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Movie: Mission Impossible 2 (2000)
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I can see why this one is the black sheep of the Mission Impossible series, but it gives me hope that the others will be great! Which is your favorite Mission Impossible movie?
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It's a tie between Rogue Nation and Dead Reckoning (Part I) for me.
But honestly, this is one of the few franchises where any of the movies (except the 2nd one) can be considered "the best one" by anyone.
@@arthurblacklungmorgan2250 I'm really looking forward to the next ones, see why they're regarded so well!
for me its either ghost protocol or rogue nation
#3 is my favorite. But I like seeing each director's take on the formula. This one is very much a John Woo movie.
@@arthurblacklungmorgan2250 - Really good point. If you ask me what my favorite one is, it would alternate between 4, 5 and 6, depending on my mood.
'The satellite doesn't work as fast as I do.' Perhaps this was the most hacker-heavy episode...
A little heads up for mission impossible 3: think of that one as a soft reset. As a movie and in universe as well. Like the second movie never happened, so dont look for ethans gf from the end of this one lmao. MI3 breathed new life in the series and it just gets better from there!
Oh a fun fact: tom cruise actually did the knife to the eye scene. they had the knife on a chain/wire above tom cruise. so there was no possibility of it hitting him (still would be scary af) i guess they made sure to measure twice and cut once
That's terrifying!! Even with no chance of it going wrong, I would still not want to do that lol
@@VerowakReacts oh dont worry, he will do even CRAZIER stuff in the upcoming movies. omg i cannot wait honestly.
Always happy to see someone reacting to the Mission Impossible movies, they're some of my favorite action/spy films. Even though the second one isn't as well received by the fans, I still enjoy rewatching this one. Can't wait to see your reactions for the rest of the Mission Impossible movies!
In Greek myth, Bellerophon rides Pegasus, the winged horse, and kills the Chimera, a multi-headed monster. MI2 is like a completely different universe from the rest of the series.
"Blade" is a Marvel movie from the 90s that has some of the same fashion sense as "The Matrix" (also from the 90s). "Blade" is the first of a trilogy, and this movie is what brought Marvel out of bankruptcy and into movie theaters. After the "Blade" trilogy came the famous "Spider-Man" trilogy. "True Lies" is a lot of fun.
5:57 As I understand the ending of MI1, Ethan Hunt gets back in the good graces of IMF, making them understand that he wasn’t a bad guy, and that they should also clear Luther’s record because he helped find the real mole, Phelps. But you’re right that he does give the impression that he himself wants to stop being an agent and stop working for the IMF.
The original plan for the M:I franchise was to have each movie directed by a different “hot” action director, and showcase their individual styles. John Woo was, at the time, one of the most popular action directors in the world, but just starting to make his mark in the US. Unfortunately, this movie is not his best work.
But after this, the franchise producers made a decision to go with a more consistent tone and, eventually, a recurring director, Christopher McQuarrie (who has really churned out gold with every installment).
I don’t consider this a bad movie, but it is the least-good of the M:I films. Things really get turned up to 11 in the rest of the franchise.
It's definitely not a bad movie, I think if it was a standalone movie it would have been amazing. I think the issue is having it part of a franchise and it having a very different tone than the first one. I still actually enjoyed it a lot, and will be watching it again since I know what to expect from it lol
Fun fact: this movie is the reason Hugh Jackman is Wolverine. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Logan but he had to pull out wheb filming ran long.
Yup! I read that in the IMDb trivia. I'm glad we got Hugh Jackman as Wolverine !!
@@VerowakReacts I'm not sure Dougray and Ryan would have the same sexual chemistry...
@@havok6280 Definitely hard to tell what it would be like yeah. I don't think it would be remotely close to the same though
favourite 90s action movie is The Matrix, but honourable mention to The Fugitive, True Lies, Speed, and Leon the Professional.
Oh and if not limited to action then please please consider reacting to Sneakers from 1992. Such a gem of a movie.
