Being a huge fan of the show my expectations were very high, so I was very worried about if this would be another bad TV to movie adaptation. Well my friends this took my breath away. The film is very raw and pulls no punches. It give you a hardcore look at the underground drug world. The acting is great, and the action is phenomenal. Foxx and Farrell pull off a great Crockett and Tubbs. If you are a fan of the show you will also see the characters: Gina,Trudy,Switeck,Zito,and Castillo. This is by far the best movie of the year,if you never see this film, then you have missed out on a great piece in cinema. This is Mann's best work since Heat. This is a Best Picture Nominee, and if they don't think so were they are just a bunch of overpaid political saps. I went with a friend that had never seen the show and he found it amazing. The story has a lot of detail so pay attention, and the love story might seem a bit long, but trust me it's worth it. So people buckle up for the wildest ride of the yea! VICE is back BABY!
Reviews
12 Reviews
Envy
(2004)
Christopher Walken steals the show
3 May 2004
I walked in to this movie wondering why I have not heard much about this movie. I thought how can you go wrong with a movie starring Jack Black, Ben Stiller, and Christopher Walken, plus it is being directed by Barry Levinson. I thought the film was truly hilarious to say the least. Stiller and Black take off with the show and before you know it you cannot get enough of Walken. The movie is about 2 friends (Stiller and Black) and one of them (Black) is a dreamer. He is dying to invent something and he does. He invents dog poop removel. He makes lots of money and his friend (Stiller) gets jealous. After that the movie never stops with the laughs. If you are a Levinson fan you should not be dissapointed. I give this film a 7/10.
Get Shorty
(1995)
Dennis Farina is Genius!!!
18 March 2004
This is one of the funniest movies Ive seen In my life. Dennis Farina
is hystericle as Ray Bones, a mobster trying to get the best of John
Travolta. The movie is about a mob collecter(Travolta) who finds his
way into the movie buisness. He tries to collect money on a B movie
producer (Hackmen). It all goes nuts when Ray Bones comes in having
no idea what is going on. If you like Farina in Snatch or Midnight
Run you will agree this is his best movie. The movie is based on the Elmore Leonard novel whose other movies on novels are Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown. Out of all the films based on the Leonard novels I must say that this is the best out of all of them.
is hystericle as Ray Bones, a mobster trying to get the best of John
Travolta. The movie is about a mob collecter(Travolta) who finds his
way into the movie buisness. He tries to collect money on a B movie
producer (Hackmen). It all goes nuts when Ray Bones comes in having
no idea what is going on. If you like Farina in Snatch or Midnight
Run you will agree this is his best movie. The movie is based on the Elmore Leonard novel whose other movies on novels are Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown. Out of all the films based on the Leonard novels I must say that this is the best out of all of them.
Freddy vs. Jason
(2003)
Can it get any better
16 August 2003
I have always been a huge supporter of both franchises. When I heard Ronny "Bride of Chucky" was going to direct Freddy VS Jason I was pretty dissapoited. But Mr.Yu totally redeemed himself because this is the best movie Freddy VS Jason could be. This is barnone the most entertaining movie of the year. The fight seens are excellent they cannot get any better than what they were. Robert England is still at the top of his game. Although Ken Kirzinger is no Kane Hodder he pulls it off very well. The movie was as bloody as all get out and I enjoyed every moment of it. The only major complaint I have is that Kelly Rowland sucks. She cannot act her way out of a paper bag. But it evens out eventually. By the way htis movie has the best ending that has ever been filmed and that is saying alot. I give this movie a 9 1/2 out of 10 and it deservers every star.
The best Jason has ever looked.
5 August 2003
This is one of the better sequals. One reason is that because it is the first appearence of Kane Hodder as Jason and is the one actor to were the costume more than once. Mostly anyone who knows anythinf about this series will tell you that Kane is the best Jason there ever was. Although the movie is trying to some like the film "Carrie" it does a pretty good job of pulling it off. The film is basically about this teenage girl who thinks she killed her dad during a dispute and come to the Crystal Lake with her mom and shrienk to work things out because everytime she gets angry her teleconises goes off the charts which just so happens to wake Jason. Close to were she is staying are a group of teenagers who of course get slaughtered in some pretty grissley scenes. I must this film is one of the better sequals of the series and is also a good slasher for the genera.
