Mission Impossible III (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [HD DVD] | ![Mission Impossible III (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51839KHK2EL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: J.j. Abrams
Actors: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  260 reviews
Sales Rank: 8302
Format: Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Special Edition
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: PARHD118484
UPC: 097361184845
EAN: 0097361184845
ASIN: B000HEZEZK
Theatrical Release Date: May 5, 2006
Release Date: October 30, 2006
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Product Description
Special agent ethan hunt faces the mission of his life. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 10/30/2006 Starring: Tom Cruise Kerri Russell Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: J.j. Abrams
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At the time of its release, Mission: Impossible III's box office was plagued by the publicity backlash against couch-jumping star Tom Cruise. It's too bad, because this third installment of the spy thriller franchise deserved a better reception than it got. First-time feature director J.J. Abrams (bigwig TV director/producer of Lost, Alias, & Felicity) proves more than able-bodied in creating a Mission: Impossible that's leaner and less over-stylized than John Woo's sequel and less confusing than Brian De Palma's original. Plot is still a throwaway here (Cruise's Ethan Hunt rescues his kidnapped former trainee and works to steal a device that... well, we don't really know what it does, but it's something about mass destruction that costs $850 million), but the action sequences, particularly one where Ethan faces down a helicopter on a bridge and gets flung hard against the side of a car, are particularly impressive since Cruise, at 44, is still doing most of his own stunts and shows no hint of the weathered look that's struck his action-star peers. (Though no Mission: Impossible stunt will ever be quite as simultaneously nail-biting and funny as the first film's wire-dangling break-in of CIA headquarters.) Mission: Impossible III boasts a pedigreed cast, particularly Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) as baddie arms dealer Owen Davian. Hoffman plays Owen all teeth-clenched and cool, especially when threatening to kill Ethan in front of his lovely new wife (Michelle Monaghan) who has no idea of his spy life. But in his first action-film lead role, Hoffman's almost too calm and collected to really make a memorable villain, especially when the rest of the cast--Ving Rhames (the only other cast member to return for all three films), Asian film star Maggie Q, and an underused Jonathan Rhys-Meyers--are a highlight as Ethan's IMF team. Mission: Impossible is still fun popcorn spy fare, and if Cruise chooses to end the franchise here, at least he goes out on a high note. --Ellen A. Kim
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 Highly Underrated, Repeat Viewings a Must!! June 26, 2009
Travis C. Stewart
I didn't see this in theaters because it looked like they were trying to milk the franchise. I was completely wrong! This actually turned out to be my favorite in the franchise, and not only did it deliver the goods but it enhanced it. The opening to this movie is what I believe to be one of the most tense and nerve-racking scenes I have ever seen, and for the rest of the movie there is this underlying urgentness to everything that is occurring, gluing you to your seat and not giving you the chance to even get up and get a drink of water. Absolutely amazing and realistic action, there are moments where you really feel like you are there with the characters, being shot at and being blown away from explosions. This was Director J. J. Abram's first movie, but it totally looks like he's been doing this for years. And with his recent Star Trek motion picture, he's proven even more that he knows what he is doing. I highly recommend this movie, and am very happy to have purchased such a wonderful piece of storytelling.
Best of the three so far May 16, 2009
Ed Jacobs
Villains are what make the different between a passable action move and a good action movie. Case in point: Quantum of Solace which had one of the lamest villains in recent memory. In the case of MI3 we have one of America's best actors who expanded his range even further with this role. Anyone who was seen him in Boogey Nights, Storytelling and Magnolia knows that this guy can act, but even in a Tom Cruise pic, he OWNS this role and practically owns the movie.
Anyway, Phillip Seymore Hoffman is awesome and elevates this movie above the previous two that had shaky plots and/or lame direction. The direction in MI3 isn't stellar, but the production looks a lot slicker. Decent acting by all, but again, the villain makes this movie and he's a real unlikable guy who's as cool as a cucumber no matter what's going on around him.
 Best MI Yet May 15, 2009
Alray Gonzalez
I have this movie in both Blu Ray and HDDVD, that is how good it is. It is truly a beauty on my 47" HDTV. It shines in every aspect. Tom cruise and Hoffman and incredible as well. A+
 Much better than expected April 10, 2009
Chad A. B. Wilson (Houston, TX)
I thought it would be a stinker. I have never seen any of J.J. Abrams's work (I don't watch TV), so I had no idea that this one would be good. I was very hopeful about de Palma's original, and I was a bit let down by it. Then came John Woo's version, and it was basically a stinker. So I was not expecting anything great from M:I:III, and in fact, I didn't even want to put it in.
Yeah, Tom Cruise really wanted to do it, so he acted as producer and made the whole thing come together as a way to revive his troubled career. Can't be good, right?
Well, it is pretty good. All of the acting is decent, although some of the lines are a bit corny. The ending is a bit contrived (and you can see it from a mile away), but the action is good, and the film does some interesting things, like not allowing us to see some of the action. We see other characters talk about what is happening, but we don't see one primary bit of action, and the movie is better for the hints and suppositions.
One thing that annoyed me is the way there's always a mole in the M:I franchise, but it's just par for the course, I guess.
If you're looking for a good action film, this one delivers.
Ethan in love February 7, 2009
David (Lima)
Great movie, but if you watch it in this blu ray format... other formats can may you forget the movie at the middle of the action...
More heart in this and more realistic than the others.
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