He's done Star Wars, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Jurassic World, Mission: Impossible. He did Lost, which is an all-time great TV show. Just a hell of a discography, and those are just some of the highlights. Beyond excited to hear/see what he does in the future.

It's beyond impressive what Giacchino has done for animated films, sci-fi films, & comic book films. 6 films(!) he's scored won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. He wrote the Marvel Studios fanfare + themes for Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, F4, & Batman.

1.) M:I GHOST PROTOCOL
The perfect distillation of the M:I films. The best blend of action and and spy-craft. It's my fav take on Ethan Hunt, & for my money the opening jailbreak sequence, the Kremlin sequence, and the famous Burj Khalifa sequence are the best 1-2-3 combo in the series.

2.) M:I ROGUE NATION
All hail Ilsa Faust. One of Cruise's best Ethan Hunt performances. The opera sequence is potentially my fav in the series, the Morocco sequence is a fun twist on the CIA sequence from the 1st film, and I love the spy-shenanigans-oriented 3rd. Give me all the mask play you can.

3.) M:I FALLOUT
Henry Cavill is one of the best antagonists in the series (& more fun to watch on subsequent watches). A number of the action sequences are up there for best in the series but I wouldn't put any of them at the top. And not unlike DEAD RECKONING I think there's some bloat to this one.

4.) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
Very different than all the others that come after it. The famous CIA heist for instance, while a standout, is obviously much quieter/barebones than other moments in the series. But man does that sequence rock. As does the opening sequence, and the climactic train sequence.

5.) M:I DEAD RECKONING
Plenty of highlights (love the airport sequence, the climatic train sequence was still breathtaking even on the small screen, love the addition of Hayley Atwell) but the film is bloated. As I was writing this, I decided to flip it's spot with the next film on this list.

6.) M:I 3
I never don't enjoy watching M:I 3. It's one of Cruise's best turns as Ethan Hunt, Phillip Seymour Hoffman is the best villain in the series, Benji is introduced, & the film's standout sections (the Vatican heist, the attack on the bridge) are series highlights.

7.) M:I 2
It's funny to watch the M:I films in order & see how much of an outlier M:I 2 is. It is VERY much a John Woo film. Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt isn't the Ethan Hunt fans of the series have come to love over the past two decade. The Chimera/Bellerophon stuff though is a classic, silly MacGuffin.

Thank you for sharing! Little surprised to see FD3 in last place, tbh.

Curious what your personal ranking of the Final Destination films would be?