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In both the opening scene on the plane and the underwater scene in the vault during Rogue Nation I was on the edge of my seat and holding my breath. I actually feel quite immersed in the stunts when I watch them. And because you know Tom Cruise is doing them for real, it adds to the excitement.Įlliot’s Mum: Again I agree. Like the Burj Khalif in Dubai and the plane when he was trapped outside as it took off. She has never been the same since.Įlliot: They are way more exciting and much more memorable. *It’s important to know 20 years ago Elliot’s mother met Pierce Brosnan on holiday and he flirted with her. James Bond was always known for his quips and sense of humour but that have seems to have gone since Pierce Brosnan* left the role.

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Plus I don’t think Daniel Craig has a funny bone in his body.

The comedy in Mission Impossible is better. Plus they have Simon Pegg in them and his relationship with Ethan Hunt really makes me laugh.Įlliot’s Mum: I agree with Elliot. They don’t take themselves seriously like James Bond does.

His mother was also keen to chip in and together they gave the following FIVE reasons why for them Mission Impossible is better than Bond:Įlliot: The Mission Impossible films are definitely funnier.

So although I’ll miss Craig’s gritty portrayal, I really hope a reboot is on the cards and Bond returns with a bit more humour and a lot more silliness and gives the always running Cruise a real run for his money.Ī few years ago when Rogue Nation hit our screens I asked my son Elliot who was 14 at the time, whose spy he preferred – Cruise or Craig’s and he was Ethan Hunt all the way. Even the critically acclaimed No Time To Die only gets 84%. Gone is the jokey womaniser who loves working for Queen and country in between his one night stands, and instead Bond has become boringly faithful and decidedly serious.Īnd it hasn’t gone unnoticed – Quantum of Solace and Skyfall are rated at 64% on Rotten Tomatoes with Casino Royale and Skyfall coming in at 94% and 92%. Meanwhile, in his 15 years and five Bond movies, apart from a rip-roaring debut in Casino Royale, Craig’s 007 has been decidedly grumpy, hellbent on leaving the job and rather lacking in the gag and girlfriend department. This high-octane rollercoaster ride blew audiences away with its non-stop action and still holds a 97% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. But if we were in any doubt that the Bond franchise was being beaten at its own game it was with the release of the sixth Ethan Hunt adventure – MI:Fallout. The fifth MI film, Rogue Nation, was reportedly rushed to cinemas early to avoid clashing with Daniel Craig as 007 in Spectre, and many would argue Rogue Nation was the better film. In short Ethan until has become more Bond than Bond. More importantly though, it’s given a new generation of cinemagoers a spy hero who visits exotic locations, does amazing stunts and makes them laugh out loud. Since then it has spawned six films, with two more in production, and generated over a billion dollars.

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The franchise began life as a popular 60s TV show before Cruise got his mitts on it over 20 years ago. But although I was visibly stirred by No Time To Die I don’t think Mr Craig tops Mr Cruise as Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible franchise?įirst Mission Impossible. Now, when it comes to the the battle of cinema’s biggest money grossing spies I love both Cruise and Craig and deep down I’ll always be a Bond fan. However, whilst most critics agree Mr Craig’s final outing as James Bond is his best, has the English agent been usurped by Ethan Hunt and the Impossible Mission Force?