Ethan's works for the secret espionage agency known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF)..so his boss referenced this when he noted that it wasn't mission difficult..but rather Mission Impossible..
Ahhh I must have missed that he worked for the Impossible Missions Force. I remember hearing IMF, but not what it stands for, thank you!
Mission Impossible 2 original cut runtime was over 3 hours. So was Back To The Future 2 but after they thought no one would sit for that amount of time so they cut the movie in half that is why the 2nd BTTF movie and 3rd movie connect so well because originally they were just 1 movie.
'This is so meta!' finally puts my enjoyment of this episode into words.
It was very fun, just not at all what I was expecting lol
11:59 It is called the Impossible Mission Force, IMF. So it’s inside the world of the shows and the movies.
MI2 keeping Dougray Scott from being Wolverine is the best thing the movie has done for the world.
I'm really glad we have Hugh Jackman as Wolverine lol
At the end of the last one he was removed from the Disavowed list as his name was cleared but he didnt want to go back. He then got the tape/mission on the plane suggesting that theyre gonna offer him missions anyway regardless if he is officially back with them or not
One of my favorite 90's action movies is Terminator 2. Thank you for the fun videos!
Terminator is on the list to watch soon (1&2)!!
@@VerowakReactsExcellent! Also don’t neglect “Aliens”. “Alien’ from the 1970 is science fiction horror, but the sequel is more action-themed.
'No flies on her; no bugs either.' Said Tom's cousin, William Napother.
This movie is very stylized on purpose. For better or worse, they were going for this feel. This is the black sheep, but fine for what it is. Not nearly as bad as a Michael Bay movie.
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 is the bizarre one in the franchise 3,4,5,6,7 are like the first movie more grounded. Simon Pegg is in Mission Impossible 3,4,5,6,7 and most likely will be in 8,9,10 and probably 11. Mission Impossible 3 and the following films do stay grounded but have subtle bit of comedy laced in but the movies do keep there seriousness.
IMF does stand for 'Impossible Missions Force' so Mission: Impossible is kinda baked in.
Favourite Action movie of mine would be the Jack Ryan trilogy (Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger). :)
Yay! Glad there's others wanting this! ♥
41:38 There’s some romance in the 3rd movie, but it’s differently shaped and much better handled. But yes, you’re right, that whole love-at-first-sight doesn’t fit with these movies.
I’ve watched this movie several times, because of Thandie Newton, the bass version of the MI theme, Thandie Newton, and Thandie Newton. And I absolutely would be willing to give a 3.5 hour long version of this movie a chance, for one obvious reason.
'She's a woman, she's got all the training she needs.' is what many have used to reject this film, I suspect.
It's definitely not a great line
To be fair, Ethan has a "WTF are you talking about, dude" face after Hopkins says that line, so it was probably meant to showcase how shitty some of the IMF higher-ups are towards the field agents (something that gets explored further in the more recent movies).
12:52 I do think Ethan Hunt has genuinely fallen for her, hard. She’s pretty, she’s intelligent, and while she is a criminal, she’s only a thief, not a murderer or a terrorist or even a communist spy, so it’s not like there’s anything objectionable about her morals. It makes sense to me that he’d be seriously into her.
FACT about Australia in 1989 they filmed the very first PUNISHER movie starring Dolph Lungdren it is the best PUNISHER movie.
Just so you know, is is *supposed* to feel extremely different from the first film, and *no* it's not a reaction to _The Matrix_ as this film was going into production when _The Matrix_ came out. _The Matrix_ is actually heavily inspired by the films of John Woo. After director Brian De Palma said he wasn't interested in doing another one, it became Tom Cruise's idea that each installment should be helmed by a different high-profile director with their own distinct style. This is why John Woo wasn't asked to do another one, because the point was to change directors each time. As such, the first film is steeped in the style of Brian De Palma, the second in the style of John Woo, the third in the style of JJ Abrams, etc. This held on for the first five films, after which Christopher McQuarrie made four films in a row.
PS: _Face/Off,_ is also a John Woo action film and is this very much in this same style
Stargate 1994 spawned a franchise lasting until 2018, highly recommend!
