Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Commentary

[@CineBingeReact]

NOTE *** The studio waited until we published the video to force us to mute a few chunks of the video at the start, within the first 5 minutes for copyright reasons.

[@TorchySmurf]

Thanks, Obama!

[@30noir]

Re: the term rogue nation, many powers consider the US to be a bit of a 'rogue state' itself... just saying... Wait, you don't care - you're Canadian lol.

[@Wezmon73]

Copyright law is so stupid. Makes me less inclined to check out this film.

[@ET.AIMusic]

what's 'rogue' about the US? lmfao do you understand the definition or the word to begin with? Without Google or Wiki?@@30noir

[@TCM215]

crazy stuff. reactors would encourage people to re watch these ie download, purchase etc

[@maximillianosaben]

Tom Cruise held the record for an actor holding their breath underwater at 6-minutes for that action sequence, until Kate Winslet recently broke the record at 7-minutes and 15-seconds for Avatar: The Way of Water.

[@Gurra88]

People were jokingly saying she should have done that instead of letting Leo drown in Titanic. Not to be that guy but since when is drowning and hypothermia the same thing?

[@Warlocke000]

@@Gurra88When you're drowning in liquid nitrogen? =)

[@DirtnapJack]

I have heard the same about the breath holding records. Kate certainly has the lungs for it (insert drum ba dum tiss). The only clip i saw of kate doing it she seemed to be leaning down into a tank so her face was submerged. I mention this only because i don’t know if either record involved movement. It did not look like kate’s did. No knowledge about TC. Maybe the clip exists.

[@maximillianosaben]

@@DirtnapJack - I'm not gonna lose breath over it either way.

[@bpowick]

Kate’s diving coach said in an interview that Kate could probably go even longer with a bit more training.

[@roguedravidan2746]

I love that writer-director McQuarrie starts this movie with a big action scene but ends with a small-scale thriller-type climax. Ethan basically defeats the villain's plan just by talking and calling his bluff. Also, I unironically, absolutely love Baldwin's speech about Ethan Hunt being the "living manifestation of destiny".

[@motherflerkentannhauser8152]

I don't love it. I think this is one of the worse ones like 2. Only 1 was a true spy/espionage movie, the rest is just Tom Cruise doing unnecessary stunts and risking his life for no reason at all. At least the stunts in the other ones serve the plot but this one where he clings onto a plane does nothing for the story. Like this whole opening sequence just for him to show off. I never understood his opinion of how using stunt doubles is "cheating". If he had used them, along with CGI and stuff, there are cinematic and post-production techniques to make them look real and the audience would still find the movies just as immersive and enjoying. We buy tickets to watch a movie, not some reality show stunt performances.

[@roguedravidan2746]

@@motherflerkentannhauser8152 🙏

[@AdityaKaul-dm8fk]

@@motherflerkentannhauser8152What you call showing off, the rest of the world calls entertainment, and a big reason why he's able to keep making these in an era inundated with over-the-top CGI superheroes. You need the draw of the Cruise stunt to bring in the numbers to justify these movies and why Paramount keeps backing him. It's plain movie economics. The good old spy thrillers just don't draw audiences to theatres anymore. And yeah, the fact that he's doing them himself is a BIG part of that draw.

[@motherflerkentannhauser8152]

@@AdityaKaul-dm8fk That's why I don't think the recent ones are good movies. When it's taken to the extreme, it's not that different from the other extreme end. This is the same as overusing CGI in those superhero movies: I didn't buy tickets to a live action movie just to see animations half the time any more than I went to movie theatres to watch stunt shows. A good balance would be like Nolan's movies: as real as possible but not marketed around actors endangering themselves. Would I find his stunts "entertaining"? Maybe, but not necessarily in a movie, since then he's not "acting" anymore if he's doing them himself, is he? Everything in a movie should revolve around the plot but if they designed a story just to serve the stunt performances, then it's no longer a movie.

[@AdityaKaul-dm8fk]

@@motherflerkentannhauser8152 my point is that personal preference aside, there are economic reasons for why these movies are made the way they are. It's like saying I don't like fast food because they're not well made and use cheap ingredients. Yeah, cuz that's how they make it avl to the masses. If you want subtle storytelling and drama, get it from streaming coz you definitely can't afford a Tom Cruise in the modern economy. The millions buying tickets are literally doing it because of Cruise's stunts not the storyline etc. Your one ticket (or mine for that matter) is completely irrelevant.

