Mission: Impossible 3

[Bishop2]

Why would that have been dropping the ball?

[LEX]

I can't wait to get my hands on the movie come November, just so I can finally see what the fuss is all about. Why I made the decision to not see it in theaters is beyond me. :cmad:

[WorthyStevens]

Why would that have been dropping the ball?

Because to me that would've been way too predictable. That's what I was expecting to happen, so I'm glad it didn't.

[JackBauer]

Because to me that would've been way too predictable. That's what I was expecting to happen, so I'm glad it didn't.

I found what actually happened a lot more predictable.

they were making it too obvious that Fishburne's character was a red herring. he was too much of an a$$hole. that and Crudup's character was too buddy-buddy.

that was one twist I saw coming from ten miles away.

[The Caped Knight]

I found what actually happened a lot more predictable.

they were making it too obvious that Fishburne's character was a red herring. he was too much of an a$$hole. that and Crudup's character was too buddy-buddy.

that was one twist I saw coming from ten miles away.

true

BTW Bauer,do you think they"ll be shooting the season 6 of 24 in Hong Kong ? also do you think will get a similar scene like in MI: III with Jack running in the busy streets of downtown like Ethan did trying to get the rabbit's foot ?

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Bauer will be in the usa.

[The Caped Knight]

Bauer will be in the usa.

That sucks [still I can't wait for Season 6] :woot:

[WorthyStevens]

I found what actually happened a lot more predictable.

they were making it too obvious that Fishburne's character was a red herring. he was too much of an a$$hole. that and Crudup's character was too buddy-buddy.

that was one twist I saw coming from ten miles away.

Actually I did suspect Crudup when both him and Fishburne walked into the room where Ethan was laying on the table. He just gave me that feeling that he was also a rogue agent. But it was after he gave Ethan that small pocketknife (? I can't remember what it was that he gave him), I stopped suspecting him.

[JackBauer]

Actually I did suspect Crudup when both him and Fishburne walked into the room where Ethan was laying on the table. He just gave me that feeling that he was also a rogue agent. But it was after he gave Ethan that small pocketknife (? I can't remember what it was that he gave him), I stopped suspecting him.

I still suspected him after that. because, after all, if Ethan was in jail he wouldn't be able to get the rabbit's foot.

[JackBauer]

true

BTW Bauer,do you think they"ll be shooting the season 6 of 24 in Hong Kong ? also do you think will get a similar scene like in MI: III with Jack running in the busy streets of downtown like Ethan did trying to get the rabbit's foot ?

yeah, season 6 will be back in the US, but they better not just skip to after he was in chinese custody, already traumatized and s#!t.

and probably. there's a lot of running around in 24. season 3 in particular was a goddamn marathon.

[The Caped Knight]

yeah, season 6 will be back in the US, but they better not just skip to after he was in chinese custody, already traumatized and s#!t.

and probably. there's a lot of running around in 24. season 3 in particular was a goddamn marathon.

lol :woot: :woot: I know lol

[The Caped Knight]

I just got the 2 disc editon of MI: III DVD .

[ultimatefan]

I saw it on DVD recently. I thought it was good, but not as good as it could have been. In the first act, it really felt like it was going to be more character-driven than the previous ones, but the whole deal with Ethan´s relationship ended up being essentially a device to raise the stakes, just like it was in MI II. I expected JJ Abrams to use a tone similar to Alias, but not to actually borrow gadgets and scenes from both that show and Lost, as it did. The ending was anticlimatic. His wife accepted the whole thing too readily. Still, a great villain, some awesome suspense and action scenes and finally the sense that Ethan has a team of people, not just sidekicks. Enjoyable but could have been more.

[DCW]

I just got the 2 disc editon of MI: III DVD .

Me too. :ninja:

[Warhammer]

Great film.
Can't wait to buy it on DVD tomorrow.

I liked the twist, but Mission: Impossible's twist was so damn good and so much better. One of the best twists I've seen. M:I:III was a great movie, still.

My favorite part is when Ethan runs down the bridge, the jet flies by, and he crashes into the door.

[Revolver_Ocelot]

I'll be lacking the necessary funds to buy this until Friday
Damn it.

I'm still trying to think of ways I can get it tomorrow

[The Caped Knight]

My favorite part is when Ethan runs down the bridge, the jet flies by, and he crashes into the door.

Mine too. Seeing Tom fly right into the car door is my favorite action sequence .

[JTStarkiller]

M:I = Pretty good.
M:II = Pretty bad.
M:I:III = Meh.

[Erundur]

I plan on watching MI3 tomorra' :up:

[The Caped Knight]

1. MI: III - Badass The Best MI yet [More Team players than just Ethan]

2. MI : I - The Original [badass Tom]

3. MI: II - SUCKS - [the worst Tom Cruise movie ever made.]

[Revolver_Ocelot]

MI2 is just a hilarious movie.
Based on that alone I feel it's great.

