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CinemaTours: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  is a 2017 American science fiction superhero comedy film that came out on April 10, 2017 in Tokyo and May 5, 2017 in the United States. Let's explore this awesome movie. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  picks up where the 2014 blockbuster film Guardians of the Galaxy  left off. In this film, the Guardians are hired by the Sovereign, a powerful alien race, to protect precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket Raccoon stole the devices, the Sovereign resolve to hunt them down. During their escape, team leader Star-Lord learns where he came from. Like its predecessor, GotGV2  is set in outer space. The film balances light-hearted and serious moments, with the antics of an infant Groot being among the highlights. Also, the Sovereign homeworld and Ego's planet have a divine feel to it, almost like Asgard in Thor . The film's primary theme is family. Star-Lord was raised by Ravager Yondu Udonta after his mother die

Men in Black vs. Kingsman: The Secret Service

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Today, I have a cold, so I may not be in the game. When I first saw Kingsman: The Secret Service , I felt as if someone had dared Matthew Vaughn to make a British remake of Men in Black . This is why they are the same story. In 1997 ( MiB  takes place in that year;  Kingsman  opens in that year), an elderly spy (Agent D; Lee Unwin) exits the business (D decides he's too old for the job and asks his partner to erase his memory; Lee throws himself on a terrorist's grenade, saving his boss' life) after a standoff with a criminal in a dangerous region (the MiB agents intercept a truck full of illegal immigrants near the Mexican border, identifying a literal alien among them, who resists arrest and is killed by the agents; the Kingsman agents capture a terrorist in the Middle East, who tries to blow himself up while in custody). Later, a highly athletic street worker (James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J; Gary "Eggsy" Unwin) is arrested (Edwards is interviewed by a

The LEGO Movie

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The LEGO Movie was such an amazing movie, and this is how I see it. Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy ) is mistaken for the "Special" by Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks, The Hunger Games ) and soon finds himself in conflict with a corrupt businessman named Megamind (voice of Will Ferrell, Megamind ). God (Morgan Freeman, Bruce Almighty ) is a mystic, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ) is a split-personality cop, Charlie Kelly (Charlie Day, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ) is a spaceman, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation ) is a pirate, and Annie Edison (Alison Brie, Community ) is a princess. Plus, Morton Schmidt, Greg Jenko (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street ), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders, How I Met Your Mother ), and G.O.B. Bluth (Will Arnett, Arrested Development ) are superheroes.

My Cast for Disney's Live-Action The Lion King

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The cast of Disney's live-action The Lion King  looks good, featuring Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Beyoncé, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, John Kani, Keegan Michael-Key, Eric André, and Florence Kasumba. None of those were my first choices. These are who I would have cast. Oscar Isaac as Adult Simba Natalie Portman as Adult Nala Christoph Waltz as Scar Owen Wilson as Timon John C. Reilly as Pumbaa Hugh Laurie as Zazu Ty Simpkins as Young Simba Morgan Freeman as Rafiki Leslie Jones as Shenzi Michael Peña as Banzai Kel Mitchell as Ed With Viola Davis as Sarabi And Russell Crowe as Mufasa