[@mojoshivers]

Ah, yes. Finally the ultimate form of the team’s line-up with the addition of the deadly Ilsa Faust. I think she brings a lot to the team and I think Rebecca Ferguson brings a lot to her portrayal of her. I love the whole way through this film you never quite know what side she’s on until the very end. It takes a lot to pull that off successfully without getting silly. But she executes the torment Ilsa is under well.

[@thegunslinger1363]

Rebecca Ferguson was in the desert on a camel. When she was told that Tom Cruise wanted to meet her. Also, just wait until you see MI Fallout. It's incredible.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Oh yeah

[@maximillianosaben]

Ghost Protocol is my favorite one. Rogue Nation has the best plot. Fallout is the best of the series.

[@lampad4549]

Fallout easily the most overrated out of all them.

[@maximillianosaben]

@@lampad4549 - Enjoy that opinion; I'll be over here.

[@TheBlond49]

@@lampad4549Fallout IS best of the franchise, perfectlty written and functional.

[@Replicaate]

The entire opera setpiece remains one of my favorite bits from any action movie I've seen. Classical music, gorgeous colours, Rebecca Ferguson with a pipe gun, what's not to love?

[@tylerfoster6267]

Starting with this film, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, co-writer of The Usual Suspects and uncredited script doctor on Ghost Protocol, took over both writing and directing duties. At various times they tried to get both Maggie Q and Paula Patton back, but they were unavailable. Thandiwe Newton, I wouldn't expect to see her return as she said in interviews that she did not enjoy Tom Cruise's working style. I think this is my favorite Mission: Impossible movie to date, because it's the perfect blend of the crazy stunt stuff that starts with 4 and the twisty spy stuff from the original movie, but the next two are still great. I do miss the "revolving door" aspect of the original few films where they changed styles and tones more drastically with each new director, but the results are still so thrilling and fun it's hard to complain. I will also echo everyone who is going to say the character of Ilsa and the meet-up in Casablanca are references that make me hope Casablanca is on the schedule sometime in the future. One of the movies that is well-known as among the greatest movies ever made that truly does not show its age and really feels like it's such a crowd-pleaser it will work on anyone. Plus it will open up a whole new potential avenue of Humphrey Bogart movies to follow-up with.

[@jculver1674]

Casablanca is my pick for the best movie script of all time. It's so ridiculously witty and clever, every line of dialogue just sings. And when you consider that the writers thought they were just making another cheapie, and that they were refining the script on the fly while the movie was shooting...what a miracle of a film.

[@NathanJasper]

Two more! Will you guys be ranking your favorite stunts/entries in the series once you see the others?

[@CineRam]

I enthusiastically endorse this idea.

[@TheDemonicPenguin]

Obvious, but: Ilsa is clearly named after Ilsa from 'Casablanca', played by another famous Swedish actress (Ingrid Bergman) to whom Rebecca Ferguson is sometimes compared.

[@jenspersson8321]

Kind of a swede-fest with Jens Hultén as the bone doctor in this movie as well. Sweden has produced some great actors!

[@MGsubbie]

I love how that one interaction at the prime minster's made him go from "fuck the IMF" to "man this is so cool I need to join these guys."

[@byzmack1334]

Casino Royal's car flip was a real car. They had to use an air cannon to make it happen but it wasn't CGI.

[@bradythurman7640]

Ilsa Faust is such a good character, excited for you guys to see how complex her motivations and actions are, and Rebecca Ferguson is such a good actress

[@MetalHeadReacts]

The record for holding breath underwater is 25-ish minutes held by a free diver

[@Metamorfeus]

According to Guinness, the current world record is 24 min 37.36 sec by Croatian free diver Budimir Šobat on 27 March 2021

[@superby1]

This is the one I was most waiting for you to cover. This is my favorite of the Mission:Impossible films and the first thing I saw Rebecca Ferguson in. I absolutely love her as Ilsa Faust. Really excited you both got to see this and enjoy it 🙂

[@alansevern290]

The car roll in Casino Royale performed by stunt driver Adam Kirley (at the Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire, U.K.) holds the Guiness World Record of 7 barrel rolls in a car. And the world record of holding one's breath underwater is currently held by freediver Budimir Šobat of Croatia in 2021 is a mind-boggling 24 minutes 37 seconds, CRAZY!

