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Summary: Flawed print
Review: Distracting NTSC artifacts are apparretn on even the region 2 version. A film less than sum of it's parts really with some blinding moments
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Summary: A clever spy thriller
Review: Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a member of an elite espionage team headed by Jim Phelps(Jon Voight). What was thought to be a routine survellance assignment goes all wrong and leaves Ethan framed for the death of his team. Desperate to uncover the truth and find the mole he goes on the run. But will Ethan want to believe the truth when he discovers it?This is a clever movie that has it all, plenty of suspence action and a great plot. This is by far superior to the sequel. The director Brian De Palma is a genious and shows it with breathtaking shot after shot. The supporting cast is perfect including Jean Reno and Ving Rhames. This is a movie I can watch over and over. I highly recommended. The film is presented in wide and full screen, DD 5.1 and has a theatrical trailer.
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Summary: Mission:Perfect
Review: I have read so many mixed reviews about this film. Especially where M:I is compared to M:I 2. DON'T COMPARE THE TWO! They are two entirely different movies.So what if Ethan Hunt becomes the 21st century James Bond.I did not find the plot confusing. A lot of people are put off because they claim this M:I has "no action." But this is a true drama in the sense! I watch this almost every night and see something different everytime.DePalma's irregular camera angles of the actors add to the tense pace. Acting is top notch. Casting is perfect. John Voight plays the "mole"/badguy to perfection. Vanessa Redgrave was a pleasant suprize. And Cruise is as usual at his best! And I don't mind the use of the interchangeable faces in this M:I or M:I 2. I hope Cruise keeps it in M:I 3
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Summary: Mission: Not Exactly Accomplished
Review: "Mission: Impossible" was (I thought) supposed to be the movie sequel to the classic TV series. If not, why call it "Mission: Impossible"? But something happened on the way to the theater, because this is nothing like the old TV show. In fact, any similarity appears to be purely coincidental. And that's the major problem with this film. The title raises expectations, but the film doesn't deliver on those expectations. Taken purely as a spy thriller, this flick is fine. It has some great action sequences. In particular, the CIA break-in is clever and tense. The end piece in the tunnel is also entertaining, but it stretches credibility a long way. The plot is almost too complicated -- sometimes it's hard to keep up with who is doing what to whom. But, hey, that's good. Better a bit complex than so simple a two-year-old could keep up. The acting is generally acceptable, too. Yeah, Tom Cruise is a little hard to accept as a master spy, but he gets by. As a spy thriller, "Mission: Impossible" is a strong four star effort (maybe even a soft five stars). That it's linked with the "Mission: Impossible" TV series is a negative. I'd still like to see an "M:I" movie. You know: top agent gets extremely difficult assignments, formulates plans, picks teams of operatives with suitable skills and abilities, and, using a combination of sleight-of-hand, high tech trickery, and sheer daring, achieves the objective. Those were great fun. This film is also fun, but "M:I" it isn't. I'm giving it four stars strictly on its own merits. Rated as a "Mission: Impossible" sequel it would get only two stars.
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Summary: First-Rate Blockbuster Spy Movie
Review: This movie is the second coolest spy movie ever made, next to Sneakers. Unlike James Bond, it doesn't treat women like...[garbage], which is good. Almost everyone I talks about how complicating the plot of Mission: Impossible is. It's not complicating at all! The only scene I didn't get in this movie was the first scene where Emilio Estevez is watching these people on a computer screen (one of whom is Tom Cruise in a cool mask). Breathtaking is the word for the scene in which Tom Cruise is hanging from a rope, trying to recover a computer file from an alarm-sensitive room in CIA Headquarters. All in all, a first-rate spy movie. I recommend this and Sneakers highly.
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Summary: Good flick
Review: I enjoyed this film not only because of the great action but because you get to try to figure out a mystery. While I was watching it with some friends I jokingly guessed who the "mole" was and who was in on the scheme with him. Little did I know that I had guessed right and it was exciting to watch the plot unfold. Although I was not completely blown away by the special effects, it could be because I only saw this movie on video and not in the theatre where it should be viewed. Lots of action, good intense scenes, gotta use your head a little -- a good flick.
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Summary: Trashes the Original Series
Review: I have always enjoyed the group of characters on the original show. This movie trashes everything that made the show great and turned it into a Tom Cruise movie. I suppose if one had never seen the TV series, they would like this movie.
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Summary: MOVIE: IMPOSSIBLE
Review: It's not the worst movie I've seen, but it's pretty close. What's up with the storyline? Who's on who's side? Who's disguised, who's not? Who's dead, who's faking? What's up with this? The only part that seems to be memorable to everybody is where someone gets lowered down from the ceiling in front of a computer. There's action in this movie, but so what? If you want to see a movie about a mission impossible, go rent Sneakers, which is FAR better in that IT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE.
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Summary: Worthy of the title Mission Impossible
Review: Mission Impossible offers a great movie experience, a chance to witness an action movie filled with brains as well as brawn. Ethan Hunt, an MI agent, has just seen his entire team cut down in an apparent internal mole hunt. Now he is the one accused, and must hurry to uncover the true traitor while keeping himself alive. He is aided by different people all the way, and like the best James Bond movies, can't trust anyone completely, for they may be in on it. This DVD offers great sound and picture clarity, so if you are a major Tom Cruise fan or liked this film, you will definatley want to check this one out on DVD.
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Summary: Mission: Impossible
Review: This movie was ok. It had great special affects but in my opinion not enough action. The best part is when Hunt brakes into the CIA headquarters and drops the knife. I took away 2 stars because of the lack of action.
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