michael mann's demise

alright. my first movie blog. lets get things get started right.

michael mann's new film 'public enemies' looks terrible. seriously, it actually looks terrible. it looks like it was shot on VHS-C. i haven't read the asc article yet but i see what they did and i don't like it. movies are movies and tv is tv. you can't get more views making your movie look like a reality show. you can't. the six million people that tune into 'rock of love 2' won't tune into your movie just becuase the 60 frames per second looks familiar. they won't! but god bless johnny depp. there aren't many movie stars left, but he is one of them. in some of the new high resolution pictures released he doesn't even look like himself. that's talent. that's real talent.

if i'm wrong, and i won't be. i'll eat my words. i'll say sorry and walk away licking my wounds, but michael mann doesn't need to make movies. he doesn't need to do anything. he's michael mann. after 'heat' where do you go? that movie is a masterpiece on almost every level. good, slow, storytelling that leaves you shaken and upset and totally satisfied. but after 'miami vice' he shouldn't be allowed behind the lens again... for a little while at least.

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