Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 126

alphabassettgrrl · 01-11-2012, 03:00 PM

Saw "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" last night. Fun, certainly in keeping with the improbability of the original. The CGI was predictably bad, but not overused. Tom Cruise was, well, Tom Cruise, but it was still fun. Bits of humor here and there. One scene went on for far too long in my opinion- trying to get a briefcase, oh, almost, something happens and it's gone again, almost! , gone again, oh, wait! almost! gone...

Yeah, we got it, make it more interesting than that. James Bond of late does this, too, with chase scenes. A couple time is fun, after that I'm just waiting for it to end.

And the thing with his wife? I liked the inclusion. A little backstory, a little detail, and yet he remains Ethan Hunt in all his omniscient glory.

Good scenery, nice place-setting shots, good toys, cute girls.

innerSpaceman · 01-11-2012, 05:31 PM

More screeners:

Albert Noobs was awesome. Glenn Close predictably fantastic in a story based on truth about not one, but TWO women who disguise themselves and live as men in a time when women were merely chattel. Very bittersweet and well worth watching.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy left me wanting to read the book. It had to have been mercilessly condensed (it was previously filmed as a 7-part miniseries starring Alec Guiness), but I'll be damned if I can figure from this movie what was cut out of the story. The cold war spy drama was dry yet fascinating. Good performances by Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth and John Hurt.

Loved, loved, loved Arthur Christmas. So much adorable fun from the folks who do Wallace and Grommit. Gonna have to buy this one and add it to the films I watch every year at holiday time (or, well, most years - since I didn't watch a single solitary one of my obligatory holiday movies or TV specials of yesteryear this year).

Not Afraid · 01-11-2012, 05:32 PM

Noobs is what I call my new boobs.

innerSpaceman · 01-11-2012, 05:33 PM

Bwahaha, I'm gonna start calling you Albert, and refer to them as Albert's Noobs.

Alex · 01-11-2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

More screeners:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy left me wanting to read the book. It had to have been mercilessly condensed (it was previously filmed as a 7-part miniseries starring Alec Guiness), but I'll be damned if I can figure from this movie what was cut out of the story. The cold war spy drama was dry yet fascinating. Good performances by Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth and John Hurt.

Yeah, I'll be reading the book. But leaving the movie I did think that 14 hours (or 7, not sure if they were two hour blocks) would have been a horrible slog since at 2.25 it was so incredibly tight.

innerSpaceman · 01-11-2012, 07:41 PM

Out of curiosity, I read the plot summary on Wikipedia and, um, the movie didn't leave out any of that summarized plot. More curious than ever what the original story is padded with.

Snowflake · 01-12-2012, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Noobs is what I call my new boobs.

I'm sure this has been submitted for posterity more than once already. But, I did anyway. Snort!

Snowflake · 01-12-2012, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Out of curiosity, I read the plot summary on Wikipedia and, um, the movie didn't leave out any of that summarized plot. More curious than ever what the original story is padded with.

Long tracking shots of Alec Guiness as George Smiley cogitating.

I'm going to see TTSS this weekend, I can't wait. Only thing missing would be a cameo by Alan Rickman.

Alex · 01-12-2012, 07:22 PM

The only complaint I have about TTSS is that I was able to figure it out using the same method that generally works on TV.

Spoiler:

innerSpaceman · 01-13-2012, 10:59 AM

Works too often in movies, too.

01-11-2012, 03:00 PM	#1251
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Saw "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" last night. Fun, certainly in keeping with the improbability of the original. The CGI was predictably bad, but not overused. Tom Cruise was, well, Tom Cruise, but it was still fun. Bits of humor here and there. One scene went on for far too long in my opinion- trying to get a briefcase, oh, almost, something happens and it's gone again, almost! , gone again, oh, wait! almost! gone... Yeah, we got it, make it more interesting than that. James Bond of late does this, too, with chase scenes. A couple time is fun, after that I'm just waiting for it to end. And the thing with his wife? I liked the inclusion. A little backstory, a little detail, and yet he remains Ethan Hunt in all his omniscient glory. Good scenery, nice place-setting shots, good toys, cute girls. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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01-11-2012, 05:31 PM	#1252
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	More screeners: Albert Noobs was awesome. Glenn Close predictably fantastic in a story based on truth about not one, but TWO women who disguise themselves and live as men in a time when women were merely chattel. Very bittersweet and well worth watching. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy left me wanting to read the book. It had to have been mercilessly condensed (it was previously filmed as a 7-part miniseries starring Alec Guiness), but I'll be damned if I can figure from this movie what was cut out of the story. The cold war spy drama was dry yet fascinating. Good performances by Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth and John Hurt. Loved, loved, loved Arthur Christmas. So much adorable fun from the folks who do Wallace and Grommit. Gonna have to buy this one and add it to the films I watch every year at holiday time (or, well, most years - since I didn't watch a single solitary one of my obligatory holiday movies or TV specials of yesteryear this year).
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01-11-2012, 05:32 PM	#1253
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Noobs is what I call my new boobs.
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01-11-2012, 05:33 PM	#1254
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Bwahaha, I'm gonna start calling you Albert, and refer to them as Albert's Noobs.
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01-11-2012, 07:41 PM	#1256
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Out of curiosity, I read the plot summary on Wikipedia and, um, the movie didn't leave out any of that summarized plot. More curious than ever what the original story is padded with.
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01-12-2012, 07:22 PM	#1259
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The only complaint I have about TTSS is that I was able to figure it out using the same method that generally works on TV. Spoiler: I just assumed that the suspect played by the most famous actor did it.
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01-13-2012, 10:59 AM	#1260
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Works too often in movies, too.
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