Thanks to the great blog “It Rains You Get Wet”, here’s a review and insightful deep dive into the book “Heat 2!”
Anyone who knows me, for that matter this blog, could easily foresee that the first novel by the renowned director-producer-screenwriter, Michael Mann, would have been so highly anticipated. Certainly by the guy who used a piece of dialogue from one of my all-time favorite films1, said director’s seminal Heat (1995), to title his blog. And […]
Book Review – HEAT 2 by Michael Mann & Meg Gardiner — It Rains… You Get Wet
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johnrieber 
love Michael Mann’s work. Heat, Manhunter, Miami Vice – loved them all
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Thank you very much for the kind words and share, John. Much appreciated, my friend.
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I was curious to know if it was good, and it made me want to watch the first film again so thanks for that as well!
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John, did you ever watch the original version of ‘Heat’, ‘L.A. Takedown’? Also directed by Mann, and I preferred it to the ‘big star’ remake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Takedown
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks for this Pete…I need to seek this out! I can imagine its probably an hour shorter to be sure!
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I saw it before Heat as I bought the film on VHS before Heat was released. The later version was almost a scene-by-scene remake, with some extra scenes of course, but Mann had so much more money, it was stylish, and star-packed, unlike LA Takedown which had a ‘raw’ feel.
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I found the film on You Tube. Not the best way to watch it unless you can stream it onto your big TV, but here’s the link.
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Thanks Pete!
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