[xwolverine2]

i love alias..... better

[The Caped Knight]

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My favorite scene .

[LostSon88]

I haven't seen MI: 3 yet but lemme guess...its Katie Holmes parents in the chopper. :woot:

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I actually love MI: II better than MI. I think just b/c of the action alone I dug it. But, I prefer MI: II over MI.

I just bought MI: III today at Best Buy. Great deal too. Got the 2-disc Collector's Edition with a Special Bonus Disc AND I got Collateral all for $25 dollars.

I'll try and watch the movie tonight, see if I like it. But....from everything I hear, and being a fan of the entire series......I think I'll probably like it. I am a fan of Tom Cruise too.

[The Caped Knight]

I say this now Philp Seymour Hoffman is a badass villian, IMO he's the best villian from the MI movie trilogy

[The Caped Knight]

I haven't seen MI: 3 yet but lemme guess...its Katie Holmes parents in the chopper. :woot:

ROFL !!!!!!!!!!!! lol :woot: Acutally it's all of The Tom Fans that hate his Scientology bull****. :woot:

[superkong 500]

I bought the 2-disc set yesterday, the elevator fight scene is bad ass.
and the final fight with davian:woot:

[The Caped Knight]

and the final fight with davian:woot:

Tom got a good beating from Philp :woot:

[JackBauer]

I say this now Philp Seymour Hoffman is a badass villian, IMO he's the best villian from the MI movie trilogy

that I have to agree with. Hoffman stole the show, IMO.

[The Caped Knight]

that I have to agree with. Hoffman stole the show, IMO.

The Countdown [1-10] in the opening before the credits [was bone chilling] Philp Seymour Hoffman was a badass in that scene . :wow: :woot: :hyper: :woot:

Then The final fight between him & Ethan was awesome .

[Duende Verde]

The Countdown [1-10] in the opening before the credits [was bone chilling] Philp Seymour Hoffman was a badass in that scene . :wow: :woot: :hyper: :woot:

Then The final fight between him & Ethan was awesome .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzMC5w6JUTA

[Bishop2]

I have to say that I feel MI3 further proves that Tom Cruise is a damn good actor. Say what you will about his crazy-ass personal life, but he's extremely compelling to watch on the screen.

[The Caped Knight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzMC5w6JUTA

MI: III spoof

[Duende Verde]

MI: III spoof

No s#1+, Sherlock! :whatever:

[Darth Elektra]

i love alias..... better

alias was really good.

[Darth Elektra]

I have to say that I feel MI3 further proves that Tom Cruise is a damn good actor. Say what you will about his crazy-ass personal life, but he's extremely compelling to watch on the screen.

Yeah, Tom Cruise is a great actor.

[The Caped Knight]

I have to say that I feel MI3 further proves that Tom Cruise is a damn good actor. Say what you will about his crazy-ass personal life, but he's extremely compelling to watch on the screen.

Cruise is an awesome actor, but his personal life is screwed-up Big-Time .

[TheSaintofKillers]

1. MI: III - Badass The Best MI yet [More Team players than just Ethan]

2. MI : I - The Original [badass Tom]

3. MI: II - SUCKS - [the worst Tom Cruise movie ever made.]

I'm not a fan of the second movie, but it is a very auteur movie. John Woo has a style all of his own, and has redefined action cinema in the 80's all by himself. People have tried to mimmick him, but what they fail to realised is that there's more than just the awesome gun fight in his movies, but also a surreal crazy (and often absurd) degree to his work. Bad guys are EVIL. And good guys are nearly invincible.

People will look at Mission impossible 2 as an auteur movie in the following years, and when they'll read more about the history of action cinema, they'll come to respect Woo even more, even though he has become a sort of parody of himself in the last decade.

[RedIsNotBlue]

MI2 was just plain boring to me. It didn't capture me at all like MI2 and MI3 did. Woo was like trying really hard to make Cruise the American James Bond in MI2. :(

[TheSaintofKillers]

MI2 was just plain boring to me. It didn't capture me at all like MI2 and MI3 did. Woo was like trying really hard to make Cruise the American James Bond in MI2. :(

Oh, I still do not like the movie, mind you. But I'd say Woo was more trying to make Cruise into a Chow Yon Fat on acid with a big budget than a James Bond character.

Made for some very funny scenes, and for that alone, for the first time since I saw it in theatres, I wan't to watch it again.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Really? After seeing it in theatres I just completely put it on the ignored sequels list. MI3 is my MI2. Well to each his own.

[NOFX]

Yay! Just got via Netflix!

[TheSaintofKillers]

Really? After seeing it in theatres I just completely put it on the ignored sequels list. MI3 is my MI2. Well to each his own.

Well, the third one blew me away. It's easily the one that I prefer in the whole trilogy. I'm just saying I respect John Woo, and it isn't it's fault how the second movie ended up being, but rather the people who choose John Woo to helm it. If you choose John Woo, of course it's going to end up that way.

