Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Excited about the newest Mission Impossible movie?? So was I!!!

I braved the unexpected crowd on Christmas Day to see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and was surprised to see lines wrapping around the movie theater and talk of sold-out shows. In fact, we were lucky to have gotten seats at all! This was my first time at the United Artist Westbury Stadium 12, which has now become my new favorite theater. It's owned by Regal, so I was able to use my rewards card and got a free small popcorn, which I upgraded to a bucket for $1. (The popcorn is really the best part of going to the movies.) This theater also had stadium seating. I'm sold. Apparently, it's a favorite for a lot of other people too. It was packed - Christmas Day and packed - I couldn't believe it! Matt and I scramble to find any two seats together. Luckily we were there early enough so we didn't miss any previews. Finally we found seats a little closer than I would have liked, but hey like I said, we were lucky to have gotten seats at all so we took them. Sat through the stupid commercials, through the awesome previews and onto the main event. And I've got to say.... Skip it.

I know that sounds kind of harsh, and I'm not saying the movie was bad, just disappointing: predictable and "safe." You expect a Mission Impossible movie that comes out five years after the last one to be amazing and daring and mind-blowing. Well, not so much. It was enjoyable, but with all the hype surrounding it and even the way I'd built it up in my head, it turned out to be a let-down. And of course, nothing beats the original Tom Cruise 1996 movie. It's definitely worth a see if you've got half-priced tickets or a matinee showing or when it comes out on DVD/Blu-ray. But for $12.50 a ticket? Not worth it. Save your money and see Sherlock Holmes or (dare I say?) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close... (ah, that's a post for another time...)