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Christopher Mcquarrie teasing an insane Tom Cruise stunt
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March Climber
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What drives a man to push himself this far?
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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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Still going to wait till it's on streaming to watch it 
DragoonWalker
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Not a criticism per say, but Tom Cruise is to Hong Kong action what Elvis was to black music:
I mean hey, no one does it like this anymore these days so he might as well. I buy tickets for every one.
I mean hey, no one does it like this anymore these days so he might as well. I buy tickets for every one.
Ownage
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He is NOT gay. Determined to prove it.What drives a man to push himself this far?
Jokes aside, he does throw down and bring it. Respect.
DanteFox
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Scientology. When you've excised that many thetans, there's no limit to what you can do.What drives a man to push himself this far?
Cyberpunkd
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The power of Xenu.
dr_octagon
Banned
Tom Cruise needs to fight super villain Elon Musk who says 'uhhh... diplomatic immunity, it's very complicated but you could do a lot with it'.
Tom jump onto the moving spacecraft. Climbs aboard the International Space Station and kills Elon. He prevents a nuclear bomb and then as he lands on the ground with a USA parachute says 'it's just been revoked'.
Anything less is a disappointment.
Tom jump onto the moving spacecraft. Climbs aboard the International Space Station and kills Elon. He prevents a nuclear bomb and then as he lands on the ground with a USA parachute says 'it's just been revoked'.
Anything less is a disappointment.
thefool
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What drives him is an interesting question.
He might have really high levels of testosterone (doesn't seem to be the case tho), damaged dopamine receptors over the crazy life he most likely had (namely through the cult) or perhaps its just how he motivates himself after such a successful life.
He might have really high levels of testosterone (doesn't seem to be the case tho), damaged dopamine receptors over the crazy life he most likely had (namely through the cult) or perhaps its just how he motivates himself after such a successful life.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
The dude has bedded the likes of Nicole Kidman, Heather Locklear, Rebecca De Mornay, Katie Holmes, Penélope Cruz, Hayley Atwell etc (Cher has proclaimed that he’s amazing under the sheets), travelled and lived all over the world … what else is there left to do. He flies aerobatic aircraft and helicopters … dude has done everything, adored by heaps of people, part of the executive team of his own crazy ass cult church. He probably feels dead inside and continually seeking these thrills to feel some semblance of feeling alive again.
I bet you that even hanging upside down from that plane, Tom is bored out of his fucking mind and already thinking about the next stunt.
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Spaceman292
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My theory is that he's cumming real hard
mansoor1980
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at 60? dude is a superior being and def an alien lord.
Toots
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Too bad he'll never do what would really satify his soul : bedding dudes.
With his extreme personnality, what a power bottom he could be...
Anyway i'll be the cunt of the thread and say it : with the amount of preparation for every stunt he does and the fact that it's always during shoots, i don't really see how extraordinary anything he does is ? Its like going on a rollercoaster (with the safeties on) and everyone sucking your dick at the end "You did 4 loopings dude that was incredible" or "you were going so fast, what a stud". He's just here for the ride. I get that he does stuff normal people might faint doing (especially if you have vertigo) but it impress me less than what they did in old Jackie Chan movies where he breaks his legs just jumping from a roof, or hurt hisself going down the ramp with the lights in Rumble in the Bronx. This is real (to me dammit!).
Tom Cruise "death defying" stunts are just a display, like Bill Gates charities. All form no substance.
However, the fact that he does those kind of rollercoasters at 60... It is impressive.
Bumblebeetuna
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Greatest actor of this generation imho, because he not only has the chops, but he continually pushes the limit with shit like this.
I watched the first one when it came out and loved it. Never even started another one even though I’m sure I’d like them. I’ve spent 20 years saying “I’m gonna get around to watching those some time.”
I wish Tom Cruise and James Cameron could combine forces for a Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea film with Cruise as Nemo.
Just imagine Cameron's technological skill and visual perfection paired with Cruise's need for practical stunts. Those two would build a real Nautilus, breed an actual giant squid to fight, and create a massive maelstrom to destroy it all in the end!
Just imagine Cameron's technological skill and visual perfection paired with Cruise's need for practical stunts. Those two would build a real Nautilus, breed an actual giant squid to fight, and create a massive maelstrom to destroy it all in the end!
EverydayBeast
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Nobody comes close to Tom Cruise stunts.
sankt-Antonio
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When he was hanging into that Boing. A bird to his face and he would be toast. He wore the biggest contacts the world has ever seen but still ….
No other actor has the pull to tell studios to shut up and pay the premium in insurance these stunts need for people like him. A premium so high it could pay for another movie to be shot.
Konnor
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nominedomine
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Tom Cruise is on a league of his own as an action star and despite all the weirdness that surrounds him he somehow come off as very likable.
Top Gun: Maverick being at the top of the box office for 2022 is an absurd achievement and sort of game changing for Hollywood.