But damn the third one was intense. From the beginning to the end, it was easily the most intense movie of this year.

I actually felt a lot like I did last year when I watched War of the worlds, which is being pull into the movie's action from the beginning to the end. Which is funny, because it so happen Cruise played in both movie, and i'm not even fan of his, heh.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah it is sad the MI3 didn't even come close to MI2's box office. :(

[TheSaintofKillers]

Yeah it is sad the MI3 didn't even come close to MI2's box office. :(

Yeah, quite sad. I've realised how detached I am to the american public these last few years. Last year, I was hooked by Spielberg's magnificient War of the worlds, but even though it turned out to do a lot of money, many people didn't like it, which surprised me considering how good it was. Same with this year, when I saw Mission impossible 3 in a free preview a week before it came out, I was blow away from the beginning to the end. It was that damn good. And yet, I got surprised again by both people and it's box office.

And then I got surprised again with Superman returns, but that's for another thread, heh.

[RedIsNotBlue]

The bridge scene alone blew away pretty much all the action I saw in MI2. I mean you can't really blame this Hollywood types for continuing to churn out all of this **** movies because people are paying to see them. And it sucks when these high ****ing quality films just do average business like for example The Prestige which I think is up there for the best film of the year. So when these awesome movies I want to see more of just do mediocre numbers and movies like MI2 just clean-up at the box office it just makes me sad.

[TheSaintofKillers]

The bridge scene alone blew away pretty much all the action I saw in MI2. I mean you can't really blame this Hollywood types for continuing to churn out all of this **** movies because people are paying to see them. And it sucks when these high ****ing quality films just do average business like for example The Prestige which I think is up there for the best film of the year. So when these awesome movies I want to see more of just do mediocre numbers and movies like MI2 just clean-up at the box office it just makes me sad.

Well, to be fair, MI2 made those crazy numbers not because of it's quality, but because of the hype following the first movie. Most people didn't like MI2. The third one coming out after such a disappointing (in most people's mind) sequel, it suffered from it. It's that easy, really.

Oh, and there was no way The prestige would make a buttload of money, especially around the time it came out. I'm pretty sure the studios knew about that, and if they didn't, they are more stupid than I though.

[WorthyStevens]

M:I3 didn't do as well because the American public was turned off by Cruise. It's unfortunate, but people are retarded.

[TheSaintofKillers]

M:I3 didn't do as well because the American public was turned off by Cruise. It's unfortunate, but people are retarded.

That, and the bad reception the second one had. Put these two factors together, and it's evident the movie didn't have the success studios though it would.

A pity, for it deserves far better than most big action movies out there.

[RedIsNotBlue]

But MI3 did do well just not domestically. It was just disappointing with what they expected not a failure.

[Bishop2]

That, and the bad reception the second one had. .

It gets a bad rap on the Internet, but it didn't get all that many bad critical reviews and actually made MORE money than the first at the box office, so I don't think it really had a bad reception.

[TheSaintofKillers]

It gets a bad rap on the Internet, but it didn't get all that many bad critical reviews and actually made MORE money than the first at the box office, so I don't think it really had a bad reception.

Not just on the internet. I work in a dvd store, and the second one is usually laughed at. I agree with most people, but then again that's just the way John Woo is. If people expected something else than what they got, it's their own fault for not researching on the man of action himself.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I thought MI: II was just cooler. I'd say MI was the boring one for me. MI: II was over the top for sure....that scene with the motorcycles was simply ****ing insane. But, I can dig over the top stuff. I thought in te realm of the movie itself....it worked. I mean, c'mon....that beginning scene where Ethan is rock climbing....that alone just set the tone for how over-the-top the movie was.

I still haven't seen MI: III.....I got the dvd right there waiting, but got some stuff to do before I can. But.....I think the REAL reason MI: III didn't make as much money has nothing to do with the previous MI at all.

Simply put, it's got to do with Tom Cruise's personal life. Americans cannot get past this bizarre obsession with celebs.....and in that light, once they begin to hate one, it becomes a trickle affect into how much they hate they're work. Tom Cruise is a fantastic actor. But, suddenly....after all these things with Scientology and Katie Holmes....suddenly, people actually begin to say he's a bad actor? wtf???

Lots of people view the work in how they view the celeb. Ashton Kutcher seems to be well liked for some unknown reason. But, he's liked....and so he still finds work.......somehow. It's why I cannot blame actors like Christian Bale, in his case- he's a total mystery. Nobody even knew his wife was pregnant until she actually gave birth to they're daughter.

It sucks...but, I think Crusie will bounce back. He's just gansta in my book.

[Darth Elektra]

Just got home with my 2 disc MI3 dvd!

