Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol - Part 1

[Tacit Ronin]

Looks awesome.

 

[jmc]

I'm actually looking forward to this more for it being Brad Birds live action film debut.

 

[Still Wynning]

I'm actually looking forward to this more for it being Brad Birds live action film debut.

Same. I loved The Incredibles, so I was already looking forward to this, but the new trailer just raised my excitement level up to 11! t:

Also, what I loved about The Incredibles was that it sort of had this classic 60's espionage-type feel to it, and it looks like he's bringing some of that to this film (i.e. -- the nuke being launched from underwater).

Can't wait for this film to come out!

 

[Donut]

 

[Spideyfan93]

Have yet to see the new trailer...seeing that screencap, guaranteed I will get a ***** from that stunning actress yet again.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Very hot!

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

This movie's gonna be GOOD. I have no idea why some people are putting it down. The TDKR Prologue being in front of it makes watching it in IMAX even better.

 

[bullets]

Unfortunately all we have is liemax so i won't get to see the prologue. Of course it's not a deal breaker , I'm really looking forward to this.

 

[Hunter Rider]

The trailer is less action driven than I imagined it would be and feels like an exdtension of the teaser, they are keeping most of the big finale for the movie it seems. I was surprised to see the BMW concept is being used in a chase and it seems to have futurisitc type features. The final shot is awesome!

 

[Dr Lee]

i find it strange that they're showing what looks to be Holloways death so much in the trailers.....

 

[RED_Rider]

The trailer was really fun and much better than the teaser with pointless music instead of proper MI theme BUT they need to do a whole lot more. Nothing in the trailer really jumped at me (They had already used the wow factor from the crazy Khalifa tower).

Instead of crazy fast montage of set-pieces, they should have focused on of the key money shot moments and the action surrounding it IMO. Still, Brad Bird FTW!

 

[flickchick85]

i find it strange that they're showing what looks to be Holloways death so much in the trailers.....

Unless...

....he doesn't die!

 

[Dr Lee]

Unless...

....he doesn't die!

There is that... but How? how does he survive that fall?

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

The trailer teased just enough without revealing too much. Just listening to a few scene descriptions has me excited enough:

Scene 1:

"We were shown two full action sequences, both hinted at in the trailer. The first involved the team infiltrating Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world in Dubai, the second was a chase scene taking place during a sandstorm a little after the events of the first scene.

The set up for the money shot in the movie, Ethan climbing the Burj Khalifa is this: Ethan and his team are now rouge from the IMF after terrorist blow up the Kremlin and IMS is suspect with some sort of involvement. Somehow it leads up to the team needing to intercept a meeting between Michael Nyqvist's (from THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) character and another suspected terrorist. They plan on using the little equipment they have (including the token Mission Impossible masks) to separate the terrorists into two separate meeting, making each believe they are actually talking to the other, when of course, they would be talking to one of the rouge IMF agents in masks.

Sounds simple right? Problem is the meeting is somewhere in the tallest building in the world... After Jeremy Renner makes a crack at how ludicrous this mission is (I guess he thought he signed up with the Mission: "That's feasible" Squad), Simon Pegg realizes that the meet is on the 100th-something floor and the buildings security is military grade. Stuck half way to go in an office and with twenty minutes before the meet is set, Ethan makes an executive decision... climbing up from the outside is the only way to go. Now it gets good. The screen expands to a gargantuan size and the first shot is particularly impressive. Because we know Tom Cruise did all of his own stunts, we literally see him as he slowly walks out the window, looks down and finds a grip with his "sticky gloves" (that are low on juice) while the camera slowly pans up above his head. I have never gotten vertigo in a theater before this... but i was seriously clenching the armrests to keep from falling into the screen. This is the kind of immersion 3D could only dream about.

What surprised me with the entire set piece is how damn impressive it still is with its simplicity, both in composition and concept. Brad Bird utilizes the camera with elegant wide shots and long takes. Michael Giachinno's music is lively and fun, the whole tone had an adventurous feel to it that actually felt more in line with classic Indiana Jones and the M:I TV series than the previous films. After climbing a few stories he notices a sandstorm approaching on the horizon. If that wasn't enough, after climbing a bit more one of his sticky gloves looses power so he tosses it, watching the glove fly upward- another great touch that just gave me chills knowing how far up in the atmosphere we are. In a classic Brad Bird comedic touch, the glove finds its way on the side of the building and sticks to the glass in front of Ethan, right out of arms reach and apparently working again of course.

In an unexpected turn Ethan needs to get out of the dodge quickly and races downward with only a rope that's not even attached to him. He comes about three stories short of the floor his team is. In a swift and graceful move he runs back and forth to propel a jump and fails! Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton have to grab him. Seeing Tom actually do this is electrifying. Knowing that the man himself is doing this all without a stunt double is the icing to the cake. The lack of a stunt double gave me that same additional thrill as watching Zoe Bell in DEATH PROOF. On top of that icing, we get the benefit of IMAX... I cannot champion this true IMAX experience enough. It sucked me in completely."

