If you ask a real spook, most mainstream spy movies range from the ludicrous to the eerily realistic.
Or at least, that's what American intelligence veterans told us at the International Spy Museum recently. According to them, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (now out on DVD) falls squarely in the middle: Most of the gadgets -- even those that fail -- are more fact than fiction, and the quick-witted way the team works together gets a thumbs up; but the Kremlin exploding and the climbing of the Burj Khalifa is pure fantasy. After some discussion, it seemed there was one spy film that all of them could agree was tops: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," based on John le Carré's best-selling novel.
As for what doesn't work: any movie that focuses on graphic, widespread violence, maniacal agents or drop-dead-gorgeous vixens. "I've always been upset that most spy movies show spies...
Or at least, that's what American intelligence veterans told us at the International Spy Museum recently. According to them, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (now out on DVD) falls squarely in the middle: Most of the gadgets -- even those that fail -- are more fact than fiction, and the quick-witted way the team works together gets a thumbs up; but the Kremlin exploding and the climbing of the Burj Khalifa is pure fantasy. After some discussion, it seemed there was one spy film that all of them could agree was tops: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," based on John le Carré's best-selling novel.
As for what doesn't work: any movie that focuses on graphic, widespread violence, maniacal agents or drop-dead-gorgeous vixens. "I've always been upset that most spy movies show spies...
- 4/17/2012
- by Sandie Angulo Chen
- NextMovie
A picture from Facebook gave us first look at a crow-less Johnny Depp as Tonto in "The Lone Ranger." Also, learn about the spy tech in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" and when you can expect to see Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" in today's Dailies.
» Leonardo DiCaprio will star in the adaptation of Dennis Lehane's book "Live By Night." [Deadline]
» If you want to find out more about the spy tech behind "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," here's an interview with Dale Shelton, the technical consultant for the movie. [ComingSoon.net]
» Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" will launched into the theaters on March 28, 2014. Now start gathering animals. [The Playlist]
» Here's some behind the scenes footage from the filming of "Jurassic Park" that's almost as old as the dinosaurs. /Film]
» This picture of Johnny Depp in a full-out Tonto getup for "The Lone Ranger" showed up on Facebook. [Badass Digest]
Kevin P. Sullivan and Josh Wigler contributed to this story.
» Leonardo DiCaprio will star in the adaptation of Dennis Lehane's book "Live By Night." [Deadline]
» If you want to find out more about the spy tech behind "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," here's an interview with Dale Shelton, the technical consultant for the movie. [ComingSoon.net]
» Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" will launched into the theaters on March 28, 2014. Now start gathering animals. [The Playlist]
» Here's some behind the scenes footage from the filming of "Jurassic Park" that's almost as old as the dinosaurs. /Film]
» This picture of Johnny Depp in a full-out Tonto getup for "The Lone Ranger" showed up on Facebook. [Badass Digest]
Kevin P. Sullivan and Josh Wigler contributed to this story.
- 4/13/2012
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
Dale Shelton was the technical consultant for Mission: Impossible . Ghost Protocol (out April 17th on Blu-ray and DVD), lending his unique perspective on weapons and gadgets used in the field by rogue Imf agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team. For this fourth installment in the franchise that gear included retinal identifiers, a magnetic suit that allows Agent Brandt to float in mid-air, and sticky gloves that prevent Cruise from falling to his death as he ascends the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. Shelton has a background in Federal law enforcement and tactical Swat teams, so we were excited to pick his brain about how close the tech used in "Ghost Protocol" is to reality.
- 4/13/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Public Enemies is set in the depression 30.s when Midwestern criminals like John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Al Capone and Bonnie and Clyde carried a certain folkloric cachet. In that time of crushing poverty, banks were the enemy, foreclosing on small landholders and failing to assist customers. Bank robbers were heroes. Public Enemies is the Michael Mann.s evocative period piece, starring Johnny Deep in the role of Dillinger. Mann is painstakingly authentic to the period, from the wardrobe and cars to the weapons used by the police and the bad guys. For weapons expertise, he turned to Chicago Special FBI Agent Dale Shelton. DS - I was tech advisor to show the film and actors and production...
- 12/18/2009
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
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