Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation - Part 1

[Compi716]

It might just be the impression I got from the trailers, but would you say the Underwater sequence was kind of a sister sequence to the Langley infiltration in the first film?

That's a very interesting way to put it, and one I hasn't considered. To answer your question...yes.

 

[flickchick85]

It might just be the impression I got from the trailers, but would you say the Underwater sequence was kind of a sister sequence to the Langley infiltration in the first film?

I'd say it's a pretty similar brand of heart-stopping suspense, yeah.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Thanks everyone.



That's a big enodrsement for me as the motorbike chase in Mi:II is one of my all time favourite action sequences, it's like a modern day western shootout with bikes replacing horses.





More motorcycle love. So I am guessing there is quite a bit more to it than in the trailer?



It might just be the impression I got from the trailers, but would you say the Underwater sequence was kind of a sister sequence to the Langley infiltration in the first film?

I haven't watched the first MI in a long time so I don't recall everything about that sequence.

EDIT: Ah I missed flickchick's response.

 

[InCali]

Yeah, the first time I saw it was a regular ol' digital AMC IMAX which I'm pretty sure was just 2K. The conversion looked pretty ugly there. The 2nd time was the museum where I used to go for my 70mm presentations, but they just replaced their IMAX film projector with a new laser IMAX projector instead, but the picture that thing puts out really is stunning. The digital IMAX conversion looked much, MUCH better on that one. I don't know how it would look on a 70mm film conversion, but they probably didn't even do one considering how few theaters would even be able to show it these days. I was just happy they didn't force me to see it in 3D to see it on IMAX. Seems like 2D IMAX releases like this are becoming quite a rarity themselves, and that's my absolute favorite way to see a movie.

Indeed. Would be fun get her in one of these M:I movies, haha.

FYI. I looks like they did indeed make some IMAX film prints. The Irvine Spectrum theater uses the IMAX projector (not the digital one) and is showing it.

 

[AnneFan]

The motorcycle chase scene is my favorite.

Mine too. Movies like Mission Impossible show all the special effects in the world can't beat something like a high speed chase.

 

[flickchick85]

FYI. I looks like they did indeed make some IMAX film prints. The Irvine Spectrum theater uses the IMAX projector (not the digital one) and is showing it.

Nice, thanks. Maybe I'll check the other museums in the area and see if any of them are showing the 70mm version.

 

[Black Narcissus]

These last two MI films> Last two Bond films.

Come at me.

 

[Mysteryman]

I thought my wife had an interesting comment after she saw it. "I really liked it. It was very entertaining, but I found I didn't feel as close to the characters as I did when I saw Ant-Man. I didn't get drawn in to the characters to the same extent." Ant-Man, I think, had characters you could relate to quite a bit more. There were a lot of family issues and things that we deal with everyday. That's the nature of the material itself, but the divide still exists.

This is a different situation
Douglas and Lily were playing father and daughter .
Ethan was cut off from his wife .
So, he threw himself into his work and basically went solo to protect his team.
Different situation entirely.
It's a scenario that doesn't lend itself to warmth

 

[AnneFan]

These last two MI films> Last two Bond films.

Come at me.

I make no secret I prefer Bond, but the last two MI films have been brilliant, no doubt about it. So I don't think it's that controversial to prefer Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation. I was having a discussion after the film, and my crew agreed both franchises are going well at the moment, and they're not in direct competition with each other anyway.

 

[flickchick85]

I'm loving both the Bond and M:I franchises right now. I don't even want to compare them because they're both at the top of their game (and genre), imo, showing most other action blockbusters how it's done.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Hmmm....now that I think about it, the M:I Franchise is Tom Cruise's Superhero franchise.

 

[Mysteryman]

I make no secret I prefer Bond, but the last two MI films have been brilliant, no doubt about it. So I don't think it's that controversial to prefer Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation. I was having a discussion after the film, and my crew agreed both franchises are going well at the moment, and they're not in direct competition with each other anyway.

Thats right on.
Cruise said in a recent interview with Empire magazine.
That he is not competing with Bond or Bourne.
He is competing with Charle Chaplin .
Both Chaplin and Buster Keaton were known for intricate sequences .
Apparently, their work has inspired some of the stunts that we have seen from Cruise in the Mission films.

 

[antonydelfini]

These last two MI films> Last two Bond films.

Come at me.

I agree.

Ghost Protocol 9/10
Quantum of Solace 6.5/10

Skyfall 9/10
Rogue Nation 8.5/10

 

[Mysteryman]

I have enjoyed All of the Craig Bond films.
That having been said, Quantum is the most flawed .
My least favorite Mission film is MI2.
It did have some good stunts though .

 

[DarthSkywalker]

These last two MI films> Last two Bond films.

Come at me.

Well QoS didn't happen in this dojo.

