I was in high school when this movie released and still remember the whole theater was packed and people were whistling for every fight scenes in this movie .
Fun fact: the final kick was actually real by accident. Tom actually connected that kick and him flying was real too, but it was unplanned. You can see Tom's face after it in actually disbelief
Been looking for someone commenting on some of the shots in this scene. He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but why all of the slo-mo showing his awkward lack of balance and awareness? I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes
@@strikerbowls791 I agree. It’s part of what makes this series great and different. They don’t need a lot of quick cuts to distract you from an obvious stunt double. Makes it feel real.
@@MyKittyPercy @Striker Bowls Not my point. Kudos to Tom for doing his own stunts - and yes, at this point in time, Cruise = Hunt essentially. I was just saying from my experience, having been in Taekwondo for most of my childhood and teen years, that he did not seem comfortably in control of a couple of those kicks (albeit the 2 most difficult in the scene), so the fact that one of them accidentally landed a hit doesn't surprise me. Correct, they don't need a lot of quick cuts to distract from an obvious stunt double... I prefer actors that perform their own stunt work because it shows a dedication to their craft and willingness to learn new skills. I was merely wondering why the cinematographer chose to use so much slo-mo in those few shots, as it only highlighted the awkward body balance during those tricky kicks. I would have chosen a different angle or other camera technique... Surprised Tom didn't insist on using a different take to mask any technical shortcomings... I mean, the man is by no means professional martial artist. This scene just had a few shots that were cringe because it looked like someone was about to hurt themselves a couple times lol!!
Can't unsee Mr. Cruise's reaction at the very end, knowing he actually and unintentially kicked the stuntman in the face, of which he was incredibly sorry about.
He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but apparently Cruise was, haha!! I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes. What DOES surprise me is that he didn't request they use an alternate take than that one. I'm sure glad they didn't because, for me, it is so funny to see.
@@ryanvang4080 lol thanks - I just reread my ramble of a comment and laughed out loud at how all over the place I was. I am by no means an expert - I did get my provisional black belt in Taekwondo but never got tested for full fledged 1st degree black.
Dougray Scott was actually the front runner for both the wolverine and the role of James bond . . . But fate had other plans. In fact, there are memes of dougray Scott in a tux/wolverine facial hair with the meme saying "it should've been me" 😅🤣
I disagree. I thought he was cringy in this movie, and as Wolverine, I don't know how he would have acted, but he would have been no where near as good as Hugh Jackman.
I remember hearing a story that 3:19 was real, but was left in. I'm not sure how true that was, but Tom definitely appears legitimately worried for the guy he just kicked.
Been looking for someone commenting on some of the shots in this scene. He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but why all of the slo-mo showing his awkward lack of balance and awareness? I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes
Well Tom did clip him in the face. Not only does his expression give it away, but even more is how awkwardly his weight is shifted around. His hands and forearms are all clenched tight and even though he's doing a flying side kick, he is leaning so far back his momentum is in almost the entirely opposite direction. Also when he does that no-handed cartwheel flip kick. Being in as many years of TKD as I was, you start to notice more subtle variations in body balance and where the center of gravity is shifting... can come in handy when reading an attack or knowing where to best counter hit. Ironically, I'm a pretty big pacifist nowadays but then again one of the tenants of TKD is that is for self-defense only.
@@joebloggs6922 so true. tom cruise looks really awkward and uncomfortable/not in control of a few of the kicks (the no handed side-flip kick and one at the end where he apparently hit the other actor?? - wouldn't surprise me based on how off balance he looks) where I don't expect him to be perfect since he isn't a martial artist, but can clearly see how tense his arms are and uncertain his facial expression is as if he's thinking "oh man, here we go. hope I don't land on my face/ass" so am surprised they used so much slo-mo because it really stretches out and highlights every flaws in technique. You would think Tom would have wanted them to go with different takes or better angles. Still, props to him for doing it all himself (other than a few shots in the rock climbing intro scene). The fights were also just unnecessarily over the top a lot of the time, too - like were talking "They Live" stretches of fight times driven by almost never-ending stamina.
