John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Duplicity

March 21, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

I still need to write a review for Escape to Witch Mountain that we saw last week, but in the meantime, Becky and I went to see Duplicity last night, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Rotten Tomatoes website at Duplicity describes the movie as follows.

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Duplicity Garden State download is an entertaining and smart drama that is a bit more like a romantic comedy with the chemistry between the two big stars. In some ways it’s like most other Julia Roberts films, since she tends to play the same character all the time. Duplicity reminded me a little bit like Ocean’s Eleven since the two main characters are trying to pull off a heist.

The biggest complaint that most people will have with Duplicity is that it jumps around a bunch. The acting is good, there is some swearing that wasn’t really necessary and plenty of romance in the bedroom, but those scenes are in good taste. The photography is good, but the editing does a number of those split screens with too many things going on at once. It’s a bit like being at a sports bar at times or having a bunch of windows open on your computer as you try to keep track off all the things happening.

Becky and I both liked it and we met our friend Angie Hotzfield and her sister Barbara, who were also there. They both liked it too, but be prepared to figure out what’s going on. Don’t leave to go to the bathroom or you may not figure this one out. It’s a fun flick that we thought was Worth The Trip. I’m trying to talk Becky into going to see “I Love You Man”, “Knowing” looks pretty stupid, so we’ll probably skip that one.

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

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John &amp; Becky&#039;s Movie Review Of Miss March

March 19, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

missmarch_smallteaser Becky and I went to see Miss March last week, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Yahoo website at Miss March describes the movie as follows:

“A young man awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart has since become a centerfold in one of the world’s most famous men’s magazines. He and his sex-crazed best friend decide to take a cross-country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary mansion headquarters and win back the girl…”

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Miss March The Mask release is in the top running for one of the worst movies of the year. Which is why I waited to write a review about it since I didn’t really care. There was so much crude humor that it was unbelievable. The story was nuts, the acting was terrible, the script was bad and Hugh Hefner is getting so old that he’s starting to look like Vincent Price.

It is very rare when Becky and I agree with the Hollywood Critics, but in this case they are spot on. This movie was terrible. There are a couple scenes in this film that will be stuck in my head for a very long time and I’m not so sure that’s a good thing.

As one reviewer for Entertainment Weekly wrote, “Writer-director-stars Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, of the Whitest Kids U’Know, here prove the crassest, most maladroit moviemakers you know.”

Don’t waste your time or money on this one. Becky said, “We should have read our review first.”.

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

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John & Becky’s Movie Review of The Watchmen

March 9, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

watchmenposter Becky and I went to see The Watchmen on Saturday Night, at the Kerasotes theater in Castle Rock, CO. The Rotten Tomatoes website at The Watchmen describes the movie as follows:

” A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock — which… A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock — which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union — moves closer to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes…”

The Review
The Watchmen apparently was a big hit at the box office this weekend, with crazy people like Becky and me giving this stupid film our money. Sixty-five percent of the visitors to Rotten Tomatoes liked this flick and there were even some people who hooted and hollered at the end of our movie. Becky and I were thinking they had to be excited like we were, that the movie was over. It’s a silly, graphically violent, epic, about unbelievable super hero’s that is three hours long.

Okay, 2 hours and 43 minutes, plus previews, so get ready to sit for three hours, if you decide to go see this movie. It’s not worth it. Watching a guy get his arms cut off, a lady have a bullet blow through her leg, constant beatings is not entertainment unless you’re dull. Over and over, this film has violence combined with a few wild sex scenes and there isn’t a brain cell left in your head, after three hours to think anything good about this film – you’re numb.

As one reviewer wrote, “Watchmen left me looking at the exit far more often than at the screen.” Enough said, don’t waste your time or money on this one.

John – * Don’t Bother
Becky – * Don’t Bother
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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of Inkheart

March 5, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

inkheartposter1 Becky and I took our two boys Conroy and Corban to see Inkheart last week, at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at Inkheart describes the movie as follows:

“Mo Folchart is a father who possesses a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when Mo accidentally brings a power-hungry villain from a rare children’s fable to life, the villain kidnaps Mo’s daughter and demands Mo bring other evil fictional characters to life. In an attempt to rescue his daughter, Mo assembles a disparate group of friends – both real and magic – and embarks on a journey to save her and set things right…”

The Review

Inkheart has been out for a while and stars the popular movie star Brendan Fraser as a bookworm who has amazing super powers. When he reads a book the characters in the book come to life, and as you might expect, these powers get him into some serious trouble.

The movie is a bit cheesy, but it’s a really fun flick. I was surprised to see Andy Serkis, the voice of the nasty character Gollum from Lord of the Rings, in this movie. He played a great villian in Inkheart and was very entertaining.

Inkheart is a good kids movie and we all enjoyed it. It will make for a really great rental, but we thought it was worth the price of admission. The story, special effects and acting were all well done. There are quite a few parts that are not believable and a bit goofy, but it’s a children’s film and if you keep that in mind you’ll have a good time. The critics didn’t like this one, but we did.