I've had a lot of people recommend Stargate, it's something I'd like to watch eventually
It is interesting to remember the cultural landscape of the time. This movie came out closely after The Matrix, and it was popular to try to be like it, with the slow motion and the spectacularly majestic action sequences.
That would explain the slow motion! I found there was a lot of it, but just assumed it was a directorial style. Makes sense that Matrix would influence action sequences!
in fact the inspirations of the matrix (for the gunfights) were "a better tomorrow" and "hard boiled" from john woo who was mentioned in the making of : The Matrix (1999) - Behind The Scenes
Yeah, this one has to go in the vault with Die Another Day and Triple X, best forgotten.
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It is true that John Woo was the one who popularised these tropes, but the reason MI2 had them was because The Matrix had them, not because of Chow Yun Fat movies.
@@noxteryn if matrix has john woo style its because the matrix directors are john woo movies fan. if ml2 has john woo style its because the director of mi2 is john woo
It's interesting that you were talking about "Face Off" at the beginning of the reaction because, yup, John Woo directed that one too, the same guy who did this movie. (Thankfully, it's okay for Face Off to be ridiculous. It's not part of an existing series, and the outlandishness works there.) Up until MI5, different directors did each Mission Impossible movie.
MI1: Brian DePalma
MI2: John Woo.
MI3: JJ Abrams
MI4: Brad Bird
MI5 through MI7: Christopher McQuarrie.
However, starting in 3, JJ Abrams stayed on as a producer for all the remaining ones. Maybe that's why--despite 3, 4 and 5 being somewhat stylistically different, there is still a certain consistency. There isn't the insane whiplash that we got going from MI to MI2, or MI2 to MI3.
JJ Abrams has been a part of so many movies/franchises that I never knew about. It can be neat having different directors for each movie
@@VerowakReacts MI3 was JJs first movie. Hired by Cruise because of Alias.
@@jkhoover Oh that's a really neat fact!! He went on to have a great movie career
"El Mariachi"(1992) - Director: Robert Rodriguez. "Demolition Man"(1993) - Starring Sylvester Stallone. "True Lies"(1994) Starring - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
90s Best Action Movies:(No particular order after Speed)
Speed
Die Hard With A Vengeance
The Rock
T2
Point Break
Under Siege
Air Force One
Twister
Independence Day
Con Air
Broken Arrow
Face Off
I've heard of most of them, and do want to watch most of them 😁
Regarding your comment about Anthony Hopkins' character saying mission impossible.
They are working for IMF which is Impossible Mission Force. So while its meta, it does have an in universe explanation.
I heard IMF, but never knew what it stood for. SO it makes more sense now lol
@@VerowakReacts oh i think they reveal this in the next movie. minor spoiler, oops.
Everything you saw is literally the style of director John Woo.
I think it would be great for a standalone movie, it just felt so different from the first, which I wasn't expecting
@@VerowakReacts oh I completely agree. It's the only one that's styled that way.
Irony of ironies, lol, Face/Off is also by John Woo! As far as fave 90's action flicks that I easily watch on repeat.... The Fugitive, La Femme Nikita (a definite recommendation for you), Con-Air, Armageddon, Ronin, Hunt for Red October, The Saint, The first Mission Impossible...
I do have respect that they at least wanted to try something different with each M:I iteration, on it's own this flick is pretty decent if over the top, but compared to the rest in the series, yeah, it is the low point. Having said that, you have some pretty incredible flicks to come, they are pretty impressive that they just keep getting better.
Another great reaction video Vero! That was definitely a movie For the 90's movie I'd definitely recommend the Matrix (I don't think you've seen it?) It's 1999 so just makes the cut
It was a movie, yarp!!! 90s movies are great, and I have such a massive list of movies to see😨
After suffering a stroke in 2002, I found that a walk in the park was mission: difficult.