[The Caped Knight]

Simply put, it's got to do with Tom Cruise's personal life. Americans cannot get past this bizarre obsession with celebs.....and in that light, once they begin to hate one, it becomes a trickle affect into how much they hate they're work. Tom Cruise is a fantastic actor. But, suddenly....after all these things with Scientology and Katie Holmes....suddenly, people actually begin to say he's a bad actor? wtf???



I almost didn't see MI :III [because of Tom Cruise mess up personal life] But after I saw the first teaser trailer with Tom getting blown right into the side of the car door on the Bridge .

I had to see the movie. [for that scene alone.] :woot:

[The Caped Knight]

J.J. Abrams Divulges Mission: Impossible Secrets, and More!
by Matt Webb Mitovich


That sizzling sound you hear isn't originating from the iconic Mission: Impossible fuse, but from the red-hot DVD release of Mission: Impossible III, simultaneously available today in standard as well as both (HD DVD, Blu-ray) hi-definition formats. To mark the action-packed escapade's vid store arrival, TVGuide.com spoke with director J.J. Abrams, who divulged secrets from the M:i:III set, shared his awe of franchise front man Tom Cruise (aka IMF superagent Ethan Hunt), and even updated us on that "little" Star Trek film thing he has in the works.

TVGuide.com: First off, I want to say that I really, really enjoyed the film. I have two young sons and don’t get out to the theater as much as I would like, so the DVD was my first time seeing it. I thought for sure I knew where M:I:III was going, but it turned out I so didn’t.

J.J. Abrams: Oh, that’s great. Thank you.

TVGuide.com: Do you think you could you have ever tackled this project not having had your Alias experiences?

Abrams: Oh, the experience of Alias, and Lost and Felicity, were critical in my not just getting the job but being able to execute it.

TVGuide.com: But specifically Alias, with the espionage theme and staging action sequences....

Abrams: Yes, there was something specific to Alias that familiarized me with the genre, the conventions of the set pieces, and the kind of dramatic tension you get from these sort of stories. It was definitely incredible schooling.

TVGuide.com: In your eyes as a filmgoer and not the filmmaker, what is the most thrilling sequence in M:i:III?

Abrams: As a filmgoer, I would say the most visceral sequence is the bridge sequence. But there's something about the Vatican sequence, too. While it's not out-and-out action, there's something I love about the connectivity of all these sort of pieces and watching the team work together and pull off this operation. Tom jumping off the building in Shanghai was fun, and when he has the fight in the elevator with the IMF agents.... There are so many moments that stand out in terms of my point of view, in terms of making it. But for moviegoers, my guess would have to be the bridge sequence.

TVGuide.com: I had actually suspected — so I found validation in watching the DVD extras — that the trickiest stunt was not any of the pyrotechnic stuff, but Ethan running across fishing village rooftops.

Abrams: Yeah, that was kind of amazing, because that was just Tom doing that, running across the roofs, jumping down, and running across the bridge. No wires or anything. The hardest thing for us was figuring out how to film it.

TVGuide.com: As important as what you include in final cut is what you didn't. Looking at the deleted scenes, there is one set at a cemetery which, in my opinion, could have tipped your hand a bit....

Abrams: Exactly. That scene was actually a tricky scene to film. The problem with that scene is made the audience stop and go, "Huh, what's really going on there?" and by doing that, it put you way ahead of the story.

TVGuide.com: And there's one with Keri Russell wearing the hell out of a party dress, but I think that could have muddied up Ethan's motivations a bit.

Abrams: I didn’t mind so much the idea that you think, "Is he having an affair?," but I do feel that including it in the movie would have ultimately slowed things down at a time when you didn’t want them to slow down.

TVGuide.com: In retrospect, it's a shame that M:I:III's theatrical release was clouded by the press circus surrounding your star, if only because as the making-of featurette demonstrates, Tom Cruise is, by every definition, a movie star, and an enthusiastically committed actor. I wanted to make a film with him after watching the extras!

Abrams: [Laughs] It is a remarkable thing, working with him. I am in awe of his work ethic. Not that a good work ethic is unusual to me — I've been lucky to work with very hard-working people – but at this point in his career, having done what he does for so long, that he still works every day as if it were his first day, hungry to prove himself, is the greatest gift. As a director, it absolutely spoils you.

TVGuide.com: Someone of his stature could so easily just kick back and say, "Cater to me...."

Abrams: Yet he helps inspire the crew to work equally as hard. It's wonderful.

TVGuide.com: Did you and Tom ever bat around any ideas for a Mission: Impossible IV?

Abrams: We've thrown around some ideas for a whole bunch of things, and I look forward to the day we can work together again, absolutely.

TVGuide.com: Are you particularly thrilled to have the film merit hi-def DVD releases?

Abrams: It's cool, and I'm thrilled that it will be available in the format. I want to go out and buy a machine; I haven’t gotten one yet. I look forward to seeing how it looks in HD.

TVGuide.com: I think you could just about afford one now. Changing topics, where do you stand on the Star Trek feature? Is there any framework in place, a setting, characters...?

