@@DJZ64X - what would be the point of them pre-watching a movie they'd already planned on watching for the channel? There's only so many hours in a day. Honestly, please expand on your theory. And why would the guy here say he saw all the MI movies after the second one? Wouldn't they just pretend to have never seen any of them? Also, if they were just *pretending* to have never seen the movie before, then wouldn't they also pretend to be surprised by the twists?
My favorite action franchise of all time. The series has no bad movies. even the second one is so ridiculous that its a blast. And I consider 5 and 6 absolute masterpieces. I am beyond excited for 7 and it's my most anticipated movie of the year.
For long time I found the 2nd movie somewhat a step up compared to the first one and I kinda liked it, and the 3rd movie was the least liked one.Theese days it has turned,yes,the first movies story telling is a bit confusing the second is the weak but its still fun cuz its ridiculous!The 3rd one I consider very serious and became a solid fan after that!Can't wait for the next one!Tom is great!
It's a good thing you're going back and watching these from the beginning. There are characters here that actually return in later installments. One character introduced in this film shares a family connection to a character in a future film. So, there's a sense of continuity story wise between the films.
at 13:20 they told the old lady to keep vacuuming cause it would be strange that she would suddenly stop. as they thought eathan was in the room and as a secret agent he would notice these type of irregularities.
It’s so funny you said the theme reminded you of the James Bond Theme. Back in 2008 in my sophomore year in high school, when Quantum of Solace came out, I took a girl to go watch it but I had never watched any 007 movies - not even the previous Casino Royale. To show her how excited I was, I sent her the theme song and was so pumped. She never said anything but I found out years later that I sent her the Mission Impossible theme instead. I think about that all the time.
I loved this tv show as a kid. From memory the music is from that. I think they had a rotating cast and then the boss (who was consistent in all episodes) would reveal which skills they would need for mission and therefore who was in the crew.
I remember my father watching the TV show when I was little. While I was too young to understand what was going on, I remembered the theme song, the _"this tape would self destruction in X-seconds"_ and that the main guy would always select a team of agents (often different) that might be best for that mission. When I saw this in theaters as a teen, I was disappointed, and even said to friends that I felt it was Tom Cruise wanting to do his James Bond thing, instead of making a movie about a team to try and solve the problem (often times by setting up someone else, so it couldn't be traced back to them).
- Jen had some great guesses! - Holden... Ethan immediately knew it was Jim, so he decided to play along and pretend Job was someone else, both, to expose Jim, AND to figure out if Jim's wife was in on it. - That WAS the theme from the original 60s TV show. In that show, Jim Phelps was the lead (played by the head pilot from the AIRPLANE movies), so some folx were upset that he turned out to be the villain in this movie. And that fact probably helped fool some viewers who were fans of the old show.
The best thing about this franchise, as it's often been said, is that each director that comes to the series brings basically their own version of a spy movie, often designing their own action sequences. This one is Brian de Palma, so it's full of sweaty men paranoid in a shadowy world of surveillance and seduction, absolutely full of his riveting angles, cutting (Paul Hirsch, great editor), and sleek cinematography (courtesy of Stephen Burum). Especially considering how much Jen liked this one, I'm very very worried for how you guys will take the pure camp of the sequel.
This is isn't my FAVORITE franchise, exactly...but I feel it's my IDEAL franchise. Cool gadgets, good twists, great stunts, minimal sappiness. I always enjoy the clockwork plotting and the slick execution of the team's strategy. My favorite in the series is the third movie, as it's a closer look at Ethan's personal life. The upcoming 7th movie is high on my list of 2023 must-sees.
Holden.... have u thought of doing a sorta reaction to the cw tv show Superman and Lois? Or is watching tv shows too much? If u cannot react.... at least watch it... I seriously recommend ! U will not be disappointed! Intead you and Jen'll be simply blown away by the first Season and the second as well!
There was an original show of Mission Impossible in the 60’s and then there was a remake of the show in the 80’s or 90’s…I can’t remember, but it did have the original guy. So when they did the movies I was a little skeptical. But so far I have loved this franchise!
Several times I have seen US or Canadian reactors watch movies shot in Austria, Czechia, Germany, etc. and say "I want to live there." I am definitely going to offer to buy houses in those beautiful old places when I am talking to North American women.
This is my favorite of the entire franchise. It's actually a spy-thriller, whodunnit, as opposed to just a straight-up action movie like all the rest of the sequels. The original idea for the franchise was to have every movie be a different style. This was a spy movie, the second was an action film. Who know what could have been, if they'd hired someone like Guillermo del Toro or Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino....oh, what might have been. Instead the studio changed direction and just kept with the action style. They're not bad movies, they're just...not what I wanted once I heard that original premise.
