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Summary: Cogito Ergo I Hate This Movie!
Review: Let me first say that I thoroughly enjoyed Mission Impossible. I thought it did a great job of entertaining, even with some of its absurdities. I liked Face/Off. I loved The Matrix. But this, Woo-eee, was so blatantly ridiculous! The stupid face masks that everyone just happened to have at just the right time. It might have been okay one or two times, but ad absurdum? The Nissan Pathfinder, loaded with the thugs, that could catch and keep up with a pocket-rocket sport bike. I mean, come on... It was unbearable. Speaking of bears, how about when Cruise and his nemesis were on their sport bikes and came flying at each other, jump in the air, slam into each in a big bear hug, and fall to the ground ready to get up and Matrix each other. This movie was unbelievably stupid. I enjoy a good action movie as much as the next guy, but this was so poorly done it almost hurt to watch it. Woo's Face/Off had silly violence too but it was much better that this. Any entertainment value was lost on it's absurdity. It was so bad that it wasn't even humorously bad. Don't waste your time or money. Ugh, I can't believe I spent the time thinking about it to write this.
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Summary: thrill ride of the year
Review: this was so much better than the first. it should have won 2000 best picture, john woo best director and lots more academy awards.
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Summary: Way better than the first movie!
Review: Unlike te first film, this one is easy to follow, seeing Tom Cruise as an action star is cool, seeing that he doesn't do these kinds of films very much, he almost rivals James Bond to some degree, directed by John Woo, the action set pieces are cool & aplenty as Cruise is hired to go after his former partner, a former agent for Cruise's organization, played by Dougray Scott(Ever After) who has stolen a Virus & its cure, a virus created by a pharmecutical company that wants to make millions off of research for the virus, Cruise is told to destroy what viruses remain in the company's lab, that has him jumping from a helicopter above the company's skyscraper to enter its tight security's headquaters, but Scott is soon on to him as he tries to mess up Cruise's plan, soon a shootout ensues as Scott verbally assaults Cruise on his intentions & with Cruise soon diving out of the building's interior wall as he escapes by parachute, it seems Scott wants a large percentage of the company's stock in exchange for the virus & cure that he has, by blackmailing the company president, he will be able to control many black markets, but Cruise has to steal the virus, which he does leading to one of the wildest motorcycle chases not seen in a while, the only flaw this movie has are the masks that Scott uses in the form of Cruise, as if he suddenly has them at conveinent times or Cruise who switches identities with one of Scott's stooges in order to steal the virus & cure, ... if you can get past this, than this movie is a fun ride with Ving Rhames returning as Cruise's master hacker, A good action movie that has Woo's signature trademark all over it, & much better than the mess of the first film!
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Summary: A Decent Sequel - Must be an Impossible Mission
Review: There was no plot, very little character development and even the special effects weren't very impressive. Buy it used, if at all. Not a very entertaining movie.
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Summary: Why does everyone hate this movie?
Review: First off, let me say that I am a big fan of John Woo. The man can direct action like no one else. So I was excited to hear that he would be directing the sequel to Mission Impossible, a personal favorite of mine. When I finally got to see it, I wasn't disappointed: this is the most stylish action movie I have seen. But everyone I know, including John Woo fans, hated it. Sure, it's no Killer or Hard Boiled, but it was very entertaining. Here's a list of why everyone hates this movie:
1. The plot. Okay, I'll admit, the plot wasn't that great. But you don't walk into a movie like this for fascinating plot points. You go to be entertained.
2. Ethan Hunt does things that are not humanly possible. Well, that may be true, but maybe that's why it's called Mission "Impossible". C'mon, we all know that you can't do any of those stunts in real life, but it's fun to pretend you can for at least two hours. Sometimes I go to the movies to be intellectually challenged. But sometimes I just want to let go and have fun. That's what this movie was made for. And I loved every second.
