Becky and I went to see the new film, The King’s Speech this week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Rach, CO. The MovieFone website at The King’s Speech describes the movie as follows:

“After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.

Based on the true story of King George VI, ‘The King’s Speech’ follows the Royal Monarch’s quest to find his voice…”

The Review
The King’s Speech is going to be a classic film for sure and probably win a number of awards this year. It’s extremely well done with fantastic acting and a great true story about the King of England and his two sons who are heirs to his throne.

The story is really amazing. The Duke of York, who is the second born son of the King has a speech problem and cannot speak publicly, or even privately for that matter, without stuttering. The Duke’s wife seeks out a speech therapist to help her husband with his speech problem and she finds a common man who is an expert in his profession, played by Geoffrey Rush. The chemistry between the two characters is great.

The language is rough at times, but it’s appropriate for the situation. The King’s Speech is very entertaining and we really enjoyed it.

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

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Becky and I took the kid’s to see the new film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader last week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at The Chronicles of Narnia describes the movie as follows:

“Upon returning to Narnia to join Prince Caspian for a voyage on the majestic royal vessel known as The Dawn Treader, Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin Eustace encounter merfolk, dragons, dwarves, and a wandering band of lost warriors. As the edge of the world draws near, their remarkable adventure at sea sails toward an exciting, yet uncertain, conclusion…”

The Review
The Chronicles of Narnia series is an interesting fantasy movie. Many Christians love these movies because of the Christian undertones with the lion representing Jesus in this fantasy world and since it was written by C.S. Lewis. It just doesn’t do it for me. I don’t see any difference between magic in these films and the Harry Potter series for example where they battle good and evil.

The original, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was very well done, but the sequels have not been nearly as good. They are entertaining, but I think the characters in the movie are just not very exciting to watch. The story is fun, the special effects are good, but the acting and the directing is pretty lame.

In this installment there are only two main characters in the film with a new child, their cousin that is introduced and they seem to be a bit too clueless throughout the movie. In fairness, our kids enjoyed this last movie and thought it was really exciting and fun to watch. Becky and I found it boring. She almost fell asleep and I was not far behind her. Unless you’re going to bring some children with you, you might want to wait for this one to come out as a rental.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental

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

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Becky and I took the kid’s to see the new film TRON last night at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MovieFone website at TRON: Legacy describes the movie as follows:

“”Tron: Legacy’ is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Helund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey of escape across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous…”

The Review
TRON: Legacy is a great flick and I have to tell you that I was really skeptical about this movie. I saw the original and I remembered how much I didn’t like the first film, so I had really low expectations for this one.

However, Becky got us a deal on seeing TRON: Legacy IMAX 3D through an Internet website where it ended up costing us about $25 to take all five of us to the big screen and the screen is huge. This was our first experience in going to the IMAX and seeing a film in 3D on that monster screen. The night before we were cracking up about the line to get into see this movie, but after seeing it we were impressed. We definitely picked a great flick for the IMAX 3D version and we have to recommend it.

We all really enjoyed the movie and the special effects, except for Becky who thought it was a Rental. It was just a bit too much science fiction for her. I think Becky got the tickets on some Deal of the Day online, so I’m not sure if you can duplicate that option, otherwise it’s about $16.50 to see it at primetime rates. Great flick though, so make sure you catch it this Holiday Season.

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

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

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Becky and I went to see the new Reese Witherspoon film, How Do You Know last night at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Rach, CO. The MSN Movie website at How Do You Know describes the movie as follows:

“‘Director James L. Brooks returns to the helm for this ensemble comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson, and centering on the story of a passionate athlete who finds herself romantically torn between a narcissistic baseball star and a straight-laced businessman. As far back as Lisa (Witherspoon) can remember, her life has been defined by sports. Then, in the blink of an eye, she’s cut from the team. Her identity in crisis as she attempts to regain her footing in life, Lisa begins dating Matty (Wilson), a Major League Baseball pitcher and notorious womanizer. Meanwhile, terminally honest businessman George (Rudd) finds himself on the road to financial ruin or worse after being wrongly implicated in a financial crime…”

The Review
How Do You Know is a funny romantic comedy about a girl who is trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life after her career as an athlete comes to an abrupt end. Reese Witherspoon plays the main character Lisa and she does a good job in this movie. Becky commented that anytime they showed her she had on a pair of shorts or a dress to show off her legs and she definitely got in shape for this film.

