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Mission: Impossible - Fallout |OT| Unmarked Spoilers
- Thread starter Radec
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I really dug the score; felt like a cross between Zimmer TDK strings and even some Jonny Greenwood synthy stuff (thinking specifically this track).
I rewatched all 5 movies over the past week before going into Fallout and it really helped me appreciate the movie a lot more. The villains, Ilsa, Baldwin, etc all just clicked immediately into place and it was great.
Fan fucking tastic in Dolby Digital, gonna go watch it in IMAX next week to compare. I know some people say the movie is a tad overlong but outside of maybe 15-30 seconds they could have cut from an action scene or two there isn't a lot of fat in here. Its moving at a fast clip and the beat is pretty solid.
9/10 from me, it really saved the summer action movies. I sort of had reset my expectations to a new low after Rampage, Skyscraper, Jurassic World 2, Oceans 8, etc but Tom Cruise really saves the day. The Rock needs to fire whomever is handling his jobs or action choreography or something, because his movies are looking pretty weak right now in contrast.
The final action scenes in Kashmir were drop dead gorgeous, between that and the Paris car chase scenes this is definitely now somewhere in my top 5 action movies list.
Fan fucking tastic in Dolby Digital, gonna go watch it in IMAX next week to compare. I know some people say the movie is a tad overlong but outside of maybe 15-30 seconds they could have cut from an action scene or two there isn't a lot of fat in here. Its moving at a fast clip and the beat is pretty solid.
9/10 from me, it really saved the summer action movies. I sort of had reset my expectations to a new low after Rampage, Skyscraper, Jurassic World 2, Oceans 8, etc but Tom Cruise really saves the day. The Rock needs to fire whomever is handling his jobs or action choreography or something, because his movies are looking pretty weak right now in contrast.
The final action scenes in Kashmir were drop dead gorgeous, between that and the Paris car chase scenes this is definitely now somewhere in my top 5 action movies list.
Yeah there were some bits of the score that reminded me a lot of the track from theplane scene in TDKR
Well, it's pretty funny that you're concerned about CIA background checks in a movie this divorced from reality. But it does get annoying with all the double crosses and secret internal bad guys all the time.
I think it was interesting (and correct me if I'm wrong) that Ilsa was willing to potentially let Benji die to subdue Lane, while Ethan probably would have let him go and gone right for Benji when he was hanging.
Lane probably wouldn't have gone away (he was quite content to die), he'd have gotten up and tried to kill them, I think. So arguably that was Ilsa knowing it's not safe to go help until he was knocked out.
It also looked like Ethan was originally going to swing from a rope in the club scene, there's like a split second of it in one of the trailers.
I don't remember seeing the bit where the helicopter is going to collide with a truck either.
The director is on record saying that they write and edit the movies around the stunts, so there's plenty of footage that they shot, submitted to marketing for trailer cutting, but that story beat likely just never made it into the final story edit.
When Ethan talks about "I'll figure it out" every time they get into an impossible situation, that's also the director/screenwriter telling the crew "I'll figure it out".
It's not an uncommon practice. Movies shot like this tend to have trailers featuring scenes that don't make it into the final cut. It's been a while, but I remember a similar discussion surrounding Iron Man 2's trailers.
Can everybody finally agree now that short hair Cruise is best Cruise?
MI1, MI3, MI6.
Dude looked younger than in MI5.
MI1, MI3, MI6.
Dude looked younger than in MI5.
I'm not super crazy about this franchise, but I thought Fallout was pretty good. Might be my favorite.
I still feel like after a couple weeks, I'll remember nothing about the movie except 1-2 setpieces. I have a similiar experience with every MI film.
I still feel like after a couple weeks, I'll remember nothing about the movie except 1-2 setpieces. I have a similiar experience with every MI film.
Am I the only one that purposely looks away from the screen during the intro sequence to stay unspoiled?
I love the MI movies, but hate the tradition of the stupid 'lets show you glimpses of different things you'll see later in the film."
I love the MI movies, but hate the tradition of the stupid 'lets show you glimpses of different things you'll see later in the film."
I didn't look a way but I kind of zoned out intentionally so I didn't absorb it too hard.
White Widow had the 3rd plutonium core and gave it to Hunt up front before carrying out the mission to get Lane from the armored police van
This movie has such a wide breadth of amazing moments:
Nuclear attack fake-out --> HALO jump --> Party scene --> Bathroom fight --> Heist planning / execution --> truck chase --> motorcycle chase --> Ethan / Ilsa walk meet in the woods --> Walker / Lane fakeout --> Bomb sequence --> Helicopter chase --> Rock climbing
But everyone's completely right on the sound mixing and soundtrack - having now seen the movie twice, they're so damned good. Especially while they were setting up the Lane kidnapping - the fast-paced drums synced up with the helicopter rotor sounds! Such a cool detail.
I also loved how the movie handled Julia. From her instant willingness to help Luther, to her speech at the end. What an awesome way to give her agency and purpose even though she was a relatively minor character in the movie. She completely existed outside the fact that she was Ethan's wife.
So many movies which exhibit boring sexist tropes can learn a lot from how Fallout handled Julia.
