Becky and I went to see The Mechanic last night at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The MovieFone website at The Mechanic describes the movie as follows:

“‘Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a “mechanic” — an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed…”

The Review
The Mechanic is a film that I was really looking forward to seeing.  I like Jason Statham in his action flicks.  He always has great action in his flicks, super cool cars and sometimes a good story.  However, some of this movies like Crank for example, totally suck and that’s one of the challenges with his movies.  They can be a hit or a miss.

The Mechanic is definitely a miss.  It’s just non-stop violence without a real story that is very interesting where you can get emotionally attached to the characters.  He’s a “mechanic”, which is a fancy name for a hit man, and he’s definitely the best at his job.  He takes another guy under his wings though who is just into killing people and the film gets super violent and it just isn’t fun, but ridiculous.

We can’t say this is worth the price of admission.  Becky thought it was a total waste of time and I would rate it a rental.

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

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Becky and I went to see The Dilemma last weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at The Dilemma describes the movie as follows:

“‘Longtime friends Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really launch their company. Then Ronny spots Nick’s wife out with another man , and in the process of investigating the possible affair, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. As the presentation nears, Ronny agonizes over what might happen if the truth gets out.”

The Review
The Dilemma is a pretty funny movie with a great cast. The characters are a bit nuts, especially Vince Vaughn’s character Ronny. The story is kind of strange about the struggle between two characters trying to communicate with one another, after Vince’s character discovers that his business partner’s wife is cheating on his partner.

Kevin Jame’s wife is played by Winona Ryder, who is having an affair with Channing Tatum’s character and they do a great job in the movie too. All the acting in this film is very good, with an all-star cast and there are some really funny parts and lines in the film. Overall though, the story was not fantastic, but it was funny. We both liked it, but we would probably wait for the rental on this one.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see The Green Hornet last week at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO with our two boys Conroy & Corban. The Fandango website at The Green Hornet describes the movie as follows:

“‘Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has thus far been happy to lead an aimless life. After his father dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crimefighters to bring down the city’s most powerful criminal.”

The Review
The Green Hornet is another super hero movie, but it’s not like any other super hero movie.  The story is about a young guy who’s Dad is rich and when he passes away his son decides to fight crime, but he’s a total goof. He teams up with a sidekick, Kato that has mad skills as a martial artist and has fantastic abilities in creating super cool cars and gadgets.

The story is really cool, along with the cars.  The chemistry with the characters is great and this movie was way more fun than I thought it would be.  My only complaint is that it was way too violent.  I’ve noticed that most of the super hero type films are becoming extremely violent while still pushing the limits of the PG-13 rating instead of R.

The film also stars Cameron Diaz as the assistant to Seth Rogen and there were some cool dynamics between all of them that made it entertaining.  Overall, we all liked this film and it’s done pretty well at the box office.

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

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Becky and I went to see No Strings Attached last week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at No Strings Attached describes the movie as follows:

“‘Lifelong friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) take their relationship to the next level by having sex. Afraid of ruining their friendship, the new lovers make a pact to keep things purely physical, with no fighting, no jealousy and no expectations. Emma and Adam pledge to do whatever they want, wherever they want, as long as they do not fall in love. The question then becomes, which one will fall first?”

The Review
No Strings Attached is a movie about two people who have problems with relationships.  They have been in and out of relationships with men and women their entire lives.  All of the relationships they get involved in have been based on sex and are shallow at best.

They come up with plan to use each other for sex, so that they don’t have to continue going out with different people and eventually realize they are falling in love with each other.  The relationship gets complicated from that point on as they try to decide what to do about each other.

