we are approaching the 30 year anniversary of the first one (itself a reboot of the 1960s TV show), and what is extraordinarily absurd, the lead role of high intensity action is played by the same fucking guy who is 63 in earth years and qualifies for social security, but will also qualify for medicare in a little over a year. they still play it completely straight, like his shambling, broken posture body (at like 4% body fat, salute) can do all this acrobatic shit. they pull out all the stops to make his face smooth and young, which is as disturbing as it is distracting.

ten years ago, when he was in his early 50s, he could play late 30s. but now that hes in his 60s, he should not play any role under 60.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What? I don't...and Tom Cruise is still in it? I...damn. Everytime I think Hollywood is just completely creatively bankrupt and can't get any worse I hear news like this.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It came out already and it's about the threat of an AGI taking over the world, and supposedly it's Tom Cruise's last Mission Impossible movie

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Sometimes I forget that movies don't actually have writers anymore, and Hollywood just presses the big "generate movie" button on the script machine, and just adjusts the number of "current cultural touchstones" to mention as needed.

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I agree