Becky and I went to see The Rite this weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at The Rite describes the movie as follows:

“Inspired by author Matt Baglio’s nonfiction book of the same name, director Mikael Håfström’s supernatural thriller traces the experiences of a young seminary student who discovers the true power of faith after being drafted into the Vatican’s Exorcism School and confronted by the forces of darkness. – Jason Buchanan, Rovi…”

The Review
The Rite is a disturbing film.  It stars Anthony Hopkins and a newcomer to the Big Screen, Colin O’Donoghue, as priests who perform the ritual of exorcising demons. The Rite is not super scary, don’t get me wrong it’s scary, but more disturbing than scary because it’s based on true events and a non-fiction book about real demon possessions. It’s not like The Exorcist, but it’s freaky because you see the power of the demonic and the Devil in creating deception and harming people.

Parts of this film are nuts. It’s fascinating and wild because you watch a young man struggle with his faith about whether he believes the Devil and the demonic, which therefore makes him question if God is real. The demons he is fighting capitalize on his lack of faith and that doubt nearly costs him his life. The acting in this film is fantastic. Anthony Hopkins delivers again like he did in Silence of the Lambs. The guy is just so good at playing really creepy characters.

We saw this film with our friends Rod and Kimberly and we all liked it. I think it’s a movie that everyone should see. It’s rated PG-13 and probably should have been rated R, so don’t take your kids to this one. However, for adults, I think that all too often we discount the supernatural and fail to realize that the Devil is a real fallen angel that is out to destroy God’s creation. You’ll get that message loud in clear in this film. You just might find yourself opening your Bible again, if you haven’t in a while and asking God to forgive your sins, so you can be make sure that you don’t end up in the dark – now or in the future.

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

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Becky and I went to see The Mechanic last night at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The MovieFone website at The Mechanic describes the movie as follows:

“‘Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a “mechanic” — an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed…”

The Review
The Mechanic is a film that I was really looking forward to seeing.  I like Jason Statham in his action flicks.  He always has great action in his flicks, super cool cars and sometimes a good story.  However, some of this movies like Crank for example, totally suck and that’s one of the challenges with his movies.  They can be a hit or a miss.

The Mechanic is definitely a miss.  It’s just non-stop violence without a real story that is very interesting where you can get emotionally attached to the characters.  He’s a “mechanic”, which is a fancy name for a hit man, and he’s definitely the best at his job.  He takes another guy under his wings though who is just into killing people and the film gets super violent and it just isn’t fun, but ridiculous.

We can’t say this is worth the price of admission.  Becky thought it was a total waste of time and I would rate it a rental.

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

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Becky and I went to see The Dilemma last weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at The Dilemma describes the movie as follows:

“‘Longtime friends Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really launch their company. Then Ronny spots Nick’s wife out with another man , and in the process of investigating the possible affair, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. As the presentation nears, Ronny agonizes over what might happen if the truth gets out.”

The Review
The Dilemma is a pretty funny movie with a great cast. The characters are a bit nuts, especially Vince Vaughn’s character Ronny. The story is kind of strange about the struggle between two characters trying to communicate with one another, after Vince’s character discovers that his business partner’s wife is cheating on his partner.

Kevin Jame’s wife is played by Winona Ryder, who is having an affair with Channing Tatum’s character and they do a great job in the movie too. All the acting in this film is very good, with an all-star cast and there are some really funny parts and lines in the film. Overall though, the story was not fantastic, but it was funny. We both liked it, but we would probably wait for the rental on this one.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with his license at a car dealership 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 or Twitter @coolcarguy

Becky and I went to see The Green Hornet last week at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO with our two boys Conroy & Corban. The Fandango website at The Green Hornet describes the movie as follows:

“‘Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has thus far been happy to lead an aimless life. After his father dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crimefighters to bring down the city’s most powerful criminal.”

The Review
The Green Hornet is another super hero movie, but it’s not like any other super hero movie.  The story is about a young guy who’s Dad is rich and when he passes away his son decides to fight crime, but he’s a total goof. He teams up with a sidekick, Kato that has mad skills as a martial artist and has fantastic abilities in creating super cool cars and gadgets.