Nuclear attack fake-out --> HALO jump --> Party scene --> Bathroom fight --> Heist planning / execution --> truck chase --> motorcycle chase --> Ethan / Ilsa walk meet in the woods --> Walker / Lane fakeout --> Bomb sequence --> Helicopter chase --> Rock climbing
But everyone's completely right on the sound mixing and soundtrack - having now seen the movie twice, they're so damned good. Especially while they were setting up the Lane kidnapping - the fast-paced drums synced up with the helicopter rotor sounds! Such a cool detail.
I also loved how the movie handled Julia. From her instant willingness to help Luther, to her speech at the end. What an awesome way to give her agency and purpose even though she was a relatively minor character in the movie. She completely existed outside the fact that she was Ethan's wife.
So many movies which exhibit boring sexist tropes can learn a lot from how Fallout handled Julia.
The last 15 minutes of the movie were literally Cruise and Cavill fighting in helicopters then slugging it out on a cliff.
I think he means an MI2 style drawn-out fisticuffs fight. The way they characterised Ethan as a scalpel and Cavill as a hammer kinda set this confrontation up.
I thought the movie was good, thought it started with high energy and dragged a bit near the end. I would have been happy with half an hour less.
The random bathroom guy was badass, pity he only got the one fight.
The random bathroom guy was badass, pity he only got the one fight.
Ethan Hunt is basically Batman now.
I miss the simplicity of the original film. Everything since has gone further in the direction of turning the character into an all-powerful superhero. I caught up with Rogue Nation last night and Baldwin's character declares Hunt the sole savior of the planet. It's insane.
Entertaining movies, but there's something troubling about the latest films' commentaries on global law enforcement, accountability, etc., especially when characters raise concerns about the IMF's actions and then everything works out and the critics suddenly forget all their concerns.
I miss the simplicity of the original film. Everything since has gone further in the direction of turning the character into an all-powerful superhero. I caught up with Rogue Nation last night and Baldwin's character declares Hunt the sole savior of the planet. It's insane.
Entertaining movies, but there's something troubling about the latest films' commentaries on global law enforcement, accountability, etc., especially when characters raise concerns about the IMF's actions and then everything works out and the critics suddenly forget all their concerns.
Just got out of it.
I highly enjoyed it, but I gotta say...
The main conflict of the movie is straight out of the fourth movie hahaha
Especially at his current age yeah.
For some reason, long hair makes him look like a sleaze during action scenes.
I highly enjoyed it, but I gotta say...
The main conflict of the movie is straight out of the fourth movie hahaha
Especially at his current age yeah.
For some reason, long hair makes him look like a sleaze during action scenes.
So I'm the only one that missed Renner?
That said, the cast was pretty stacked with characters already. Maybe Renner can take over as head of IMF.
That said, the cast was pretty stacked with characters already. Maybe Renner can take over as head of IMF.
It is comical that Ethan is always getting framed but I think quadruple-crossing mole agents is a "normal" IMF mission. They're a wacky bunch.
I was actually relieved that he wasn't in there. I found his character to be the worst part of the last two movies, even though I loved both films, he was the weak link for me. Glad to have Luther & Benji as the main sidekicks, and Alec Baldwin as the "but the mission is impossible" suit character.
I had the same thought that Renner would probably take over as head of IMF in the next film.
There's a sequence halfway thru which is the epitome of the Tom Cruise run. There is no way he can ever top that sequence. Like... It's the run. He's just running full out for ten minutes, there's parkour and shit, emotional stakes, they got everything.
Probably the best action film of the year. Tom Cruise is fucking bonkers for doing some of that shit. Cast, story, cinematography, everything be firing on full cylinders.
Probably the best action film of the year. Tom Cruise is fucking bonkers for doing some of that shit. Cast, story, cinematography, everything be firing on full cylinders.
Fallout definitely feels like it could be a Batman movie.
Ethan Hunt = Batman
Luther / Benji = the Robins
Ilsa Faust = Catwoman
Hunley = Commissioner Gordon
Solomon Lane = The Joker
Walker/John Lark = Harvey Dent/Two-Face
The man puts 100% into every batshit thing he does. He literally looks like he's running for his fucking life in this movie.
I keep seeing interviews with him
And just keep thinking how??? He freaking learned how to do those helicopter piloting sequences himself ffs
And just keep thinking how??? He freaking learned how to do those helicopter piloting sequences himself ffs
It's the sequence where he also got injured jumping from rooftop to rooftop. Dude is batshit crazy but I love his movies.
I did lol at them snuffing out Walker's bullshit almost immediately but he had another card to play
FUCKIN' LANE YOU PUNK
FUCKIN' LANE YOU PUNK
Lorne Balfe working on this for the music was super appropriate by the way and he did a good job. To the point where I don't miss Giacchino that much anymore, barring his Julia motif.
Woulda been heavier if he got offed instead of Baldwin to be honest.
Woulda been heavier if he got offed instead of Baldwin to be honest.
Nah, Renner's character was good in both movies. I'm hoping he ends up back again if they do another.
Having him run IMF would be perfect.