John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Mad Max: Fury Road

madmaxfuryroadnewposterI went to see the new Mad Max: Fury Road movie last week with my 17 year old son Conroy at the Regal Cinema in Lone Tree, CO. The Fandango website at Mad Max: Fury Road describes the movie as follows…

“In this long-awaited reboot of the apocalyptic series that started it all, loner Mad Max (Tom Hardy) joins forces with the mysterious Furiosa (Charlize Theron) as they get caught up in the exodus of a clan of rebels fleeing an evil despot as they race across the sun-parched Wasteland. ~ Violet LeVoit, Rovi”

The Review: Conroy wanted to see this movie the first time he saw the trailer.  I was a big fan of the Mad Max film The Road Warrior with Mel Gibson, so it was going to hard to live up to my expectations having seen that so many times back in the 1980’s.  It was a cult classic for teenagers at the time.

The first thing you have to realize about a Mad Max film is there is going to be plenty of gasoline, cars, explosions and gratuitous violence.  This film lived up to all of those expectations, but it also threw in Tom Hardy as Mad Max and Charlize Theron as a new character opposite of Mad Max going up against another diabolical character.  There is some really weird crap going on in this film, like overweight pregnant mutant women creating milk for mutant babies.  There is a strange cult that is built around violence and other gangs that are living on the road and committing murder and heinous crimes against humanity.  This is not a pleasant film about what mankind will eventually be like without morals or the rule of law for sure.

The evil characters reminded me of the characters in the film with Denzel Washington, The Book of Eli, that was also apocalyptic in nature.  The same vision of people who have no sense of right and wrong and you experience that in this movie too where it’s basically a dog eat dog world.  Mad Max though is an interesting character played by Hardy.

He doesn’t really say much in this movie, I think Theron’s character has more to say, which it was confusing as to whether this was supposed to be Mel Gibson’s character again as Max since he was so different.  As a fan of the first film, I think they should have had the kid with the boomerang in the first one when he was older and he assumed the name of Max, since that’s what Hardy’s character reminded me more of than Max.  The music didn’t fit the film at times and there was way too much going on most of the time creating a form of sensory overload. It was still entertaining for what it was though.

Okay, the end result is that Conroy and I both liked this movie, even though it’s over-the-top nuts and has some challenges and parts that are ridiculous.  We wouldn’t recommend it though for anyone though, this is a buyer beware movie.  You will either probably really like it or really hate it, so you might want to watch the first Road Warrior with Mel Gibson first and see if you like this story and genre of this character.  If you’re a Mad Max fan you are sure to like it and it will meet your expectations.

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

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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Pitch Perfect 2

pitchperfect2Becky and I went to see the new movie Pitch Perfect 2 last Friday at the AMC theater in Castle Rock, CO and our 13 year old daughter Bianca was there with her friends. The Fandango website at Pitch Perfect 2 describes the movie as follows…

“In this sequel to Pitch Perfect, the collegiate a cappella group called the Barden Bellas enter into an international competition, but they are told it will be impossible to win because they are from the U.S. The girls refuse to give up and vow to be the first Americans to take home the top prize. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Hailee Steinfeld. ~ Erin Demers, Rovi…”

The Review: First of all, Becky took me to two other movie theaters that were sold out to see this movie and when we got to Castle Rock it was sold out there as well, so we had to wait in line to see the film.  This is something we rarely have to do unless we are going to a sneak preview somewhere with free tickets.  I was just thinking to myself, and I posted on Facebook, that I had to stand in line to see Pitch Perfect 2 when Mad Max Fury Road was starting on the same night!  At any rate, we made it into the auditorium and I was among a room full of teenagers and Moms seeing this movie.  I think I was one of the only guys in the film, which I got since Mad Max was in another theater and I should have been there too.

This is a continuation of the first Pitch Perfect, which was a pretty funny movie.  If you didn’t see the first one you might want to watch that one first.  The story this time around wasn’t that great, but the music was good again.  The characters are well done, but there were too many characters in the background that really didn’t have much of a part in the film.  It was Directed by Elizabeth Banks, who also is a character in the movie, and she did a really good job directing the film and being in it at the same time.  There are some good jokes and cameo appearances by some expected people as well and they were good in the film.

