Mission: Impossible III [Special Collector's Edition] [2 Discs]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The third entry in Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible film series involves super Impossible Mission Forces (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) being forced back into the field just when he was planning on marrying his girlfriend, Julia (Michelle Monaghan). The agency asks Hunt to save an operative (Keri Russell) he trained after weapons dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) kidnaps her. With the help of his field team -- played by Ving Rhames, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Maggie Q -- Hunt achieves his goal, but becomes involved in a web of double-crosses that leave him wondering if he can trust his superiors (Billy Crudup and Laurence Fishburne). Eventually Davian threatens Julia's life in order to get away with his evil plan. Simon Pegg appears as an IMF tech expert. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Encoding: NTSC
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Color
• Subtitle: Spanish, English
• Features:
  • • Audio commentary by Tom Cruise and director J.J. Abrams as they discuss teir experiences making M:i:3
    • Tribute montage: excellence in film
    • Go behind the camera with the making of the mission
    • Never-before-seen deleted scenes
    • Disc Two: Mission action: inside the action unit
    • Visualizing the mission
    • Inside the IMF
    • Mission: metamorphosis
    • Scoring the mission
    • Launching the mission
    • Moviefone unscripted: Tom Cruise/J.J. Abrams
    • Tribute montage: generation: Cruise
    • Photo gallery
    • Theatrical campaign highlights

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  J.J. Abrams

• Producer:

  Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner

• Screenwriter:

  J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

• Cinematographer:

  Joerg Widmer, Dan Mindel

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Danny Bramson

• Composer (Music Score):

  Lalo Schifrin, Michael Giacchino

• Editor:

  Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey

• Production Designer:

  Scott A. Chambliss

• Art Director:

  Dennis Bradford, Giacomo Carducci, Gary Kosko, Stefano M. Ortolani, Brad Ricker

• Supervising Art Director:

  Daniel Dorrance

• Art Director:

  Sean Haworth, Domenic Silvestri, Kevin Kavanaugh, Eugenio Ulissi, Yu Baiyang

• Co-producer:

  Arthur Anderson, Kevin de la Noy, Shi Dong-Ming, Jiang Tao

• Associate Producer:

  Wang Guichun

• Executive Producer:

  Stratton Leopold, Han Sanping, Yang Buting

• Set Designer:

  Roy Barnes, Andrew Reeder, J. Andre Chaintrevil, Timothy M. Earls, Stella Vaccaro, Scott Zuber, Mark Lucero

• Costume Designer:

  Colleen Atwood

• Set Decorator:

  Karen Manthey, Chiara Balducci

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Alan Rankin

• Makeup:

  Michele Burke

• First Assistant Director:

  David Sardi, Tommy Gormley, Sylvia Liu, Luigi Spoletini, Inti Carboni

• Camera Operator:

  Phillipe Carr-Foster, Colin Anderson, Noah Weinzweig

• Casting:

  April Webster

• Sound Mixer:

  Jeff Wexler

• Production Manager:

  Sun Yingrui

• Sound Mixer:

  Moe Chamberlain

• Production Manager:

  Steve Harding

• Aerial Photography:

  David Nowell

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  Renato Agostini

• Second Unit Director:

  Vic Armstrong

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Vic Armstrong

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

• Makeup Supervisor:

  Michele Burke

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Barney Burman

• Visual Effects:

  Industrial Light & Magic

• Unit Production Manager:

  David Witz, Stratton Leopold

• Title Design:

  Pacific Title

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Andy Nelson

• Location Manager:

  Liu Di-Shen

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Tom C. Peitzman

• Visual Consultant:

  Eric Schwab

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Anna Behlmer

• Conductor:

  Tim Simonec

• Second Unit Director Of Photogra:

  Stephen St. John

• Visual Effects:

  Neil Corbould

• Special Effects Coordinator:

  Daniel Sudick

• Second Unit Director Of Photogra:

  C. Mitchell Amundsen

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Mark Stoeckinger

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  Roger Guyett

• Production Supervisor:

  Steven Lionetti

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Daniela Ciancio

• Department Head Makeup:

  Francisco X. Perez

• Location Manager:

  Dawn Blacksten

• Production Supervisor:

  Matthew J. Birch

• Second Unit Camera:

  Chris Haarhoff

• Properties Master:

  Steven B. Melton

• Chief Lighting Technician:

  Robert Bruce McCleery

• Location Manager:

  Nick Daubeny, Carol Flaisher

• Key Make-up:

  Maggie Fung

• Hair Styles:

  Warren Hanneman

• Second Assistant Director:

  Eduardo Petti, Thomas Harper

• Line Producer:

  Enzo Sisti

• Unit Production Manager:

  Vito Colazzo

• Location Manager:

  Klaus Darrelmann

• Construction Coordinator:

  Sebastian Milito

• Location Manager:

  Douglas Dresser

• Production Supervisor:

  Debbie Schwab

• Chief Lighting Technician:

  Wong Chi-ming

• Title Design:

  Art Studio

• Visual Effects Editor:

  Martin Allan Kloner

• Model Effects:

  Jeff Frost

• Special Effects Coordinator:

  Daniel Dominic Acon

• Hair Styles:

  Lynda K. Walker

• Second Unit Camera:

  William O'Drobinak

• Department Head Hair:

  Terrie Velazquez-Owen, Sheryl Blum

• Chief Lighting Technician:

  Stefano Marino

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Claudio Pacifico

• Department Head Hair:

  Maria Teresa Corridoni

• Hair Styles:

  Elaina P. Schulman

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Debbi Bossi

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  Bruce Law

• Second Assistant Director:

  Crystal Gong Chun

• Chief Lighting Technician:

  Martin Frank

• Location Manager:

  W. Jeffrey Frizzell, Gao Chao

• Script Supervisor:

  Dawn Gilliam

• Properties Master:

  He Xu Feng

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Jack Tung

• Location Manager:

  Enrico Latella

• Second Assistant Director:

  Leomon Liu Yick Man

• Visual Effects:

  Lola

• Properties Master:

  Toni Murer

• Key Hairstylist:

  Viviane Normand

• Properties Master:

  Pan Wei Da

• Key Make-up:

  Deborah Patino

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Proteus Makeup FX

• Unit Production Manager:

  Michael Scheel

• Location Manager:

  Vincenzo Testa

REVIEW:

• There is a thin line between a big dumb action film and a big ridiculous action film. The first assumes the audience will turn out no matter what the filmmakers do, while the second is made by people who enjoy the outrageous over-the-top stunts just as much as the audience. Mission: Impossible III is a big ridiculous action film. The action sequences for the most part do not inspire awe with breathtaking effects, but they do provide giggles because of how the complications pile up -- the big set pieces are well-written. The gadgetry and the pacing will remind viewers of the best of the Bond films, and the supporting cast often provides welcome surprises. Philip Seymour Hoffman is riveting as the bad guy, and fans of the actor will enjoy the moment when he gets to play Tom Cruise playing his character -- a sentence that will make more sense to those familiar with the Mission: Impossible series. First-time feature director J.J. Abrams strikes a fine balance between character and action, allowing supporting players to register without ever letting it feel like anyone other than Tom Cruise is the center of the film. That may be a stumbling block for those who have grown tired of Cruise, but anyone else should feel satisfied with this solid, enjoyable effort. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi