ALL MI MOVIES RANKED

 ALL MI MOVIES RANKED

(Drumming)

(Mission: Impossible Theme starts)

“Fate whispers to the warrior, a storm is coming. And the warrior whispers back…”

"I am the storm"

(I drew this by the way)

Now that the Final Reckoning is out and about playing in the theatres, I can finally rank all 8 mission impossible movies in order. Although in all honesty, a lot of you may not agree with my number one choice, but hey, to each it’s own. So, let’s begin…Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read the entire article and comment your own list below! This message will not self-destruct in 5 seconds because we are on the internet.

 

8) Mission: Impossible 2

I think this may be the only one on the list for which we can all agree with the numbering. In fact if I was Tom Cruise (I wish), I would disown this film from the franchise. It made absolutely no sense. The entire movie was insufferable, the action sequences looked forced and worst of all, Ethan Hunt’s entire personality was changed. And on top of that, it doesn’t even add anything to the franchise. Even if you skip this and watch all the other movies, it’ll make perfect sense.

In all honesty, Mission: Impossible 2 felt like a cheap rip off of the Mission: Impossible franchise. It felt like a parody of itself. No offence to the filmmakers, actors and anyone who worked on the film!

 

7) Mission: Impossible 3

Okay now the real list starts. It is very difficult to rank all the mission impossible movies, mainly because from now on, all of the films were absolutely marvelous.

The only reason Mission: Impossible 3 is on number 7 is because with each film, they outdo themselves and make the franchise better. The one thing I especially liked about this film was the villain. Philip Seymour Hoffman makes a memorable bad guy. He doesn’t need a lot of dialogue. It’s his expressions that speak. So much so that you actually begin hating the character.

And of course, kudos to the filmmakers that they thought ahead of their time. When you watch Final Reckoning you realise why story writing and planning out the franchise is important.

 

6) Mission: Impossible

The one where everything started. Originally a reboot of the TV series of the same name, who knew that this movie would go on to become one of the biggest movie franchises in the world. It was also responsible for launching Tom Cruise as an action hero.

The thing about Mission: Impossible is that it was something fresh. Generally people were only exposed to James Bond or Harrison Ford’s Jack Ryan when they thought of spy movies. But Paramount Pictures decided to give the audience something new. Something pumps adrenaline in your veins.

And of course, the heist scene of that CIA vault will go down in cinema as one of the most iconic scenes in film history.

 

5) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Again, a very memorable villain is why I like this movie. Sean Harris makes your blood go cold with the way he speaks and commits atrocities in the movie.

By the time Rogue Nation came out, it was very well established that Tom Cruise would never stop amusing the audience with his death-defying stunts. Hanging off the side of a plane is crazy!

And this movie was also responsible for giving Cruise an opportunity to mark a world record where he holds his breath for 6 minutes! Although it was later on broken by Kate Winslet to a staggering 7 minutes 15 seconds for Avatar: The Way of Water. 

 

4) Final Reckoning

So far you may have agreed with my list but from here on, it gets a little crazy.

The newest one and the longest one in the franchise – Final Reckoning. I liked this movie so much that I went to see it twice, something which I have never done before. The marketing done for this movie was insane. And what I loved about it was how they took the fans up to speed by showing flashbacks from previous movies.

Maybe it lacked a little Ethan Hunt charm and the iconic MI music, but Final Reckoning still stands tall amongst this list of frenzy spy movies. Another thing I loved about this movie was how accurate it was about AI. It was a sort of Final Warning against the misuse of artificial intelligence and acts as a precursor to the fall of humanity on the backdrop of the coming of AGI. You can clearly see which side it is on regarding the long standing debate of AI’s impact on jobs. But hey, at the end of the day you’re just going in there to have fun, not to ponder over humanity’s future.

 

3) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

I think a lot of people with agree with me on this one. Final Reckoning may have acted as a last goodbye but it wasn’t the best one in the franchise. Nor was it better than it’s predecessor which is Dead Reckoning.

Personally, I feel Final Reckoning lacked a few jokes and style. Something which Dead Reckoning managed to do while at the same time being serious and emotional. This is the only reason why I have placed it on number 3. Otherwise, as always, Tom Cruise leaves the fans stunned with his death-defying jump from a bike over a mountain. One can only imagine how much efforts and budget it required just to get it right.

The fans failed this movie as it did not perform all too well at the box office. The only reason was because it got caught up in the crossfire of Barbenheimer. Maybe this time we can do justice with Final Reckoning.

 

2) Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Alright I get it. To some people this movie is supposed to be the best Mission: Impossible movie out there. And I am inclined to agree with you. Almost.

I loved Fallout too. It had everything you need in a Mission: Impossible movie. Stunts, music, style, comedy, emotion, good story, good villain, etc. Maybe if they did not make Ghost Protocol, this one would have been on top.

 

1) Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

When I was a kid, I hadn’t watched this movie purely because of its title. I thought it was a horror movie. Of course when I grew up and did watch it, it was the exact opposite of a horror movie.

Ghost Protocol came out when the Mission: Impossible franchise was dying out. The first 3 movies were good but everyone thought it ended there. Just a trilogy of spy movies which would probably be forgotten soon enough. But fate had other plans.

Ghost Protocol was by far the best Mission: Impossible movie of all time because it started this trend of Tom Cruise risking his life to give the audience a glimpse of a good stunt. Playing around with the Burj Khalifa was something Hollywood had never done before. It also was much more light hearted as compared to it’s successors. And it had the style which I keep talking about. It also helps the fact that they shot a lot of this movie in Mumbai which is why I am inclined to keep it on the number one spot. Anil Kapoor in a Mission: Impossible movie is what everyone needed and deserved.

 

 

So folks, that was it from my side. What do you think about this list? Do you agree or do you have something else in mind? Let me know in the comments!

 

(Mission Impossible theme ends)

“We live and die in the shadows, for those we hold close and for those we never meet”