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The modern Mission Impossible formula still works beautifully, five films in. Possibly better than the Bonds, especially after Mr. Connery left the series.
The latest, with a reported 150MM budget, shows every penny on screen, and director Christopher McQuarrie moves the film along at a breakneck pace for its over two-hour running time.
One must hand it to Tom Cruise, with that same Risky Business / All the Right Moves smile intact, as he carries the film flawlessly. It's hard to believe, he's been at this for 35 years.
And now he continues doing his own stunts.
Real stunts. Dangerous stunts.
See the included extra on that one.
It often comes into play, for example, with Spartacus, that the noble Romans are British actors, while the slaves are generally from the Colonies.
Here, it comes down to cars.
The good guys drive BMWs.
The bad guys are pushing Mercedes-Benz. While the latest seem quite nice, you really need to go back to the 1930s to see those special long wheelbase elegant brutes, such as those you'll find in Triumph of the Will.
Just gorgeous motoring machines.
As a Blu-ray disc, MI5 is perfect, and it should be, as it's from data files. Shot on 35mm film, with effects plates taken with an Alexa 65, the entire show was finished at 2k.
In a 4k up-rez, those files look fantastic.
A wonderfully entertaining film, and a reference quality Blu-ray.
Image - 5
Audio - 5 (Dolby Atmos)
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH