Why Heat Is The Only Movie Michael Mann Made TWICE
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
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The Michael Mann movie Heat will forever be considered one of the best action movies ever made. The gritty realism, dedication to detail, and razor sharp dialogue puts Heat above almost every other action movie of the last 30 years. But this wasn't Michael Mann's first attempt at directing this script. Before Heat, Mann released his film LA Takedown, which is basically the same movie. But why did Michael Mann direct the same movie twice?
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I will not, sir!
Was it really so necessary to insert a brief promotional piece right in the middle of a video. How pervasive does advertising need to be?
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My aunt rented this film for everybody to watch when i was 13. She was mortified by the violence -at least for a family movie afternoon-, meanwhile i was mesmerized by it, by the sound, the guns, the characters, the plot, the mind blowing scene where the "good" and the "bad" guys shared a cup of coffee (mind blowing for me). She apologized to us a lot while i decided back then it was my favorite movie ever. That decision holds up pretty well today, as i am 40.
Bruh, I have such a similar story. My grandma took us to see Wayne’s World when I was 11 or 12. I was so young and innocent I didn’t even get all the jokes. I loved the movie and she was mortified that she would be in trouble from my parents, who were conservative parents. That movie is a part of me.
Heat is one of my favorite movies of all time and knowing now Michael Mann did Collateral and this, makes so much sense especially having the balls to redo it again. The man is obviously a genius.
Thank God for family member ignorance 😂
I love heat, but t2 blew my little 10 year old mind. Still my favorite, 31 years later
@@wesleypriddy8698 fair enough, that was an absolutely incredible movie
Awesome story. HEAT is such an impactful movie. The depth the Michale Mann gives to the film is incredible. Absolute perfection!
lmao "too violent"
The street shootout scene in this movie looked so freakin real man! One of my all time favourite action set piece! It was a work of art!
That’s because it wasn’t a set. It was filmed in downtown Los Angeles. They were given permission to close parts it off and film on the weekends.
The major bank job is at 444 South Flower Street at Fifth Street, downtown, (you can see its geometric silver sculptures on the forecourt again in Fight Club and in William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in LA), and the subsequent mother of all shoot-outs spills out onto the stretch of South Figueroa Street between Fifth and Fourth Streets.
@@Av-vd3wk It was also based on a very real shootout where criminals used rifles and body armor.
Crazy shit.
@@harborwolf22 I think you may be thinking backwards. If you’re thinking of the North Hollywood Shootout, those criminals were actually inspired by the movie, not the other way around. Heat is inspired by a criminal by the name of Neil McCauley.
Weird, I saw this movie for the first time recently and I thought the shootout looked way over the top and completely unrealistic
@@philbinpar1 it was pretty good. What you probably noticed as unrealistic was the “unlimited ammo” - yeah, they definitely fire more rounds than those magazines hold and don’t reload as realistically as they should.
I had no idea Heat was a remake, it's one of the finest action crime movies in cinema, with excellent cinematography, real character depth, tight action editing sequences, and really top notch direction with a really engaging story.
Is everyone really going to keep pretending DeNiro didn't mail in that 'performance'?
@John Strawb I thought he was really good in that, both he and Pacino really shined as well as the rest of the cast, maybe that's what De Niro was going for in his performance that was right for the character he played.
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You can find the script for both on line, and watch how the two sets of actors deliver the same lines. I'd like to see LA Takedown
I LOVED L.A. Takedown...different from Heat, but still great.
Clasic Mann cinematigraphy, music (The Doors), cast, etc.
Love to find a copy of it.
Collateral is so underrated not even a fan of Tom cruise but him and Jamie killed it great movie
Collateral comes as close to the Heat as a great action thriller in Michael Mann filmmaking.
I think Insider is captured the Heat atmosphere much more stronger even though it’s not action thriller. The Atmosphere and tension is so right in there. Collateral is kind of missing the Mann’s craftsman tension here. Miami Vice and Blackhat are anticipated to experience that gripping tension but they are just like a show-off cool movies.
I agree. Ray made Foxx a bit of a egomaniac so Michael Mann, Foxx fell apart.
@@DinodogJr shocked to see someone mention 'The Insider'. That movie was too intense. HEAT remains my Mann's favorite but the former was too much!
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@@robertpatter5509 had John wick moves before John wick
The scene where Hanna tells his wife's new boyfriend "You can sleep with my wife but you're not gonna watch my television" and then takes the TV only to shove it out the car door is lifted directly from an episode of Crime Story. So Mann was mining a bunch of his past work, making Heat kind of his master's thesis of his entire filmography.
