Miami Vice (2006) (88 Films) - Blu-ray Forum

Grimmy11 · 11-28-2023, 01:15 PM

Just watched the documentary,

Its..ok. It includes interviews with the producer, some cast (Barry Shabaka Henley & Tony Curran) and crew, although none of the major players are involved (No Mann, Farrell, Fox, etc). The first 20 minutes are people talking about the film and how they got involved. No deleted scenes or behind-the-scenes footage in it. Just interviews and clips from the film.

It does later go into talking about the production a little bit (mostly from Henley) but doesn't really go into any depth.

It's certainly not the warts and all reflection on a famously troubled production that was coolly received at the time and has since found an audience and been critically reevaluated that I imagine most people were hoping for.

It's nice to have both the Theatrical and Directors cut versions together in one package but as a big fan of the film, it's hard not to be disappointed overall after such a long wait. Especially going from a 4K release to a Blu-Ray with the same old transfer.

There's a new commentary by film journalists on the theatrical cut (haven't listened yet), but it is missing the Michael Mann commentary from the director's cut that is on the US release. The documentary mentioned above is the only other new extra. The rest are ported over from the existing release. Minus the Nonpoint "In the Air Tonight" music video, if anyone cares about that.

EDIT: I'm not the person to be judging the picture quality difference since I don't have a professionally calibrated setup and am not as sensitive to it as you lot, but I'd say the 88 release has "slightly" better PQ. The bit rate is a bit higher on average and maybe it looks a touch better to me but it's hard to say.

11-28-2023, 01:15 PM	#11
Grimmy11 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:422 Blu-ray collection:2112 Blu-ray reviews:1	Just watched the documentary, Its..ok. It includes interviews with the producer, some cast (Barry Shabaka Henley & Tony Curran) and crew, although none of the major players are involved (No Mann, Farrell, Fox, etc). The first 20 minutes are people talking about the film and how they got involved. No deleted scenes or behind-the-scenes footage in it. Just interviews and clips from the film. It does later go into talking about the production a little bit (mostly from Henley) but doesn't really go into any depth. It's certainly not the warts and all reflection on a famously troubled production that was coolly received at the time and has since found an audience and been critically reevaluated that I imagine most people were hoping for. It's nice to have both the Theatrical and Directors cut versions together in one package but as a big fan of the film, it's hard not to be disappointed overall after such a long wait. Especially going from a 4K release to a Blu-Ray with the same old transfer. There's a new commentary by film journalists on the theatrical cut (haven't listened yet), but it is missing the Michael Mann commentary from the director's cut that is on the US release. The documentary mentioned above is the only other new extra. The rest are ported over from the existing release. Minus the Nonpoint "In the Air Tonight" music video, if anyone cares about that. EDIT: I'm not the person to be judging the picture quality difference since I don't have a professionally calibrated setup and am not as sensitive to it as you lot, but I'd say the 88 release has "slightly" better PQ. The bit rate is a bit higher on average and maybe it looks a touch better to me but it's hard to say. Last edited by Grimmy11; 11-28-2023 at 02:29 PM.

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