Scene 2:

"The second scene involves Tom chasing Michael Nyqvist (disguised in a MI mask as someone else) running from the Burj Khalifa with that sandstorm swallowing them both whole. To be honest, Brad Bird is setting himself up to fail. Not only is his first live-action chase scene done in IMAX but during a sandstorm? Geography has always been an issue for me when it comes to action scenes, if i don't know where people are in relation to one another due to excessive cuts and the lack of master shots, the intended suspense goes right out the door. Luckily, every shot of Tom and Michael running through oncoming traffic and local markets is clearly realized, even while they are engulfed in sand. I imagine Bird's experience with extensive storyboarding came into great use here as there isn't a shot that isn't vital. The music and the editing kept the adrenalin up and the scene was a blast. It actually reminded me a bit of the multiplayer map Desert Village in UNCHARTED 3, which also obscures the action with a sandstorm. The foot chase turns into a car chase, where Ethan flanks the terrorist and collides into him head on.

I've always been a fan of the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series and Brad Bird looks like he could carve in the best of the bunch judging from these IMAX sequences alone. If you were even considering checking out the film in IMAX for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES prologue, you will definitely not regret sticking it out for GHOST PROTOCOL. I really hope more studios invest in IMAX, It'd get my ass in the seat for anything."

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-imax-impressions

 

[dustbros]

i find it strange that they're showing what looks to be Holloways death so much in the trailers.....

If you look into the frames, he throws something down on the road which is, I guess, like a gadget turning into an air mattress or whatever.
Then when we see him as falling, it seems they removed it digitally like he's about to die. Kinda misleading, you know. but it's wait and see for sure.

 

[Donut]

There is that... but How? how does he survive that fall?

A garbage truck could at the last minute pass by & he lands in the garbage truck which breaks his fall t:

 

[Marvin]

gotta love paramounts market team

 

[Airwings]

I have not read this thread before, so you have to excuse me if I have missed what you have been discussing here.
But I have been hearing that they are going to start focusing on another characters within the M.I universe. From how I see it, it feel a little wrong. I mean, Tom Cruise isn't too old to be an action hero. One of his "gifts" is his youthful looks. And he's still very physical and good with stunts. We don't need to be afraid of him getting aging out of the character for years to come. As long he's still in good shape, I can see him playing Ethan Hunt when he's 55.
Rather than introducing a different lead character, they could fint a new Ethan. If you want someone with the same hair color as Tom, go pick Mark Wahlberg. Well, he's not as good actor as Tom, but he will manage the action part.
If you rather have someone with talent, take Jude Law. Him being Brittish won't destroy the franchise, it might even give it a different shine.
Don't bring his accent up, I am sure he can change that to sound American.

What the heck, give the role to Christian Bale and you will get both talent, the hair color and the right physics.

 

[protocida]

i find it strange that they're showing what looks to be Holloways death so much in the trailers.....

If the rumors are to be believed, [BLACKOUT]Brant is a villain and Hanaway ends up being the "new" Ethan Hunt.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[nightwing06]

I think it's cool that Cruise wanted to do the building scaling scene without CGI ,risky but cool

 

[MiniBond]

Mission impossible movie
Paula Patton undress
and TDKR prologue....

.... I'm SO there

 

[Hunter Rider]

i find it strange that they're showing what looks to be Holloways death so much in the trailers.....

He throws something before he jumps, I am guessing it will inflate to cushion his landing but they have kept it out of the trailer to surprise people when they actually see the movie.

 

[SoulManX]

If the rumors are to be believed, [BLACKOUT]Brant is a villain and Hanaway ends up being the "new" Ethan Hunt.[/BLACKOUT]

Really?

 

[Hunter Rider]

It's not, he's having a 7 minute running fight/shootout with the main villain, the reason they don't show that in the BTS is the stunt guy did the villains part, not the Swedish fella.

I made a mistake based on these quotes from an interview with Nyqvist.

This is Nyqvist's first Hollywood blockbuster action film.

"I am undergoing kickboxing training every day," he said.

"In the end, Tom Cruise and I have a fight that will take three to four weeks to film. There will be stunts where we hang from ropes and such."

“They have like a terrific 5 page fight sequence at the end of the film - brutal, brutal stuff”, says our Para-insider. “He’s this very charming, but calculating bad guy. Not your typical spy-film villain”.

These shots from the trailer are from the final fight I believe.

 

[Tony Starkk]

If the rumors are to be believed, [BLACKOUT]Brant is a villain and Hanaway ends up being the "new" Ethan Hunt.[/BLACKOUT]

Where did you hear this?