Becky and I went to see the new film New Year’s Eve last week at the AMC theater in Castle Rock, CO.  The Fandango website at New Year’s Eve describes the movie as follows:

“New Year’s Eve celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.“

The Review 
New Year’s Eve is the second installment of the film Valentine’s Day with a full cast of new characters.  It’s a Garry Marshall film and it’s definitely better than the first one.  However, it’s definitely a chic flick and there isn’t much too the film.  It shows about five different stories all going on at the same time, like the Valentine’s Day movie and you follow along with each character having a New Years Eve experience.

The movie jumped around too much and there isn’t a great deal of substance in this film.  There’s a great deal of emotion, with a few good laughs at times.  It jumps from being comical to serious a bit too much, but it is entertaining.

Becky liked it much better than I did, but it really wasn’t that bad of a movie.  I think it makes it for a better rental, unless you’re looking for a date night movie.

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

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Becky and I took the kids to see the new film My Week With Marilyn a few weeks ago at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO.  The Fandango website at My Week With Marilyn describes the movie as follows:

“In 1956 England, Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) lands a job as a production assistant on the set of “The Prince and the Showgirl,” starring Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams). Marilyn is also honeymooning with her new husband, playwright Arthur Miller, but the combined pressure of work and the demands of the Hollywood hangers-on is driving her to exhaustion. When Miller departs for Paris, Colin seizes the opportunity, to give Marilyn respite during a week in the idyllic British countryside.“

The Review 
My Week With Marilyn is a strange, but fascinating film about the iconic Marilyn Monroe.  It focuses on her relationship with a young man, while filming a movie in England.  The film gives a glimpse into her life from the perspective of this guy, who fell in love with her, while working as her personal assistant for a week.  It’s a little goofy in that regard, but it’s pretty good.

She definitely was a beautiful woman, but a bit of a nut with a serious drinking and drug problem according to this film.  It also portrayed her as a woman who needed to be the center of attention and have the world answer to her beckon call.  She was also incredibly insecure.  If you’re a fan of Marilyn Monroe you should really like this movie.  We didn’t dislike the movie, but we found it rather interesting.  It’s not a feel good movie, but more like a documentary.

We thought it was a pretty good film though between Worth The Trip and being a Rental.

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

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Becky and I took the kids to see the new film Hugo a few weeks ago at the Regal Cinema theater in Lone Tree, CO for their $5 Sunday.  The Fandango website at Hugo, describes the movie as follows:

“Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo’s job is to oil and maintain the station’s clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father (Jude Law). Accompanied by the goddaughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) of an embittered toy merchant (Ben Kingsley), Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.“

The Review 
Hugo is another movie for the Holidays that has been getting great reviews by the critics and this time they are right. This is a very well done film starring Ben Kingsley and Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Wolfman).  The story has many plot twists and it is an adaptation from a children’s book, The Adventures of Hugo Cabret.  Our son Conroy had read the book and he really liked it.  The movie was really good too.

This movie has a great deal of heart and it’s a very fun film that is clever and unique for the whole family.  The cinematography is really cool, with great costumes and interesting characters with a great story.  We all really liked it, except for Bianca who thought it was a rental.

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

Bianca – ** Rental
Corban – **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy  – **** Don’t Miss It

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Becky and I went to see the new George Clooney flick The Descendants a couple of weeks ago at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO with a few friends.  The Fandango website at The Descendants, describes the movie as follows.

“Native islander Matt King (George Clooney) lives with his family in Hawaii. Their world shatters when a tragic accident leaves his wife in a coma. Not only must Matt struggle with the stipulation in his wife’s will that she be allowed to die with dignity, but he also faces pressure from relatives to sell their family’s enormous land trust. Angry and terrified at the same time, Matt tries to be a good father to his young daughters as they too try to cope with their mother’s possible death.“

The Review 
The Descendants has been getting rave reviews as one of the best films of the year.  This is hardly the case.  The best thing about this film is the movie poster and that it’s set in Hawaii.  It’s a clever story with a few interesting characters, but just because it’s clever doesn’t make it entertaining.  There are a couple funny scenes, but overall this movie is pretty depressing.

The film is not terrible, but it’s just not very good.  The best way to describe it is that it’s boring.  Clooney is running down the road again, which is something that has been happening frequently in his previous Independent Films.  The Descendants came across like it was going to be more of a comedy, but it’s a long, drawn out, dramatic film that was far too serious.  We all left the film feeling let down.

When the movie was over I turned to one of our friends and I said, “Did you like this movie?” and she responded very matter of fact, “No, I did not like that movie.”.  We would both rate this movie as a Don’t Bother, unless you’re in the mood to be depressed.

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

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Becky and I went to see the new Clint Eastwood flick J. Edgar on opening night at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO.  The Fandango website at J. Edgar, describes the movie as follows.

“As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) becomes one of America’s most-powerful men. Serving through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover utilizes methods both ruthless and heroic to keep his country safe. Projecting a guarded persona in public and in private, he lets few into his inner circle. Among those closest to him are his protege and constant companion, Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), and Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts), his loyal secretary.“

The Review 
J. Edgar is a very well done film about the life of J. Edgar Hoover starring Leonardo DiCaprio and he is amazing in this flick.  In fact, Becky and I will be amazed if he doesn’t get nominated and probably win Best Actor for this role in this film.  The movie though is directed by Clint Eastwood and his age is showing in this movie.  It’s not just this film, but every film that I’ve seen him involved in over the past decade moves extremely slow and J. Edgar moves like a snail across the screen.