So if it is CR/Skyfall vs. GP/RN, I think it is a good race that we all win. t:

My favorite is still Casino Royale though. My favorite of the genre.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

The motorcycle chase scene is my favorite.

My heart and soul belongs to the Opera scene. It is the perfect blend of action, cleverness, funny, suspense and sexy imo.

 

[flickchick85]

Oh for the record, the Opera scene is definitely my favorite scene in the film, but I just don't consider it an "action set-piece" so I didn't think it counted for the question at hand, lol.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Oh for the record, the Opera scene is definitely my favorite scene in the film, but I just don't consider it an "action set-piece" so I didn't think it counted for the question at hand, lol.

I guess I could see that, though I think it actually has more action then the underwater sequence. But it has plenty going on and is rather extended.

 

[AnneFan]

One of the main things I love about these movies is the tension. They manage to create genuinely nail biting scenarios throughout the series. Plus their gadgets are always cool.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I knew if this reviewed well it would blow past the projections. Glad to be right. Can't wait to see it again, and for the next one. t:

 

[InCali]

This is a different situation
Douglas and Lily were playing father and daughter .
Ethan was cut off from his wife .
So, he threw himself into his work and basically went solo to protect his team.
Different situation entirely.
It's a scenario that doesn't lend itself to warmth

Yeah. I know and so did she. That's why I wrote "That's the nature of the material itself, but the divide still exists."

 

[InCali]

These last two MI films> Last two Bond films.

Come at me.

Not me. Loved Skyfall. QoS (That also stands for Quality of Service in computer network lingo....fascinating, huh?? ) not so much. Really liked the last 3 MI movies. MI:2 not so much. Liked MI:1, but thought having Jim Phelps=traitor was a very, very bad call. I don't say stuff like this often, but I would call it a stupid move.

I like what Tom Cruise has been doing lately. I really liked Edge of Tomorrow and even, to a lesser extent, Oblivion (which I think could have been really good with some tweaking). That being said, Daniel Craig has a seemingly natural....how to say.....swagger or cool about him. It's like when he's on screen, no one else exists. One of the very best Bonds. Connery is probably my favorite (talk about swagger) even if those Bonds are maybe somewhat dated.

 

[nightwing06]

Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation and as usual in this role he is on top of his game.
Not only does Cruise go all out with his stunts again but this is coupled with a well crafted story by Director Christopher McQuarrie .
Tons,of suspense,action,and double crosses keeps the film interesting. He and his Impossible Mission Force
Luther (Ving Rhames), Benji (Simon Pegg), and Brandt (Jeremy Renner)
not only face off against an interesting Bond Like villain portrayed by Sean Harris,but also face a CIA chief portrayed by Alec Baldwin
who wants the IMF shut down due to the collateral damage they have caused around the world all this and throw in
Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a British spy who is as mysterious as she is beautiful

MIRN does lag in some areas and is about 10 minutes to long but action packed and interesting films like this are what blockbusters should be.

Scale of 1-10 a 9

 

[Visceral]

Pretty impressed with this film. The motorcycle sequence was an instant classic and there were a couple of other great scenes as well.

What surprised me was how fleshed out the characters were. That really hasn't happened since 3. Solomon in my opinion was a better written villain then own davian. Instead of being an evil arms dealer he was a man incredibly similar to hunt and Elsa. I was afraid the syndicate would not make sense. But a group of individuals who feel burnt from the people they were serving while still maintaining a logical creation from a legitimate organization, originally intended to combat terrorist intelligence. I thought it was a great way to write good characters while believably create a secret organization that serves no nation but itself.

 

[MadVillainy]

Saw this yesterday. Long story short it was good.

Most of everything was great.

It was funny without being to silly. The tension was excellent. The action scenes were great. The opera scene was really well done. I also like how some of the action scenes didn't have a score, the only sounds were the engines reving and the bullets flying that really worked for this.

One thing I would've done is make it more of a team movie. GP it was more of an ensemble this kinda was Mission Impossible: Ethan/Cruise, Benji/Pegg, and the girl/Ferguson. I would've liked to see more Rhames and Renner in on the action.
I also would've liked a different stand off between the villain and Hunt alone

But still this was really good. I didn't like it as much as Protocol but this was good and they should be proud of what they done.

Even though I like where the newer Bond films went, these new MI films to me feel like old school Bond movies with a new twist because of the gadgets, tone. and all that. At least to me, if I was in charge of rebooting Bond back in 2005-06 I would've gone for something like GP and RN. But as I said, I love the Craig films for the most part. And it's good to have that balance between the more "fun" spy films like Mission Impossible and the more serious ones like Casino Royale and Skyfall


I do like how this year was kinda "The Year of the Spy" with all these spy movies coming out. And if Im not mistaken they've all been well received so far. I hope UNCLE and Spectre continue the trend