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

I love hearing Simone’s squeals of delight and groans while watching these movies.

[@byron7583]

Rogue Nation is my personal favorite, but Rogue, Fallout, and Dead Reckoning have all been excellent

[@tashrif46]

1:20 this is the role that put Rebecca Ferguson on the map. She is incredible in this movie, and even better in the next one.

[@CineRam]

Strangely, this franchise now has something in common with the "Harry Potter" franchise. There are eight movies starring Harry, Hermione and Ron. There will be eight "Mission Impossible" movies by next summer. In both franchises, different directors made the first four films, but starting with #5 ("Order Of The Phoenix" and "Rogue Nation") the rest are directed by the same person (David Yates and Christopher McQuarrie). Let's hope that when this series is done, McQuarrie will start making "Fantastic Benji and Where to Find Him" spinoff movies!

[@CineRam]

@@kuhpunkt So it has, I just learned this yesterday.

[@visiblepixels4632]

Though the first film holds a special place for me (and is the closest to the original tv series in terms of spycraft), this is my favorite of the franchise. I absolutely love the twists and turns, and the addition of Rebecca Ferguson is fantastic. The opera sequence is *chef’s kiss* and that ending so satisfying.

[@thoso1973]

The best film in the franchise; everything just works. Ilsa Faust was a spectacular addition and the opera house segment is a standout.

[@SilentBob731]

Rebecca Ferguson: Exists George: "I'll be in my bunk."

[@ashkaunadib7638]

“There are no allies, only shared interests” -Atley I hate/love this line because of how true it is in real life.

[@PeverellTheThird]

Pessimist

[@ashkaunadib7638]

@@PeverellTheThird 😂 Well, I am usually optimistic. But sometimes it is difficult when our leaders do shitty things.

[@PeverellTheThird]

@@ashkaunadib7638 Then surely the time has come for you to learn to be your own leader?

[@ashkaunadib7638]

@@PeverellTheThird 😂 Do you write fortune cookies?

[@PeverellTheThird]

@@ashkaunadib7638 I guide the lost.

[@kellanmackenzie5230]

Casino Royale definitely has thee best car wreck hands down. The car, the damsel in distress, the practical effects...all top notch.

[@Argumemnon]

After the opening titles, the scene in the record store is a homage to the very first scene in the original series.

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

Casino Royale car flip, because it was real, with a real human driving. Also inadvertently set a world record as the most cannon rolls ever completed in a car.

[@jamescurrall9341]

With Lane's voice it makes me think of Carlos the Jackal in the Bourne books who was always described as having a thin cruel whisper of a voice

[@lillianbarbieri7771]

This movie is AMAZING. Everyone is awesome in it, the plot is so good and very spy, lots of good twists and Rebeca is a gem good adition to the team. The villain, Solomon Lane is sooooo creepy. It really up the level of the story. This one and Fallout are my favorites from the franchise due to the plot and all the chemistry of the team.

[@LauraCourtneyette]

Can you imagine the insurance nightmare it must be for the producers every time Tom Cruise insists on doing some death defying stunt?!

[@agp11001]

My headcanon is that they just have this one guy managing all the franchise's films, and he basically just picks up the phone and goes "no details, I don't wanna know, just... how much this time?"

[@pablom-f8762]

No wonder Jessica Ferguson was chosen for "Dune", that knife fight was pretty neat.

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

Alec Baldwin's speech ending with "He's the living manifestation of destiny, and he's chosen you as him mission" is MUAH chef's kiss

[@FlippytheMasterofPie]

One thing that's worth noting about the stunt with the airplane at the beginning, although people say it was accomplished "without VFX", this is mostly referring to the fact that they didn't cut to a green screen and point a leaf blower in his face. The sequence DID utilize VFX to paint out the wires and straps that Tom Cruise was attached to. You can see them in the behind the scenes photos. But that doesn't change the fact that he was indeed hanging onto the side of a plane while it was flying and is super impressive. But I find that there's a lot of confusion about the use of VFX in these films and I want to make sure there's a proper understanding of the process involved.