The movie has plenty of token gay characters, which they probably needed to get funded by some Hollywood producers, non-stop sex scenes and it’s not a great movie.  It’s somewhat entertaining though and it does show the difficulty of just having a relationship based on sex without getting emotionally involved with the person you’re involved with physically.  It’s really a good rental at best, maybe worth a $5 ticket, unless you are really just wanting to see these two actors naked.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see Season of the Witch tonight at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO with our two boys Conroy & Corban and our friends Rod & Kimberly. The MovieFone website at Season of the Witch describes the movie as follows:

“‘Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (‘National Treasure‘, ‘Ghost Rider‘) and Ron Perlman (‘Hellboy‘, ‘Hellboy II’) star in this supernatural action adventure about a heroic Crusader and his fellow soldier who must transport a woman accused of being a witch to a remote monastery. The arduous journey across perilous terrain tests their strength and courage as they discover the girl’s secret and find themselves battling a terrifyingly powerful force that will determine the fate of the world…”

The Review
Season of the Witch is a movie about a couple of knights who have fought in numerous battles during the Crusades and lived to tell about it.  They become deserters after seeing the mission of “the Church” going in the wrong direction and killing innocent people in the name of God.  A plague has stricken the country and the two of them are commanded to take a young girl to a far away land for trial as a witch in order to end the plague.

The story is definitely different.  It’s not a great movie by any stretch, but it reminded us of Van Helsing, which was kind of “campy”, while being a scary movie at the same time.  It has that same kind of feel.

The movie critics hated this film, but then again they really liked Black Swan that we thought was lame.  I think the critics are being way too hard on this movie.  There are a few parts of the film that will make you jump and we all thought it was a fun movie.

It’s not scary, but the acting wasn’t bad and the story was different and entertaining. The ending is far fetched.  However, think Van Helsing and you’ll get about the same kind of film with different characters and a totally new storyline.

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

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Becky and I went to see Country Strong this weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at Country Strong describes the movie as follows:

“‘Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (Tim McGraw) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all…”

The Review
Country Strong is movie about a country singer who has problems with alcohol addiction and relationship issues with her husband.  She’s disappointed her fans and everyone around her and is trying to decide if she wants to continue performing with all of the demands that come with fame and fortune.

The acting is great, Gwyneth Paltrow did a great job singing and so did the other actors.  Unfortunately, this movie is like watching a country and western song played out on the big screen complete with hitting rock bottom and the depression that many of these songs write about.  It just has way too much drama with the equivalent of sex, drugs and rock & roll that you would find with most typical rock stars.

The flick was just boring and will make for a good rental, but unless you’re really into country music you probably won’t like this film.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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Becky and I went to see The Fighter over Christmas week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at The Fighter describes the movie as follows:

“‘Mark Wahlberg stars in Paramount Pictures’ inspirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born, junior welterweight title winner “Irish” Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) — a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime — perennial underdog Irish Micky rebounded from a disheartening series of defeats to win both the WBU Intercontinental Lightweight title and the WBU Light Welterweight title thanks to a fierce combination of determination and hard work. David O. Russell directs from a script by 8 Mile’s Scott Silver and Paul Attanasio (The Bourne Ultimatum)…”

The Review
The Fighter is a great true story about a professional fighter who is living in the shadow of his older brother, who is now a washed out former contender and drug addict. The film is amazing and it has plenty of heart about this boxer who is facing tremendous personal challenges while trying to not get sucked into the web of his brother’s destructive lifestyle.

As the story moves on Micky Ward meets a woman and then goes on a mission to become a World Champion prize fighter and break free from his brother and family’s control of his life. The Fighter has plenty of emotion and action. It’s very intense at times as you watch the struggles of the man in dealing with his family and friends.

The acting is great, the characters are entertaining and engaging and this movie should also be up from some Oscar nominations because they are played so well. It’s a great flick and we both loved it! I heard that Mark Wahlberg trained for years to become a boxer in order to play this role. It showed in the film.

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

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Becky and I went to see Black Swan over Christmas week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at Black Swan describes the movie as follows:

“‘Black Swan’ follows the story of Nina (Natalie Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her…”

The Review
Black Swan is what a buddy of mine and I refer to as, “the lesbian horror flick”. The acting is fantastic and Natalie Portman does a great job in her role as a psychotic ballet dancer.  The movie poster pretty much sums up this movie and what you can expect.

