Mission Impossible III (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: J.J. Abrams
Actors: Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  265 reviews
Sales Rank: 18140
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 126 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: D339874D
UPC: 097363398745
EAN: 0097363398745
ASIN: B000HRMAPE
Theatrical Release Date: May 5, 2006
Release Date: October 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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SPECIAL AGENT ETHAN HUNT FACES THE MISSION OF HIS LIFE.
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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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 VERY PLEASED January 30, 2010
Raymond P. Langridge
I ORDERED THIS FOR MY SON FOR A GIFT. HE THOROUGHLY IS ENJOYING IT TO DATE.
Action Extreme January 9, 2010
Brian T. Ferguson
While the trilogy starring Tom Cruise is one of the best out there in terms of story and action this the third installment leaves the viewers wanting more.
Mission - Impossible III December 26, 2009
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
A gratifyingly clever, trapped thriller that has fun and imagination. This movie provides lots of action. When this fast-paced action thriller turns physical, Cruise closes the deal.
 "Are You In?" "Of Course We're In." Engaging, But Slightly Confusing, Installment In The Mission: Impossible Series. November 14, 2009
HAMLET
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE MOVIE RUINED FOR YOU, THIS REVIEW WILL SELF-DESTRUCT.
The 3rd installment in the "Mission: Impossible" series is an engaging, but slightly confusing, actioneer. Let me get the moment that confused me out of the way. SPOILER AHEAD!!! Was Keri Russell a bad girl in the film? Because late in the movie, the Billy Crudup character pulls back a mask and the face is only partially revealed, but I think it was Keri Russell. I'm just not sure. I also didn't understand the subsequent revelation very much. SPOILER OVER!!! could somebody please clear that up for me? Philip Seymour Hoffman was a forgettable villain. Yea, he was ruthless, but not charming at all. He was only C-O-L-D. No emotion whatsoever. That's fine for Hannibal Lecter, but for a villain in an action movie? Come on. Tom Cruise, as always was excellent. Laurence Fishburne would have made a much better villain than Seymour Hoffman. Rated PG-13, but it should have been rated PG.
Great! November 7, 2009
L. Gonzalez (MD, USA)
Great movie!
Picture quality and sound quality is great.
CHEAP.
Any older movies you want on HD-DVD will usually be very cheap.
If you still have an HD-DVD player, you should definitely pick this up. ~3 dollars? Who can't refuse that kind of deal?!
Pretty good series, I liked this one the best out of the series.
Can't go wrong, and if for some reason you don't like it. You're only out 3-5 dollars! That's less than fast food!
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