John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Revolutionary Road

January 26, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

revolutionaryroad Becky and I went to see the movie Revolutionary Road at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO with our friends Rod and Kimberly Tactaquin on Friday Night. The Fandango movie website at Revolutionary Road describes the movie as follows:

“Frank and April Wheeler are a young couple trying to find fulfillment in an era of conformity. Trapped in a world of encoded convention, they dream without faith, as lies and self-deceptions build to explosive consequences.”

The Review
Revolutionary Road stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie about a young couple who are trying to find themselves after getting married, having children and not being able to pursue their dreams in the mid 1950’s. It’s one big “pity party” from start to finish with great acting and a very terrible storyline.

Kate Winslet is great in this movie and will probably win an Academy Award for her role in this movie, but so was DiCaprio. They both played their parts extremely well, but the problem with Revolutionary Road is that as Rod put it, “It’s a movie about being disconnected” and I responded with, “Yeah, they did such a great job that they disconnected with the audience and not just each other.”

There isn’t anything good about this flick. You don’t really care about these characters, the characters are a couple of spoiled brats that ignore their kids and are totally self absorbed. This movie has no heart whatsoever, in fact by the end of the film, you scratch your head and realize there was nothing there.

I couldn’t even recommend this as a good rental, but it’s definitely not worth the price of admission. Go and see Defiance instead.

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

Rod – ** Rental
Kimberly – ** Rental
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John Boyd

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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

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John & Becky's Movie Review of Paul Blart Mall Cop

January 18, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

bedtimestories On Friday, I took the kids to see Paul Blart: Mall Cop at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango movie website at Paul Blart: Mall Cop describes the movie as follows:

“A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It’s a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa’s helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul’s daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.”

The Review
Paul Blart: Mall Cop stars Kevin James who is a hypoglycemic security guard for a shopping mall who wants to be a full-time police officer, but can’t qualify based on his health issues. His character is a determined, overweight “mall cop” who takes his job very seriously. Unfortunately, he’s really not very good at his job. There is a cute woman at the mall that he is very interested in, who is not that impressed with him.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is pretty entertaining, but although it’s geared toward kids there are quite a few swear words and adult situations for children. Just be aware of that if you’re thinking of taking little kids to the movie. The situations are very silly and thieves robbing the mall are pretty stupid, along with the police. It’s all pretty ridiculous, but that’s the theme of the movie.

Our kids really liked it and all thought it was a great flick. It reminded me quite a bit of Home Alone, only in a shopping mall with an adult security guard taking on bad guys in strange ways instead of a kid. It was funny, but I would have to rate it a rental.

John – ** Rental 666: The Beast psp Bad Apple

The Kids
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It

Corban- **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It
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John &amp;amp;amp;amp; Becky&amp;amp;amp;#039;s Movie Review of Bride Wars

January 16, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

bridewars Becky and I went to see the film Bride Wars the other day in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Rotten Tomatoes website at Bride Wars describes the movie as follows.

“Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal “must have” list: a ceremony at… Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal “must have” list: a ceremony at New York’s ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel…”

The Review

Bride Wars is not going to be Kate Hudson or Anne Hathaway’s crowning achievement for 2009. It’s a girlie flick, but I don’t think most women will like it or be impressed. It’s really ridiculous because these two best friends have their wedding dates fall on the same day at The Plaza and they are too stupid to have a double wedding and instead put their friendship on ice.

Goblin Network Ad There just isn’t much to this movie that isn’t in the movie’s trailer. Although it’s funny at times, it is really more goofy than anything. Bride Wars just didn’t do it for us. It was cute, but not worth the price of admission. The acting is marginal, the story is lame since after about a half hour of watching them battle it out with zany ideas of humiliation, you lose interest in all of these characters.

Our advice on this one is to wait for the rental rack. The star power and interesting title, just can’t pull it off.

John – ** Rental Balto ipod
Becky – ** Renal Murder in Three Acts download

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John &amp; Becky&#039;s Movie Review Of The Spirit

January 8, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

Becky and I reluctantly went to see the film The Spirit the other night at the Kerasote theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at The Spirit describes the movie as follows.

“A detective prevents an attempt to release a substance that will leave the citizens of Central City in suspended animation. He is exposed to the goo, which gives him the ability to withstand any beating. He battles crime and a slew of femme fatales…”

The Review
The Spirit is going to go down as one of the worst movies of 2008 and we were tortured to sit through it in 2009. This movie has some really great star power, including Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson and Eva Mendes, but unfortunately it’s written and Directed by a huge hit or miss Director, Frank Miller, who’s on the same level of “buyer beware” as Quentin Tarantino.

Those two Directors are great at getting people into a seat to see a really crummy movie and The Spirit A Life Less Ordinary movie full is no exception. Remember that stupid flick by Tarantino about vampires in Texas or somewhere, I think it was called From Dusk Till Dawn, I tried to put it out of my mind, but it’s on about the same level as that absurd movie.

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This movie sucked so bad that the theater should have paid us to sit there and watch it. It was an hour and forty-three minutes of agony that felt like it was 3 hours long! We should have left, but we were amazed that the actors didn’t walk off the set. Did Samuel Jackson need the money or what? I know, tell you how I really feel? Okay, I could have written and Directed a better movie with my kids and our pet cats. I’ve seen better YouTube videos. Shall I continue?

Becky hated The Spirit more than I did and I couldn’t take it. I like comic book characters, but this was a clown show. It definitely will go down as Samuel L. Jackson’s worst movie ever. His character was stupid. Actually, every character in this film was stupid. Although, Eva Mendes and the lead guy Gabriel Macht tried to pull off their characters. All we could figure is that Frank Miller had an alien abduction when he wrote it.

I guess I don’t need to tell you anymore. This is a definite Don’t Bother, it’s not even worth renting on the dollar rack. If they include it with another movie for free – tell them no. It’s that bad.

John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates Chromophobia dvd 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

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John &amp; Becky&#039;s Movie Review Of The Reader

January 3, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

Becky and I went to see the much talked about film The Reader last night at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Rotten Tomatoes website at The Reader describes the movie as follows.

“Though THE READER may boast the typical pedigree of a Holocaust film–acclaimed actors, a literary source, and an Oscar-baiting end-of-the-year release date–this drama has a significant difference: it focuses on a perpetrator, rather than the victims. Kate Winslet takes on the hefty supporting role of Hanna Schmitz, a woman who has an affair with Michael Berg (German actor David Kross), a 15-year-old boy in 1950s Germany. They spend their brief romance alternately making love and focusing on literature, with Michael reading everything from Chekov to Homer to his lover. Soon, Hanna abruptly disappears, and Michael returns to his normal life….”

The Review
The Reader

is a very provocative movie. Kate Winslet and her your boyfriend are naked and have way too much sex in this film, especially in the first half where for a while you think you’re watching a pornographic movie. However, as the plot thickens and the romance comes to an end the movie turns into an amazing film about post-war Germany, the Holocaust and how life changing decisions were made.

This movie is extremely powerful and was quite shocking. It is one of those movies where you question what each of the people in the film did and if they did the right thing or made terrible choices in their lives. Especially, for Kate Winslet’s character when you step back to think about how young she was in her role during the War.

You definitely have to get past the sex in the first part to enjoy this movie, but if you can make it through and put their relationship in context of the characters ages and what their life experiences were, then this film is incredible.

It’s very moving and has plenty of twists and surprises to keep your interest. We thought it was a great flick with a very strong message about moral decisions.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – **** Don’t Miss It
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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Revolutionary Road

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John &amp; Becky&#039;s Movie Review Of The Spirit

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