Top Gun: Maverick being at the top of the box office for 2022 is an absurd achievement and sort of game changing for Hollywood.
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chromhound
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but can he suck his own dick ?
Toots
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Because sometimes there's an accident and the rollercoaster kills someone.
You can't risk having your golden goose killed.
Cruise, much to his credit, demands to do his stunts or else he won't shoot (i think).
He is a really special individual, and does stuff most people wouldn't, but the old school Hong-Kong stuntmen of the 70s and 80s were doing crazy things, as in if you mess up you'll end up paraplegic. But as
sankt-Antonio
says there is risk that can't be suppressed so i really don't know which stunt is the most dangerous, and i can only say the old HK stunts look and feel more real to me...You're absolutely right and i was dismissive of the risks. I can admire the fact that Tom Cruise is the only big movie star (maybe with Joaquin Phoenix in a totally different way) that has the guts to tell Hollywood executives to go screw themselves, and that he made them enough money to do what he wants... I still deplore the fact that what he wants is living a james bond fantasy, minus the girls (i stopped watching after 3 but does he even have a love interest in the M:I series ?).
Then again he worked his ass off to be able to live his fantasy so all credit to him...
All i'm saying is, if Tom Cruise could spend a night with some fine chap like say
Zeroing
, you'd see him a lot less hanging off of planes.WhatDidHeSay?
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The man is a legend. Caught a bit of Rain Man last night too and just for the five minutes of watching I thought ... Yeh, he's brilliant. Even now, he still got it. I thought he was excellent in Vanilla Sky... AND that soundtrack is amazing! ...gone off one one here haven't I but you get the picture. 
Jaybe
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As someone who was not into the Mission Impossible franchise, I’ll give a high recommendation for a MI: Fallout viewing.
GymWolf
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I like caville with evil mustaches...
OmegaSupreme
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Jackie Chan says hello. He's been doing incredible stunts for 40 years with far fewer safety precautions.
Zeroing
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That’s right!Because sometimes there's an accident and the rollercoaster kills someone.
You can't risk having your golden goose killed.
Cruise, much to his credit, demands to do his stunts or else he won't shoot (i think).
He is a really special individual, and does stuff most people wouldn't, but the old school Hong-Kong stuntmen of the 70s and 80s were doing crazy things, as in if you mess up you'll end up paraplegic. But as
You're absolutely right and i was dismissive of the risks. I can admire the fact that Tom Cruise is the only big movie star (maybe with Joaquin Phoenix in a totally different way) that has the guts to tell Hollywood executives to go screw themselves, and that he made them enough money to do what he wants... I still deplore the fact that what he wants is living a james bond fantasy, minus the girls (i stopped watching after 3 but does he even have a love interest in the M:I series ?).
Then again he worked his ass off to be able to live his fantasy so all credit to him...
All i'm saying is, if Tom Cruise could spend a night with some fine chap like say
dat ass will only be in danger with me and me only Lol
It would be a highway to.....the Danger Zone??That’s right!
Lol
pramod
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He runs really fast though.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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He's running away from gay thoughts
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Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Put him in the Avengers at this point, he can play himself.
Zeroing
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Yeah that happens to me too!
PaddyOCanager
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Two is widely considered the worst of the bunch. I had pretty much written off the series after that one.
Give 3 a chance. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a great villain and the series is pretty decent quality from there onwards. Nothing tops the first one, it's not even close but I would argue the series overall can respectfully stand next to Bond.
GymWolf
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I just think that the first one was more of a spy drama and the others are just straight up spy action movies.
Also the pathos of the first one seems gone completely.
PaddyOCanager
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True to an extent. Nothing comes close to the first, but nothing comes close to as bad as the second movie either. Here's the opening scene of MI 3:
DragoonWalker
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I have mixed feelings about MI3 tbh. It's not the trainwreck that 2 was, but it was so safe and bland, especially the way it was shot like a TV show (no surprise, JJ Abrams was fresh off Alias and Lost). Philip Seymore Hoffman was a scary mofo, but the team was forgettable. The overall action might also be the weakest in the whole series, barring that Chinese village run, which might be one of the best runs in Cruise's career.
2 is a drag and dumb yes, but it's a guilty pleasure of mine. Everything is horrendously over the top in the early 2000s way. Romance novel love story. Way too long, weak villain, not enough payoff. Still, love that motorcycle chase ending with the beach fight. It's Mission Impossible: The Anime.
PaddyOCanager
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Certainly. 3 was a big departure from 2 almost in a reactionary way. The first DVD I ever owned was Mission Impossible 2, so I have fond memories regardless of its quality
.I just don't think 2 is a good representation of where the franchise went after the original - maybe a happy medium between 2 and 3.
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dr_octagon
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Toast.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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The only good one
Toast.
dr_octagon
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The only good one
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