MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
A film review by Yamamoto
Copyright 1996 Yamamoto
What do you say to people you sort'a know? I mean what do you do when you come across people you casually know but nothing beyond that? Ok, so you say "hi" since you don't want to come across like you treat them like a plague but then what? Uneasy silence? Isn't that more awkward than if you didn't say anything at all? If you ingore them, at least you don't have to deal with the person. On the down side, they'll think you're prude or something. Do the opinions of those who you really don't care matter? Then again, you could aways tell 'em you had a bad day...
Speaking of having no real good solutions, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE came out and I had to go check it out. It's a spin off from the old TV series of the same name. Yup, it's packed with actions. Minimum dialogs. And will keep you on the edge of the seat. Yeah, what else is new? They got all kinds of cool toys but upgraded to today's technology. And of couse the cold war is over so different kind of villain is needed. Of course the guys have to accomplish impossible missions to save the day.
No nakkid boobs. No bullets. 7 dead bodies. 19 on the vomit meter. No moon shots. What we got here are: playing dead-fu, smoking in the airplane-fu, attack of killer briefing-fu, breath freshner from hell- fu, finger printing-fu, glasses-fu, attack of killer elevator-fu, exploding car-fu, exploding bubble gum-fu, finding religion- fu, hellucinations-fu, attack of trackable software-fu, sweat-fu an of course knife-fu. Video hall of fame nominations to Emmanuelle Beart for saying stuff like "Jim is dead" and to Ving Rhames for saying stuff like "There was no physical evidence" and to Jon Voight for saying "When did you know". And of course to Henry Czervy for saying stuff like "He wanted us to know" and to Tom Cruise for saying "I'll always remember you this way." Three stars. Shaggy Bob says wicked!
Spoiler - The cold war is over but deep undercover agents are still about. A half of a list of all the agents has been stolen. The team has to not only recover the list but also pin the guy who took the first half and the buyer. If you recall any of the TV series, it's not all that hard to do. But what do you do when there's a traitor in your midst? Who can you trust? Better yet, who can you not trust and why? Of course, to prove your innocence, you have to break in to the most secure place in the world.
Alien Alert! Ok, so Bob Dole quit his day job to see if he can get a better one. I guess with all the free time he now has, he came out with a brilliant plan to cut down on welfare. In it, he restricts aid to 2 years and upto 5 years during one's life time. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the reason why you get welfare because you can't find a job? And peoeple want goverment to solve the problems. Not unless we elect people who knows what they're doing.
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5/22/96 - Shaggy Bob
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