Everyone says the second one is the worst of a great set of films but it's one of my top 2! Love it, hope you both enjoy it just as much. I think from 3 onwards, Tom takes over the franchise and directs them from then on.
I saw this when it came out on VHS, and it just blew my mind. A love of thrillers was born immediately. The second one is arguably the worst in the series, but considering the dynamic of the two of you, I think you might still have fun with it.
Yessss! Tell me you're doing the whole series of movies. The stunts in these are unrivaled. And they keep getting better and better. 2 and 3 were a little meh but since then it's been insane.
@@HABO2210 2 was frankly a misstep and doesn't gel all that well with what comes after. 3 rights the ship somewhat and then 4 and onwards are just great. I'm glad the new one is bringing back Kittridge to tie it all together.
@@tequilawhiskey Yeah, good thing we're adults and have the ability to separate art from artist. Great film star, treats his audience very well, treats coworkers well -- complete fuckin' lunatic on a theological, personal, and compliance level. Respect his on screen ability though.
@@oduinn7948 Though in this case we were discussing the artist. And Tequila Whiskey actually seperated the Art from the Artist, with "Medium he's in" and "He" being noted as seperate things. "love so many pieces of the media he's in" That would be referring to the art. "How deep he is in the scientology" is discussing the artist/the man. While the original subject was just the man/artist. And I agree love his movies, disturbed by the man, and that is seperating the art from the artist.
One of the greatest things about this movie was that in the original Mission: Impossible series, you always felt afraid for the characters, you always felt tension that they were going to die, but they always made it out. None of them ever actually die. And then in this movie they just totally subvert that expectation and shock watchers of the original series by killing nearly the whole team within the first 15 minutes.
But it does go against what the Mission:Impossible title was supposed to be about. A team effort, with each member having their part. The movie series turned into a Tom Cruise solo franchise.
@@Yngvarfo This is true, to an extent. I mean, he certainly takes center stage. Everybody does have a contribution to make, but his seems the largest. I do feel like you get more teamwork in the later movies, like Ghost Protocol on, but he's still the star. Huh. I wonder how the movies would be different if characters had equal screen time and importance.
Thing is if you gew up watching the tvv show th etwist that Jim Phelps was the mole was ridiculously shocking. It would be like if they made a Star Trek movie and it turned out Kirk was the bad guy all along.
Also, they killed off Emilio Estevez at the very beginning, and he was HUGE in '96. I was in HS, and I didn't really know John Vought at the time, but I damn sure knew Emilio.
The way it was shot with unique camera angles was due to Brian DePalma directing, it’s a style of his he used in Scarface, Carrie, The Untouchables and Carlito’s Way. He’s very good at filming tension, the stairway scene with the baby carriage in The Untouchables comes to mind.
I would hardly call the staircase scene in The Untouchables a good example of Brian DePalma's originality, considering that it was lifted straight out of Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin.
@@Yngvarfo I didn’t say that scene was an example of originality, but tension. And it was definitely that, regardless if it was lifted from another film.
Maybe it’s because I’m just an old fart but MI:1 is still the absolute best MI movie after all these years. The OG DePalma style of psychological tension and cinematography just cannot be duplicated by any other director. If you are interested in seeing more DePalma movies, I highly recommend *_Raising Cain_*_ (1992)_
I consider MI:1 as one of the best in the franchise. It really keeps that classic psychological tension without taking the leap to almost superhuman levels of action. The shooting style really draws in the viewer at points as if they are in the position of a character which something so rarely done today.
Oh! And if you are interested in other spy movies that are not MI, I’d also recommend *_The Saint_*_ (1997)_ starring and with a great performance by *Val Kilmer*
Cruise's original plan for the franchise was to make each film radically different from one another in terms of style and tone. It's why John Woo came on to direct the 2nd film and later why JJ Abrams made #3. It's wasn't till then that they started making a long running story arc that started in #3 and continued all the way to the latest movie Dead Reckoning.
19:33 yawning and shocked and stressed out at the same time 😂 only Jen could pulled that off ! Love your reactions Jen and Holden 💕 big fan from Switzerland 🇨🇭
One of several classic tv series, created by Bruce Gellar. Among the many iconic series of the 1960s Spy craze. There was a continuation of the series in the late 1980s with characters from the original and newly added characters. The theme by Lalo Scrifrin is so timeless with Intrigue and excitement. Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen from the group, U2 did a new version of the theme song for this movie. Tom Cruise in the mid-1990s officially became a producer. Both Cruise and miss Paula Wagner formed a company. Both were given the greenlight for the rights to make M:I as an movie. This first film matches the tv series at almost perfect beat and Cruise becomes the consummate stunt performer we know him to be today. As the tv series resurged back into reruns, Cruise definitely had a franchise and we couldn't wait for more missions on the big screen. Your gonna love the other 5 installments.
