Ghost Protocol is like the start of a newer "Mission: Impossible" trilogy. Gadgets malfunction like ALL the time, which the characters have to rely on their wit and each other to complete missions, the action scenes are INSANE. …and yes, Tom Cruise is REALLY CLIMBING the building. There is no green screen. No CGI. He climbs it, then runs down it and swings on the rope. There is some amazing behind the scenes footage. This is when "Mission: Impossible" really became a global super franchise because the world realized that Tom Cruise performs all his own stunts for real!
There's a few extra wires that were removed in post, and IIRC, he's more like 30 stories up, but yeah. He's really running up and down the world's tallest building.
@@aaronbourque5494 There are some shots that are 100% above the 30 story mark. Maybe it was imparctical to get all their gear 130 stories up for a lot of the crazy shots, but when he has to look down and climb out, jump out the window, 100% at height.
This is where the series kicks off and just takes the formula and perfects it. Ethan Hunt becomes a force of nature and with enough time he will wreck you no matter what
This is also where they basically made Ethan an unbeatable tactical mastermind superhero like Dominic Toretto from the fast and the furious. Then there's the overreliance on the deus ex machina to solve everything, again exactly like every Fast and Furious film...
their russian is with a heavy accent, but the words are correct and pronunciation is ok. This is my favourite Mission Impossible movie, I'm pretty sure it has a special place in all russian MI fans' hearts:)
Tom Cruise's delivery of "No shit!" is one of my favorite movie profanities ever, it cracks me up every time. The Seattle and India scenes both were filmed in Vancouver. Check out a video called Vancouver Never Plays Itself, it's an interesting look at how the city is disguised as all kinds of different filming locations.
Out of all the stunts, this entry has two of my absolute favorites, the first being climbing the Burj Khalifa and the second is the chase during the sandstorm. Such amazing filmmaking
Hanging out the side of that building knowing there are miles of shit filled trucks stretching into the distance below you... I don't know how you go to a country so poorly planned it allows that let alone hang out of a building so poorly planned.
@@Ahzpayne This is grossly exaggerated. Their sewage system was undergoing an overhaul (since Dubai is growing so quickly) and it would have been very expensive to connect to the old system and then to the new system. So what is a temporary solution for a minor issue in one building has been latched onto by internet trolls as a way to denigrate Dubai.
@@arnoldvosloo220 If i wanted to denigrate Dubai I would mention slavery. I was only seeking to point out how uncomfortable I would be trusting my safety to a building and local government more concerned with appearances than actual safety and infrastructure.
@@Ahzpayne Thanks for saying the "s" word out loud, you have proved your ignorance. Probably got all your drivel from Vice. And of course, I'm sure you're a legitimate engineer who has been to the Burj and studied the way it was constructed. You can give us all a qualified opinion that it's such an unsafe structure that a man touching the windows would cause a catastrophe. Thanks for your valuable input!
What i appreciate about Tim Cruise as an action star is that he allows himself to be vulnerable, especially in the later films in this series, from Part 3 on. He's scared, he freaks out, he shows himself struggling in situations. It's so much more interesting and compelling than someone like the Rock who barely seems flustered or bothered by the most dangerous circumstances
I don't understand how The Rock made his fame being a stunt man essentially who had to get hit and lose numerous times in the WWE for years, then becomes so pissy that his contract has a set number of punches you cannot exceed and he does none of his stunts. Keanu Reeves, Tom Cruise, and of course the legendary Jackie Chan, all superstars, never afraid to look the fool or be on the backfoot if it helps the movie. And they do their own action scenes (though Keanu only does driving stunts, not falls and the like.)
@@billbill6094 There are Jackie Chan types and there are Bruce Lee types. Two sides of a coin. The appeal of the former is to watch them pull themselves out of a difficult situation, while the appeal of the latter is to witness them cause the villains' comeuppance. Both can be done at the same time, of course. But it's nice to have variety.
The key to these movies for me is that Ethan Hunt is hyper-competent but nothing ever goes to plan and he only succeeds by the skin of his teeth. It’s so much more interesting than the hero being unfazed by everything. I think he took a hint from Jackie Chan.
@@JoeMama410 One isn't necessarily more difficult than the other. Audiences love to see heroes dish out the villains' comeuppance just as much as they love to see underdogs rise to the challenge. In real life, people are often drawn to dominant figures like Michael Jordan & Wayne Gretzky.
Haha, I love that Simone's go to response to anything -- monsters, villains, heights, cringe, spiders -- is always "Fu*k right off!" HAHA It's like she's speaking to the anxiety itself, not whatever causes it. And George! "Maybe it won't be that bad, high enough that it's like --NOPE!" What a champ!
Fun fact! The insurance company covering Ghost Protocol refused to cover any stunt involving Tom hanging off the worlds tallest building. So Tom fired them and found one that would.