@@caionasciimento Not exactly "OP" per say, Ethan's definitely encountered some opponents who certainly made him struggle a lot more in the later films.
Yo... He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but why all of the slo-mo showing his awkward lack of balance and awareness? I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes
MI:2 is only appreciated by people who love really good action films. Sorry for those with bad taste but it would be better if you kept your goofy and simplistic opinions for yourselves. I don't think it's that difficult to understand and appreciate John Woo's different style of directing action films. Why on earth did he become the greatest and more demanded action director? For his different portrayal of the characters and his brilliant action film secuences. I can't believe that after Hard Target, Broken Arrow and Face/Off, this film wasn't understood and appreciated the way it deserved, a masterpiece of the action genre. Anyway, haters, MI:2 was the highest grossing film of 2000 and the one that made the franchise continue. I'm sure that John Woo, Tom Cruise, as an actor and producer and the studio are still laughing about the comments of ignorant people after all these years, when they earned so much money. 💵💵💸💸🤑🤑😂🤣
Nah we love John Woo. To date his best American film is still Face Off. All the others including MI:2 simply were not good films. MI:2 has some great set pieces but everything else in between is so full and boring it makes the whole experience a chore.
Even though that stunt was an achivement, I would not have approved of the idea of using a real knife and having it stop a centimetre away from an actor's eye. That draws the line for me, because there is just no point in doing something as dangerous as that. I can accept stuff like climbing like Spider-Man on the Burj Kahlfa or clinging onto the back of an aeroplane or doing a halo jump in a thunderstorm, but those felt like the kind of stuff that he could find multiple ways to come out alive from. There are not so many ways to escape from a knife except for holding it in place.
The second film was probably the worst one in the franchise. Too many slow motion scenes, too many soap opera moments. For me it felt like im watching some shity ballet but not an action movie. I'm glad that they returned to the style of the original Mission Impossible in the third movie.
Thrid one was clearly the worst Mission Impossible film. JJ Abrahms is an overrated filmmaker. Only late Philip Seymour-Hoffmann was the best thing there.
JJ Abrams has ruined a lot of fandom franchises to deserve endless internet shitposting for no reason, but MI2 is absolutely the lowest point of the Ethan Hunt series. That means MI3 is better (arguably better than 4 and 5), even if JJ directed it
Seriously!! John Woo's directorial style (not to mention the the timing and success of the Matrix) really changed the whole vibe. It went from being a fresh and original contemporization of the US answer to Britain's 007 franchise to just another 110 minute big budget, big stunt, action and explosion montage with some crazy mind-bending camera shots here and there all pretty generic 2000's Nu metal/techno soundtrack. I don't think I remember seeing 3, but 4 (Ghost Protocol, I think??) is a lot more in line to the feel of the first one. Still not as good, but there aren't many franchises where that isn't the case.
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I was in high school when this movie released and still remember the whole theater was packed and people were whistling for every fight scenes in this movie .
Fun fact: the final kick was actually real by accident. Tom actually connected that kick and him flying was real too, but it was unplanned. You can see Tom's face after it in actually disbelief
Been looking for someone commenting on some of the shots in this scene. He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but why all of the slo-mo showing his awkward lack of balance and awareness? I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes
Bull...
@@QVAZzzz Becuase Tom IS Ethan Hunt. Obviously Ethan is not gonna be perfect at every type of flip/kick. He's first and foremost a spy
@@strikerbowls791 I agree. It’s part of what makes this series great and different. They don’t need a lot of quick cuts to distract you from an obvious stunt double. Makes it feel real.
@@MyKittyPercy @Striker Bowls Not my point. Kudos to Tom for doing his own stunts - and yes, at this point in time, Cruise = Hunt essentially. I was just saying from my experience, having been in Taekwondo for most of my childhood and teen years, that he did not seem comfortably in control of a couple of those kicks (albeit the 2 most difficult in the scene), so the fact that one of them accidentally landed a hit doesn't surprise me. Correct, they don't need a lot of quick cuts to distract from an obvious stunt double... I prefer actors that perform their own stunt work because it shows a dedication to their craft and willingness to learn new skills. I was merely wondering why the cinematographer chose to use so much slo-mo in those few shots, as it only highlighted the awkward body balance during those tricky kicks. I would have chosen a different angle or other camera technique... Surprised Tom didn't insist on using a different take to mask any technical shortcomings... I mean, the man is by no means professional martial artist. This scene just had a few shots that were cringe because it looked like someone was about to hurt themselves a couple times lol!!
