M:I rewatch collations

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Wrapped up our rewatch of the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE films last night and wanted to record a few quick impressions, if only for myself:

  • FALLOUT is by far my favorite of the series. Were they going for the Tom Cruise running scene to end all Tom Cruise running scenes? If so, they achieved it.

  • Henry Cavill needs to play a villain more often. A hook-headed, face-melted mustachioed return would not be unwelcome.

  • I appreciated the M:I II rock-climbing callback, minus the Woo-doves and Limp Bizkit.

  • Even though we rewatched ROGUE NATION a few weeks ago, I still don't remember anything – save it being Rebecca Ferguson's debut in the franchise – about ROGUE NATION. Was that the one where he jumped on the plane?

  • I still have a soft spot for M:I III. Philip Seymour Hoffman was a spectacular villain and the addition of Michelle Monaghan’s Julia added much-needed personal stakes and tragedy to the entire series.

  • I wish that Renner had been given more to do, a failed attempt at legacy, like BOURNE LEGACY.

  • I also wish that Brad Bird had directed more than one film in the franchise - though Christopher McQuarrie's ongoing spin on it has been truly spectacular.

  • Since 7-8 are supposed to be the swan songs for Cruise's Ethan Hunt, maybe 8 could be the LOGAN / DARK KNIGHT / NO TIME TO DIE for the character, a future-set thing. I don't know, given that Hunt seems to come back into the fold in every installment anyhow. Might be neat, given that, by the time 8 arrives, Cruise will have played the same character for almost 30 years – I can't think of another actor who has done the same (though one could argue that Chaplin played The Tramp for the entirety of his career).

  • Rebecca Ferguson should take over the franchise for any installments following 8.

Should anything else spring to mind, I'll add it here.