Mission: Impossible - films and tv series

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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    mtm wrote: »
    Yeah, the deadline thing is how they make it work, but even then they have to come up with a particular, rather fluffed, explanation as to why it needs to be a halo jump in particular and not a normal one. Really it's all something which makes more sense for a high security military target and not a massive, friendly and accessible city!
    You do kind of wonder if they'd just got a faster plane they probably wouldn't have needed to do all that :)

    Plus the original version as shot had yet another big crazy stunt as Tom swung from the rafters of the building! A bit too much and wisely dropped.

    That cut sequence with the cable/rope makes me think that it's meant to be a bit more tactical, stealthy entry, which would've meant that the event itself is restricted actress. Perhaps it was intended to be a different building/location at one point during filming, though I suppose if not, they merely cut it since we get so many action beats in a row during that entire sequence. Certainly would've added more logic to the film (and the moment itself in the trailers looks damn cool).
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    You know, it just dawned on me that the shot of the Q-glider/sub dropping out of the plane in NTTD looks a lot like the one of Cruise coming out of the plane in the Halo jump. Then again, it also looks like the one with Pierce doing his Halo jump. I guess it's the framing most commonly chosen for that particular shot.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2020 Posts: 16,428
    I don't think they'd have ever intended it to be playing anywhere else in the movie as the Grand Palais is such a recognisable landmark.
    Excellent sequence in all though, and nice to know that that many Parisians barely ever need to use the toilet! :)
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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Haha, that's great. Tom's so happy to interact with them too. Definition of cool.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    That’s amazing.
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    mtm wrote: »

    Tom Cruise is just brilliant! \m/
  • edited October 2020 Posts: 440
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Yeah, the deadline thing is how they make it work, but even then they have to come up with a particular, rather fluffed, explanation as to why it needs to be a halo jump in particular and not a normal one. Really it's all something which makes more sense for a high security military target and not a massive, friendly and accessible city!
    You do kind of wonder if they'd just got a faster plane they probably wouldn't have needed to do all that :)

    Plus the original version as shot had yet another big crazy stunt as Tom swung from the rafters of the building! A bit too much and wisely dropped.

    That cut sequence with the cable/rope makes me think that it's meant to be a bit more tactical, stealthy entry, which would've meant that the event itself is restricted actress. Perhaps it was intended to be a different building/location at one point during filming, though I suppose if not, they merely cut it since we get so many action beats in a row during that entire sequence. Certainly would've added more logic to the film (and the moment itself in the trailers looks damn cool).

    While I did like Fallout, I do think the fact that the plots haven't actually been worked out and are constantly being written and rewritten while the movie is being shot is a genuine flaw with these latest instalments.

    The stunts and action scenes are incredible, but it does come at the expense of the characters and the story. It's a series of well-done action setpieces that could be slotted into any kind of plot. It works effectively but it means that 6 movies in, we still don't have a lead character. Just Tom Cruise with a different name.

    That's why, as much as I enjoy these movies, I don't think that they'll never have the staying power of the Bond films.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    And yet the storylines, I find, are very satisfying. Everything that needs resolving is resolved, every action scene has a plot reason to be there (apart from the halo jump which is why it sticks out so much).
    You say they won’t have the staying power of the Bonds, but in terms of time we’re already nearly up to the point where the Bonds were making Licence To Kill.
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    The premise of the TV series was you didn't get to know the characters, just how they used their skills to accomplish the mission and that was successful for 7 years. That could probably never fly today.

    The film series is the same way - an incredible ride and seeing Cruise in charge and doing some crazy, death-defying stunt is worth the price of admission alone. I am, however, getting tired of the dismantle the bomb/stop the launch code ending, the team being forced to go it alone, the traitor in the department and untrustworthy secretary who ends up supporting them in the end.

    More MI!
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    Not a great fan of the styling for Cruise in the new film. The suits look a bit blocky and bland. Also, the chase currently being filmed just seems too similar to the sequences from Rogue Nation and Fallout. I really don't want to see regular BMWs race in European cities. Also, the casting of Atwell feels a little familiar and unimaginative. It's just a bit vanilla.....

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    Also, can anyone notice the movie they are spoofing whilst filming the car chase yesterday???

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  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    At this point the shorter hair suits Tom; Roger would have benefited from better cuts in his later films.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Anyone know if the movie is incorporating or acknowledging the pandemic within the story? It’s going to be interesting to see if blockbusters being shot and produced during this time chose to ignore it or not.

    Loving what I’m seeing of this film so far.
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    Have to agree re. Cruise's suit, but with that vest and all, it kinda looks like some sort of work outfit…?

    That yellow car though. LOVE it!
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Have to agree re. Cruise's suit, but with that vest and all, it kinda looks like some sort of work outfit…?

    That yellow car though. LOVE it!
    Costumes always look way cooler on screen than they do in BTS photos. I’m not worried.
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    jake24 wrote: »
    Have to agree re. Cruise's suit, but with that vest and all, it kinda looks like some sort of work outfit…?