Unfortunately, the story is really lame with way too much filler as the ballerina tries to find her way in the leading role as the white and black swan. The movie has plenty of suspense and a great deal of drama. The characters are rather interesting with sex, drugs and ballet instead of rock and roll. Black Swan comes complete with sexual fantasies by Natalie Portman’s character of her fellow ballet characters and other people in the film. Her Mom is a total lunatic that has helped create this whacky ballerina, along with some other whacko’s in the world of ballet.

The movie has some deep meaning that goes along with the ballet that it’s portraying and that’s why there is so much buzz around this movie, but it didn’t deliver for Becky and I. We both thought it was a rental at best and I thought it was a total waste of time.

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

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Becky and I went to see True Grit over Christmas week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at True Grit describes the movie as follows:

“14-year-old mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) joins an aging U.S. marshal (Jeff Bridges) and another lawman (Matt Damon) in tracking her father’s killer into hostile Indian territory in Joel and Ethan Coen’s adaptation of Charles Portis’ original novel. Sticking more closely to the source material than the 1969 feature adaptation starring Western icon John Wayne, the Coens’ True Grit tells the story from the young girl’s perspective, and re-teams the celebrated filmmaking duo with their No Country for Old Men producing partner Scott Rudin. Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper co-star…”

The Review
True Grit is a remake of the original John Wayne movie that won him an Oscar and this time Rooster Cogburn is played by Jeff Bridges and the Texas Ranger is played by Matt Damon. This story is Directed by the Coen brothers and it’s based on the book instead of being a remake of the first movie.

The story is great. There isn’t a great deal of action, as you might expect for a name like True Grit. It’s still very exciting though and is a classic Western with plenty of details about the Wild West. One of the neat things about this movie is the language. They apparently hadn’t discovered apostrophe’s yet, so instead of saying “don’t” the characters say “do not”. It’s more of a character story than anything else, about three people and how they came to be together in a manhunt.

The acting in this movie is superb. I’ll be surprised if there are not Oscar nominations again for this movie for best actor, best supporting actor and for best picture. All of the actors and actresses in this movie played their parts way too well. They were amazing and definitely made the movie worth seeing for sure. The story is really good and even though it’s a remake it’s different and worth seeing on the big screen for sure.

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

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Becky and I went to see the new film Little Fockers over Christmas week with the kids at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at Little Fockers describes the movie as follows:

“A birthday party for the twins gives Greg an opportunity to redeem himself after he takes a job that raises the suspicions of his overbearing father-in-law, Jack (Robert De Niro), in this installment of the hit comedy series. Greg (Ben Stiller) and Pam (Teri Polo) have been together for ten years, and now they’re the proud parents of two adorable twins. But money is tight, and in order to keep his family afloat, devoted nurse Greg takes a second job working for a drug company. But that development doesn’t sit well with Jack, whose previous suspicions regarding his hapless son-in-law soon come back in full force after learning of this development. With the twins’ birthday fast approaching, the proud parents invite the entire clan over to celebrate in style, including Kevin (Owen Wilson), who still carries a torch for his pretty ex Pam. As the festivities get under way, Greg takes every opportunity available to prove to Jack that he’s fully capable of providing for his family. Now Greg has one last chance to prove that he’s trustworthy. Should he fail, the circle of trust will be broken for good. Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Laura Dern, and Jessica Alba co-star…”

The Review
Little Fockers is the third installment of the Gaylord Focker saga that started with movie Meet The Parents. If you liked the first two movies, Meet the Parents and Meet The Fockers, you will like Little Fockers as well. I have to say that we didn’t expect much from this film, but it was very funny.

The story is much like the original film with the conflict between Focker and his Father-In-Law, Jack Burns, played by Robert De Niro. We took the kids and at times it was not appropriate for children at times, but it was funny. Many of the jokes went over our kids heads and it was much funnier than we expected it to be.

All of the characters from the first two films were in this movie and that made it even better than expected. The dynamics between the characters was great. We all liked it and thought it was a good movie.

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

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

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