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So we finally watched "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Miami Vice". "Little Miss Sunshine" was like I predicted good odd. A quirky little movie about a dysfunctional family who come together in the end in their own true to form way. The little girl in it is adorable and her routine taught to her by her grumpy, hippy, coke snorting Grandpa is hysterical. "Miami Vice": SUCKS!!!! I should have known better, but I figured it was written and directed by Michael Mann the guy that created and directed the original series so it shouldn't be horrible??? Right???? Now I know why Colin Ferrel doesn't get too many jobs anymore; he can't act to save his life. His portrayal of Sonny Crockett just pissed me off. He muddled through his lines, half the time there was no emotion......he sucked. Jaime Foxx was good as Tubbs, but the direction wasn't there. Mann tried to make the plot twisty and unique, but it just became too complicated and too over twisted and implausible for it's own good. The tone and pacing of the movie was like sleep walking. I also rented "Clerks II" and "Ultimate Avengers II". "Ultimate Avengers II" is the second in a line of animated films by Marvel Comics. I stopped collecting comics near the end of the 90's (the era that will go down in history as the decaded that almost killed comics...even Stan Lee admits this....and takes part of the blame) so I missed the whole Marvel Ultimates stuff. Apparently they went back and updated a bunch of Origin stories and backgrounds of some of the most well known Marvel Characters. UAII was good. The animation was great and the storyline was good too. Not your Father's comics that's for sure. "Clerks II": what else can be said. It was as funny as anything Kevin Smith has done before. It was great to see that Dante and Randel haven't changed in 10 years....they just work at Mooby's now. Some funny crap.