Becky and I went to see the new movie A Good Die To Die Hard at the AMC theaters in Castle Rock, CO on opening week.  The AMC Theaters website at A Good Day To Die Hard describes the movie as follows…

“Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack — unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes...”

The Review: A Good Day To Die Hard is another installment in the Bruce Willis Die Hard films that they tried to make believable by bringing his character’s son into the film, instead of making Bruce be the super hero cop like in the previous films – it didn’t work.  They just couldn’t help having Bruce Willis get beat up more than any James Bond character and walk away without having any broken bones or his son for that matter.  It was so ridiculous that I thought we had accidently stumbled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stalone action film from the 80’s.

Here’s a free tip for the Director of these type of action films.  If you throw your action hero into a plate glass window from a helicopter of a commercial building he is not going to go through it, roll around and start running to shoot more bad guys.  No, he’s simply going to bounce off and fall to his death.  In the unlikely event that he was miraculously able to shoot out the window first and make it through the heavy glass, when he hits that steal beam holding the window together in the middle that you had Bruce Willis break like a two-by-four, he’s going to just fall down on the ground and wait for the paramedics to arrive and hall him off to the hospital.

Becky and I just can’t take these ridiculous action films anymore.  We might as well have stayed home and watched the Road Runner and Wiley Coyote blow himself up and then come right back in the next scene.  At least cartoons have enough sense to make a joke out of it with the audience, but most of these action movies, are so far fetched now that it’s comical to watch and difficult to enjoy.

I think Becky fell asleep at one point in the film she was so bored.

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

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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com 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 or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy

Becky and I went to see the new movie Identity Thief at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO on opening week.  The Fandango website at Identity Thief describes the movie as follows…

“Florida resident Diana (Melissa McCarthy) has a luxurious lifestyle as the queen of retail, buying whatever strikes her fancy — and it’s all free, thanks to Sandy Bigelow Patterson (Jason Bateman), a guy from Denver whose identity she stole. With just one week to track down Diana before his world implodes, the real Sandy heads south to confront the unapologetic con artist and bring her back to Denver so that he can clear his name and restore his shattered credit rating...”

The Review: Identity Thief  is a comedy with two funny characters and comedic actors, about a guy (Bateman) who gets his identity stolen by a crazy woman (McCarthy) down in Florida, that is over the top wild.  He decides to go down and try to bring her back to Denver, so that he can clear his name and get his life back, which makes for a very funny set of situations.

This movie is pretty predictable and ridiculous at times, but it will make you laugh.  It’s not one of the best comedies I’ve seen and there are a couple of situations that are disturbing or at least over-the-top, but it’s funny enough that we all laughed.   It got a little too serious at times, toward the end of the film, that created some problems with the movie.

Becky and I both liked it and our older son Conroy really liked it .  This is not a great movie, but if you like a good laugh then it’s worth the trip otherwise it’s a rental.

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

Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It

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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com 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 or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy

Becky and I went to see the new movie Safe Haven at the AMC theaters in Castle Rock, CO this week.  The Fandango website at Safe Haven describes the movie as follows…

“An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, Safe Haven is based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films The Notebook and Dear John. When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children. But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love in this deeply moving romantic thriller...”

The Review: Safe Haven is a made for women movie that Becky talked me into going to see with her and our daughter Bianca.  I thought the move was going to really terrible, but I was surprised.  It was actually much better than I thought it would be, but partially because I went in with really low expectations.  I still am going to rate it a Rental, but the acting and Directing was well done.

The story was actually pretty good though and the acting wasn’t bad.  It’s definitely a good date night movie for sure.  Most guys won’t be overly thrilled about this movie, but it does have some action and suspense in the film that makes it exciting, while keeping to the love story.

Becky and I both liked it and Bianca really liked it .  It’s not a great flick, but if you like love stories with a thriller aspect to it, you should like this film.

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

Bianca – **** Don’t Miss It

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Auto Consultant – John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant and owner of CoolCarGuy.com 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 or consign your vehicle – nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com or Twitter@coolcarguy