[@ashkaunadib7638]

25:08 Casino Royale had a better car flip because it was real, not CGI. They also broke a record for car flips in a movie.

[@maurer3d]

20:56: Cruise broke the record for the longest held breath filmed for a movie at 6 minutes, since then Kate Winslet beat that record with a time of 7 minutes 15 seconds (from Avatar Way Of Water) The current World Record is hell by Budimir Šobat at 24 minutes and 37 seconds (as of February 2023) , but he wasn't moving around and swimming, which uses up oxygen very quickly.

[@Shyknit]

That's insane I didn't know someone could hild their breath past 15 minutes, 24+ is insane

[@tjpotvin]

The next one is totally the best in my opinion! Exceptional set pieces and even more exhilarating action. Plus it switches up the structure.

[@hayfrand5094]

This one is by far my favorite in the whole series! Hope you guys enjoy it!

[@g13n79]

really??

[@noyb9999]

This is still my favorite in the franchise also. I like it more than Fallout & just a little more than Dead Reckoning.

[@michaelmailand]

TC actual was holding his breath for 6+ minuts for the underwater scene. Crazy

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Rogue Nation and Fallout are just incredible action movies, Tom Cruiser doing his own stunts in these movies is just wild

[@parker469a]

In terms of difficult shoots the worst I know of was "The Abyss" 1989 by James Cameron. Most of the main actors were routinely having emotional break downs do to the stress of the "stunts" they were being coerced into doing in unsafe ways.

[@PrivateCustard]

He did indeed hang off the side of an A400M. I was off work at the time, and lived a couple of miles from RAF Wittering, where it was filmed. He was whizzing around on the outside of that plane all day, and was being chased by a helicopter with a massive camera attached to the front. All the UK press were hanging around trying to get pics, but the base was locked down harder than when they had hundreds of millions of pounds worth of Harriers there, with live ordinance!!

[@dall1786]

This will always be my favorite mission impossible movie. The villain is so good.

[@MadcapMatt]

This movie was so hard to stay immersed in. At the time the bad guy in this looked exactly like my manager.

[@ladytrue1154]

Actual reaction upon seeing the thumbnail: “George in this dress!!!!”🤭🤣😩💀 Y’all are HILARIOUS with these thumbnails. Please never stop. (I mean you do have the right to stop, just don’t ever.💯) This one’s is just as funny as the Crow thumbnail. Seeing George’s little face on that dang bird, I literally ascended.😮💀😇

[@darcyreads]

Literally kept refreshing the channel because I was so excited!! I can’t wait for you guys to finish the series and hopefully rank them 🤍

[@gearoidosullivan356]

Enjoyable reaction guys. Big fan of this one. It really confirmed they were on the right track with the changes they made in Ghost Protocol. Except this one had a lot more humour, and I think Ethan Hunt seemed a bit more vulnerable, and fallible in this one, despite all the amazing things he does. Plus Rebecca Ferguson was a great bit of casting, and her character brilliantly walked the line of ambiguity between protagonist/antagonist. I think they did a good job with the next one too, so looking forward to seeing what ye make of that.

[@TheBlond49]

Solomon Lane, fantastic villain and Ilsa Faust, awesome character, she is basically female Ethan.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Any movie with Rebecca Fergusson in it has my vote!!! 💘💗💗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

Sean Harris stars for me... A chilling villain in Creep and Harry Brown too

[@kevinlewallen4778]

The gorgeous Vienna State Opera building at 9:38 was heavily damaged at the end of WWII and only reopened 10 years later after significant reconstruction.

[@peartree8338]

That you don't remember Mikael Nyqvist in MI4 is really sad. Guy helped get The girl with the dragon tattoo become a phenomenon and what would John Wick be without a russian mob boss protecting his no good son against Baba Yaga. RIP Mikael.

[@viddiot]

Very fun films, so glad George has dialed down the Dad Jokes and enjoyed his interjections this time!

