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  • P-Dub
    Office Moderator
    • Aug 2000
    • 6766

    Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (Spoiler alert first post)

    A fun action film that builds on the MI franchise. I'm pretty sure you'll see another edition.

    We caught the first showing yesterday and it wasn't quite full, but the 11am start time might have been a bit early for some people. Plus last weekend before Christmas, so people were probably still shopping.

    The story starts with a rescue of our hero Ethan Hunt, and then moves on to needing to break into the Kremlin and all heck breaks loose.

    A small nitpick for me is the title sequence. The trailers are bad enough, but why show other clips in the movie during the sequence? :roll:

    I found the pacing to be just right and a nice combination of action and adventure. The final resolution was a bit tough for me to believe, but hey, it's just a movie.
    Paul

    There are three kinds of people in this world; those that can count, and those that can't.
  • George Bellefontaine
    Moderator Emeritus
    • Jan 2001
    • 7637

    #2
    The earlier MI flicks were a stretch but enjoyable. I'll probably add this to my collection when it is released on video
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    • Ovation
      Super Senior Member
      • Sep 2004
      • 2202

      #3
      A 95% or so rating at Rotten Tomatoes is a fair bit higher than I'd have expected. I will try to catch the IMAX version (I enjoyed The Dark Knight in IMAX) and will add it to the other three in my collection.

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      • M.Roberts8
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2006
        • 229

        #4
        Saw this last weekend I enjoyed it quite a bit, definite buy on blu for me.

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        • Chris D
          Moderator Emeritus
          • Dec 2000
          • 16877

          #5
          Huh... really, that good? The last one was such a stinker. I'll give this one a try on rental.
          CHRIS

          Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
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          • impala454
            Ultra Senior Member
            • Oct 2007
            • 3814

            #6
            Saw it in the theater (friend's birthday) and thoroughly enjoyed it. Was fun, nonstop, great cast, and fairly compelling story. :T :T
            -Chuck

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            • M.Roberts8
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2006
              • 229

              #7
              Originally posted by Chris D
              Huh... really, that good? The last one was such a stinker. I'll give this one a try on rental.
              I thought MI:3 was pretty good, Phillip Seymour Hoffman was good. MI:2 I thought was okay, awesome motorcycle chase scene though it ended kind of cheesy but that's the Woo factor.

              Definitely give MI:GP a rent when its out & see what you think.

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              • Chris D
                Moderator Emeritus
                • Dec 2000
                • 16877

                #8
                Oh, was 2 the one by John Woo that had the oriental girl, and the scene where Cruise does a front wheelie on the motorcycle, while spinning and shooting off his pistol? I did a :roll:
                CHRIS

                Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
                - Pleasantville

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                • P-Dub
                  Office Moderator
                  • Aug 2000
                  • 6766

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Chris D
                  Oh, was 2 the one by John Woo that had the oriental girl, and the scene where Cruise does a front wheelie on the motorcycle, while spinning and shooting off his pistol? I did a :roll:
                  Yes, MI2 was directed by John Woo, and yes to the motorcycle scene.

                  As for the oriental girl, did you mean Thandie Newton?



                  Paul

                  There are three kinds of people in this world; those that can count, and those that can't.

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                  • Chris D
                    Moderator Emeritus
                    • Dec 2000
                    • 16877

                    #10
                    Ah, I suppose so. I had remembered her a bit different. I wasn't a fan of that MI installment. (not because of her, I just remember her in it)
                    CHRIS

                    Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
                    - Pleasantville

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                    • Lex
                      Moderator Emeritus
                      • Apr 2001
                      • 27461

                      #11
                      I added a spoiler alert tag to title, since Paul starts off talking about movie settings and such, I didn't read since I don't like advance info on movies, don't wanna know.
                      Doug
                      "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer

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                      • M.Roberts8
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2006
                        • 229

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Paul Wu
                        A small nitpick for me is the title sequence. The trailers are bad enough, but why show other clips in the movie during the sequence? :roll:

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                        I agree about the opening titles I thought wow way to let me know whats going to happen !

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                        • M.Roberts8
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2006
                          • 229

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Chris D
                          Oh, was 2 the one by John Woo that had the oriental girl, and the scene where Cruise does a front wheelie on the motorcycle, while spinning and shooting off his pistol? I did a :roll:
                          For me the worse part of the motorcycle chase scene was the when it ended in the flying tackle as they both jumped off the bikes midair :roll: The rest I liked and in the dvd of MI2 has some pretty cool behind the scenes on the stunts during that sequence.

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