| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Total Recall | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | The third Wimpy Kid movie? Those books are so cute. | Is this an update of a Schwarzenegger movie? | Both movies have recognizable titles. Both movies will earn 1/2 a point.
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Best Genre
and Rating | Comedy
Rated PG for some rude humor. | Action
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language. | Perfect week- two different ratings, two different genres. Half point each.
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Cleverest Tagline
(out of 5 stars) | N/A
0/5 -
That’s a shame. | What is real?
1/5 Every tagline sounds like this. | Total Recall just barely wins the point this round.
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| Best Part of Trailer | I have no problem admitting I have liked all of the Wimpy Kid trailers. | Admittedly, I never saw the original, but this looks action-packed with a great plot. | Not only does Total Recall get the point, it also wins the award for a trailer that best turned my low expectations into high expectations. |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Zachary Gordon plays the lead charater in the Wimpy Kid movies. | Colin Farrell from Miami Vice, Daredevil, and Phone Booth. | I’m actually going to let the guys split the point. I think Zachary is just as cool as Colin.
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| Best Cast | Steve Zahn (Sahara) and all the popular characters from the books. | Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Jessica Biel (7th Heaven), and Bill Nighy (Love Actually) | Total Recall does have the more impressive cast. Point.
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Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director David Bowers also directed Flushed Away and Astro Boy. | Director Len Wiseman has also directed Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard. | Wiseman is developing some great street cred. He’ll win the point this week. |
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