The most disheartening thing about the villain being behind the mask in Dubai is that earlier Cruise and Renner were arguing about just killing the guy to take his place, but Cruise insisted the villain could get his hands on the launch codes later. Little did they know the messenger WAS the villain, and they could have just ended the movie right there.
I'm a Londoner living in Berlin and can confirm that the parking garage is real, it's by VW and located in Wolfsburg - it's where they keep their new cars. So basically when a customer goes to collect their car it brings it down like a vending machine in around 90 seconds. If you're ever in Germany and you're into cars, you should visit the museum it's a part of. Ps great reaction - can't wait for you to get caught up once Dead Reckoning is on digital release.
There's one little reference in the movie for the people paying really close attention: when Ethan leaves the safehouse in Dubai after the Burj Khalifa to go see Bogdan, he first meets a blonde guy on a boat with a mask. Thats the same actor and mask and keyword ("Dunhill lighter") from the first Mission: Impossible movie when Ethan poses as Job and goes to meet Max. Extremely fun reaction to this one from you two. They've all been good, but watching you flip out over the spy tricks, stunts, and twists was like seeing it for the first time again. Can't wait for you to watch Rogue Nation, which is my favorite M:I to date, plus Fallout and Dead Reckoning Part 1 (which will be on digital this month) are both very close.
Oh, also, you can see Josh Holloway's character throw something at the ground as he jumps off that roof at the beginning, before he turns around and shoots the guys pursuing him. So he has a spy gadget that explodes into that cushion that catches him.
I totally agree, his two Pixar movies were trying to aim for adults, but they were still limited by the medium and the G/PG ratings. After seeing those I thought, "Just go make movies for adults, Brad, it's clearly what you want to do!"
If I remember correctly, the last scene was supposed to be set in Seattle, but like 95% of the times where Seattle is the setting, they actually film in Vancouver. I once asked someone with the Washington State Filmworks why this is. He said labor and production costs are less in BC, as is film permitting.
George - I have the same reaction to heights. I watched The Walk - the documentary about the guy who walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers. I was yelling at the screen, "Get off the wire - you made it." Even though I knew the guy survived it, it still drove me absolutely insane.
This is where it really starts for me, granted I love the third one, but they hit the formula and work it from here on. I absolutely LOVE how the plan never actually goes the way it's sposed to in this one. The team adapts and still pulls it off. It's also nice because you don't have to depend on a twist or something like... "that was my plan all along" even when it doesn't seem to be going right.
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it was this one where Tom was filming a scene chasing someone across rooftops, at some point he jumped across to a rooftop and broke his ankle (it literally turned straight up), and Tom just finished climbing up on the roof and keeps running….the man is an absolute machine
While this took the franchise to the next level, I will always appreciate MI:3 the most, because it turned things around after the second one. That being said, it's great that Simon Pegg got a bigger role with this one. Too bad they couldn't get Maggie Q back due to scheduling conflicts back then. Her training and previous work made her perfect for these kinds of action roles.
@@handsomeDRAC Interesting. You may be the first I've heard say that. If you dislike MI then it would make sense, since it's totally unlike all the others.
It was harder to recognize but it wasn't just the end scene that was filmed in Vancouver. I think everything shown to be in Mumbai, aside from the party palace, was filmed in Vancouver.
I'll never forget seeing THAT stunt scene for the first time. I wasn't a huge fan of the series yet (this movie sucked me in), but went to see this on opening night because it had a 12 minute preview of The Dark Knight Rises along with it, if you watched it in IMAX. So, imagine seeing that sequence on the biggest screen possible with all of sound and HD you could imagine. That first swooping shot over the building and I legit had my stomach drop cause it felt like being suspended in air. What a movie. What a stunt. What a fun franchise.
MI really finds itself in this film. I remember after watching the 3rd in just feeling like it was time to call it a wrap so I didn't watch any of the subsequent films for a while but I'm really impressed with how they found their rhythm. Also 'red you're dead' is a pretty common saying for a lot of equipment designs. I used to buy climbing harnesses that came pre-painted with red on one side of the buckles to remind you that if you didn't the buckle wrong, you would fall.
I do believe that was the most tense I've seen you two and certainly the most uncomfortable I've ever seen George.. just be glad it wasn't on IMAX! Great reaction guys and a fab film!
Fun fact about the Burj Khalifa: If it ever remained without power for long enough (i.e., abandoned for years/decades, not a day's outage), the rods underground that keep it upright via friction would begin to erode and the high winds would push on it until the whole thing toppled over. Those rods underneath it have to be electrified to repel the elements that would erode the foundation.
at the start the airbag was what he threw as he jumped :3 How excited Simone got for a reversible jacket compared to the rest of the tech! >< get that it was during an exciting part of the movie but still makes me chuckle that a reversible jacket got the biggest reaction :P
Seeing the Burj Khalifa scene in IMAX was a pretty amazing experience. Probably one of the most memorable I can remember. And seeing that failed jump made the audience collectively gasp.
