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Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) in Movies

Jun 11, 2019  
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
2015 | Action, Drama
8
7.3 (20 Ratings)
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Relentless and action packed
The Mission: Impossible franchise has had something of a resurgence over the course of its five films. The first film in the series was praised for its thrilling action and commanding turn from Tom Cruise.

The following two films failed to recapture what made the original such a hit, despite being popular at the box-office. 2011’s Ghost Protocol ensured the franchise still had a pulse and four years later Cruise returns in Rogue Nation. But does it continue the upward trend?

Series newcomer Christopher McQuarrie directs a slick if massively overlong film that is supported by the strengths of its leading stars and Cruise in particular proves there’s no limits to his prowess as an action hero.

Rogue Nation follows Cruise’s Ethan Hunt as he tries to prove the existence of a criminal syndicate, intent on destroying the hard work the IMF has done over the last films.

It’s a nice twist on a story that has been done to death in Rogue Nation’s predecessors and ensures the wheels keep turning nicely on this ever-popular franchise, though at times it can feel a little like the plot is steamrolling ahead and leaving you behind to fill in the missing pieces.

Cruise stars alongside Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin and the ever-beautiful Rebecca Ferguson as he goes about avoiding thugs and the CIA across what feels like every country on the planet.

At 131 minutes, McQuarrie manages to cram in a lot of action and a lot of scenery and the result is a film that feels overstuffed and a little like a very expensive tourist brochure. There’s also some blatant product placement for BMW that smacks you in the face with its lack of subtlety.

This is a real shame as the action sequences are slickly shot and beautifully choreographed and the fact that Cruise does the majority of his own stunt-work gives a sense of realism not matched by many other films – there’s just too much of it.

Nevertheless, Ferguson and Cruise have real chemistry and their scenes together are positively sizzling, helped in part by an almost operatic soundtrack that punches above what the genre asks for.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about Rogue Nation is its lack of predictability. There are numerous red herrings making it nearly impossible to plan where the film is going and where it is going to end – a real plus point in my eyes.

The ending is a little anti-climactic after two hours of non-stop car chases, motorcycle races and explosions but it leaves itself open for yet another sequel, which is more than likely.

Overall, Rogue Nation is a relentless film that is very well filmed and for the most part, exceptionally paced. It’s not quite up there with the original, but in sequel terms, it’s one of the best and your mission, should you choose to accept it is to go and watch it too.

Gosh that theme tune is catchy!

https://moviemetropolis.net/2015/08/02/relentless-and-action-packed-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-review/
  
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Ameeka (131 KP) rated Gone in Books

Jul 16, 2017  
Gone
Gone
Michael Grant | 2008 | Children
8
7.7 (16 Ratings)
Book Rating
Concept of adults disappearing (3 more)
Well written with a great plot and interesting world building and action packed scenes
Likeable main characters
Secondary characters are realistic and well fleshed out
Highly enjoyable, hooks you at the very start
The storytelling is straightforward and Grant's imagination is so fertile. The writing in the book was good and I liked the fact that there were so many characters to read about. Each one was fully fleshed out. There is a lot of violence in this book, the author does not gloss over any gory details. There are also some downright evil characters with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, the line between good and evil was well defined. The characters were either good or evil. In fact, there were only one or two characters who struggled with their identity, whether or not they identified themselves as good or evil. Those characters really stood out and made for a quite interesting read. There are also many twists and turns in the plot that you won’t be able to put this book down. The characters are well developed, and are relatable. There is action, suspense, romance, and fantasy all rolled into one. Gone is a spectacular beginning to what I can only hope will be a thrilling series.
  
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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Marvel's The Defenders - Season 1 in TV

Aug 30, 2017  
Marvel's The Defenders - Season 1
Marvel's The Defenders - Season 1
2017 | Action
8
7.4 (30 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
Action packed (1 more)
Good plot
Iron fist (4 more)
Iron fist
Iron fist
Kind of dull at times
Iron fist
Dysfunctional bunch of assholes that you want to have a drink with
The Defenders was a lot of fun to watch with some really awesome action sequences that I've come to associate with Marvel/Netflix while story is nothing new it was still fun to watch and to see The Defenders come together was really awesome(except for Iron fist). For me Jessica Jones was really the stand out from the group and really saved this season for me.

You really feel the shorts season with this one and since they waited so long for them to come together the last few episodes felt a but rushed so I do wish they would have extended the season to the normal 13 episodes I feel like it really would have helped the pacing of the season.


If you couldn't tell I really truly hated Iron Fist with a passion he was such an obnoxious epitome of rich white male privilege and he really did drag this season down for me since almost every time he was on screen I found my focus drifting off. I will admit I did enjoy his interactions with Luke Cage.
  
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Mekkin B. (122 KP) Sep 9, 2017

This is the best and most accurate list of drawbacks for this show. I would add that the set-piece for the final showdown (the underground cave/dragon skeleton) was just so godawful. It was such a weird twist for three of these gritty, realistic superheroes to be drawn into this bizarre mystical plot. The writers knew it too, they lampshade it in the elevator scene, but just because you make your characters acknowledge that they are in a ridiculous situation, doesn't make that situation less ridiculous.
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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) Sep 10, 2017

You seriously couldn't be any more right just another way Iron Fist messed up the show.