Can't unsee Mr. Cruise's reaction at the very end, knowing he actually and unintentially kicked the stuntman in the face, of which he was incredibly sorry about.
He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but apparently Cruise was, haha!! I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes. What DOES surprise me is that he didn't request they use an alternate take than that one. I'm sure glad they didn't because, for me, it is so funny to see.
Was that the stunt double for Scott or Scott himself!?
@@QVAZzzzyou sound like a Martial arts expert. Respect.
@@ryanvang4080 lol thanks - I just reread my ramble of a comment and laughed out loud at how all over the place I was. I am by no means an expert - I did get my provisional black belt in Taekwondo but never got tested for full fledged 1st degree black.
@@QVAZzzz it still counts brother. Knowledge and experience.
This film was originally 30 minutes long but thanks to slo-mo they managed to pad it out to 2 hours
This is the moment the film turned into a Van Damme movie.
Speaking of Van Damme, "Hard Target"(1993) was John Woo's first Hollywood movie. He also directed this movie as well.
Pigeons, christ , slo mo , little over the top . . . Signatures of John woo movie, hard target, face off,mi2 .
Dougray Scott did an excellent job in this movie. Shame hes not as popular as Tom Cruise.
I heard he missed out on Wolverine because of this film.
Dougray Scott was actually the front runner for both the wolverine and the role of James bond . . . But fate had other plans.
In fact, there are memes of dougray Scott in a tux/wolverine facial hair with the meme saying "it should've been me" 😅🤣
Why would he be aa popular as Tom cruise
@@randomhuman97 wow two big roles
I disagree. I thought he was cringy in this movie, and as Wolverine, I don't know how he would have acted, but he would have been no where near as good as Hugh Jackman.
This is the best fight scene that Tom 🛳 Cruise™ ever did and all of his other 🎥 films.
That's true but the one in Fallout against Walker is more exciting.
Knife in the eye scene was just awesome.
Tom went into Full Jackie Chan Mode at the End of This Movie.
I remember hearing a story that 3:19 was real, but was left in. I'm not sure how true that was, but Tom definitely appears legitimately worried for the guy he just kicked.
Fun fact: this movie was filmed with a camera. You can see one on the left side of the screen at 2:45.
You have been criminally deprived of the amount of likes you should have for this comment. Apparently the majority of people.... -WHOOSH-
There's another very quick shot of a camera, however it isnt in this clip, its just after Cruise takes off his jacket.
Nice catch man!! Can't believe I never noticed after having watched this flick over 1000 times...
Tom did get Best Actor at the MTV Movie Awards for this movie.
Damn what a fight
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Fun fact..... Tom cruise actually kicked him in the head when shooting this scene. Look at the expression on his face after he kicked him in slow mo!
Is that correct or are you basing it off of his facial expression??
Fact....
Been looking for someone commenting on some of the shots in this scene. He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but why all of the slo-mo showing his awkward lack of balance and awareness? I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes
Used to think this was the greatest action movie made and wanted be a super spy like Tom Cruise. Now I laugh at that 10 year old kid. 😄 😆
lmao same
Its still good to me!!! I love John Woo, but it really only is an above average John woo movie, I think Face/Off is still his best american film
@@UNSTABLE111Face Off was fantastic. This one pales in comparison.
That rock was at the right place at the right time
Hahha i missed watching this fight i used to recreate it when i was a kid hahaha thanks.
Even the knife scene? 😲
@@HABO2210 hahahahaha can u imagine? No, that part i tried once but my friend got scared and i couldnt :(
The last scene was in Sydney I there walking around while they shooting haha wat a memories
Me too lol. I was wondering what was happening as well.
Omg I remember this movie I used to watch this a lot I was so obsessed
You know if you watch the whole movie on x2 speed…it’s actually just normal.