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

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

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John &amp;amp;amp; Becky&amp;amp;#039;s Movie Review Of Coraline 3D

March 5, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

coraline3dposter2 I took Bianca to see the new cartoon Coraline in 3D a couple weeks ago, at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Fandango website at Coraline describes the movie as follows:

“Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning) is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door and discovers an alternate version of her life on the other side. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life and the people in it – only much better. But when this seemingly perfect world turns dangerous, and her other parents (including her Other Mother voiced by Teri Hatcher) try to trap her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to escape this increasingly perilous world – and save her family…”

The Review
Coraline 3D

is the first creepy cartoon for little kids that I’ve seen since The Nightmare Before Christmas. No surprise though since they were both Tim Burton films. This film is about a young girl, Coraline, who not is satisfied with her life and her busy parents that have moved into a new home. She starts searching the house for something to do and discovers that there is something evil in the house that is trying to take her away from her parents.

The Candy Snatchers movie download Bianca and I really liked this movie and thought it was super cool in 3D, but we went home and told Conroy, Corban and Becky, so they went the very next day. They were not as thrilled about it as we were and didn’t like it that much. Becky thought it was a rental and so did the boys, so there was a bit of a disagreement and we caught it from them when they got home.

I guess you’ll have to check it out on your own now and draw your own conclusion. For what it’s worth, I didn’t like the Preview of this film and I thought it was going to be a terrible movie. Maybe that’s why I was surprised that I liked it and thought it was Worth The Trip. It had a good moral to the story about how the grass always looks better on the other side of the street, even when you’re a small child it’s buyer beware.

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

Corban – ** Rental
Conroy – ** Rental
Bianca – *** Worth The Trip
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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of The Uninvited

February 22, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

theuninvited Becky and I went to see The Uninvited

last week, at the Kerasotes theater in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at The Uninvited describes the movie as follows:

“Anna (Emily Browning) returns home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father (David Strathairn) has become engaged to her mother’s former nurse , Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). That night, Anna is visited by her mother’s ghost, who warns her of Rachel’s intentions. Together, Anna and her sister (Arielle Kebbel) try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother…”

The Review
The Univited is a creepy thriller about a young girl who has been in a mental institution since the death of her Mother and comes home to find her Dad with a new beautiful girlfriend. The drama ensues as the young girl and her sister believe that her Mom’s death was not an accident. The plot thickens as the girl’s boyfriend “saw something” the night of the Mom’s death and you wonder what’s going to happen.

Becky and I both thought it was a great movie, even though it was panned by the critics. It has a little bit of a Sixth Sense element to it. It’s not a real scary film in a supernatural type of way and I think that’s the disappointment for many of the viewers, but it is pretty shocking. It’s more of a thriller than a horror film and that’s probably why we liked it.

We both liked The Uninvited and thought it was worth the price of admission. If you don’t see it at the box office, you may want to put it on your rental list when it comes out.

John – *** Worth The Trip
Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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John & Becky’s Movie Review Of The International

February 22, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

theinternational It’s The Academy Awards tonight, so I figured I had better catch up on our movie reviews before the show. We’re probably going to go catch a flick tonight since we usually disagree with the snobs at The Academy.

Anyway, Becky and I went to see The International Riders release on opening night, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Rotten Tomatoes website at The International describes the movie as follows:

“In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one… In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing – even murder – to continue financing terror and war…”

The Review
The International is supposed to be an action packed thriller and there is some action, but the movie didn’t do it for us. Becky fell asleep because it jumped around so much and it was pretty boring. Part of the problem was that the story is probably more true than we realize. I mean, come on’, who doesn’t know that International bankers run the world. Hello, The Federal Reserve is privately owned and we just spent almost a trillion dollars bailing out 10 large banks that were doing everything but banking, out of about 10,800 banks in this country.

Needless to say, the timing for this film was great, but it was kind of boring and hard to believe that four guys in a room were controlling the world. Even the biggest conspiracy’s have to be more complex than this film made this one out to be. The bankers were just way to disorganized to rule the world, but maybe they are and that’s how they lost so much money and required a bailout. In this film, you wanted them to lose not just because they were terrible people, but because they were not very good at running things.

The International is not a horrible movie and the actors were good, but the directing or the screenplay or something was missing in this film. We can’t say that it was worth going to the box office by any stretch, but it will make for a good rental.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental
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John & Becky's Movie Review Of He's Just Not That Into You

February 18, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

notthatintoyou Becky and I went to see He’s Just Not That Into You On the Doll rip Rapid Exchange video

on opening night, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Rotten Tomatoes website at He’s Just Not That Into You

describes the movie as follows:

“Based on the wildly popular bestseller from Sex and the City scribes Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He’s Just Not That Into You tells the stories of a group of interconnected, Baltimore-based…

Gigi just wants a man who says he’ll call–and does–while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn’t think there’s a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine’s not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can’t quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can’t decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can’t get over the fact that he can’t have her. And Mary, who’s found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who’s straight…”

The Review
He’s Just Not That Into You is more like an episode of the old sitcom Friends than a blockbuster, “gotta see it” movie. It’s a definite “girls night out” film with major female star power, including Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Connelly, plus Ben Affleck is in the movie too. This is the big attraction to this film, much more than the story itself.

