Episode 140 - Miami Vice (2006)
Welcome back to a brand new episode of your favorite movie bomb podcast! The guys are still celbrating cinematice bromances. This week, they travel to TV Land and discuss the film adaptation of the beloved television series Miami Vice. Directed by podcast favorite, Michael Mann, Miami Vice bucked the trend of turning TV series into big box comedies and went the more serious route. Upon release, fans and critics alike found the digital camerawork to be off-putting and the film failed to recoup its production budget. Now, in 2023, our hosts discuss if this film was way ahead of its time. Is Miami Vice a modern film noir classic? Was it released 15 years to early? How does the new version of Crocket and Tubbs hold up? Did The Phil Collins tune “In the Air Tonight” really need to be remade? Listen to this reexamination of Miami Vice and found out!
Timestamp: Intro - (1:31), Top 3 TV Shows Turned Movies - (3:10), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (17:48), Behind the Camera - (26:57), In Front of the Camera - (32:40), Production and Development - (45:31), Commerical Breal - (52:35), Miami Vice Discussion - (54:41), Is it a Bomb? - (91:50), Listener Feedback - (94:50), Outro - (112:17)
Miami Vice was directed by Michael Mann and stars Colin Ferrell, Jamie Fox, Naomie Harris, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Justin Theroux, Gong Li, Domenick Lombardozzi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Luis Tosar, John Ortiz, and John Hawkes.
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com or Contact Us - here. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.
Our loyal listener Jacob wrote a book about awful films - check it out here!
Welcome back to a brand new episode of your favorite movie bomb podcast! The guys are still celbrating cinematice bromances. This week, they travel to TV Land and discuss the film adaptation of the beloved television series Miami Vice. Directed by podcast favorite, Michael Mann, Miami Vice bucked the trend of turning TV series into big box comedies and went the more serious route. Upon release, fans and critics alike found the digital camerawork to be off-putting and the film failed to recoup its production budget. Now, in 2023, our hosts discuss if this film was way ahead of its time. Is Miami Vice a modern film noir classic? Was it released 15 years to early? How does the new version of Crocket and Tubbs hold up? Did The Phil Collins tune “In the Air Tonight” really need to be remade? Listen to this reexamination of Miami Vice and found out!
Timestamp: Intro - (1:31), Top 3 TV Shows Turned Movies - (3:10), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (17:48), Behind the Camera - (26:57), In Front of the Camera - (32:40), Production and Development - (45:31), Commerical Breal - (52:35), Miami Vice Discussion - (54:41), Is it a Bomb? - (91:50), Listener Feedback - (94:50), Outro - (112:17)
Miami Vice was directed by Michael Mann and stars Colin Ferrell, Jamie Fox, Naomie Harris, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Justin Theroux, Gong Li, Domenick Lombardozzi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Luis Tosar, John Ortiz, and John Hawkes.
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com or Contact Us - here. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.
Our loyal listener Jacob wrote a book about awful films - check it out here!