Why do Michael Mann movies just look better than anyone else's

[ORDER_66]

Never got around to watching Miami Vice because the trailer looked like shyt
Public Enemies looked horrible for a period piece.

If he used hollywood cameras for public enemies it would have probaby been better... live action cameras for a period piece action movie?!?

 

[semicko82]

If he used hollywood cameras for public enemies it would have probaby been better... live action cameras for a period piece action movie?!?

Shyt looked like a student film.

 

[ORDER_66]

Shyt looked like a student film.

that was a big reason why I didnt watch it... like comeon every film doesnt need that low budget camera.... someone should have been like... come on fam at least use the red cameras...

 

[OmegaK2099]

Last of the mohicans had it all, the music and the cinematography

 

[Alvin]

Cinematography and music were great in Miami Vice and HEAT. I feel like Mann does his best when filming contemporary piece films in big bustling metropolis' like other people said, he made Miami and LA feel like characters in those movies.

 

[Alvin]

I like Michael Mann’s movies but I can think of at least 3 other directors whose movies look better (visually)

like who?

 

[Alvin]

I had my fair share of issues with Miami Vice's script and performances, but that film did an excellent job making the city feel like an actual character.

exactly
Yeah Colin nor Jamie really pulled that movie and the script felt cheap

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Heat looked incredible, the fukk u talkin bout

This... but to your point Heat looks great because one of the best choices Michael Mann made was to film it in LA and use a lot of places that you don't normally see.. The movie just feels like LA...

He made the city another character to the story.

 

[semicko82]

like who?

Stanley Kubrick
Akira Kurosawa
Alfonso Cuaron

 

[jadillac]

The cinematography and camera work is just always

They put The Insider on Amazon

Miami Vice looked terrible. It was grainy and unwatchable for me.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Miami Vice looked terrible. It was grainy and unwatchable for me.

 

[jadillac]

It looks better on the night scenes probably. The day time scenes were terrible.

I have it on bluray. I watched 15mins and chunked it.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

It looks better on the night scenes probably. The day time scenes were terrible.

I have it on bluray. I watched 15mins and chunked it.

I'm not sayin its a good movie, Im just sayin it was some beautiful scenes. And yeah, the night scenes of his are always the best. Was like that in Collateral and Heat

 

[Heavy_Handz]

I didnt like the way miami vice turned out....The live action cameras was not needed it looked too low budget... even though the story was good it just looked off... it worked for collateral but he should have used regular cameras...

That movie was unbearable. He is a great director but that movie wasn’t good.

 

[ORDER_66]

That movie was unbearable. He is a great director but that movie wasn’t good.

Should have had two versions....