[@WhiteHawk77]

World record with oxygen assist (that is breathing pure oxygen for the last breath in) is 24 minutes 37 seconds by Budimir Šobat, and the record without oxygen assist is 11.35 for men and 9.02 for women.

[@Jumpman67]

20:47 The record for holding your breath under water is 24 minutes and 37 seconds.

[@brianwashines2645]

I finally read Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep" so I wanted to watch the movie adaptation as well. When I can I read the book first then I see the movie. Then I remembered that Rebecca Ferguson plays the villain in that one and, wow. You have to see it to believe it because she is an amazing actor, at playing both good and evil.

[@ashkaunadib7638]

This movie was great because it introduced the Syndicate. They were a long time rival of the IMF on the TV series.

[@kparise8452]

"That guy's like... what did I do?" LOL!!!!

[@fes4ever950]

This is my favorite Mission Impossible movie and Solomon Lane is my favorite villain in the franchise.

[@2684dennis]

record underwater is somewhere around 23min by a freediver.

[@d4mdcykey]

You asked about the longest someone can hold their breath underwater and I have some minor experience in freediving. The current record is 24 minutes 37 seconds by Budimir Šobat. Yes, you read that correctly, nearly 25 minutes unassisted.

[@MarkSlavin]

Casion Royale's car flip was real George... it held the world record at the time (still might) for the number of barrel rolls. I think the flip in this was CGI "Enhanced".

[@karlmortoniv2951]

I think the record for holding one's breath on a film shoot went to Kate Winslet for a while, for something she had to do on "Avatar 2." But maybe that's just for lady actresses or something. Margot Robbie had a long underwater thing that she did herself in something or other and when asked about it she kind of downplayed the whole thing. She said it was something anyone could train themselves to do and blew it off as no big deal in the interviews I've seen. Apparently your body fights to take a breath at a certain point and it almost becomes irresistible, but at that point you still have a certain amount of air in your system so the trick involves recognizing and overcoming the automatic impulse to breathe in so you can function underwater for that much longer. It's not necessarily easy, but it's do-able. Not sure I wanna try it myself, but I found that interesting. Rebecca Ferguson's rather good. 😍

[@collectedcurios]

David Cameron was UK PM in 2015. He (literally) ran away right afer the Brexit referendum (2016).

[@paulchaisson8301]

The 'we are the Syndicate' is on par with the 'we have people everywhere' in that one Daniel Craig Bond film.

[@daveemerson6549]

I have no idea if you guys would be interested in this, but if you like the villain in this, he was amazing as MacDuff in the 2015 adaptation of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender. I have no idea how Shakespeare would do on the channel, but you guys might like it to watch on your own.

[@sphh69]

The villan was Swedish in the last movie too. Shoutout Michael Nyqvist.

[@sntxrrr]

Two fun facts: 17:09 That is definitely an ode to James Bond, to the famous scene of Ursula Andress coming out of the ocean wearing a white bikini in Dr. No. But Ferguson wears a black bikini because evil question mark? And about Tom Cruise holding his breath for 6.5 minutes; he is beaten by Kate Winslet who trained to hold her breath for 7.15 minutes on Avatar: The Way Of Water. She actually holds the record for a leading actor doing that on set.

[@thejenmath]

Fallout is an incredible action film, but Rogue Nation is still my favorite. I just love all the Benji/Ethan antics. The car chase was the first stunt scene Simon Pegg got to do with Tom Cruise and most of Benji’s reactions and expressions during that scene were genuine from Simon.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Agreed about it

[@jchan2888]

Fun fact: During the shoot with the BMW in Morocco, Simon said that it was very exciting but it got very boring in between takes. It was hot in Casablanca, but Simon was getting very hot, then realized that Tom had been turning on his seat heater when he wasn't looking.

[@zachraymond7341]

Simone with her coffee cup, gives me middle aged mom vibes and I’m here for it

[@jamenta2]

This one is by far my favorite of the franchise. Especially with Rebecca Ferguson!

[@djJaXx101]

World Record Breath hold: 24 minutes and 37 seconds Non Oxygen breath hold: 11 minutes and 35 seconds

[@JCG52577]

There are visual effects in the plane take off scene. It’s the deletion of the safety harnesses.

