Becky and I took Corban and Bianca to see the new movie The Incredible Burt Wonderstone at the Regal Cinemas in Lone Tree, CO last week. The Fandango website at The Incredible Burt Wonderstone describes the movie as follows…

“Down-on-his-luck Las Vegas magician Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) reunites with his old partner Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) to take on hip illusionist Steve Gray (Jim Carrey) in this comedy from prolific television director Don Scardino. Partners for 30 years, illusionists Burt and Anton made the Las Vegas Strip a magical place to be. But lately Burt and Anton’s ticket sales have plummeted right alongside their once-strong partnership, allowing gritty street wizard Steve Gray..”

The Review: This movie is whacky.  It’s one of those films with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey that is just strange, but fun.  The main characters are over the top goofy, but they are funny.  The movie totally makes fun of magicians in the Las Vegas strip entertainment industry, especially the magicians who do crazy tricks like locking themselves in containers for days and doing insane tricks that can cost them their lives.  It’s actually really funny the way they did the movie because of it.  Jim Carrey’s  character is totally nuts.

Becky and I have seen many of these magicians in Vegas and some of them are better than others.  A few of them were obnoxious and fit the characters in this movie.  I think that’s what made it so funny to us, but be forewarned that it’s pretty stupid humor.  There are some parts that are really funny though and some parts are totally ridiculous.

We all liked it and thought it was worth the price of admission, but you have to be in the mood for this type of a movie and the whacky humor otherwise you should wait for the rental.

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

Corban – *** Worth The Trip
Bianca – *** Worth The Trip

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

“An emergency operator receives a desperate call from a kidnapped teen, and races to locate the young victim while facing a terrifying killer from her own past in this thriller from director Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Session 9). Abigail Breslin and Halle Berry star in a film penned by Richard D’Ovidio (Exit Wounds, Thir13en Ghosts). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi..”

The Review: Becky was really excited to see this film and I wasn’t overly thrilled about it.  I didn’t think it looked very good and thought it would be really predictable and the critic reviews were not very good for the movie.

It turned out to be a pretty good thriller that delivered much better than I expected, although it is very disturbing.  The psychopath in this movie made it look way too easy to kidnap a person and kill them, which I didn’t like at all.  When we showed up at the movie, some friends of ours were there seeing the film as well and she’s actually a 911 operator and her husband is a police officer.  That was wild since this movie is about a 911 operator, who gets a call from a girl who has someone break into her house that is a murderer and it’s a crazy film from there on out.

They both liked the movie and thought it was well done and realistic.  That fact of course made it even more disturbing and it is grotesque at times and bone chilling to think that there are people like the killer in this film, who are seriously influenced by the demonic,

Becky and I both thought it delivered on what it promised, but I’m not sure I liked it because of the content, it was very well done.  If you’re in the movie for a psychotic thriller than go see this movie.  I can’t say I would want to watch it a second time.

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

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Becky and I took the kids to see the new movie Oz The Great And Powerful at the Regal Cinemas in Lone Tree, CO tonight. The Yahoo Movies website at Oz The Great And Powerful describes the movie as follows…

“When Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot – fame and fortune are his for the taking – that is until he meets three witches, Theodora, Evanora and Glinda, who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting…”

The Review: We were all really looking forward to seeing this movie and figured that it would be like Tim Burton’s epic Alice In Wonderland, but Sam Raimi is no Tim Burton.  This movie wasn’t even close to as good as the original Wizard of Oz that was made back in 1939 before any special effects and color was just invented.

I didn’t believe the reviews from the critics that this movie wasn’t very good, but I do now.  Sam Raimi should have never directed this movie, he sucks as a Director to botch this one as bad as he did.  Come on, did he even watch the original movie?  Totally forgetting to put in the Ruby Red slippers?  That’s like making The Lord of the Rings and forgetting to put in the ring!

They cast the Wicked Witch wrong, Mila Kunis was terrible as the Wicked Witch, sometimes forgetting she was a witch and talking like a Valley Girl and her appearance didn’t even come close to the original witch.  If you put the two of their photos side by side, you’ll ask “How did they miss that?” and her voice was not even close to one of the best witches of all time, “I’ll get you my pretty and your little dog too.” is a classic line.  Disney’s only interested in making a buck now and you can see it in this film because the story and inconsistencies in the film made it weak.

