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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mission-impossible-fallout-budget-hits-series-high-tom-cruise-injury-1129554
Good lord. That was stunningly excellent. I was a big fan of rogue nation but this is even better.
The cinematography, music, stunts, locations, all perfect.
I honestly can’t think of a single criticism. Well, there is the fact that the identity of the villain is signposted, but never mind.
Seriously, they even had an actual cliffhanger. On a cliff.
Very nice to see Rebecca Ferguson again. Vanessa Kirby has a relatively small part but she owns it.
Right. I’m off to have a cup of tea.
Is it too early to get a discussion going on it with the relevant spoiler tags or would the majority rather we wait until after the weekend?
Only minor spoilers below regarding the set up for the movie, but heads up!
Imagine if Quantum was confirmed as a splinter group of Spectre following their defeat, or if Bond 25 had some rogue Spectre agents running riot?
It was a very simple idea but incredibly effective I thought.
There's a lot the trailer didn't show, and not just the bathroom brawl (with outdoes the bathroom fight from CR).
I get the impression Cruise is systematically working his way through the Bond series, picking scenes and outdoing them.
I watched MI:5 yesterday to prepare. If I'm being highly critical (hey I'm a filmmaker, it's what I do - especially good at beating myself up!) - there are a number of things which I preferred in that film. For a start I thought the story was a little stronger (not that this matters greatly). I'm probably in the minority but I preferred Elswit's cinematography over Hardy's (in particular that wonderful Vienna sequence) - but I appreciate that both are very slick. I noticed that Hardy uses anamorphic lens flares a lot - found that a bit tedious after a while (although I know people think they are "cool", especially JJ Abrams!). MI:5 also has a stronger score (although I appreciate that Balfe incorporated a few of the themes from the MI:5 score and his fast pace certainly adds some urgency). Where MI:6 completely excels however - is the action - and here it blows MI:5 right out of the water!
It's close with MI, MI3 and Fallout, but no. I still have to side with Bond/TLD.
As I watched the film, I was think that, at times, it feels the darkest, or at least, the most grown up film of the series, while balancing that with a sense of humour. The bloody barbed wire might have been a bit much.
I'm going to watch it now in 3D.
Regarding the cut scenes from the trailer, Sky recently had a behind the scenes special on the movie and Chris McQ and Cavill both admit that many scenes and stunts were cut due to test screenings. Apparently early test audiences said it had too much action!
No, but Ghost Protocol would get into my top ten if it was a Bond movie.
I grok.
However, like I did say a couple of pages back, the only problem I have with the first film is the mistreatment of the Phelps character. Otherwise, the first M:I film is as good as any Bond film. I described it to a friend as “FRWL type of Bond film made in the nineties with Brosnan.” That Prague setpiece is beyond outstanding.
PROS
✅ Breathless actions sequences
✅ Tension from start to finish
✅ Stunning locations
✅ Outstandingly cool plot twists
✅ Connections with Mission Impossible I 1, 3 and 5
CONS
- Too much JJ Abrams lens flare
- M:I theme should’ve being used much more
- The main titles are not as cool as the others M:I
- Henry Cavill was good only in the first act
- Why the hell Sean Harris doesn’t promote the film? I really have no idea why.
And another thing that buggers me is the missing scenes from the trailer. I watched the entire Helicopter Chase waiting for that climax with the Lorry, and Boom, nothing. Other key scenes were cut in the editing process, like the swinging rope, the dead HAO crew, etc.
The swinging from Grand Palais and the helicopter/lorry were the two examples mentioned when the filmmakers discussed having to cut out some of the action based on the test screenings.
I agree with you on the opening main titles, but the end titles were really cool!
Cruise said that they had so much action in it that they realised they had to tone it down and cut out certain scenes,and the helicopter/lorry scene is one of them.
But he hopes to get it put onto the 'deleted scenes' on the DVD...very thoughtful guy is Tom,always thinking of the paying public bless him.