Becky and I went to see The House Bunny tonight with her Mom Betty at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MSN movie website at The House Bunny

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“When Playboy playmate Shelley (Anna Faris) is unceremoniously evicted from Hugh Hefner’s lavish mansion in order to make room for some younger beauties, her quest for employment finds her serving as den mother to an unpopular L.A. sorority in this Happy Madison production directed by Fred Wolf. Colin Hanks, Rumer Willis, Katharine McPhee, Monet Mazur, and Beverly D’Angelo co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide”

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The House Bunny is a comedy with a few good laughs. It reminded me of Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon, only without as much substance. Anna Faris makes this film, the same way that Reese did in Legally Blonde, but it’s a tough movie to carry. I liked it much more than Becky and her Mom did.

The House Bunny has some funny parts and Hugh Hefner and his gals are in the flick a few times. Anna’s character is beautiful and she is such a dumb blonde, it’s unbelievable. One of the best parts of the film is when she meets someone for the first time, she repeats their name like Linda Blair in the Exorcist when she is possessed by a demon and the way she does it is pretty darn funny.

Becky and I disagreed on this film. I think it will be a great rental, but Becky said it wasn’t worth her time.

John – ** Rental
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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Becky and I went to see the new film Tropic Thunder

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on Saturday with her Mom Betty at the new digital AMC theaters in Broomfield, CO. The Fandango movie website at Tropic Thunder describes the movie as follows:

“Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced. But soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey), comic Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.”

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Tropic Thunder is quite possibly the worst movie we have seen this year, beating out Adam Sandler’s stupid movie Don’t Mess With The Zohan. There is nothing good about this film. Trash language, stupid inside jokes if you are an actor, producer or director while ripping on the film industry that they are part of with this stupid movie. We should have gotten our money back.

Tropic Thunder is like being attacked by a bunch of circus clowns. No doubt this was a clown show, but there was very little funny about it. Unless you have a 6th grade education and think that people farting over and over is funny, or you find vulgarity and bad language hysterical then you will probably find this film worth the price of admission.

Hardly anyone in the packed theater we were in laughed in this movie. There were a few funny scenes, but overall this film was absurd and beyond stupid. Definitely not worth the price of admission and this film wouldn’t even make for a good rental. The word B movie comes to mind with an all-star cast of morons. Robert Downey Jr. was the only guy in this film who at least tried to make it entertaining.

John – * Don’t Bother
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Becky and I took the kids to see the new film Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Friday at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango movie website at Star Wars: The Clone Wars describes the movie as follows:

“Star Wars: The Clone Wars showcases an entirely new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away–combining the expansive scope of the Star Wars Saga with state-of-the-art computer-generated animation. On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin’s padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains–led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous–are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations that fill Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the latest opportunity for George Lucas to try to keep his Star Wars saga alive with a new animated story about how Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi saved Jaba the Hut’s nephew to gain passage for the Republic through his territory before Anikan became the evil Darth Vader. That pretty much sums up this film.

Although Becky, her Mom Betty, Bianca, Conroy, Corban and I all started out in the theater together, within 10 minutes, Becky, Bianca and Becky’s Mom were gone and went to see Mama Mia. If that tells you anything about this new Star Wars cartoon.

If you are a huge Star Wars fan you will probably really like this, but it probably could have been on The Disney Channel for free or on Saturday Morning with Bug’s Bunny re-runs. I saw the original Star Wars over 25 times when I was a kid when it first came out back in the mid-70’s, so I knew what was going on in this story, but it was still pretty lame. It kept your interest for a while and then became pretty boring. The boys liked it, although Corban got lost with the characters in this never ending soap opera.

If you have nothing better to do with your time Star Wars: The Clone Wars may be a nice show to take the kids on a cold and rainy afternoon, otherwise wait for the rental.

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

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Corban – ** Rental
Conroy – ** Rental
Bianca – * Don’t Bother
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Becky and I went to see the new film Man on Wire on Friday the Chez Artiste theaters in Denver, CO. The Fandango movie website at Man on Wire describes the movie as follows:

“On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released…”

The Review
Man on Wire is an amazing documentary that will make your palms sweat. Just look at the movie poster of the man walking between the World Trade Center towers, a quarter of a mile in the air and you get an idea of what this movie is about – doing something impossible.

I heard some people say that they didn’t like this movie and that could be because it’s a documentary and a bit like The Blair Witch Project with the camera footage being a bit scrambled at times. At other times, the camera work is fantastic.

However, if you watch the film and pay attention, Man on Wire is a definite four star movie that you definitely want to see on the big screen. The story is just too incredible, especially given what this man and his team had to do to pull off this unbelievable feat of human acrobatics and ingenuity.

We both thought it was worth seeing and would recommend it. I think I liked it more than Becky did, so I’m going to rate it a Don’t Miss It.

John – **** Don’t Miss It
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I went to see the new Kevin Costner filmSwing Vote last week at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO with our friends Rod & Kimberly Tactaquin. The Fandango movie website at Swing Vote describes the movie as follows:

“Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), an apathetic, beer-slinging, lovable loser, is coasting through a life that has passed him by. The one bright spot is his precocious, over-achieving 12-year-old daughter Molly. She takes care of both of them, until one mischievous moment on Election Day, when she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the election coming down to one vote… her dad’s.”

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Swing Vote Must Love Dogs is a somewhat predictable film once you’ve seen the trailer for the movie. Kevin Costner’s character is a good ol’ boy who likes to drink and have fun, but has zero responsibility when it comes to life and raising his daughter as a single father. He doesn’t believe in the political process and he avoids anything that might require him to be a role model or good citizen.