I'm just going to say it,
This one IS my favourite MI movie, the ones after this are good I can't deny, but the stupid John Woo absurdities make this stand out where every one proceeding this just blend into an amorphous mass of "Tom Cruise does {insert crazy stunt here}"
You will love Face Off if you enjoyed this 😊
You're the first person that says this one is your favorite!! It's a very different style than the first one, and I obviously can't comment on the future ones. I think I would have preferred this movie if it was a standalone movie since I would not have had any expectations going into it. I still enjoyed it a lot though, so looking forward to Face Off!!
Face/Off would be a lovely 90s movie reaction imo! it has that 90s charm and actually an interesting and emotional story
Huge bonus when there's an actual story! lol
@@VerowakReacts and thats also directed by john woo, but dont let that steer you away from it. if youre looking for a 90s action, its one of the best. and also it has nicholas cage, which is its own reward :D
Yup, Face/Off is great.
While face/off is a typical 90s film it also has all off the faults of 90s movies raised to the nth level. Not for me, watched once back in the 90s, never again.....preposterous and over the top. Great if you like that sort of thing but no thanks.
But I do love John Woo, but his Japaneese stuff. Hard Boiled defo❤
One attraction I have to this movie was that my business partner spent 1997 in Canberra, accompanying his wife on a teacher exchange, so I gravitated to all things Australia.
1:05 My favorite 90s film that I will love to see you react to is "Point Break" (1991).
The first time I heard of that movie was when watching Hot Fuzz. I need to see it for that one scene haha
I have many films in my DVD collection. Point Break is on the Top 10 of 200 films of all time. Never get tired of watching it again and again since 1991. A classic. Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves delivered an explosive performance.
Though the second is cheesy, I still loved watching it.
46:26 Back in the 1990s, it was fairly common for top (male) movie stars to be paid 20 million dollars for a movie, as an up front fee, regardless of how well it sold.
Tom Cruise took a change with the first MI movie trilogy, and it paid off.
Good ol' imdb trivia teaching me that 😂
The cliffjumping was real and John Woo wouldn't look
Trivia: The henchman of Ambrose's with the beard is Tom Cruise's cousin, William Mapother. 🙂
Oh that's pretty neat! Definitely didn't know that
He was Ethan Rom in Lost
@@liquidsnake321 I recognized him from Lost!!
Both starring Nicolas Cage. Con Air and The Rock are probably my favourite 90s action movies.
Great 90's action movies on top off my head:
- The Terminator (1984) and THEN Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Special Edition) (1991) (my personal favourite movie ever)
- True Lies (1994) (action comedy)
- Independence Day (1996) (I know it's alien invasion movie but still a LOT of action)
All movies that I want to watch!!!
😂 that face says it all
Lemonade after milk is not a good idea? Orange juice after brushing your teeth isn't any better... Yarp!
That video was an explosion of fun :P
Another horrible combination!!! I'm glad the video was an explosion of fun 🤣🤣So many explosions lol
So, some fun interaction stuff about Thandiwe Newton... I've watched her work since her much acclaimed sleeper, Flirting (1991) which also starred Nicole Kidman (married to Tom at the time) and Noah Taylor who would also work with Tom a couple of times (Edge of Tomorrow for one, which also starred yer Mad-Eyed Mooney (Byocyte CEO), also from M:I2). Thandiwe would also work with Tom again in Interview with A Vampire. She's in Rock N Rolla, which is a cool must for you to watch ;)
35:56 It’s a John Woo film. I think maybe he directed “Face/Off” too, but not 100% sure.
Doesn't mean a thing to me if it's a John Woo film since I haven't seen his movies before 😂
I drank an orange Gatorade immediately after brushing my teeth the other morning without thinking and I feel you
OH that sounds absolutely horrible!!! 😨
I watched this movie a few months back for the first time, i started out watching ghost protocol so i decided to go back and watch the ones i missed. This movie isn't great but they filmed this movie in Australia and my grandmother actually visited the set one day and had a picture of her with Tom Cruise hanging up on her wall.
