Sequel weekend approaching
At a time when much of the population is out and about celebrating the holidays by spending money they may or may not have on loved ones, the cineplex has chosen to keep the choices fairly mindless by offering us a bevy of sequels to be released Friday.
Tops on the Dinner Topics Meter (DTM, trademark pending) is the fourth installment of Mission: Impossible titled Ghost Protocol. Yes, Tom Cruise is still the star of this franchise, and early buzz is very favorable (93% on RottenTomatoes.com) with the script written by J.J. Abrams (Lost) among others while famous animated film director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Iron Giant, Ratatouille, etc.) takes over the directing reigns.
The latest Sherlock Holmes movie (A Game of Shadows) debuts the same day. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Holmes has the star with the better recent track record, but Mission: Impossible is far and away the stronger box office franchise, so expect Ghost Protocol to win the battle at the ticket window. Either way, feel free to make a joke about how both movie titles sound like they could be the title of a future Harry Potter book.
The last sequel coming out Friday is one for the kids: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Reviews matter very little to movies like this: kids want to see it and parents take them. As for the plot, well, I think the title pretty much says it all.
One thing to take away from this Dinner Topic to use at your next meal conversation is Tom Cruise’s recent stunt work. Known for doing his own stunts, Cruise didn’t shy away even at the age of 49 as he scaled parts of the exterior of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai for some action scenes in the film. The Burj Khalifa is over half a mile tall and is currently the tallest building in the world, so regardless of the safety precautions, Cruise deserves some credit for doing what most of us sane individuals who are partial to the ground floor wouldn’t do.
Read on:
TheNews.com.pk – Cruise faced ‘moment of truth’ in Mission Impossible 4
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