Becky and I went to see Mud about a month or so ago with Conroy, Corban and Bianca at the AMC Theater in Highlands Ranch, CO and I finally got around to writing a review about this movie.  I couldn’t believe that I forgot to write a review about this movie.  The MovieFone website at MUD describes the movie as follows…

”’MUD’ is an adventure about two boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and his friend Neckbone (Jacob Lofland), who find a man named Mud (Matthew McConnaughey) hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios-he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon), who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow..”

The Review:  MUD is a movie that reminded me a great deal of how movies used to be made, where they had heart, they were realistic and about life, without all the fake action scenes and stupid scripts.  It reminded me of films like The Sandlot and Stand By Me where the characters and story can just suck you into their lives and make you want to watch what is going to happen next.  The ending of this film is great.

Matthew McConnaughey and Reese Witherspoon do a great job in this movie and so do the other main characters.  The acting is great!  It moves slow at times and not everyone will like this movie.  It’s not exactly a feel good film, but it’s extremely well done.  Becky and the kids didn’t like it as much as I did, except for Corban who thought it was a Don’t Miss It and thought it was fantastic.  Mud is probably one of my favorite films this year!  It’s very well done and shows you what life in America can be like for people outside the fast paced big city and into the backwoods of rural America.

I’m definitely saying this is a Don’t Miss It to put on your list even though Becky thought it was a Rental, which I didn’t get at all.  I really liked this movie and definitely think you should put it on the list of films to see this year.

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

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Becky and I went to see Monsters University last week with Corban and Bianca at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO and a bus load of kids from Vacation Bible School.  I drove the school bus there for the kid’s night out and this was the film they had elected to see. The MovieFone website at Monsters University describes the movie as follows…

”Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer-and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike’s plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. The pair’s out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program…”

The Review:  Monsters University is a movie that I had zero interest in seeing since our kids are older and I figured I would get out of seeing this one when I spotted the Preview.  Hey, I’m just being honest.  I thought that the movie looked stupid and I liked the first one.  Since I had to drive a bus load of kids to the movies I persuaded Becky into seeing it with me and to our surprise the movie had a better story than most of the expensive to produce action films we’ve been seeing lately.  It also had plenty of laughs.

That’s right, Monsters University was a big hit with the kids and with Becky and I.  We all enjoyed it and it was pretty well done with plenty of adult humor and showing some of the goofy decisions people make about going to college.  Granted, it’s really geared toward kids that are about 6 to 8 years of age, but who cares, there were plenty of adults in the movie when we were there and they all liked it.

It was definitely worth the price of admission and if you are fans or you have kids that are fans of the Monsters Inc. film than they should like this one too.  Billy Crystal and John Goodman can still make you laugh with these whacky characters.

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

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Becky and I went to see Man of Steel on opening week with Corban and Bianca at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO. The MovieFone website at Man of Steel describes the movie as follows…

”Superman flies back onto the big screen in this Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures production directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen), produced by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight), and featuring a screenplay by David Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight)…”

The Review:  Man of Steel is one of those films that you’re going to really like or really dislike.  I had really been waiting for this one to see it and I really thought it would be an amazing movie.  After all, it’s Superman!  Corban and I liked the movie, but it wasn’t amazing as I was hoping it would be.

I have always enjoyed seeing Superman where he is Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for the Daily Planet, with his hidden identity fighting crime and saving people, including Lois Lane, but this was too much like the Avengers where aliens have arrived to destroy the planet again.  We’ve been there and done that far too many times from the latest Star Trek to The Avengers to IronMan and Thor.  After a while, global annihilation from anti-superheros gets a bit worn down and the comic books are much more original than the movie scripts seem to be.

The movie is way too long and the story is okay, but at times we were all hoping that it just would end because of some of the flaws in the movie.  The evil characters are just as powerful as Superman, which didn’t make a great deal of sense since he had been on Earth his whole life and they just arrived.  You had to really read into the film that Superman was actually stronger because he had been on Earth longer and gained his incredible strength from the Sun, but it took almost the entire movie to figure that out.  The climactic ending was less than climactic, but if you like Superman you should still like the movie. It is as if Hollywood is gearing all of us up from some visit by superhero aliens in the future that will really be fallen angels, but that’s another topic all together.

Becky and Bianca didn’t like this movie at all.  Becky described it as “painful” when I asked her how she liked it.  It was too long, it was too boring, it was watching Superman throw his enemy into too many buildings and the list went on and on.  Corban and I still liked it, even with the shortcomings, but it wasn’t nearly as good as it could have been.  I wouldn’t bother seeing this unless you’re a Superman fan and I spoke with one Superman fan who loved it and had already seen it three times.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – * Don’t Bother

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Becky and I went to see World War Z on Sunday at the Regal Cinemas in Lone Tree, CO. The MovieFone website at World War Z describes the movie as follows…

”Max Brooks’ epic tome of a fictional time of global war against the undead is brought to life in this Paramount Pictures/Plan B production. Quantum of Solace’s Marc Forster directs from a script by Changeling scribe J. Michael Straczynski along with the writing team of Matthew Michael Carnahan, Damon Lindelof, and Drew Goddard. Brad Pitt stars as a journalist covering the disaster, with Mireille Enos, Anthony Mackie, and Bryan Cranston heading up the rest of the cast…”

The Review: World War Z is a zombie movie about the coming destruction of mankind from a runaway virus that is unleashed on the planet.  I thought this movie was going to really suck and I wasn’t very interested in seeing it, even though Brad Pitt usually picks pretty good roles in films.  The movie trailers didn’t do this film any favors and they probably should have just showed the title and not showed any of the film since it looked like a ridiculous zombie movie.