I think it's interesting that you watched Ghost Protocol first, but great that you went back to watch the previous ones. That's so neat that your grandmother has a picture of her with Tom Cruise!! Definitely makes the movie just that much better
@@VerowakReacts It was out in cinemas at the time and my dad took my family to see it. I was aware of what mission impossible was and that it was like a spy movie. You kinda don't need to watch the previous ones to start on ghost protocol which was good. That picture of my grandmother was the only thing I wish I asked her if I could have before she passed, I'm a massive movie nerd and it was such a sick picture tied to a pretty great memory that she was so proud of.
@@ShiftyWolf117 That's such a sweet way to remember her by!
It's IMF , Impossible Mission Force, why hopkins said mission impossible, so not so meta.
This was the first major Hollywood film to be set in Sydney
Other films were shot here... like "The Matrix" but they were set in some dystopian future world.
Also, the distance between Sydney and 'the outback' is not as portrayed in this film (or the early 70s film "The Man from Hong Kong"
4:52 Hans Zimmer also used Iko-Iko in “Rainman”, but I don’t think he’s the one who composed it.
It's called The Impossible Mission Force. Based on a 60's TV show.
It was cool that you were able to get into the spirit of this as a one-off thing. Yeah, the first film was good, but kinda dry while this went too far on the other end of the spectrum with silly dumb spectacle fun. Around the third film is where they finally get the recipe of the franchise perfected and they're better balanced from there on out.
They definitely went too far with this one, but it was still fun now that I look back on it. A bit ridiculous though 😁 The next one gets better for sure!
Face Off is great, any Arnie one from that time will be great. Terminator 1 & 2 particularly
I haven't seen any Arnie movies, I'll be starting that at some point soon lol
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Best action movie of the 90's? Oh boy that's a loaded question, they were releasing four or five plus classics a year the choices are endless. I'll pick this one... no punch ups, no car chases, no shoot outs, no explosions and one of the most exhilarating, relentless films you'll ever see..... "Run Lola Run (1998)".
As for MI2, yeah, its not the best the very definition an extremely talented foreign action director stuck in the middle of studio interference and star power in Hollywood. I highly recommend John Woo's classic "The Killer (1989)" and the jaw to the floor bonkers "Hard Boiled (1992)", those two are how its done, massively influential. MI3 is a major step up, you're past the worse of it.
All three movies I know nothing about lol!! It seems like the 90s had really great action movies, so I figured I might as well dive into them
I'm a little biased, as I'm a huge John Woo fan (his Hong Kong films are iconic), but this film gets more hate than it deserves. You have to know what you're getting into when you hire Woo. Is it over the top? Sure. But it's a lot of fun. The reveal with Stamper and the bike chase is fantastic. I'm likely in the minority, but this second installment is MUCH more fun than the third one. Thank goodness the 4th one was a return to form.
The director didn't grasp the essence of Mission Impossible and this ended up more action than spy. Fortunately it was successful otherwise the franchise would have ended there and then. This film is effectively another Fast and Furious. Without mentioning any spoilers, just keep watching the rest of the series.
5th Element from 1997 for my nineties selection. Mission Impossible was a TV series in the seventies masks included. Three forward all action packed highs and lows, great reaction love the commentary.
an enjoyable mission impossible not the best different tone and style but some great action. Good reaction
It definitely felt VERY different, but still was fun lop
0:28 According to TvTropes, there’s a cable drop scene of some kind in every MI movie.
My favourit movie of all time is the 1990s action thriller “Ronin”.
I tend to not like pure action movies too much. Action thrillers tends toward being a bit more cerebral, whereas pure thrillers can often get too slow-paced and boring. Another really good 1990s action thriller is “Heat”. A third one is “The Saint”, in which Val Kilmer kept asking for more disguises for his character, but the studio said no, because they were already making another movie with a heavy disguise theme, starring Tom Cruise.
Also, when are you going to do Indiana Jones 1 and 3? They’re classic action-adventure movies.
There’s “The Rock” too. Good movie, great actors, an amazing soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. Also the only Michael Bay movie that everyone agrees is good.