Good call! I posted the exact same thing a few lines up, not realizing you got there first! :) Crime Story was one of my favorite cop shows. For a while, Friday nights were amazing in the mid 1980s - Miami Vice at 9PM, Crime Story at 10PM.
You mean like in the video we just watched that was created to say exactly that?
@@siler7 really? Did you watch the video? Because while it mentions Crime Story it does not mention that scene AT ALL.
Mann recycled lots of material throughout his movies & TV shows, especially stuff he got from Chuck Adamson...the real life Vincent Hanna...who had actually ran the Major Crimes Unit in Chicago back in the day. Adamson introduced Mann to real life cops & crooks, such as Dennis Farina, who he cast as actors & the fat guy Paulie on Crime Story, who was a real life safecracker Mann met while reaching his movie Thief. He gave Mann the scoop on the burning bars used to cut into safes in Thief & Crime Story.
An episode of Miami Vice where Crockett gets into the mind of a psycho burglar came straight from one of Adamson's old cases where the nightime burglar only picked houses with air conditioners because their noise covered up him breaking in.
Ever see the old origional series The Stand...the tough guy who Flagg had in charge of security in Vegas was Chuck Adamson LOL.
But he did the reverse with Thief. Remember the Crime Story ep. w/David Caruso? The scenes of them breaking into the safe w/all the sparks?
This is a prime example to me why they need to remake more bad movies. Seeing how much more time, budget, and experience can improve LA Takedown into Heat bums me out that there's plenty of other great concepts that didn't get the execution down the first time and never will have the chance to live up to their potential.
Exactly stop remaking movies that were then or now considered masterpieces or game changing movies. You will almost never be able to recapture it
@@emilevangheem6165 they want easy money hence they go with proven titles, the safe bet
Think about how many crappy movies there are out there just waiting to get this treatment.
Sadly not everyone consumes consciously.
I agree 100%...the problem is that these executive producers don't see things that way..they want to remake the movies that already made money and use that nostalgia factor as a way to make more money instead of putting out a greater piece of cinema... Like what they did with Total Recall for example....
Christopher Nolan made a reference to Heat in The Dark Knight with William Fichtner as he played the Bank Manager and was inspired by Heat. That movie was an inspiration to The Dark Knight. He ordered his cast to watch:
1 Batman Begins (2005)
2 Cat People (1942)
3 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
4 Black Sunday (1977)
5 Stalag 17 (1953)
6 King Kong (1933)
7 Citizen Kane (1941)
8 Heat (1995)
I think he made his Tenet cast to watch Heat again.
@@Scientist19exe I thought Tenet was the first time he didn't point to any movie in particular.
@@nelisezpasce it was. It wasn't pointed to any movie like the Bond films.
Heat is definitely one of the quintessential movies to Nolan. it's influence is obvious, in pretty much every one of his movies. just like Robert Altman's movies were to Paul Thomas Anderson's earlier movies
Why did he make them watch King Kong and Citizen Kane?
I've been arguing for a long time now that bad movies should be remade instead of good ones. Glad to have an example of a success on that front.
Honestly for a television show L.A Takedown was pretty good. I watched the original broadcast because I was a big Miami Vice fan and it was supposed to be Mann' follow up and thought it was going to be a good series. BTW he did kind of go ahead with a series that was based on L.A. Takedown in the late 90s...Robbery Homicide Division.
I've always heard so much about the movie, Heat, but I've never actually seen it. This video convinced me to go ahead and preorder the 4K disc that's coming out soon.
Hell yeah
This video convinced me to watch it on Netflix and yeah it's a great movie.
Ooohhh....you are in for a treat man!!! 👍
I hope you've got a good sound system. The Bank robbery scene shootout has the greatest soundtrack, the gunshots echoing around the LA streets.
And if you're a gamer you should definitely check out the Payday games!!! There you have to pull of bank heists in a team where police are coming into the bank trying to get you. These games are MASSIVELY inspired by the Heat movie down to the music too.....
I saw Heat in the theater with my Dad, Uncle, and cousin, I was twelve. It was then and still is fantastic today. Probably the best Pacino and DeNiro performances outside of The Godfather. The armored car and subsequent bank heists are some of the most visceral, heart pounding moments ever captured on screen outside of war films like Saving Private Ryan. Which is why they are so memorable, because they are happening on city streets where people are just going about their day, when suddenly there’s an unexpected eruption of violence.
