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Live-Action Anastasia

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Don Bluth's Anastasia  follows the Disney formula so accurately that it's hard not to think it's a Disney animated movie. It's about two con artists who try to pass off a young woman as royalty, only to find out that she is Russia's missing princess. Here is my cast for a live-action version of the Russian historical fantasy. Emma Stone as Anastasia Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Dimitri Robbie Coltrane as Vladimir Jeremy Irons as Rasputin Kate Winslet as Sophie Hank Azaria as Bartok (voice) And Vanessa Redgrave as Dowager Empress Marie

Inception

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Inception  is a very interesting movie, because it kept us guessing what was real and what was a dream. This is how I see it. Ra's al Ghul (Ken Watanabe in Batman Begins ) hires dream thief Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic ) (whose father-in-law is Charlie Croker (Michael Caine in the original The Italian Job )) to break into Dr. Jonathan Crane's (Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins ) head after his father, Magic Man (Pete Postlethwaite in James and the Giant Peach ), dies. Helping him are Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page in Juno ), John Blake, Bane (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises ), and Dr. Max Patel (Dileep Rao in Avatar ), while his crazy dead wife Édith Piaf (Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose ) stalks him through his dreams.

Dunkirk

Recently, I saw this war movie called Dunkirk . It was very realistic. I was in the edge of my seat at the theatre hoping the British would escape from the Nazis. I recommend that others see this movie. This is how I see it: Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies ), Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh in  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ), Scarecrow, and Bane (Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Trilogy ) are trapped on a beach during World War II.

Every Pixar Film Ever

Pixar is an amazing film studio. They are owned by Disney. But to me, every film they make is the same. This is how I see every film they make. An in-depth look at the lives of different species or inanimate objects, starring Cliff Clavin (John Ratzenberger on Cheers ). Do you agree?

The Jungle Book (2016)

Hi everyone, Toby's dad here again with another update from Toby via Camp Kodiak. Title:  Jungle Book (2016) The 2016 remake of Disney's Jungle Book was impressive by CGI standards.  This is how I see it. A young boy is raised by wolves led by Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad) and Patsey (Lupita Nyong'o in 12 Years a Slave) until John Luther (Idris Elba on Luther) comes after him.  His mentor, Mohandas Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi) decides to take him to a man-village for safety.  Along the way, the boy befriends Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray in Ghostbusters), is nearly eaten by Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers), and is abducted by the Count Hessian (Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow), who wants to learn about the "Red Flower" Let me know what you think?

The Omen vs. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Did you know that Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame  is the same story as the cult horror film The Omen ? Let me tell you why. At the suggestion of a priest (Father Spiletto; the Archdeacon), a government official (Robert Thorn; Judge Claude Frollo) adopts a baby (Damien Thorn; Quasimodo) whose mother had just died (Damien's mother, a jackal, died in childbirth; Frollo cracks Quasimodo's mother's skull against the steps of the Cathedral of Notre Dame). As the child grows up, he is seen as a monster (Damien is the Antichrist; Quasimodo is deformed), though a woman (Mrs. Baylock; Esmeralda) from a rejected demographic (Satanism; Romani) supports him (Baylock grooms Damien to rule the world; Esmeralda befriends Quasimodo, as they are both mistreated by society). Meanwhile, the monster's guardian works with a public employee (Keith Jennings; Captain Phoebus) with interest in the disliked group (Keith notices shadows of Damien's victims in his photos, including...

Toy Story 3 vs. The Dark Knight Rises

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Did you know that The Dark Knight Rises  and Toy Story 3  are the same story? Let me tell you why. Years after the events of the second film ( The Dark Knight ;  Toy Story 2 ), the main character (Sheriff Woody; Bruce Wayne/Batman) has been living off the grid for a while (Andy has grown up and is preparing to go to college, leaving the remaining toys uncertain about their future; Batman took the blame for the crimes of DA Harvey Dent and went into hiding). Upon returning, he faces a villain (Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear; Bane) who puts the oppressed in charge (Lotso takes his pain to Sunnyside Daycare and turns it into a prison for toys; Bane takes over Gotham City and occupies it for six months). In the chaos, the hero is separated from his friends (Woody is picked up by a little girl named Bonnie Anderson while trying to escape; Bane breaks Batman's back and imprisons him in a deep, well-like prison) and ends up in a foreign location (Bonnie's house; The Pit), where he lea...