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I know, and admit, I am in a minority: I feel M:I3 was the best made film of the bunch. Best story, best use of the characters and action. I remember this one the best.
I forget the others and/or meld 4, 5 and 6 together. To me these last three are like Loony Tune Cartoons-- and nothing more.
I concur!
I’m a big fan of MI:3 and can’t understand why it’s so maligned. This is the one that made Ethan Hunt a three dimensional , unique character. His relationship with his wife was sincere and created tangible high stakes at the end.
And in a move that shows how aware the MI producers are, they wisely detached from the domestic aspect of his life while acknowledging its effects on him.
MI:3 sits in the 2 spot of my rankings,only behind the near perfect Rogue Nation.
MI:3 has great moments in it, from the Vatican heist all the way to the climax in Asia. Far-fetched? Well, it's Mission:Impossible, what can I say.
I love the opening shootout in the factory, the helicopter chase, and the fight with Hoffman at the end. The Bridge firefight is a great concept but there's a bit too much shakey cam going on for it to to reach its full potential.
It is probably the weakest in the series in terms of memorable set-pieces, but there's still plenty of good ones there.
It did have a lot of similarities to the M:I2 break in - it's at night, he enters from the roof, he's dealing with a biological weapon and he has to escape from a high-up window, so I guess it would've felt even more like a retread if it was focused on more heavily.
Indeed. And let's not forget Benedict Cumberbatch's mom, Wanda Ventham. Here's the theme :
The opera sequence in Rogue Nation, however, was absolutely brilliant, only second to the Prague sequence from the first film.
Jean-Louis Trintignant shines as the film’s opportunistic, spineless protagonist, Marcello, who follows which ever form of life is the dominant and accepted one at a certain point in history just so he himself can live a, what he calls, ‘normal’ life.
The majority of the film takes place during the ruling of dictator Mussolini. Unsurprisingly Marcello, the conformist from the film’s title, becomes a fascist neglecting all norms and values for the sake of his own well-being.
Not only a captivating and a relavent story in today’s world as well but a visual feast for the eyes, Bertolucci’s Il conformista is in my view correctly hailed as one of the best films of all time. A must see for every cinephile.
No, I was as well. The latest was the only one that did anything for me.
Ranking:
1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
3. Mission: Impossible
4. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
5. Mission: Impossible III
6. Mission: Impossible II
Fallout is awesome it is close to taking over top spot in my ranking, I envy you watching all these films for the first time in a mini marathon M: I is a great series.
My sister watched the first five for the first time a few backs and she too liked GP the best. I'm curious to see what she thinks of Fallout when she gets round to it.
I think RN may be a grower, whereas GP grabs one immediately.
RE: the chase sequence in Fallout - I agree that it was really well done. The best bits for me though were the interruptions, like when Faust appears in front of them and also when everything stops suddenly as a result of the unexpected female cop intervention. It helped to change up the pace and humanize the sequence, which made it all the more thrilling for me.
I have started to favour the 4K version, there is grain which you accept, though the metropolis scenes are incredible. My brother who loves the film was shocked when he watched this when he visited, if you get a 4K TV get this film first.