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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Film Review)

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Stars & Recreation 2: Electric Boogaloo *One or two minor spoilers ahead* Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 takes place a few months after the generically boring, blue space terrorist was vanquished in the original film. Having already getting to know Peter Quill (Chris Pratt);  Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista) , Rocket (Bradley Cooper)  & the adorable Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) , James   Gunn's  returning trip to the director's chair takes the crew on a much more personal journey. Whilst critical reception has been split down the middle, some saying it's not as fresh or cohesive as it's predecessor, it cannot be doubted there's one universe truth: Guardians 2 is one of the funniest instalments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside it's deep layers of heart that make it such a brilliant experience. Trippy Poster Winner 2017 Following a quickie space battle with some golden alien people; most of the film leaves the Guardians on ...

The Jungle Book (2016) Review

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A Wild Time Since its announcement in July 2013, the prospect of a live action remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book made filmgoers sceptical. The idea sounded like another potential hash job based on popular, already-existing material for the sake of creating a new cash cow franchise, even if critical responses were negative. It seemed like it wouldn’t be a decent film in its own right. With the utilisation of technology; direction, performances combined together with a drive to actually create compelling story, the 2016 remake of The Jungle Book will positively prove naysayers wrong. Settings & Characters No location film sets were used for the creation of this film. From principal photography to the film itself, everything had taken place at L.A Center Studios in Los Angeles, with CGI taking care of the rest. Unless you were told this directly before viewing, The Jungle Book’s visuals would fool you completely into thinking otherwise. The visuals are astoundingly ...