Talk:Miami Vice (film)

message: What's next? Magnum PI the movie? Jigen III 03:24, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: --MZMcBride 14:58, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I've seen off set pics of them haning out, and getting close together. Do you think they have an off set romance? -Lil Flip246 01:03, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: And how is that relevent to the movie?  Oh wait, it isn't.--KrossTalk 13:41, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

text: yea, wiki doesnt need this discussed -Kennykane 05:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colin and Gong Li? 

message: *Should we make the plot summary longer and more detailed?
*Does anyone know about those crazy weapons in the movie?  Like that anti-tank-sniper-gun-cannon-thing the Aryans had, or that insane uber-shotgun Rico used to open the smuggler's door and to later kill Yero with?  What were those things?
The "anti-tank-sniper-gun-cannon-thing" was a .50 caliber sniper rifle like one here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M82_%28rifle%29
Picked most of these up from another website...
Tubb's guns, the crazy grenade launcher might have been an HK 69 http://www.hkpro.com/hk69.htm and his shotgun was possibly a Benelli 1014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_M4
Crocket might have used an SVI Tiki http://www.sviguns.com/catalog2001/page14.html and a Sig 552 assault rifle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sig_552
Other guns used included the M4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Carbine and variations on the HK G36c http://www.hkpro.com/g36c.htm
I can definitely confirm on the HK69. The assault rifle used by the character Gina Calabrese in the Pizza Delivery Scene is a G36K, the G36C is quite a bit shorter and has notable Picatinny Rails on top of the carry handle.
Although i quite liked the movie, i think the plot summary is way too long, given that there is only a rather slim story to tell. I especially doubt that a scene-by-scene summary helps in capturing any essence of the story, because nobody really wants to read that. An opinion...
-pac- 16:50, Monday August 28, 2006 (UTC).
::Agree, the synopsis is far too long. Details like "Crocket flirts with a bartender" are not necessary to move the plot along and the overall tone does not fit with an encyclopedic entry: "We cut to...", things of that nature. I'm sure someone put a lot of time into it but it needs to be streamlined. Mcr29 09:50, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article talk 

message: The synopsis on this page appears to be a violation of copyright and to be plagiarized from another website, most likely this one. The synopsis was previously removed, but was again readded. I've moved the synopsis to the talk page until this is resolved. 
--MZMcBride 22:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Synopsis 

message: In the Spanish dubbing, Alonzo's girl is named Leoneta or Leonetta.
Is the article wrong or the translators changed it for some reason?
It is the same in both spanish and english dubs - what do you mean changed? -scr  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.75.41.34 (talk) 22:46, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leoneta 

message: I removed this link -- *More About the Movie and a Review By Michael T. Bannon -- because it really doesn't belong in that section. There is one set aside for critical reaction but also this review is from some minor league critic and not one of the "established" usual suspects (Ebert, Rolling Stone, New York Times, et. al).
Count Ringworm 19:29, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I deleted the below review from the main text as it is hardly a "typical" review of the film. Waaaaay too much POV. Count Ringworm 20:26, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah POV is right. I love the statement, "...that statement assumes there were actually people jonesing for a Miami Vice movie in the first place, which I highly doubt." I know several Mann fans who wanted a big-screen version of the movie. In contrast, nobody asked for a big-screen version of "L.A. Takedown". We got one. It's called HEAT and it was great.TabascoMan77 03:28, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Posting Reviews 

message: It states that Foxx would not participate in scenes on boats or planes. Clearly there are several shots of him in planes and on boats. This needs clarification or it should be removed. Mcr29 18:20, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Foxx difficulties?

message: What's the name of the song playing on the dvd commercials. Its got a nice intro. I wish it was Rap.74.195.3.11 18:57, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVD 

message: They've already been mentioned but no one has done anything about them. (I havent seen the film so I can't)
The plot outline is far, far too long and detailed. Check out Heat, the outline there is a good guide to the level of detail which is useful.
It also seems like the review section is POV, I'm not going to say too much there but read over it and ask yourself if it's trying to convince you about the movie. A review section should state things matter-of-factly, not try to minimize certain facts and promote others. 121.44.96.217 15:25, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Alright, I've added more soundbites from negative reviews to balance out the positive. Count Ringworm 17:44, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Work's fine for me. El Greco(talk) 00:50, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

text: Fixed, found a new link. El Greco(talk) 00:06, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems with the article 

message: "Skill sets" does not refer to the boats.  It refers to the capabilities/skills of the smugglers.  Similar to the way FBI Agent Pedrosa refers to Vincent as the kind of guy who has "trigger time, real skill-sets" in another Mann movie, Collateral.  I'm not going to change it... mainly because i cant remember my login name.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.149.231.199 (talk) 05:43, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Differences Between Director's and Theatrical Cut 

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replies: text: Fixed. El Greco(talk) 18:38, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: I removed the large list from the article of the differneces between the theatrical/director's cuts. As it currently stands the list mentions every single difference, which isn't necessary. If someone wants to readd details to the article, the most notable occurrences should be mentioned plus any production notes/critical reception on the differences. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:47, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Why isn't it necessary?  I think it is perfectly applicable to the article. If not, then perhaps create a new wikipage with a list of these differences and have it linked from the main article, similar to how List of Strategic Air Command Bases is linked off Strategic Air Command.  $.02  Srobak (talk) 15:37, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Because it threatens to overwhelm the rest of the article. The article is about Miami Vice the movie not about the differences between two cuts of the film, most of which are inconsequential and trivial. A new wikipage with this list would be better suited, I think.--J.D. (talk) 19:02, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It can be necessary to include the differences if it's notable. Take a look at Kingdom of Heaven (although it's list could also be trimmed). The best option is to mention three to five of the largest differences or mention similar types of items that were cut. It's unlikely that it needs to be split off onto its own page as well (unless it had massive critical/studio response between the differences). A few prose paragraphs should cover the details. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:25, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Calling them inconsequential and trivial is a bit presumptuous, and gives the appearance that you didn't see the movie in both cuts, JD.  Nehrams - I think if we take your last idea that would be sufficient.  I will look over the list and pick out some of the most noteworthy (keep in mind these may have more impact to the MV Culture than to the plot/story itself), and those that impact the overall movie and see what I can come up with in the next few days.  Thanks...
I think we have further distance from the DVD release now and would like to put some of these in. I've seen both versions. Any objections?--Aichikawa (talk) 16:20, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Differences between the Theatrical & Director's Cuts

message: There are two composers listed as having worked on the score for the movie, but in the section of the article on the music, only the absence of Hammer's theme and the presence of songs by a variety of artists are covered, without mention of what the two composers contributed. Could someone please fill in this gap? Steve the k (talk) 23:45, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music 

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