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Summary: "Technology is not always beneficial -
Review: especially when it falls into the wrong hands." (Mike Mayo, VideoHound's DVD Guide)No. I don't mean the plot. There's just no reason to own this on DVD - unless you're a tremendous fan of Tom Snooze or overly-stylized "AKSHUN ADVENTURE" movies. Even reviewers who don't like this describe it as "visually stunning." Fine, but, there are lots of movies that look good. Big deal. If you grant that it's a pointless, but pretty movie, the only reason to buy something like this on DVD is to allow the viewer to feast her eyes on inside tips on the camera angles or a behind-the-scenes looks at all those stunts that Mr. "Crooze" reportedly did himself. But, the "Behind the Mission" and "Mission Incredible...Impossible Shots" segments are repetitive and boring, relying on storyboards more than new shots or outtakes. They act as if they give you some revealing behind-the-scenes shots, when in reality, they tease you with tiny bits of meaningless minutia and cloud the real secrets in winks and nudges. Did Crewz really do that stunt? - well, at least a little bit, cuz I saw a nanosecond of it on the after-movie segment.
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Summary: Notorious on speed
Review: Recycle the plot of Hitchcock's Notorious and dress it up with hot motorcycles and computerized special effects and you've got this flick. I like Tom and enjoy the action sequences but the film has no soul. Rent it, but don't buy it, even when the price goes down.
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Summary: BAD-very unreal
Review: This movie i hated for a few reasons A)There was a very little plot, just stuff blowing up B)There are a few VERY unreal scenes one being(you might have seen it in the perveiws) where tom cruise and his enemy drive as fast as they can at one another and jump and hit each other...YOU WOULD EXPLODE LIKE A RIPE MELON and other various things of which no normal person would servive Rating-i give it a one because in my opinion a movie is not mad up of explosions and cool vehicles and doodads, its the plot that matters...it you disagree, give it 5 stars
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Summary: Mission: Halfway Accomplished
Review: Call me crazy but I'm one of the few people who actually liked the first Mission: Impossible film. True, it was criticized by both audiences and critics for its supposedly confusing plot but the way I see it, good spy thrillers keep the audience guessing instead of revealing everything in the first 10 minutes. But if MI1 suffered from too much plot, the opposite problem exists with MI2. What little storyline there is here is utilized solely to propel Tom Cruise from one elaborately staged action sequence to another. To director John Woo's credit, some of these scenes are breathtaking. My favorite is the car chase between Cruise and Thandie Newton's jewel thief/love interest. This isn't a high octane chase as much as it is a tango dance with souped-up automobiles. One can understand why Cruise wanted to make this "Mission" a little more audience-friendly and Woo was clearly happy to oblige. But one of the film's biggest failings actually lies with those same action sequences. Some of the fight scenes are so over the top they can't be believed. Call it post-"Matrix" fallout if you will but I'm a little tired of elaborately-choreographed fight scenes where the heroes perform feats of strength and acrobaticism that are impossible for anyone who isn't from planet Krypton. You can accept that Keanu Reeves' Neo is able to leap horizontally 50 feet through the air while also firing his automatic. This is because a film like "The Matrix" establishes early on that most of its action takes place in a virtual world where normal laws of physics do not apply. You CANNOT accept that Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt can leap 10 feet vertically from a motorcycle moving at nearly 100 miles per hour and collide with the villain without sustaining injury because MI2 clearly is supposed to take place in the real world. In the real world, you try that, you die. Pure and simple. As for Woo, it's time to concede that Hollywood has spoiled him. As enjoyable as this film or say "Face/Off" may be on a surface level, stack those films up to his Hong Kong movies like "The Killer" or "Hard Boiled" and they don't even come close. MI2 is ultimately like most of Woo's Hollywood output, slick and fast-moving but devoid of complexity and emotional depth. As for the DVD, on a purely technical level it looks and sounds great. It's also loaded with enough extras that fans of the film will probably consider it a must have. Most notable, is the hilarious sketch comedy sequence from last year's MTV Movie Awards and featuring Ben Stiller. The huge box office this film earned pretty much guarantees there will be an MI3. But next time Cruise and whoever he picks to direct will need more than pyrotechnics to accomplish that mission.
