Mission Impossible 3

[SuperJerk 0]

I might see it just because JJ Abrams is involved. The dude was resposible for the first 2 seasons of "Alias", after all (back when it was good).

 

edit: I just want to emphasize my use of the word "might," by the way. This is also the guy responsible for the show "Felicity." Plus it has Tom Cruise in it.

Edited May 6, 2006 by Y2Jerk

[iliketurtles 0]

This movie fucking owned because of JJ Abrhams. I loved all the LOST references in the movie too. Such a good movie.

[bob_barron 0]

Haha, the movie's opening was a dissapointment.

 

The general consensus was MI2 came out was that it was better then the first one, and I remember there was a lot of backlash against the first one when it came out.

[Sideburnious 0]

Haha, the movie's opening was a dissapointment.

 

If your talking about before the credits, I hope you're joking.

[bob_barron 0]

No, I mean box office.

[Sideburnious 0]

ah right, what was it?

[bob_barron 0]

From boxofficeguru-

 

Tom Cruise topped the box office with his highly-publicized spy sequel Mission: Impossible III on Friday which grossed an estimated $17M in its first day of release. The figure for the Paramount franchise film was almost identical to the $16.5M that its predecessor MI2 grossed on its first Friday during the Memorial Day frame in 2000. Ticket prices were much lower six years ago plus the second Ethan Hunt pic debuted on a Wednesday which softened its Friday performance. Given MI3's Friday bow, higher ticket prices, and 400 additional theaters, industry expectations saw the new installment opening with more muscle.

 

Mission III's opening day gross fell a bit below those of some other recent star-driven summer spy flicks. Matt Damon's The Bourne Supremacy opened in July 2004 with a Friday take of $19.1M on its way to a $52.5M weekend while last June's Mr. & Mrs. Smith bowed to $18.6M leading to a $50.3M frame. This weekend, Tom Cruise and pals may find themselves with $45-50M over the Friday-to-Sunday period.

[Art Sandusky 0]

I just saw an interview with J.J Abrahms about it. He looks like Kotz!

Man, every motherfucker that has the black plastic glasses supposedly looks like me. I'm way cuter than him. Don't be fooled by the two year old pictures.

[cabbageboy 0]

MI2 was perhaps the most nondescript blockbuster ever made. Seriously, it was a movie that I had no intentions of seeing at the time (though saw recently in the 2 pack). It had no real memorable set pieces, the villain was ultra weak, and the chick wasn't especially hot.

 

That said, the first film had the one major plot twist that I can see infuriating fans of the TV series. That would be of course the Jim Phelps heel turn. But at least the first film was memorable.

 

I'm hoping the 3rd film at least delves into these characters a bit more. In the first two films we learn very little about Ethan Hunt as a character. Hell, I still don't even know who Ving Rhames IS in these movies beyond a random tech geek who helps Cruise out.

[The Mandarin 0]

Intense movie. Good stuff.

 

So what ended up happening with the bomb in his head? Feel free to go ahead and throw up some spoilers.

 

Movie ending here--

Hoffman was run over by an errant Chinese driver after detonating it. With minutes to live, Tom Cruise electrocutes himself to stop the bomb and then is revived by his wife.

[SuperJerk 0]

The general consensus was MI2 came out was that it was better then the first one, and I remember there was a lot of backlash against the first one when it came out.

Fortunately, we have hindsight to tell us otherwise. If you go to IMDB, you'll see that M:I rates slightly better than M:I2. I think a lot of people said it was better because it wasn't as complicated as the first one. Personally, I prefer action movies with a mystery story attached to them to a pure John Woo-style shooting/chase scene/explosion formula action flick. The backlash was from people who were marks for the TV show, and specifically from Peter Graves, who didn't like the way Phelps was portrayed in the movie.

[starvenger 0]

This movie fucking owned because of JJ Abrhams. I loved all the LOST references in the movie too. Such a good movie.