Abrams: The framework is firmly in place, the script is being written now, and we are incredibly enthusiastic about it.

TVGuide.com: Do you have any thoughts yet about going with unknowns versus established TV or film actors?

Abrams: It's way too early to talk about casting, but the story is incredibly cool. All of us working on it are just giddy about it.

TVGuide.com: My last question is regarding Lost. Do you think that this season's slight ratings dip is reflecting viewer frustration?

Abrams: My guess is it's probably unfair to look at four or five episodes in the season and start concluding anything. I would just say, in terms of the ratings of this show, or the audience, the fact that the show is doing the numbers that it's doing is something that’s amazed us, because the show is a very unique and sort of bizarre thing. I feel like you can't analyze everything, every week, every moment, and sort of decide "This is where the show is," because as you saw this past week, we had almost a million viewers we didn’t have the week before. The air goes out of the balloon if you start to answer and understand too many things too quickly. If the story is laid out too easily, you lose the fun of the ongoing layers being peeled back and answers being presented when they're earned, not just because people want to know the answers.

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[WorthyStevens]

Swetness interveiuw. :up:

[Darth Elektra]

J.J. Rocks!

[LEX]

... it's about freaking time. So, I rented it today and it was surprisingly good, considering. I had a blast, and only wish I had seen it on the big screen. The bridge scene was great to watch. Abrams did a fantastic job for a first timer, except that he obviously wasn't exactly unfamiliar with the camera. Cruise was great and I wasn't surprised at all because he never ceased to impress. Hoffman was deliciously evil in this. Boy, were my jaws hanging in that truck scene. Monaghan, Russell and Maggie did great with what they had, particularly Russell. God, the outcome makeup was surreal. I was grinding my teeth practically the entire time, so that I wouldn't bite my tongue off when the charge went off... sort of slightly expected it to be big, which it wasn't. Maggie is hot, but everyone already knows that. I confess, I squealed when Pegg made his debut. Dunn two-way talking Hunt through where to find the signal was comedy gold. Rhames, Meyers and Fishburne weren't so bad themselves. The whole team felt like a family... at least to me, anyway. The special effects were top notch. I'm definitely buying.

[The Caped Knight]

J.J. Rocks!

WORD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woot: :hyper: :woot:

I hope he's back for MI : IV

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Saw the movie. And. ****ing.....wow.

Fantastic Movie. It really is the best of the series. I mean....everything meshed so well. And, even though Ethan is the main character....we still see others shine as well. Luther is ****ing great, his "You don't sleep with your little sister....right?" line was priceless. Simon Pegg, who must have only had like 5 minutes total onscreen STILL kicked ass, even Billy Crudup and Maggie Q.....who in any other spy flick would be your basic "no name squad teamates that nobody cares about" are actually pretty cool. None of them ever take away from Hunt and his entire story, but they never get left in the dark either. It all really comes together nicely.

And Fishburne. Badass.

And Hoffman? Wow......this dude can play evil. The dude is ****ing evil. Great job.

And I know some people might not dig the whole marriage/love story thing.....but I liked it. It made things much more personal. And the bridge scene was just incredible.

It's a really really good movie. I'm in shock at how much negative this film got b/c it's a good movie.

I hope there's a MI: IV. I'd like to see all these guys go at it again, b/c I thin k now the MI films has a nice sense of family that we only seemed to get with Ethan and Luther, but now on a bigger level.

[Hunter Rose]

anybody think they'll make a fourth? didnt' cruise get fired by paramount?

[Revolver_Ocelot]

I don't think there can be a fourth unless United Artists or MGM manages to get the rights.

[Dan33977]

Meh, the movie was OK -- nothing special, though. I think this series is pretty much dead. I mean, I absolutely loved the first one (and I cannot believe I actually read that someone here thought it was boring. I mean, that's fine, but I guess we just have different taste in movies. I need more than just mindless action to wet my mouth). The second one was OK, not nearly as bad as some people make it out it to be, and while this one (part 3) was better than part 2, it is no where near as good as the first one. I mean, OK, fine, the action in this one was nice, but again, I need more to my movies that just that.

I just have to ask what was so special about this movie. What do you, the fans of this movie, think separates it from other summer popcorn action blockbusters because, personally, I'm really not seeing it...

[Bishop2]

I just have to ask what was so special about this movie. What do you, the fans of this movie, think separates it from other summer popcorn action blockbusters because, personally, I'm really not seeing it...

The suspense (like in that opening sequence, where I was sitting there holding my breath) and the emotion that drives it. Plus, of course, some classic MI stuff in the Vatican sequence. Again, I'm on the edge of my seat there. Suspense is the name of MI3's game. The entire climax is another great example of that.

As for the original movie, I'm still trying to understand how Ethan figured out Jim was the mole. Ummm, so he took a Bible from his hotel in Chicago... so what? According to Max, Job never even quoted scripture in any of his contacts, so it's not like that had any relevance to him being Job. What did that freaking prove? Makes no sense. Oh well. Great flick besides that issue.

