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The Boss Baby (film review)

Film: The Boss Baby Year: 2017 Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family Directed By: Tom McGrath Starring: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel About:  A suit-wearing, briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his 7-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k397HRbTtWI My Review: Having wanted to see this since it was first released in the cinema I couldn't help but to buy the movie on dvd in order to watch it for the first time. The movie is about a baby who is working for Babycorp and is seeing a decline in people wanting babies due to puppies taking over and so comes to try and help get rid of the competition. However, when Puppy Co. says they are bringing out a new designer puppy it is up to both the baby and his older brother to stop them. I found this movie very enjoyable to watch and it made me laugh at times which was great. There was some adult jokes that the children would not understand whic...

Kung Fu Panda 2 (film review)

Film: Kung Fu Panda 2 Year: 2011 Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan About:  Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past. My Review: Having recently watched Kung Fu Panda and realising that the second one is on Netflix I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to review this one as well! Having high hopes because of the first one this is what I thought of the follow up movie. Kung Fu Panda 2 again follows Po however he has accepted that he is the Dragon Warrior and has made friends with the furious five which he looked up to and who at first didn't accept him as the Dragon Warrior. However, when looking after a village he has a a flashback to when he is a child but doesn't understand what it is about. Throughout you start to wonder about Po's past and what has caused the flashbacks to begin an...