| The Great Gatsby | Peeples | Mud | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | This movie seems based on one of those books you always read in high school. | This movie seems misspelled.
| This movie is titled “Mud.”
| This is the perfect example of people going to see a movie based on the title alone. Point for The Great Gatsby.
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Best Genre
and Rating | Drama
Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying, and brief language. | Comedy
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, and language. | Drama
Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements, and smoking. | Three PG-13s, three 1/3 points. |
Best Plot
(in haiku form) | Rich guy likes a girl
She’s married and has short hair
Drama and kissing | Guy meets girl’s parents
He wants to ask for her hand
Father disapproves | Outlaw in hiding
Befriends two young boys for help
He loves a woman | The plots in word forms don’t sound too amazing. The word outlaw will give Mud the point. |
| Best Trailer | PROS: The movie has a lot of good actors and looks visually stunning
CONS: You still might not know what the movie is about after the trailer, but at least it’s a book | PROS: The trailer says “Tyler Perry Presents”
CONS: I did not laugh a single time. | PROS: The trailer looks suspenseful and well-acted, made me sit at the edge of my seat
CONS: Other than hoping the main character has his child clearance checks, there are no cons
| While Mud isn’t technically a wide release this weekend, and while The Great Gatsby does look visually wonderful....Mud will win the point for Best Trailer. It was good. |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio from Titanic, Inception, and The Departed. | Craig Robinson from The Office and Hot Tub Time Machine. | Matthew McConaughey from A Time to Kill and How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days. | Matt and Leo will split the point for coolest actor (although I personally like Craig the best). |
| Best Cast | Joel Edgerton (Warrior), Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man), and Carey Mulligan (An Education) | Kerry Washington (Django Unchained) and a smaller role with Ana Gasteyer (SNL) | Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde) | The Great Gatsby has a great cast. Point. |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Writer and Director Baz Luhrmann also wrote and directed Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet. | Writer and Director Tina Gordon Chism also wrote Drumline. | Writer and Director Jeff Nichols also wrote and directed Take Shelter. | I like how there are three directors who also write screenplays. For now, Baz will win the point for the most street cred. |
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