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Summary: Fantastic, what are you talking about?
Review: I don't quite get the bad reviews for this film. Its one of my All-Time favorites, and sure, it takes brains to follow the storyline. Yeah? So? I think that you have become to accustomed to action movies with no stories, just people getting blown up. This movie centers around Ethan Hunt (Cruise) an IMF agent sent on a mission in Keiv. The mission goes wrong and its up to Ethan to figure out what happened. He soon finds himself trying to keep a IMF NOC list from getting into the wrong hands. But whose hands are those? This movie does involve some thinking, and you may have to view it a few times to truly appreciate, but isn't that what a great movie does? You pick up new things every time you view. The movie stars Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Jon Voigt in a great role and other well known actors and actresses.
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Summary: very bad
Review: i've never thought much of Tom Cruise's acting and this film does nothing to change my view.this is a waste of Money&film.a bad joke to the TV SHow.i respect Brian DE Palma but this is a stinker.no story line at all.
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Summary: Impossible
Review: Your impossible misson? Trying to watch this movie, and finding anything comprehensible about the plot. Tom Cruise said in an interview that it IS possible to follow the plot (but, obviously there is a problem if he has to point that out!). But does that mean one has to rewind certain sections five times, to get all the dialogue details? Movies are not like books. In theaters, you can't flip back five pages, to refresh in your mind who a certain character is. So things should be spelled out with CLARITY. Something this film is woefully lacking. Having said that, DePalma is a great stylist-director, and as a music video, this isn't a total loser. But as a movie, it is.
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Summary: This Tape Should be Allowed to Self-Destruct
Review: Mission Impossible the movie has nothing in common with the classic series from the 1960's. As noted in many of the reviews, the film is impossible to understand in that there doesn't seem to be a coherent plot line. The element of suspense is forced here. Granted, the TV series depended on a sudden twist (as well as the obligatory commercial break) to maintain suspense. A one-hour series is invariablly difficult to transfer to the big screen, but at least the TV series had some sense of coherency that was lacking in the movie. Also, Mr. Phelps' transformation from good guy in the series to villian in the film is too hard to believe (and for fans of MI, a major disappointment). Now are the CIA the bad guys and are the good guys really good here? And I find it hard to believe that Jim Phelps could knock off all the members of his team single-handedly. Great special effects and sound do not a good movie make and Tom Cruise is back to his 'Top Gun' days here when nobody took him as a serious actor (I still don't consider him a serious actor-and that includes 'Jerry MacGuire"). So there's going to be a sequel and John Woo's directing? Hopefully he can do a better job similar to his Hong Kong movies, which show a grittiness and realism that is so lacking in this film, but I'm not holding out much hope given the quality of this film. What if Tom Cruise bites the dust in the new movie? Now that would be the perfect plot twist. One question though, who's going to be the leader of the IMF? Are they going to haul out Dan Briggs out of retirement? And if MI2 is as big a bomb as the first movie, are the people involved going to disavow it? And is the only reason a sequel is being made because somebody 'showed the money' to the principals?
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Summary: As confusing a movie as you'll see . . .
Review: I saw "Mission: Impossible" the movie and walked out conflicted. On one hand it was a terrifically exciting film, on the other it was confusing as all and seemed to lack the critical elements that made "Mission: Impossible" the television show such a success during the 1960s. Brian De Palma is an exceptionally talented director quite skilled at using the camera to give the viewer a deeper window into the story (check out his use of camera angles in the restaurant sequence), and Tom Cruise is a surprisingly talented actor who really carries the movie by himself. Fans of actor Ving Rhames will be happy to know he has a number of good scenes. Fans of the old show had a gripe about the movie's focus on Tom Cruise. After all the "Mission: Impossible" television show was all about the team- each team member used their talents to catch the bad guy in the nick of time each week. "Mission: Impossible" the movie was about a man, Ethan Hunt, clearing his name. The spirit of the show was not there, which in my estimation hurt the movie. The movie's complex labyrinth of doublecrosses and triplecrosses is rather confusing. I'll wager half of all moviegoers hadn't a clue what the plot was really about. Otherwise "Mission: Impossible" is a great movie. The music is excellent, the action sequences are clever and much more complex than in the usual, garden variety action flick.
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Summary: I Prefer The TV Show
Review: Good as action goes, lame as story goes. Acting was solid and the effects were good for DVD but the story was messy and I was pining for the intelligence of the TV series.
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Summary: The movie of its year(whatever it was!)
Review: Pros: *Some of the most memorably heart-stopping scenes you will ever see in your life. *Star-studded movie(and the stars give you your money's worth of brilliant performances). *Ving Rhames is one of the coolest actors around(if not THE),and he's here! *John Reno is always creepy and scary. *The movie of Tom Cruise's career,plain and simple. *VERY cool gadgets,tricks and plans. *John Voight! Cons: *THE most complicated and confusing plot you could possibly see.I've seen the movie about 5 times,and still haven't figure it out completely.Nevertheless,the movie rocked so,so,SO hard!
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Summary: Greatest Action/Espionage Movie Of The Nineties
Review: Mission Impossible has to be the best Action film of the nineties. For people who like intelligent plots, intrigue, great action, and style. After 007 hasn't made a good film since Licence To Kill, this film took the throne as the spy movie to beat this decade. Highlights are the bungee scene in C.I.A. Headquarters, the recreation of events in Ethan Hunts head, and the helicopter/train scene. This ranks up there with great action/espionage movies like From Russia With Love, For Your Eyes Only, and Ronin.
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Summary: I liked it but...
Review: the action in the film seems to fake somehow I don't know and can't put my finger on it. I really love this film but something was definitely off. However I saw a preveiw of part 2 next summer and John Woo is directing it should be awsome!
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Summary: Beautiful video, poor dubbing
Review: The video of the DVD version is absolutely beautiful, especially through component outputs, and the Dolby 5.1 sound is awesome. But the video and audio, particulary dialogue, were sometimes jarringly out-of-sync. I've seen the VHS version several times and never noticed this problem, so it's apparently unique to the DVD version. Unfortunately, it's a critical flaw in an otherwise perfect DVD.
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