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Summary: So Bad, It¿s Laughable
Review: Well the hype was big for this sequel and since I was such a fan of the first one, I was pumped to see this summer blockbuster. Well unfortunately, this movie doesn't feel like Mission Impossible at all. It feels like your standard brainless action movie. The plot is minimal, and the fan favorite, Ving Rhames, is barely used in the movie; he just sits in the van the whole time. The special effects are fairly good, except for the scene where the Australian guy falls down the airshaft of that building, that looked just awful. Then there's the fight scenes..... can someone explain to me why Paramount thought it would be a good idea to turn the Mission Impossible franchise into a Hong Kong action movie? This movie feels like Romeo Must Die in many ways, and I just shook my head during all the impossible fight sequences. Then there's the slight problem of physics..... now I know that most movies don't pay attention to such things and neither should audiences, but in this movie the laws of physics are broken so incredibly that you can't help but scream. One prime example of this is when Tom Cruise flips his bike around at very high speed and then flies against one of the villains in mid air and spins around like The Matrix. In The Matrix it was acceptable since it was understood that was not reality, but in here there's no excuse. Also, Tom Cruise is on a motorcycle trying to outrun a bunch of thugs in an SUV, and the SUV actually catches up to him!! How can a 2 ton SUV have more acceleration than a motorcycle?! Then there's the problem with the cliff-side car chase Tom Cruise has with the woman which is so utterly ridiculous that people in the theater were actually laughing! Yes, laughing! Physics aside, I didn't like the whole spanish guitar interludes and the female character seemed very uninteresting to me. It seemed about as far from a Mission Impossible movie as one could ask for. And since when could a British guy be in charge of American intelligence?! I don't know what Paramount was smoking when they green lighted this turkey, but I sure hope they get Brian DePalma back for the third installment, because this was an absolute insult to every fan of the original.
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Summary: YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO STOMACH IT WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE
Review: Here's the biggest disappointment of the 2000 movie season. I really enjoyed Mission Impossible 1 and was looking forward to another plot twisting and action packed movie. Instead I saw an semi-action packed non-twisting movie that just didn't seem to live up to any of the hype surrounding its release. Would someone please slap John Woo and tell him to knock it off with the slow motion scenes? If it wasn't for the first mission impossible success I don't think half the people who went and saw the sequel would have gone. I still don't know why I bought this movie. It was part of a large order that I had a $20 coupon for. It's an entertaining movie (until it gets just too unrealistic) for a large group of people, but you can't sit and watch it by yourself.
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Summary: Impossible to fathom, too
Review: There is a review on here that states that this film is "ugly and boring." I very much respect this person's right to their opinion, but I'd like to point out to other readers that this comment shouldn't make them not buy this movie. This comment is one of those moments that show how subjective opinions can be about art (and, to a degree, box-office-blockbuster movies can be considered an art form).I find Woo's use of camera, even during the so-called slow parts of the film, to be very creative and sometimes rather beautiful. Considering how some of my favorite film-makers are Ridley Scott (pre-Gladiator), Akira Kurosawa, and Tim Burton, I feel my opinion on what constitutes beautiful cinema is very well grounded. I also find the "slow" comment unusual. There is another reviewer somewhere back here who stated "if you think this movie is boring, you need to quit drinking." That statement is so clever, it should be reused. I'm not sure what specific parts people think are boring, but - as previously stated - matters of taste. This is not a complex espionage film like the first, and it sometimes is contrived and melodramatic. That said, this movie IS an awesome actioner that (in my opinion) was never meant to be taken too realistically and, thus, provides a lot of fun. I must reiterate, the previous reviewer who said this film is ugly obviously has a right to believe this, but I would caution readers who haven't seen the movie to take this statement with rather large grains of salt.
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Summary: Good Movie
Review: This is a good movie, but I didn't see the original... I heard you are going to make a "Mission: Impossible 3," I hope it's greater as the 2 other movies. I give this **** (4 out of 5).
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Summary: Extremely underated.
Review: I don't know why everyone dislikes this move. Acting - Their is some good acting... Tom Cruise is not at the very top of his game but it is good. Directing - John Woo directed this movie excellently. Action - Very cool action scenes including puching, kicking, and shoot outs. Music - Excellent music from Metallica, Limp Bizkit and more. John Woo has managed to make a PG-13 movie with EXCELLENT action, great music, A good story, and is done very well. What more could you ask for. I think this movie deserves 5 starz and most people will like it.
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