Speaking of Bay, I quite like the “Bad Boys” trilogy, including the first movie which is from the 1990s.
Eventually lol I want to finish some of the franchises I'm currently watching before starting another one
Thank you.
I think "True Lies" (1994), with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Charlton Heston, Eliza Dushku, and Grant Heslov is one of the best 90's action movies. It knows it is a 90's action movie, has a sense of humour about itself, and it looks like the actors are all having a great time, with one exception.
That one is on the list for me to watch, and I'm looking forward to it 🤩
So, I feel this was a direction they tried that didn't work the way they intended. While it was fun, it didn't match up, as you discovered, with the first movie. I'm glad you got a heads up about it. I would be sad if you chose not to continue because they get progressively better from here.
If you would like to go outside the box and still be 90’s action try Demolition Man and La Femme Nikita
6:31 Thandie Newton is really, really attractive in this movie, but I’ve just always thought her character was *very* badly used. They recruit one of the best thieves in the world, but instead of making use of her thief abilities, they use her only as a ‘honey trap’, tasking her with lying to a man and sleeping with him. And nothing more. That’s really sad. If the IMF had made use of her thief abilities, instead of as a honey trap, or at least if the honey trap had just been one element of her mission, it’d have been a much better movie.
It’s also sad that she wasn’t made a recurring character. I have nothing against Maggie Q in MI4, or that brunette in MI5 (and of course, Rebecca Fergusson is pretty good in MI5+6, and also [spoiler] in MI6), but Thandie Newton would have been a fun team member. Fun, interesting, and pleasing to the eyes of a lot of men.
John Woo was/is a great director, the only problem is there has been historic moments where he and different Hollywood studio executives have both creative and financial disagreements in various productions. Moreover, much of what amounted to this version of the film And even the longer cut, is the result of the very tenuous relationship between Woo & Paramount Pictures(which has had a very controversial history and reputation in its own right-- especially with the Star Trek Franchise).
THE ROCK, with Nic Cage and the legendary Sean Connery.
When I first heard there was a movie called "The Rock" my first thought was the wrestler. I have since learned that it has nothing to do with wrestling 😂
@@VerowakReacts And thank goodness that it's not about him lol
@@soad2rox Yeah, that would not be a good movie 😂
@@VerowakReacts But in all seriousness, I hope you actually do react to The Rock. It was always one of my favorite action films growing up. I still remember watching it with my late grandpa and we always had a blast watching it haha Keep up the good work Verowak! You sound like a pokemon hehe
Now that I know it's not about The Rock, then I'm going to react to it 😂😂@@soad2rox My name is my name+Marowak so it makes sense it sounds like a pokemon lol
An excellent (and underrated) 90's film would be "Ronin" with Robert De Niro and Jean Reno.
Haven't heard that one mentioned much. Also haven't seen Robert De Niro in much so there's that lol
@@VerowakReacts "Ronin" never got the praise it deserved when it came out, but it's a solid film with some witty dialog, excellent action, and a great car chase.
Shit, yes. Ronin is hands down the best adult espionage thriller of the decade. The stunt work is incredible.
I definitely need to watch that one at some point it seems@@nataliefaust7959
@@VerowakReacts That and the Jack Ryan trilogy would be exciting for you I think. Sort of the thinking person's blockbuster. Action where you don't turn off your brain during the movie.
The Team is known as the I.M.F. (Impossible Mission Force) hence Anthony Hopkins comment was relevant.
Not as meta as I thought then. Now I know!
@@VerowakReacts The 2nd film does seem to be the odd one out, according to most fans.
@@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626 I'm looking forward to seeing what the third one is like
@@VerowakReacts It`s definitely better IMO, than this one. Could you also consider reacting to the 2002 film (The Transporter) starring Jason Statham, providing you have not already seen it.
Please don't give up. This is the worst of all the Mission Impossible movies. The fourth one takes it to a new level of quality and they stay really good after that. I haven't watched it a second time either (until now).
It's good that the quality will just get better from here on out!!