I actually thought they went a bit overboard with them. Especially where

Julie plays Jack and Kate and Ethan plays Charlie

.

 

Anyways, as an action movie, it was pretty good.

 

However, after nearly five seasons of Jack Bauer, it becomes somewhat hard to place someone else in the role of near-superhuman federal agent. Hell, Hunt even used Jack's "We don't have much time" catchphrase.

 

Also, there's the problem where you can figure out who's the "unknown" bad guy fairly quickly - something this movie shares with the first one. Also, Ethan is set up (again) as the "agent gone rogue" which.. I dunno. You'd think IMF would've learned by now.

 

And there's the thing where my wife (and my friend's wife) insisted that Michelle Monoghan looked quite similar to Katie Holmes, which I'm not really seeing. OK, they're both brunettes and all, but other than that, I'm not seeing it.

 

Still, I was entertained, if not blown away by the movie.

[Black Lushus 0]

MI2 was perhaps the most nondescript blockbuster ever made. Seriously, it was a movie that I had no intentions of seeing at the time (though saw recently in the 2 pack). It had no real memorable set pieces, the villain was ultra weak, and the chick wasn't especially hot.

 

Thandie Newton not hot??? you...you...you take that back, mister!

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Seriously. She was pretty much the only tolerable thing in there. What a stupid movie.

[cabbageboy 0]

I'll rephrase slightly on Thandie: She's hot for Mission: Impossible. If she was in a Bond movie however, she'd be lower level. Maybe not acting wise, but hotness wise.

 

And Dougray Scott? Good God. One of the lamest heels in film history. Even Richard Roxburgh was a better villain in that movie, and this is the same guy who was Dracula in Van Helsing.

[starvenger 0]

And Dougray Scott? Good God. One of the lamest heels in film history. Even Richard Roxburgh was a better villain in that movie, and this is the same guy who was Dracula in Van Helsing.

I think Dougray Scott has been punished enough for being in MI2. He probably kicks himself everytime he sees a shot of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine...

[Ginger Snaps 0]

I'll rephrase slightly on Thandie: She's hot for Mission: Impossible. If she was in a Bond movie however, she'd be lower level. Maybe not acting wise, but hotness wise.

 

I think I hate you.

[SuperJerk 0]

I'm not fond of Thandie Newton, either.

 

Hot women need to look like they're hungry for sex. Thandie Newton just looks like she's hungry for food.

[spman 0]

People are already starting to scream "bomb" at this film, since it made "only" 48 million this weekend. Potential factors they're blaming it are people not liking Tom Cruise, and the usual stuff like high prices of tickets, etc. The real answer is much less complicated though. The reason this movie didn't attract audiences was simply put, the weather. Almost the entire nation this weekend had beautiful springtime weather, not too hot and not too cold. People don't go to the movies when the weather is nice out, but they flock there when the weather isn't bad. If it had poured rain this weekend in the bigger markets like the Northeast and California, then they probobly would ahve gotten their 60 million+ opening weekend, but it just didn't happen. This one is gonna stick around for a while though and still end up making a decent amount.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I really liked the first and hated the second, I plan on seeing this before Memorial Day Weekend. If it sucks, oh well, still got X-Men 3.

 

Question: I saw pt. 2 once, like 4 years ago. Is there any reason to re-watch it in terms of plot tying in with/going into the 2nd one? Not that I remember 2 having much of a plot to begin with.

[Ginger Snaps 0]

I'm not fond of Thandie Newton, either.

 

Hot women need to look like they're hungry for sex. Thandie Newton just looks like she's hungry for food.

 

What.

 

I thinks she's really sexy. She looks really soft and tasty.

[cabbageboy 0]

Ok I saw it today. And no, you don't have to watch either of the first two to understand this one. The only reference to the previous films was Ving Rhames saying an aside like "Breaking into Langley was cake compared to this."

