| Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer | Super 8 | Midnight in Paris | WINNER
(1 point per category)
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| Clearest Title | Based on a children's books series. | This adjective and number combination gives me no clue to what the movie is about. | Perfect description of the setting of the movie; not much else is known. | Judy Moody gets the point for the clearest title and a star for using the word "bummer." |
Best Genre
and Rating | Comedy
Rated PG for some mild rude humor and language.
| Sci-Fi
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence.
| Romantic Comedy
Rated PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking.
| The only non-comedy will win this round for a unique genre. Bummer for the other movies. |
Cleverest Tagline
(out of 5 stars) | "Supermegatotally thrilladelic"
Sure this tagline is cringe-worthy for some, but I like how the title and tagline aren't holding anything back
4/5
| "Next summer, it arrives"
I could see how this is a spooky tagline, but it could also be used for a romantic baby comedy or something
3/5
| N/A
Usually not having a tagline is my biggest pet peeve, but this movie is going classy- it doesn't need one
2/5
| Definitely the first time supermegatotally thrilladelic has ever been muttered...I hope this phrase catches on...point. |
| Best Part of Trailer | It made me smile once. Little children will like it. | Monster movie with kids as the main characters- looks good. | A little intrigue was added to the typical rom-com... | Super 8 is the movie I most want to see so it wins the supermegatotally thrilladelic point (see, it's already catching on). |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Heather Graham from Austin Powers and the Spy Who Shagged Me, Boogie Nights, and a season of Scrubs. | Elle Fanning from Daddy Day Care and Because of Winn-Dixie. | Owen Wilson from Wedding Crashers, Zoolander, and the Meet the Parents trilogy. | Owen Wilson just shagged this point. |
| Best Cast | Jaleel White (aka as Urkel from Family Matters!!!!) has a role in this movie. | Kyle Chandler from Friday Night Lights. | Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers) and Michael Sheen (The Queen) | By having double the amount of actors I recognized in the cast, Midnight in Paris wins this point. |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director John Shultz has also directed Like Mike and Aliens in the Attic. | Directed and Written by J.J. Abrams (Lost, Star Trek, Alias) and produced by Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T.). | Directed and Written by Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) | Woody Allen would have won any other week, but Super 8 has more street cred than any movie in recent memory. Point. |
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