Product: Mission: Impossible (1996)
Rating: 4.0
Mission: Impossible DVD Review: This DVD deserves more!
It has been four years later since the first movie with the second movie now out in theaters. The first movie is available via DVD through Paramount and it is still overpriced compared to other DVD's.I must admit that DVD buyers will spend a lot of money but this is one time where I just didn't buy it immediately because I'm hooked on a DVD being a full package. This DVD is not. No extras at all. In fact, I should give this DVD an F for extra's but it did have the trailer and although I usually don't count trailers as extra's, in this case I did because without it, it would be bare bones for a DVD.If you watched the movie, you either liked the old series or you liked the new movie with Tom Cruise. Personally, I don't mind both and I enjoyed the movie, maybe not tremendously but I'm still disappointed this DVD is lacking. I'm sure that Paramount could of released an awesome DVD but they didn't. No deleted scenes...nothing.This DVD was also not 16:9 enhanced but the video colors were very good. The thing is, I have to be truthful about this, I didn't hear so much from my 5.1 system in terms of great, outstanding sound. The sound is good but nothing in terms of hearing great sound ala "The Fifth Element" or "Godzilla". In fact, the final scene, I was hoping to feel that blast all around me and I didn't. I don't know, perhaps someone else may have experienced something different. The reviews I read talked about great sound, obviously I'm missing it.The movie is good and yes, it's on DVD, so of course, I'm going to say get the DVD instead of the video but the thing is this DVD deserves a special edition re-release. Perhaps when the second movie is released on DVD, they will re-release this as a special edition and DVD fans will get what they want. Again, I'm not dissing on the movie. The movie is very interesting and keeps you thinking and that action does keep you glued to the set. But to score the DVD as a whole, I'm not dissing on the movie, I'm dissing the DVD for having hardly anything.