 

What sucks about this opening figure is that having seen it I thought it was by far the best of the 3. Not even close. There was a huge amount of action to be sure, but as I had wanted they did flesh out these characters a bit more.

 

Perhaps not needing to see either of the first 2 is why this isn't doing as well. There really isn't a continuing theme in this series...just random intl. terrorist has a deadly virus or biological weapon, etc. Some also blame the trailer, which mostly had Hoffman making disturbing threats like "I'm going to find your wife and hurt her, then kill you in front of her." Personally I liked the trailer a lot, it really grabbed me. But it might be a bit intense for those wanting a more lightweight escapist action fare.

 

Or maybe Cruise being a lunatic is finally catching up with him? I dunno.

[starvenger 0]

People are already starting to scream "bomb" at this film, since it made "only" 48 million this weekend.

I'd make do with that amount. It's not a "great" number given the film's budget, but whatever.

 

This one is gonna stick around for a while though and still end up making a decent amount.

Maybe, maybe not. "Blockbusters" get prime space for maybe a month, and are on DVD 4-6 months after it's premiere.

[Dangerous A 0]

I've actually spoken with a handful of people who don't want to see it because of Tom Cruise. I think it's more overexposure than it is him being crazy about Katie Holmes/baby/Scientology/psychiatry. Some people are just sick of him right now.

 

 

I don't really care. I caught this movie and it was fun. That's all I ask out of a popcorn flick- be fun.

[NoCalMike 0]

I've actually spoken with a handful of people who don't want to see it because of Tom Cruise. I think it's more overexposure than it is him being crazy about Katie Holmes/baby/Scientology/psychiatry. Some people are just sick of him right now.

 

 

I don't really care. I caught this movie and it was fun. That's all I ask out of a popcorn flick- be fun.

 

 

Yeah, but X-Men 3 will probably be a lot more fun. I am actually kind of getting tired of settling for merely "fun" movies. I mean I guess some movies you never get too old for, but seriously, sometimes over the past few summers, when I am watching the Big Summer Blockbusters, I am sitting in the theater thinking that I have crossed the demographic that Big Studios care about. Not because the movies outright suck, or are terrible, but they are merely average. Well I am sorry, but I am tired of paying $10 a pop, for average flicks. Yes I will still be suckered into some movies because they are well advertised, but I am going to stop second guessing myself from now on when I see a trailer like MI:3 and my initial reaction is to stay away from it.

[Art Sandusky 0]

What are the big summer releases this year that aren't a sequel or a new version of something old? This is an honest question, since all I see being hyped are Mission: Impossible III, X3, Superman, etc.

[Dangerous A 0]

Yeah, but X-Men 3 will probably be a lot more fun. I am actually kind of getting tired of settling for merely "fun" movies. I mean I guess some movies you never get too old for, but seriously, sometimes over the past few summers, when I am watching the Big Summer Blockbusters, I am sitting in the theater thinking that I have crossed the demographic that Big Studios care about. Not because the movies outright suck, or are terrible, but they are merely average. Well I am sorry, but I am tired of paying $10 a pop, for average flicks. Yes I will still be suckered into some movies because they are well advertised, but I am going to stop second guessing myself from now on when I see a trailer like MI:3 and my initial reaction is to stay away from it.

 

 

That's because you are a movie snob and out of touch with what people want. :asshole2

[NYU 0]

What are the big summer releases this year that aren't a sequel or a new version of something old? This is an honest question, since all I see being hyped are Mission: Impossible III, X3, Superman, etc.

 

The Da Vinci Code is a big release that isn't a sequel or a remake. But even that film is just based off a book.

 

Besides that, I can't really think of any.

[starvenger 0]

What are the big summer releases this year that aren't a sequel or a new version of something old? This is an honest question, since all I see being hyped are Mission: Impossible III, X3, Superman, etc.

Cars, maybe. Snakes on a Plane has gotten a lot of hype, too.

[Art Sandusky 0]

Oh man, how could I forget Snakes on a Plane?