Heat is a masterpiece, and yes, the coffee scene is absolutely incredible in terms of acting and tension.
Juste two people sipping a coffee and talking, but this is THE scene.
It’s interesting that back then translating a tv series to a film allowed Mann to include more character nuance whereas today that’s an element more afforded to tv series due to their extended runtime
yep, back then being a tv director was basically a path to obscurity. there was no artistic creativity or good story format in tv, and big directors hated working in it. but now it's literally the opposite, now tv offers more creativity and budget than studio movies
@@v-trigger6137 Actually, TV has always been a path for directors to learn their craft and build a resume of work to get movie jobs. Besides Michael Mann there's Robert Altman, Michael Crichton, Ava DuVernay, Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Pollack, Judd Apatow, a guy whom his TV experience sent into obscurity named Steven Spielberg and David Fincher who started out directing music videos that were made for a thing called MTV. Those are all directors who started in television among many others. Television has always been the cradle of long form narratives from the Golden Age of television onward. Without television there's no Rod Serling. Television was what rescued Alfred Hitchcock's career on the 30's and 60's after 30 years as a movie director he couldn't get Hollywood to finance his films anymore. His television anthology series made his movie career viable again. Directors liked to work and either began or returned to television with none of the hatred for the medium that you think they had. They all considered it either a great training experience or a way to do things that the big studios wouldn't take a risk on.
It can also be attributed to poor direction, movie script writing and adaptation. If you can't develop well-formed characters & tell a solid story in 120 mins. than you're doing it wrong. So many movies today focus so much on action & special effects they lose the art of good story telling.
Deep dives, compelling loosely true storylines and incredible acting were all key to Heat. Hope Mann can strike gold again with the prequel.
Grew up watching HEAT when I was a kid and this is a perfect example of how to make a movie the best bank robbery movie ever how did it not get nominated or win any Oscars is beyond me this classic has it all from character development to dialog to action and suspense
Agreed! My all time favorite movie!!!
We need a new Michael Mann movie. Ever since Miami Vice he has been an incredible storyteller and has created such deep & fascinating characters.
The best heist thriller ever made. L.A. Takedown is a film I came across on UA-cam and MAN is it radically different than what we actually got with Heat. My favorite film of all-time, and a true masterpiece of its genre.
I heard L.A. Takedown sucks ass compared to Heat though.
@@thesocialinception No I meant Heat is my favorite film of all-time.
@AJ Taylor You really need to start watching films made before 1995.
It was supposed to be a pilot for another NBC series since Mann and the network pulled the plug on "Miami Vice" just a year or two earlier.
@@thesocialinception Maybe because some have high expectations of it. There's no known actors in it, it's done much cheaper. I love it, it's raw. The main cop plays good. He has to play an explosive character without overdoing....
Aaaaand now I need to go re-watch Heat
What's just as insane is the North Hollywood Shootout that happened after this movie. When law enforcement raided their place. They had a copy of Heat in the VCR.
Michael Mann is one of the all time greats. Whatever happened to "The Cinema of Michael Mann" video? Had no idea Heat was a remake, this makes it even better, since remakes hardly ever outdo the originals.
That video got taken down a while ago, which is a pity since of all the countless collage-style tributes to cinematic auteurs here on UA-cam, that one was easily the best because of how effectively it distilled the essence of Manns work into a single 12 minute compilation.
I actually downloaded it back when it was available because I anticipated the possibility of it getting wiped from the site for various reasons, which ultimately was the case.
One of my all time favorite movies and I had no idea about the history of it! This was so cool to see. Great job putting this together. Really nice editing. Keep up the great work!
One of the best movies ever made, the casting was incredible! So many great actors in this film!
Heat is a masterpiece, and this information is mind blowing.🤯
Heat is a good film but the sub plots, characters slow down the film. it picks back up but the scenes tend to drag. the final shootouts are well produced.
The subplot with Portman and Pacino's annoying girlfriend is the most boring thing on earth.
This really shows you how much great actors can effect the overall movie. When Robert dinero and al Pacino are sitting in the coffee shop, before they have even said a word, the tension is so thick that the words actually feel like a relief. And then the words build again. You can feel the self loathing in Pacino's voice when he says "no, my life's a disaster song" or deniro telling him "yeah, we've met face to face, but I will not hesitate".
The acting in L.A. Takedown is better...
One thing that I think bears mentioning is that LA Takedown is unremarkable, but not particularly bad. Heat makes major stylistic changes, massively improves on cinematography, music, and performances by the whole cast to elevate itself to the apex of the genre.
