Who knew this movie would make us grow to love a raccoon and a talking tree. Out of all the Marvel movies, I think Guardians of the Galaxy has the most interesting characters all packed in one movie. Drax alone is worth the price of admission. Please give that guy his own talk show like 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast.' If you haven't seen that show, please look it up so you can imagine Drax doing that.
Can we take a second to applaud Vin Diesel's performance in this movie? You might not know which character he plays, but I assure you that you know and love the character. He plays Groot. That's right. He went into the studio to say "this is Groot" about a billion times. I find it hilarious that Vin Diesel is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for this role.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.