Ghost Protocol: Worth The IMAX

Hello again,

See, I told you I was going to post about Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol. I’m not a liar, at least not completely.

Flat out worth the price of IMAX admission to see this flick on a larger screen. Not only was the one scene on the side of the building absolutely insane, the entire movie was really well assembled. I have to say, I’m shooting this to the top of my Mission Impossible list in terms of favourites. So now a little bit on what to expect from this flick when (not if, because you really should check this out in the theatres) you go see this.

First up, the IMAX experience. I’ve seen quite a few movies in IMAX in the past few years and I’ll admit, more than a few were not worth it, but Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol was worth it. Not in a sense that there were a tonne of explosions, but it’s such a big movie that it deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Brad Bird has done a wonderful job transitioning from animated characters to live action. I didn’t really have any doubts because I love The Incredibles, but it’s always a shot in the dark the first time you do something. I always have to keep in mind that Bird has directed/produced some amazing stories like The Iron Giant and The Simpsons so his basis in great story telling is always there. I think that’s one of the reasons JJ and the gang at Bad Robot handed him the keys for this flick. Ghost Protocol was a different kind of Mission Impossible, but it’s such a natural transition into how Ethan Hunt has changed over the years.

And as for this whole “handing the franchise over to Jeremy Renner,” I don’t completely buy it yet. I think if there’s going to be another Mission Impossible movie, Renner is going to be part of Ethan’s crew, at least for the next little while. I don’t think he’s going to be The Guy yet, but you never know.

Here’s a few facts about Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol that might interest you.

Tom Cruise actually did that stunt on the side of the building in Dubai:

Ving Rhames was paid a whopping $7.7 Million for his 1 minute of screen time on this movie.

If we do a little bit of math we’ll notice that John Voight who played Ethan’s boss Jim Phelps in the first Mission Impossible movie was 58 years old. In 2010/2011 when Tom Cruise was jumping around buildings and getting blown up he was roughly 48 years old…