Directors DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of MICHAEL MANN (1 Viewer)

Jim_K · Jun 1, 2005

DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of MICHAEL MANN

Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

[SIZE= 12px] MICHAEL MANN[/SIZE]

Public Enemies (2009)
Miami Vice (2006)
Collateral (2004)
Ali (2001)
The Insider (1999)
Heat (1995)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV)
Manhunter (1986)
The Keep (1983)
Thief (1981)
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV)
17 Days Down the Line (1972)

Jim_K · Jun 1, 2005

Ratings out of :star: :star: :star: :star:

[SIZE= 14px]MICHAEL MANN (1943 - )[/SIZE]

Public Enemies (2009) :star: :star: 1/2
Miami Vice (2006) :star: :star: 1/2
Collateral (2004) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Ali (2001) :star: :star: 1/2
The Insider (1999) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Heat (1995) :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) :star: :star: :star: :star:
L.A. Takedown (1989) :star: :star:
Manhunter (1986) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
The Keep (1983) :star: :star: 1/2
Thief (1981) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
The Jericho Mile (1979) :star: :star: :star:
17 Days Down the Line (1972)

george kaplan · Jun 1, 2005

MICHAEL MANN

Seen: 3
Like: 0
Own: 0

Rank order:

The Insider (1999)
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Kirk Tsai · Jun 1, 2005

Ranking:

1. Heat
2. Collateral
3. The Insider
4. Thief
5. The Last of the Mohicans
6. Manhunter
7. Ali
8. Miami Vice
9. Public Enemies

Brook K · Jun 1, 2005

1. Last Of The Mohicans - A (Holds up as one of my favorite action/adventure films. Great dialogue, outstanding score and cinematography. The climax on the cliffs that Mann plays almost silently is breathtaking.)
2. Heat - A
[COLOR= #0000ff]3. The Insider - B+[/COLOR]
4. Manhunter - B+
5. Ali - B- (Fatal mistake of spending so much time on The Rumble in the Jungle when there was no way he could do a better job than When We Were Kings)
6. Public Enemies - B-
7. Collateral - C+ (Very good, tense character study ruined by final 20 minutes)

Own: 1 (I used to own Mohicans, got rid of it to get the DTS version, only I never got around to buying it. At this point I'll just wait for it on HD format)

Kind of interested in The Keep and Thief.

SteveGon · Jun 1, 2005

Miami Vice **1/2
Collateral ***
The Insider ***
Heat ***1/2
The Last of the Mohicans ***
Manhunter ***
The Keep **

Steve Christou · Jun 2, 2005

Miami Vice (2006) :star: :star:
Collateral (2004) :star: :star: :star:
The Insider (1999) :star: :star:
Heat (1995) :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) :star: :star: :star: :star:
Manhunter (1986) :star: :star: :star:
The Keep (1983) :star: :star:
Thief (1981) :star: :star:

Rankings

1)Heat (a tad overrated & overlong but the teaming of screen greats Pacino and De Niro makes this extra special)
2)The Last of the Mohicans (a 90's classic)
3)Collateral (Cruise is good as the stone cold killer for hire. Excellent thriller but the film loses momentum in the protracted climax)

Ratings out of 5.

JonZ · Jun 2, 2005

Collateral (2004) :star: :star: :star:
Ali (2001) :star: :star: :star:
The Insider (1999) :star: :star: :star: :star:
Heat (1995) :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) :star: :star: :star: :star:
Manhunter (1986) :star: :star:1/2
The Keep (1983) :star: :star:
Thief (1981) :star: :star: :star:

Bill McA · Jun 2, 2005

Ratings from :star: to :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

Public Enemies (2009) :star: :star: :star:
Miami Vice (2006) :star:
[COLOR= #ff0000]Collateral [/COLOR](2004) :star: :star: :star:
Ali (2001) :star: :star:
[COLOR= #ff0000]The Insider [/COLOR](1999) :star: :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
Heat (1995) :star: :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) :star: :star:
L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV)
[COLOR= #ff0000]Manhunter [/COLOR](1986) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: (Own the Blu)
The Keep (1983) :star: :star: :star: :star:
Thief (1981) :star: :star: :star:
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV)
17 Days Down the Line (1972)

Seen 10
Own 3

The Keep is one bizarre little film, but it absolutely overflows with an abundance of style and atmosphere!

Adam_S · Jun 3, 2005

Collateral - :star::star::star::star:

Arman · Jun 8, 2005

Justin_S · Jun 12, 2005

Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: Heat (1995) *****
2: The Insider (1999) *****
3: Miami Vice (2006) ****
4: The Keep (1983) ****
5: The Last of the Mohicans (1992) ***
6: Manhunter (1986) ***
7: Ali (2001) **½
8: Collateral (2004) **
9: Public Enemies (2009) **

Own 3

Ric Bagoly · Jun 27, 2005

1. Heat-arguably the best film of its genre ever made

2. Manhunter

3. The Last Of The Mohicans

4. The Insider-horrid

Bobbi*L · Sep 10, 2005

Heat (1995) (have on VHS)
The Insider (1999)
Manhunter (1986) (have on DVD & VHS)
The Keep (1983)
Thief (1981) (have on VHS)

While "Heat" has a good storyline, and cast, it was way too long to hold the audience's attention.

"Manhunter" is a very good adaptation of the book "Red Dragon". The dark drama was acted well, and the tense suspense stands up still with each viewing.

"Thief" is yet another dark drama with good tension building, but, the ending is very anti-climatic.

Michael Mann is one director who's films are unique in their style and drama, always will be one of my favorite directors.

Justin_S · Jan 12, 2006

Updated with The Insider (1999).

Scott_MacD · Feb 21, 2006

Heat (1995) - :star::star::star::star:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - :star::star::star::star:
Collateral (2004) - :star::star::star:1/2
Ali (2001) - :star::star::star:1/2
The Insider (1999) - :star::star::star:1/2
Manhunter (1986) - :star::star::star:
Thief (1981) - :star::star::star:

Justin_S · Jul 29, 2006

Updated with Miami Vice (2006).

Steve Christou · Aug 15, 2006

Updated with Miami Vice.

Martin Teller · Aug 31, 2006

Miami Vice (2006) - 5/10
Collateral (2004) - 6/10
Ali (2001)
The Insider (1999)
Heat (1995) - 6/10
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV)
Manhunter (1986) - 7/10
The Keep (1983)
Thief (1981) - 8/10
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV)
17 Days Down the Line (1972)

I have a great fondness for Thief... for one thing, I had read the book it was based on first and it was a favorite of mine. Also, the movie introduced me to Tangerine Dream, which ended up being my first concert (way back in 1986!). So my "personal" score would be a 10, but when I try to be objective about it I realize it's not perfect. Other than that, Mann is very ho hum.

Now I've got to listen to the Thief soundtrack for the 100th time.

SteveGon · Dec 6, 2006

Miami Vice **1/2 out of ****

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