STACK NZ Jul #64

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Kicking More Ass KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Release Date: 01/07/15 Format:

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Panel to Screen: The Education of a 21st Century Super-Spy Image Galleries: Behind the Scenes, Sets and Props

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Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed – 6-Part Look Behind the Scenes

Kingsman: The Secret Service is another collaboration between director Matthew Vaughn and comic book writer Mark Millar, following their 2010 superhero romp Kick-Ass . Blending a hefty dose of James Bond with the cartoonish violence of their previous film, the result is every bit as entertaining and brings Millar and artist Dave Gibbons’ Secret Service comic book series to energetic life. When one of its

Heroes and Rogues Style All His Own Tools of the Trade

Breathtakingly Brutal Culture Clash: The Comic Book Origins of The Secret Service

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Limited Edition Blu-ray – includes 24-page ‘The Secret Service’ Comic Book

from inciting global violence via mind-controlling sim cards. The jury’s still out on SLJ’s villain, but the rest of the cast is excellent, including Colin Firth as the lethal but gentlemanly Galahad, Mark Strong as Merlin (Kingsman’s version of Q), and the great Michael Caine as their leader, Arthur. Newcomer Eggerton is also good as the laddish rogue turned superspy. A sequel, please.

top operatives (who are all named after Arthurian knights) is killed in action, the eponymous British spy organisation seeks a suitable replacement – specifically the wayward son of the late agent, Eggsy (Taron Eggerton). Following a punishing recruitment process, Eggsy is despatched to prevent lisping megalomaniac Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson)

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Kick-Ass

Making Waves in Our World The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Release Date: 29/07/15 Format:

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Out of His World When I Grow Up, I Want To Make Funny Sounds Becoming Burger Beard Making the Burger Mobile Chase Sequence SpongeBob Sing-Alongs - Thank God It’s Monday - Teamwork - Theme Song /Rap Battle Deleted/Extended/Alternative Scenes

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Are ya ready, kids? The SpongeBob Movie; Sponge Out of Water is one of the most eye-opening things you’ll see for a long time. Despite the title, most of the movie takes place underwater, and whether it’s dolphin rap battles, time travelling, alternate realities or bad puns, it’s safe to say there’s pretty much something for

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The film is dedicated to memory of Ernest Borgnine, who voiced Mermaid Man in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999).

everyone in this feature-length 3D rendering of Bikini Bottom. Starring the voice actors from the series – Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick, and Rodger Bumpass (yes, that’s really his name) as Squidward – with guest star Antonio Banderas as Burger Beard, it’s not as if the film strays from the Nickelodeon series’ perennially bonkers template. The

show was as popular with adults as with little ones, perhaps due to its weird, almost illicit substance- induced fervour, and things haven’t changed. Bigger and crazier than 2004’s The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, this offers as much fun as The Lego Movie in terms of hilarious sight gags and one-liners. In other words, fun for all the family.

The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie FURTHER VIEWING

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