This movie rocked!  I really liked it, Becky liked it even Bianca and her friend liked it.  The boys didn’t go see it with us since Conroy was out of town and Corban thought it looked stupid, but he missed out on this film.  It doesn’t take a long time to get into the film, almost immediately, you’re into the zombies being unleashed on the planet and Brad Pitts character and his family are running for their lives.  You never do find out what really caused the virus that infects the population, but it’s a bit like Jurassic Park and Aliens where you really don’t care.  It’s a well done horror film where there isn’t a bunch of blood and guts, but people running for their lives being chased by creatures that are trying to bite them and in a situation that is completely out of their control.

I liked that it was realistic, showing that “Mother Nature” is a beast that you don’t want to mess with and how as a society we may unleash something that we can’t control.  God has clearly put controls into nature for our benefit, but if you mess with them, you may unleash Hell on Earth, such as the disappearance of the honey bee for example.  The movie didn’t pull any punches either.  It showed how people will act in desperate situations and that if you’re not useful to the Government in times of crisis than you and your family are expendable.

If you are in the mood for a scary movie with a good story then go and check out World War Z.

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

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Becky and I went to see The Bling Ring yesterday at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO. The MovieFone website at The Bling Ring describes the movie as follows…

”In the fame-obsessed world of Los Angeles, a group of teenagers take us on a thrilling and disturbing crime-spree in the Hollywood hills. Based on true events, the group, who were fixated on the glamorous life, tracked their celebrity targets online, and stole more than 3 million in luxury goods from their homes. Their victims included Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Rachel Bilson, and the gang became known in the media as “The Bling Ring…”

The Review:  The Bling Ring is a very strange film that is based on a true story about a group of young people who thought it would be cool to break into celebrity homes and steal their stuff.  The movie sucks you in since you really can’t believe what you’re watching, as these criminals try to figure out when their targets won’t be home and then they can go into their homes and rob them.  The crazy thing is how they got away with it.

The movie is not great, but it’s fascinating because we couldn’t believe how stupid these people were and the amount of risks they were willing to take in order to obtain fancy stuff.  They were not even concerned about getting caught, believing they wouldn’t be found out.  They even wore items they stole and posted their photos on Facebook.  The movie is nuts because these people were crazy.  They broke into the home of Paris Hilton five times, along with numerous other celebrities.

It’s a good movie because it’s interesting, but it isn’t great.  The people are so strange that it’s a bit like watching a movie about people who need serious therapy.  In some ways it’s like a reality show, which is probably why we liked it.  I don’t think it was worth the price of admission, but it does make for a good rental.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see The Hangover Part III a couple of weeks ago at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO. The MovieFone website at The Hangover III describes the movie as follows…

“”The Hangover Part III’ is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips’ record-shattering comedy franchise. This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off….”

The Review:  The Hangover Part III is the final installment of the Trilogy about the “wolf pack”, the three guys who go to Las Vegas in search of fun and excitement only to end up in a situation of Mayhem.  The first one was the best of the three, the third one doesn’t save the second one, it’s just too much of the same characters doing the same stupid things.  That’s the problem with sequels though since all too often you’re hoping for something different and you just get more of the same.

There are a few funny scenes in this movie and some that are disturbing.  The initial story in the film is completely over-the-top and if you’re an animal lover you’re not going to like the scene with the giraffe, but it’s funny only because it is totally ridiculous.  It doesn’t really get much better though and that’s the problem with this movie is that it’s just so far fetched from a comic standpoint that it’s hard to watch.  One of the lead characters uses the “F” word about every other sentence too that is very annoying.

The movie is not terrible, but it’s not very good either.  We would have to rate it as a Don’t Bother or being a Rental at best.  I rarely agree with the professional movie critics, but in this case I have to agree since most of them gave it 1 1/2 stars and we’re going with 2 stars at the most for this one.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see The Internship last Weekend at the AMC Theater in Las Vegas, NV with our kids Conroy, Corban and Bianca. The MovieFone website at The Internship describes the movie as follows…

“‘Wedding Crashers duo Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn reteam on this Shawn Levy-directed comedy as two out of work salesmen who have to compete against an army of younger interns for a job at Google in this 20th Century Fox production…”

The Review:  The Internship is a pretty funny movie about two guys who lose their job and go to try to work for Google as Interns, but have no clue about technology.  The film has Vince Vaughn playing his usual carefree, clueless self and Owen Wilson doing pretty much the same thing, like a modern Laurel and Hardy duo.  They are pretty much the same characters that were in Wedding Crasher and it’s not nearly as funny as that film.  There are some good lines though, but if you’re not a technology buff at all, you may not find it very funny and a bit too predictable.

