Becky and I went to see the new thriller Vantage Point at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Fandango website at Vantage Point describes the movie as follows:

“Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis, an American tourist videotaping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex, an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It’s only as we follow each person’s perspective of the same 15 minutes to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed.”

The Review
Vantage Point had a great Preview and we were really fired up about seeing this film, like millions of other people who went to see it this weekend. Dennis Quaid is great in this movie, in fact, most of the acting is very good, but the acting can’t save the film.

The story is lame, it’s too convoluted and not very realistic that one small group of terrorists could pull off what the movie proposes. However, that’s not the worst part of this film, but what totally wrecks it is the premise that seeing an assassination on the President from different view points is a good idea for a movie.

It was more like an action packed version of Groundhog Day that got tiring after the second showing of the event. Just when we started to get into the movie we had to relive the part we just saw, over and over again. It totally wrecked what could have been a good movie.

We both thought it was a Rental at best or not even worth your time.

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Becky – ** Rental
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I went to see the movie Spirit of the Marathon that was for one night only at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Thursday. It was $12.50 to get into see this one night event and to my surprise the theater was pretty packed. The Fandango website at Spirit of the Marathon describes the movie as follows:

“Back by popular demand! NCM Fathom presents an encore presentation of Spirit of the Marathon, the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, the production brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries. As six unique stories unfold, each runner prepares for and ultimately faces the challenge of the Chicago Marathon. Additionally, a “Behind-the-Scenes” featurette will include interviews with the director and producers as well as marathon veterans reminicscing about their first marathon experiences. The encore presentation of Spirit of the Marathon will be shown in select movie theatres for only one night, on February 21 at 7:30PM (local).”

The Review
Spirit of the Marathon is a documentary about the lives of people who take on the challenge of running a marathon. If you’re not a runner, you probably won’t like this film, but it was really a great flick. I have to say I loved the movie! I run quite a bit though and I just signed up today to run in the San Diego, Rock & Roll Marathon

on June 1st. Probably because I went to this movie and figured – what the heck.

It was very realistic and I really liked that it featured ordinary people trying to run in the Chicago Marathon and the challenges they faced and not just the elite runners. However, you will freak out when you see the elite runners and what they put their bodies through to be elite runners. People like American Deena Kastor who runs 140 miles a week to train as an elite runner – can you imagine? They deal with a completely different set of physical challenges than the average runner who is trying to get through a 26.2 mile run.

This is definitely one to rent when it comes out on DVD and watch it with your entire family. It is very inspiring and interesting – a great family film for sure.

John – *** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I went to see the new sci-fi thriller Jumper at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Yahoo website at Jumper describes the movie as follows:

“A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them.”

The Review
Jumper is a different kind of a sci-fi flick that had plenty of excitement. The story was pretty cool and the acting was alright. Nobody is going to win an Oscar for Jumper. It’s a goofy science fiction film that was fun to watch because it was different than anything we had seen before. I can’t think of a film that was like Jumper, which is why we liked it.

Don’t expect anything real about this movie. There are parts of it that we didn’t like. The dialog is lame and the directing was sketchy since it had so much editing, but the premise and teleporting part of the story saved this movie to make it enjoyable.

We both thought it was Worth the Trip and will make for a great rental.

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

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Becky and I took the kids to see The Spiderwick Chronicles

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at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado last night. The Fandango website at The Spiderwick Chronicles describes the movie as follows:

“Of the three Grace children, Jared (Freddie Highmore) has always been thought of as the troublemaker. So when strange things happen after his family’s move to a relative’s dilapidated estate, sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger), twin brother Simon and their mother assume that Jared is behind it all. However, magical creatures roam the grounds, and they all want a special book that Jared has found: a field guide to fantastic creatures, penned by Arthur Spiderwick.”

The Review
The Spiderwick Chronicles

is a great fantasy story about a family that moves into a house where strange things start happening. The young boy, who all the family members believe is a troubled child finds a book that opens up a secret world with goblins, ogres, trolls and other mythical characters.

This film is done extremely well. It was very entertaining and exciting with plenty of drama, action and suspense. Basically, this film has it all for a kid’s movie that will be fun for the whole family. Granted, we haven’t read the book series, so we were not disappointed to see parts of the books that may have been missing. I’m not sure if the book lovers will like the movie as much as the book, which is usually the case, but we really enjoyed this film.

