tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4941955854764444890..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Mission: Impossible I-VI Review Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12440166213676188662018-08-05T11:00:11.291-04:002018-08-05T11:00:11.291-04:00I think Fallout is the best action film in the ser...I think Fallout is the best action film in the series without a doubt. But I think overall Ghost Protocol was better. I think GP had more humor and a nice variety of set pieces. I missed the quintessential MI break in sequence in Fallout. All previous MI movies have it, be it the break in to the CIA in the first, breaking in to the lab in the second, the whole Vatican sequence in the third, Kremlin sequence in GP, and the Morocco break in sequence in Rogue Nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28063224074568160492018-08-03T20:04:58.111-04:002018-08-03T20:04:58.111-04:00Interesting! Fallout was kinda falling out of my p...Interesting! Fallout was kinda falling out of my priorities, but now I definitely have to reconsider.TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86195409908948540782016-01-04T01:27:14.119-05:002016-01-04T01:27:14.119-05:00I just watched Rogue Nation and enjoyed it more th...I just watched <i>Rogue Nation</i> and enjoyed it more than I thought I would, which is exactly the same emotion I had about the first and fourth films.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-29859160895149855842015-08-15T14:45:59.326-04:002015-08-15T14:45:59.326-04:00"I'm not sure if the film was being cleve..."I'm not sure if the film was being clever or incredibly lazy in not revelling what the MacGuffin actually is."<br /><br />Considering it's J.J. Abrams, I'd say it is laziness. Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52634116608866132002015-08-15T10:04:11.650-04:002015-08-15T10:04:11.650-04:00I barely remember the first three Mission Impossib...I barely remember the first three <i>Mission Impossible</i> films, but I really enjoyed <i>Ghost Protocol</i>, so I'm glad to hear the latest installment is in that vein. I'll look forward to it on DVD!<br /><br />Mostly, I wanted to chime in with Gracie's love for the <i>Mission Impossible</i> television series. I was crazy about the remake they did on ABC in the late '80s (still with Peter Graves, plus Greg Morris's son, Phil) and was later really delighted to discover the original in reruns when I was in college. So much fun! I ended up liking that series even better. I don't remember the individual episodes either, but I really enjoyed that team. Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, and Peter Graves were great, plus Martin Landau! Leonard Nimoy! And I remember my mind being blown when a very young Sam Elliott popped up for a few missions. Like Gracie, I think the gadgets and the masks that let team members transform into other people were my favorite. Definitely a fun one to catch in reruns, on streaming, or a in a marathon, if possible.<br /><br />"This message will self destruct in 5 seconds."Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-85926865472906763462015-08-15T03:24:15.045-04:002015-08-15T03:24:15.045-04:00I was tempted to review the latest installment bec...I was tempted to review the latest installment because I absolutely loved Furgeouson, she and Simon Pegg stole the show.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69596106366270563982015-08-14T11:34:01.071-04:002015-08-14T11:34:01.071-04:00I've seen all of these movies, except for the ...I've seen all of these movies, except for the one currently in the theaters, which I'll probably see on DVD. They're fun popcorn movies for sure, although I don't remember the plots of any of them very well. :) I enjoyed your review, Mark. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33055253469953764802015-08-14T11:23:39.748-04:002015-08-14T11:23:39.748-04:00Nice review. And appropriate, since there really i...Nice review. And appropriate, since there really isn't enough content in these five movies for individual analysis. :) And now I'll have the theme song stuck in my head for the rest of the day!<br /><br />You made me think about the original Mission Impossible television series from the late sixties, which I loved when I was a child, even though I don't remember any individual episodes now. It always opened with Jim Phelps and the tape of the mission, which destroyed itself after it played. Then Phelps would go through a file of photos of possible team members. Then they'd all meet in Phelps's study, which was in black and white, and the team would also be dressed in black and white. It was so elegant and classy. All of the episodes seemed to feature some high tech gadget that would be woefully old fashioned today, I'm sure, plus high tech make-up so that team members, usually Martin Landau or Leonard Nimoy, could masquerade as someone else and use an outlandish accent. In the end, as soon as they got the goods, they'd all drop everything and walk away. <br /><br />It was such a great show. Not surprising that it's not being watched today, though, because as I said, woefully old tech. Thanks for that little trip down memory lane. :)Gracienoreply@blogger.com