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John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Avengers
Becky and I took the kids to see the movie The Avengers at the AMC Theater in Highlands Ranch, CO last week. The Fandango website at The Avenger describes the movie as follows…
“Marvel Studios presents ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins…”
The Review
The Avengers is a great comic book super hero action flick movie. It’s a massive thrill ride from beginning to end. The characters are many that we’ve seen before such as Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America, plus a few more to create the amazing team of Avengers.
The movie is very well done and super exciting. It opened up with the greatest box office opening ever in the United States with over $200 million in ticket sales the first weekend, so many of you reading this have already seen this film. What I liked about it is how true to the comic book genre it is. It’s like watching an actual comic book come to life with great characters, fantastic villains, a good story with great lines for the characters and super chemistry between the actors.
This movie is definitely one of the best blockbusters of the year and many people will be seeing it multiple times. There were be several clips that you have to stay for after the credits, like most Marvel movies.
John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
Corban – **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It
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John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Raven
Becky and I went to see the movie, The Raven at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO this past Weekend. The Fandango website at The Raven describes the movie as follows…
“The macabre and lurid tales of Edgar Allan Poe are vividly brought to life – and death – in this stylish, gothic thriller starring John Cusack as the infamous author. When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Poe’s darkest works, a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) joins forces with Poe in a quest to get inside the killer’s mind in order to stop him from making every one of Poe’s brutal stories a blood chilling reality…”
The Review
The Raven is a movie about the original Master of Horror, Edgar Allan Poe, and how a madman has taken his books and decided to bring his horror stories to life. This time though Mr. Poe is right in the middle of his scary stories as people he knows are being murdered in the most grisly of ways. They are being killed the same way as in his horror stories and he has to find clues to prevent the next murders from taking place and stop the killer.
The movie is very gruesome and that’s definitely our biggest complaint. It’s very disturbing and will make you jump at times and cringe at other times because the murderer in this film is so diabolical. What is creepy is how terrible Edgar Allan Poe stories were back in his day. There are not many writers today, who can match his ability to create fear in death, like being buried alive or cut in two. His stories border on the demonic and illustrate quite well the depravity of man.
The Raven will make you want to close you eyes at times, which Becky did. What saved the movie is the story because it’s quite interesting with plenty of plot twists and turns as the main character and the police detective try to find this insane murderer before he can perform his heinous crimes again.
I don’t like to admit that Becky and I both liked it because it was so disturbing, but unfortunately we both thought it was worth the price of admission simply because the story was fascinating. Be prepared to close your eyes though during the gruesome parts of the film though because they are horrible, which is why it’s a horror movie.
John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Becky and I took our children to see the movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits at the Regal Cinemas in Lone Tree, CO a couple weeks ago. The Fandango website at The Pirates! Band of Misfits describes the movie as follows…
“Accompanied by his ragtag crew, an enthusiastic pirate captain (Hugh Grant) sails the high seas and dreams of besting his bitter rivals, Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek), in a quest to win the coveted title of Pirate of the Year. The captain’s quest takes him and his comrades from the exotic shores of Blood Island to Victorian London’s foggy streets…”
The Review
The Pirates! Band of Misfits is a cute film that is like the little clay figures of the popular Wallace and Gromit characters. It’s a funny movie, a kids movie of course with some adult humor. There were a couple swear words in the movie, which was surprising for a children’s movie.
The story was actually very well done and kept our interest. The characters are pretty funny, but it’s not for really little kids. The humor is a bit too adult at times for most really young audiences and they will probably be bored. We all liked it though.
John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
Conroy – *** Worth The Trip
Corban – **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It
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John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy
John & Becky’s Movie Review of Lockout
Becky and I went to see the movie, Lockout at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO a couple weeks ago. The Fandango website at Lockout describes the movie as follows…
“A man is wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. He’s offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates…”
The Review
Lockout can best be described as a remake of Escape from New York in outer space. The character played by Guy Pearce has the same personality as the infamous “Snake Plissken” from the 1980′s. His character has to save the President’s daughter in this installment instead of the President himself, like the 1980′s version.