Overall we really liked the movie and would have to rate it a Don’t Miss It even with some of the shortcomings of the story.  The acting is good, it’s funny and was entertaining.

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

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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of True Story

truestoryposterWe went to see the new movie True Story this past weekend at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO with Conroy, Corban and Bianca. The Fandango website at True Story describes the movie as follows…

“This psychological thriller, based on true events, tells the story of a disgraced journalist (Jonah Hill) who’s drawn into a cat-and-mouse game with an accused murderer (James Franco) who has assumed the journalists’ identity…”

The Review: We didn’t know what to expect going into this movie that is based on a true story.  The story was pretty amazing and really focused on two people, a murderer and a journalist.  I don’t want to give away the movie.  It moves very slow and methodical, with a great deal of interaction between the two main characters.  The murderer is really a sick and diabolical madman, who wants to take over the identify of the journalist and the journalist wants to be famous.

The acting in this film was great and the story was fascinating and yet disturbing, especially for the crimes he committed. It was very well done and you may either find it very good like I did or boring like Becky and Corban did.  Conroy, Bianca and I really liked it and we were happy for the outcome.  What I found most interesting about this movie was the very ending where the journalist lost his identity and the murderer assumed his identity.

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

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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

John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Hot Pursuit

hotpursuitposterWe went to see the new movie Hot Pursuit this weekend at the AMC theater in Castle Rock, CO with our friends Hope and Chris. The Fandango website at Hot Pursuit describes the movie as follows…

“Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara headline this odd couple actioner about a cop and a drug kingpin’s widow on the run from crooked police in Texas. John Carrol Lynch, Richard T. Jones, and Robert Kazinski co-star in this MGM/New Line Cinema joint production directed by Anne Fletcher (The Proposal, The Guilt Trip). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi…”

The Review: This is an oddball comedy that is very similar to the movie The Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.  The jokes and situations were almost the same as that film and it was about on the same level for entertainment, so it was funny at times.  There are some good laughs, but it’s very predictable and goofy.  The acting was okay and the story was pretty good, it was a bit different than expected.  The main characters worked well together and there were not a great deal of plot twists.

The movie should do well at the box office because of the Witherspoon and Vergara, but it was really more of a rental than one you want to take the time to go and see at the box office.  It just wasn’t that great of a movie, but it does have some good laughs.  We liked it overall, but would suggest you wait to rent it or for it to come out on Netflix.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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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

John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Avengers: Age Of Ultron

avengersultronnewposterI went to see the new movie Avengers: Age of Ultron this weekend at the Regal Cinema’s in Lone Tree, CO with Corban. The Fandango website at Avengers: Age of Ultron describes the movie as follows…

“This sequel to the smash-hit comic-book epic The Avengers finds the iconic superhero team dealing with a threat of their own making: a sentient robot called Ultron (voice of James Spader), who was originally designed as part of a peacekeeping program. Since the events of the last film, Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) have been working to take down various cells of a secret society of villains known as HYDRA. Their zeal to make the world a better, safer place inspires Tony Stark, genius billionaire and alter ego of Iron Man, to create Ultron in order to respond to additional threats that the Avengers aren’t able to handle…”

The Review: Corban and I were excited to see this latest Avengers film and it was a sold out theater.  This Marvel Comic Book series has been wildly successful with serious star power and the stories are usually pretty good, much like reading a comic book. The villains are always over the top and more powerful than any one or even multiple of the Avengers, but for some reason they are far too easy to defeat.

In this film, there were a few things that I found that really annoyed me.  The first being is that Iron Man is indestructible, but his robot creations are easy to destroy that made absolutely no sense.  The second thing that was very disconcerting for me was one a new creation by Tony Stark and company as a super hero called himself “I AM”, which was the name that God Himself told Moses that He was and I found to be way beyond ridiculous.  I’m amazed nobody caught that when editing the film and the writers obviously put it in as a slam or joke on God or at the very least Christians, Jews and Muslims.

The movie overall was not that great though.  It had plenty of great special effects and a great deal of action.  They threw a bit too much drama into this one between the characters and it was boring at times.  We both liked it, but we didn’t love it.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Corban – *** Worth The Trip

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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