Becky and I took the kids to see the new Evan Almighty at the Colorado Cinemas theaters in Castle Rock, Colorado on opening weekend. The Yahoo movies website at Evan Almighty describes the movie as follows:

“Newly elected to Congress, the polished, preening newscaster, Evan Baxter, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a holy mission–walking in the footsteps of Bruce Almighty. Evan leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark.”

The Review
Call me nuts, but I thought this movie was going to be really stupid going into it. It looked to me like it was a remake of Bruce Almighty and the script had to be so bad that they couldn’t get Jim Carey to come back and play the starring role again. The critics really creamed the movie too, so I wasn’t expecting much going into it.

Sometimes it pays to not have high hopes going into movies and this was one of them. The movie isn’t bad, but it’s not great either. The kids really liked it, the story was pretty silly and it really didn’t make much sense to have elephants, monkeys and giraffes showing up in an area where they weren’t being threatened by a flood. It made it look like God didn’t really understand the geographical area that was threatened by the flood, which was pretty goofy.

Beyond the obvious problems with the story, the acting was good and there were some very funny lines in the film. It doesn’t matter though because the kids really liked it. I thought it was rental.

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

The Kids Review
Corban – *** Worth The Trip
Bianca – *** Worth The Trip
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss it

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Becky and I took the kids to see the new Nancy Drew movie at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Sunday. The Yahoo movies website at Nancy Drew describes the movie as follows:

“Nancy Drew, the resourceful teen detective, leaves her friendly hometown of River Heights for the West Coast and enrolls at Hollywood High School. There, her unique personal style immediately sets her apart from her self-absorbed, fast-living peers, especially reigning fashionistas Inga and Trish, who can’t quite figure her out but know that everything about her is different–from her super-smarts…”

The Review
Nancy Drew is based on the famous children’s books, Nancy Drew mysteries that many young women grew up with. I remember reading the Hardy Boys as a kid and they were always worth reading. In this movie the young Emma Roberts, who is the daughter of famous actor Eric Roberts, plays the resourceful and sluething character Nancy Drew.

Emma does a great job as Nancy Drew and makes the character very beleivable. The story is fun and the movie was very creative and really done well. The directing and acting were great and the kids really enjoyed the movie and so did we.

Keep in mind that this is a kids movie, so some parts will be unbelievable, but it’s enough fun that we all thought it was worth the price of admission – if you have kids.

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

The Kids Review
Corban – *** Worth The Trip
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy – *** Worth The Trip

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Auto Broker – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
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Becky and I took the kids to see the new Fantastic 4 movie at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Saturday. The Yahoo movies website at Fantastic 4 describes the movie as follows:

“The enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.”

The Review
Fantastic 4 is the second movie installment of this popular Marvel comic book series. The new episode has an alien visitor that they name The Silver Surfer since he rides on a surfboard like spacecraft. Unfortunately, his mission is to destroy the planet and nothing anyone can do can stop him from carrying out his mission. Of course, this crisis brings the Fantastic 4 into action, along with the infamous Dr. Doom.

The Silver Surfer character was extremely cool, but the story was really pretty silly and it’s definitely a kid film even though there are a number of adult situations. The kids liked it much better than Becky and I did, but I’m always a fan of Super Heros. The characters are fun in this one, but I think I liked the first one much better. The acting was kind of lame in this one compared to the first, it’s almost like they just kind of showed up and didn’t really try to make it a blockbuster.

I have to agree with the critics on this one that it’s worth waiting for the rental rack. The kids thought it was Worth The Trip, but there are other kids movies out that are better for the money, unless you want to wait for the dollar movie.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

The Kids Review
Corban – *** Worth The Trip
Bianca – *** Worth The Trip
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It

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Auto Broker – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
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Becky and I went to see Ocean’s Thirteen at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday night. The Yahoo website at Ocean’s Thirteen describes the movie as follows:

“What are the odds of getting even? Danny Ocean and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist–to defend one of their own. But they’re going to need more than luck on their side to break The Bank.Ruthless casino owner Willy Bank never imagined that the odds were against him when he double-crossed Danny Ocean’s friend and mentor Reuben Tishkoff”

The Review
Ocean’s Thirteen is the third installment of the Ocean’s 11 series starring an all-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and many, many more.  If you have seen Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12 you will want to see Ocean’s Thirteen.  It’s not a great movie, but it’s pretty fun. 

It’s a bit campy since it seems that a bunch of Hollywood buddy’s got together to make a movie.  Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that, but the odds of being able to pull off their plan to beat the casion in the way that the film claims are astronomical. It’s clever and fun, but pretty ridiculous.

Becky and I both liked it, we didn’t love it.  It’s a film that is between waiting for a rental and going to see it at the theater.  If you’re a big fan of the movie stars that are in the film and you’ve seen the other two installments than you will probably want to go to this one, but if you haven’t then you should wait for the rental.

With that in mind, I’m giving it a rental rating and Becky thought it was Worth The Trip.  Probably because it has George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon and not so much because the story is over the top.

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

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Auto Broker – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
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Becky and I went to see Knocked Up at the Colorado Cinema theaters in Castle Rock, Colorado on Thursday night. The Fandango website at Knocked Up describes the movie as follows:

“Rising journalist Allison Scott (Katherine Heigl) hits a serious bump in the road after a one-night stand with irresponsible slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) results in pregnancy. Rather than raise the baby on her own, she decides to give him a chance to prove he is father material. However, he is unsure if he is ready to be a parent, and both wonder if they would be compatible lifetime partners.”

The Review
Knocked Up is a 110% adult comedy with a definite R rating for the language (non-stop use of the F bomb), sexual content and adult situations. There are a few scenes that are totally outrageous and over the top, but for the most part this film is hilarious.

I have to warn you though that if you have a problem with harsh language and sexual situations then you’re going to want to pass on this film. The movie is very funny though, especially for anyone who has had children or if you can remember how freaked out they got the first time they had a baby.

Parts of the film are so funny because you can’t believe they are saying what they are saying and the situations they find themselves in. The whole concept is really funny since this gorgeous woman ends up with this loser guy, who really turns out to be a pretty good guy after all.

We both thought it was worth the trip and a really funny film that had some very fresh ideas.

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

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Auto Broker – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy
John is an auto broker 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 a sneak preview of Mr. Brooks at the Regal Cinema theaters in Englewood, Colorado on Thursday night with some friends. The Yahoo movies website at Mr. Brooks describes the movie as follows:

“Consider Mr. Brooks: a successful businessman; a generous philanthropist; a loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he’s perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret–he is an insatiable serial killer, so lethally clever that no one has ever suspected him–until now. Earl Brooks is a man who has managed to keep his two incompatible worlds from intersecting by controlling his cunning, wicked alter ego.”