Mission Impossible III

So, is there any chance of this movie not sucking? I'm not sure. I am not a big fan of action movies. I hated Armageddon, Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and so forth and so on. I mean I used to love a good action flick, hell T-2 is one of the greatest action films of all time. But the latest Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg blockbuster, War of the Worlds, was less than stellar. And if those two can't get it right then who can?
I did kind of like The Island, but apparently me and a small group of my friends were the only ones.
I am heading out to see MI3 this weekend and I really hope that it is going to be good. I enjoyed the first two and I am hoping that the third will be up to par. I decided to make a positives and negatives list so that I will be in the right frame of mind to kick off Summer Blockbuster Season.

Why this movie will suck:
1. Tom Cruise-He's a freak and he has made it nearly impossible to watch him on the screen without remembering something insane that he's done lately. For example, did you guys read that he cooked and ate the placenta and umbilical cord following his wife's delivery!

2. Sequels-They never live up to the hype. The second Mission wasn't as good as the first and usually a third helping of a film is just re-heated leftovers.

3. History- Action movies have just been bad lately. I refuse to get my hopes up. Hollywood has yet to prove that it has broken the recent slump.

The reasons why it is going to be awesome:

1. JJ Abrams- Anyone who knows JJ knows that he is going to put the best product possible out there. The Lost creator is never going to let his cult following down.

2. Philip Seymour Hoffman- The guy is the greatest character actor of our time. If he accepted the role then you had better believe that the script was up to par.

3. Tom Cruise- Nevermind his cooky personal life, the guy cranks out hits. Let's forget Vanilla Sky for a few seconds and count his many triumphs. And that whole War of the Worlds thing, it wasn't his fault. He did a really great job and played out of character just a bit.

So, it looks like only time will tell. Mission Impossible III could be the great kick start to a box office resurgence or it could be the bell toll for a long Summer at the movies.

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