I wonder what other excellent movies are sitting out there waiting to be brought up to par.
Former SAS.trooper Andy McNab (and others) had significant input and influence in the film’s production. Mann’s meticulousness preparation matched those of the professional war fighters.
McNabs only criticism was that De Niro’s would have never made the threatening (and therefore alerting) phone call to Van Zant. He would have just turned up and killed him.
I think much has changed in weapons and tactics since the movie was made but at the time was unequalled and incredibly influential.
Hahaha you know i never thought about how nonsensical that phone call was. It's such a great piece of dialogue, though.
I'm sure most of us give the cliche and unrealistic ending a pass too because of the incredible shots and beautiful use of score, too.
Heat is a masterpiece. Glad he re-did it.
I recently watched Heat for the first time and I was absolutely blown away by it. Now watching your video and Matt Draper's analysis of Heat makes me appreciate watching it.
Same bro. Watched it for the very first time from start to finish after grabbing it for cheap at a thrift store. Holy shit - I was literally fist pumping and talking to the movie out loud every 5 minutes. PHENOMENAL FILM!
The fact that 2 main characters are never focused together in the same shot (seemingly unlike to original version) speaks a lot about Mann's dedication to create movie with 2 equally compelling mirrored characters
Man, this movie is just a classic!! I was 19 when me and my buddies went to see it and we came out of that movie feeling like we were gonna rob a bank one day and we were gonna live by that 30 seconds or less motto! 😂 I've watched it at least once a year every since. I owned the VHS, the DVD, the blue ray and now I have the digital copy as well. Only a few movies have gotten that treatment from me.
I read Heat 2, it’s definitely better than most follow up to film novels. Exactly what Mann said in the forward, it’s showing the reader the extra layers to these characters through events that took place years before the events in Heat. Worth the read for sure! I’m reluctantly hoping they don’t make a sequel film however…I don’t think the magic can be caught twice.
I remember the day it came out in the cinema. I decided not to go to college, went to see the movie, sat in my seat for three hours mesmerised, walked out of the screening, went to the ticket booth and went straight back in to watch the next viewing. My favourite film of all time. Still watch it at least once a month
I’ve never seen LA Takedown, but I’ve known that Heat was it’s remake for quite sometime. I might need to find a copy of it at some point. Great video man!
Thank you for this 👍 Always excellent content !!!
Back in the mid-90's I used to buy a magazine called Film Threat. One of the articles covered this exact story. I'd seen the TV movie, LA Takedown, and I thought it was pretty good for TV fare.
6 or 7 years later, I saw Heat. It's one of my favorites. Despite the fact that Michael Mann was involved in both ventures, the relatively tiny gap separating the two offerings and the nagging feeling I'd seen the Heat beats somewhere else, I never made the connection till Film Threat put it in front of me. Same scenes, same dialog(minus network unfriendly words) same dynamics.
It quickly became a favorite story of mine. How a writer/director, self-plagerized, and turned an OK, routine TV action flick into such an absolutely amazing MOVIE. Having two great actors like Deniro and Pacino have their first collaboration on film didn't hurt either.
I recently rewatched the OG version and it looks like a lost episode of Miami Vice, style-wise. That's probably why I liked it at the time, but it, like Miami Vice, was a product of the times.
So glad Mann had the opportunity to do things extremely right. He didn't waste it.
Crime Story was / is one of the best series ever to hit the airwaves. To this day Ray Luca and Mike Torello rule. And don't mess with Mikes T.V. set. When I saw that scene in Heat, I knew where it came from, exact.
You're right about Crime Story. What also made it great was that it was made under the old rules of TV: if it's on the public airwaves during primetime, there are certain things that cannot be done/said. This was just at the beginning of paid TV, where better budgets and material could be gold-mined completely ignoring the censors. Crime Story played by the then rules, yet was still very compelling television. Plus Dennis Farina - need I say more?
I liked the 1st season but it got kinda dumb in season 2
This is one of the greatest channels on UA-cam. I learned so much that satisfied my inner movie nerd.
Legendary movie. Realism mixed with style in a perfect way. Great video
I only heard of this movie just a few years back. When I saw it, I was wondering where it had been my whole life. Never has there been a better police-crime drama movie.
Never knew this was a remake and I'm a Michael Mann fan. I clicked on this video expecting a comparison to one of his early films that I think is underrated, "Thief" with James Caan.
Definitely still one of my favorite movies. Something about Michael Mann's directing and his cinematography choices, it almost feels like Miami vice and heat could be set in the same universe
And the sound, gunfights sounds amazing.
