Customer Reviews:
great.......2007-07-11
hi
this dvd box set is great i just got it from the usa as its cheaper u get both parts for only £27.
other than that ) it realy is a great program to watch i liked it very much and i have most of them i would put this 9/10 as it has good story lines good actors and above all just a well rounded screen play and keeps you intrested in it so you want to watch the next 1 and the next 1.
chears for reading hope you have fun.
p.s if you buy from the usa it will only play on multi reg dvd players and takes 10-14 days in the post.
Amazon.co.uk Review
CSI: Miami follows the same super-successful formula as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Fortunately, this instantly popular spin-off established its own unique identity from the start. Like Gil Grissom's motley crew, the Dade County criminalists of CSI: Miami solve murders using forensic science. Unlike the Vegas crew, however, they're cops with the power to arrest, their coroner talks to dead people, and almost everybody speaks Spanish. Sometimes their crime scene is a swamp, sometimes a resort hotel. Either way, the skies are always sunny, the gators always biting. Real-life Florida resident David Caruso--playing Lt Horatio Caine, the head honcho--is joined by Khandi Alexander (NewsRadio) as coroner Alexx Woods, Emily Procter (The West Wing) as ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne, Adam Rodriguez (Roswell) as underwater recovery expert Eric Delko, and featured player Rory Cochrane (Dazed and Confused) as Tim "Speed" Speedle--though Cochrane wouldn't become a full-fledged cast member until the 12th episode ("Entrance Wound"). Kim Delaney (Caruso's former NYPD Blue cast mate) features in the first few episodes, but left after the tenth, reportedly due to a lack of chemistry with Caruso.
Just as CSI has made the most of its location with stories about showgirls and casino owners, so has CSI: Miami exploited its surroundings for all they're worth. Like its parent show, CSI: Miami quickly became a US ratings powerhouse and was followed by CSI: New York in 2004. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews:
csi.......2008-01-15
i love csi miami.am bit confused though.in the first series horatios brother is dead.in the last season when they go to find delkos sisters killer they find horatios brother dead.how come.apart from that,i love csi,i love csi newyork even more.i love gary sinise.will have to buy the csi miami box set.xx
An excellent spin-off of C.S.I........2007-07-24
I've been an avid viewer of the original C.S.I. (Vegas) for over 6 years now and have seen every episode, so I'd consider myself a pretty big fan of the series, however I've never tried out either of the series' spin-offs (Miami & New York) so I've now decided to give the Miami series a go and purchased this first DVD boxset. Having the series coming out in half-series box sets is great for a tester, although now it means I'll have to fork out more cash for the second half as I absolutely loved these first twelve episodes.
I'd already been introduced to Horatio Caine and his team of CSIs a few years back in an episode near the end of series 2 of C.S.I. Vegas, which was also Miami's pilot episode, so I was vaguely familiar with some of the characters, but when beginning to watch this series from it's proper start, I'm now getting to grips with all the characters in a bit more depth and they are now starting to feel like regular characters that you care about their backgrounds and what happens to them from episode to episode.
The filming, script, characters and the cases are very similar to the Vegas series (obviously) and is very stylishly done. Having new locations on the sandy beaches and in luxurious beach houses makes a nice change from the deserts and gritty casinos and hotels from the strip of Las Vegas. Although at times it's hard not to miss Grissom and the gang. There's also more gore in this series and the autopsies can sometimes be a bit much, but then again C.S.I. has never been the kind of show you can watch whist eating your dinner.
Well, so far so good then with C.S.I: Miami. I'm glad I expanded my horizons and chose to branch out from the confines of C.S.I. Vegas as there are some top quality episodes here with a great cast and some very memorable and enjoyable cases. I look forward watching the rest of the series and one day may even try out C.S.I: NY.
CSI Miami - if you like ANY CSI series, you'll like this.......2007-05-18
Having become addicted to CSI Las Vegas, I decided to try series 1 of Miami and New York.
Miami is clearly in the same mould as Las Vegas and in many ways is 'more of the same' - but what makes it so good is that the lead characters are not carbon copies of Grissom's team. Horatio Caine is far more likely to become emotionally involved than is Grissom, who usually stays well behind the emotional barrier. The forensic teams are also very different (but I do wish Alex the pathologist in Miami wouldn't coo over her corpses as if they were babies). The stories are all very powerful and some definitely do hit home with very strong emotional themes (the image of an 18 month old toddler wandering happily along a street even though she is covered in blood just HAS to get you).