[Warhammer]

M:I3 didn't do as well because the American public was turned off by Cruise. It's unfortunate, but people are retarded.

I don't care what Cruise does, I will see his films, because he's a damn good actor. I hate this f***in' bulls*** with people not seeing his movies because he's "crazy". I don't care about his personal life. I care about his acting ability.

Just today, I was talking to someone, and I mentioned M:I:III and she got mad at me. I asked if she hated the movie, and she said "It has Tom Cruise in it." That pissed me off.

:whatever: :down :down

[Warhammer]

Meh, the movie was OK -- nothing special, though. I think this series is pretty much dead. I mean, I absolutely loved the first one (and I cannot believe I actually read that someone here thought it was boring. I mean, that's fine, but I guess we just have different taste in movies. I need more than just mindless action to wet my mouth). The second one was OK, not nearly as bad as some people make it out it to be, and while this one (part 3) was better than part 2, it is no where near as good as the first one. I mean, OK, fine, the action in this one was nice, but again, I need more to my movies that just that.

I just have to ask what was so special about this movie. What do you, the fans of this movie, think separates it from other summer popcorn action blockbusters because, personally, I'm really not seeing it...

Uhh.......M:I:III was more story than action.
I don't see how you saw the whole movie has just an action movie.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Well, to be clear...I didn't mean that MI was boring. I was just pointing out that, from someone elses post, that MI: II wasn't boring...and that out of the three films, MI was the boring one. Not that it was actually boring, but compared to the others.....it's considerably lower on action and thicker on story.

I think MI: III was pretty nicely balanced. There was some damn good action in there, really high octane. But....there was a good story there too. It's not just your basic action movie.

[Dan33977]

The suspense (like in that opening sequence, where I was sitting there holding my breath) and the emotion that drives it...Again, I'm on the edge of my seat there. Suspense is the name of MI3's game.

Yeah, I gathered as much. See, this is why movies like this never get nominated for any Oscars—it's all been done before, and better. The opening sequence was highly contrived—merely a plot device overused by J. J. Abrams. Seriously, everything he does starts out toward the end like that, in the middle of an extremely intense, stressful situation, and then flashes back to the beginning. It's far too gimmicky and cheap, in my opinion, and we, as audience members, need to stop falling for it and start analyzing and understanding why they do things like this. While it may instantly capture and draw over 50% of audiences into the experience, it also says that the people behind the movie know their movie isn't anything special and/or captivating, so they have to resort to cheap gimmicks and set it up this way at the beginning to make people think it is—to sort of suck them in, for lack of better phrase, and deceive them. The movie basically says, "Oh, my God, look how ****ing intense we are! We're going to kill the main character's girlfriend right in front of him! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! LOOK HOW INTENSE THE MAIN CHARACTER IS! LOOK AT HIM SCREAMING! AHH! AHH! LOUD NOISES! AHH! BOOM! Oh, just kidding. See? We didn't ACTUALLY kill one of the main characters. HAHA! GOTCHA!!"

CRASH is another example of this, although it doesn't necessarily start out this way, the entire monstrosity is basically built of cheap, "intense, and emotional" gimmicks; that this movie won Best Picture—let alone an Academy Award—last year is just startling, and, quite frankly, disturbing. I mean, I wish writers would assume we have at least some intelligence as audience members, but they don't because people constantly eat this stuff up. And please do not think I am trying to insult your intelligence here, because that is far from my intentions. I just wish we, as an audience, could start thinking more—start analyzing and questioning why writers and directors do certain things in their movies. In the end, I think it would lead to better, smarter movies.

Uhh.......M:I:III was more story than action.
I don't see how you saw the whole movie has just an action movie.

OK, I see people say these kinds of things all the time about action movies that seem to have some kind of story to them. Listen, just because the movie has a story does not mean it is more story than action. I mean, most action movies do have a story, even ones that most would consider to be more action (PAYCHECK comes to mind). And isn't it kind of sad that, nowadays, it's even possible for a movie to be more story? I mean, shouldn’t that kind of be a, I don't know, requirement in the first place? M:I III was an action movie, plan and simple. And it wasn't necessarily a bad one, I'll give you that—there were a lot of things about it that I liked—but too far spaced in between, so I don't think it's really a good one, either. It relied too heavily on the clichés of the genre. I mean, seriously, how many times are we going to have an action sequel where the star is semi-retired, and then gets lured back into his former habits by a really desperate situation, only to be torn between his new calm, pleasing, romantic personal life and his former dangerous, heroic past. And in the end, his personal life gets sucked into the dilemma, which leads to the ultimate showdown for the hero to save what he loves most.

[Tojo]

Saw it for the first time last night and expected it to be terrible. Apart from the supremley ghey ending, i thought it was the best of the series. But most people i know seem to hate on it.

