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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Terminator Salvation

terminatorsalvationBecky and I went to see the new Terminator movie, Terminator Salvation

this Friday. The Fandango website at Terminator Salvation describes the movie as follows:

“In the fourth installment of the Terminator series, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the eventual leader of mankind’s fight againts the machines. The setting is 2018, focusing on the war between the humans and the computer network Skynet. Anton Yelchin co-stars as soldier Kyle Reese, and Sam Worthington appears as new terminator Marcus Wright…” Toy Story the movie The Corruptor movie download

The Review
Terminator Salvation is the latest installment of the John Connor and Sarah Connor Terminator movies. This one takes place after Judgement Day, kind of like the video game, if you’ve ever played that where the characters are running around shooting the Terminators and trying to stay alive. The film stars Christian Bale as John Connor and he does a great job, but the guy who steals the show is Sam Worthington as a futuristic Terminator from the past, Marcus Wright.

Marcus is a convicted murderer who has been sentenced to death, but is part of a future technology that eventually helped create the Terminators. It’s really goofy and disjointed, but the characters are pretty well done. There is plenty of heart pounding action in this movie, but it’s way more Science Fiction than any of the previous versions and the plot kind of stinks. It had an Escape from New York edge to it, since it’s futuristic and the characters are trying to get away from the bad guys, but are sort of bad guys themselves. It’s an exciting film for sure and most people really liked it.

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Becky didn’t like it at all, she thought it was a waste of time and didn’t like the whole guy from the future, guy from the past, living in the present, father and son element of the flick. I liked the original Terminator film and even the sequels were more interesting than this one because the stories were cool. This one was really boring and the ending was extremely stupid. Apparently, some difficult medical procedures are going to be really easy in the future when people are being attacked by monster technologically advanced super machines.

The film kind of lost me since it was not even close to realistic or believable. Not that the others were, but at least they made an attempt where this one was pure special effects and action. I think it will make for a great rental. The music is really cool and the special effects are fantastic.

John – ** Rental
Becky – * Don’t Bother

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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Angels & Demons

angelsdemonsBecky and I went to see Angels & Demonslast night at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at Angels & Demons describes the movie as follows:

“When Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the illuminati—the most powerful underground organization in history—he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church…”

The Review
Angels & Demons is a new thriller by Director Ron Howard and features Tom Hanks again in the second installment of the Dan Brown, writer of the DaVinci Code, flicks.  I thought the first movie was terrible and rated it a Don’t Bother, along with Becky.  The whole idea of a conspiracy by the Roman Catholic Church to cover up that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene was ridiculous and made for a very stupid film.  I was amazed so many people liked the book, especially if you know anything about Jesus’ mission to Earth as a Jew, not as a Roman and Church history.

Needless to say, I had really low expectations for this film.  However, I was pleasantly surprised.  Angels & Demons delivered with plenty of action and suspense as the audience went inside the halls of Catholicism once again to solve a series of murders and cover ups.  The story was entertaining as religion and science battled for the minds of the faithful.    

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The story was pretty wild and it’s very fast paced, but it’s also easy to get lost if you don’t pay close attention.  There are a couple parts of the film that are very graphic and a few other scenes that are far fetched, but if you can get past those parts it’s a very well done movie.  It’s a bit deep with a bunch of characters and definitely a thinking type thriller.

Becky totally disagreed with me on this one though.  She hated it, was totally bored, couldn’t follow the jumping around of the movie and would probably rate it a Don’t Bother, but decided to give it a Rental rating.  I guess this means that you’ll either like this movie or totally hate it.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – ** Rental

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John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates

in Denver, Colorado. Find his consignments at JFRCars.com

. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

John & Becky’s Movie Review Of State of Play

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Becky and I escaped the Denver Spring snow storm yesterday to see State of Play, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO yesterday afternooon. The Fandango website at State of Play describes the movie as follows…

“Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out…”

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Sate of Play is a blockbuster spring thriller that has plenty of star power, with Rachel McAdams, Russell Crow and Ben Affleck.  The story is definitely different and it’s pretty entertaining, while thought provoking.  There is a political conspiracy with a company that is getting paid billions to manage war profiteering, which makes the film believable given what we’ve seen in recent years.

Goblin Network AdState of Play is the complete opposite of a blow up everything, unrealistic flick like Fast & Furious and instead is a thought provoking, edge of your seat thriller that is very well done.  The characters are entertaining, the acting is great and the story is realistic.  Although, it was probably funded by a newspaper because part of the story is about the newspaper being controlled by a media giant and competing with online bloggers.

The bottom line is that State of Play is a great flick that we both enjoyed.  It’s one of the better movies we’ve seen this year for quality of content and entertainment value.  If you’re looking for a blow-up, shoot em’ up type flick go to Fast & Furious because this is not your film, but this is more like a Michael Clayton type film.

We both thought it was worth the price of admission and are rating it as Worth The Trip.

John –  *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

John & Becky's Movie Review Of Fast & Furious 4

fast-and-furious-poster-2Becky and I went to see Fast & Furious 4, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO on opening night. The Fandango Georgia Rule buy website at Fast & Furious describes the movie as follows…

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker return to the film franchise that helped to launch each of their respective careers as the Fast and the Furious series winds to a close under the creative eye of Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift director Justin Lin. Fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) is back in Los Angeles to seek out the truth behind a high-profile crime, but his presence in town doesn’t sit well with Agent Brian O’Conner (Walker)…

The Review 
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Vampires vs. Zombies video  is a guy flick for sure.  Beautiful women, muscle cars, fast cars, plenty of adrenaline and action from start to finish.  The story is a continuation of the previous films with Vin Diesel’s character running from the law and Paul Walker’s character working for the FBI undercover to catch the bad guys.

