Real Steel is set in the near future, when robot boxing is very popular. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a promoter who has discovered that his long forgotten son is limbo due to the death of his mother. Charlie is not the father type and is more concerned with scoring the next fight rather than being a good dad. Continue reading Real Steel is built to last and solid entertainment
Category: Daddy Mojo at the Movies
Going out to the movies is a rare act for moms and dads. In this series we’ll go to the movies, so you can judge for yourself if it’s a good investment.
Dad spends a night in the mancave: Hanna
Sometimes I don’t need to watch a movie. Some previews are so enjoyable and give away major plot points that you don’t need to bother with the time or money to watch the actual movie. Hanna had a really good trailer and now that it’s available on demand we broke down and rented it.
Daddy Mojo at the movies: Cars 2
PIXAR has a high bar. No other movie company has such a consistently high bar to jump over for any of their releases. Cars was a good movie, but not a great movie, especially when looked at through the prism of what people expect from PIXAR. With this background established I saw Cars 2 with a key member of their demographic, a 4 year old boy and his father. Continue reading Daddy Mojo at the movies: Cars 2
Daddy Mojo at the Movies: Mr. Poppers Penguins
Jim Carrey is Mr. Popper. He’s a successful 30 something real estate developer in NYC who has a knack for acquiring impossible deals. One aspect of his professional success and personal demeanor is driven by the fact that his father didn’t spend much time with him as a child. His father was exploring the world including the South Pole, from whence the penguins in the title come from. Continue reading Daddy Mojo at the Movies: Mr. Poppers Penguins
Daddy Mojo at the Movies-Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
We stopped watching Pirates of the Caribbean after the second one. Me and my then future wife saw it in the theaters and it was OK, a little long and ended as a cliff hanger. Any movie that ends in a curt manner with a cliffhanger shall have a pox on their franchise in the Mojo house. That includes Back to the Future Part 2, as well as, the upcoming Harry Potter and Twilight. Continue reading Daddy Mojo at the Movies-Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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