealers, framing Rico for the crime
Baby Blues
A young Colombian mother helps Crockett and Tubbs trap a black-marketeer selling kidnapped Colombian infants in the US
Streetwise
An undercover cop and his hooker lover help the detectives find the source of some pharmaceutical cocaine
Forgive Us Our Debts
Crockett races to save a death-row inmate he helped incarcerate when new evidence in the 8-yr-old murder case is uncovered
Down For The Count (part 1)
Zito angers a mobster when he takes over as the trainer for a promising young boxer after his manager is killed
Down For The Count (part 2)
Zito's death sends a stricken Switek and an outraged Crockett and Tubbs after the drug kingpin responsible
Cuba Libre
Crockett & Tubbs stumble onto a plot by fanatical Cuban commandos to assassinate an important Cuban diplomat
The Savage
Castillo helps a former detective friend from Vietnam track down a vicious hitman before a Latin American leader's crucial speech
Theresa
Authorities investigate Crockett after they link his physician girlfriend to a drug kingpin
The Afternoon Plane
While vacationing on a remote Caribbean island, an unarmed Tubbs becomes the target of vengeful drug king Orlando Calderon
Lend Me An Ear
The electronics whiz supplying Crockett & Tubbs with surveillance devices also outfits their drug-dealing quarry
Red Tape
Tubbs searches desperately for the source of information leaks about future drug busts
By Hooker By Crook
Crockett & Tubbs search for a murder witness, unaware that she works for Sonny's lover, a madame
Knock Knock...Who's There?
Crockett & Tubbs probe drug busts ruined by phony federal agents who disappear with the drugs and cash
Viking Bikers From Hell
A motorcycle gang seeks to avenge a drug-dealing comrade's death by killing his former customers
Everybody's In Showbiz
An actor/writer life is in danger after he steals a drug dealer's briefcase because of the vital information it contains
Heroes of the Revolution
An East German spy needs Gina's help to exact revenge for the murder of Gina's mother in Cuba 26 years earlier
Movie Review: Great Season, But Why the Edited Episode?
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a big fan of "Vice" when it originally aired, and twenty plus years later, I think a lot of it holds up well. Season 3 is probably my favorite, darker, more complex, and moodier than the first two. In my opinion, "Shadow in the Dark" is one of the best episodes in the entire series. I agree with the reviewer who noted Don Johnson's dated clothes (those short jackets with all the zippers and buttons in sorbet colors are among the more unfortunate choices), and have noticed that his style is much more timeless (white or beige linen and pastel t-shirts) in seasons 1 and 2. My one big beef in this collection is with the "By Hooker By Crook" episode which featured Melanie Griffith, and which was the subject of controversy in the press because of how it pushed the envelope in terms of what was permissible to show at the time. NBC edited the re-run of the episode, cutting by almost half the pivotal sex scene/prostitute murder, and inexplicably they decided to issue the DVD with the edited version. I can understand the cuts in 1987, but what harm would there have been in re-issuing the complete episode on the DVD? After all, it's twenty years later, and the unedited scene really implies more than it shows and seems almost quaint by today's standards (the murder was more graphic in the original, and the sex scene was longer). All in all, this is a very worthwhile purchase for fans of the show, but it's disappointing that they didn't issue all the episodes as they originally aired.Movie Review: Getting a bit darker, but also getting a bit better
Summary: 5 Stars
Miami Vice Season 3 took a darker turn, not just in terms of tone, but also in style. While Season 2 began the shift toward more serious storylines, Season 3 coupled the dark storylines with a darker tone. The bright colors, and general sense of style was toned down in favor of more real stories. This tactic worked in making the show better, in that you concentrated on the stories more than what they were wearing, or what music was playing. In this, it really was the best season of Miami Vice yet. The stories used some clever then current events, the IRA conflict, fake adoptions based on kidnaped children, and the corrupt prison system. There was also a lot of episodes that worked on establishing the Miami Vice world, including the change in automobiles, the death of a major (and some would say favorite) character, as well as another episode in the Calderone Saga (an episode that seems very much a tribute to high noon).
I've reviewed other seasons and noted that I never watched this show while it was on TV, as it was far before my time. But I must say the show holds up surprisingly well, and I hope the improvements from season to season carry on. Either way, this season is a classic, and full of entertaining episodes. If you liked the first two seasons, you should give this a try.
Movie Review: Most underrated/misunderstood season!
Summary: 5 Stars
Too bad so many people stopped watching this show in time for the third season. They missed out! Seems to me VICE only became less popular just because it wasn't new anymore. But actually, it was new: the show took on a darker tone and look. The scripts became tighter, too. Standouts include 'Stone's War,' 'Streetwise,' 'By Hooker, By Crook,' 'Walk Alone,' 'Red Tape,' 'The Good Collar,' and 'Shadow in the Dark.' This was also the season in which Zito was killed off due to John Diehl's desire to try his hand at film roles.
The music has a bit less emphasis on hit songs, but there's still a lot of hit music throughout. At any rate, you can't just have music and cameo appearances. Season 3 of MIAMI VICE also has better pacing and writing than the previous season. Unfortunately, by Season 3, it had become a fad. So to those of you who thought the show was washed up already: you can have your opinions, but I say different!!!
I got this DVD box set much sooner than I expected. I'm still waiting on a different box set I ordered two weeks ago from a private seller. I also like that, so far, I only saw the Universal logo at the beginning of the disc, and not also at the start of each and every episode. The traditional one-sided format is nice too.
Movie Review: A Flawless season!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am new with this show since I never watched it in the 80's since I was pretty young. I bought the first 2 seasons and I thought they were cool and sexy but didn't make me say "that was awesome". They were sometimes cool yet cheesey. This season however is 100% cool with great stories, great drama and top notch car chases and shoot-outs. There's even so many appearances by well known actors that it's hard to list them all.
You have Wesley Snipes as a pimp, Bill Paxton as an undercover cop, Helen Bohen Carter as a doctor Crockett is dating who just happens to do drugs behind his back, Steve Buscemi, Charles S. Dutton, Willy Nelson, Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen, Benicio Del Toro and Brad Dourif. There's also drama when a member of their team dies. Larry is killed by boxing promoters while undercover as a boxer/trainer and it's made to look like a drug overdose. Crockett and Tubbs have to clear his name so he's not remembered as a junky. Forget the new movie, it's lame and dead in the water next to how entertaining and well done the show is.