I guess it’s based on a book that came from a line in Sex In The City where one of the girls was waiting for a guy to call her back and some other girl said, “Maybe, he’s just not that into you?”. I apologize to fans of that show if I didn’t get it exactly right, but that’s what I heard.

This isn’t a bad movie, but it’s not a great movie either. However, it’s killing it at the box office with over $22 million in sales. It was cute and there are quite a few differences between the characters that keeps your interest and of course, they all know each other in a sixth degree of separation sort of way. It’s certainly not on my top ten list by any stretch and I wouldn’t ever take the time to watch it again. For that reason, I’m giving it a rating of wait for the Rental and Becky would agree.

John – ** Rental
Becky – ** Rental
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John & Becky's Movie Review Of New In Town

February 7, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

newintown Becky and I went to see New In Town last week, at the AMC theater in Highlands Ranch, CO. The Yahoo movie website at New In Town describes the movie as follows:

“A Miami businesswoman is transferred to rural Minnesota, and while she is there she re-evaluates her big-city values…”

The Review
New In Town

is a very funny movie that has plenty of laughs and a good clean story. The story takes you into challenges between corporate executives and small town factory workers as the company wants to go in a new direction that is going to cost workers their jobs.

Enter Lucy Hill, played by Renee Zellweger, who is on the fast track to becoming a Vice President with the company and is given the task of going from Miami to Minnesota to handle the layoffs. Anyone who has ever been to Minnesota in the Winter, let alone lived there will find this film pretty darn funny. It’s a romantic comedy, with a spark of romance between Renee Zellweger’s character and Harry Connick Jr’s character.

It isn’t going to win any Oscars, but we both found it very entertaining and that’s why you go to the movies. New In Town is a good date movie and Becky and I both agreed that it was Worth The Trip, along with some of our friends that ended up in the same theater.

John – *** Worth The Trip Midnight Express film
Becky – *** Worth The Trip

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John & Becky's Movie Review Of Taken

February 5, 2009 The Cool Car Guy Leave a comment

taken Becky and I went to see Taken this past weekend, after the Super Bowl, at the Kerasote theater in Castle Rock, CO. The Rotten Tomatoes movie website at Taken describes the movie as follows:

“Liam Neeson is an unstoppable force in this adrenaline-fueled thriller from director Pierre Morel. Bryan (Neeson) has taken early retirement from the CIA in order to live closer to his teenage… Liam Neeson is an unstoppable force in this adrenaline-fueled thriller from director Pierre Morel. Bryan (Neeson) has taken early retirement from the CIA in order to live closer to his teenage daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Bryan’s government work kept him away from Kim for much of her childhood, and he’s now trying to make up for lost time. When Kim announces that she’s taking a trip to Paris with her friend Amanda (Katie Cassidy), Bryan is apprehensive about her traveling on her own. His worst fear is soon realized, as Kim and Amanda are abducted upon their arrival in France…”

The Review
Taken has plenty of excitement and action. It’s far too violent and disturbing though. The story is captivating and pretty darn scary, given the fact that the sex trade is real and you could see the scenario that unfolds in this movie really happening. Two young girls go on vacation to Europe and the next thing you know they are kidnapped, pumped full of drugs and being sold to the highest bidder as sex toys. If they survive the drugs and the abuse.

Taken definitely shows how sick and perverse mankind really is, especially when you get into the underworld of scum. The next time you have some liberal college professor trying to brainwash your kids that people are basically good, there is no God, and that we are evolving to a higher level, just have them watch this film and ask why people in today’s “modern” world would sell other human beings for sex and profit? Doesn’t really match up with a creature that is supposed to be basically good, does it? Shouldn’t that sort of thing have gone out of style with the Roman Empire based on our 2000 years of Evolution? Guess not.

Taken does a good job of showing that men can be pretty wicked and that there are areas of society that we should avoid all together. Unfortunately, you have to wonder why we don’t stand up and crack down on this sort of injustice as well.

I can’t say it’s a great movie by any stretch, but it could make for a good rental if you’re really bored. There is way too much violence for most people, so be aware of that aspect of the film. Our friends Rod & Kimberly Tactaquin went and saw it earlier in the day and Rod called and said, “It’s like watching the Bourne Geriatric.” I would have to agree. Liam Neeson is a great actor, but this role is just too far fetched to pull off. Becky disagreed with me on this one though and thought it was a great flick and definitely worth the trip. Not often that she likes the action packed film more than I did.

John – ** Rental

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Becky – *** Worth The Trip
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