I don’t think this movie was promoted as a remake, but it is just way too similar not to be a remake. The original with Kurt Russell was way better by the way, even if it was filmed a movie from 1981. Lockout isn’t a great movie by any stretch, it’s an action movie with no real chemistry between the characters. It’s definitely not worth the price of admission, but it would make for an okay rental. It’s pretty violent, so be aware of that if you decide to watch it.
John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental
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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy
John & Becky’s Movie Review of Safe
Becky and I went to see the movie, Safe at the Hollywood Cinemas in Littleton, CO a couple weeks ago with our friends Mark & Maria. The Fandango website at Safe describes the movie as follows…
“A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change…until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed…”
The Review
Safe is an action movie starring Jason Statham that we all thought would be an exciting and fun movie to watch together. We all like Jason Statham and his action type flicks and this movie sounded like a pretty good plot about a young genius girl who needs to be protected from evil gangsters who want to use her talents.
Unfortunately, this movie was terrible. Once the body count starting going upward, it never stopped. It got to the point of being totally ridiculous and annoying.
In fact, after the movie we left the theater and Mark said “Bam, Bam, Bam” and everyone leaving the theater started laughing. It was non-stop shooting and killing to the point that we should have all just got up and left, instead of painfully staying to the end.
All of us rated it a Don’t Bother.
John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy
John & Becky’s Movie Review of Chimpanzee
Becky and I took the kids to see the movie, Chimpanzee at the Regal Cinemas in Lone Tree, CO a couple weeks ago. The Fandango website at Chimpanzee describes the movie as follows…
“Disneynature takes moviegoers deep into the forests of Africa with ‘Chimpanzee,’ a new True Life Adventure introducing an adorable baby chimp named Oscar and his entertaining approach to life in a remarkable story of family bonds and individual triumph. Oscar’s playful curiosity and zest for discovery showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the animal kingdom. Working together, Oscar’s chimpanzee family—including his mom and the group’s savvy leader — navigates the complex territory of the forest…”
The Review
Chimpanzee is a Disneynature documentary that took a number of year to make and it has some very fascinating elements to it. However, you spend the entire movie following the life of one chimp named Oscar through the forest.
What makes the movie pretty cool is also what made it boring. The film was shot in the Rain Forest and rather than showing some of the other animals that live there, they only showed the baby chimpanzee and his family. It’s not a bad movie, but it could have been and should have been much better than it was for sure.
Becky liked it more than the kids and I did.
John – ** Rental
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
Conroy – ** Rental
Bianca – ** Rental
Corban – * Don’t Bother
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John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Lucky One
Becky and I went to see the movie, The Lucky One at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO a week ago. The MovieFone website at The Lucky One describes the movie as follows…
“Zac Efron stars as a soldier whose obsession with a photograph leads him on a lucky streak and unlikely romance. Scott Hicks directs the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel. Taylor Schilling co-stars….”
The Review
The Lucky One is a major chick flick starring Zac Efron and it’s written by the same guy who wrote The Notebook and Message In A Bottle. If you remember how slow those movies were, this one is just as slow. It moves really slow and the guy in the movie is way too perfect, so it’s completely ridiculous.
The story starts out pretty good with this Marine who survives his Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan when he finds a photo of a beautiful girl, only to have his buddies get killed. He decides that if he makes it back from the battlefield that he’s going to track this woman down and thank her. It turns out that he meets her and starts working for her, then becomes her Hero.
The movie has all kinds of problems with it. It’s boring, it’s slow, it’s contrived and ridiculous. The people in the film are good looking and have good chemistry, the acting is good, but there are plots within the plot, like the jealous ex-husband and their son who is a geek. Then you have the ex-husband being a cop, only because his Daddy is the Mayor. The movie is just kind of goofy.
I thought Becky would like it, but she didn’t either and thought it was dull. It’s not often we agree with the Critics on films, but they got this one right. It’s a rental at best and I would rate it a Don’t Bother.
John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – ** Rental
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy
John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Hunger Games
Becky and I went to see the movie, The Hunger Games at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO a couple weeks ago with our son Conroy. The Fandango website at The Hunger Games describes the movie as follows…
“Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains…”
The Review
The Hunger Games is a movie based on the best selling book series by the same name. Our son Conroy has read the book, so he was really excited to see the movie. Becky and I had no idea what this movie was about and I was pretty shocked by it.