Great movie
3:07 - 3:15 how he screamed 😂😂
Fun fact: after the final kick, Tom was supposed to say “have a nice trip” but the stuntman hit his head in the rock and died
Fun fact: despite a dozen comments already mentioning, people still need to say that yes, Tom really kicked him in the face!
Tom is amazing 😻
3:22 I choose to believe that the substance coming off of Ambrose's face are several broken teeth from getting kicked in the face.
Well Tom did clip him in the face. Not only does his expression give it away, but even more is how awkwardly his weight is shifted around. His hands and forearms are all clenched tight and even though he's doing a flying side kick, he is leaning so far back his momentum is in almost the entirely opposite direction. Also when he does that no-handed cartwheel flip kick. Being in as many years of TKD as I was, you start to notice more subtle variations in body balance and where the center of gravity is shifting... can come in handy when reading an attack or knowing where to best counter hit. Ironically, I'm a pretty big pacifist nowadays but then again one of the tenants of TKD is that is for self-defense only.
So you aren't kidding yourself too much since a dental shotgun blast isn't that far from what could've really happened
This is fight is the perfect definition that describes "Hollywood".
As if fights are like this 🤣🤦♂️
He had to give up Wolverine to be beaten the crap out of by Tom Cruise's hair for the mission impossiburu
I was 12 years old when this film came out in 2000
During this whole movie I saw Hugh Jackman in the upper right corner of the screen dressed in the greatest showman outfit while smiling and dancing.
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Ahhhh the last good mission impossible movie
Probably the worst one actually. Far too many slow motion scenes and the fights like this were so goofy.
@@joebloggs6922 so true. tom cruise looks really awkward and uncomfortable/not in control of a few of the kicks (the no handed side-flip kick and one at the end where he apparently hit the other actor?? - wouldn't surprise me based on how off balance he looks) where I don't expect him to be perfect since he isn't a martial artist, but can clearly see how tense his arms are and uncertain his facial expression is as if he's thinking "oh man, here we go. hope I don't land on my face/ass" so am surprised they used so much slo-mo because it really stretches out and highlights every flaws in technique. You would think Tom would have wanted them to go with different takes or better angles. Still, props to him for doing it all himself (other than a few shots in the rock climbing intro scene). The fights were also just unnecessarily over the top a lot of the time, too - like were talking "They Live" stretches of fight times driven by almost never-ending stamina.
Tom was too OP in ths movie unlike other MI movies
He's OP in all mission impossible movies, mostly fighting.
He's survived a helicopter crash in Fallout...
@@caionasciimento There is still lot of struggle. Hear, he rarely loses his cool
@@caionasciimento Not exactly "OP" per say, Ethan's definitely encountered some opponents who certainly made him struggle a lot more in the later films.
@@strikerbowls791Wasnt that just luck?
3:26 Holy....S....
what a handsome man
dude!!
just look at 3:20 Tom's reaction!!😐
Yo... He does NOT seem in control of that kick and the no-handed cartwheel flip kick from his facial expression and the way his weight is shifted. It was like watching your Grandma climb on her chair to stand up on the table... Holding your breath in tense anticipation of the fall inevitably coming any second. Especially watch his forearms - they're all tense and rigid trying to make it seem like his fists aren't clenching toward his upper chest. Not surprised at all he clipped him, but why all of the slo-mo showing his awkward lack of balance and awareness? I know he famously insists on doing his own stunt work, but definitely can tell he wasn't fully comfortable with certain shots yet when they did these takes
That anime shot at 0:10
This film would be 30 minutes shorter if the slowmos were played at normal speed.
Yeah that was a real knife, crazy but not out of Tom Cruise Bounds
0:38
There is a 4 hour cut somewere
I like the bad guy jumping and kicking Tom cruise head. What's d name of that kick?
Bruce hunt
Kirk-Fu!
if he had fight skills like this, why didn't he use it in fallout?
To be fair he was almost twenty years older in Fallout. Reflexes weaken with age.
Older bro
Older. And the choreography got better. This was really goofy and all the fancy kicks would be ineffective.