The story is really cool, along with the cars.  The chemistry with the characters is great and this movie was way more fun than I thought it would be.  My only complaint is that it was way too violent.  I’ve noticed that most of the super hero type films are becoming extremely violent while still pushing the limits of the PG-13 rating instead of R.

The film also stars Cameron Diaz as the assistant to Seth Rogen and there were some cool dynamics between all of them that made it entertaining.  Overall, we all liked this film and it’s done pretty well at the box office.

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

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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with his license at a car dealership 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 or Twitter @coolcarguy

Becky and I went to see No Strings Attached last week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at No Strings Attached describes the movie as follows:

“‘Lifelong friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) take their relationship to the next level by having sex. Afraid of ruining their friendship, the new lovers make a pact to keep things purely physical, with no fighting, no jealousy and no expectations. Emma and Adam pledge to do whatever they want, wherever they want, as long as they do not fall in love. The question then becomes, which one will fall first?”

The Review
No Strings Attached is a movie about two people who have problems with relationships.  They have been in and out of relationships with men and women their entire lives.  All of the relationships they get involved in have been based on sex and are shallow at best.

They come up with plan to use each other for sex, so that they don’t have to continue going out with different people and eventually realize they are falling in love with each other.  The relationship gets complicated from that point on as they try to decide what to do about each other.

The movie has plenty of token gay characters, which they probably needed to get funded by some Hollywood producers, non-stop sex scenes and it’s not a great movie.  It’s somewhat entertaining though and it does show the difficulty of just having a relationship based on sex without getting emotionally involved with the person you’re involved with physically.  It’s really a good rental at best, maybe worth a $5 ticket, unless you are really just wanting to see these two actors naked.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see Season of the Witch tonight at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO with our two boys Conroy & Corban and our friends Rod & Kimberly. The MovieFone website at Season of the Witch describes the movie as follows:

“‘Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (‘National Treasure‘, ‘Ghost Rider‘) and Ron Perlman (‘Hellboy‘, ‘Hellboy II’) star in this supernatural action adventure about a heroic Crusader and his fellow soldier who must transport a woman accused of being a witch to a remote monastery. The arduous journey across perilous terrain tests their strength and courage as they discover the girl’s secret and find themselves battling a terrifyingly powerful force that will determine the fate of the world…”

The Review
Season of the Witch is a movie about a couple of knights who have fought in numerous battles during the Crusades and lived to tell about it.  They become deserters after seeing the mission of “the Church” going in the wrong direction and killing innocent people in the name of God.  A plague has stricken the country and the two of them are commanded to take a young girl to a far away land for trial as a witch in order to end the plague.

The story is definitely different.  It’s not a great movie by any stretch, but it reminded us of Van Helsing, which was kind of “campy”, while being a scary movie at the same time.  It has that same kind of feel.

The movie critics hated this film, but then again they really liked Black Swan that we thought was lame.  I think the critics are being way too hard on this movie.  There are a few parts of the film that will make you jump and we all thought it was a fun movie.

It’s not scary, but the acting wasn’t bad and the story was different and entertaining. The ending is far fetched.  However, think Van Helsing and you’ll get about the same kind of film with different characters and a totally new storyline.

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

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Becky and I went to see Country Strong this weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at Country Strong describes the movie as follows:

“‘Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (Tim McGraw) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all…”

The Review
Country Strong is movie about a country singer who has problems with alcohol addiction and relationship issues with her husband.  She’s disappointed her fans and everyone around her and is trying to decide if she wants to continue performing with all of the demands that come with fame and fortune.

The acting is great, Gwyneth Paltrow did a great job singing and so did the other actors.  Unfortunately, this movie is like watching a country and western song played out on the big screen complete with hitting rock bottom and the depression that many of these songs write about.  It just has way too much drama with the equivalent of sex, drugs and rock & roll that you would find with most typical rock stars.

The flick was just boring and will make for a good rental, but unless you’re really into country music you probably won’t like this film.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with his license at a car dealership 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 or Twitter @coolcarguy