Goblin Network AdThere was a waiting line to get into this film and it was pretty much sold out at AMC when we went to the theater.  Of course, what does that say about our society when there is a waiting line to get into see the fourth installment of this film.  I was surprised there was enough content to make four of these movies, but it’s all about the action and the cars.

There is plenty of action and a bunch of extremely far fetched scenes, like most action films, but it wasn’t as bad as many that we’ve seen in the action genre over the years.

If you’re a car fan, you’ll love this film because there are so many great vehicles.  You will also scratch your head a few times and say, “That’s not possible!”, but it’s still pretty darn fun.  There are few parts of the film that should have made it rated R instead of PG-13.  They definitely pushed the ratings envelope with this one.  It was funny though listening to some of the teenagers talk about the cars they couldn’t afford and one of them said to his buddies, “I can watch that movie at least five more times!”

and I could see it again too.

I was surprised Becky liked it as much as she did.  I thought for sure she was just seeing it for me.  If you’re a car guy, it’s a Don’t Miss It, otherwise it was Worth The Trip.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Adventureland

adventurelandBecky and I had the kids sleep over at my brother’s tonight, so we decided to see Adventureland Cinderella Man rip , at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at Adventureland describes the movie as follows…

It’s the summer of 1987, and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad, can’t wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe. But when his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) announce they can no longer subsidize his trip , James has little choice but to take a lowly job at a local amusement park. Forget about German beer, world-famous museums and cute French girls-James’ summer will now be populated by belligerent dads, stuffed pandas, and screaming kids high on cotton candy…

The Review
Adventureland is promoted by the studio as a comedy with a few actors from Saturday Night Live, so we were expecting a comedy. Instead of a comedy, we got a two hour drama that was more depressing and boring than actually funny.

Becky and I saw the trailer for this movie a number of times and thought it was going to be a pretty fun flick, but the best thing Goblin Network Adabout this movie were the cars. There was a Pacer that one of the main characters drove and a Plymouth Duster was driven by another of the characters. That’s pretty sad when the most exciting thing in the movie are those two vehicles! There were a couple funny parts, but overall it was a very lame attempt at comedy.

One of the main character’s Mom had died and her Dad had married a bald woman to replace her Mother, so she was whacked out and sleeping with a married guy.  The other main character was super smart, but smoked dope the entire movie and was working at Adventureland to try to raise money to go to graduate school at an Ivy League school where he had been accepted.  Another really pretty girl in the film was an air head who’s Dad had lost his job and she was whacked out.  The entire movie was about a bunch of misfits who had to work at this lame amusement park and their lives were depressing.

We can’t even recommend Adventureland as a good rental. Our advice is to skip this flick all together and you’ll be glad that you didn’t waste your time or money. It’s sure to be showing up on one of the cable channels as a late night movie sooner than later, so if you’re really bored some night you can tune in then.

John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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John & Becky's Movie Review Of Knowing

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Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in KNOWING, a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future—and sets out to prevent them from coming true.

The Review
Knowing is Nicolas Cage’s latest attempt at a blockbuster film.  There are parts of it that are pretty good, with some suspenseful elements of the movie.  As his character follows this sheet of numbers and major catastrophe’s take place it gets a bit nuts.  Then the aliens start to come into the picture and it’s all downhill from there.

You quickly lose interest in the film as you realize that Knowing isn’t about some guy who finds a piece of paper with events taking place.  It’s really about a group of angels or aliens on spaceships coming to save the human race and populate a planet with our species.  Kind of like a modern day version of Noah’s Ark with spaceships.  This will happen before the world is completely destroyed by a blast from a gigantic solar flare.

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Whatever the reason for what we knew, you can know this for sure.  Knowing isn’t worth the price of admission, but it may make a good Rental.  Had we known this before we went into the theater, we know that we would have saved some money on this one.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental Big Jake movie download

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John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

John & Becky's Movie Review Of I Love You Man

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iloveyoumanposterBecky and I went to see I Love You Man last week with my sister Barbara O’Connor, at the Kerasotes theater in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at I Love You Man describes the movie as follows.

“Engaged to the woman of his dreams yet uncomfortable with the prospect of not having a best man for his upcoming wedding, a successful real estate agent with no male friends schedules a series of “man dates” in hopes of finding a suitable candidate for the big day. Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) is just like most other guys, only when it comes to making friends he’s always been a bit withdrawn. After proposing to his girlfriend, Zooey (Rashida Jones), however, Peter quickly realizes that he doesn’t even have any friends close enough to qualify for the role of best man.”

The Review
I Love You Man brings back Paul Rudd and Jason Segel together in this comedy about finding a “man friend”.  We saw them both in that stupid movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where Paul was the surf instructor for Jason’s character who has lost his shallow girlfriend to a famous goofball.  We didn’t like that movie enough to write a review about it, so at least this one is getting a movie review.  Still, this movie wasn’t that good.

Becky and I both liked the actors in this flick, but the material isn’t that good.  There are some very funny parts in this movie, but once again the Hollywood gay agenda comes screaming at your again.  If you read between the lines on this and other films, people are born gay, but apparently everyone is gay and you can choose to be gay.  It’s really quite confusing for anyone who has half a brain since it makes no logical sense whatsoever.  Needless to say, it’s a distraction from the film.

Goblin Network AdThere are also way too many crude jokes in the film that were not necessary and took away from the flick.  The premise was funny, but most of the comedy was oddball and stupid.

Between the three of us, we didn’t leave the film thinking it was worth the price of admission.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental
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John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com