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A flashy, splashy summer-movie blockbuster that's fun and exciting without being mindless? That's the impossible mission accomplished by director Brian De Palma, star-coproducer Tom Cruise, and the crack team of Mission: Impossible. Based on the '60s TV show and an almost impenetrably complex (but nonetheless thrilling) original story by David Koepp (Jurassic Park) and Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List), with a screenplay by Koepp and Robert Towne (Chinatown, Shampoo), Mission: Impossible begins with veteran agent Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) and his expert crew embarking on a mission that goes horribly, horribly wrong. But nothing is what it seems. The nail-biting set piece--always a signature of director De Palma (Carrie, The Untouchables)--in which Cruise is lowered from the ceiling to retrieve information from a computer in a high-security vault--is an instant classic. But perhaps even more impressive, at least in retrospect, is a flashback sequence in which two characters attempt to reconstruct a series of events from multiple points of view. It's pretty daring and sophisticated stuff for a big-budget spy movie, but brains were always what put the Mission: Impossible team ahead of the competition, anyway, no? --Jim Emerson

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Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. Fleeing from government assassins, breaking into the CIA's most impenetrable vault, clinging to the roof of a speeding bullet train, Hunt races like a burning fuse to stay one step ahead of his pursuers... and draw one step closer to discovering the shocking truth.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   20 of 21 people found the following review helpful: NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS EDITION, July 9, 2006 By  G.V. "Gerry" (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews I am a big fan of this movie but there's nothing special about this, so-called "Collector's Edition" which only seems to have been issued in order to have something tied up for the release of MI3. There are a few short clips on how the incredible set pieces were made but no new interviews, deleted scenes, commentaries, etc. The featurettes included are as shallow as they can get. This is too bad given the many years we had been waiting for a special edition of this movie. Compare this to the incredible SEs Fox has been issuing of movies such as the Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno, Nine to Five, Planet of the Apes, etc. and it feels like somebody at Paramount ought to be fired.   21 of 32 people found the following review helpful: Bastardized!!, October 2, 2006 By  Michael K. Beusch (San Mateo, California United States) - See all my reviews       Mission:Impossible, the TV series, told the adventures of the Impossible Missions Force -- an elite team of covert operatives who were sent to overthrow mob kingpins, foreign dictators, terrorists and others who threatened the security of the United States. Rather than engage in James Bond-like shoot outs, the IMF team worked together to covertly neutralize threats, leaving little or no trace of their involvement. Although the IMF had a leader (Steven Hill as Dan Briggs and Peter Graves as Jim Phelps), there was no star of the group -- just a bunch of individuals working together to achieve its objective. A truly groundbreaking show. Along comes Brain De Palma's catastrophe of a remake, starring that couch-jumping Scientologist Tom Cruise. Within half an hour of the film starting, the entire IMF team, save for Cruise, is killed off, Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) is exposed as a double agent and basically the entire concept of the original Mission:Impossible is shot to hell. Granted, Ving Rhames and Jean Reno are present as Cruise's new team, but Mission:Impossible is quickly bastardized as yet another Tom Cruise vehicle where he preens and postures. Making a film called Mission:Impossible into a star vehicle goes against the spirit of the original TV series. It's obscene what Tom Cruise's ego has done to Bruce Geller's original concept. This is just another action film with Mr. Cruise flashing his toothy smile and saving the world all by himself. See the original TV series and skip this piece of bastardized trash.   4 of 6 people found the following review helpful: The best of the series, July 29, 2006 By  David FERNANDEZ SABIO (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid Spain) - See all my reviews    Despite the disc I received(with 2 scratches on the back)I think this is the best of the series that lauched Tom Cruise career(which had other sucesses).I'm a bit dissapointed about this Special Edition.No making off are in the disc only some featurettes focusing Tom Cruise and the story of Mission Impossible in the last 40 years since it's first TV series.Just a few trailers and tears focusing mostly on MIF 3.I really wanted to see the rolling of the film and how the stunts and FX were created(ILM,Blue screen shots and at). Anyway a very entertaining film that will make u watch many times. › See all 168 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews The best! Mission Impossible is full of intrigue, espionage and amazing effects. The best in the MI series. A must to own. Published 7 days ago by Far from home. action packed It was fun to watch this again after so long. Lots of violence though. Published 16 days ago by Cindy R. Allison A Solid Three Stars Mission-Impossible, the 1996 stylish thriller directed by Brian DePalma and starring Tom Cruise, is a fun and engaging movie that is a joy to watch. Read more Published 26 days ago by Thomas Chaplin The BEST of Mission Impossible... It keeps you guessing and figuring it out as you go. Just the type of mystery I like! You can't go wrong with this Mission Impossible. Published 4 months ago by Michelle Polk A Classic Action Flick Many of the special effects are classics in their genre, and seem somewhat cliched after being copied (or improved) by numerous other films. Read more Published 6 months ago by Rhys M. Berryman Great as is all of Tom Cruise's movies Heart stopping action the whole way thru it kept me on the edge of my seat. Published 7 months ago by MGP The best of the three Great action and story line; it really keeps you guessing... Published 7 months ago by R. Bunn Good storyline Tom Cruise gives an excellent performance as IMF agent Ethan Hunt,who is framed for murder after the death of his IMF team. Read more Published 11 months ago by kevin Definitely the best of the 3 Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible is definitely the most plot- and character-driven M:I movie that there has been so far and probably ever will be. Read more Published 12 months ago by Adam Craig brilliant. a reviewer below me called the storyline to this movie "a jumbled mess". oh my, how wrong he is. although, i will admit... Read more Published 14 months ago by Jake Franco Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews ›  See all 168 customer reviews...

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