So I was able to get my situation with AMC A-List figured out. I tweeted at them last night and they responded today. I let their help team know everything and sent them some photos and they were very helpful. They put 20,000 points into my Stubs account and made it so I was able to buy a ticket to the Dolby showing of Dead Reckoning at 3pm that I had wanted to go to without even using one of my A-List reservations.
Also, because they put 20,000 points into my account, I was able to redeem $20 in rewards so I grabbed a soda and nachos for free.
The new MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE is excellent, in case anyone was on the fence about it.
I’ll second this big time. If I didn't have A-List, i'll admit I would not have went to see this movie. Why? I've never seen a Mission: Impossible movie in my life, so why would I care about this one right? Well, since I didn't really have to pay anything aside from a little gas in getting to the theater, I figured why not.
As I watched the movie, I could tell that there was some callbacks to some things that were clearly just going over my head so watching the prior six movies would've benefitted me there, but honestly, even with this being my first M:I film, I had a blast with it and it stood on it's own pretty dang well, much like Across the Spider-Verse, despite both being Part One of a Two-Part finale.
The entire cast was great, but specifically Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Esai Morales. The stunt team deserves a ton of credit, the stunt choreographer, cinematographer, direction. It was all there.
Saw joy ride- it’s the only one of those 3 that is doing lackluster in box office and will likely bomb.
It’s like The Hangover but in China, and not nearly as funny. And the third act is a confusing decision. Middle act is best but even then, I just had a couple chuckles.
Clearly some folks find it funny but compared to an all female cast like bridesmaids it doesn’t hold up for me.
Saw Joy Ride after Dead Reckoning. The movie as a whole had some really good comedic
moments. Moments is definitely the key word there though
. There was more than a few jokes that fell a bit flat. The movie did have some heart too it, but there was also enough plot conveniences where I started to get a little annoyed. It did have a bit of that Hangover vibe to it for sure, but it wasn't as good as The Hangover, but also wasn't as bad as Hangover 2 or 3.
And yeah, this doesn't come anywhere close to Bridesmaids or Crazy Rich Asians which is also female heavy (and has the same writers). This movie probably only cost around $40M to make, but yeah, it's not even gonna hit that.
