• eightpix@lemmy.world
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    No year zero. Meaning: year 2000 is in the 20th c. and year 2100 is in the 21st c.

    M:I-3, 4, 5, and 6 are excellent movies. Each in their own right. I know, Tom Cruise. But, plug and play any action star, and these are still great movies. He just happened to land the role of Ethan Hunt back in '96.

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      Tim Cruise has something besides luck, you have to admit that by now. He landed that thing because he WANTED to land that thing.

      TC, he’s just like you and me. He puts his pants on one leg at a time.

      But after his pants are on he makes hit movies.

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        I mean, Com Truise defo had more than luck. He had pull even then. And, yes, he is just a person. He is dedicated to his art, which, I think, is running hard and making memorable movies.

        • Top Gun (1986, Dir. Tony Scott, Budget $15M),

        • Rain Man (1988, Dir. Barry Levinson, Budget $25M),

        • Days of Thunder (1990, Dir. Tony Scott, Wri. Robert Towne, Budget $60M),

        • A Few Good Men (1992, Dir. Rob Reiner, wri. Aaron Sorkin, Budget $40M),

        • the Firm (1993, Dir. Syndey Pollack, Budget $42M),

        • Interview with the Vampire (Dir. Neil Jordan, Wri. Anne Rice, Budget $60M),

        Big directors, writers, and big hit films. Then, he became Ethan Hunt.

        • Mission: Impossible 1 (Dir. Brian DePalma, Wri. Robert Towne, Budget $80M)

        M:I-2 (Dir. John Woo, Wri. Robert Towne) was thoroughly forgettable. That said, I just discovered that the writers of Star Trek: DS-9 and Voyager — Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga — wrote the story. Wild. Still, no quarter given. Until, maybe, I watch it again.

        The next 4 are great.

        • M:I-3 (Wri./Dir. J.J. Abrams with Alex Kurtzman (latter-day Star Trek writers and executive producers))

        • M:I-4, Ghost Protocol (Dir. Brad Bird (the Iron Giant and the Incredibles))

        • M:I-5, Rogue Nation (Wri./Dir. Christopher MacQuarrie (the Usual Suspects and the Way of the Gun))

        • M:I-6, Fallout (Wri./Dir. Christopher MacQuarrie)

        Jury is still out on M:I-7, Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Final Reckoning. Full disclosure, I did not really feel Part 1.

        Tron Cubes does attract/demand talent. And, his collaboration with Christopher MacQuarrie is long-standing.