Mission Impossible III Backtrack
- Jules Robinson
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min read
With the recent (and dare I say best?) Mission Impossible out in Cinemas, I decided to go back and watch the first three in the franchise that defined and re-booted action movies in the 1990’s and early 2000’s and creating one of the most loved film series of over a decade.
*spoilers ahead*
In which Ethan has a wife and Grade A Mission Impossible antics occur.
Notes I Made Whilst Watching:
- Yes, Philip Seymour Hoffman!
- Action action action.
- MI has gone all dark like the later Bonds or the later but not current Batmans.
- The lead lady has my name which is fun whenever a character calls to her and my brain gets confused for a second.
- Nice bit of character exposition from the party goers there.
- This film should be called ‘My Fiancé’s A Trained Killer?’ And the poster could be them back to back, arms folded.
- It’s all very clear what the jeopardy is here and where the tension lies (I’m looking at you MI:II)
- Ethan is lying to his fiancé and that can only end well.
- They already have the hostage? I smell a set up.
- A helicopter chase isn’t quite exciting enough, we need to add in a defibrillator too.
- She died! Along with her secrets…
- Mission literally Impossible
- “I don’t care if your daddy plays golf with the president.” Laurence Fishburne has all the best lines.
- Flashback AND training montage?!
- Simon Pegg is a breath of fresh air and Hunt’s absolute opposite, very clear why they kept him on.
- They’re breaking into the Vatican a la The Da Vinci Code.
- Hunt didn’t necessarily *have* to dress in priest robes. He just loves the drama.
- The swankiest of bathrooms in the Vatican- I expected no less.
- “See you in the sewer.”
- Seymour Hoffman is genuinely chilling as the bad guy.
- The now famous 'Explosion Blasted To The Side' bit.
- Action movies have left nothing to the imagination when it comes to the inner workings of elevators. I now feel pretty confident that I’d be able to manage some routine maintenance, given the opportunity.
- Hunt disguised as a Brooklyn Hipster.
- Lobbing tennis balls at the guards like they’re Labradors.
- Ethan dangles dangerously to the ground- that’s so Ethan.
- Having to make a phone call with no signal on a flip phone is the closest I’ll come to embodying an IMF member.
- Seems harsh to shoot anyone but okay, it’s not the wife, yay.
- Moral of the story is, it will never not hurt when your colleagues prefer your spouse to you.
Who Should Watch It?
Lovers of Philip S.H., hand-wringing tension, equal mixes of espionage and action. If you want the best summery of all that Mission Impossible has to offer, this is it.
Enjoyment Rating: 8/10
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