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Summary: Bad movie, just plain bad
Review: I gave this movie 2 stars instead of 1, because I am assuming when I fell asleep wathcing this in the movie theater that I missed something incredible. I would not reccommend this movie to anyone, maybe if it is on HBO and you are flipping through the channels and have nothing else to do, you could watch maybe 25 minutes of it, before getting upset and turning it. It is hard to beleive how bad movies can be, and still make so much money. I wonder when people are going to help each other out and tell them not to waste their money on certain movies like this. D
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Summary: CRUISE meets WOO for a new HUNT!
Review: Mission Impossible 2 is a cool movie and awesome action which is what keeps this movie going- plus there are many unexpected surprises: The masks! This is a good thrill ride and all but i've seen the plot too many times. I don't get how anyone wouldn't understand it. Some Einstein look-alike makes this virus and this antidote to cure it and is trying to make some bucks with Demeetree (Tom Cruise- Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut, Top Gun). But he is tricked by Sean Ambrose, another agent, and Ambrose steals the virus and tries to make 30 million pounds. So Ethan Hunt, (Cruise), goes out to stop him in high speed, ulitmate shootout form. VERY DIFFERENT from the first Mission Impossible- it's not as confusing and there's a lot more action in the movie... The plot which is old news like in such film's as Wolfgang Petersen's OUTBREAK and Steven Seagal's THE PATRIOT is about some virus that can kill you within 20 hours and has slipped into the wrong hands- Boring- if only it would have been different in that aspect of plotting it would have nearly been perfect. The acting was great- but i woulda liked to have seen some in place of Ambrose's girlfriend- or Hunt's girlfriend-(Either way) should have been someone talented like Nicole Kidman or Patricia Valasquez, maybe even Jennifer Lopez or Carrie Anne Moss (Trinity- The Matrix). The directing you could tell was far more different, from Brian DePalma (Mission To Mars) to John Woo (Face/Off, Broken Arrow). Woo for this film used this slow motion a lot which for a few scenes was just too long like when the two (Hunt + Girl) were spinning in there cars over that cliff-like road. That kinda stunk. The masks- how would hunt know to bring all of those and everything- like at the near end when he was in that cave place underground and was facing Ambrose's ally- it really caught me in the theater when I found out that really wasn't Ethan Hunt that died. Well, anyway this movie is pretty good so you should see it if you're an action fan and like seeing a typical plot repeated. Rated PG-13 for Action Violence, Very Brief Language. 123 min
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Summary: Much better than the first
Review: If you saw the first one you deserve a full return on your money. Or watch this one and you will see thanks too John Woo (God Bless him) that this is the way Mission IMposibble is supposed to be done. Oh Yeah how Hot is "Maya."
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Summary: Mission Impossible: "Impossible Stunts!"
Review: Best STUNTS! Best Actors...Woo...is the "WOO!" Never-ending action...turns and spills!...Romance added, plots twists "galore"... A MUST-SEE flick, with your girlfriend/wife or 'go-it-alone' guys! Gut-wrenching, "Roller-Coaster" Gotta-feel-it "Ride of a Flick! Hats off to Cruise and Wagner and Woo...What a Flick!!
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Summary: Bad Movie
Review: Normaly, I like any movie I see. However, this one I could hardly stand. I'm real sorry I wasted my money. Just by the first one and forget about MI2.
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Summary: Tiresome & trite
Review: This is barely worth one star. Dull & confusing plot that is equally bad as the first MI. Here, though, the action scenes didn't keep my attention that much. The overuse of slow motion seemed very stupid and ruined this review being two stars. You never know when it's going to happen and I found myself hoping that the next scene would be normal. The motorcycle 'joust' was ridiculous... and where does Hunt carry all of those masks? Annoying 'romance'; much too long at 123 minutes; I was very glad when it was over and regret even renting it.
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