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For some odd unknown reason, Hollywood gets blackballed every July and August in China. Could it have something to do with the countless Chinese films hitting the theaters?

Nah.... at least The Rock has come back.

Even after Rampage? Respect.

Compared to last month, this month is pretty similar. We got that one big blockbuster with Dwayne, THREE more cartoons, and a comedy dog flick? OK. And four of them are all being released on the same day.

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One Leftover from June 2018:

Friday, June 29, 2018

The Coach

《最后一球》

zuì hòu yī qiú

aka Trener, Тренер

Director: Danila Kozlovsky

Actors: Vitaliy Andreev, Oleg Androsov, Vilen Babichev, Danila Kozlovsky

China Release Date: Friday, June 29, 2018

导演: 丹尼拉·科兹洛夫斯基

主演: 丹尼拉·科兹洛夫斯基 / 奥莉亚·祖耶娃 / 维伦·巴比切夫 / 伊琳娜·戈尔巴乔娃

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-06-29（周五）

Note: this is in Russian with Chinese subtitles

We are sure this film has nothing to do with the World Cup. Ahem. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.

Classic 'riches to rags' story... But will Russia go on to win the Cup this year? Only time will tell.

《最后一球》的故事围绕着名为尤里的落魄球星和“流星队”这样一支无名的菜鸟球队展开，通过环环相扣的剧情以及激烈的矛盾冲突来体现主角个人和团队的成长。

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Skyscraper

《摩天营救》

mó tiān yíng jiù

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber

China Release Date: Friday, July 20, 2018

导演: 罗森·马歇尔·瑟伯

主演: 道恩·强森 / 内芙·坎贝尔 / 黄经汉 / 罗兰·默勒 / 诺亚·泰勒

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-07-20（周五）

After the embarassment that was Rampage, we're a bit surprised to see The Rock return to China so quickly. I guess the audiences here still love him from those unnamed F&F serials.

This time, he's an FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran named Will Sawyer who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it.

A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name, and somehow rescue his family who are trapped inside the building... above the fire line. Of course.

Expect to see two hours of The Rock "almost" falling to his death.

今年夏天,道恩·强森(《勇敢者游戏:决战丛林》、《速度与激情》系列主演)将在新作《摩天营救》中挑战动作电影的全新高度。这是一段超乎想象的惊险之旅,他将展现无限的英勇。 

在香港市中心,世界上最高、结构最复杂的摩天大楼遭到破坏,危机一触即发。威尔·索耶(道恩·强森饰演)的妻子萨拉(内芙·坎贝尔饰演,曾出演《惊声尖叫》)和孩子们在 98 层被劫为人质,直接暴露在火线上。威尔,这位战争英雄、前联邦调查局救援队员,作为大楼的安保顾问,却被诬陷纵火和谋杀。他必须奋力营救家人,为自己洗脱罪名,关乎生死存亡的高空任务就此展开。

Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）

Friday, July 20, 2018

Sherlock Gnomes

《淘气大侦探》

táo qì dà zhēn tàn

Director: John Stevenson

Actors: Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Kelly Asbury, Mary J. Blige, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine

China Release Date: Friday, July 20, 2018

导演: 约翰·斯蒂文森

主演: 詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 / 艾米莉·布朗特 / 约翰尼·德普 / 切瓦特·埃加福特 / 玛丽·布莱姬

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-07-20（周五）

Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Clues lead them all over London, even to a Chinese antique shops (obviously), and the story will be wrapped up nicely with Sherlcok saving the day.

Fun for the whole family - Who doesn't love a good pun?

备受喜爱的花园装饰小矮人糯米欧（詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy 配音）和茱丽叶（艾米莉·布朗特 Emily Blunt 配音）回来了，这回他们将前往伦敦展开全新的冒险旅程。当糯米欧和茱丽叶第一次和家人朋友来到这个城市的时候，他们最担心的就是新的花园能否及时在春天的来临前准备好，但是他们很快就发现有人到处在绑架小矮人。

有天当两人回到家时，发现他们花园裡的小矮人们全都消失了！唯一能帮助他们的就是一个名叫糯尔摩斯（约翰尼·德普 Johnny Depp 配音）的小矮人。这位誓言保护全伦敦的花园装饰小矮人的名侦探和他的搭档华生（切瓦特·埃加福特 Chiwetel Ejiofor 配音）开始调查这个案件。这个谜团将会引领他们前往一个新的冒险旅程！他们将遇见很多前所未见的装饰角色，并探索城市未被发现的一面。

Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）

Friday, July 20, 2018

Maya the Bee Movie

《玛雅蜜蜂历险记》

mǎ yǎ mì fēng lì xiǎn jì

aka La grande aventure de Maja

Director: Alexs Stadermann

Actors: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Noah Taylor, Richard Roxburgh

China Release Date: Friday, July 20, 2018

导演: 亚历山大·斯塔德曼

主演: 柯蒂·斯密特-麦菲 / 诺亚·泰勒 / 理查德·劳斯伯格 / 米瑞安·玛格莱斯 / 杰基·韦佛

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-07-20（周五）

Note: this might be in Chinese with Chinese subtitles, check your tickets before purchase.

