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Becky and I took the kids to see the new filmThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor this weekend at the Kerasote theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor describes the movie as follows:

“Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents….”

The Review
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is the latest installment of the Mummy series and I honestly didn’t think it could be as bad as the last one, but I was completely wrong. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is in the top 10 for the worst movie of the year. I heard the one of the former cast members refused to be a part of this movie once she read the script and all the other cast members should have followed her lead.

How bad is this movie? It’s so bad that Conroy looked at me about 45 minutes into the film and said, “Dad, this isn’t even a good rental”. Becky fell asleep, Bianca got up and left about five times to get candy and popcorn and I even left a couple times to make phone calls. We should have told management how bad it was and gotten our money back, but none of us knew really how bad each other disliked it until it was over.

John - * Don’t Bother
Becky - * Don’t Bother

The Kids Review

Corban - ** Rental
Conroy - * Don’t Bother
Bianca - * Don’t Bother _________________________________________________________________________

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Becky and I went to see the new X-Files filmX-Files: I Want to Believe last Sunday at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango movie website at X-Files: I Want to Believe describes the movie as follows:

“David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully with this long-delayed big-screen continuation that revives the series six years after it headed off the air in 2002. Creator Chris Carter returns to direct, co-writing the script with series veteran Frank Spotnitz for 20th Century Fox. Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit co-star in the stand-alone sequel. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide”

The Review
X-Files: I Want to Believe is like a classic X-Files television episode only without the space aliens this time around. The story is really crazy, it’s a murder mystery about a serial killer who is using experimental technology out of Russia to transplant human organs for his own self-interest (to keep his lover alive).

The story definitely will keep your interest since you’re wondering what is going on and it’s totally insane taking you into the depravity of human beings who have sunk so low they will kill people for their body parts. It’s much more believable than the search for an alien life form type X-Files movie and downright scary to think that there is a black market for human organ transplants.

However, a quick search on Google will take you to articles like this one The Black Market in Human Organs about how their is a thriving black market for buying and selling organs like someone would sell their car or their home. Personally, I’ve always believed that doctors, hospitals and all other parties involved should not be allowed to profit off of organ and tissue donations and this would be a non-issue, but that would just make too much sense wouldn’t it?

Back to the X-Files movie… There is plenty of suspense and a definite thriller of a flick at the box office. If you’re an X-Files fan you should like it, unless you’re looking for ET because he isn’t in this one.

John - *** Worth The Trip
Becky - *** Worth The Trip
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Becky and I took the kids to see the new Batman filmThe Dark Knight yesterday at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, CO. The MSN movie website at The Dark Knight describes the movie as follows:

“Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if Batman, Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) are making headway in their tireless battle against the criminal element, a maniacal, wisecracking fiend plunges the streets of Gotham City into complete chaos. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide…”

The Review
The Dark Knight is the best super hero movie to date. It’s very dark, extremely violent as you might expect from a Batman and Joker film, but it’s done extremely well. The character of the Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger is driving record ticket sales as people flood to the box office to see him in record numbers. The film has broken box office records this weekend and I definitely thought it was worth the price of admission.

If you are a super hero, especially a Batman fan than you will love this movie. Becky didn’t like it and fell asleep, Bianca hated it, but the boys liked it. It’s very violent, definitely PG13 and probably too violent for kids under 10 years of age, so be forewarned. Heath Ledger should win an Oscar for his performance, even if he’s no longer here to receive it.

John - **** Don’t Miss It
Becky - * Don’t Bother

The Kids Review

Corban - **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy - **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca - * Don’t Bother _________________________________________________________________________

Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Becky and I took the kids to see the new Brendan Fraser film Journey to the Center of the Earth earlier today at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, CO. The Fandango website at Journey to the Center of the Earth describes the movie as follows:

“During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Traveling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures–including man-eating plants, giant flying piranha, glow birds and terrifying dinosaurs from days past. The adventurers soon realize that as volcanic activity increases around them, they must find a way back to the Earth’s surface before it is too late…”

The Review
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a fantastic family film that is fun and exciting for the whole family. It’s being shown in 3D and we did’t go to it in 3D, but you can tell when you watch it that there is a great deal of 3D technology in the film. It was really good, but it’s probably great in 3D, so you may want to find a 3D theater if you are interested.

We still liked it though and thought it was a great deal of fun and excitement. The kids really liked it and I found that I jumped a couple times during the movie. Brendan Fraser did a great job acting in this movie, especially since so much of the film is green screen. There are some really wild parts of this film, including the dinosaur scenes and some of the other challenges the characters face during their journey to the center of the Earth.

