Recorded - 5/26/2025
On Episode 323 of the Almost Sideways Movie Podcast, we review what is supposed to be the final installment in the Mission: Impossible Ethan Hunt saga with The Final Reckoning. Then we deep dive the second, and most forgotten about, installment in the franchise with Mission: Impossible II. Did John Woo ruin the series or make the most unique film in the group? Here are the highlights:
(5:45) "The Comeback Trail" - Todd BDN Review
(8:30) "Gunslingers" - Todd Cager Review
(12:10) "Theeb" - Terry Oscar Anniversary Review
(16:45) "Friendship" - Terry Review
(22:30) "Extraordinary Measures" - Adam Ford Explorer Review
(26:45) "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" - Featured Review
(43:40) SPOILER ALERT - Final Reckoning
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II 25TH ANNIVERSARY DEEP DIVE
(47:25) Deep Dive Trivia
(1:00:45) First Impressions
(1:13:15) Mt. Rushmore: Movie Viruses
(1:20:45) Recasting "Mission: Impossible II"
(1:37:15) Highest WAR, Worst Performance, Minor Character Triumvirate
(1:47:15) Tripod of Depravity, Best Scene, Scenes We Missed
(1:57:50) Gripes & Conspiracies
(2:02:20) LVP, MVP, Quote of the Day
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