So some extra info about this film. Jon plays the main character from the show Jim Phelps played by Peter Graves at the time. He was supposed to return in the film but the actor refused to play Jim as a Villain so they recast him with Jon Voight. Also, alot of easter eggs and references from this particular movie make a come back down the line so do pay attention and try to remember them. Makes it all the more fun.
For like, 3-4 years of my childhood, I was 6 or 7 when I first watched this movie. Whenever I needed a haircut, I would go into the salon and ask to get the, Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible, because of this movie. The only reason I stopped, was because the movie fell out of popularity and the hairdressers no longer knew what I meant.
Fun fact: Jim Phelps (Jon Voight's character) is also the team leader in the original series from the 60s. The show's cast HATED this movie because of what it did to Jim's character. Some of them even walked out of the premiere.
Most fans of the original show hated this too. I watched the show when I was a kid, but wasn't that invested in it, so it was a cool twist to me. But I get it. Like if they made a future MI movie and had Ethan Hunt be the bad guy who betrayed everyone, current fans would be upset too.
Can’t wait for you guys to get to the latest movies, specifically Rogue Nation and Fallout. The new two-parter that’s being produced right now is looking super promising too, and as a Norwegian I’m pumped to see the Cruise stunts he’ll do here on the big screen.
So those types of tilted shots are called " Dutch angles". You see them in a lot of horror and mystery films because they are suppose to represent a sense of Paranoia and unease.
I read somewhere, that Kristin Scott Thomas (Sarah), when asked about the fact that she died so soon in the movie, said something like "I died on page 27, but I died in the arms of Tom Cruise, so it was worth it".
This is one of those franchises where the movies get BETTER after each installment. The only exception, in my opinion, is MI:2 because it's more shoot 'em up, bang bang, rather than the "in the shadows" sort of stuff that they normally do. It's not a bad movie though, but I just personally feel it's the weakest. 3 is great, but oh man...once you get to 'Rogue Nation' these may wind up being some of Jen's favorite movies because they're the perfect blend of action and espionage. Again...my opinion.
Jen keeps bringing 2023 computer technology into a 30-year-old movie action scene centered around a fictional computer. Just take it for what it is and enjoy it.
Oh boy, you're in for a treat. Except for 2. 2 is the black sheep of the MI family. Its okay though (Great Soundtrack personally) but after 3 and especially 4, this franchise just kept getting bigger and better. Its rare these days to see that in a franchise for you to be able to say the next one was just as good or better than the last one.
You can just skip 2. One of the worst movies ever. It’s such a joke and can easily be skipped without missing anything in the series. If you do watch it you’ll have a field day with it, ripping it to shreds.
If you notice the LACK of gunplay. They wanted to be true to the old TV show that never had guns in it. They only had one shot in the whole movie for a Tom Cruise action movie. The other movies are all JUST as fun. Hope you react to them all.......
This is a classic. Not mad at Jen ranking it a 10! The second movie is the least of the series, but 3 is way better than 2, 4 is way cooler than 3, 5 is sexier than 4, and 6 outdoes 5!
YES!! One of my favorite Action Adventure Spy Movie Franchises. Alan Silvestri composer of Predator, MARVEL'S The Avengers, and Back To The Future, was hired to write the score to the movie but was fired by Director Brian DePalma thought that score wasn't powerful enough. Silvestri would use his rejected score for the Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Adventure ERASER.
I feel like there's a need to mention that Missions Impossible 2 often is considered the weakest link in the series. Not necessarily bad, just not the best. Let's just say it's very John Woo.
Yeah this was one of the four hit movies of '96: MI, Twister, The Eraser, Independence Day. Great film. About MI2, you're right. it's directed by John Woo, with his signature "two gun" style. So it's slightly more actionny vs espionagy.
Mission impossible and Scream are the best franchise's with consistently great movies with the exception of maybe one but they're leagues better than most franchises worst
Was looking for this before typing it myself. Its a shame the original actor didn't reprise the role, but understand his reasoning (partially) for why he didnt.
Yeah, there was a lot of hate for making Jim the villian. He was always a paladin, so having him so pissed that he wasn’t the HMFIC anymore that he’d turn on everything he fought for was not recieved well by fans of the TV show.
I remember not liking this movie when it came out. The mission impossible tv series was always an ensemble effort and this always felt more like a James Bond movie to me. Because if this I’ve never seen any of the others.
I think ethan slept with claire as well, that is why the dialog was left, while they cut the love scene, so him saying tasting the goods is ethan bedding his wife, but they cut the scene, but forgot the dialog
Haha a pup named scooby do reference and a La noire reference within a minute of each other in this video Holden killing it with the one liners in this one.
