Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Featuring: Jeremy Renner, Tom Cruise & Simon Pegg

Format: DVD | Rating: 12 years & over

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  The BEST of them all!

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I have all of them and whilst they are all very enjoyable in their own way, this by far is my favourite. I felt there was the ideal balance of action, characters, betrayal, humour and glamour.

If you have enjoyed any of the others, then this is definitely one you should not miss out on.

  Fantastic Action Blockbuster

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When the IMF is implicated in an attack on the Kremlin Ethan Hunt and his team are forced to go rouge in order to clear their name and prevent nuclear war.

As with most big-budget blockbusters there are a few things that don't really add up if you think about them too much but it is easy to forgive any plot holes in a movie that is so entertaining. The Mission Impossible franchise is of course famous for its plethora of outrageous gadgets and they are put to use here to create some fantastic set pieces, including the much talked about scene in which Hunt scales the Burj Khalifa in Dubai using only a pair of prototype adhesive gloves. Refreshingly CGI free it is a rare joy to behold such impressive stunt work.

The chemistry between the small team, on whom much of the movie focuses, is also very good. Benji (Simon Pegg) is given more screen time providing genuine comic relief and the addition of Brandt (Jeremy Renner) as a more down to earth, but equally effective, agent adds a further dimension to proceedings.

All in all Ghost Protocol is an excellent addition to the series and proof that there is still plenty of life left in Mission Impossible yet.

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  Fantastic Action Blockbuster

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When the IMF is implicated in an attack on the Kremlin Ethan Hunt and his team are forced to go rouge in order to clear their name and prevent nuclear war.

As with most big-budget blockbusters there are a few things that don't really add up if you think about them too much but it is easy to forgive any plot holes in a movie that is so entertaining. The Mission Impossible franchise is of course famous for its plethora of outrageous gadgets and they are put to use here to create some fantastic set pieces, including the much talked about scene in which Hunt scales the Burj Khalifa in Dubai using only a pair of prototype adhesive gloves. Refreshingly CGI free it is a rare joy to behold such impressive stunt work.

The chemistry between the small team, on whom much of the movie focuses, is also very good. Benji (Simon Pegg) is given more screen time providing genuine comic relief and the addition of Brandt (Jeremy Renner) as a more down to earth, but equally effective, agent adds a further dimension to proceedings.

All in all Ghost Protocol is an excellent addition to the series and proof that there is still plenty of life left in Mission Impossible yet.

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  Misson well done!

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Another installment in the leggy mission impossible series left me feeling a bit underwhelmed when announced. However after seeing the film itself, can safely say its a fantastic addition to the franchise. Really does hit every mark in what you want from a film like this, also have to say the Dubai sequence was both generally terrifying and exhilarating at the same time! Great movie!

  Incredible, plus the whole cast does an immense job!!

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One of the best movies to come out from 2011. Tom Cruise is back in top form. The supporting cast did an incredible job. The action was crisp and intense. Amazingly emotional at times, plus plenty of twists throughout, watch out for it. Highly recommended.

  Shocked!

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Im not really a action film sort of person, But this kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. A few good twists and turns.
def worth a watch.

  its 2011 and eithan hunt is back

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for his greatest mission yet, firstly the storyline was great very good action scenes and the stunts are breath taking, tom cruise really pulls out all the stops in ghost protocal, last year when this was released id say it was the best movie of the year after fast and furious 5, i recomend buying this on blu ray to get the best expierence and u wont regret it 10/10

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  Mission accepted again!

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Coming five years after the well done and very enjoyable Mission: Impossible III (which seemed to set Ethan Hunt into the sunset married and happy) the fourth entry in the franchise brings back gravity defying action, car chases and Tom Cruise doing what he does best.

Running ahead of a huge explosion and throwing himself around the place like a twenty year old!

When the Kremlin itself is bombed and Hunt's IMF team is implicated, the entire organisation gets shut down and Ghost Protocol is enabled. Cut off, on their own and with less then the usual amount of equipment available to them they must get to the bottom of the events that have shut them down.

With a generally more humourous and lighter tone than even the previous Mission: Impossible films Ghost Protocol is perfectly made and excitingly done implausible action from start to finish. Working off a script by 'Alias' veterans Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec and directed by animation champ Brad Bird in his live action debut the action is thick and fast and the possible plot holes even bigger!

The Burj Khalifa sequence is a standout that could give anyone vertigo but the film itself does have a couple of weak spots. There's some slightly cheap looking CGI in a couple of places and the 'villain' of the piece is both hardly present in the film and not up to much when he does appear. The film focuses more straightforwardly on the team and the various henchmen they deal with along the way.

Anyway, this is a definite crowd-pleaser that sees Cruise back in his wheelhouse after a rough couple of years. It's huge success as well seems also to ensure that a fifth film probably won't be too far away either.

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  The fuse has been lit for the best thrill ride of the year!

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Until now I always thought that M.I.III could not been beaten in the series.... I was wrong. Ghost protocol out strips it in every aspect.
After the bombing of the Cremlin the I.M.F team are set up and must go rogue to clear their names and stop W.W.III. If you want bangs for the buck, this film out-do's all the summer block busters.
Don't go thinking this is going to be a Cruise vanity project as all the characters are relevant, Simon Pegg again joins the team, but in a bigger role, but also has brilliant comic timing. Jeremy Renner again is excellent as the new team member that carries alternative motives.The movie is full of jaw dropping excellent action sequences that never stop, it's the most exciting, vertigo inducing movie in ages. The thrills just don't end from start to finish, add all this together and you get the best film in the series and the best action film of the year. Bond seriously has to pull out all the stops in 2012's Skyfall to beat this.
See If you like.........
Mission Impossible 1 - 3
Casino Royale.
Quantum of Solace.
Salt.
The Sum Of All Fears.

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  The fuse has been lit for the best thrill ride of the year!

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Until now I always thought that M.I.III could not been beaten in the series.... I was wrong. Ghost protocol out strips it in every aspect.
After the bombing of the Cremlin the I.M.F team are set up and must go rogue to clear their names and stop W.W.III. If you want bangs for the buck, this film out-do's all the summer block busters.
Don't go thinking this is going to be a Cruise vanity project as all the characters are relevant, Simon Pegg again joins the team, but in a bigger role, but also has brilliant comic timing. Jeremy Renner again is excellent as the new team member that carries alternative motives.The movie is full of jaw dropping excellent action sequences that never stop, it's the most exciting, vertigo inducing movie in ages. The thrills just don't end from start to finish, add all this together and you get the best film in the series and the best action film of the year. Bond seriously has to pull out all the stops in 2012's Skyfall to beat this.
See If you like.........
Mission Impossible 1 - 3
Casino Royale.
Quantum of Solace.
Salt.
The Sum Of All Fears.

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