| Chasing Mavericks | Cloud Atlas | Fun Size | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | Sounds like an action film | Sounds like a popular novel (or am I thinking Atlas Shrugged?) | Sounds like candy you give out for Halloween | Sounds like a sequel to Silent Hill | Silent Hill has the most recognizable title. Point. |
Best Genre
and Rating | Sports Drama
Rated PG for thematic elements and some perilous action. | Sci-Fi Drama
Rated R for violence, language, sexuality/nudity, and some drug use. | Comedy
Rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive material, partying, and language. | Horror
Rated R for violence and disturbing images, some language, and brief nudity. | This is a nice variety. I happily give 1/4 point to each movie. |
Cleverest Tagline
(out of 5 stars) | Legends start somewhere
2/5 - That’s true, but that wasn’t too shocking of a statement. | Everything is Connected
2/5 - Also true, and matter-of-fact.
| Some people just can’t handle Halloween
2/5 - Makes sense.
| This Halloween prepare for a 3D ride through hell
4/5 - Finally, something interesting! | Three of these things belong together (boring), can you guess which one doesn’t belong? The fun Silent Hill tagline gets a point. |
| Best Part of Trailer | I’m a sucker for an inspirational trailer. Looks decent. | There we go! A trailer that is epic and engaging! | I laughed at one part. Racy for a Nickelodeon film. | It was interesting concept for a horror trailer. | Cloud Atlas wins its first full point. |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Gerard Butler from 300 and Phantom of the Opera. | Tom Hanks from Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Big. | Victoria Justice from iCarly and Zoey101. | Sean Bean from The Lord of the Rings. | Tom Hanks oozes coolness from his pores. He’ll easily win this point. |
| Best Cast | Elisabeth Shue (Back to the Future II and III) | Halle Berry (X-men), Hugo Weaving (The Matrix), Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise), and Hugh Grant (Notting Hill) | Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) | Carrie Anne-Moss (The Matrix) | And continuing the sweep, Cloud Atlas has the best cast too. |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Directed by Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough, Coal Miner’s Daughter) and Curtis Hanson (8 Mile, L.A.Confidential) | Directed by Tom Tykwer (Paris je t’aime) and the Wachowskis (The Matrix Trilogy)
| Written by Max Werner who also wrote for The Colbert Report | Written and directed by Michael J. Bassett who also wrote and directed Solomon KanE |
Chasing Mavericks and Cloud Atlas will split the point for best street cred.
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