Becky and I went to see Escape Plan back in October at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO.  The Fandango website at Escape Plan describes the movie as follows…

”Action superstars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up in the action-thriller ESCAPE PLAN. Ray Breslin (Stallone), the world’s foremost authority on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called “The Tomb.” But when he is wrongly imprisoned, he must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built…”

The Review:  Escape Plan is one of those movies that Becky and I went to see that we had really low expectations for going into the theater.  We figured this movie was going to really suck, but at the time we had already seen everything and figured we would go see it.  It actually wasn’t a terrible film like we expected.  It was a typical Sylvester Stallone movie with a bunch of action and far fetched, but it was pretty fun.

The story was actually pretty wild and it was done much better than we thought it would be.  The prison that the main character gets locked into is very futuristic and is probably something that will be designed to incarcerate people.  It’s actually a pretty scary premise and how they developed this prison and where they put the prison is very creative in this movie.  What’s unique is why the people get sent to this prison because they are put away by people who want them to disappear and are paying to have them locked up unless they need them again.  This made the movie pretty interesting.

Escape Plan is not a great movie, but it should be a good rental and we actually enjoyed it at the film, which we were surprised about.   Becky and I both liked it and thought it was between worth seeing and waiting for as a rental, but I think most people will wait to see this when it hits Redbox.

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

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Becky and I went to see RUSH on opening night at the Regal Cinemas in Lone Tree, CO.  The Fandango website at RUSH describes the movie as follows…

”The epic action-drama stars Chris Hemsworth as the charismatic Englishman James Hunt and Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds) as the disciplined Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda, whose clashes on the Grand Prix racetrack epitomized the contrast between these two extraordinary characters, a distinction reflected in their private lives. Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed—handsome English playboy Hunt and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Lauda. Taking us into their personal lives on and off the track, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error. If you make one mistake, you die…”

The Review:  RUSH is definitely my favorite film of the year.  It is extremely well done and the fact that it’s based on a true story makes it even more exciting.  Ron Howard did a great job on this movie and the story is very powerful by itself, but he really pulls you into these two characters.  The action is great and even if you’re not a racing fan or a car fan, you should still like this movie.  It’s just a really fun flick!

The contrast between the two race car drivers and their different personalities is very cool in this movie.  It really fascinating to watch and see how two people that are complete opposites could both arrive at the same results.  The movie also shows how much pure determination, raw talent, precise calculations and risk taking plays into becoming a champion.  The challenges the two men faced in their personal life was amazing, while still focusing on their profession of race car driving.

The acting in this film was great and the Directing was fantastic.  I expect that this movie is definitely going to win some awards.  Becky and I both liked it so much that we went to see it twice!  Put this one on your list as a Don’t Miss It before it leaves the theaters.

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

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Becky and I went to see Gravity 3D this Weekend at the AMC Theater in Highlands Ranch, CO.  The Fandango website at Gravity 3D describes the movie as follows…

”Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission. Her commander is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), helming his last flight before retirement. Then, on a routine space walk, disaster strikes — the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Ryan and Matt stranded in deep space with no link to Earth and no hope of rescue. As their fear turns to panic, they realize that the only way home may be to venture further into space…”

The Review:  Gravity 3D is a movie that is best to see in 3D because of the visual effects of the film.  What’s really fascinating is that it’s a movie with really only two actors for the entire movie.  When they said that it stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock they were not kidding and it’s really more Sandra Bullock than anyone else as she tries to make her way back to Earth.

The story is pretty stressful, but it’s a pretty good story.  It shows what could happen if a satellite were destroyed by a country and it were to send the exploded parts into orbit that could take out a team of astronauts and other satellites who were in the same orbit.  It is a wild ride and if you like movies about Space you’ll like this film.  I think it cured me from any desire of ever being an astronaut seeing how fragile life is in outer space without tools.

Becky and I both thought it was okay, but we both said it was something you’re better off waiting for  to watch as a rental.  Unless, your aspirations are to become an astronaut, it was pretty boring other than the stress of seeing the main character trying to survive.  The odds of her making it were slim to none, so it was just a little too far fetched for me.  It reminded me of Castaway in outer space.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see Runner Runner this Weekend at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO.  The Fandango website at Runner Runner describes the movie as follows…

”Believing that he has been swindled, Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake) goes to Costa Rica to confront online-gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Block’s promises of immense wealth and power have a seductive effect on Richie, until he learns the shocking truth about his new mentor. When Richie is coerced by the FBI to help bring Block to justice, he faces the biggest gamble of his life: outmaneuvering the two forces closing in on him…”

The Review:  Runner Runner did not get great reviews from the movie critics, but many people who saw it seemed to like it.  We’re with the critics on this one though.

It stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake in a story about a guy going to a prestigious college who is paying for his tuition using a gambling Affiliate Program.  How being a marketing Affiliate for an online gambling site makes you a good poker player is beyond me, but his Dad is also a professional gambler, which made more sense.

It was actually a good story, but it was too low budget of a film.  At times it felt like we were watching a made for television movie.  Quite a bit of the film didn’t make a great deal of sense and was kind of boring to watch and slow.  There are a couple twists and turns that kept our interest, but it’s not a really good movie.  The bad guy wasn’t bad enough to make you really want him to lose and the good guy wasn’t good enough to make you want to care a great deal about him either.

Becky and I both agreed on this one that at best it will make a good rental.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see Prisoners last week at the AMC Theater in Highlands Ranch, CO with our friends Mark and Maria.  The Fandango website at Prisoners describes the movie as follows…

”How far would you go to protect your child? Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) arrests its driver, Alex Jones (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces the only suspect’s release. Knowing his child’s life is at stake, the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. The desperate father will do whatever it takes to find the girls, but in doing so, he may lose himself, begging the question: When do you cross the line between seeking justice and becoming a vigilante?..”

The Review:  Prisoners is a film that is very well done with superb acting and directing.  It shows how people can lose their minds when put into positions where their child has been abducted by a potential serial killer and take the law into their own hands.  This film deals with every parents nightmare when the character’s children are taken, while walking home from the neighbors house.  It does a great job of taking you through the entire story with some serious complexity.  Unfortunately, it’s very disturbing and at times hard to watch.

Prisoners is one of those movies that you’ll probably either really like or not like that much.  Becky and I disagreed on this movie.  I liked the story, but I didn’t like parts of the film that were just too disturbing such as when they torture a young guy that they believe is involved in stealing their children.  It’s too gruesome and inexcusable as you watch the parents take out their frustration on someone who could be innocent.  Maria and I both had a problem with that and it wrecked the movie for us.

Becky and Mark on the other hand didn’t like that part of the film, but it didn’t ruin the movie for them and they really liked it.  The movie does ask the question of whether the ends ever justifies the means when it comes to trying to get information that could save another persons life at the expense of another person’s freedom.  That part of the film with the torture really upset me.  I didn’t like the ending either because it left us hanging.

I have to rate this a Rental because the movie bothered me too much even though it was very well done with great acting, but Becky really liked it.

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

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