I very much wish that a movie would come along in the same vein as the original MI movie. It is drastically different in tone and execution than any of the following films. I think a proper Tom Clancy Splinter Cell movie could do it. Movies now unnecessarily revolve around a world ending threat. The NOC list in Mi1 was a great motivating force for the characters to be striving to protect or steal. Now Ethan Hunt is constantly trying to save the world. Stakes which should never be left up to one person.

Is the ‘Mission: Impossible’ Series Due for a ~~Reckoning~~ Retirement?

FTFY

!moviesnob@lemmy.film

The M I movies are amazingly well-made action packed star vehicles...that bore me to tears.

I am not shitting on them, just they are not for me. They are successful and have a huge following.

What does the author expect?

"Could you please make your big budget movie franchise more like the low budget, formulaic TV show even though the majority of the M I films fan base have no idea it exists."

Meh. I, for one, love the MI series. They’re expertly-crafted, across the board well-acted, and just plain fun. I can’t say the same for the F&F movies. I can’t say the same for many action franchises actually. Tom Cruise is batshit crazy but you can’t deny that he’s a singular talent.

I watch anything with Tom Cruise, I think he is amazing. Always entertaining and a good actor.

The new top gun blew my mind how good it was.

"If you made a great one of those, then instead of okay-to-disappointing box-office returns..."

🤔

Looks like it's doing OK to me, but what do I know, I only watched the first one...

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9603212/?ref_=bo_se_r_2

DOMESTIC (30.6%) - $151,002,770
INTERNATIONAL (69.4%) - $342,800,000
WORLDWIDE - $493,802,770

1/2 a billion dollars isn't awful... OK, granted it's less than the Mega Millions cash option on Tuesday, but it's not awful.

Point of comparison:

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt5433140/?ref_=bo_se_r_1

DOMESTIC (20.7%) - $145,960,660
INTERNATIONAL (79.3%) - $558,749,000
WORLDWIDE - $704,709,660

"Mission Impossible" is really just a title for a series of action movies. It is so far away from the original TV series.
It is however the only thing that tom cruise is doing with his life, other than scientology.
I can't even be bothered to care about the hype.
It really should be called "Blow Shit Up".

While I thought the movie was good, I think the simplest answer here is the best: They showed too much in the trailers...I aside from some car bits I had no sense watching it that some action scene was unexpected. It lacked surprise.

I actually very much enjoyed this most recent MI after not caring at all for the previous entries, so... IDK?

Imagine comparing Mission Impossible to Fast & Furious. That's like comparing escargot to a snail you found on the side of the road.