Becky and I took the kids to see Penelope tonight at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, Colorado last night. The Fandango website at Penelope describes the movie as follows:

“Born with the snout of a pig, young Penelope Wilhern spends her life a virtual prisoner in her home. Believing that the only way to break the curse is to marry one of her own kind, she meets a number of suitors, but all reject her. Two devious men , one with a grudge against the family, hire a man to pose as a suitor, but complications arise when he begins to fall in love with Penelope, and she makes a bid for freedom.”

The Review
Penelope is a story about self acceptance and loving yourself the way you are without trying to live up to the expectations of others. It’s a cute story that is unique from anything you’ve seen before. The film is very well done and it’s believable with the characters and the way it’s put together.

Okay, so Penelope isn’t going to win any Oscars, but it’s a good family film with a really good message and our kids like it and so did we. We would recommend this movie and it should make for a really good rental when it comes out on DVD.

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

The Kids Review

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Becky and I went to see Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Fandango website at Miss Pettigrew Lives fo a Day describes the movie as follows:

“In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Without so much as severance pay, Miss Pettigrew realizes that she must – for the first time in two decades – seize the day. This she does, by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level – as “social secretary.” Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams).”

The Review

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is more like watching a play than a movie. It was done quite well though and it was a good story about not judging a person by their outward appearance and that tough times can change anyone, if they let them. The story was rather interesting and there are a number of twists and turns in the plot. The acting of the two women, played by Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, was really great ,although the men in the movie were a bit overbearing. The chemistry between the main characters and their differences in opinion about life, telling the truth and men was quite entertaining.

Becky and I both liked the movie, although we would suggest waiting for the rental rack to see it. It was a good flick, but it wasn’t a great flick. Probably because it was more like a play than a movie. Since the cost for a movie at the theater is now two to three gallons of gas in your tank, you should probably wait to see this one at home.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental
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Becky and I went to see the new thriller The Bank Job at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Fandango website at The Bank Job

describes the movie as follows:

“A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Jason Statham) has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine (Saffron Burrows), a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street, Terry recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime. Martine targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don’t realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets – secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London’s criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and the Royal Family itself…the true story of a heist gone wrong…in all the right ways.”

The Review
The Bank Job is based on a true story about an amateur bank robbery that took place in the 1970’s. It was fast paced and kept our interest from start to finish. The film was done very well with the look and feel of London in the 1970’s and the acting was very good. It kind of reminded me of Ocean’s 11 with a crew of misfits that decided to rob a bank, only with much more realism and it was pretty entertaining.

The characters in the film were interesting and there were parts of it that were pretty funny, like when their hired “lookout” on the walkie talkie gets picked up by a Ham radio operator who calls the police. However, be aware that there is nudity and some serious graphic violence. The movie is definitely rated R, so not the best bet for kids.

Becky rated it as a Rental and I thought it was Worth The Trip.

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Becky – ** Rental
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Becky and I went to see the new comedySemi-Pro at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Fandango website at Semi-Pro describes the movie as follows:

“In 1976, singer Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his one-and-only hit single to fulfill his longtime dream of owning a basketball team. Jackie’s team, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league, and what’s more, the franchise may fold when the ABA and NBA announce plans to merge. It’s up to Jackie and the Tropics to turn their game around and slam-dunk their chance for survival.”

The Review
Semi-Pro is another really stupid flick starring Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson. The story was actually really funny, but the problem with this flick is that it’s so juvenile that it should have been done as a PG film directed toward kids. Unfortunately, it’s loaded with vulgarity that totally wrecks the film. It’s just a raunchy flick and most of the laughs come from that type of comedy instead of anything that’s really funny.

If you liked Talladega Nights you will probably like this film too, but Talladega was much better and not nearly as stupid as Semi-Pro. Woody was much better in this movie than Will with a character that actually had some depth, compared to Will’s character Jackie Moon (love the name), who was a complete moron. It reminded me of Anchorman, which was another Will Ferrell movie that I thought was a disaster.

Semi-Pro is like a cross between Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory and Anchorman and it’s without a doubt a rental at best. I don’t know anybody who walked out of the movie and didn’t think they just wasted their time. What was really amazing is how many kids were in this movie and it’s for sure a rated R movie. Don’t bring your kids to this, even if they want to go, you’ll be sorry you brought them along. Unless you’re a total deadbeat Dad who doesn’t care about what influences your kids.

Becky rated it as a Rental and I thought it was a Don’t Bother. It was just far too stupid to warrant watching ever again, except for maybe when they figure out how to put it on T.V. and can get rid of a good portion of the film.

John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – ** Rental
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Becky and I went to see the comedyCharlie Bartlett at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado last week. The Yahoo website at Charlie Bartlett describes the movie as follows:

“Charlie Bartlett has been kicked out of every private school he ever attended. And now that he’s moved on to public school, he’s simply getting pummeled. But when Charlie discovers that the kids who surround him–the outcast and the popular alike–are secretly in desperate need, his entrepreneurial spirit takes over. Hanging up his shingle in the Boys’ restroom, Charlie becomes an underground, not to mention under-aged, shrink who only listens to the private confessions of his schoolmates, and makes the imprudent decision to hand out the pills he’s proffered from his own psychiatric sessions.”

The Review
Charlie Bartlett was a very different film that we both enjoyed. I thought it was a riot. The kid in this flick was great, it’s a bit far fetched, but funny and fun. Robert Downey Jr. was great as the mixed up school Principal and confused father. The story was really goofy about a spoiled rich kid who has some Daddy issues, Charlie, who continues to get kicked out of private school for his illegal entrepreneur activities until he lands in the public school system and finds a new field of expertise.

