Friday afternoon at the IMAX at Northpark Mall in Dallas. Can't wait!

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I started rewatching M:I3 last night, then finished over lunch today, and have to say, it's the second best of the series, behind Rogue Nation and ahead of Ghost Protocol. I'm changing my order. I hadn't seen it in years, but it's just so damn good. It moves at a faster pace than any other in the series, the action is better than I remembered, and most of all, it has so much great emotion. More than any of the others by far.

I had rewatched only Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation recently as primers for Fallout, thinking I could skip part three, but I'm so glad I went back. Ghost Protocol is great, but it's pretty basic, all things considered, and just a little dry. Again, it has the best set/action piece of the franchise, no doubt, but I'd now put M:I3 above it. Abrams absolutely killed it, on his first ever at bat. So impressive.

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honestly, i think the gap between 3, 4 and 5 is pretty slim. i wouldn't argue with anybody who has those three in a different order than i do.

i think GP and RN make much better use of the "secondary" characters. Like Patton's, Renner's and now Ferguson's. i don't think MI3 was as effective in using Jonathan Rhys Myers' and Maggie Q's characters, though we did get introduced to Benji.

But MI3 makes up for that with, by far, the most compelling villain performance.

Agreed.

Easily the best villain in 3, although it is cool to be getting something of a "big bad" with Solomon Lane in 5-6.

It's been cool to see Benji move up from a secondary character in 3, to really the main ally and friend for Hunt in 5.

Looking forward to having Monaghan back in 6, even if just for a small part.

As for Renner, he's been ok but I don't feel like that much is lost with him gone in 6. I'd prefer if Patton's character came back in the future.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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As for Renner, he's been ok but I don't feel like that much is lost with him gone in 6. I'd prefer if Patton's character came back in the future.

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yeah, Renner's Brandt character has been strange. in GP, they gave him a skill set damn near on par with Ethan. they made him feel like part of the team at the end and i thought the character gave them some interesting options going forward. but then in RN, they largely bury him in bureaucracy to debate Alex Baldwin. so yeah, i don't think we're missing much not having him in Fallout.

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Friday afternoon at the IMAX at Northpark Mall in Dallas. Can't wait!

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I'm trying to get in on Friday night.

Sitting at 97% on RT

I think I remember reading that he took a step back in MI5 because they expected him to take over the Bourne franchise.

And then it didn't happen.

Screw it, I need to do IMAX for this movie.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I think I remember reading that he took a step back in MI5 because they expected him to take over the Bourne franchise.

And then it didn't happen.

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oh yeah, i'd blocked that from my memory

come to the 4:30 showing!

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come to the 4:30 showing!

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I'm at work until 5.

Preview screening tonight at Alamo in Austin, will report back as well.

Preview screening tonight at Alamo in New Braunfels.

Love that so many of you are seeing it tonight. Definitely looking forward to the reactions.

Preview showing at Alamo Katy tonight!

I don't know anything about the technical side of the movies, but this seems pretty insane to me:

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Short version: it's a blast.

Funnier than expected, absolutely insane stunts, and just 2+ hours of straight adrenaline. It also feels a bit more grounded, we don't get loads of crazy face swapping or super techy things that save the day.

The two big action pieces are just nuts, and the big chase sequence had me literally ducking in my seat. Might be my fave of the series.

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Awesome. I can't wait for tomorrow. This ties Dunkirk for my highest level of anticipation for a movie release.

Two quick thoughts:

1. The prison escape at the beginning of Ghost Protocol is maybe my favorite action sequence but it hasn't gotten tons of love

2. I love how Rogue Nation had lots of small references to previous movies. Listing plots of M: and Ghost Protocol during the Senate hearing. Having an actual rabbits foot (M:I3) as the McGuffin when Hunt is being tortured. Motorcycle sequence straight outta M:I2.

I'm excited for Fallout

glad to hear good things...looks like Sunday's going to be the earliest possible viewing for me, so I'm gonna check out of this thread until I've seen it.

Same here. See you after the viewing.

Saw it last night and really enjoyed it. The action is top-notch and the plot doesn't try to be too fancy. My girlfriend was a tad disappointed that it's more predictable than past MI movies, but we really enjoyed the nods it makes to prior films, even a fairly significant nod to MI 1.

I don't think you'll see a movie with better action stunts than MI6 this year.

Personal rankings:

1a. Ghost Protocol (IMO, best action sequences of them all, and a tight plot that really zips)
1b. MI 1 (Just a classic)
2. MI 6 (Great action, a tad predictable)
3. MI 5 (The underwater scene was a bit too ridiculous for me and holds this back)
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MI 2 (ugh)

(I'm leaving MI 3 off because I haven't seen it the whole way through since it came out and I don't remember it well enough to rank against these other ones).

Awesome to hear. I don't think I can wait another 48 hours.

Is it too early to turn this into the spoiler thread?




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