Tank Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Do we not have threads for these movies? It’s a veteran franchise at this point! Anyway, the new one was trash and I don’t get why people love it. The last one was amazing and puts any modern Bond film to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue 3 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 I loved the first one. That was the peak for me. The others have good moments, but nothing that made me want to rewatch. I’ll probably try and give them another go over the summer while I wait for the new one to drop on Sky to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 I haven't seen MI since the fourth one. It's one of those things they I have no need to catch up. I might one day, but i might not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wader Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I’m seeing it this Saturday. It’s probably the only franchise I can think of that, with the exception of the second one, has consistently gotten better with each release. (Shame to hear 7 breaks that though). But as good as they are (or have been), I don’t care about any of the characters so never in a rush to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 Yeah, you all hit it. They are fun and good, but it's not like they have a huge cultural impact to drive you to be invested. They just exist as summer blockbusters. I agree that outside of two, each one gets better. Up until now anyway. Even though he made a mess of Star trek and Star Wars, JJ Abrams put things on track with MI3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I am sure I have seen more than the first MI, but I am damned if I can remember them, or which ones for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Even as a fan, they definitely blend together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I distinctly remember 1, 2 and 3 because all three had very different styles. The rest all feel exactly the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 That’s because starting with 5 they’ve had the same director and 4 was ape-ing 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Errr, yeah, I was kind of shocked to see the rotten tomatoes rating. Not that it matters. The human villain was boring as hell. AI as the main threat is goofy. The interplay of gadgetry and heist planning felt non-existent or really under-thought. The movie felt oddly small stakes and low budget for being a world-ending scenario. However, my standards are so low for summer blockbusters now that I just (at the bare minimum) deeply appreciate that nothing looked like CG/cartoony crap in it. And the ending (the whole setpiece is ****ing fantastic and worth a matinee ticket) was just a train going off a cliff and not a whole city block getting sucked into a blue laser. Yyyep. Oh, and also because I'm not particularly invested in the overall plot developments, and mostly can't remember, when did Kitridge come back? The last one? I vaguely remember him in one of the last two, but when the meeting scene happened at the beginning of this I was like "didn't he die in the first one, the hell?" Also also: can we stop with the whispy, silent, lady assassin thing, please? I DID like the woman in this okay, but it's getting tiresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 5 hours ago, Tank said: That’s because starting with 5 they’ve had the same director and 4 was ape-ing 3. Oh man, I forgot about Brad Bird directing 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Seen one Mission Impossible youve seen them all. Literally no reason to see another one unless you like watching stunts on repeat. But to be fair, no one wants you to enjoy a Tom Cruise movie more than Tom Cruise so you at least know the guy is gonna put 100% in every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wader Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 It was definitely weakest of the post MI3 ones but I enjoyed it - pretty much for the reasons Brett touched on. It’s just nice seeing these action sequences with a bigger focus on practical effects. The last bit in particular was really well done and the chase scene in Rome was fun, good mix of humour and action. Though I was surprised that none of it was shot on IMAX considering the last few and Top Gun all used it for the main set pieces. But yeah plot wise it was weak. Didn’t really know what the hell was going on 90% of the time (and not in a cool Nolan storytelling way) but I’d be lying if I said that was any different to any other MI film I’ve watched. I’m usually just there for the set pieces and I think they still delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 They are all pretty much a get-the-McGuffin-pivot-when-it-goes-south movies. Funny enough, only the first one has any real big twists to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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