It's a series of games I never got into, sadly. They have such a loyal fanbase, must be doing something right. I think it was MGS5 that I tried to play, but spent like 40 minutes watching cutscenes in a plane on the way to the first mission. I just remember thinking that I'd have been better off watching a movie instead.

There is not a single cutscene on a plane on the first mission (nor the second, nor on any mission). MGS4 on the other hand is basically a movie with some gameplay intercut (if you have played the entire series before though MGS4 is extremely enjoyable), sadly only exists for the PS3.