It had the 'classic' Mission Impossible feel, and was also almost moving. Tom Cruise was pretty damn good i thought. Shame about the horrible ending, it got really bad from about the time Hoffman got conveniently run over by a truck.

:ninja:

[The Amazing Lee]

I was watching it last night for the first time also.

I thought it was rather good. Only saw up to about...half way through but it was GOOD.

I will definetely buy this when I get the money. :up:

[Mr. Credible]

i liked it a lot actually. the ending was kind of bad, and i still have no idea what the rabbit's foot was, but yeah... i liked it.

[TheBat812]

i thought it was nearly as good as teh first one.

[Gonking]

I think it was a very good movie which surpassed my expectations

[livrule]

Saw it in the cinema and .... yes enjoyed it. Not amazing but probably the best of the three.

I think Cruise ruined its chances with his antics.

[Mr.E.Nygma]

I loved it! To me, it is a cross between the suspense of the first one and the action of the second (of course not stylised as John Woo's, but still packed).

Except for the ligthing effects, I really appreciated it, good MI flick.

[Hush]

Im a HUGE Tom Cruise flick and apart from my byass to his performance i think that it was an all out great movie, yes i even liked the ending. I think they could have told us more about the rabbits foot that would have been nice but other than that it was very well done for a directors first outing on a Major film such as this. It makes me have faith in his ability to direct the next Star Trek film.

[Cyrusbales]

it was a standard generic action film, fun but nothing special. although watching the end bit where cruise walks over the bridge is funny, because you can see his massive platform shoes, lol

[Milkman95]

It was better than expected.

[Kable24]

I liked it. It was definitely better than the second one. I only own the first and third movies.

[Rez]

It was awesome, far better than the second and edging out the first. I loved it, from start to finish. Who cares what the Rabbit's Foot is? Not like that it was the first time that ending has been used... I point to Ronin and Pulp Fiction for examples.

[Secret_Riddle]

Best of the series for sure, the last scene was dumb though. I think the wife should have died.

[Cinemaman]

The best MI movie. I have it 7.5 out of 10 :up:

[Sentinel X]

I saw it in theaters...I hated it a lot, I wanted to leave the theater. :)
I like the first one...and thats it.

[jaydawg]

It was okay, but no where near the first one. If it wasn't for Hoffman this movie would have been alot worse. I hope he plays some more villian roles in the future. The ending just made me roll my eyes though. That was pure liberal bull****. And this is coming from a big time democrat.

[Threshold]

I feel bad for all of the people who couldn't seperate the goings on of Tom Cruise in the media with M:I:III, cause it was fun as hell!

[L0ngsh0t]

it was okay

improperly bashed by those who hate cruise and MI2, and imo praised a little to much by those who like it

decent action flick, compared to the rest of the summer about as good as it got

i would give it like a 6.5/10-7.5 or something good but not great

[Poetic Chaos]

I thought people only hated on the second.

[Red Mask]

It was strange how I didn't feel enthralled by this film. It had all the right elements. But I didn't feel excited by it.

[\S/JcDc\S/]

I liked it better than first. Much more than second anyways

[Mike059jig]

I thought it was great......probably the best of the three..but part two actions scene are still incredible...but the edge goes to part three

[DorkyFresh]

i think it was the best out of the 3. incorporated a crap load of spy elements and balanced drama, suspense, and action. part 1 was a little too slow, part 2 was a little too flare, but part 3 had the right touches.

[britrogue]

I thought this was the best of the trilogy. I found it far easier to follow, and was definately more interesting

[Sugarculted]

best out of the three :up:

[britrogue]

I found the original a Mission Impossible to follow the plot!

[Matt]

I'm watching this on TNT, it is a really good, underrated gem of an action movie. I saw in back in 2006 but it entirely fell off my radar following. I may have to invest in the DVD.

[Mike]

Yeah I know, very underrated IMO. I think its the best of the three.

[bullets]

I thought it was a big improvement over MI2 and I liked the inclusion of a team effort. Also Phillip Seymor Hoffman brought such gravitas to the role of the villian it made the film more engaging. I waited for them to sell the trilogy separate on blu ray bacause I didn't want part 2 . Unfortunately it's one of the worst transfers to blu.

[aaron]

i saw it when it came out, i might rent it on bluray soon

[aaron]

or not, after reading the above post

edit- oh, you mean mi2 bluray is a suckass transfer?

[Hush]

I loved this film. When it came out everyone was anti-cruise, but it was damn good.

[aaron]

i love that part when he's on the bridge and he gets blown back into the car window. awesome.

[LostSon88]

I enjoy it as a stand-alone film. Not a fan of the previous two...

[Sava]

love this flm, best of the series

[rashad]

I thought it was a big improvement over MI2 and I liked the inclusion of a team effort. Also Phillip Seymor Hoffman brought such gravitas to the role of the villian it made the film more engaging. I waited for them to sell the trilogy separate on blu ray bacause I didn't want part 2 . Unfortunately it's one of the worst transfers to blu.

