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Post subject: Re: Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Pt 1&2 (7-14-2023)
Posted: Mon November 27, 2023 5:49 am
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Jorge wrote:
3 is not that good, IMO. This is better than 3.
These movies are at their best when they’re grounded in the human performances. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Henry Cavill, even Keri Russell’s bit part all stand out to me a fair bit more than some of their accompanying action sets.
Everyone talks about how John Woo ruined part 2, and yeah he did, but Thandie Newton sucked an awful lot too.
I really enjoyed Shea Whigham in this new one and hope he gets more screen time in the sequel.
The first one seems the most real or realistic. It's not perfect, but I wish they had gone a little more in that direction, than what they did. The sixth one was very well made, and entertaining as an action and thrilling spectacle, but it all became a bit too much to top the ranking (or achieve a top rating from me).
Post subject: Re: Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Pt 1&2 (7-14-2023)
Posted: Mon November 27, 2023 5:57 am
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I think the most "realistic" one is 3, and that is part of why I'm not much into it. Plus the sloppy action and weird saturated look and color correction. PSH is an absolute highlight though.
1 doesn't feel so realistic. It's very corny and filled with huge eyerolly moments. Upon rewatching them all this year I even found myself enjoying 2 more than 1
Post subject: Re: Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Pt 1&2 (7-14-2023)
Posted: Mon November 27, 2023 1:57 pm
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I also "enjoyed" rewatching 2, but I'd still put it very solidly at the bottom of the rankings.
I really love 3 and think it's one of the best. It's the most deadly serious one, and I'm glad they didn't stick with that tone for the rest of the franchise. But there's also some playfulness to the proceedings. That whole sequence at the Vatican is a ton of fun.
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1. Fallout 2. Mission: Impossible III 3. Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 4. Ghost Protocol 5. Rogue Nation 6. Mission: Impossible 7. Mission: Impossible II
Post subject: Re: Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Pt 1&2 (7-14-2023)
Posted: Mon November 27, 2023 2:48 pm
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Look, I don't stand super firm on this 2 > 1 thing. 2 has a ton of problems. But Ethan Hunt as a motorcycle kung-fu Christ figure leads to some hilarious, over-the-top moments, and I just feel like sticking up for it sometimes
Post subject: Re: Mission Impossible-Dead Reckoning Pt 1&2 (7-14-2023)
Posted: Mon November 27, 2023 3:13 pm
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Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47181 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
As a Mission Impossible movie, the first one feels stylistically disconnected. I think of it more like a bridge between 70s espionage movies and where the franchise headed. It’s awesome.
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