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Disney Movie Stars Film Festival 2016: The Lion King (1994)

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Review by CJ

The Lion King

Director:
Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Starring:
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calame, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane

Other notable appearances:
Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Robert Guillaume

Running time:
89 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Jungle Book, Mulan

 

When lion cub Simba sees his father killed at the hands of his uncle, he is led to believe it was his fault and flees his home. He joins up with meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa who are also outcasts and lives a worry free life with them.

Simba’s uncle Scar has taken over the pride telling the members that both Simba and his father are dead. He brings in his hyena henchmen and ravages the pride lands until there is no food or water left. Simba’s childhood friend and betrothed, Nala, stumbles across Simba and tells him what has happened since he left. Will Simba be able to stop Scar and take his place in the great circle of life?

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

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Review by CJ

Guardians of the Galaxy

Director:
James Gunn

Starring:
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace

Other notable appearances:
Michael Rooker, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Alexis Denisof, Stan Lee

Running time:
121 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
The Avengers, Ant-Man, Deadpool

 

Peter “Star-Lord” Quill (Pratt), Gamora (Saldana), Drax (Bautista), Rocket (Cooper) and Groot (Diesel) are criminals of varying degrees who find themselves thrown together by fate to save the galaxy from destruction.

Guardians of the Galaxy is the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

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Disney Princess Film Festival 2014: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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Director:
Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Starring:
Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury

Other notable appearances:
Richard White, Rex Everhart, Bradley Pierce

Running time:
84 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Aladdin, Tangled, The Little Mermaid  

 

Belle is a sweet and imaginative girl tired of her life in a ‘poor, provincial town’. Beast is a self-centred prince whose castle has been enchanted until he can overcome his selfish ways. To break the spell Beast must learn to love another and earn their love in return. When Belle agrees to stay in the castle so her father will be freed, Beast attempts to win her affections with the help of his servants. Can she learn to love a beast?

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30th Anniversary Screening: Ghostbusters (1984)

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Ghostbusters

Director:
Ivan Reitman

Starring:
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis

Other notable appearances:
Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ron Jeremy

Running time:
105 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Beetlejuice, Men in Black, Groundhog Day

 

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! When scientists Ray Stantz (Aykroyd), Peter Venkman (Murray), and Egon Spengler (Ramis) are evicted from the university at which they worked, they decide to go into business for themselves – busting ghosts!

Their first client Dana Barrett (Weaver) lives in spook central and is plagued by the minion of Gozer, a Mesopotamian/Sumerian/Hittite god from 6,000BC. When Dana is possessed by the minion to summon Gozer, it is up to the Ghostbusters to save the cellist and save the world.

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