    That yellow car though. LOVE it!
    Costumes always look way cooler on screen than they do in BTS photos. I’m not worried.

    Definitely. Proper lighting and filming angles can do a lot.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    I'm waiting to see some Pom Klementieff set pics. I'm more excited about her than Atwell.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    jake24 wrote: »
    Anyone know if the movie is incorporating or acknowledging the pandemic within the story? It’s going to be interesting to see if blockbusters being shot and produced during this time chose to ignore it or not.

    I'm fairly sure the Light The Fuse guys asked him this on their podcast and he said they'd be ignoring it. I think that's the right way to go, it wouldn't be an entertainment otherwise.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    I'm not sure how you could possibly incorporate the pandemic into a blockbuster action adventure without it seeming heavy handed, at the moment. Give it a couple more years though and I'm sure it will be acknowledged.

    It wasn't too long ago that the action/spy genre struggled to avoid making any references to 9/11!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2020 Posts: 16,428
    Are they handcuffed together? Looks like they're managing to riff on FYEO and TND! :D

    I'm not complaining about that, incidentally- it's all in the way it's done; there are so few truly original ideas. Jason Bourne drove a clapped-out Mini and no-one said that was a FYEO rip-off.

    I wonder why Cruise is in the passenger seat in some of it but the drivers seat in the long shot.
  • GadgetManGadgetMan Lagos, Nigeria
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    I'm not sure how you could possibly incorporate the pandemic into a blockbuster action adventure without it seeming heavy handed, at the moment. Give it a couple more years though and I'm sure it will be acknowledged.

    It wasn't too long ago that the action/spy genre struggled to avoid making any references to 9/11!

    True. It's way too early to insert the pandemic in films, since films are seen as an escape from that subject.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I'm not sure how you could possibly incorporate the pandemic into a blockbuster action adventure without it seeming heavy handed, at the moment. Give it a couple more years though and I'm sure it will be acknowledged.

    It wasn't too long ago that the action/spy genre struggled to avoid making any references to 9/11!

    Yeah, not least because we don't even know what the situation will be by the time these films are out- even the stuff made at the start of lockdown feels dated now!

    But yeah, what do you think- handcuffs? I can't make out what's on his wrist; it looks a bit bigger..?
  • edited October 2020 Posts: 440
    mtm wrote: »
    jake24 wrote: »
    Anyone know if the movie is incorporating or acknowledging the pandemic within the story? It’s going to be interesting to see if blockbusters being shot and produced during this time chose to ignore it or not.

    I'm fairly sure the Light The Fuse guys asked him this on their podcast and he said they'd be ignoring it. I think that's the right way to go, it wouldn't be an entertainment otherwise.

    Exactly. Having to acknowledge the pandemic would take audiences out of the movie and instantly date it as well.

    I'm mainly looking forward to seeing what interesting things they can do with the two-part structure. These movies do love their twists after all.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Not a great fan of the styling for Cruise in the new film. The suits look a bit blocky and bland. Also, the chase currently being filmed just seems too similar to the sequences from Rogue Nation and Fallout. I really don't want to see regular BMWs race in European cities. Also, the casting of Atwell feels a little familiar and unimaginative. It's just a bit vanilla.....

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    Also, can anyone notice the movie they are spoofing whilst filming the car chase yesterday???

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    Better Hayley Atwell (who’s underrated in my opinion) than Jennifer Lawrence or Scarlett Johansson (who are both EXTREMELY overrated).
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Not a great fan of the styling for Cruise in the new film. The suits look a bit blocky and bland. Also, the chase currently being filmed just seems too similar to the sequences from Rogue Nation and Fallout. I really don't want to see regular BMWs race in European cities. Also, the casting of Atwell feels a little familiar and unimaginative. It's just a bit vanilla.....

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    Also, can anyone notice the movie they are spoofing whilst filming the car chase yesterday???

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    Better Hayley Atwell (who’s underrated in my opinion) than Jennifer Lawrence or Scarlett Johansson (who are both EXTREMELY overrated).

    I wholeheartedly agree. Then again, I've always had a crush on Atwell Atwell. Ever since they made Brideshead Revisited into a film (even though it was a poor adaptation).
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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I personally love these recent shots, I can't wait. Love that they're handcuffed together, gives me TND vibes.
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    I was having FYEO flashbacks too!! :))
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2020 Posts: 16,428
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    I was having FYEO flashbacks too!! :))

    It seems more similar to Bourne to me in terms of setting and cars involved, it's really only the colour of the car that makes it in any way like FYEO.

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    The funny thing is, didn't we see Rebecca Ferguson practising in the Fiat when they were in the UK just before lockdown? So either she somehow gets in there as well or it's another MI change-of-plan! :D

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    I dunno, is that her? Could be Atwell.

    The black spray also seems to suggest they've converted it to a suicide doors model, I wonder if that plays some sort of part in the action.
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