However, our six year old Bianca, finished watching the movie and then turned to me in a sarcastic tone and said, “Nice job Dad, I’ll be having nightmares tonight about that big monster.” at which point I about died laughing. So, it may be inappropriate for real little kids, but she still liked it, along with her brother’s who loved it. We thought it was definitely worth seeing this one.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – *** Worth The Trip

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Bianca – ** Rental
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Becky and I went to see Fool’s Gold

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“Ben Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen’s Dowry 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, Booty Calls. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel’s yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess’s better judgment, the search rekindles her love of discovery.”

The Review
Fool’s Gold is a good, clean and fun romantic comedy that reminded me of the 80’s classic Romancing The Stone. It’s lighthearted and will keep your interest with plenty of laughs. The characters were very well done, you definitely believed that Matthew McConaughey was really the character he played. Kate Hudson was good in the film too, along with Donald Sutherland, but Matthew stoled the show with his airhead, surfer type, treasure hunter, mentality.

We all enjoyed it and had a number of great laughs. In particular, BigBunny, “one word”, was hilarious and the other characters in the film all added together made this movie a very funny comedy.

Fool’s Gold will make a great rental and it’s definitely worth seeing on the big screen as well.

John – *** Worth The Trip

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Becky – **** Don’t Miss It

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I took our six year old Bianca on a Father – Daughter date to see the new 3D film Hanna Montana

at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Saturday night. It’s $15 a ticket to get into this show, so be prepared to spend some money. The Fandango website at Hannah Montana 3D describes the movie as follows:

“Hannah Montana fans everywhere will have a chance to see their favorite singer, songwriter and actress, Miley Cyrus, perform her sold-out concert tour on the big screen in HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT. Shot during Cyrus’s 54-city tour and exhibited in state-of-the-art Disney Digital 3D™, the film will be coming to theaters for a special one week engagement on February 1, 2008.”

The Review
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus 3D is a huge hit around the country and apparently in Denver as well, since they extended the show an additional week. It’s extremely well done, the 3D was as good if not better than some of the rides at Disney World in 3D and Disney definitely has a cash cow with Miley Cyrus.

Bianca absolutely loved this concert and the theater was packed with Moms and Dad’s like me taking their daughters to this unique movie. I don’t think I saw too many little boys, our son Corban who is 8 had no interest in going and unless your child is a Hannah Montana fan, they may not like it that much. The Jonas Brothers, I had no idea who they were, but Bianca did, were part of the show for a while. It’s just like a concert with some backstage insight into how they put the concerts together and made this movie.

It was entertaining, the music was good and the kids all loved it. Bianca thought it was definitely a Don’t Miss It and I thought it was Worth The Trip, if you have a 6 year old daughter who is a big fan of the television show.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It

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Becky and I went to see In Bruges at the Landmark Esquire theater in Denver, Colorado on Friday night. The Fandango website at In Bruges describes the movie as follows:

“Bruges (pronounced “broozh”), the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Ken and Ray’s vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.”

The Review
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made us feel like Colin Farrells character Ray felt about being in Bruges for the entire movie. We couldn’t wait to get out of this movie. The best way to describe this movie is why it received the rated R rating, it’s loaded with strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use. That’s the entire movie. There is nothing else here. There is some witty dialogue between the two hit men and some of the other characters in the story, but beyond that it’s stupid.

Non-stop F bombs and bad language from the opening scene to the last, strong bloody violence just like the description tells you and some drug use with a midget. The acting was good, the script was ridiculous and the movie overall was terrible. Neither of us thought it was worth the price of admission. It might make a good rental for fans of Pulp Fiction, since it’s designed for people with the same mentality, but beyond that it’s definitely not worth your time.

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

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Becky and I went to see The Eye at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday night with our friends Rod & Kimberly Tactaquin. The Yahoo website at The Eye Straw Dogs buy describes the movie as follows:

“Sydney Wells is an accomplished concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood tragedy. Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, and her sight is restored. But Sydney’s happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney’s mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney’s family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.”

The Review
The Eye is a spooky movie that is scary for about a half hour and then it gets pretty lame. Jessica Alba does a great job in the film, but the script isn’t that good. It’s much like The Sixth Sense or Gothika that has been done before with someone who can see ghosts, but it moves really slow and it’s much too happy of an ending for a scary movie.

The Scary Movie spoofs are going to have fun with this one. There is the Jessica Alba shower scene that goes nowhere, followed by the Jessica underwear scene. We all got a kick out of that since the entire budget of this movie probably went to getting Jessica to play the part, since there wasn’t to this film.

The Eye isn’t a really bad film, but it’s just not worth the price of admission on the big screen. Definitely wait for the rental to see this one.

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