| The Invention of Lying | Whip It | Zombieland | Winner |
| Clearest Title | Probably about a male, but the title is too cool for it to be a chick flick.
| Is this a Devo biopic? | This sounds pretty self-explanatory. | Zombieland easily gets this point. |
| Best Genre & Rating | Fantasy Comedy
(PG-13)
| Drama Comedy
(PG-13)
| Horror Comedy
(R)
| These genres confuse me. All three movies split the point. |
| Best Tagline | "In a world where everyone can only tell the truth...this guy can lie" | "Be your own hero" | "Nut Up or Shut Up" | The plot of Whip It is still not clear, and what does "nut up" mean?? Invention of Lying wins this round.
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| Best Part of Trailer | It was actually really funny. | Holy crap! This movie is about hardcore female roller-derby! | Using hand-sanitizer after killing zombies. | Since all 3 movies claim to be part comedy, the point goes to Invention of Lying for making me laugh. |
| Lead Actor | Ricky Gervais from the British (and original) version of The Office. | Ellen Page from Juno fame. | Woody Harrelson from some movies, but mostly from the show Cheers. | I already know how these gentlemen are going to act in a movie. Point goes to Ms. Page, because I want to see what she can do after Juno.
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| Best Cast Member | Jennifer Garner aka the quintessential female: Sydney Bristow (Alias) | Kristen Wiig, aka Penelope, Gilly, and the Target Lady on SNL. | Abigail Breslin, aka the little girl who screams in Little Miss Sunshine. | Few people can trump Jennifer Garner- 1 point for her. And 1/2 a point for Zombieland for an amazing secret cameo (who is not Breslin)
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| Best Street Cred for the Production | Ricky Gervais is also the writer and director of Invention of Lying. | Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with this movie. | Jesse Eisenberg is a great (but not well known) actor. Check out all of his movies.
| Barrymore easily wins because A). She has been in over 50 movies, and B). She was cute in E.T.
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