He would probably got his bones cracked because he is getting older the older you are the lack of reflexes
MI:2 is only appreciated by people who love really good action films. Sorry for those with bad taste but it would be better if you kept your goofy and simplistic opinions for yourselves. I don't think it's that difficult to understand and appreciate John Woo's different style of directing action films. Why on earth did he become the greatest and more demanded action director? For his different portrayal of the characters and his brilliant action film secuences. I can't believe that after Hard Target, Broken Arrow and Face/Off, this film wasn't understood and appreciated the way it deserved, a masterpiece of the action genre. Anyway, haters, MI:2 was the highest grossing film of 2000 and the one that made the franchise continue. I'm sure that John Woo, Tom Cruise, as an actor and producer and the studio are still laughing about the comments of ignorant people after all these years, when they earned so much money. 💵💵💸💸🤑🤑😂🤣
Yeah that’s what it is…we are all just too dumb to appreciate this terrible movie. 🤪
Nah we love John Woo. To date his best American film is still Face Off. All the others including MI:2 simply were not good films. MI:2 has some great set pieces but everything else in between is so full and boring it makes the whole experience a chore.
Dont get me wrong. It's a good movie, but i could do without all the slow motion and seeing a simple fighting move done from six different angles
So you’re saying you have bad taste haha. This movie is a joke buddy.
Mission: impossible 2 (M:I-2)
Transformers 3: dark of the moon (TF3:DOTM)
Because of this movie , so many people started to hates non English speakers with accents .
Lol that happened a long time before this movie was a thing.
Mission impossible 2 and the last fight scene was so hit that many indian movies actors copied this scenes
Even though that stunt was an achivement, I would not have approved of the idea of using a real knife and having it stop a centimetre away from an actor's eye. That draws the line for me, because there is just no point in doing something as dangerous as that. I can accept stuff like climbing like Spider-Man on the Burj Kahlfa or clinging onto the back of an aeroplane or doing a halo jump in a thunderstorm, but those felt like the kind of stuff that he could find multiple ways to come out alive from. There are not so many ways to escape from a knife except for holding it in place.
The second film was probably the worst one in the franchise. Too many slow motion scenes, too many soap opera moments. For me it felt like im watching some shity ballet but not an action movie. I'm glad that they returned to the style of the original Mission Impossible in the third movie.
Thrid one was clearly the worst Mission Impossible film. JJ Abrahms is an overrated filmmaker. Only late Philip Seymour-Hoffmann was the best thing there.
@@yutro213 MI:III is better than 2. The only thing good about 2 was the John Woo action scenes. Everything else was boring.
@@yutro213 bruh, as much as I love Mission Impossible 2, MI 3 is miles better.
To me the ranking is worst to best:
2
3
Ghost protocol
1
Rogue Nation
Fallout
JJ Abrams has ruined a lot of fandom franchises to deserve endless internet shitposting for no reason, but MI2 is absolutely the lowest point of the Ethan Hunt series. That means MI3 is better (arguably better than 4 and 5), even if JJ directed it
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This scene and style of fighting was copied by thousands of Indian movies. In fact every single Indian action movie copied it.
Haha wtf are you talking about
Mala película no me gustó
Pity John Woo is only making propaganda movies now
Another 90% of a movie clip by Binge Society
Are we sure that's actually Ethan?
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It’s crazy that John woo has been the worst director from this series.
Worst M:I film, terrible fight scene
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Easily the worst film out the bunch
i really disliked this movie. it lacked the charm of the first one.
Seriously!! John Woo's directorial style (not to mention the the timing and success of the Matrix) really changed the whole vibe. It went from being a fresh and original contemporization of the US answer to Britain's 007 franchise to just another 110 minute big budget, big stunt, action and explosion montage with some crazy mind-bending camera shots here and there all pretty generic 2000's Nu metal/techno soundtrack.
I don't think I remember seeing 3, but 4 (Ghost Protocol, I think??) is a lot more in line to the feel of the first one. Still not as good, but there aren't many franchises where that isn't the case.
How on earth did this not win a Razzie? This has to be the worst film of the decade. Holy Christ haha what tf was John Woo smoking??
The most boring movie in the MI franchise.
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kinda
Is Mission Impossible 3
Tom Cruise actually killed that double to act realism to the seen
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