Mission: Impossible 1, 2 And 3 (Box Set) (Blu-Ray)
Action & Adventure - Director: Brian De Palma, John Woo, J.J. Abrams - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Ving Rhames, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Redgrave, Emmanuelle Beart, Jon Voight, Emilio Estevez, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Jean Reno, Thandie Newton, Anthony Hopkins, Rade Serbedzija, Dougray Scott, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers more
Tom Cruise stars as secret agent Ethan Hunt in all three blockbuster instalments of the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, collected here. Based on the hit 1960s-'70s TV series, the... more
clocking up money right across the globe, the by-now obligatory repacking of previous episodes gives those whove missed out to date a chance to bring their DVD collection up to date.The originalMission: Impossiblemovie remains a terrific action-thriller. Led by Tom Cruises Ethan Hunt, theres a delicious mix of fine casting, cracking plot twists and momentous pace. Yet its director Brian De Palma who steals the show, delivering a handful of his superb trademark set pieces in a way that perfectly matches the source material. Sure, theres the odd crack in it all, the odd ropey effect and a bit of unravelling to do, but this remains an excellent example of what a Hollywood blockbuster could and should be.John WoosM:I:2is less successful however, although youd still be hard pressed not to enjoy it. Dougray Scott is drafted in as the nemesis this time, and for around an hour of the film, it hangs together well. But Woos movie is less focused and concentrated than De Palmas, and it shows. Its flabby running time and more indulgent action sequences are both forgivable of course, as this is still good, routine, blockbuster entertainment, yet its far from the best work that either the director or star have put in.Still, its a lively double pack you get here, and each movie does serve up the requisite levels of entertainment youd be looking for. Its just the original does it so much better.--Simon Brew
clocking up money right across the globe, the by-now obligatory repacking of previous episodes gives those whove missed out to date a chance to bring their DVD collection up to date.The originalMission: Impossiblemovie remains a terrific action-thriller. Led by Tom Cruises Ethan Hunt, theres a delicious mix of fine casting, cracking plot twists and momentous pace. Yet its director Brian De Palma who steals the show, delivering a handful of his superb trademark set pieces in a way that perfectly matches the source material. Sure, theres the odd crack in it all, the odd ropey effect and a bit of unravelling to do, but this remains an excellent example of what a Hollywood blockbuster could and should be.John WoosM:I:2is less successful however, although youd still be hard pressed not to enjoy it. Dougray Scott is drafted in as the nemesis this time, and for around an hour of the film, it hangs together well. But Woos movie is less focused and concentrated than De Palmas, and it shows. Its flabby running time and more indulgent action sequences are both forgivable of course, as this is still good, routine, blockbuster entertainment, yet its far from the best work that either the director or star have put in.Still, its a lively double pack you get here, and each movie does serve up the requisite levels of entertainment youd be looking for. Its just the original does it so much better.--Simon Brew
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Joel Schumacher - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Peter Stormare, John Slattery, Brooke Smith, Kerry Washington, Shea Whigham
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Studio(s): PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date: 26/03/2007
Catalogue No: BSP 2011
Barcode: 5051368201139
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
Tom Cruise stars as secret agent Ethan Hunt in all three blockbuster instalments of the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise, collected here. Based on the hit 1960s-'70s TV series, the films feature a raucous mix of spectacular chases, amazing stunts, high-tech gadgetry, and elaborate schemes. Set against a backdrop of paranoia and intrigue, Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force (IMF) traverse the globe, working to foil the plans of villains and terrorists. And as ever, it's a question of who's double-crossing whom?
Advantages: Blue-Ray At Its Best Disadvantages: None
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As you may have read Band of Brothers is a ten-part television World War II miniseries based on the book written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. It was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
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Advantages: It's a media center, great games, blu-ray, excellent online integration and interface Disadvantages: Secondary controllers are not cheap, can't play PS2 games on it.
...I joined the console world recently having been a die-hard fps player for years and was very pleasantly surprised with my new PS3. The toss up was between a Wii, the Xbox and the PS3 and I went for the PS3 basically because of the blu-ray player. Also, Microsoft won't want to turn the Xbox into too much of a media centre so as not to dent the 'Windows media centre' sales, and the Wii whilst fun is old tech.
When it arrived I discovered more reasons apart from gaming that the PS3 is great and here they are:
1) It's a media center, e.g. plug in a normal USB hard drive and play music files, play video files view pics. Sweet.
2) You can get a relatively cheap remote control and your PS3 instantly replaces your DVD player and is a nice Blu-Ray player too.
3) This slim PS3 is really quiet and consumes less power.
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Advantages: Great Films, Good Value for Blu Ray Disadvantages: Still cheaper to buy normal DVD and the difference isnt that huge
...this film is nothing short of AMAZING, he will make you walk around asking people " Why So Serious" Trust Me.... buy this film... just to see him in his final and finest hour.
Final Thoughts: I think this is a fairly good value for money boxset. Prices on BluRay can stil be a bit high so i thought this was a bargain . One last thing i do feel though..... At the moment i feel the difference between BluRay and normal DVD on a HDTV isnt enough to convince me to pay an extra ten pounds for a movie.
So.... If you are definately moving into BluRay... Buy this
If you dont yet have Bluray... Dont worry, You can pick both movies up for under £15 if you know where to look....
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