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What is Mann's best directed film?

haven't seen any
0 (0%)
don't like any
2 (2.7%)
Thief
2 (2.7%)
The Keep
0 (0%)
Manhunter
1 (1.4%)
The Last of the Mohicans
11 (15.1%)
Heat
25 (34.2%)
The Insider
16 (21.9%)
Ali
1 (1.4%)
Collateral
8 (11%)
Miami Vice
7 (9.6%)
Public Enemies
0 (0%)
Blackhat
0 (0%)

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Mann, Michael
« on: April 14, 2009, 01:07:04 AM »
Michael Mann is one of my favourite directors. What do you consider to be his best directed film, if any? Sometimes 'best' and 'favourite' aren't the same, so feel free to mention what your favourite Mann film may be in your posts.
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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2009, 01:11:26 AM »
from what I've seen: Miami Vice

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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2009, 02:32:14 AM »
1. Last Of The Mohicans
2. Miami Vice
3. Heat
4. The Insider
5. Collateral
6. Manhunter
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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2009, 03:00:49 AM »
1. Heat
2. Last of the Mohicans
3. The Insider
4. Collateral
5. Manhunter
6. Miami Vice

I like them all.

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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2009, 03:17:01 AM »
All pretty good. Heat shades it for me

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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2009, 06:26:36 AM »
Heat, maybe Miami Vice
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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2009, 07:46:10 AM »
I haven't watched any of these cuz they don't look good.  :P

Well, Miami Vice and The Last of the Mohicans are somewhere in the depths of my queue based on the actors.

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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2009, 07:48:27 AM »
The Insider, edging Heat and Manhunter.
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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2009, 11:26:37 AM »
I need to rewatch the 5 I've seen. I guess I would rank them this way...

1. Heat
2. Collateral
3. The Insider
4. Miami Vice
5. The Last of the Mohicans


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Re: Director's Best - Michael Mann
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2009, 12:37:03 PM »
"I generally don't like Mann's directorial work" would be overstating it a little, but I don't really care for it one way or the other. This is a shame, really, because there are amazing sequences in all of the Mann films I've seen (like the first hour of Heat or the final act of Mohicans), but I haven't truly liked any of them from start to finish.

My ranking would probably be:

1. Collateral
2. Heat
3. Miami Vice
4. The Insider
5. The Last of the Mohicans