I was never too fond of MI2. I couldn't tell you much about the plot. lol Very heavy on the action. But I did enjoy the 3rd film. Hoffman was an awesome villian. The character moments between he and Cruise were some of the best in the series.

[JaD]

I'm glad I'm seeing people who agree on this one being the best of the series, and definitely my favorite as well. I didn't care about all the Tom Cruise hooplah at the time. I loved this movie, and I always loved Tom Cruise on screen :up:

I've been watching this on TNT too. I need to buy the trilogy :up:

[aaron]

i like mi2 quite a lot.

[Dr. Evil]

Anyone remember the 60's TV Series? It had Peter Graves (Airplane) and Martin Landau.

[terry78]

I know the final scenes with Monyahan bringing him back to life are supposed to be serious, but I was focusing more on her breasts. :dry:

[aaron]

^ lol

[RedIsNotBlue]

or not, after reading the above post

edit- oh, you mean mi2 bluray is a suckass transfer?

The MI3 Blu-ray is a very well done disc. Even though it doesn't have lossless audio the Dolby Digital is still very powerful and engaging. The Mission Impossible Blu-ray looks awful even thought I like the movie alot. It really just looks like an upconverted DVD from my memory I hope they re-release it. As for MI2 I literally just ignore that one I refuse to acknowledge it as part of the series.

[Threshold]

"Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall..."

[Deadpool876]

Anyone remember the 60's TV Series? It had Peter Graves (Airplane) and Martin Landau.

I remember watching it as a kid, enjoyed it. It had Greg Morris too [Phil Morris' dad, yup the Phil Morris who plays MM in Smallville]. Now that you brought up Peter Graves [who plays the cool team leader Jim Phelps], just can't help get pissed again when they killed off his character[played by Jon Voight] in MI the movie. Not only did they killed him off, they killed him off as a traitor! How can I not be pissed about that! :cmad:

If there's a reboot of the film, I'm all for it. :yay:

[aaron]

The MI3 Blu-ray is a very well done disc. Even though it doesn't have lossless audio the Dolby Digital is still very powerful and engaging. The Mission Impossible Blu-ray looks awful even thought I like the movie alot. It really just looks like an upconverted DVD from my memory I hope they re-release it. As for MI2 I literally just ignore that one I refuse to acknowledge it as part of the series.

haha ok i'm gonna rent mi3 bluray

[Dr. Evil]

I remember watching it as a kid, enjoyed it. It had Greg Morris too [Phil Morris' dad, yup the Phil Morris who plays MM in Smallville]. Now that you brought up Peter Graves [who plays the cool team leader Jim Phelps], just can't help get pissed again when they killed off his character[played by Jon Voight] in MI the movie. Not only did they killed him off, they killed him off as a traitor! How can I not be pissed about that! :cmad:

If there's a reboot of the film, I'm all for it. :yay:

:wow: that Peter Graves is 83, although he did look his age when he did a Geico commercial a few years ago. He hasn't been working that much in recent years. Landau is still working though, at the age of 78. Of course the show went downhill when Leonard Nimoy joined the cast.

I have not seen MI3 yet. I don't know if I want to.

[Bishop2]

"Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall..."

I'll never understand that line.

[RedIsNotBlue]

I'll never understand that line.

Definitely in the top 100 of most random movie lines of all time. I think one of the songs on the score was literally called Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall though.

[amazingfantasy15]

:wow: that Peter Graves is 83, although he did look his age when he did a Geico commercial a few years ago. He hasn't been working that much in recent years. Landau is still working though, at the age of 78. Of course the show went downhill when Leonard Nimoy joined the cast.

I have not seen MI3 yet. I don't know if I want to.

Third was easily the best of the three, Abrams really made it work. No overly complicated plot like the first and no overly "artistic" John Woo like action scenes of second. Just very tight, action movie with some great spy stuff going on.

[terry78]

This was also one of first movies in a while that had a hip hop song over the end credits that wasn't a "black movie." Kanye actually created this song for the movie because Cruise asked him to.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6688257544031153358

[SWAT]

When MI2 came out I spent the summer runing around on the lawn kicking up my toy gun and kicking my mom's flowers. While Limp Bizkit was playing on my minidisc player :p

[Threshold]

I'll never understand that line.

You'll never need to.

[Doctor Jones]

I liked this one alot. But the first is my favorite. This one is excellent, of course anything Abrams touches turns to gold.

He needs to do The Avengers!

And how is the first confusing? It's simple: Ethan has to clear his name and prove not to be guilty of what he did.

[JaD]

"Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall..."

I'll never understand that line.Haha, I'm pretty sure that line was just a signal for his partner that he made it up the wall and to get the truck moving again in the street and get in position :hehe:

[Threshold]

Tom Cruise's best line ever is what it is!