| The Expendables 2
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green
| ParaNorman
| Sparkle
| WINNER
(1 point per category)
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| Clearest Title | Sounds like the sequel to The Expendables.
| Sounds Odd.
| Sounds like they wanted the title to be clever.
| Sounds like a Mariah Carey movie.
| Or was that Glitter? Either way, The Expendables get the point for having a recognizable title.
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Best Genre
and Rating | Action
Rated R for strong bloody action throughout.
| Fantasy
Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.
| Animation
Rated PG for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language.
| Drama
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse, drug material, some violence, language, and smoking.
| All the movies are pretty unique. Each will get a quarter point.
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Cleverest Tagline
(out of 5 stars) | “Back for War.”
3/5 -
Is that supposed to sound like Back for More? If so, creative.
| “He’s a force of nature”
2/5 - I don’t know, this doesn’t sound as epic when the film is rated PG.
| “It’s all fun and games until someone raises the dead”
5/5 - Finally a perfect tagline!
| N/A
0/5 - Doesn’t matter, it wouldn’t have won even if it had a tagline.
| It’s been awhile since I awarded a 5/5 stars. Thank you, ParaNorman.
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| Best Part of Trailer | Looks ridiculously fun! So many big names! Including Chuck Norris!
| I’m in a dusty room, which hopefully explains why I teared up. Looks cute.
| I had low expectations, but actually found the plot intriguing.
| Motown. Whitney Houston. Looks good for its genre.
| Wow, four good trailers. That never happens in one week. 1/4 points all around!
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| Coolest Lead Actor | Sylvester Stallone from Rocky, Rambo, and Cliffhanger.
| Jennifer Garner from Alias, 13 Going on 30, and Juno.
| The voice of Anna Kendrick from Up in the Air and 50/50.
| Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard and The Preacher’s Wife.
| Jennifer Garner will win 1/2 of the coolest point, and Sylvester and Whitney will each win 1/4th.
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| Best Cast | Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Liam Hemsworth.
| Joel Edgerton (Warrior), Dianne Wiest (Edward Scissorhands), and Common (Wanted)
| The voices of Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad), Leslie Mann (Knocked Up).
| Jordin Sparks (American Idol) and Cee-Lo (The Voice)
| Seriously, Expendables 2 has the best cast list since Expendables came to theaters. Point.
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Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director Simon West has also directed Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and When a Stranger Calls.
| Director and Writer Peter Hedges also wrote About a Boy, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, and directed Dan in Real Life.
| Director and writer Chris Butler who also was involved with animation of Corpse Bride and The Tigger Movie.
| Director Salim Akil has also directed Jumping the Broom.
| I think Simon West and Peter Hedges have the best street cred for now, so they’ll split the point.
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