Chris McQuarrie is perhaps the greatest living action director. He has yet to receive his due (perhaps because Tom sucks up so much attention) but Chris is the key to the recent MI films and Top Gun.
That run from Frankenheimer of The Train, Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate, and Seven Days in May is amazing (I haven’t seen Birdman of Alcatraz or Grand Prix, so it could even be 6 classics in a row).
Great stuff. The Train is one of my favorites, too. The McQuarrie/Cruise collaboration will be talked about decades from now. Maybe even in a century, when actors and directors have all been replaced by AI algorithms (I hope not).
Always liked Christopher McQuarrie and his movie making/ scripts. For me his best film is Way of the Gun - such a firecracker of a movie. Really enjoyed MI7 part.1 - looking forward to Part 2.
McQuarrie's got great taste & temerity,just screened Crimes & Misdemeanors the other nite,perfect mix of bubbly comedy and dooomy drama,great camera work by Carlo DePlami...
After seeing this movie, YOU Can't tell me that a Metal Gear or good Uncharted flick isn't possible. Tom and Christopher are on a whole another level compared to the rest of action movies
The problem is Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust character that we loved is dead and becoming a corpse on the Venice bridge , hopefully he can fix this disaster in part 2
Once again there's this thing about real experiences making for good movies, specially action-oriented ones · Irvin Kershner = from WW2 and a photographer in bad exotic places to The Empire Strikes Back · James Cameron = from a wild highschooler to Terminator and Aliens · Quentin Tarantino = from usher in a porn cinema and other random stuff to some fantastic action scenes · Christopher McQuarrie = from security guard in a poorly-placed cinema to Mission Impossible A nerd like JJ Abrams or Rian Johnson could never ever do a properly good action movie, they haven't felt a good rush in their lives! If you've never experienced, accepted and even enjoyed bursts of adrenaline, you just can't direct movies about that
While I enjoyed MI:7 you can tell that the action came first and emotion 2nd (which McQ admits at 3:36 ruclips.net/video/6LLNcX_6N3o/видео.html), why for me the action scenes in Fallout are stronger with more at stake!
every movie he talks about - the general, the train, etc. is a recommendation for inspiring his work and they're all on his letterboxd list of recommended movies...
Chris McQuarrie is perhaps the greatest living action director. He has yet to receive his due (perhaps because Tom sucks up so much attention) but Chris is the key to the recent MI films and Top Gun.
he didn't direct Top Gun
@@hagros93He produced and wrote it
@@strikerbowls791 OP said "greatest living action director" and named Top Gun as an example. Also he was 1 of 5 writers.
no he isnt
@@joe8108yeah. Chris McQuarrie loves Eyes Wide Shut
Compliments to Brian for this interview - the questions and comments were very insightful.
Thank you, kindly! He's a wonderful interview.
The Train is truly incredible, great choice
That run from Frankenheimer of The Train, Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate, and Seven Days in May is amazing (I haven’t seen Birdman of Alcatraz or Grand Prix, so it could even be 6 classics in a row).
@@bencarlson4300 It is, trust me. He was an incredible director with one of the best runs in film history
Wonderful interview...highly insightful.
You could tell McQuarrie loves talking movies!
Great stuff. The Train is one of my favorites, too. The McQuarrie/Cruise collaboration will be talked about decades from now. Maybe even in a century, when actors and directors have all been replaced by AI algorithms (I hope not).
Fitting since the villain of MI Dead Reckoning is an AI
Dude that train sequence was like seeing a good Uncharted movie for a couple minutes.
These guys are absolute masters of their craft
A true auteur, thanks to McQuarrie for gifting us back to back action film masterpieces
Christopher McQuarrie is the greatest action filmmaker working today in my opinion.
Definitely up there
@@AbhayPotluri125yeah makes movies so unbelievable that you fall down 100 stairs and get back immediately
Always liked Christopher McQuarrie and his movie making/ scripts. For me his best film is Way of the Gun - such a firecracker of a movie. Really enjoyed MI7 part.1 - looking forward to Part 2.
Didn't expect McQ to say he was a security guard in a rough neighbourhood's movie theater . What a badass.
McQuarrie's got great taste & temerity,just screened Crimes & Misdemeanors the other nite,perfect mix of bubbly comedy and dooomy drama,great camera work by Carlo DePlami...
excellent! this feels very valuable. thank you!
Tom cruise is a gift to film industry .
After seeing this movie, YOU Can't tell me that a Metal Gear or good Uncharted flick isn't possible.
Tom and Christopher are on a whole another level compared to the rest of action movies
Those two games came to mind. I thought of MGS 5 with the sandstorm shootout and Uncharted 2 with the train derailing.
The problem is Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust character that we loved is dead and becoming a corpse on the Venice bridge , hopefully he can fix this disaster in part 2
I feel like Midnight Run has been having a moment lately.
Lone star--->Masterpiece
Once again there's this thing about real experiences making for good movies, specially action-oriented ones
· Irvin Kershner = from WW2 and a photographer in bad exotic places to The Empire Strikes Back
· James Cameron = from a wild highschooler to Terminator and Aliens
· Quentin Tarantino = from usher in a porn cinema and other random stuff to some fantastic action scenes
· Christopher McQuarrie = from security guard in a poorly-placed cinema to Mission Impossible
A nerd like JJ Abrams or Rian Johnson could never ever do a properly good action movie, they haven't felt a good rush in their lives! If you've never experienced, accepted and even enjoyed bursts of adrenaline, you just can't direct movies about that
Hell yeah
You should work with them too
While I enjoyed MI:7 you can tell that the action came first and emotion 2nd (which McQ admits at 3:36 ruclips.net/video/6LLNcX_6N3o/видео.html), why for me the action scenes in Fallout are stronger with more at stake!
Could have linked his profile here guys
His list is linked in the full description :)
he sounds like stephen king
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He literary only recommended one movie
every movie he talks about - the general, the train, etc. is a recommendation for inspiring his work and they're all on his letterboxd list of recommended movies...
@@brianformo4536 you are lying!
@@Pumpkinking64No, he's not