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DVD Mission - Impossible III (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
At the time of its release, Mission: Impossible III's box office was plagued by the publicity backlash against couch-jumping star Tom Cruise. It's too bad, because this third installment of the spy thriller franchise deserved a better reception than it got. First-time feature director J.J. Abrams (bigwig TV director/producer of Lost, Alias, & Felicity) proves more than able-bodied in creating a Mission: Impossible that's leaner and less over-stylized than John Woo's sequel and less confusing than Brian De Palma's original. Plot is still a throwaway here (Cruise's Ethan Hunt rescues his kidnapped former trainee and works to steal a device that... well, we don't really know what it does, but it's something about mass destruction that costs $850 million), but the action sequences, particularly one where Ethan faces down a helicopter on a bridge and gets flung hard against the side of a car, are particularly impressive since Cruise, at 44, is still doing most of his own stunts and shows no hint of the weathered look that's struck his action-star peers. (Though no Mission: Impossible stunt will ever be quite as simultaneously nail-biting and funny as the first film's wire-dangling break-in of CIA headquarters.)
Mission: Impossible III boasts a pedigreed cast, particularly Oscar® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) as baddie arms dealer Owen Davian. Hoffman plays Owen all teeth-clenched and cool, especially when threatening to kill Ethan in front of his lovely new wife (Michelle Monaghan) who has no idea of his spy life. But in his first action-film lead role, Hoffman's almost too calm and collected to really make a memorable villain, especially when the rest of the cast--Ving Rhames (the only other cast member to return for all three films), Asian film star Maggie Q, and an underused Jonathan Rhys-Meyers--are a highlight as Ethan's IMF team. Mission: Impossible is still fun popcorn spy fare, and if Cruise chooses to end the franchise here, at least he goes out on a high note. --Ellen A. Kim
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Disk extra protected
This disk does not play in multizone-multisystem player, it is extra protected somehow. So people outside US beware and don'y buy it here.
Edge of Your Seat Adventure...
This adrenaline pumping movie keeps you on the edge of seat. Lots of action, quick paced scenes, and of course, high-tech gadgets galore!!
Good acting and storyline! Romance is on the menu for Ethan Hunt this time around as he marries the woman of his dreams!!
With J.J. Abrams at the helm as director, you definitely see/feel the "Alias" vibe.
Better Than Bond
Whatever one thinks of Tom Cruise's controversial actions, when he steps in front of a camera he transforms into an exceptional actor. He seldom appears in a terrible film. Mission Impossible 3 is no exception. Don't get me wrong. I am not disparaging of 007 films. I was raised on James Bond. Like many other boys my age I had secret agent toys, decoder rings, invisible ink, etc. I've seen most of the Bond films and will continue to do so. But compared to Mission Impossible, James Bond is a bit "campy". Mission Impossible is full of nonstop action, the possibility of failure, plot twists, and characters you care about. It's not so much about girls and unbelievable story lines as danger and betrayal. There are no deep morals or societal insights, but if you want an evening of "sit on the edge of your chair" entertainment that will leave you cheering when it's over, this is the film for you. It is no wonder the Mission Impossible theme song is one of the most popular cell phone ring tones in the nation.
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