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'Miami Vice' With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

February 7, 2018 · Miami Vice (2006) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:08:08

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 30:27Him and Gong Li hopping on the speedboat and going to Cuba for mojitos
Chris Ryan▶ 34:38The Haiti negotiation scene with the grenade where they say 'it's Jackson fucking Pollock'

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 42:14Multiple elements including mojitos, Colin Farrell's hair and mustache, HD widescreen cinematography, Cuba as a location, driving scenes, Mogwai's music, and especially the mid-2000s music like the Jay-Z/Linkin Park 'Numb/Encore' mashup
Chris Ryan▶ 43:14The cinematography has aged the best - nothing looks like it or feels like this movie

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 43:54Flip phones and the mumbling
Chris Ryan▶ 45:52The mumbling, particularly scenes like the parking garage setup that are hard to understand

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 49:21Colin Farrell — Supports Colin Farrell's casting over alternatives like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, or McConaughey. Dismisses Cruise as 'ludicrous' and questions McConaughey. Critical of Edward James Olmos turning down reprising Castillo role.
Chris Ryan▶ 50:26Colin Farrell — Strongly supports Colin Farrell's performance, saying 'there's just nobody else I would rather see in this role' despite acknowledging it's not a traditional movie star performance

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 53:37John Hawkes — John Harkes/Hawks
Chris Ryan▶ 53:36Eddie Marsan — Initially advocates for Eddie Marzon but accepts Hawks as well, suggesting they can split it

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 55:23Colin Farrell is 11 years younger than Gong Lee

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 55:55In Bruges — In Bruges for Colin Farrell
Chris Ryan▶ 55:44Colin Farrell — Colin Farrell might be in Rushmore/in the conversation for apex

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:01:36Life is short, time is luck

Overacting Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:16Mentions 'the guy with the thick beard' but suggests he might not be able to act rather than overacting, concludes no one really overacted and there was too much underacting instead
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:29John Ortiz — John Ortiz for overdoing it as Euro

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:07Multiple specific takes: Sonny went back to Cuba for Isabella's 50th birthday two years later; interagency task forces never work successfully in movies; Jamie Foxx almost got Trudy killed by not getting her out of the safe house; Miami Vice would be perfect for a $200 million 10-episode Netflix series with Michael Mann
Chris Ryan▶ 1:05:01Agrees that Miami Vice would be great for a premium series but notes that Sicario and Narcos have moved in on its territory

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:51Colin Farrell — Colin Farrell - called it his Apex Mountain
Chris Ryan▶ 1:06:34Colin Farrell — Colin Farrell - agrees after ruling out Michael Mann due to his superior previous work

Movies Referenced (18)

Heat (1995)

14 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 1:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Collateral (2004)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 1:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Goodfellas (1990)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Good Will Hunting (1997)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 0:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Other Woman (2014)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 52:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Almost Famous (2000)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 21:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Apocalypse Now (1979)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 49:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 48:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 46:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

In Bruges (2008)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 55:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 21:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 21:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (8)

Michael Mann

42 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Brady

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Hot Chick▶ 10:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cameron Crowe

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky▶ 21:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Demme

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married▶ 40:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lowell Bergman

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider▶ 1:06:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Moore

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:01:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mike Ryan

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Fast & Furious 6, Venom▶ 1:01:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Thomas Anderson

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 21:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (34)

Colin Farrell

33 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Lobster, In Bruges▶ 3:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jamie Foxx

22 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Collateral, Django Unchained▶ 6:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gong Li

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 11:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 56:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jan Hammer

6 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Charlie's Angels, The Wedding Singer▶ 25:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 49:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Johnson

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Django Unchained▶ 4:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mark Ruffalo

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Spotlight, The Kids Are All Right, The Avengers▶ 9:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eddie Murphy

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 6:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Justin Theroux

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Mulholland Drive, Your Highness, American Psycho▶ 6:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Linkin Park

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Transformers, The Matrix Reloaded, Miami Vice▶ 22:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matthew McConaughey

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club, Magic Mike▶ 49:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

Malcolm X

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Malcolm X▶ 49:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Grantland

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Other Guys▶ 19:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