His daughter on the other hand is well beyond her years and she believes in the political process and the importance of exercising the right to vote. The film takes you into the world of Bud and his daughter Molly, along with two political candidates, one of which is the current Republican President and asks how far politicians will compromise their personal values to win the Oval Office.

We all thought Swing Vote was a great flick. Even if you’re not a politically motivated person or you don’t like Kevin Costner you should like this movie. It is very entertaining and heart wrenching at times as you see some of the challenges facing Americans today as portrayed in this film.

We all liked Swing Vote and thought it was worth the price of admission.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I took the kids to see the new filmThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor this weekend at the Kerasote theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor describes the movie as follows:

“Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents….”

The Review
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is the latest installment of the Mummy series and I honestly didn’t think it could be as bad as the last one, but I was completely wrong. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is in the top 10 for the worst movie of the year. I heard the one of the former cast members refused to be a part of this movie once she read the script and all the other cast members should have followed her lead.

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How bad is this movie? It’s so bad that Conroy looked at me about 45 minutes into the film and said, “Dad, this isn’t even a good rental”. Becky fell asleep, Bianca got up and left about five times to get candy and popcorn and I even left a couple times to make phone calls. We should have told management how bad it was and gotten our money back, but none of us knew really how bad each other disliked it until it was over.

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

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Corban – ** Rental
Conroy – * Don’t Bother
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Becky and I went to see the new X-Files filmX-Files: I Want to Believe last Sunday at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango movie website at X-Files: I Want to Believe describes the movie as follows:

“David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully with this long-delayed big-screen continuation that revives the series six years after it headed off the air in 2002. Creator Chris Carter returns to direct, co-writing the script with series veteran Frank Spotnitz for 20th Century Fox. Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit co-star in the stand-alone sequel. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide”

The Review
X-Files: I Want to Believe is like a classic X-Files television episode only without the space aliens this time around. The story is really crazy, it’s a murder mystery about a serial killer who is using experimental technology out of Russia to transplant human organs for his own self-interest (to keep his lover alive).

The story definitely will keep your interest since you’re wondering what is going on and it’s totally insane taking you into the depravity of human beings who have sunk so low they will kill people for their body parts. It’s much more believable than the search for an alien life form type X-Files movie and downright scary to think that there is a black market for human organ transplants.

However, a quick search on Google will take you to articles like this one The Black Market in Human Organs

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about how their is a thriving black market for buying and selling organs like someone would sell their car or their home. Personally, I’ve always believed that doctors, hospitals and all other parties involved should not be allowed to profit off of organ and tissue donations and this would be a non-issue, but that would just make too much sense wouldn’t it?

Back to the X-Files movie… There is plenty of suspense and a definite thriller of a flick at the box office. If you’re an X-Files fan you should like it, unless you’re looking for ET because he isn’t in this one.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I took the kids to see the new Batman filmThe Dark Knight yesterday at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MSN movie website at The Dark Knight describes the movie as follows:

“Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if Batman, Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) are making headway in their tireless battle against the criminal element, a maniacal, wisecracking fiend plunges the streets of Gotham City into complete chaos. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide…”

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The Dark Knight is the best super hero movie to date. It’s very dark, extremely violent as you might expect from a Batman and Joker film, but it’s done extremely well. The character of the Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger is driving record ticket sales as people flood to the box office to see him in record numbers. The film has broken box office records this weekend and I definitely thought it was worth the price of admission.

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

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Corban – **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy – **** Don’t Miss It
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Becky and I took the kids to see the new Brendan Fraser film Journey to the Center of the Earth earlier today at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at Journey to the Center of the Earth describes the movie as follows:

“During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Traveling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures–including man-eating plants, giant flying piranha, glow birds and terrifying dinosaurs from days past. The adventurers soon realize that as volcanic activity increases around them, they must find a way back to the Earth’s surface before it is too late…”

The Review
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a fantastic family film that is fun and exciting for the whole family. It’s being shown in 3D and we did’t go to it in 3D, but you can tell when you watch it that there is a great deal of 3D technology in the film. It was really good, but it’s probably great in 3D, so you may want to find a 3D theater if you are interested.

We still liked it though and thought it was a great deal of fun and excitement. The kids really liked it and I found that I jumped a couple times during the movie. Brendan Fraser did a great job acting in this movie, especially since so much of the film is green screen. There are some really wild parts of this film, including the dinosaur scenes and some of the other challenges the characters face during their journey to the center of the Earth.

We all liked it enough to recommend it as a Don’t Miss It.

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

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Becky talked me into seeing the new flick Mama Mia! at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday night. The MSN movie website at Mama Mia! describes the movie as follows:

“Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, Donna’s spirited daughter, has a plan of her own. She secretly invites to the wedding three men from her mother’s past in hopes of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day…”

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Mama Mia! is the adaptation of a play for the big screen with an all-star cast. I had no desire to see this film, but Becky talked me into it and since I wanted her to see The Dark Knight, I figured I should be flexible. To my surprise I actually liked Mama Mia!. Although, I can’t get some of the songs out of my head, which could be a side effect if you see this movie.

It’s not your typical musical where people just break out into song for no apparent reason, but it’s more like Grease where the songs are stationed at the right place in the movie. Meryl Streep is amazing in this movie and she will probably win the best actress award from the Academy this year for this performance. The music is also good, even if you’re not an Abba fan, you will recognize the songs.

Hollywood had to make sure they put in the token gay guy, but it doesn’t take away from the film. The movie is done well and Becky liked it enough that after the film she said she wanted to buy the DVD when it comes out. I wasn’t quite there, but I did like it enough to recommend it as a break from the super hero genre.

John – *** Worth The Trip
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