They have the bar, stripper scene that wasn’t necessary with some other parts of the film that were not really needed.  The biggest problem with the film is it’s really a massive PR Campaign for Google, making Google look like the greatest place to work in the world.  As if everyone would want to work for Google, which is hardly the case.  I know I have zero interest in working for Google, especially with the whole Privacy Issue and how these large technology companies are collecting and releasing data to the Government on everyone, which is totally uncool.  They definitely left that out of the movie.

The movie was entertaining though and we all liked it and thought it was fun.  They should have left out the bar scene and some of the other more adult humor in the film, which wasn’t necessary to make it work.  Other than that, it’s a typical Vince Vaughn movie, so it’s not going to win any awards but will make you laugh.

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

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

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Becky and I went to see Now You See Me this Weekend at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO and then again at the Regal Cinema in Lone Tree, yesterday with our friends Rod and Kimberly and our boys Conroy and Corban. The MovieFone website at Now You See Me describes the movie as follows…

“‘NOW YOU SEE ME’ pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against “The Four Horsemen”, a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. “The Four Horsemen” pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law…”

The Review:  Now You See Me is a fun really movie with plenty of plot twists to keep you entertained and guessing about what’s going on.  Many of the critics have not been very kind to the film, some saying that it’s too predictable, which is ridiculous. It’s very well done with great acting and directing and it’s a very clean and entertaining film.

The story is clever as the FBI is chasing down a group of bank robbing magicians, who are giving all the money away to the audience on their quest for fame with really great magic tricks.  There is a plot within the plot as you try to discover what the real motive is for robbing these banks using elaborate magic tricks. Morgan Freeman’s character is making money off of exposing their tricks and he plays an interesting role in this movie.  It was really cool how they tied the whole story together with a famous escape artist and all of the characters had their own unique skills that made it really fun to watch.

They maybe could have done a little better job hiding the “fifth man”, but it had so much going on that it kept you guessing.  We all really liked it and would recommend seeing it.

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

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

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Becky and I went to see Fast & Furious 6 last Weekend at the AMC Theater in Highlands Ranch, CO with our friends Mark and Maria. The MovieFone website at Fast & Furious 6 describes the movie as follows…

“Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete.

Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again….”

The Review:  It’s a repeat of every other Fast & Furious movie and it’s incredible that they have been able to make six of these movies.  This is a 100% pure guy flick.  It’s mindless, ridiculous, far-fetched, unbelievable, should I keep going?  It’s still a fun action movie with fast hot cars and beautiful women, but the story is really laughable and the main characters are pretty much indestructible with The Rock looking like he eats steroids for all three meals.  All I can say is, “that’s not natural or normal”.  At one point toward the end, his head looked like it was two of Vin Diesels.

Becky and Maria didn’t like this movie at all and thought it was a complete waste of time.  I liked it for the action and fast cars and Mark liked it for the action and the hot women.  Although I hate seeing them destroy so many great cars, which is like a horror movie for me and at times this movie plays out like a horror movie, especially a crazy scene with a tank rolling over cars on a freeway.  The characters were also totally ridiculous at times, more like super hero’s than real people.  You definitely have to look past the absurdity of the film and get ready for the 7th because that’s coming for sure.

If you like these movies, you’ll probably like this one.  If you don’t than go with Becky’s advice and skip it.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – * Don’t Bother

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Becky and I went to see Star Trek Into Darkness last Weekend at the AMC Theater at Castle Rock, CO. The MovieFone website at Star Trek Into Darkness describes the movie as follows…

“The Star Trek franchise continues with this follow-up to 2009’s J.J. Abrams-directed reboot. Abrams returns to direct from a script by Damon Lindelof and the writing team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The crew of the Enterprise engages in an epic battle of good versus evil after being summoned home, only to discover Starfleet in ruins, and they venture into a war zone to find the powerful villain (Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch) responsible for the devastation…”

The Review:  Star Trek Into Darkness is the second trip into the world of the new Star Trek series with Chris Pine as Captain James T Kirk.  It’s a continuation of the previous movie with an addition of the famous Khan character from the Wrath of Khan.  If you’re a Star Trek fan you’ll like this movie and you’ll see the correlation to the original television series and the Khan character.  Except for the fact that the character Khan really didn’t fit the mold of the previous Khan characters for some reason.

The movie has a bit of a Soap Opera feel to it, more like the television series and it had plenty of action.  It’s a fun movie to watch, but I thought the first one was much better and Becky got bored with it, since she’s not a science fiction, Star Trek fan anyway.  Still, this movie is much better than the older versions that they had done previously that were pretty lame and the characters are great, true to the original, such as the classic “Dammit Jim, I’m a Doctor…” line by Bones in this new movie.  There are a number of things like this that are pretty cool to the Star Trek fan.  I watched the television series growing up, so I caught it quickly, along with many other people in the audience.

We liked the movie and thought it was the price of admission, especially if you’re a Star Trek fan, but I have to say it was just Worth The Trip and not a Don’t Miss It.  Becky agreed with me on this one, which is “highly unusual”.

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

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