Paul Rudd plays a business man who is in crisis because of his narcissistic father played by Jack Nicholson that has put him in a tough situation with the Federal Government. Those two characters were great together, although Jack is showing his age.

Owen Wilson plays a baseball player who is a crack-up because he’s so incredibly full of himself. There are some good lines from his character and the others.

Overall we both really liked this movie. It was worth the trip in our opinion, but for some people may think it’s a better rental. Should be a good date movie though.

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

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Becky and I went to see the new Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie film, The Tourist last week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Rach, CO with our friends Rod and Kimberly. The Fandango website at The Tourist describes the movie as follows:

“‘Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path…”

The Review
The Tourist has plenty of Star Power with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. The story is very clever and keeps you guessing, much like that movie The Thomas Crown Affair. I have to give credit to Rod and Kimberly for that one, but it’s much like that movie with some mystery and the fact that it keeps you guessing up until the end of the film.

The Tourist is really well done. The cinematography and setting in Italy is very cool. The characters are very mysterious and interesting. Johnny and Angelina work very well together in this movie, so they cast the roles good and it was Directed well also. The story though is fun and that’s what I liked about it.

Becky fell asleep the first time we saw it and she went back and saw it again on her own with a girlfriend. She liked it much better the second time she said because she knew what was going on in the movie. It will make you think the first time around because there are plenty of twists and turns with the characters, which is what I thought made it such an entertaining film.

I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with this one. Rod and Kimberly both liked it and so did Becky and I.

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

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Becky and I went to see the flick, Love and Other Drugs on opening night at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at Love and Other Drugs describes the movie as follows:

“‘A salesman competes in the cutthroat world of pharmaceuticals to hawk a male performance enhancement drug. Based on Jamie Reidy’s memoir “Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman…”

The Review
Love and Other Drugs is really summed up in the description above. There isn’t much to this movie beyond it being about a salesman, who is trying to figure out how he can sell more drugs to doctors and rise to the top of his drug company to impress his family. Supposedly, it’s the drug Viagra that is going to make him a superstar. After all, he’s not only a great salesman, but good at picking up women and having sex with them.

This movie should have been called “Sex and Other Drugs” because that’s about all Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway do for two hours. It’s like watching a pornographic movie after a while and you’re wondering how shallow this movie can really be. He does remember her name. We didn’t know that the movie poster of the two of them in bed would be pretty much the entire movie, just in different settings with some other shallow characters thrown in as filler. If that’s what you’re looking for this is definitely your movie, otherwise it pretty much sucked.

In fairness, there is this whole element of Anne Hathaway’s character having an incurable disease and since he works for a drug company that’s supposed to have some message in it I guess. The message is that the drug companies are more concerned about selling sex drugs than curing diseases, not that sex doesn’t sell since that’s all this movie is selling for two hours. The main character also isn’t sure if he wants to stay with a woman he’s falling in love with since she is going to die from her disease, but he sure likes being with her.

In addition, we both thought that it really paints doctors in a bad light as nothing more than glorified drug pushers, who are looking for their next thrill ride and perk. Not all of them of course, but several in the film are just concerned about their perks from the drug companies and not their patients health and that was a bit ridiculous.

Overall, we found this movie to be a waste of time and Hollywood fantasy land. We can’t recommend it, it’s a rental at best.

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

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I took the kids to see the new Harry Potter movie this Thanksgiving weekend at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows describes the movie as follows:

“Without the guidance and protection of their professors, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) begin a mission to destroy the Horcruxes, the sources of Voldemort’s immortality. Though they must rely on one another more than ever, dark forces threaten to tear them apart. Voldemort’s Death Eaters have seized control of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, and they are searching for Harry — even as he and his friends prepare for the ultimate showdown…”

The Review
Harry Potter movies are coming to an end with this first installment of the final chapter in the life of Harry Potter and his friends. It is quite exciting with incredible special effects as usual. Becky didn’t want to go and see it. She is not a fan of these movies, so I guess you either really like Harry Potter movies or you don’t.

I tend to like these films and they do extremely well at the box office since so many people have read the Harry Potter book series. Harry has now come of age and in this adventure he is having to battle some pretty scary characters as he comes to the final showdown against his arch enemy. It’s kind of a bummer that it was done in two installments, but it’s a quick way for the studio to make more money off of this blockbuster.