Wooo Simone finally had her first Twinkie!😂I'm watching this immediatly! Easily my favourite so many awesome set pieces in this one i love how Jeremy Renners character fits in,how they make out Julia died them reveal it was all planned with the look at a distance from Ethan and her,the prison scene with Dean martin in the background,The kremlin(the giggling during that scene🤣🤣), and off course the entire Burj Khalifa sequence.I dont need to finish the video to know this is gonna be an awesome reaction guys!😊
Simone in the green dress in the thumbnail? I couldn't click fast enough. I give George great credit -- a friend of mine came with me to see Alita: Battle Angel on the big screen and he had the same problem with heights. I agree, it's tough to top Philip Seymour. I think at one point Ethan says, Everything failed -- except this team, which I guess comes close to being the moral of the movie. Thank you so much!
The close up of the ring is A113 the room where Pixar started, Brad Bird used to work there and the robotic voice is the same in the incredibles franchise.
The main villain in this was the late, great Michael Nyqvist, you'd know him from John Wick, he played the father of Reek, who killed the dog. He was also the main male lead in the original (and best) version of the Millenium Trilogy (Girl with the dragon tattoo etc...)
Released near Christmas 2011. Major upgrade for the franchise. One of my favorite sequels. Saw it in IMAX, 5 days before it's initial release. Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratoutoulle and The Iron Giant) directing his first live-action film amazingly. From part 4 onward, they utilize IMAX technology for core visual scenes in these sequels. These missions stay fully connected (thanks to J.J. Abrams as producer). This one definitely proved that Cruise is one of the best actors to ever do action period. The cast (IMF, villains) was great including Jeremy Renner being super busy between M-I, the MCU and the Bourne franchise. Not too many 4th installments are this good. RIP to Michael Nyqvist as the villain Cobalt/Kurt Hendricks.
"So many people!!!" "Yea he's in India." Filmed in Vancouver hehe around Coal Harbor by the Convention Centre. And yes, Burrard Bridge and Granville Island :p
Great reaction guys. There's a really great behind the scenes video that shows how they did the planning, training and filming of the tower scenes, well worth a look.
Just like the first movie a lot of this one is filmed in Prague. The "Kremlin" was filmed in Prague castle, where the Czech president rules from. There are event some Czech actors for this one.
It genuinely makes me happy that you guys are blowing through the MI franchise. They're top-tier action/spy movies. Watching this movie when it was released on an IMAX screen genuinely set off my vertigo and had me gripping the sides on my seat! The only thing that would make me happier right now is if you guys were to finish the Apes movies and watch War for the Planet of the Apes. Seriously, you guys stopped short of watching the best of the trilogy!
This was actually I think my first MI movie, I may had seen one of the others when I was a kid but this one really caught my attention, it was a welcome surprise to find out Brad Bird directed it in the credits, still haven’t seen the latest one yet
At the time of release most of the components of the Hallway screen tech existed in isolation except for one characteristic of the screen itself. The polymere that creates the screen in shuch a way is super light and super smooth on deployment totally existed, what it didnt do was been perfectly reflective, mirror like, it will always look visible diffuse on the eye, like projectiong something to the side of camping tent. However, the robot arm that can recognize and follow eyesight totally existed at the time, the real time backprojection calculation (recording something and calcultating the appropiate transformation to reproject) totally existed (maybe it needed a bigger device than something iPad like), i actually worked in something like this real time video transformation in my time in university around the release of the movie. Im working from memory here, not looking into google or something, but i havent read that something like in the movie has been finally made, but again, the components were there. One piece of the movie that did become a reality was the concept BMW in the third act of the movie. Google and BMW made it happen a few years back.
The Burj Khalifa set piece is the best set piece in the series for me. Just the way it's designed and directed, how the tension escalates perfectly. Brad Bird should go back and direct another action movie.
personally i see 'Ghost Protocol' as the movie where the franchise found its identity. each follow up film has a similar energy that take things a step or two higher than the last. because of that i would also say this is the best one. "the beginning of the beginning". -- and 7:51 technically the technology does exist it's just in pieces. the 'Tobii Eye Tracker' is a reality so someone just has to pair it together with other required elements like a mini projector.
It's funny, I saw this ages ago and thought it was the best of the first 4 movies, but none of the plot stayed with me at all. But watching your reaction it was way better than I remembered. The next one really is great. It's like they got a feel for where they wanted to go with the franchise long term from this one, and then nailed it in Rogue Nation (and Fallout for that matter). Am looking forward to seeing the last 2 eventually.
