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Oh sure, in the long term I would suspect all movies make their money back.
China is also a major part of determining if MI8 will have a good box office run, but given the massive fall of western movies doing well over there, it would seem unlikely. Previous MI films in China:
RN - $136m
Fallout - $181m
DR - $48m
Not all movies, far from it! But all MI movies, sure, just shows the strength of the brand. B-)
Final Reckoning may do better because no Barbie/Oppenheimer double whammy competition and the biplane sequence looks thrilling enough to get some extra punters into the cinema. And maybe some of the hardcore MI fans will see it twice because it's the 'final' chapter in the franchise.
I doubt it will break even or make a profit if it needs to hit one billion. 😮 The cost of MI 8 was crazy.
"I think this is the last mission impossible, Mr Hunt. This tape will not self destruct."
Mod edit - No need for the F bombs.
:))
IMO, if you took 30-40 minutes from the run time of TFR it would be a much slicker movie.
Once again,I don’t think it’s a bad film at all, and after watching MI: DR on the weekend, I think TFR stands up very well.
It's probably been said before, but the first third of the film was a bit exposition heavy.
PS Luther's death scene is weird, why the bomb? a "Khan" style scene, seperated by the locked iron gate would have been more personal and impactful,
Would have been interesting to...
Having said all that, I am also seeing it again tomorrow. First was IMAX, this time I'm trying 4DX. Should be a fun ride in the final two set pieces.
Younger version:
Graphic novel version:
Do you accept the mission? 😉
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It's amazing how advanced AI has become in a short time. The images of Cruise and Craig are very realistic. ChatGPT rendered the images.
At the rate AI is going ChatGPT will be directing Bond 27, 28 and Mission Impossible The Reboot. 😂
I don't know how specific we are already allowed to talk about the movie...which is why I write my other thoughts as spoilers.
When my students write their texts with ChatGPT I often have the feeling that I recognise it: it's full of smart sounding sentences without much substance...maybe the monologues of this movie were also KI-generated? Maybe by the entitiy itself? So much talking about fate and choices and trust and zzzzzzzz (sorry, I fell asleep for a second). For example the last monologue of the movie: Does someone of you like this stuff? I didn't...
And why is there a fan trailer of all the other M:I in this movie? I mean, I like a good Bond trailer with snippets from all the movies on Youtube but I don't need a trailer of the earlier movies in the newest one??
And someone mentioned that there are too many flashbacks in general, especially a flashback of a scene that happended 1 min before...this was also odd for me. Why should you edit it that way?
What I even missed more than the action was the fun: I'm a big fan of Simon Pegg and Benji always amused me but he doesn't get funny lines this time.
The final thrill is good but a bit too similar to Fallout, isn't it?
And why doesn't Hunt like kissing?
Enough negativity from my part. Let's mention some good things:
I love the cast. So many great actors. I always loved Hunt's team: Grace works fine for me (but I still miss Ilsa), Paris is cool and I liked William and his wife way more than expected. Briggs and Degas are likeable chaps but they don't have much to do...Also Angela Basset does a good job (her scenes are almost the only "talking scenes" I wouldn't shorten...)
And what about the two big set pieces? The first (the wet) one was solid stuff. An interesting contrast, especially because it was so calm...the music was also somehow more reduced there and I thought it worked well this way). The second big set piece was good but I preferred the train stuff from DR and it can't compete with the thrills of the Fallout finale (imo).
The best thing about the movie? The beautiful green landscape of South Africa. (The rest of the movie is more dark and grey in colour).
I love the 5th and 6th M:I movie and I have a good time with the third, 4th and 7th (DR). I would rank TFR as #7 between the first M:I movie (good thriller but not my piece of cake) and M:I 2 (I prefer every dialogue in TFR to Hunt's annoying MI:2-grinning and the stupid car chase between Hunt and Nyah).
I prefer every Bond movie to TFR.
I came away from the second viewing more impressed than the first. The movie has its issues, as all movies do but this gets away with it, for me. It’s classic MI and definitely up there with MI1, Ghost Protocol and Fallout. Unlike DR, I will definitely return to this many times once it gets a home release.
My wife hated it on first viewing and loved it second time around. If this is Cruise’s last MI, he’s gone out on top form, unlike Craig’s finale in NTTD.
No DouDou either, other than the first two notes of the theme tune…
One thing that Calvin mentions in his review, and upon reflection I agree with him, there is a lot of "Ethan you are the only one who can do this" and "Ethan you are worthy of being our supreme leader" or "Ethan you are the only one that can save humanity." It gets a bit much and is repeated by many in this film. Not sure what was driving that, but I did find it a bit over the top.
The quality of screen and sound can definitely also help. For me, the Venice party in DR is an absolute highlight, also with my sound system at home. The bass there lets my heart pump in excitement.
This is a reflection of Tom Cruise's narcissism. Since Mission Impossible 2 when he did the opening sequence mountain climb, he's made a deliberate effort to tell people he is doing the stunts.
It's always brought up in interviews/press junkets. Cruise always says "I fly planes, helicopters, I train for ages, we took years to figure it out, I held my breath for six minutes yadda yadda yadda."
Cast always praise Cruise for his hard work ethic, dedication, bravery, how talented he is.
Do you know Cruise spends more time with his stomach revealed/shirtless in Final Reckoning than any other MI film. Kinda strange? Well, not if you're trying to say "hey, I'm 62, look at my impressive body. See how good I look for my age. No pot belly!"
He's trying to tell people how fit he is for his age, to impress the audience.
And of course the subtext in FR - Cruise's Hunt is a demigod.
Demigod - dictionary definition:
What does it mean if you're a demigod?
: a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god. 2. : a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine.
A person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine. Sounds like Hunt in Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning!
I don't care if Cruise is narcissistic. Donald Trump is narcissistic and people with obvious narcissism attract people as they do repel people. If Cruise wants to do his own stunts and seek endless validation, that's his choice. If it adds to the enjoyment of the film that's a benefit.
Hollywood can be very lazy and put the A list stars in front of greenscreens and we all know it's fake so Cruise doing the stunts for real (or semi real - the bike jump in MI 7 is cgi when Hunt is falling. Cruise was on a wire and was forced back off the bike, not forward) adds more authenticity to the action sequences. But I think it's reasonable to say Cruise is narcissistic and arguably his narcissism extends to the dialogue with characters saying Hunt is a modern day Jesus Christ messiah saving the world.