The character and the story are quite fascinating.  The amount of power and the things that J. Edgar accomplished was incredible.  The guy was really an unbelievable icon in American history and he had dirt on everybody, including the Presidents of the United States.  Nobody messed with J. Edgar Hoover that’s for sure.  Like Becky said when we left the film, “Well, I just had my history lesson for the year.” and that’s a good way to sum up this movie.  It’s too long though with too much emphasis on J. Edgar’s secret life as a homosexual.

The biggest problem though is really how slow this film moves while being as long as it is, so I wouldn’t give it high marks for the Directing.  On the contrary, I think Eastwood wrecked the film because he spends so much time having Leonardo walk down a hallway, get in a car, watch a horserace with his companion, get his Mom a glass or water or do other things that are just not that relevant to the film.  The bottom line is the flick is boring, which is too bad.

It’s a good film to watch for a history lesson and just to watch DiCaprio play on the Big Screen because he was amazing.  Beyond that it’s too difficult to sit that long with little going on and the acting just can’t save it.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I took the kids to see the new Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn last Sunday at the Regal Cinema in Lone Tree, CO.  The Fandango website at Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, describes the movie as follows.

“At last, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) are getting married. When Jacob (Taylor Lautner) finds out that Bella wants to spend her honeymoon as a human, he is horrified — for Edward’s passion could accidentally kill her. Bella does indeed survive her honeymoon, but a new complication arises when she discovers that she’s pregnant — and the child is growing at an alarming rate. The pregnancy sets the wolves against Bella and Edward, but Jacob vows to protect his friend.“

The Review 
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is part one of the final film in the Twilight Saga series, thank goodness, about Edward the vampire, Bella his lover and Jacob the werewolf.  The books were amazing best sellers and it’s kind of funny that they were written by a Mormon because the genre is totally whacked out, including having a giant cross lying on the floor on the way up the stairs of the vampires home.

I’m not a fan of the films, they are too much like a soap opera.  This one has much more blood than the previous ones and the story is totally whacked with Bella getting pregnant and having a vampire baby. The special effects were kind of cool, but this vampire flick simply cannot compete with Lost Boys, Fright Night or the Underworld series where vampires and werewolves are not on the same level as the Captain Crunch character and Tony The Tiger.

The whole concept of this movie series is really silly and reminds me of the soap opera in the 1970’s called Dark Shadows with the 200 year old vampire Barnabas Collins in search of his lost love that my sisters made me watch every day as a kid.  We continue to get sucked into it because I have to write a review about it and they seem to release it when nothing else is playing.  It’s definitely the better of the series, with the exception of the first one that was the best of the bunch in my opinion where you actually had evil blood sucking vampires.

We were not huge fans of this film, it was better than Becky and I expected it to be and the kids didn’t like it at all.  Conroy who is 13, really thought it was stupid and it definitely took a turn for the worse compared to the first film.  I rarely side with the critics, but on this one I’m with them.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

Conroy – ** Rental
Corban – * Don’t Bother
Bianca – * Don’t Bother 

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Becky and I went to see Jack & Jill at the AMC Theater in Castle Rock, CO tonight.  The Fandango website at Jack & Jill, describes the movie as follows.

“Thanksgiving is usually a happy time, but ad executive Jack (Adam Sandler) dreads the holiday because his twin sister, Jill (also Sandler), makes her annual visit. When Jack and his sister get off on the wrong foot, the only way to make it right is to invite her to stay through Hanukkah. But, when actor Al Pacino (Al Pacino), whom Jack desperately needs to star in a commercial, takes a shine to Jill, Jack may be forced to extend his sister’s visit even longer.“

The Review 
Jack & Jill is the latest Adam Sandler flick where Adam Sandler plays two characters, Jack and his sister Jill.  Jack cannot stand his sister Jill who drives him nuts.  It’s a comedy that is totally goofy and beyond ridiculous with Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and a number of high profile actors thrown in for good measure.  The film is really crazy and there are some funny parts for sure.

One thing that was really cool too was the special effects in making Adam Sandler and Adam Sandler show up together, like when they were jumping rope and giving each other high fives.  There were some really funny parts of this film too, that were hysterical.

Becky and the kids really liked this movie and thought it was hilarious.  I didn’t like it as much as they did and thought it was a bit too nuts, but that it would make a good rental flick.  If you have children from 8 to 14 years of age, they should like this movie.

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

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Yesterday, Becky and I went to see the Independent film Sarah’s Key at the Regal Cinema at Greenwood Plaza on Arapahoe Road in Englewood, CO that has been at the box office for a while now.  The Fandango website at Sarah’s Key, describes the movie as follows.

“ Based on Tatiana de Rosnay’s best-selling novel, Sarah’s Key tells the story of an American Journalist on the brink of making big life decisions regarding her marriage and her unborn child. What starts off as a reseach article about the Vel’d’Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up as a journey toward self-discovery as she stumbles upon a terrible secret and discovers the heartbreaking story of a Jewish family forced out of their home, a home that is now their own. “

The Review 
Sarah’s Key is a powerful movie about the Holocaust and how the French treated the Jews when they knew the Nazi’s were coming into Europe.  It’s an interesting and incredibly well done film.  The viewer jumps between present day and 1942 as the main character researches the life of a young family that was removed from the home that her in-laws own.

This movie will pull at your heart strings and clearly shows what happens with evil men rise to power and good men do nothing.  It is a great story about the triumph and devastation of war and how it affects people differently.  It shows how depraved and selfish humanity can be when they only look out for their own best interest and it’s a very sad film as well.

I hope that doesn’t deter you from seeing this movie though because it is amazing!  It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen this year and Becky and I were both blown away by how good the movie really is and how fascinating they made this movie.  The acting is superb, the directing is great, there really isn’t anything bad about this movie other than the content is disturbing because it shows first hand the annihilation of the Jewish people during World War II by the Nazi regime by focusing on one family, a little girl and her brother.  Don’t miss this flick.

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

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