| Looper | Hotel Transylvania | Won't Back Down | WINNER
(1 point per category)
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| Clearest Title | This is a funny assortment of English letters- never heard this word.
| This will be about Dracula!
| This sounds like a movie I don’t want to watch.
| Transylvania - that’s clear. That movie will win the first point this week.
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Best Genre
and Rating | Action/ Sci-Fi
Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity, and drug content.
| Animation
Rated PG for rude humor, action, and scary images.
| Drama
Rated PG for thematic elements and language.
| Love the different genres. 1/3 point each.
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Cleverest Tagline
(out of 5 stars) | Face your past. Fight your future.
2/5 A little intriguing.
| Even monsters need a vacation.
2/5 A little intriguing. | If you can’t beat the system...change it.
2/5 A little intriguing.
| Not a lot intriguing mind you, but not horrible. 1/3 point each.
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| Best Part of Trailer | While I could already sense weak dialogue, the plot looked awesome.
| Kids will like it.
| I’m such a sucker for inspirational movie trailers. This was a good one.
| As an former inner-city teacher, Won’t Back Down gets my vote this week.
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| Coolest Lead Actor | Joseph Gordon-Levitt from Third Rock from the Sun, Inception, and Ten Things I Hate About You.
| The voice of Adam Sandler from Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore, and Waterboy.
| Maggie Gyllenhaal from The Dark Knight, Secretary, and Donnie Darko.
| Third Rock from the Sun is the best television comedy. Joseph will win the point.
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| Best Cast | Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Emily Blunt (Devil Wears Prada), and Jeff Daniels (Dumb & Dumber)
| The voices of Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, and like 20 other celebrities.
| Viola Davis (The Help), Holly Hunter (The Firm), and Rosie Perez (White Men Can’t Jump)
| Looper and Won’t Back Down split this point.
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Best Street Cred
For the Production | Writer and Director Rian Johnson also wrote and directed a movie called Brick.
| Director Genndy Tartakovsky has also directed several animated tv shows.
| Writer and Director Daniel Barnz also wrote and directed Beastly and Phoebe in Wonderland.
| These directors are still establishing themselves. 1/3 point each.
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