When I watched your last MI reaction, I realised something. I've not seen 3. I didnt really like 2, but I thought 2 was 3. So I thought it was a dead franchise. Then 4 comes along I randomly watch it, utterly loved it. Felt like Fast 5 for me in terms of rejuvenation. Fast5 is my favourite of the franchise. I believe its by far the best one. I also feel Ghost Protocol is the best way, but not the distance Fast 5 has on its franchise.
I like how George said we're almost there with facial recognition when I just went through Global Entry here in the US and used facial recognition to pass through customs
I think the best part of this one and the ones that follow is they started acknowledging just how rediculous many of the stunts/events are. Instead of just..diving head on into it like its normal.. toms more "Wtf"
1:46 It wasn't on his back. He threw it to the ground before his fall. You can _kind_ _of_ see at 1:42 that he makes a quick throwing motion downward with his hand before he twists around.
corridor crew has a great episode on how they did the shot of cruiz looking out of the skyscrapper as he goes out to climb it. mix of practical and vfx
I remember when promoting this movie, they kept showing Cruise climb the building. By the way, have you guys watched Grandma’s Boy. It’s hilarious. Love to see your guys reaction
Yea this was the beginning of the legend that is Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, everything before was just a warmup but Rogue Nation and Fallout are in legendary status.
This movie is so so impressive and good. It is not my favorite because 5th and 6th one exist and they are awesome, but it is a really great action film. The stunts are amazing but the plot is very cohesive and I like that things are not always perfect and you see them struggling to get the mission done. I am really excited for your reaction to the next ones. I have the same phobia as you George and even after watching this one multiple times, my palms continue to sweat like crazy. It is ridiculous but I cannot control the panicking mode I am while watching him climbing. Also, knowing he did that for real makes it even worse ahsiohas
Rumour was that Renner was meant to be getting set up to take over from Cruise, but then this one EXPLODED AND the Mummy failed miserably and back to MI he came.
The Burj Khalifa scene es really nerve wracking to see...and the fact that was all done for real makes it even more terrifing! So damn cool to see this level of commitment from Tom Cruise to the franchise and avoid the overused and crappy CGI scenes to impress with fake stuff like almost all new movies today. :)
I watched this in theaters forgetting that I didn't watch the third one and I think I started to realize it when Renner's character started in on his back story and I got confused. Just think, the last "MI" that I saw was the second one, so I felt there was a reason this angle wasn't resonating with me for some reason. Then, spoils the ending of the previous film by its reveal at the end. But despite that, I really enjoyed the film and the fact that most of these films that detail a scheme or a heist are more exciting when they don't go according to plan.
17:05 I'm not afraid of heights, but two movie did give me the heebie-jeebies related to height. in Mission to Mars when they exited their ship just in their spacesuit trying to make it to a nearby resupply module. the view from above as they move through space its just the planet below. it was a nerve wracking scene. then in the movie Gravity. every scene of Sandy moving through space with just her spacesuit was also nerve wracking and still have me a height netvousness thing. .
If you think the Burj Khalifa is high, there is a glass walkway at the Grand Canyon suspected 4,757 feet (1450 meters) above the canyon floor. And yes, it's AWESOME, George }:D
Fun fact: If you saw this movie in certain IMAX theaters, before the movie they screened the opening 6-minutes of the highly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises. And it also had Bane's original voice; they had to alter it because people couldn't understand what he was saying. I actually like it a lot better to what they went with in the final version, but it did require a few listenings to catch what he said. Plus seeing Ghost Protocol on the biggest IMAX available was so necessary for the Burj Khalifa scene.
This is my favorite Mission Impossible the others are more serious. This one's more fun to watch because it doesn't take itself so seriously. I love how all of their fancy gadgets keep breaking on them when they need them. it makes the situation seem more realistic. I think because this one is so fun and funny to watch it makes it easier to enjoy it. and to want to watch it over and over again. the other ones, I watched them, I enjoy them. But I don't feel the need to watch them again.
George, i have the same irrational fear of heights as you do. I cant even play sandbox games like GTAV and go to the top of the skyscrapers and go near the edge because my vertigo is so bad. 🤣
Like Joe pesci said,,, Ok ok ok ok. There was mentioned Darude, Daarude is from Finland. In this movie was Finnish actor named Samuli Edelman. He was Wistrom,,, all i say.
The Thieves (2012) is a Korean spy action movies that has a male-on-male honeypot trap, a fun subversion of the trope like George was suggesting. Enjoying reaction as always!
I got stuck on a slide as a child for hours. Fire department had to be called. All because of an irrational fear of heights. I saw this in IMAX. Those firemen were not as kind.
Totally with George on this on - I cannot sit still while I watch that scene (even though I've seen the movie like a dozen times) - primal fear, ACTIVATED!
