Becky and I went to see the movie Brave tonight at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO.  The Moviefone website at Brave describes the movie as follows…

“Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In ‘Brave,’ a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts…”

The Review
Brave is a great Pixar flick that reminded me quite a bit of the film How To Train Your Dragon with a Celtic theme in ancient times.  It’s about a young princess who is not anything like the traditional Disney princesses.  The story is very well done and it deals with the relationship between a young princess and her family, in particular her Mom and her desire to change her fate.

There is plenty of action and drama in this movie.  It has a great message about how trying to change your fate can have consequences.  Especially, if you make decisions out of anger and allow pride to get in the way of relationships.  I don’t want to give away the movie, but it’s really great and we all loved it.

This is definitely a movie that you will want to go check out.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – **** Don’t Miss It

Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
Corban – **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It

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Becky and I went to see the new movie Rock of Ages yesterday at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO.  The Moviefone website at Rock of Ages describes the movie as follows…

“A small-town girl and a big-city boy find their fates intersecting on the Sunset Strip, riding a wave of romance through the height of the “hair metal” scene as the off-Broadway musical rocks its way to the big screen courtesy of choreographer-turned-director Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember, Hairspray). Arriving in Hollywood with stars in her eyes, Sherrie (Julianne Hough) meets Drew (Diego Boneta), and together they plunge headlong into the local rock scene. Meanwhile, as Sherrie struggles to stay afloat in a churning sea of rock ‘n’ roll excess, she gets swept off her feet by audacious rock star Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise). Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, and Bryan Cranston co-star in a movie featuring music by Journey, Def Leppard, Poison, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Joan Jett, and REO Speedwagon...”

The Review
Rock of Ages is a wild musical that I had zero interest in seeing.  I’m not much of a fan of musicals, but Becky talked me into seeing it since it had music from the 80’s and she thought it looked good.

It turns out that Becky was right and I was wrong on this one.  As one guy coming out of the movie said, “I’m going to have to turn in my Man Card, after seeing that movie because I really liked it.”, which I thought was pretty funny.  The movie was good though and the music was great, if you’re a fan of 80’s music.  If you’re not a fan of 80’s music then you probably won’t like this film.

The movie has a pretty good story about a girl who goes to California in search of her dream of becoming a singer and she meets a guy who wants to be a rock star.  They both work at a famous night club that a zealous woman wants to get closed down, which makes for some funny scenes.  The characters in the movie are very funny and it’s really well done, but it does have quite a bit of sex, alcohol (instead of drugs) and rock and roll.  However, that’s what you would expect from this film.  Tom Cruise was really good in this movie, playing a successful rock star, even if you’re not a Tom Cruise fan.

It’s not going to be a film for everyone though for sure, but most of the people I spoke with after the movie really liked it.  I thought it was worth the price of admission and Becky rated it a Don’t Miss It.

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

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Becky and I went to see the new movie Prometheus on Friday at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO.  The Moviefone website at Prometheus describes the movie as follows…

“Ridley Scott, director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ returns to the genre he helped define. With ‘Prometheus,’ he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race...”

The Review
Prometheus is a classic Sci-Fi horror flick that is much like the original film Alien, but not nearly as good as the original.  I had no idea that it was a prequel to the movie Alien by Ridley Scott until the very end of the movie.  The story is pretty good, in that you have a bunch of scientists looking for the “creator” of the human race based on cave dwelling paintings and they set out to find their origin.  The story is good because you could definitely see scientists doing this in their religious zeal to prove the history of mankind.

Once they reach the planet, the team discovers that their hopes are dashed because the advanced alien species they have come to admire has created biological weapons that has destroyed the the planet they are visiting and created a new deadly mutant life form.  It gets pretty nuts from there and is very much like the original Alien movie, almost more like a remake in some ways than a prequel.

Becky absolutely hated this film, but she doesn’t like Sci-Fi movies anyway, so that was not a surprise.  She probably would have left the movie though, she disliked it that much.  I on the other hand liked it.  I liked the original Alien movie though and this was quite a bit like it.  It’s not a great flick, but it’s pretty good.  I rated it Worth The Trip, if you like the Alien series, but if you didn’t you should take Becky’s advice on this one.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – * Don’t Bother

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Becky and I took Conroy and Corban to see the movie Snow White And The Huntsman at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO yesterday.  The Moviefone website at Snow White And The Huntsman describes the movie as follows…

“In the epic action-adventure ‘Snow White and the Huntsman,’ Kristen Stewart (‘Twilight’) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Oscar winner Charlize Theron) who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the one girl threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, ‘Thor’) who was dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin (‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’) joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White’s beauty and power…”

The Review
Snow White And The Huntsman is a new adaptation of the famous story Snow White by the Brother’s Grimm.  It stars Charlize Theron as the evil dark queen and Kristen Stewart as Snow White, along with the Huntsman played by the guy from the movie Thor.  This rendition has a few twists from previous stories, like the famous Walt Disney cartoon, but it’s very well done.

The movie has plenty of action and suspense.  Charlize Theron is awesome in this movie as the evil queen and all the acting is well done.  It has a little bit of that Lord of the Rings element with fairies, trolls, dwarves and strange forest creatures.  The story though is a classic, complete with the magic mirror on the wall, but the way the queen maintains her youth is with serious dark magic and murder.

I don’t want to spoil this movie, but it’s really good and very well done.  We all liked it.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – **** Don’t Miss It

Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
Corban – **** Don’t Miss It

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Becky and I went to see What To Expect When You’re Expecting on Saturday at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO.  The Fandango website at What To Expect When You’re Expecting describes the movie as follows…

“The challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside-down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who’s expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer’s husband isn’t sure about his wife’s adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners...”

The Review
What To Expect When You’re Expecting is based on the popular book that just about every woman who is pregnant reads.  It’s like the movies New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day where they jump around following a number of people in different situations throughout the film.  In this case, there are several couples who are expecting their first child and they are all going through a number of experiences during their first pregnancy.

I noticed that it was mostly women in this movie, but it was the men who were laughing the most in this film.  I think this movie brought back too many memories for women who had been pregnant before.  It’s not a super funny movie, but there are some very funny parts and the acting is good.

Unfortunately, there are too many stories going on at one time.  The film should have been made with at most three stories, instead of trying to figure out every possible scenario from a couple to have a baby, from having twins to adopting in Africa.  It was a bit over-the-top with so many stories going on at once.  It also jumped from being a a comedy to being far too serious of a drama at times.

I liked this movie more than Becky did, which surprised me, but it’s still getting a rating of a rental.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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