the greatest line, delivery, theme and foreshadowing of a future end-of-days fantasy that has ever been
― under a mand'rin tsar (darraghmac), Friday, 29 June 2018 09:02 (six years ago) link
otm
― stoker (Ross), Friday, 29 June 2018 09:02 (six years ago) link
I haven’t been more excited for an action film since Mad Max Fury Road.
― omar little, Monday, 23 July 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link
same. i’ve rewatched the first four over the past few weeks
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 23 July 2018 22:42 (six years ago) link
if i contributed to 2’s bad rep in the past i apologize
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 23 July 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
Mega stoked for this
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Monday, 23 July 2018 22:48 (six years ago) link
loved two first time round but every subsequent watch it got more and more a parody of everything that made john woo quite awful
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Monday, 23 July 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
two is ok but it's from some alternate universe where the series was going to be about experiments in tone by different directors and not a spy caper/chase scene rollercoaster
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:08 (six years ago) link
dmac otm, hollywood never really seemed to know what to do with him (the immortal face/off excepted obv)
― a Stupendous Leg of Granite (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:10 (six years ago) link
I was looking forward to this but some of the reviews (incl some of the positive ones) make it sound pretty tiresome tbh
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:20 (six years ago) link
2 is just bad, guys. It's just bad. The rest pretty much own.
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:23 (six years ago) link
fuckin' dougray scott ruins everything, the prick
― a Stupendous Leg of Granite (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:24 (six years ago) link
two is a freaking gun and motorbike opera. it’s great. who gives a shit if it’s tonally dissonant with the rest of the series
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:25 (six years ago) link
mind you his appearance in mi2 saved us from the horrifying prospect of a dougray scott wolverine so it's not all bad
― a Stupendous Leg of Granite (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:26 (six years ago) link
it’s got its problems but imo not as many as mi:iii
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:26 (six years ago) link
I'm less concerned with 2's tonal dissonance than I am with the fact that it's real bad.
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:27 (six years ago) link
never mind it's bad and i'm wrong
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
It's not an easy thing to admit, but I salute you.
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:37 (six years ago) link
It's kind of the Halloween 3 of the franchise. It probably should've just been its own thing, in which case I would be less likely to harshly judge it alongside an array of movies that rule.
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:38 (six years ago) link
Jeffrey Wells loves this one, so run for your lives
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 14:43 (six years ago) link
I thought "Rogue Nation" was a big letdown after Brad Bird's take. Just felt TV movie-like and mechanical. So I'm surprised same director, etc on this one getting raves.
― An Uphill Battle For Legumes (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
rogue nation is
by some distance
the best MI
iii is what you said. but for some reason it was hugely overrated
in order of good:
v rogue nationi just mivi ghost protocoliii just iii2 why a number
havent seen new one but bet its in top 2
also unofficial mi movies knight and day and jack reacher would slot in above iii in that ranking
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:32 (six years ago) link
bg correct about face/off which is bigger than mere ranking, it is the actual tetsuofication of an entire genre
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:34 (six years ago) link
I wasn't talking iii -- Brad Bird's was "Ghost Protocol" which is infinitely more fun and stylish than "Rogue Nation". By some distance.
― An Uphill Battle For Legumes (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:37 (six years ago) link
Knight and Day is awful
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:39 (six years ago) link
otm, ghost protocol is rad af, brad bird should be forced into live-action directing forever imo xp
― a Stupendous Leg of Granite (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:40 (six years ago) link
all wrong god help me all wrong and what a mess
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:54 (six years ago) link
ghost protocol is fine, but it has all kind of inverted emphasis.typically the weird stunts and physical stuff are supposed to be in service of the caper part, and the most memorable action scenes to me are the cars falling at the end, cruise doing all kinds of acrobatics to get out of jail. neither of which is directly caper-related!
the actual caper parts are like trying to distract the indian businessman and slowly rolling a decoy rig through a hallway
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
it also seems weird that the title is basically "this is what happens when you're disavowed" but Hunt gets disavowed or ditched in every damn movie
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:00 (six years ago) link
Knight and day really remarkably bad
― Centipedes? In this economy? (wins), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:00 (six years ago) link
I never watched that one because it looked horrible
fwiw the second Jack Reacher is incredibly boring
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link
Is Simon peg still in these, and in them like a LOTThat was the thing that bothered me about the last one I saw, he was in basically every scene doing his hilarious jokes we all love so much and I was just this is too much screen time for this character
― Centipedes? In this economy? (wins), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:04 (six years ago) link
he's in there a bit too much, but he's the personality and tom is the face. unfortunately that's what we get
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
there
there was a second jack reacher?
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:12 (six years ago) link
the title specifically explains the use of the endeavor
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:15 (six years ago) link
kremlin scene in ghost protocol is probably my favorite single moment of the series. i'm feeling the deems opinion that rogue nation is better though
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
I mean, I enjoyed the heck out of the Kremlin scene buuuut
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
i mean you're right it is just them slowly rolling a decoy rig through a hallway
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:23 (six years ago) link
a thrilling slow roll regardless
anytime the setpieces in this franchise involve almost unbroken silence >>>>>>>>>
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:24 (six years ago) link
I am sold on the fact that one of the trailers for the new one has an extended reel of Tom Cruise falling off of things, running into things, failing to jump on to things, and getting hit by vehicles. This is what I want.
― mh, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:25 (six years ago) link
Would watch 2.5 hours of Tom Cruise in freefall, just occasionally ricocheting off of things.
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
Haha yeah my sister was saying that it just made him look shit at everything
― Centipedes? In this economy? (wins), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
ethan hunt is the living manifestation of falling
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:38 (six years ago) link
III was overrated because it had PSH in the (fairly atypical) villain role
Gave it a bit more cred, even though he only has two big scenes iirc
― Number None, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
Rogue Nation by a very slight amount over Ghost Protocol, Rebecca Ferguson tips the scales.
McQuarrie is an exceptionally good director now, it’s kind of amazing how good he’s wound up being at these films and even moreso considering his career was looking finished in the post-Way of the Gun/pre-Jack Reacher era. Valkyrie and The Tourist not exactly inspiring as the only credits to hold down the dozen years between.
― omar little, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:44 (six years ago) link
Oh and I guess the "personal" angle was considered novel, even though it was a totally unnecessary route for the franchise to go down
― Number None, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
MI:3 feels vv slight, feels like you could plug Jennifer Garner in there and make it an Alias reunion TV movie.
― omar little, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:46 (six years ago) link
That does slightly neglect McQuarrie's role as fixer on almost every Cruise project, although we're obviously not privy to the specifics of that role
― Number None, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
true I guess but it’s weird that he hasn’t gotten many opportunities from other places. Maybe he found Xenu?
― omar little, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link