Definetely a great popcorn movie, simpel but spectacular. It´s kinda funny how people throwing lists at you, although you just ask for one movie.😂 I´ll go with Speed (1994)
Thank you!!!! I think people just get too excited and share all the movies they love 🤣
Thank you for the video! Man I love this stupid movie, but it sure is. A Movie.
Apologies if the comments have explained this at you 200 times, but regarding your question about why Ethan is still with the IMF: it's implied that just like Luther at the end of MI1 he was invited back into the agency, because he'd proved he wasn't the mole and also caught Max, who had been causing the IMF a whole lot of trouble. As you said Ethan refused the offer and wanted to leave (on account of them having initiated a mole hunt that got his whole team killed, hounded him mercilessly, threatened his family, and not feeling bad about any of it). But when he's approached with a new mission in the final scene, the implication is that the 'offer' to rejoin the agency wasn't actually optional: they've decided Ethan is too useful to let go. tl;dr: Ethan wanted to leave but was forced to stay.
You see echos of this in MI2: the recurring 'it wouldn't be a vacation if I told you where I was' implies that they barge into even attempts to step away from the agency temporarily, disallowing him to have any life outside them. Their callous use of Nyah further shows their willingness to take advantage of people for their own ends.
The dynamic is easy to miss in the midst of all the action, though; I know I didn't catch on my first watch through. In my experience most people miss that Ethan wants to/should want to leave at all, so you're following better than most XD
(And I'll spare you my essay on how Ethan continually transforms throughout the series in ways that can feels disjointed but when you look at the series as a whole are always reasonable responses to what he has experienced ... man I love this series x))
Many consider this film, the black sheep of the saga, a film very different from the rest of the saga. At the time of its release, I did not like it very much, but over the years I liked it more and more, to the point of saying, ok, the others are good, but this one won a special place in my heart, it has a visual style that I like, the action may be exaggerated but it looks spectacular, good coregraphy fights, it is not generic movie without style, added to the rock music of Hans Zimmer, it is a movie that I enjoy. To enjoy this movie, you have to like John Woo's cinema and all his visual style and action, otherwise you will not connect with the movie without a doubt, Woo is the same director of the excellent FACE OFF, one of the best action movies of the 90's, the action is very spectacular too and has really very expensive scenes, Tom Cruise hired Woo for MI-2 after seeing that movie.
FACE OFF IS COOL. I highly recommend GoldenEye and Eraser enjoyable 1990's movies. Also 1 of my favorite movies 1990's Another 48 hours comedy/action watching the first 1 is not required. In the sequel they reference the important parts. 48 hours in a sense just needed to exist so they could make Another 48 an excellent sequel.
I played GoldenEye 007 on N64, so I'm looking forward to watching James Bond movies!
@@VerowakReacts They ported the N64 GoldenEye to xbox threw gamepass. Gampass is also available on computer. I just played it recently.
I absolutely ADORE the MI franchise, but every time I see reactions to this one I scream internally cuz of how over the top cheesy it is. In my head I'm just like "Please don't let this bump in the road throw you off from the rest of the movies."
If the third one was like the second one, I may have given up 😂1 bump in the road is fine, two in a row is a warning sign
Oh, favorite 90's action movie?! I'm going to have to go with The Rock, starring Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery.
I'm going with that because of the specificity of that genre description. Terminator 2 and the Matrix movies are standalone things that everyone needs to see.
It's a laugh because it comes out of nowhere, but I think Hopkins' line is the most sexist and snarky movie line I've ever heard.
Oh it's really not a good line.
For a good brain workout and realistic crashes with NO explosions just watch the Bourne films.
Trust me they get better!
I have not seen the Mission Impossible movies but I will give you a thumbs up anyway. Take that Verowak reacts! How do you like them apples!
Thank you, appreciated! Good Will Hunting is a movie I want to see :D
Great reaction.
Yeah this one is a bit of an odd duck for sure - some fun ridiculousness in there, but the weakest Mission, and also far from Woo's best (Hard Boiled and Face/Off are great).