I can kinda relate. As an illustrator, some of the best paintings I've ever created are near carbon copies of an original in had done 5, 10 years earlier, but added all I had learned in that time.
Its not a great idea for EVERY creation an artist makes, but there can be a great deal if value in revisiting work.😊
Exellent video for an exellent movie. I would love to have seen that movie in the theater when it came out. But I had never heard about it. A guy I was having coffee with in the 90's had just rented it on VHS and highly recommended it. I was almost turned off with the fact that it was on two VHS tapes, but I rented it anyway. I absolutely loved it. It's one of those movies where you actually cheer for the alleged bad guy.
I then highly recommended it to a friend of mine, who also loved it. It's still one of our favourite movies. The bank shoot out scene is so well done, that it is an absolute must have when ever testing out a home theater system's surround sound system.
an enduring classic that should have won some oscars. the "redoo" is the way it should have been done all along. to the delight of of the grateful audience. still an unmatched crime heist movie 30 years on.
Michael Mann is amazing. Needs more credit.
Awesome video. Nice to see he succeed making the movie he wanted.
I cannot think of any other film that has story, cinematography and editing dialed in to such absolute perfection. It feels like not a single second was wasted or used without clear and precise intent. This is my all time favorite film.
Um, Goodfellas
Huge HEAT fan. And I had no clue. Instant subscribed.
Thank you. I found this out about a decade ago. I couldn't believe that so many people had never heard of L.A. Takedown but loved Heat.
I actually saw L.A. Takedown when it aired because it was supposed to be Mann's next series after Miami Vice wrapped up. It was surreal seeing the same dialog and scenes in Heat six years later. I left the theater thonk8ng didn't anyone else see the original...this is the same movie.
Great video; This is the sort of information I want. I noticed the connections between Thief and Heat but hadn’t heard of LA Takedown.
Excellent work.
I love this film and this backstory makes it even better! I love the coffee scene came from reality!
Still one of my favorites of all time.... I pre-ordered the new book on Amazon too ...I actually met Michael Mann on flight to LA a few years ago around the time public enemies came out...dude is a very cool guy...
great video, man!
One of my favorite movies--such a powerful experience every time I watch it.
Fascinating! Now I wanna see, the older TV version...!
That's amazing! I never knew this and Heat is one my favorite movies.
The more you know... Great vid... Big fan of "Heat"... Refreshing info. Tnx.
thanks for explanation
good production
That's amazing, I never knew he had previously done that, and the dialog so closely mirrored the first attempt
Such a fantastic movie! Love the video I'm new to your channel so looking forward to more
The gun shots sounds are amazing. Especially on Blu-ray surround sound.
I remember Crime Story. I was 19 years old in 86. But I was too damn busy to watch it with any regularity. Years later I saw HEAT with my then wife in 1995. I have to say....everybody in the theater was blown away. It still holds as what I think is the #1 crime movie of all time.
I saw LA Takedown growing up, and actually really enjoyed it. Then I saw HEAT in theaters, opening weekend, and I'm telling my girlfriend beat for beat what is about to happen. She thought I was a psychic or something. I explained that I had already seen the movie, but it didn't have the same actors. She didn't believe me. I wish I could find LA Takedown to purchase on VUDU so that I could see it again and determine which version I like better.
dude it's on you tube right now. Well as of 7/28/22 any way. Channel is Mr. assassinsscreed47. Might be funny to Dub/switch dialog from Heat to LA Takedown it's that close. Or watch both at the same time just mute one or the other maybe.
Lol. I had the same experience...during the opening scenes I realized it was L.A. Takedown remade and was telling my girlfriend at the time what was going to happen. I remember thinking...doesn't anyone realize this was originally a TV movie?
Excellent, excellent, excellent film. One of my all-time favorites (been in my top 5 pretty much since it came out).. I watched a rescreening of it near Phoenix at an 'upscale' theater.. This theater had couches, a full menu (food brought to you), and full bar.. Tickets were only $5 (they know you're going to spend on food/drink).. And since this was a rescreening of a classic, you had proper movie fans there.. The screen was the right size too.. I hadn't seen the movie on the big screen in 22 years and it was fantastic!!!
I would LOVE to open a place like that.. My own movie selection.. Nothing that's currently playing, just what I classify as 'classics'.. Combine it with my love for food and drink and you have a fantastic Friday and Saturday night hang out.. Complete with 'pre-game' snacks and drinks.. 'main event' dinner and/or popcorn.. and of course 'post-curtain', where the folks can discuss the movie while enjoying ice cream and/or pie/cake or a night cap..
