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Summary: I couldn't understand it, but was on a bus at the time...
Review: This movie was pretty good. Tom Cruise was a good actor and I enjoyed watching the tension-filled bits. BUT it wasn't as nerve-racking as The World Is Not Enough, and I couldn't get the plot - though I couldn't hear bits of it very well. What I did get of the plot sounded good, though - quite original. Overall the thing survives - unlike Ethan Hunt's spy team, of course...
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Summary: Suspensful!
Review: This is an excellent movie and I enjoyed every bit of it. It's a suspensful thriller which is full of action, excellent special effects, and a plot that has twists and turns like you've never seen. It's also NOT very confusing like most people think... just pay attention. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Relax, it's worse than you think.
Review: overall i really enjoy this film. i went in thinking this was going to be just another run of the mill action film. i was pleasantly surprised. sure the movie has some faults and a couple of plot twist were not that great. but overall i enjoyed it. i thought there was some very clever ideas in this film and the low body count was unusual for a action film. the effects are quite good and the sound not bad. the dvd could have used some extras. but many dvd's released by this company have next to nothing on them. definitly worth a watch.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: This is a great movie through and through. I watched this one in the cinema, then again on DVD not long ago, and let me tell you, i thought i was back in that cinema all over again, the sound quality is great, and the picture is crisp, and the movie itself is mindblowing. Speaking of the actuall movie, it is a fast paced, thought inducing, twisted, tale of a traitor, and a hero, your classic theme when it come to the Mission Impossible series, but thats just the ticket to this adventure. I even believe this to be better that M:I2 which has just hit cinemas, buy it today.
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Summary: Nice flick. Really nice actually.
Review: It's strange, but most reviews tend to compare this movie to the TV-series. This isn't wrong, however, since it's based on the TV-series, but you can't really judge this movie by comparing it to the series. Some reviews are simply about hardcore MI-fans who give it one star because they believe this movie isn't like the series one bit, and some work the other way around. Five stars because they believe it's exactly like the series. Give it a rest people!This movie has the excitement and the thrills every good action movie should have, but very few reach this level. Sadly, I might add. The movie builds towards the ending, and then it peaks, and boy does it peak! My hair starts to crawl when the Mission: Impossible theme starts when they're fighting on the train, and I don't have lice.. :) Jean Reno is excellent as always. Jon Voight can't do anything but deliver. Tom Cruise is as cool as can be expected, and Ving Rhames.. Well.. He's the man, as usual. Don't miss this great action/thriller, and don't listen to the people who complain about it. The story is not THAT complicated, if you really watch the movie. And please, do.
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Summary: Stupid people won't like this movie
Review: This is a very good movie. It's like a good piece of art, which at the time of viewing is very good. However after the viewing is done, there is not much one takes away from the movie. This movie relies a lot on suspense and emotion. It's very stylishly made, and it's excellent to watch in suspense. IT's obviously much better in terms of plot and style than the farce of a movie directed by the overrated Jhon Woo. (trust me, he's a very typcial asian director, just because you haven't seen others doesn't mean there aren't any.) Remember Mission impossible is supposed to be a team movie, as is the first one. Not a trashy one man circus like it's sequal. Watch this movie, and enjoy.
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Summary: A Maze Of Confusion: Who Was The Target Audience?
Review: To figure out "Mission Impossible" after just one or a few viewings is truly an impossible mission. The plot involves more questions than answers and seems to resemble a bus leaving a stop with the dumbfounded passengers-to-be left at the stop confused at why the bus just kept on going. This action flick started out with a straight-forward-cliche-spy-mission to retrieve a certain bit of information. The mission appeared to be a failure. Things got ugly in a hurry. That was when the bus left(so to speak) and the confusion began. The way it ended still has me baffled. The action sequence at the end is laughable. Trust me, it is beyond believable. Seeing is not believing in this movie. There are certain instances in "Mission Impossible" when characters show up with no explanation of how they actually got there. They are just there.(See it, and you will understand that further) "Mission Impossible" had a very original scene involving a different way of portraying the thinking of a character at a particular time.(I won't spoil it. That was great) So, if you solved "Mission Impossible" during or after the first viewing you are truly and I mean truly a genius. The attention to detail it would take to understand this movie is just incredible. Who was the target audience? The CIA?
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Summary: Mission: Impossible goes above and beyond the call of duty
Review: Yes, this is an excellent film. And although right now M:I-2 is heating up the theatres, I will say that the first film is superior to the second. No, it doesn't have the amazing John Woo running the action, which I have to admit is better in 2, but the overall package is better. Tom Cruise actually LOOKS like a spy/government agent; he's got the crew cut, he's professional and not too flashy, unlike in the sequel where it's difficult to take him seriously. There's an actual plot, and an incredibly involving one at that. No, you can't just try to absorb the plot, you have to think about it. It's not hard to follow if you just pay attention. The supporting cast is EXCELLENT, and they are actually used to good effect, unlike in M:I-2 where Ving Rhames and Anthony Hopkins are merely props to propel Cruise along his merry way. DePalma keeps the tension high almost the entire way through with very few lapses. And as a huge Bond fan, I will say that this movie surpasses many of the Bond films in spy entertainment. This movie will not disappoint, unless you want to sit in front of a screen and be spoon-fed the movie.
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Summary: The Movie self-destructed in five seconds
Review: It's a good movie, if you ignore the fact that there is no plot. Tom Cruise stumbles about the movie, going from place to place. Why? NOBODY KNOWS! The plot twisted and turned more that a snake stuck in a cement truck drum. Why does Ethan Hunt hang himself from a wire a few inches above a sensor-rigged floor? NOBODY KNOWS! Why is Mr. Phelps throwing fake blood around? NOBODY KNOWS! This movie should have been scrapped. It's Impossible that a movie could be this horrible. Best thing to come out of it was the theme song.
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Summary: Hold on to your pillow!
Review: I'll definitely be able to admit Mission:Impossible was disappointing, but one good thing was it managed to keep me enthralled and informed the whole way through. But, alas, something is missing - this film didn't have the cleverness of The Matrix of the sexiness of The World Is Not Enough. The screenplay could of been much better, too. But, not all the film is not bad - the cinematography is good, the special effects are brilliant and the train chases and sound are good, too. If you are big on action movies with thrills and chills, I totally recommend this. For anyone else, the only advice I can give is - HOLD ON TO YOUR PILLOW, it's a wild ride!
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