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We both thought it was an interesting flick. Becky rated it as a Rental and I thought it was Worth The Trip.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – ** Rental
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Becky and I went to see the new thriller Vantage Point at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Fandango website at Vantage Point describes the movie as follows:

“Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis, an American tourist videotaping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex, an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It’s only as we follow each person’s perspective of the same 15 minutes to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed.”

The Review
Vantage Point had a great Preview and we were really fired up about seeing this film, like millions of other people who went to see it this weekend. Dennis Quaid is great in this movie, in fact, most of the acting is very good, but the acting can’t save the film.

The story is lame, it’s too convoluted and not very realistic that one small group of terrorists could pull off what the movie proposes. However, that’s not the worst part of this film, but what totally wrecks it is the premise that seeing an assassination on the President from different view points is a good idea for a movie.

It was more like an action packed version of Groundhog Day that got tiring after the second showing of the event. Just when we started to get into the movie we had to relive the part we just saw, over and over again. It totally wrecked what could have been a good movie.

We both thought it was a Rental at best or not even worth your time.

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Becky – ** Rental
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I went to see the movie Spirit of the Marathon that was for one night only at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Thursday. It was $12.50 to get into see this one night event and to my surprise the theater was pretty packed. The Fandango website at Spirit of the Marathon describes the movie as follows:

“Back by popular demand! NCM Fathom presents an encore presentation of Spirit of the Marathon, the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, the production brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries. As six unique stories unfold, each runner prepares for and ultimately faces the challenge of the Chicago Marathon. Additionally, a “Behind-the-Scenes” featurette will include interviews with the director and producers as well as marathon veterans reminicscing about their first marathon experiences. The encore presentation of Spirit of the Marathon will be shown in select movie theatres for only one night, on February 21 at 7:30PM (local).”

The Review
Spirit of the Marathon is a documentary about the lives of people who take on the challenge of running a marathon. If you’re not a runner, you probably won’t like this film, but it was really a great flick. I have to say I loved the movie! I run quite a bit though and I just signed up today to run in the San Diego, Rock & Roll Marathon

on June 1st. Probably because I went to this movie and figured – what the heck.

It was very realistic and I really liked that it featured ordinary people trying to run in the Chicago Marathon and the challenges they faced and not just the elite runners. However, you will freak out when you see the elite runners and what they put their bodies through to be elite runners. People like American Deena Kastor who runs 140 miles a week to train as an elite runner – can you imagine? They deal with a completely different set of physical challenges than the average runner who is trying to get through a 26.2 mile run.

This is definitely one to rent when it comes out on DVD and watch it with your entire family. It is very inspiring and interesting – a great family film for sure.

John – *** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I went to see the new sci-fi thriller Jumper at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday. The Yahoo website at Jumper describes the movie as follows:

“A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them.”

The Review
Jumper is a different kind of a sci-fi flick that had plenty of excitement. The story was pretty cool and the acting was alright. Nobody is going to win an Oscar for Jumper. It’s a goofy science fiction film that was fun to watch because it was different than anything we had seen before. I can’t think of a film that was like Jumper, which is why we liked it.

Don’t expect anything real about this movie. There are parts of it that we didn’t like. The dialog is lame and the directing was sketchy since it had so much editing, but the premise and teleporting part of the story saved this movie to make it enjoyable.

We both thought it was Worth the Trip and will make for a great rental.

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

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Becky and I took the kids to see The Spiderwick Chronicles

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at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado last night. The Fandango website at The Spiderwick Chronicles describes the movie as follows:

“Of the three Grace children, Jared (Freddie Highmore) has always been thought of as the troublemaker. So when strange things happen after his family’s move to a relative’s dilapidated estate, sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger), twin brother Simon and their mother assume that Jared is behind it all. However, magical creatures roam the grounds, and they all want a special book that Jared has found: a field guide to fantastic creatures, penned by Arthur Spiderwick.”

The Review
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is a great fantasy story about a family that moves into a house where strange things start happening. The young boy, who all the family members believe is a troubled child finds a book that opens up a secret world with goblins, ogres, trolls and other mythical characters.

This film is done extremely well. It was very entertaining and exciting with plenty of drama, action and suspense. Basically, this film has it all for a kid’s movie that will be fun for the whole family. Granted, we haven’t read the book series, so we were not disappointed to see parts of the books that may have been missing. I’m not sure if the book lovers will like the movie as much as the book, which is usually the case, but we really enjoyed this film.

However, our six year old Bianca, finished watching the movie and then turned to me in a sarcastic tone and said, “Nice job Dad, I’ll be having nightmares tonight about that big monster.” at which point I about died laughing. So, it may be inappropriate for real little kids, but she still liked it, along with her brother’s who loved it. We thought it was definitely worth seeing this one.

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

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Becky and I went to see Fool’s Gold

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“Ben Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a good-natured, surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen’s Dowry 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, Booty Calls. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel’s yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against Tess’s better judgment, the search rekindles her love of discovery.”

The Review
Fool’s Gold is a good, clean and fun romantic comedy that reminded me of the 80’s classic Romancing The Stone. It’s lighthearted and will keep your interest with plenty of laughs. The characters were very well done, you definitely believed that Matthew McConaughey was really the character he played. Kate Hudson was good in the film too, along with Donald Sutherland, but Matthew stoled the show with his airhead, surfer type, treasure hunter, mentality.

We all enjoyed it and had a number of great laughs. In particular, BigBunny, “one word”, was hilarious and the other characters in the film all added together made this movie a very funny comedy.

Fool’s Gold will make a great rental and it’s definitely worth seeing on the big screen as well.

John – *** Worth The Trip

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