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Looking at the next few months, there are quite a few films I can't wait to see that are going to have a sizeable gap between US and France releases. The Predator, White Boy Rick, Bad Times at the El Royal, Widows, Creed 2 just to name a few.
Yeah, that has to be a pain. I've seen you get some movies days and weeks before we get them here in the U.S., and other movies that you don't get for a good two months or more after we do.
Makes it "easier" on the spoiler culture, too - not as tough to dodge them when a film is released at the same time globally.
The only real complaint I have is the humour. There simply isn't enough of it and what's there often falls flat. The clever banter between Hunt and his team is sorely missed in this effort. That said, all the other pieces are perfect. This did not disappoint. It's undoubtedly the most enjoyable installment IMO, but I felt Rogue Nation was the slightly more clever entry. It's a tie.
9/10
I do hope that happens, too. Given that:
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@ClarkDevlin, your idea is catching on. Possible spoilers so those who've yet to see the film read at your risk.
http://observer.com/2018/07/mission-impossible-fallout-tom-cruise-sequel-rebecca-ferguson-paramount-pictures/
Indeed, plus
It is bascially spot on.
The Mission Impossible action set-piece that sticks out most occurs in JJ Abrams MI (no surprise there). It takes place on an isolated stretch of ocean highway with Tom Cruise running from a drone that’s shooting missiles at him. There’s actually some inventiveness to this sequence. We’re isolated. We’re in a unique setting. We’re trapped. The odds are insurmountable (man with nowhere to run vs. military drone). In Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission Impossible movies, it’s always a chase through a city that we’ve seen a million times before.
Mission Impossible needs to get back to its roots. What’s the defining image of this franchise? When I say “Mission Impossible,” what is the first thing you think of? It’s Tom Cruise, clad in black, arms and legs spread eagle, being held one inch from a white floor. Six movies later and that’s still the image we go back to. Why? Because back then, it was more about being clever than, “WHAT COOL STUNT CAN WE DO HERE!?” It was more about coming up with a cool fun plot than, “I WONDER IF TOM CRUISE CAN JUMP OFF THE EIFEL TOWER ON A SEGWAY.” That white room heist sequence cost 1/100th of one of these car chases yet it was a hundred times more impactful.
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Sounds like a great idea. I can't see a non-Tom Cruise Mission Impossible franchise pulling in enough film goers. If there is a new Tom Cruise type actor waiting for his big break in films and he connects with the audience... but if there's no obvious candidate to replace him (and I can't think of one) I can't see much box office future for the franchise. A tv reboot would necessitate an all new cast and with less emphasis on Hunt at the main star.
Again, lots of spoilers below, so those who've not seen the film should perhaps avoid.
It's an excellent article though, with a lot of insights into the process and choices made.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mission-impossible-tom-cruise-pushed-a-dark-plot-was-cut-1130744
The writer seems to ignore that M:I was pretty much going nowhere after 2. 3 has a fascinatingly complicated production history, and at least until its release, few people cared about Cruise and M:I. The stunts are Tom´s main selling point for M:I. I don´t see anything wrong with that.
I doubt that writer even knows what a segway is.
The level of dedication, professionalism and passion is evident throughout this film. Everyone clearly raised their game, perhaps aware of the high viewer expectations, Cruise's demanding standards, and the positive critical appraisal that the last few films have had. The viewer is the winner.
The best scenes for me in Fallout
Those aforementioned bits were also two of my favorite scenes, as well.
Hunt at his most desperate, going through all 5 fases of grief and loss in a total of 2-3 minute screen time is great filmmaking. III is still my favorite of the bunch.
I noticed that the C-17 (supposedly) at the US airbase in Germany actually has RAF markings on it. I assume that was filimed in the UK.
The HALO jump is one of my favourite sequences. Very well done.
Vanessa Kirby is brilliant. She’s very impressive. I trust she will return in the future.
I liked the way Ethan’s dream sequences were filimed. And I noticed that Solomon said “you should have killed me” in the dream and later in real life. I don’t think I noticed that on first viewing.
What a lovely moment it is when Julia turns up. What a shame they couldn’t have kept it a secret and out of the trailers.
I love the shots of Henry Cavill in the helicopter with Ethan’s helicopter in the background. All done in camera.
And of course Rebecca Ferguson is gorgeous.
I like to think he made himself a monument with MI6, as he's pretty much this generations Evel Knievel now, maybe more so than after any of the previous movies.
People willl flock to see MI7 just to see what insane stuff he will do next.
As for Bond, don't expect them to reach that level anytime soon, and how could they?
Thinking that this would be easy to do, would only diminish what Cruise has accomplished with this franchise.
As for the Movie itself, personally i prefer the tone of some of the other MI movies, but i do acknowledge that the climax of Fallout is pretty much the best in the franchise if not one of the best ever made (i think thats where all those "one of the best action movies of all time" comments came from) but the first half is very slow, and the movie is extremely exposition heavy, so much so that i almost lost the plot somehwere in the middle.
I have honestly no idea where i would rank it right now (not on 1 though) i will need to watch it more times.
I also got a lot of Goldeneye vibes from the finale:
- Villain is an Agent like the hero, who switched sides
- Villain and Hero had worked together in the beginning of the film
- Intense fistfight between the two
- Villain hangs on to the hero shortly before he falls to his death.
- Really gruesome death by being impaled (which kills him, not the fall)
The soundtrack is very good.