WELCOME TO THE HACK M:I-3 REVIEW OF THE MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE 3 2-DISC COLLECTORS EDITION DVD, RELEASED TODAY IN STORES.

YOU CAN READ OUR FULL REVIEW OF THE FEATURE FILM PUBLISHED IN MAY JUST PRIOR TO THE FILM'S THEATRICAL RELEASE.  THIS REVIEW WILL FOCUS ENTIRELY ON THE NEW  M:I-3 2-DISC DVD EXTRA MATERIAL AND BONUS FEATURES. 

ACTUALLY THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE SPECIAL 2-DISC DVD SET SOLD AT BEST BUY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3RD BONUS DISC, CONTAINING AN EXTRA HOUR OF SPECIAL FEATURES NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY OTHER RETAILER.

DISC ONE

THE FIRST DISC INCLUDES THE FULL LENGTH THEATRICAL RELEASE FILM OF MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE 3, PRESENTED IN WIDESCREEN FORMAT ENHANCED FOR 16x9 TVs. 

AUDIO OPTIONS INCLUDE DOLBY DIGITAL ENGLISH/FRENCH 5.1 SURROUND, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL AUDIO COMMENTARY TRACK BY DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS AND TOM CRUISE,   SUBTITLES FOR THE FEATURE FILM ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

OTHER DISC ONE FEATURES INCLUDE A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE "THE MAKING OF THE MISSION" WHICH TAKES YOU BEHIND THE SCENES ON THE FILM'S DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION.

ALSO OFFERED ARE FIVE DELETED SCENES CUT FROM THE THEATRICAL RELEASE AND NEVER SEEN BEFORE: ETHAN FIGHT AT TOP OF STAIRS, ZHEN FIGHT IN COMPUTER ROOM, MUSGRAVE CEMETERY CONVERSATION, LINDSEY GRADUATES AND VATICAN ENTRY EXTENDED.

DISC ONE CONTENT CONCLUDES WITH THE BRITISH AWARDS TRIBUTE MONTAGE TO TOM CRUISE, "EXCELLENCE IN FILM" FROM 2005, AN EXTENSIVE MONTAGE OF FILM CLIPS FROM THE ACTOR'S BODY OF INTERNATIONALLY AWARDED WORK IN MOTION PICTURES.

DISC TWO

THE SECOND COLLECTORS EDITION DISC OFFERS EIGHT FEATURETTES COVERING MANY DIFFERENT PRODUCTION FACETS OF MAKING M:I-3:

• "INSIDE THE IMF"
  • PRODUCERS TOM CRUISE AND PAULA WAGNER WITH DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS DISCUSS CASTING THE ACTORS WHO WOULD MAKE UP THE NEW IMF TEAM FOR THE FILM, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN AND THE ENTIRE CAST.
• "MISSION ACTION: INSIDE THE ACTION UNIT"
  • A MASSIVE 25-MINUTE FEATURETTE OF INTERVIEWS WITH SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR VIC ARMSTRONG, COVERING ACTION SEQUENCES IN THE GERMAN FACTORY, HELICOPTER WINDMILL CHASE, BRIDGE CAR EXPLOSION, TOM THROWN INTO CAR AND THE SHANGHAI TOWER JUMP.
• "VISUALIZING THE MISSION"
  • DISCUSSIONS WITH J.J. ABRAMS AND THE PRE-PRODUCTION TEAM ON COMPUTER ANIMATED PRE-VIZ PLANNING FOR THE FILM'S COMPLEX ACTION SCENES.
• "MISSION: METAMORPHOSIS"
  • DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS DISCUSSES WORKING WITH FUTURIST SYD MEAD (BLADE RUNNER) TO DESIGN THE IMF MASK-MAKING PROP, AND ABRAMS DESIRE TO FINALLY SHOW IN THE STORY HOW IMF AGENTS ARE ABLE TO DUPLICATE OTHERS ON THEIR MISSIONS.
• "SCORING THE MISSION"
  • A SHORT FEATURETTE FOCUSING ON COMPOSER MICHAEL GIACCHINO AS HE CREATES AND RECORDS THE FILM SCORE WITH A 112-PIECE ORCHESTRA.
• "MISSION: AGENT DOSSIERS"
  • CLICK-THROUGH FILES ON THE IMF TEAM GIVE DEEP BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE FILM CHARACTERS' STATS AND TRAINING HISTORY LEADING UP TO THE FILM.
• "MOVIEFONE UNSCRIPTED"
  • TOM CRUISE AND J.J. ABRAMS INTERVIEW EACH OTHER WITH QUESTIONS EMAILED BY FANS, AS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AOL/MOVIEFONE BEFORE THE FEATURE FILM'S RELEASE.
• "LAUNCHING THE MISSION"
  • TOM CRUISE, J.J. ABRAMS AND CAST MEMBERS ATTEND FOUR PREMIERES OF M:I-3 IN FOUR HOURS AT FOUR DIFFERENT NEW YORK LOCATIONS.  ALSO VIDEO COVERAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES IN ROME, PARIS, LONDON AND JAPAN.

