Mission: Impossible 3

[Carter]

Thanks I was actually thinking about how I liked the way yours turns from Death in The Family to the Batman Annual a few weeks back.

I'll work on the boobs

 

[ToddIsDead]

Thanks I was actually thinking about how I liked the way yours turns from Death in The Family to the Batman Annual a few weeks back.

I'll work on the boobs

Thanks. Yeah, I'm very happy with how mine turned out. Son Of Logan did a good job with it.

And I'm tellin ya, boobs would make your avvy perfect.

 

[Bishop2]

Pretty good movie, but also seriously flawed.

The biggest problem is that Abrams can't direct for ****. He's not as bad as, say, godforsaken Paul "Did someone just fight? I can't tell!" Greengrass, but the camera is still SO SHAKY during most of the action sequence that, well... for example... the first action sequence, featuring Keri Russell? I don't have a god damn clue what was happening during any of that, because the camera was so ****ing shaky I couldn't see jack OR ****. Seriously, everything with the helicopter, HUH?! Most of the bridge sequence is incomprehensible too. UN****INGACCEPTABLE, and it really brings the movie down.

Plus there's the crap that makes no sense, like um, why did Cruise come flying out of that building? We never see what happened inside and we're never told. We're left to wonder forever. Just like we're left to wonder forever about the stupid "rabit's foot" macguffin. At least in the previous movies we knew what people were after and why.

Anyway, from a script perspective it's good. Emotional and very suspenseful, and I love that they brought back the teamwork element and the "narrow escape" methodology of IMF team missions. There's even a throwaway reference to the first film, which is nice since no one's ever referenced previous adventures before in these flicks.

Spoiler

However, the "mole" is incredibly obvious after a certain point in the film. And I can't believe that there have been traitor IMF agents in ALL THREE ****ING MOVIES SO FAR. My god, worst government agency... ever?

Bottom line: The first two are better-directed and more fun to watch as a result, because they don't give you a headache or make you want to skip over all of the action. However, this one is more intense and certainly has a far better script than the second did.

 

[ToddIsDead]

I didn't have a problem with the camera at all. Then again, I didn't have a problem with the Batman Begins camera work either, and it seemed that everyone hated that.

 

[terry78]

This shaky cam thing is going to start playing itself out. We as the audience don't need to pretend that we're in on the fight like the characters. We want to see what's happening.

 

[Bishop2]

This shaky cam thing is going to start playing itself out. We as the audience don't need to pretend that we're in on the fight like the characters. We want to see what's happening.

That's what I said back in 2000, after they used shakycam in GLADIATOR, which was like... um, WHAT?

But somehow, six years later, it's still here. Dear god, it's still here.

 

[Master Chief]

The shaky camera in this movie was done nicely. The camera and the action was spaced out fair enough. When Cruise runs out from the SUV, and the missile hits and he flies into a car, the camera was bobbing all over the place and it was perfect, it just added to the intensity.

 

[Bishop2]

I didn't have a problem with the camera at all. Then again, I didn't have a problem with the Batman Begins camera work either, and it seemed that everyone hated that.

I never had a problem with Batman Begins' camera work. But the action in this movie is just abominable. It's not even watchable.

Because of that, I think it's a good "wait for DVD" movie, because that way you can skip all the action sequences, which only bring the movie down.

 

[ToddIsDead]

I never had a problem with Batman Begins' camera work. But the action in this movie is just abominable. It's not even watchable.

Because of that, I think it's a good "wait for DVD" movie, because that way you can skip all the action sequences, which only bring the movie down.

Hmm, I really liked the action scenes in the movie. I thought the camera actually added to the scenes in this case. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

 

[Bishop2]

Hmm, I really liked the action scenes in the movie. I thought the camera actually added to the scenes in this case. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

How can wobbling the camera around like crazy add anything?

I get a nice rush from action if I can see what's going on.

 

[Master Chief]

I never had a problem with Batman Begins' camera work. But the action in this movie is just abominable. It's not even watchable.

...Are you being serious? The camera in both flicks was about the same during fight sequences, with the exception of the sword ice training duel in BB. Begins even had the camera tighter on the action and abruptly cut far and back to the up-close stuff, which made it even worse. At least in M:I:3 you had a sense of what was going on and could see things other than flashes of fists and faces.

 

[Downhere]

The camera needed to be pulled back in some of those fight sequences in BB. It would have served the action better if they actually let the viewers see what was happening, but it was still one of the best movies of last year!

 

[Bishop2]

...Are you being serious? The camera in both flicks was about the same during fight sequences, with the exception of the sword ice training duel in BB. Begins even had the camera tighter on the action and abruptly cut far and back to the up-close stuff, which made it hard to focus. At least in M:I:3 you had a sense of what was going on other than flashes of fists and faces.

Batman Begins was VERY quick-cut, rapid-editing. But the camera wasn't wobbling around. I could tell what was happening in Batman Begins, even if I think it probably could've been much better handled. In this movie, I still don't know why Maggie Q was hanging out of the helicopter at one point or comprehend half of why Ethan was running around on the bridge, because I couldn't see dick.

 

[Bishop2]

The camera needed to be pulled back in some of those fight sequences in BB. It would have served the action better if they actually let the viewers see what was happening, but it was still one of the best movies of last year!

Amen and amen.

 

[Carter]

I didn't even notice much of the shaky cam.
It sucked in the Bourne Supremacy and in Begins

 

[Master Chief]

Maaan Carter your avatar is the perfect example of the shaky camera. It was so sweet how it just bobbed in and out focusing on Cruise and then the drone jet and... it made me think like, "Whoa, this is badass."

 

[Bishop2]

That missile-hit was the least shaky part of that whole sequence.

 

[Batman333]

I was disappointed. I thought Seymour Hoffman and Billy C were fantastic as always, but the story was horrible. I thought it would be better than MI 2 cuz no John Woo and different writers, but it was the same teenage action flick.

U have to be a teenager or a man with the IQ of a teenager to like this movie.

 

[Milkman95]

This coming from someone who thinks Batman Returns is the best film of all time. Sorry, but your opinion holds about as much water as a strainer around here..............

 

[deathshead2]

Yeah im a teen and not even I will see that crap.

 

[Milkman95]

Yeah im a teen and not even I will see that crap.

And you have the maturity of one I see as well. Congrats.

 

[deathshead2]

And you have the maturity of one I see as well. Congrats.

That hurt. What I don't like bad movies its not my falt.

 

[Batman333]

This coming from someone who thinks Batman Returns is the best film of all time. Sorry, but your opinion holds about as much water as a strainer around here..............

Hmmmm.....When did I say Batman Returns is the best film of all time???? Source? Yeah, exactly, quit running your mouth. Did I offend your little MI 3 movie? Awwww...poor baby....Wow, i can't imagine how mad you would be if i attacked Transporter 2 or any other lame action film.

 

[Batman333]

milkman is a little troll. i'm going to ignore him.

 

[Hunter Rider]

This coming from someone who thinks Batman Returns is the best film of all time. Sorry, but your opinion holds about as much water as a strainer around here..............

This board gets worse by the day my friend