History YMMV / MissionImpossible1996

*** Ethan searches for a "Max" by trying to go to "Max.com," and he's told that internet address doesn't exist.

** Jim masks the smoke from the self-destructing film by lighting up a cigarette, something you can't do on commercial flights anymore.

** When everything goes horribly wrong in Prague and Ethan has to call for backup, he uses a pay phone. Nowadays everyone uses smartphones, and while SpyFiction does still hold onto the cell phone-esque BurnerPhones trope with an iron grip, payphones are basically unheard of outside of England (where they too are a dying species) and rural areas.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 game. It was a stealth adventure that very loosely followed the movie's plot. Though a [[SoOkayItsAverage fairly decent]] game with some neat ideas, it had a tumultuous development, resulting in bland dated (and often OffModel) graphics, [[ObviousBeta numerous bugs and glitches]], and frustrating TrialAndErrorGameplay.

* VindicatedByHistory: After getting a mixed reaction from critics and general audiences and an outright vitriolic response from fans and cast members of the TV series on its initial release, it's now considered the best of the first three films by fans of all stripes (albeit with ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' providing close competition), and a solid spy thriller in its own right. Praise is given for its intelligent plot, the iconic heist sequence near the end, and some solid action sequences. Its original reputation for having a confusing plot also evaporated in the decade or so after it was released thanks to the increased proliferation of SpyFiction in movies and TV, and was found to be quite an intelligent film.

** Planes have [[{{Zeerust}} futuristic]] movie screens mounted on swivel arms. Attendants distribute cassettes of movies to watch. Jim uses a hardwired remote control to play the movie. Modern screens on planes are embedded into the back of headrests, have either digitally-stored films or streaming services that use the plane's built-in [=WiFi=] services, and typically use touch controls or buttons wired into the arm rests.

* MagnificentBitch: "[[ALighterShadeOfBlack Max]]" is an ArmsDealer who's an expert not only at keeping her identity a secret to the point that no one knew she was a woman, but in [[TheCorruptor turning American agents to her side]] as well. For two years, Max employs a treacherous IMF agent she calls "Job"—really Jim Phelps—and plans to pay him for achieving the NOC List which protects deep cover American agents. Knowing Job killed for her to get it, Max trusts Ethan about the list she actually got being a decoy—while also correctly suspecting that he was pretending to be Job—and then hires him to get the actual list for her. Nearly accessing it in the end [[NearVillainVictory only to be caught]], Max at first starts planning legal strategies to get away with everything, but then quickly becomes interested when Eugene Kittridge offers her a deal instead. ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' confirms that [[spoiler:she spent the rest of her life in relative comfort, and her criminal enterprise was even allowed to continue (and thrive) under the care of her daughter, Alanna (The White Widow), thanks to her deal with Kittridge]].

* MagnificentBitch: "[[ALighterShadeOfBlack Max]]" is an ArmsDealer who's an expert not only at keeping her identity a secret to the point that no one knew she was a woman, but in [[TheCorruptor turning American agents to her side]] as well. For two years, Max employs a treacherous IMF agent she calls "Job"—really Jim Phelps—and plans to pay him for achieving the NOC List which protects deep cover American agents. Knowing Job killed for her to get it, Max trusts Ethan about the list she actually got being a decoy—while also correctly suspecting that he was pretending to be Job—and then hires him to get the actual list for her. Nearly accessing it in the end [[NearVillainVictory only to be caught]], Max at first starts planning legal strategies to get away with everything, but then quickly becomes interested when Eugene Kittridge offers her a deal instead.

*** Ethan searches for a "Max" by trying to go to "Max.com", which doesn't exist. [[note]]Well, it ''does'' exist now, only it's [[Creator/{{Max}} that streaming service]]'s website[[/note]]