If there is one weakness with Miami it's the annoyance of how often stray hairs are found at crimescenes - and many rival a good-sized piece of string for being obvious. (In one episode, a blonde hair that could be used as a shoelace is extracted from a bedbox in a camp dormitory!) It is also worth commenting that Miami goes deeper and more explicitly into the gore than does Vegas - holding up and squeezing out the contents of a stomach is perhaps a tad too graphic!
But those niggles aside, Miami is still an excellent series and if you enjoy either the New York or Vegas series, you'll love this one as well.
All we need now is for Jerry Bruckheimer to start having a say here in the UK so that our own 'Silent Witness' can drop all those stupid love triangles and Boyd's character in 'Waking the Dead' can be sacked or sectioned for mental instability and the crime of destroying what was once a passable challenger to CSI.
WAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-12-31
Was excited to watch CSI when I got the dvd but once I pressed play I was hooked, The cast are amazing especially Horatio he is awesome. The program is so detailed and the suspense I get when I watch it is great. Im half way through the dvd I have just watched the episode about the sniper and the way they managed to find the sniper was amazing. This is a must buy DVD.
these reviewers are mad.......2006-08-08
The first type of CSI experience was with Miami, and if wasn't so damn good i wouldn't have watched Las Vegas or New York, i never got the idea that Caine was egotistic, however i will admit that the characters aren't as indepth, however i always found that enthralling, you don't know as much about them but that is good because it makes it all the more intriguing when you do get these little insights into there lives.
Customer Reviews:
Very entertaining series.......2006-08-18
I only used to watch 24 on TV, but then I heard about CSI and decided to give that a go. After watching loads of episodes of the original CSI and the two spin-offs (Miami and NY), I can definitely say that CSI Miami is my favourite, and I enjoy it as much as the antics of Jack Bauer :) The cast are excellent, and the crimes so gruesome that sometimes you cover your eyes with your hands (but of course you always peep through your fingers). I love the Arthur Conan Doyle technique of showing the crime first and then working back from the clues to discover who did it and why, with various flashbacks provided from different characters' points of view, so you won't know who did it until the end. I also find the crime labs really fascinating, I don't know if things are done this way in real life, but the series has showed me so many things I never knew about police investigations! It's really addictive stuff, and the good thing is that you don't need to watch previous episodes or previous seasons to understand what is going on; I started in the middle of season 3 thinking that I'll probably be a bit confused, but each episode has its own storyline and crime to solve, and the characters'private lives aren't the focus of the series, so its not like 24 that you have to watch all the episodes to be up to date with what is happening. If you like crime and detective shows, you should like this one.
Customer Reviews:
CSI Miami : Orange Tinted Gold.......2006-06-08
Csi Miami is, I have to admit, one of the most unintentionally funny shows I must have ever seen. Sure, I love the CSI concept, and the acting, scriptwriting and visuals are stunning. However its the characters that are the most amusing. Lets start with my favourite, Horatio.
David Caruso plays Lieutenant Horatio Caine, the lead in CSI Miami. He plays Horatio in such a way that it is most difficult not to laugh at him. I will list my collection of Horatio-isms that occur throughout CSI Miami.
1. He never looks at the people who he is interviewing, or even talking to directly. He is usually staring into the middistance, thinking thoughts only he could possibly percieve. This is confusing if you aren't following the story well, or have just joined it late from a tea-break or similar.
2. When his first appearance in an episode occurs, it is usually accompanied by one of two things. If Detective Tripp is accompanying him at the time, he will call him by his first name, Frank, at least twice. If Alexx Woods is there, the coroner, he will make a remark that will get her attention.
3. He must have arthritis from the amount of time he spends kneeling down, then taking off his sunglasses, then putting them back on, then showing of his police badge on his hip. He may even re-do some of the steps, like a routine. Amusing. Does all three at least once in an episode.
