I liked this one and the sequel. You can't compare the two.

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2001)

Mission: Impossible is a great movie. It's hard to understand and you have to watch the beginning to understand the movie. The first time I saw was in theatres, which than I did not understand it. But recently, I watched it again. I stared at the screen for the whole two hours and made some improvement in understanding it. I'll have to watch many times before I have it down pat. Which I don't understand is why so many people complained about the second movie, M:I2. I thought the sequel was also a great movie. It was different in every way. The sequel was a movie with pure action, because it had a director that goes for a fast paced action movie, John Woo. M:I and M:I2 cannot be compared in anyway what so ever. They're both great movies in different ways. I liked M:I2 because of the action sequences, especially the motorcycle part, and the fight at the beach. Some of the martial arts that was performed by Tom Cruise was awesome, even though some of it is physically impossible. So if you want to see an action movie that's easy to understand, see M:I2. Now if you want to see a movie that has that has intensity, you'll want to see Mission Impossible. It's a movie that makes you think, and if you can figure out the whole movie in a quick amount of time, it means that you're good at paying attention. If you can figure out MI:2 in a quick amount of time, it means you're normal, because anybody can. The reason I think both movies are great is because they succeeded at what they we're aiming for. M:I had the intensity and the complex plot. M:I2 had the action and the great stunts (mountain climbing scene especially) and the easy plot. M:I was closer to the original show. M:I2 was more like a James Bond film. Mission Impossible for now gets a 9/10. I prefer action movies more. I also wrote a comment on the sequel.