We all liked it enough to recommend it as a Don’t Miss It.

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

The Kids Review

Corban - **** Don’t Miss It
Conroy - **** Don’t Miss It
Bianca - **** Don’t Miss It _________________________________________________________________________

Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Becky talked me into seeing the new flick Mama Mia! at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Friday night. The MSN movie website at Mama Mia! describes the movie as follows:

“Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, Donna’s spirited daughter, has a plan of her own. She secretly invites to the wedding three men from her mother’s past in hopes of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day…”

The Review
Mama Mia! is the adaptation of a play for the big screen with an all-star cast. I had no desire to see this film, but Becky talked me into it and since I wanted her to see The Dark Knight, I figured I should be flexible. To my surprise I actually liked Mama Mia!. Although, I can’t get some of the songs out of my head, which could be a side effect if you see this movie.

It’s not your typical musical where people just break out into song for no apparent reason, but it’s more like Grease where the songs are stationed at the right place in the movie. Meryl Streep is amazing in this movie and she will probably win the best actress award from the Academy this year for this performance. The music is also good, even if you’re not an Abba fan, you will recognize the songs.

Hollywood had to make sure they put in the token gay guy, but it doesn’t take away from the film. The movie is done well and Becky liked it enough that after the film she said she wanted to buy the DVD when it comes out. I wasn’t quite there, but I did like it enough to recommend it as a break from the super hero genre.

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

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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

I took the boys to see Hell Boy II: The Golden Army at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, Colorado on Saturday. The MSN movie website at Hell Boy II: The Golden Army describes the movie as follows:

“After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable…”

The Review
Hell Boy II: The Golden Army is the sequel to the first Hell Boy movie starring Ron Perlman as a demon turned super hero for the U.S. Government. The premise is nuts, there is nothing theologically correct about this film, it’s just a crazy story about a demon who comes through a portal opened to the Underworld during World War II when Hitler was tapping into the occult in an attempt to take over the world.

Fast forward and Hell Boy is all grown-up and more human than he is monster from beyond. He’s fallen in love with a woman from the first film who has the ability to create fire when she gets angry and he once again is called on to save the world. This time though he has to battle a super Elf from a previous era of time on the planet, who is ready to destroy the world with his unstoppable Golden Army.

Hell Boy II: The Golden Army is pretty nuts and you may not like it. It’s a bit boring since it’s one more super hero movie and there have probably been too many of these this Summer. I liked it because the action is pretty good, the production design is wild looking and the creatures and special effects were awesome. However, it’s not a movie for everyone. I can’t recommend it for most people. The boys and their buddies sure liked it, more than I did. There are some really stupid aspects to the story itself that I didn’t like and that I thought could have been way better.

John - ** Rental

The Kids Review

Corban - *** Worth The Trip
Conroy - *** Worth The Trip _________________________________________________________________________

Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Becky and I went to see When Did You Last See Your Father on Friday at the Chez Artiste theaters in Denver, Colorado. The Fandango website at When Did You Last See Your Father describes the movie as follows:

“As poet Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) visits his dying father (Jim Broadbent), he remembers the feeling of being overshadowed by his gregarious dad. Blake’s conflicted memories roam back and forth through the 1950s, the ’60s and then the late ’80s , the last in which Blake is a married man with a career of his own.”

The Review
When Did You Last See Your Father is a touching story about a guy who is dealing with the death of his father and looking back on his childhood as his father dies from cancer. He realizes how much he hates his Dad and he’s not sure why after a great deal of self evaluation, but he believes one reason is because his Father cheated on his Mother with her sister.

When Did You Last See Your Father is a pretty strange flick in that this guy has his own family and seems to be very good at judging his Dad’s life when his Dad clearly invested a ton of time into his son and at the same time he ignores his own children during the entire film. Becky and I were amazed at how the guy treated his wife and kids while throwing a pity party about how his Dad treated him.

I don’t want to be too harsh on the guy in this true story, but it was a bit ridiculous on how he dealt with the death of his father without focusing on his family that was living. In spite of that the movie had a redeeming quality to it as he is reconciled to his father at the end of his life. It also showed the importance of not waiting until your family member is on their death bed to be reconciled to them and putting the past behind you.

Overall, we both liked it, but we would recommend saving it as a good rental when it comes out.

