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Cape Town – Escape with fantasy and adventure at the box office this weekend.

Luc Besson's much anticipated sci-fi fantasy adventure blasts onto the big screen. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets centres on 28th century special operatives Valerian and Laureline who work together to maintain order throughout the human territories.

Also in cinema an unexpected superhero Captain Underpants who goes on his first epic adventure. 

Here are the 2 new films at the local box office:

Movie: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Our rating: 4/5

Short review: Despite two leads with limited chemistry, wobbly dialogue and out-of-place sound design, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets still manages to blow your mind away by the sheer force of power found in its jaw-dropping visuals, non-human characters and wholly unique concepts.

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE



Movie: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Our rating: 3/5

Short review: Captain Underpants is funny, energetic, adventurous, silly and so tra-la-laaaaaaaa!

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE


ALSO SHOWING AT CINEMAS:

War for the Planet of the Apes

The Odyssey

Wakefield

The Circle

Spider-Man: Homecoming

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(Photos: Valerian S.A.S - TFI Films, Times Media Films)

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