This amazing! Had no idea it was based on another show - LA Takedown! Too cool!
Amazing!! I never knew Heat was a remake. My Dad love this movie, as do I. Anytime either of us get a new tv setup or speakers the gun battle is the go to scene to test it to the max 😂🙌
For a minute I was fearing that there would be a modern remake of Heat. Phew.
It was ahead of it's time at 1995 and holds up pretty well with brilliant cinematography.
Great vid. I had no idea.
Excellent video.
My uncle took me to this in theater at 11 years old Thank you uncle pat !!!! My favorite movie still at 39
One of my all time faves.
Looking forward to reading Heat 2.
I saw this in 95 at the Americana movie theater in Van Nuys with my brother.
It was incredible to see on the big screen
This is one of the movies the intensity of which I'd like to experience in an immersive 3D virtual experience, as a sort of "ghost-onlooker".
Masterpiece! 🔥
Great work guys thanks I loved heat
VERY interesting, thank you! 😊
Yep, I pre-ordered the book Heat 2. I can't wait to read it!
Good video. I'm about 2/3 through Heat 2 and so far it has not disappointed. If you have not seen Heat, best to watch it first.
I watched Heat a couple nights ago, and LA Takedown last night. It was a very diffrrent experience. I am familiar with Heat. Upon watching L.A. it was like watching an abridged version of Heat. The acti g was very decent. Very very decent. Im glad I found out about this and that it was available to watch on youtube.
This is one of my favorite movies with one of my favorite lines that walk away I'm 30 seconds is some cold shit🥶
Having Robert dinero and Pacino act out your characters helps great video
Love this movie. I've been waiting on the novel follow up for years. Preordered
You know with all these series being made out of movies, Heat is actually a really, really good concept for a show.
I'm glad we got a movie instead of a TV show in the 80s/90s. But I'd love a Heat TV show now. The time is absolutely right.
Agree!
Man, I was thinking the same thing. I can totally see it as an HBO drama with the current show formats.
Mann did turn it into a TV series called Robbery Homicide Division...different characters but essentially the squad from Heat/L.A. Takedown
I'm so glad he re-worked this story. It's on my top 5 list.
It's cool to see how the level of acting can make the dialog so much better.
The acting in L.A. Takedown is better...
Man I never knew any of this! I’ve loved Heat since it came out in 1995 when I was 19 years old! Great film. I’m gonna watch it tonight lol!
I'm glad they did it because I think Heat is the best movie ever made. If you enjoy Heat, you should watch LA Takedown (it's on youtube). It actually does some things better than Heat, particularly the armored truck robbery. In Heat, Waingro kills the guard for seemingly no reason and then the last guard is also killed for little to no reason. In LA Takedown there is a clear reason for both.
seeing those scenes side by side... boy can you just feel the difference even though it is the same words and scenes.
years later Heat is still in my top 5 or even top 3 movies. One of the most impressive movies I've ever seen.
It's crazy how good HEAT still is. Hasn't aged even a bit. Masterwork.
My favorite action/crime movie. Great cinematography by Dante Spinotti.
Saw the 4K restoration at the Tribeca Film Festival right after an Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro panel. I must say, this film aged really well and still looks like it could have been made today and even better. This movie was shot so beautifully. Those gun shot sounds in the theatre were so chilling .
This is fascinating stuff.
This has to be one of the best fire fights in a movie scene. The bank exit scene I assume took inspiration for the "think it was" Hollywood bank Robbery in the 1990's. Except I think they used 50 round drums on an AK. The choice of firearms in the movie was not done on a whim. First time I watched it I thought Al was sporting as Daewoo dr200 and not a FNC.. The audio was spot on.
I just watched LA Takedown (it was very tough to find but totally worth it). It is actually very very good. The ending is a little bit different but the essence of Heat is totally there, the guys even feel a little bit like DeNiro and Pacino. Very very good indeed. Very underrated/underappreciated. Not forgettable at all.
The biggest improvement to LA Takedown are Pacino's line readings: "because she's got a ... GREAT ASS. And you've. ... got your head ... ALL THE WAY UP IN IT!"
Just fantastic.
LOL!!!! I completely agree. One of the best lines in the movie which still puts a smile on my face as I read your comment.
LOL legendary dialogue.
I prefer L.A. Takedown but that line is better than any line from either film...
Can you do a video on Watchmen (graphic novel, movie & HBO series)?