The best Jason has ever looked.
5 August 2003
This is one of the better sequals. One reason is that because it is the first appearence of Kane Hodder as Jason and is the on actor to were the costume more than once. Mostly anyone who knows anythinf about this series will tell you that Kane is the best Jason there ever was. Although the movie is trying to some like the film "Carrie" it does a pretty good job of pulling it off. The film is basically about this teenage girl who thinks she killed her dad during a dispute and come to the Crystal Lake with here mom and shrienk to work things out because everytime she gets angry her teleconises goes off the charts which just so happens to wake Jason. Close to were she is staying are a group of teenagers who of course get slaughtered in some pretty grissley scenes. I must this film is one of the better sequals of the series and is also a good slasher for the genera.
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
(1999 Video)
Great to find out about real life crimes
5 May 2003
I must say that I am not a crazed lunatic that is in love with serial killers. I am only interested in the subject of how and why they do it. This documentery takes you through the lives of John Gacy, Charels Manson who is actually interviewed with his followers and Jeffery Dahmer. It is very facinating on the great lengh of details and how they got the footage and interviews is beyond me. This is just a great film to teach us about our country's darkside. I bought this film because I was doing a project for school and it gave me a fistful of information I did not know about. Plus it also features on the way the FBI profiles the criminal mind which is also very facinating. I encourage anyone who like biographys to see this wonderful piece of work.
Cobra
(1986)
80's Stallone
3 May 2003
This is by far one of Stallone's greatest actions movies. If you love the 80's action cinema were the good guys rarely get hurt and they act so cool its funny you will love this movie. It is on the top 10 of the best action movies to ever come out of the 80's. I will admit that it is as cheesy as all get out but arent most good action movies cheesy. Plus it is directed by George P. Cosmatos the same person who directed Rambo II and Tombstone. The movie is pretty dark and pretty violent plus the other cool part about it is the car Stallone drives and that his boss is the killer in Dirty Harry. So trust me if your an action junkie this is the movie for you.
Howling: New Moon Rising
(1995 Video)
why why why?
9 April 2003
First just let me say I love cheesy horror movies but this is the most retched movie i have ever seen in my life and I pray to God everyday for my hour and a half back. To be a part of the Howling series really is a crime in itself. You only get to see the werewolf once and that lasts for less tha 10 seconds and it is computer generated in the worst way possible. The movie takes place in a desert town that for some odd reason the people there are always line dancing through over half of the movie. Now i do not mind seeing a bad movie if it is funny but this is not even funny. The actors in the movie use the real names as characters and you keep seeing the wolf's vision with this weird red lens. I really absolutly cannot see why any let this piece of crap see the light of day much less even think of it. It looks like the producer said heres $20.00 make me 3 more sequals. It really does bother me that this movie even exists. This is by far the worst movie that has ever been maid.
Silver Bullet
(1985)
best of the 80's horror
8 April 2003
This is by far the best werewolf movie that has ever been made. It is also one of the great horror movies of the 80's. It is one of Gary Busey's better movies and Cory Haim's best since The Lost Boys. It is based on a Stephen King short story about a small town that is being rampaged by a werewolf. There is nothing cheesy about this movie and the plot line is very believable.
Tears of the Sun
(2003)
Willis comeback
3 April 2003
Just when I thought Antoine Fuqua could never top Training Day, he fooled by making probably this best military movie of the year. It is by far one of Bruce Willis's top performances ever. His character is a spec ops commander commander who is sent on a mission to bring back a female doctor out of the jungle. When she refuses to go without her people he decides to bring them back to. It becomes about team of about 12 spec ops leading a small group of africa refuges against a hole africa army and the action never stops. As of right now it is the best action movie of the year.
Basic
(2003)
very surprised
29 March 2003
I was not sure of the movie at first. But I was extremely surprised and I must say this is Travolta's comeback and Mctiernan's best film since the DIE HARD series. Samuel L. Jackson is also good and the story line is fantastic. It has so many twist and turns to were you are own the edge of your seat at all times. I highly recomend this film to anyone who like to keep guessing to the last moment.
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