The story had far too many holes in it, way too much filler where they could have done so much with the Wizard of Oz had they actually stayed even close to the original story.  It was as if they couldn’t decide, if they were making Alice In Wonderland again and trying to compete with Tim Burton or the Wizard of Oz before Dorothy showed up.  Which I might add, she was in the same tornado as the original Professor Marvel, who turned out to the be Great and Powerful Oz in the original story, so Hollywood botched up a classic with this one.  Did they really think that Wizard of Oz fans wouldn’t notice?  It’s a bit like remaking Star Wars and casting Darth Vader with Brad Pitt, putting him in a business suit like Meet Joe Black and then wondering why people are not excited about your movie.

The special effects were all this movie had going for it, which is fitting since that’s all Oz was doing anyway.  Apparently, Disney and Raimi didn’t want the audience to look behind the curtain either.  The flying monkey’s are now flying baboons and there was very little else that was close to the original of this movie.  It’s at best a good rental, but if you have a choice between watching the original Wizard of Oz and this Disney destruction of a classic, go with the original where you’ll actually see the ruby red slippers, which are an integral part of the story.

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

Corban – ** Rental
Bianca – ** Rental
Conroy – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see the new movie Dead Man Down at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO last night.  The Yahoo Movies website at Dead Man Down describes the movie as follows…

“Two strangers who are irresistibly drawn to one another by their mutual desire for revenge.”

The Review:  Dead Man Down is a very odd film in that it’s such a simple movie with a ton of plot twists, which is probably why I liked it.  It’s simple in that it’s just about these two people who meet each other and are desiring revenge, that’s pretty much the entire premise of the film, which is probably why many of the critics are not liking this movie.  However, it’s because of that simplicity that the movie is such a wild ride.

This woman, played by Noomi Rapace, the chick from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (the first one, not the second one) is living across the balcony in an apartment building from a gangster, played by Colin Farrell and they are going to eventually meet.  They have been watching each other for sometime and are interested in one another.  They both have a problem they need to solve, which involves murder and this creates a number of interesting plot twists and plenty of action.

The movie does move slow at times for an action film, but it has to build up the suspense because of the characters and how they cannot let go of their past.  Which I thought made for an interesting film because it’s a action film, thriller and a love story all rolled into one.  Becky and I both liked this movie and so did our friends Mark and Maria, but be aware that it does move slow at times, it is pretty violent and a little far fetched at times as well.  It is definitely rated R, but we thought it was worth the price of admission.

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

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Becky and I went to see the new movie Jack The Giant Slayer at the AMC theaters in Castle Rock, CO last weekend.  The Yahoo Movies website at Jack The Giant Slayer describes the movie as follows…

“An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend – and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

The Review:  Jack The Giant Slayer is a modern twist of the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk with his magic beans that grew into a giant beanstalk.  In this story, there isn’t a goose that lays golden eggs or a golden harp, but an army of giants living between Heaven and Earth, who are waiting to bring forth a rampage on the men who defeated them on a previous trip to Earth.

This is a goofy movie with some real problems.  Sometimes the giants are taller than trees and sometimes they are about as big as a stop sign, which created some serious consistency problems with the film.  The acting wasn’t very good and it switched from being a light hearted children’s movie to a comedy and a drama, so it was pretty much all over the place.  The story was fun and entertaining at times, but it also got a little dark with giants eating people and the villain murdering people, so it’s a bit of a whacky flick.

Becky hated this movie and so did Conroy and his buddy Lance.  Corban and I kind of liked it, but we were not over analyzing it, but watching it for the pure entertainment value of a odd movie about giants and a hero trying to score the princess.  It’s no Princess Bride for sure, but we didn’t think it was as bad and Becky and Conroy made it out to be.  Well, maybe it was, but we thought it was fun and goofy enough to enjoy it.  It’s definitely not for everyone and probably best left for the rental rack.

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

Conroy – * Don’t Bother
Corban – *** Worth The Trip

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