The Giant Mechanical Man

He said:  My kind of movie.  A story about human feelings and emotion.  About love and a desire to be wanted and to fit in.  I'm a big Independent Film fan and I really enjoyed this movie.  Grade:  B+

She said:  Cute Indie type movie.  A little slow but good story about 2 people trying to figure out life.  I thought it was well acted and the characters were believable.  A little known film, but a good movie to watch....our 15 year old daughter even thought it was good.

The Avengers

He said:  I'm not a big Superhero movie kind of guy.  But all in all it was a pretty good movie.  It was much funnier than I expected and the action was pretty cool.  It was also a little long for my liking, could have been 10-15 mins shorter, but I would recommend it.  Grade:  B-

She said:  I loved this movie.  I'm not a huge Marvel fan, but this movie combined the best of all of the characters.  I loved seeing how they interacted and the comedy that was infused throughout the entire movie. Great special effects.  A must see...and of course, wait until the very end for a little snippet of things to come!!

Chimpanzee

He said:  Family tradition, I always take Taylor to see Disney Nature on Earth Day.  This movie was just ok to me.  Scenery was beautiful, but this movie could have been 30 mins long.  Grade:  C

She said:  The annual family tradition seeing the Earth Day movie.  I love monkeys...I feel like I live with them ;)  This movie follows Oscar, an orphaned Chimp.  It's amazing how smart these animals are. I thought this was a good movie, a little too long to get the point across, but informative nonetheless.  Cute family outing.

The Lucky One

He said:  Definite chick flick!  Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel.  I did enjoy the movie and I felt they spent time developing the characters.  Good date movie.  Grade:  B

She said:  I thought Zac Efron did a great job.  He has matured into a fine actor in my opinion.  I liked this movie...it's a typical love story, feel good kind of movie.  I didn't realize it was a Nicholas Sparks movie, so be prepared, there's always someone who dies.  I'm gonna read the book now to see how different they are!  I would say this is a sweet movie to see as a couple or family.  Not too much skin, and I don't remember a lot of bad language.  Go see it.

Contraband

He said:  Typical formula movie...bad guy turned good guy, turned back bad guy again to protect his family.  Not very believable to me.  Grade:  C-

She said:  Wow......F bomb alert!!  Action movie with horrible language.  If you can get passed all the F bombs, then the movie itself was pretty good.  I like seeing how a movie comes together and people get out of situations.  Mark Wahlberg doesn't disappoint.  Typical bad guy movie....action and language.

The Hunger Games

He said:  I never read the book, so I was a little lost in the movie.  Overall it was a good  movie, not great.  I didn't feel a true connection between Katniss, Gale or Peeta.  The premise of the movie is just a little out there for me, I just don't like kids running around killing other kids.  Grade:  C

She said:  One of the most anticipated movies of the year.  I read all the books!!  But, let me say...if you read the books....you'll probably be a little disappointed.  The movie was good, don't get me wrong...but, I hate how they change things from the book.  I thought the character development was lacking although the acting was pretty good.  You can form your own opinion...and....May the odds be ever in your favor :)