What do people use to rate pictures these days?

Rating: 6/10 (6 May 2006)

OK, now lets start from the beginning. I watched this movie at its opening last night, and got a little less than what i initially bargained for. I knew that the picture had many conflicts on the set (especially with actor/director Tom Cruise), but I never thought that it would have been what i saw last night.First let me say that the movie in itself wasn't a bad flick, it's just that the title alone being "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" has certain connotations that MI3 was unable to represent or even remotely capture...meaning that there weren't any action packed and breathtaking climaxes that would make you sit and wonder in uttermost amazement how the hell this man was able to accomplish such a feat. After MI2 there were certain scenes that were virtually unforgettable (such as Tom Cruise hanging from the ice in the beginning and the motorcycle fight near the end etc) however in this movie after watching it i have now recollection of any outstanding scenes that would be worthy of making a note to self or to use as the bar for future motion flicks.
The movie left you during the course of its duration trying desperately to fit together pieces of a puzzle...for example, what the hell was the rabbit foot? (note that the whole picture was virtually revolving around this so called "rabbit foot". Only near the end was it clear what it was, and even then it really isn't that clear as i still have no idea to the magnitude of destruction this "rabbit foot" was capable of. When Tom Cruise went for the rabbit foot he went into a "high security building", and just came out through a window...his team spent more time getting him to the building than helping him acquire this "rabbit foot". From looking at the flick it seems as though he just walked in, found it in a bag by the window and jumped out the nearest window.
The fighting scenes were definitely below par, and the camera's angles weren't as articulate as one would expect for a flick of this sensationalized magnitude. The sound sucked in terms of the hype on certain scenes, but then again maybe that was due to the fact of there hardly being any notable scenes to begin with. Mission impossible is also known for the theme sound being played during the movie in times where something which is seemingly impossible or brilliant is about to occur. In this flick we heard the music to scenes tantamount to a man running away, sigh very disappointing indeed.
The overall plot was OK but very predictable and trite. If you're one who can analyse a movie instead of pandering to the hype and the actor, you will realise that there is much work that was left unresolved in the case of MI3.
Tom acted well and so did the cast although time wasn't really spent developing the characters seen throughout the movie...i could go on for ever, but to make a long story short i say this...if i had to choose between watching MI3 or watching 3 MI3 TV EPISODES I'D GLADLY CHOOSE THE LATTER.
i rate this movie a 6