So, Jim Phelps is a character from the original TV show (and the 1988 reboot) played by Peter Graves. People weren't especially thrilled that he was made into a villain, especially because this was supposed to take place in the same universe as the shows.
You can include Peter Graves on the list of people who weren't happy with Jim Phelps being the villain. He was actually asked to reprise his role in this film and turned down the role saying why would I play a character that I made famous just to be the villain it's theatrical reboot. So they got Jon Voight to play the part.
@@therandompandaman4521 It's cool. Actually I'm not sure if they tried to reach out to Steven Hill since he played Dan Briggs in the first season before leaving due to filming constraints. Then again he was probably busy with Law & Order at the time and probably couldn't have done it anyways( contracts and all). I kinda wish they never went that route. They tried it again in the second Charles Angels movie and none of the original Angles took the offer(the part would later be played by Demi Moore with only a cameo by Jaclyn Smith).
Mission Impossible... this was the first movie that my wife and I watched in theatre together. I watched the origin TV series in re-run all throughout my childhood and loved it. I loved the bassline for this with the drummer and bassist from U2 for the theme.
You'll enjoy the rest of the series, possibly with the exception of the second one. It's got a different flavor, and it's not great. But I feel like we get back to form with the third one, and the rest of them keep being great, entertaining films.
Great reaction! I love this series. I consider 2 to be the lowest point, it's more 'dumb action movie' than 'thriller', but still fun. After that, they just get better and better.
Originally Luthor was not supposed to make it to the end of the film as an ally of Ethan Hunt. Ving Rhames commented that he's like to avoid the black character being a villain and/or dying. Tom Cruise asked that the role be re-written and he became his only ally and then subsequently returned for the remainder of the series. Also, the actor who is killed on the elevator is Emilio Estevez, good friend of Tom who served best man at his wedding to Mimi Rogers. The original series revolved around an ensemble cast, but the filmmakers wanted to kill off the team to shock the audience early on. Estevez had a break between another production and was already in the area where they were shooting, so he came on board for a few days to shoot his scenes uncredited as a favor to Cruise, who had cameoed in his film "Young Guns" some years prior. Plus, many of the original TV show actors disavowed the film, saying that it had wildly departed from the spirit of the original show. Some going to far as to boycott it after discovering that Jim Phelps, who was the leader of the team on the show, had been turned into the main villain.
The theme song is from the TV series from the 1960s. Do a spoof skit of Mission Impossible. If you want some ideas I suggest watching some silly cat videos where they miss judge distance when jumping or lose their balance or get scared. If at some point you need a pause from the Mission Impossible movies watch Risky Business (1983) with Tom Cruise. That scene with Tom Cruise in that high security room, I could never have done that even when I was young and in shape, cause I sweat like the neurotic ex-fighter pilot from the Airplane movie.
Yeah it kind of felt like it would have been more appropriate as another movie all together but maybe that's because John Woo had his hand in it is it felt like it would have been more appropriate if Jet Li was in it and it was a standalone movie altogether.... The first one always be the most iconic to me even though I believe I saw two before I saw one but they were at the same time
I had to rewatch this movie before checking out this reaction because I don't think I've seen the first mission impossible movie since the early 2000's and I honestly didn't remember anything from this movie aside from the theme song, obviously, and the dangling in the security room scene. Everything else was practically brand new in my mind. It was amazing that Jen was able to predict almost everything perfectly before it happened haha! I do think this movie was a little messy with the "Can we trust this person/that person/whats the real truth" stuff but it wasn't insanely distracting. From what I hear online a lot of people hate Mission Impossible 2 which is a shame because growing up I absolutely loved that movie and would rewatch it all the time!
Important to remember it was 1995, as far as some of the critique's about the technology and what not. Also I'd never been in a more silent movie theatre than during the white room break in scene. Also Tom Cruise had this and Jerry Maguire release the same year. Both mega hits.
Hi Holden & Jenn, loving the fact your doing this series, they just get better and better. I’ve a personal love for MI 2, John Woo is the director (of Face/Off fame) and main bad guy played by Scottish actor called Dougray Scott who without spoiling anything when he says Hunt you can almost imagine he’s meaning another word (used a lot in Scotland) that rhymes with Hunt, I’ll let you guess it and not type here. Love the channel, keep up the good work. Cheers from Saltcoats, Scotland
I watched this one, 2 and 4 in theaters. So much fun. The first one is especially good. If I remember correctly it was directed by Brian de Palma who also directed "The Untouchables". He is really a master of suspense through editing. Interesting to know is that Jim Phelps is the leader of the IMF team in the TV-Show and the leading character of the Mission Impossible show since Season 2. Making him the bad guy in this movie was quite a move.
