Becky and I went to see Primeval yesterday at the AMC movie theater in Highlands Ranch. The Fandango website at Primeval describes the movie as follows:

“In one of the most remote places on earth, a serial killer has claimed over 300 victims, and is still at large. This horror-thriller follows an American news crew determined to capture this terrifying murderer alive. The danger begins as producer Tim Freeman (Dominic Purcell), cameraman Steven Johnson (Orlando Jones) and their rag-tag team set out on a journey up-river in search of their subject. But the deeper they probe into the mystery of this elusive assassin, the deadlier their trip becomes.”

The Review
Primeval is promoted as a horror movie about a serial killer who has killed over 300 people in Africa and is still at large.  The serial killer happens to be a 20 foot crocodile called “Gustave” who is dining on people up and down the African river banks.

It’s based on a true story about this crocodile and I happened to watch the documentary that is mentioned in this movie where they try to catch the infamous croc, which I thought was much better than this film.  You can find out about the real Gustave by visiting one of the many links about this man-eating crocodile.  Also, I found a website about the Everglades that said the largest alligator ever found in the United States was over 19 feet in length.

One of the stars in Primeval is Orlando Jones who is pretty funny and the other actors did a good job, but it’s not a scary film at all.  The crocodile is created completely with computer graphics and you can tell.  Of course, they made the crocodile bigger than it really is and I thought I was watching JAWS in Africa. 

The scariest part of the movie is not the crocodile, but the sideline story that graphically shows the maniacs in Africa who are killing their own people for political power and financial gain.

Primeval is definitely one you will want to skip at the theater and wait for it to hit the rental rack.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Auto Broker – John Boyd “The Cool Car Guy”
John is an automotive 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

Becky and I went to see Freedom Writers last week at the AMC movie theater in Highlands Ranch. The Fandango website at Freedom Writers describes the movie as follows:

“A dedicated teacher (Hilary Swank) in a racially divided Los Angeles school receives a class of at-risk teenagers the system deems incapable of learning. Instead of giving up, she inspires her students to take an interest in their education and planning their futures. She assigns reading material that the youths can relate to and encourages them to keep journals of their daily lives. Based on the true story of Erin Gruwell.”

The Review
Freedom Writers was a very good film that made you think about the challenges facing many young people living in America today and the failure of our costly public educational system.  Freedm Writers was an eye opening film starring Hilary Swank that is based on a true story, about a young teacher who risks her marriage and career to invest into the lives of her troubled students.

The film was very well done and really addresses some challenging issues such as racism and gang violence that faced kids in the 1990’s and still is facing them today.  It takes place in an English class and the teacher encourages the students to write their stories of life, which they share with the teacher and eventually with one another. 

As the students tell their stories, the film becomes very relevant. You feel tremendous empathy for these kids and understand why they are the way they are based on the environment and challenges many of them have had to face. The best part of the film is how it ties in the Holocaust and portrays one of the greatest gangsters of all time, Adolph Hitler, for his ignorance and prejudice that led to the murder of millions of innocent people.

The message of this film is extremely important in a world when so many people are judged by the color of their skin or their ethnic background.  It’s important for all of us to remember that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world and to save all people from every race, tribe, nation and tongue. There simply is no substitute for faith, hope and the greatest of all – love.

Becky and I both thought this movie was Worth The Trip and recommend that you go see it.

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

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Auto Broker – John Boyd “The Cool Car Guy”
John is an automotive 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

Becky and I went to see Stomp the Yard tonight in Castle Rock at the Colorado Cinema’s movie theater. The Fandango website at Stomp the Yard describes the movie as follows:

“After his brother’s tragic death, a troubled but gifted street dancer enrolls in Atlanta’s Truth University. As he tries to concentrate on his studies and woo a pretty classmate, he finds himself in the midst of a tug-of-war between fraternities, who want to utilize his talents in an upcoming dance competition.”

The Review
Stomp the Yard was a pretty interesting movie that had a good storyline and kept our interest.  It’s about a young man named DJ from L.A. who finds himself enrolled at a fictitious all African American college in Atlanta called Truth University.  He has a semi-affluent aunt and uncle who take him under their roof and get him enrolled in this prestigious school, after his brother is killed in a gang shooting for taking the money in a dance contest from a rival gang leader.

DJ doesn’t fit into Truth University until he “brings it on” with his funky dance moves and challenges the top dancers in the school with his L.A. hip-hop style.  He also finds his true love while he’s at school and discovers that there is a class system among the people of Truth between the “have’s” and the “have nots”.

Be prepared for a few things with Stomp the Yard not the least of which will be a movie filled with teenagers that will want to have conversations with their friends for the entire film.  It’s a bit annoying.  Also, be prepared to see no Caucasian people in this movie or any other ethnic people for that matter.  This was pretty ridiculous and took away from the believability of the movie, but in-spite of it’s shortcomings we both found the dancing, characters and story entertaining.

In the end though, we both thought that the movie was almost worth the trip, but probably is better watched as a rental.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Auto Broker – John Boyd “The Cool Car Guy”
John is an automotive 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