This final chapter is really a great flick. I haven’t talked to anyone yet who didn’t like it and everyone is waiting for part two that will arrive next year to see how it comes to an end. My son Conroy is finishing the book series and like most people reading the books, he is telling me that the book is so much better than the movie. I can’t bring myself to read the books though having seen all the films. If you’re a Harry Potter fan and you’ve seen the other movies, this is definitely a Don’t Miss it otherwise it’s probably a Don’t Bother.

John – **** Don’t Miss It

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

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Becky and I took the kids to see the new movie Tangled this weekend at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at Tangled describes the movie as follows:

“When the kingdom’s most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi) hides out in a mysterious tower, he’s taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a beautiful and feisty towerbound teen with 70 feet of magical , golden hair. Flynn’s curious captor, who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs. In theaters this holiday season in Disney Digital 3D™, “Tangled” is a story of adventure, heart, humor and hair—lots of hair…”

The Review
As you would expect from a Disney film, the animation in Tangled was fantastic. For a while, you’ll forget you’re watching a cartoon. Not only did it have great artwork, but this was a really fun story that was great for the whole family regardless of age.

We went to see it with our friends Chris and Hope and their two children, Severan and Kaden, along with our three wild children. Everyone liked this movie and thought it was really fun.

Tangled has pulled in over $49 million at the Box office, so it’s a big hit. It’s being shown in Digital 3D as well as the old fashioned 2D version and we all opted for skipping the extra cost for the 3D. It was great without the 3D. I’m not a huge musical fan, but there are some good songs in the movie by Mandy Moore and Donna Murphy (the witch), who sings a song called “Mother Knows Best” that was very well done and rather funny. The hero in the film is a real dork and that makes it all the more entertaining.

The characters in this film were great and it is the classic Brother’s Grimm fairy tale about the girl, Rupunzel, with her long hair kept in a tower for her magical hair. Only there are some twists to this updated version of the story. This is definitely one to put on the list this Holiday Season, if you haven’t seen it already.

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

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

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Becky and I went to see the new Russell Crowe flick, The Next Three Days last week at the AMC Theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at The Next Three Days describes the movie as follows:

“‘Life for John and Lara Brennan (Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks) is miserable after she is convicted of a murder she says she did not commit. Three years later while struggling with the demands of work and raising his son alone, John is still trying to establish her innocence. When her final appeal is rejected, Lara becomes suicidal, forcing John to exercise the only option he has left: Break her out of prison…”

The Review
The Next 3 Days is a wild thrill ride into the world of a husband and wife who find themselves in a total mess after she is convicted of killing her boss. You don’t know if she has done the crime or not throughout the movie, but her husband, is convinced that she is innocent.

This movie is done extremely well and it will keep you on the edge of your seat as you wonder what choices the characters are going to make given their situation. It also shows how easy it would be to get convicted of a crime and find yourself behind bars, which we already know happens all the time in the United States given the new DNA testing finding people innocent. In this case though, there isn’t anyway that DNA tests would be possible because of the type of crime, which adds another element of suspense to the movie.

The Next Three Days has plenty of action, suspense, drama and it’s exciting. It was definitely worth the price of admission and is one of the better films we’ve seen lately, so put it on your list if you’re looking for a good film to check out.

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

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Becky and I went to see the new Dwayne Johnson, Faster last night at the AMC Theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at Faster describes the movie as follows:

“‘An ex-con is out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago…”

The Review
Faster should have been slower and the Director could have taken more time to create a better movie. This movie was beyond the realm of nonsense. The main character has been shot in the head, now has a metal plate and is therefore somehow indestructible. This is not going to win Dwayne Johnson an Oscar that’s for sure.

Throw into the mix Billy Bob Thornton who plays a cop that is getting ready to retire, but has serious family and drug problems and the movie starts to get a little strange. That’s not all, they added to the list of characters a hired killer that is out to get the main character, but he’s not just any hired gun. He’s a handsome well tuned machine with a gorgeous girlfriend who wants him to give up his profession as a “hit man” and have a family. He has issues though, after all, he made it big in the dot com era and is a multi-millionaire who now kills people for sport. Yeah, it’s a very whacked out film.

I won’t bother telling you anymore. This is definitely a Don’t Bother.

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

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