4. Horatio says 'here's what I want you to do' or a variant very often. Even in the threat of imminent danger, he manages to routinely say these words before properly focusing on the task at hand. And he also has a habit of repeating what people have said. In one episode, admittedly not from Series 1.2, Eric Delko says something like 'My eyes are hurting'. Horatio immediately says 'Your eyes are hurting' back, in what can only be described as a mystical, strange tone.
These all come together to make the character of Horatio so amusing and you cannot help but watch him. It is apparent in this half-season of CSI Miami, where things begin to pick up.
I concur with people who say Kim Delaney brought nothing to the show. David Caruso brings all of the above, Emily Procter, as Calleigh Duquense, is amusing and intriguingly mysterious. Adam Rodriguez is practically the character of Eric Delko, sort of a cocky/reserved (depending on the writers) scuba-man who is knowledgeable and likes the ladies. Rory Cochrane is excellent as Tim Speedle, referred to as Speed by Horatio, for the last syllable puts too much weight on his mind, what with the mid-distance looking and all. Finally, Khandi Alexander as the coroner Alexx Woods is very odd, as she talks to the dead people as though they were little children who had just fallen over. Yes, she talks to the dead. Not in a sixth sense way, just as an amusing by-thought by the writers to make the solemn business of being a pathologist more fun.
This half-season is excellent, especially the episodes Dispo Day, which has an excellent shootout, and Dead Woman Walking (although this is rife with incorrect facts about half-life of radioactive isotopes). The box is nice and looks to a high standard. In conclusion this DVD is an excellent buy for anyone who likes CSI, or even wants to try it out. I enjoy all the CSIs, but my favourite is between this and CSI. I cannot decide.
This review was by Luke. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you wish for me to review any other items.
Csi Miami.......2006-01-21
CSI was one of those shows that really wowed people who saw it. It was a procedural drama at heart and that was new and attracted a huge following. What CSI Miami did was to integrate this new type of drama with some of the older styles such as Law and Order. David Carouso was an inspired choice for the lead, Horatio Caine. Kind, compassionate but ruthless, he is essentially the same character as Det. Kelly in NYPD Blue, however this is no bad thing as he is so damn good at it. It starts a little slowly as all series do but when it gets going it is truly absorbing. Overall i would recommend this to all lovers of the crime genre and recommend this and NYPD blue to anyone who enjoys David Carouso. There is one drawback with CSI Miami, Horatio's sunglasses. After a couple of episodes you WILL want them and unfortunately they are no longer made...ah well, you can't have everything.
Fantastic.......2005-10-20
I think I enjoy CSI:Miami even more than the original CSI. This is very enjoyable TV. There is only one gripe about both CSI and CSI:Miami is the way they sometimes explain things to each other - this is clearly so that the average Joe Blogg knows what they are doing and why but sometimes it just doesn't seem real. Apart from that its fantastic.
CSI Miami.......2005-07-25
Horatio Caine and his tream solve a number of grisly murders using the latest forensic science. The episodes are fast paced and hold the viewers attention well.
Turning around my opinion.......2005-07-25
When I first saw CSI:Miami, I found David Caruso's character (Horatio Caine) to be the most annoying person on television (not counting his character in NYPD Blue Season 1, who was even worse). He is trying a little to hard for the Brando-esque brood, the smokey voice and poignant verbal spurtings (and it's really difficult to decide whether or not he's concerned and sincere, or just down-right creepy-stalker-man). However, if you watch more than one episode at a time, you realise he doesn't monopolise the screen-time, he becomes more bearable, and you find the 'extra' main characters are actually truly absorbing people - particularly the beautiful Emily Proctor's character, the gun-expert Cassy (check out the episode when she's dosed with cocaine!).
They're all great characters, played by a group of brilliant actors, and I am finding myself preferring CSI:Miami to the original - perhaps because that's been going on for much longer, and they've started to run out of ideas. In Miami, though, there are countless opportunities to explore, and I hope they do for many seasons to come! Highly recommended television, with gripping, thought-provoking stories. Also, it's great seeing the sickos get their come-uppance!
The only problem with the CSI series (all three of them - Las Vegas, Miami and New York) is that the boxsets are SO EXPENSIVE! £30-£40 for 3 DVDs, when you can get an entire series (6 DVDs) for £30 - Alias, Buffy, Angel, Tru Calling, Frasier, X-Files, etc. This is simply ridiculous.
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Miami - Season 4 Part 2
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