ALSO INCLUDED ON DISC TWO ARE M:I-3 THEATRICAL TRAILERS, TV SPOTS, A PHOTO GALLERY AND MTV's FILM CLIP COMPILATION "GENERATION: CRUISE" SHOWN WHEN TOM CRUISE ACCEPTED HIS MTV GENERATION AWARD IN 2005.

CLEVER DVD WATCHERS WILL ALSO FIND A FEW HIDDEN EASTER EGGS IN THESE VARIOUS MENUS, INCLUDING: DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS TAKING A WILD RIDE IN A P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER PLANE, SHORT CLIPS OF ACTOR DERMOT MULRONY PLAYING THE CELLO DURING THE FILM'S SOUNDTRACK RECORDING, AND A SOMEWHAT HUMOROUS CLIP OF VARIOUS NUN AND PRIEST EXTRAS ON THE VATICAN SET DANCING AND ACTING SILLY WHILE STILL IN COSTUME.

SPECIAL RETAILER BONUS DISC THREE

AS NOTED, THIS THIRD BONUS DISC IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN PURCHASING THE 2-DISC COLLECTORS EDITION DVD AT BEST BUY, AND ONLY WHILE LIMITED SUPPLIES LAST.

THIS EXTRA BONUS DISC INCLUDES OVER AN HOUR OF ADDITIONAL DVD MATERIAL IN FOUR FEATURETTES:

• "THE HUNT IS ON"
  • CAST AND CREW INTERVIEWS GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAKING OF M:I-3 AS IT FITS IN THE POPULAR FILM FRANCHISE AND AS IT HARKENS BACK TO THE CLASSIC TV SERIES.
• "THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS"
  • THIS 20-MINUTE SPECIAL AIRED ON SPIKE TV THE NIGHT BEFORE M:I-3 OPENED NATIONWIDE IN THE U.S., NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME.
• "EVOLUTION OF A BLOCKBUSTER"
  • FEATURETTE COVERING THE ENTIRE SPAN OF PRODUCTION, FROM TOM CRUISE SELECTING J.J. ABRAMS AS DIRECTOR, THROUGH PRODUCTION AND THE FINAL THEATRICAL RELEASE.
• "DESIGNING THE MISSION"
  • FEATURETTE FOCUSING ON PRODUCTION DESIGNER SCOTT CHAMBLISS PLANNING AND DECORATING SCENE LOCATIONS INCLUDING: THE GERMAN FACTORY (ACTUALLY FILMED IN LOS ANGELES), CASERTA PALACE IN ITALY DOUBLING AS THE VATICAN, OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE IMF HEADQUARTERS, THE CHINESE CLINIC AND RECREATING THE SHANGHAI TOWER IN CALIFORNIA.  FUN TRIVIA TIDBIT: ETHAN HUNT'S HOUSE IS A NEAR DUPLICATION OF DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS OWN HOME.

HACK M:I-3 CERTAINLY RECOMMENDS THE 2-DISC COLLECTORS EDITION DVD TO ALL FANS, AS THE HOURS OF BONUS MATERIAL SPANNING BOTH DISCS IS A GREAT VALUE IN TERMS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CREATION OF THIS BEST M:I FILM YET.

THE SPECIAL 3RD BONUS DISC AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST FROM BEST BUY DEFINITELY INCREASES THE COLLECTION'S VALUE, PROVIDING MAKING-OF AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE ON DVD.

MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE-3 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON HIGH DEFINITION DVD IN BOTH BLU-RAY AND HD-DVD FORMATS, AS WELL AS THE STANDARD FORMAT ULTIMATE MISSIONS COLLECTION DVD BOX SET, CONTAINING ALL THREE MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE FILMS AND BONUS MATERIAL ON FIVE DISCS.

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