Mission Impossible-The Final Reckoning (May 23, 2025)

[BurtReynolds]

Hey remember that movie Broken Arrow? That was kinda like an Woo MI movie.

[JuanHamm]

Rank Broken Arrow, Kuffs, Heathers and True Romance.

[BurtReynolds]

And Pump Up The Volume

[BurtReynolds]

Hey, remember Christian Slater?

[Jorge]

I still very much enjoy the first.

I only remember that the Independence Day trailer played before this one, and I was blown away by it (don't lie to yourself, you were too). I saw MI 3 times just to see the ID trailer.

Don't remember the movie except that Emilio Estevez died.

Well considering I did not see MI I in the theater, no, I was not blown away by the ID trailer. Though I do vividly remember my aunt taking me and my cousin to see it. It was one of the first times, maybe the first, that I had seen a summer blockbuster in the theater. I do not remember my impression of the movie though, oddly enough. God bless.

There was nothing like Independence Day when it came out. The White House blowing up was a game-changer

[wease]

Finished MI3 this morning. So far, it’s been my favorite. I’ve enjoyed each of them but this seemed like a step up.

[Jorge]

M:I3 is a step up in almost every way but what I didn't like was the action scenes were sometimes muddled and unclear. There were a few times when I was like "wait, what's going on again?"

[VinylGuy]

M:I 3 was a very good surprise. The first scene was mind blowing and surprising at the time.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[wease]

About 20 minutes into MI4. A question has occurred to me. When they get their mission orders it’s always phrased “your mission, should you choose to accept it…” I know this comes from the TV show (which I’ve never seen), but do they actually have a CHOICE to accept it or not? Have they ever said “no, I don’t think I’ll do this one”?

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Strat]

Nothing beats film 1.

[wease]

I rewatched Ghost Protocol over the last couple nights. There are some really unintentionally goofy parts.

My favorite is when Ethan is telling the team that the director is dead and the president has invoked ghost protocol, and they’re all that remains of IMF. As he’s giving his spiel, he has this tv remote sort of thing he’s using to activate different graphics on like eight different screens. “The president is dead,” clicks a button, and everyone’s heads pivot to one TV. “This bad guy has some nuclear launch codes,” clicks a button, and their heads swivel to another tv. He presents the whole mission this way, and they all end up with whiplash.

Also Jeremy Renner does not work in this movie.

On the contrary. Renner is absolutely essential to the plot. The film doesn’t work without him.

I’m ready for a MI movie in which Ethan isn’t disavowed, wanted by world authorities and on the run. Surety there’s some mission that doesn’t involve him being a framed rogue agent.

[Jorge]

Nothing beats film 1.

All of them do except 2

[Jorge]

I rewatched Ghost Protocol over the last couple nights. There are some really unintentionally goofy parts.

My favorite is when Ethan is telling the team that the director is dead and the president has invoked ghost protocol, and they’re all that remains of IMF. As he’s giving his spiel, he has this tv remote sort of thing he’s using to activate different graphics on like eight different screens. “The president is dead,” clicks a button, and everyone’s heads pivot to one TV. “This bad guy has some nuclear launch codes,” clicks a button, and their heads swivel to another tv. He presents the whole mission this way, and they all end up with whiplash.

Also Jeremy Renner does not work in this movie.

On the contrary. Renner is absolutely essential to the plot. The film doesn’t work without him.

I’m ready for a MI movie in which Ethan isn’t disavowed, wanted by world authorities and on the run. Surety there’s some mission that doesn’t involve him being a framed rogue agent.

This only really happens in 1, 4 and 5. But it is funny that it happens so often

[lennytheweedwhacker]

There are 17 movies.

[wease]

Out of four, 3 is my favorite so far.

[wease]

Rogue Nation was good.

[Jorge]

Yeah. Worst hair in the series, though

[wease]

Since Fallout seems to be a continuation of Rogue Nation I’m guessing Dead Reckoning will be the end of a trilogy?

So far, Fallout is really good.