[@indigozulu9]

"Are you wearing your seatbelt?" "YOU'RE ASKING ME THAT NOW?!" S-Tier acting from Simon Pegg. The best way to get Simon Pegg to act like he's terrified in a car chase with Tom Cruise is to actually have Simon Pegg terrified in a car chase with Tom Cruise lol

[@koushikraja331]

The best and the most criminally underrated MI movie.

[@JakkFrost1]

13:12 as Jack Traven would say, "shoot the hostage." 😂

[@JonathanJJZ]

Croatian dude Budimir Šobat holds the world record for holding breath for almost 25 minutes

[@darmtb]

Love the reaction. Can’t wait for you to see the next two!

[@maisiesummers42]

21:18 - yes, Tom actually did the water stunt. And, once again, it has all kinds of breaks and CGI guff which makes his stunt (he apparently did 5 minutes) completely irrelevant. 24:00 - if Tom looks hot and sweaty during the car chase, it's because Simon Pegg turned the driver's seat warmer up to maximum, on a 40C day.

[@TheeGoatPig]

I saw this on my 40th birthday with a few friends. That plane scene in the beginning was so intense and the tension only got stronger as it held that shot. My one friend was a little too into Ilsa jumping up onto men's shoulders and stabbing them in the head with a knife or two.

[@RobertDPore]

I keep forgetting you haven't watched Dr. Sleep. Rebecca Ferguson is an AWESOME villain in that one.

[@Grarnir]

Watching this in the cinema, as a swede, i burst out laughing when the spoke swedish

[@captainofdunedain3993]

Hello beautiful people! Here comes unnecessary information: About 22:15 suffocation mechanic the larynx (throat) moves like an elevator up and down like a pump. And keep pressuring inside the air molecules through the lungs. So after suffocating process ends over person dies and water can penetrate from the mouth.

[@cklambo]

I can neither confirm nor deny enjoying this reaction.

[@metal-adventures-joerg]

9:51 Vienna is the most beautiful City in Europe, followed by Prague and Paris!!!! Greetings from the Black Forest, Germany!!!

[@Packard63]

Loved the movie and the reaction........and the Mission Impossible wiggle from Simone was a great bonus.

[@waRr3nxx]

I think TC is one of the last true actions stars we have left. A few movies ago he created his own production company for his movies solely because he wanted free reign to do whatever stunts he wants. He can’t get told no to himself.

[@SteelCityJW]

20:57 she sounds like some sort of tropical bird. 🦜 Lol

[@rogerlincoln451]

22:57 George: Does he have brain damage? Well, he's still a Scientologist, so yeah.

[@caldwellkelley3084]

Simone and George reacting to one the best Mission Impossible movies! Enjoy!

[@thedrizzle06925]

tom cruise can hold his breath for 6 and a half minutes

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

Has George ever NOT made a face of deep confusion after Simone's opening "Welcome to..." bit?

[@kendallshimabukuro6250]

I think this is my favorite one. Last one like you mentioned, seemed difficult to figure out how bad the bad guy was (but it began the global enemy for the rest of the series). This one established a more continuous storyline and pillar characters for the future. Good stuff. Looking forward to your reaction to Fallout. 🙂

[@grendelz]

This one is my absolute favorite. The next one is a close second.

[@grunions9648]

Fun fact: Tom Hollander is actually Tom Holland's brother. They're both scions of a billion-dollar Hollandaise sauce empire based in Holland.

[@jimperry6463]

Well done, George. I didn’t think anyone could wear that dress better than Rebecca Ferguson.

[@keenanbartlome8153]

cant wait for the next two, theyre the best of the series.

[@woeshaling6421]

this is my personal favorite, a large reason being the introduction of Rebecca Ferguson's character. Altho the name Ilsa Faust is a little hammy, her role in the film is a great foil to Ethan's plans

[@Dizzy473]

"I wind up in a moroccan jail playing mummies and daddies with Omar the strangler" best line in the franchise.

[@CChissel]

Anytime someone says “nihilist” I instantly think of The Big Lebowski. And I can’t help but laugh or smile a little.

[@diegomozo3030]

this is the best one yet, the funny thing, is I start watching this movie because of you two, today I will se dead reckoning