Personally I reckon the M:I tiers are something like 1&6, 5&7, 4, 3, 2 - so you've got some excellent stuff coming!
That's what I keep hearing, so I'm excited for the rest of the Mission Impossible movies!
There is a 1980's movie "The Final Countdown" which is worthy of a watch. I can't say any more without spoilers.
Sci-fi. Great flick. Yeah can't really explain it without spoilers.
I wish I had lemonade! Stupid two week paychecks 🤧🤧
I love your videos, keep em coming Vero!
Yeah, this is the least fun MI movie, but watching any movie with you is a blast! As far as 90s action, I vote for Speed and Con Air.
True Lies is the best action movie of the 1990s. Unless you count Terminator 2.
Dw Vero, mi3 is when things rly start to pop off 💯
Hi V! I'll have to catch your reaction later... I'm going to see M:I 7 for a second time in about an hour. 😊
I hope you enjoy!!!
@@VerowakReacts Just got back... Even better the second time around. 👍😊
@@bmw128racer Awesome!!! I can't wait to see it when it eventually comes to a streaming service lol
9:32 @Vero 🫠
You can definitely tell this movie was directed by John Woo. Lactose intolerant people shouldn't watch this movie it's so cheesy 😂 I have a soft spot for MI3 and Ghost Protocol myself, but I think all of them are great but the first two. As for 90's action movies... Matrix, Air Force One, Terminator 2, True Lies, Fifth Element, Starship Troopers and Blade are all good ones that come to mind.
Brave, that you watched trough! That was for sure hard! 😅
When you said "that was a movie" I thought "hm, was it?"
Really bad storytelling, lousy acting (even Anthony Hopkins), stupid dialogues, one-dimensional characters, the inbelievable lovestory, lots of action but yet zero suspense... I usually find good enjoyable things in most movies, but this one did damage to my brain! ...did damage to my brain! ...did...damned....!!!
And I am in disbelieve because there are people in this world that thinks this is a great movie 😬6,1 on IMDB?! HOW?!?!?!? 🤷♂
Mission Impossible 2 is one of my favorites in history and in the saga, I hope you make a reaction video with Mission Impossible Fallout, that is also spectacular, What I really like about Mission Impossible 2 is its soundtrack, Rock is the best, I really liked the video and I enjoyed it when I was at the cinema that year of release 🥰❤️✨
I'm a little sad mslsna back to work and vacations are over 😞
I hope you can answer the message please 🙏🏻
The plan is to watch all of the Mission Impossibles yeah!!
Vacation being over is always a downer, but hopefully you can still enjoy the days off!
@@VerowakReacts this is my favorite out of the MI movies
@@smdownh9 I'm glad to see the movie get love!!!
20:27 She’s a thief, not a long con artist like the IMF guys and girls.
20:42 You don’t get to be a successful IMF agent unless you’re both highly intelligent and inclined to be a bit paranoid.
favorite 90s action? hard one. I think I have to say terminator 2 even though there are a lot of good ones. as far as MI2, it is the worst one as far as I remember. they embraces the action movie tropes a bit too much.
Suggest TRUE LIES - 1994 film; if you want great action & comedy! Now onto this reaction.
Michael Bay no... John Woo YES
This was wildly disappointing when we all saw it. It's a miracle the franchise continued after this bomb. It's comical in all the wrong ways. Arguably the first one is the most "realistic". But this one isn't even trying. XD
Favorite action movie from the 90s? Terminator 2 and The Matrix. But T1 is definitely required and the original Matrix trilogy is fantastic. In terms of not sci-fi then the Jack Ryan trilogy: The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and Clear & Present danger. They're classified as action movies but to me more... political/espionage thriller... and actually realistic unlike MI:2. I never see anyone react to the Matrix or Ryan trilogies. The Ryan trilogy in particular is just... god it's so good. Action movie for adults. XD
Also, Vero, you're great... much love, but I can't watch this to the end. I hate it so much. I'm sorry we put you through it, but 3 is great! 🤣