Mission Impossible 2 (US)
Expect the impossible again
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 123 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The world`s greatest spy returns in the movie event of the year, M:I-2.
Top action director John Woo brings his own brand of excitement to the mission that finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) partnering up with the beautiful Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton) to stop renegade agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) from releasing a new kind of terror on an unsuspecting world.
But before the mission is complete, they`ll traverse the globe and have to choose between everything they love and everything they believe in.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Behind The Mission" Exclusive Cast And Crew Interviews
"Mission Incredible" Stunts Featurette
"Impossible Shots" 11 Amazing Stunt Sequences Including Exclusive Interviews With Tom Cruise, John Woo And Stunt Coordinator Brian Smrz
Commentary By Director John Woo
"I Disappear" Metallica Music Video
Alternate Title Sequence
"Mission Improbable" A M:I-2 Inspired Parody From The MTV Movie Awards
DVD-ROM Features:
Agent Dossiers
Mission Locations
"Legend Of Chimera"
M:I-2 Tech Tools
MI:I-2 DVD Online
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French
Subtitle Tracks:
English
Directed By:
John Woo
Written By:
Robert Towne
Brannon Braga
Ronald D. Moore
Bruce Geller
Starring:
Richard Roxburgh
Ving Rhames
Thandie Newton
Dougray Scott
Tom Cruise
Casting By:
Sarah Finn
Deborah Aquila
Gregory Apps
Soundtrack By:
Hans Zimmer
Lalo Schifrin
Klaus Badelt
Tori Amos
Director of Photography:
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Editor:
Christian Wagner
Steven Kemper
Tony Ciccone
Stuart Baird
Costume Designer:
Lizzy Gardiner
Production Designer:
Thomas E. Sanders
Producer:
Paula Wagner
Michael Doven
Tom Cruise
Executive Producer:
Paul Hitchcock
Terence Chang
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
The video transfer is great. All the (spectacular) special effects are rendered beautifully. The Grand Canyon scene looks especially impressive due to the special hues of that monumental scenery. The chase scenes as well as the fight scenes are all very nice to watch. A lot of the scenes include dangerous stunts and Cruise did most of them himself, apparently. Good for him.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is breathtaking. This movie literally begs to be played at high volume. The sound is crisp, surrounding and in several cases - totally mind blowing. Awesome.
The menus are fully animated with sounds.
The extras include an extensive look behind the scenes and explanations from several crew members. It`s a really nice feature. They also include a short (funny) parody, a music video and a problematic commentary by the director (impossible to listen to due to his horrible accent).
Bottom line - a classic popcorn movie with explosive action, stunning visuals and sounds, but alas, no plot.
Every one should have a copy
However, if you are intended to get the Region two of M:I-2, be warned since up to a least 5 minutes have been cut from the cinema release while Region One dvd holders shall only have the uncut release.
It doesn`t matter which version you buy, get it and accept the mission.
Kevin Wild - The perfect gentleman
I prefer the first movie as the script and story actually make you think, whereas in the sequel you think what the hell is that dove doing there?
Overall I liked it but I don`t think I would buy it or watch it again as there was nothing to it apart from the final fight scene. Having said that the disc overall is of a high quality with the picture and sound excellent. The features weren`t bad either.
Content:- Well this is one of those films that most people justify watching by `turning their brains off` and just taking it as what it is; merciless, mindless and whole heartedly innocent action. I went to see this in the cinema and was impressed then by the action, effects and music. It was a fun film. Its not *quite* so impressive on DVD, but still not too bad. I consider it better than the first film, but still misses the point of the series. The series was about wits, gadgets, fake beards and dodgy accents. This is about guns, cars, women and fighting. Fair enough on its own but not really the same thing as the series. If you catch my drift. Having said all that though, this film is perfect popcorn fodder. Yep.
Video:- As you would expect with a film of this age, the video is as good as flawless. The dramatic locations transfer effortlessly to DVD and look mighty fine. No complaints here.
Audio:- Umm.........`ditto`
Features:- A very comprehensive selection displayed here. Plenty to choose from, and neat menus to choose them with. The `Mission: Improbable` is absolutely hilarious and worth watching at least once. The Metallica video is quite cool too. A good package all round, the only thing missing is a commentry but nevermind.
Overall:- The film is so-so but the DVD is damn good thats for sure. A good representation of an average film, aye?
Aye!