And yes, this is the same movie that came out back in 2014. Finally making it's way to China now, of all times. Maybe because there's already a sequel and they want to release that here, too?

Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice.

No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and the two friends finally bond with the other residents of the opulent meadow.

The kiddos might like it.

狭小的蜂巢内刚出生的小蜜蜂玛雅对外面世界十分好奇，这个好奇心让小玛雅有了跑出蜂巢探索世界的冲动，善良勇敢的小蜜蜂“玛雅”，闯进了充满未知和凶险的外面世界...... 

玛雅和朋友威利在“天敌”小黄蜂巴西沃姆的引路下，一起去吉特巴谷寻找蝗虫菲利普。吃蜜蜂的青蛙、捕黄蜂的蜘蛛、觅食的蝙蝠群....面对险象环生的大草地上，初出茅庐的三只小家伙绞尽脑汁。 

在得知篡夺王位的巴兹丽娜嫁祸黄蜂的阴谋之后，玛雅和她的昆虫朋友们，能否解救奄奄一息的蜂后？他们能不能阻止一触即发的蜜蜂黄蜂大战？该不该拯救被戈尔戈困住的“天敌”大黄蜂？特立独行的小蜜蜂玛雅又如何在大草地上，找到属于自己的位置呢？

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Show Dogs

《汪星卧底》

wāng xīng wò dǐ

Director: Raja Gosnell

Actors: Alan Cumming, Will Arnett, Stanley Tucci, Ludacris, Shaq

China Release Date: Friday, July 20, 2018

导演: 拉加·高斯内尔

主演: 威尔·阿奈特 / 卢达克里斯 / 斯坦利·图齐 / 娜塔莎·雷昂 / 艾伦·卡明

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-07-20（周五）

We are really scraping the bottom of the barrell this month! But hey, who wouldn't want to see a movie with dogs voiced by Ludacris and Shaq!? We won't even tell you what the critics said about this one.

Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.

Answer us in the comments, how could this possibly be a good movie!? Like, what exactly were the producers thinking?

影片讲述了纽约警局警犬麦克斯（卢达克里斯 Ludacris 配音）与它的人类搭档FBI探员弗兰克（威尔·阿奈特 Will Arnett 饰）联手破案的惊险经历。本互不相识且性格迥异的一人一犬，因为一宗珍稀动物偷盗案被强行组队。

随后更被派遣到拉斯维加斯参加全球知名犬展，通过卧底行动缉拿罪魁祸首。而此次行动对于“厌狗”的探员弗兰克和不修边幅的麦克斯，远比想象中的艰难…

Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）

Friday, July 27, 2018

Magical Circus:

Animal Crackers

《神奇马戏团之动物饼干》

shén qí mǎ xì tuán zhī dòng wù bǐng gàn

Directors: Tony Bancroft, Scott Christian Sava

Actors: Emily Blunt, Danny DeVito, John Krasinski, Ian McKellen, Sylvester Stallone

China Release Date: Friday, July 27, 2018

导演: 托尼·班克罗夫特 / 斯科特·克里斯汀·萨瓦

主演: 艾米莉·布朗特 / 约翰·卡拉辛斯基 / 伊恩·麦克莱恩 / 西尔维斯特·史泰龙 / 丹尼·德维托

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-07-27（周五）

Yep, this one was released last year, but still has a huge array of familiar voices. If you haven't downloaded it yet, it might be a fun theater visit.

Owen Huntington's life is one continuous loop of work, eat, and sleep. A loop that keeps him from ever seeing his wife Zoe, or his three year old daughter MacKenzie. A loop that is sure to kill him.

Then, one day, Owen discovers a long lost Uncle passed away - and left his Circus to Owen. What could have been a blessing - soon unfolds into a curse. The circus is broke, the animals are all gone, and most of the crew are too old to be of any use. It's a disaster. But something magical happens: Owen discovers old Buffalo Bob's little secret.

Oh boy! What could it be?

欧文的叔叔在经营着一家以动物表演闻名的马戏团，但一场大火却让叔叔意外去世，马戏团的表演场也全部化为灰烬。此时，继承马戏团的重担落在了欧文身上，但他却显得犹豫不决，而在叔叔的葬礼上，叔叔的哥哥霍勒肖放话要继承马戏团和宝藏，小丑红鼻头也将一盒贴着“绝对不能吃”的动物饼干交给了欧文，令局势更加混乱……

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