John - ** Rental
Becky - ** Rental
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Becky and I went to see Hancock on Friday at the Kerasotes theaters in Castle Rock, Colorado. The Fandango website at Hancock describes the movie as follows:

“There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility — everyone knows that — everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough — as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy…”

The Review
Hancock is a huge hit for movie goers and most people will love this movie because it has Will Smith and is a different kind of Super Hero movie. For true Super Hero fans this film is no Incredible Hulk, Spider Man or Iron Man. Hancock is a drunk, who is not respected by anyone in the world as a bum of a super hero lost in his own world. It was like I Am Legend as a Super Hero with Will Smith’s character being all alone once again.

Hancock has extremely harsh language for a PG-13 movie that is as out of control as the Hancock character, including the use of the F bomb in the film and other harsh language that you would find used more than in some rated R films you may have seen. Definitely a movie we are glad we didn’t take our kids to see for sure and we heard several parents who left ticked off that they brought their kids.

Think about it. Let’s take our kids to see Will Smith play a drunk and cuss at people for a couple hours, while he is depressed out of his mind about why he has super powers and doesn’t fit in with the rest of the world. Even his PR person, who’s life he saved, told him what a mess he was. He has super powers, but apparently not super brains because everything he does to save the day is completely stupid with zero people skills.

There is a twist in the movie that makes it interesting, but overall this movie was pretty lame. Maybe I’m being too hard on the film, but compared to The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man this movie sucked. Will Smith should forget about being a Super Hero, if this is his idea of a modern day Man of Steel. He should leave the super hero movies to Marvel and DC Comics. I recommend you wait for the rental for Hancock, but be forewarned about the language for your kids. I for one am looking forward to seeing the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight.

John - ** Rental
Becky - ** Rental
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

Becky and I went to see WANTED last week at the AMC theaters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The Yahoo movie website at WANTED describes the movie as follows:

“25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox. After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers….”

The Review
WANTED is one of the big blockbuster rentals of the Summer. The Previews for this movie looked like it was going to be a great flick, tons of fun and action with great actors. However, Angelina Jolie’s character has more powers than Wonder Woman and her Training Day type rookie assassin has amazing super powers as well, after being beaten up and tortured by his teammates. Apparently, that’s the remedy for creating assassins with super human ability in WANTED, just put them in a room and beat them up. After you beat them up, place them in a special hot tub and broken bones and all other ailments will disappear within a few hours, so they are ready for another pounding.

WANTED is one movie that I was expecting to give a Don’t Miss It, but I’m having a hard time recommending it as a Rental because it is so ridiculous. The assassins actually get their assignments from a loom. That’s right, a loom, you know that tool used to make linens and things. Like the DaVinci Code is for The Bible the loom in WANTED is what gives the killers their marching orders of death.

All I can figure with WANTED is that the makers of the film really liked The Matrix and decided to make something similar with as much violence. Unfortunately, nobody told them that The Matrix was in a fantasy world and not the real world where people could have super human abilities. You can’t do the things in The Matrix in the real world, which is why it was somewhat believable and a crazy story. WANTED however is not The Matrix, but is complete nonsense.

If you are in the mood for an extremely graphic violence film that has good actors, but makes absolutely no sense than this may be the movie for you. Otherwise, wait for the rental rack or better yet, don’t waste your time.

John - * Don’t Bother
Becky - ** Rental
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Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com

I went to see the new animated film Wall-E with a bus load of kids on Friday and Becky took our three kids to the Kerasotes theater in Castle Rock, Colorado on Saturday. The MSN movie website at Wall-E describes the movie as follows:

“Disney and Pixar join forces for this computer-animated tale about a wide-eyed robot who travels to the deepest reaches of outer space in search of a newfound friend. The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the boredom of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that ..”

The Review
Wall-E was a different movie from what Pixar and Disney have done in the past, since it takes place on Earth in the future and outspace. Pixar always puts a short movie at the beginning of their films and once again they did that with Wall-E and it was hilarious.

The movie itself is a love story about two little robots from different parts of the Universe. Becky thought it was way too slow since for the first 45 minutes it’s just the little Wall-E character and he doesn’t talk to anyone for the first part of the movie. I didn’t really notice that part of the movie and neither did the kids.

I thought that Pixar and Disney did a great job on this latest new kids films. It’s a great all around family film and pretty funny at times. The kids really enjoyed this and your family should too.

John - *** Worth The Trip
Becky - ** Rental

The Kids Review

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

Auto Consultant - John Boyd: The Cool Car Guy

John is an auto consultant with JFR & Associates in Denver, Colorado. He can help you save time and money on any make or model, new or used, lease or purchase - nationwide! Call or email John about your next vehicle! jboyd@coolcarguy.com