In fairness, I missed the ending of this film, but I saw all of it, except about a half hour. I didn’t like what I saw of this movie though. It takes place in the future and it reminded me of the film Rollerball, where people compete to the death, only in this installment it’s children facing each other in a death match.
I had a problem with the plot of this film since it’s a story about a world gone nuts after a nuclear war that has decided to sacrifice children in a game to the death based on a drawing. I have no idea how this could be so well received? It’s a pretty sick concept, but it’s getting rave reviews. The story centers around a girl who takes the place of her younger sister who is selected in the drawing because she knows her sister will for sure die in the event.
The other thing that is disturbing is that this who event like Rollerball is entertainment, to watch children kill one another. The saving part of the film is that the girl who is the heroin of the film, has a conscious and doesn’t want to kill anyone, but is instead simply trying to stay alive and make the best of a bad situation she’s found herself.
This movie didn’t do it for me, but Becky and Conroy both enjoyed it.
John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
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John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy
John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Cabin in the Woods
Becky and I went to see the movie, The Cabin in the Woods at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at The Cabin in the Woods describes the movie as follows…
“Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out…”
The Review
The Cabin in the Woods is the second remake that we got to see this Weekend, the first being Lockout that I wrote a review about that is basically a remake of Escape from New York and now the campy 80′s flick Evil Dead in The Cabin in the Woods.
Evil Dead was a terrible movie the first time and it was even worse in this rendition. The Cabin in the Woods can be summed up in one simple word – “terrible”. We should have walked out on this one for sure. The movie is really bad and yet so many fans love it and it has had great reviews. Why? We do not know.
I’m always up for a good spooky supernatural type horror film, like the Ring, Drag Me To Hell or Paranormal Activity and I even thought the film Scream was original and spooky. This film is just a total gore, slasher type movie with a really stupid plot that apparently horror fans thought was really creative. It’s a bit like Hunger Games meets Evil Dead, where there is a sub-plot of scientists, controlling the cabin in the woods where the five guests will be sacrificed to the ancient gods. There is even a cameo appearance by Sigourney Weaver, but that couldn’t save this movie.
Becky and I both hated this film and it turned out to be a complete waste of time. We can’t recommend this even as a good rental. It’s definitely in the category of Don’t Bother, like really don’t bother.
John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy
John & Becky’s Movie Review of Lockout
Becky and I went to see the movie, Lockout this Saturday at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at Lockout describes the movie as follows…
“A man is wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. He’s offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates…”
The Review
Lockout stars Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace in what I would call a remake of “Escape from New York” with a few twists. The first twist is that the maximum security prison is in space, the second twist is that the President’s daughter is being held by the prisoners instead of the President and she is a hot babe with a chance to get involved with the lead character.
The final twist is that the prison is now owned and subsidized by a corporation, which will probably happen in the future because the Government has the most incompetent people in charge and really can’t do anything right. In this case though, the corporations have been doing experiments on prisoners, but this is more of a side note though because this movie is all over the place.
Lockout is a terrible action movie that has senseless violence, makes no sense. zero chemistry between the main characters and tries to combine comedy with a thriller action film that doesn’t work very well. There are a few good laughs, but it’s very odd given the situation taking place in the film.
The main character is borderline super hero, much like the Schwarzenegger and Stallone movies of the 1980′s and 1990′s that were totally absurd. Judge Dredd would be a good example of this type of movie, so if you liked that strange kind of action movie this may be for you. It’s definitely a remake of Escape from New York with Snake Plissken, only the main character is called “Snow” this time around. Escape from New York is a much better cult classic than this one.
Becky hated this film and I had to wake her up and get her to go buy some extra popcorn. I thought it was okay, but it’s definitely a rental and not worth the price of admission. It’s one of those guy films where your wife is out of town and you’re bored, so you decide to go rent Lockout or you’re up late one night and it’s on Demand.
John – ** Rental
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com with his license at a car dealership in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy