| Carrie | Escape Plan | The Fifth Estate | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | Remake of the Stephen King classic? | Action movie where people escape? | Hmm, sci-fi or a horror movie? | Carrie wins the point for clearest title. (She’s like Madonna or Ellen...only needs a first name to be famous) |
Best Genre
and Rating | Horror
Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, language and some sexual content. | Action
Rated R for violence and language throughout | Biography
Rated R for language and some violence | Three Rated R movies in one week? Are you kidding me? Whose brilliant idea was that? A very sad 1/3 point for each film. |
Best Plot
(in haiku form) | Girl is an outcast
She discovers her powers
But prom night goes wrong
| Man goes to prison
To see if he can break out
But it’s a set-up
| Man makes Wikileaks
Tells secrets. Gets in trouble
Based on true story | Carrie, while a remake, still has a marvelous plot. Point. |
| Best Trailer | PROS: I forgot I was watching a trailer, completely caught up in the story
CONS: None | PROS: Two famous actors, neat “Count of Monte Cristo” type plot
CONS: Arnold’s accent for some (but I approve!) | PROS: The trailer made this story wildly enthralling
CONS: Maybe some political view cons for some | Wow, I actually highly approve of each trailer! Carrie and The Fifth Estate will split the point (but fine showing, Escape Plan). |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Chloe Grace Moretz from Kick Ass, Hugo, and Let Me In. | Sylvester Stallone from Rocky, Rambo, and The Expendables. | Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock and Star Trek into Darkness. | I am officially on the Benedict Cumberbatch bandwagon. Point for him. |
| Best Cast | Julianne Moore (Crazy Stupid Love) and Judy Greer (13 Going on 30) | Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) and Amy Ryan (The Office) | Laura Linney (The Truman Show) and Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada) | Solid casts all around too! I think Escape Plan will barely win this point. |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director Kimberly Peirce also directed Boys Don’t Cry and Stop-Loss. | Director Mikael Hafstrom also directed 1408 and The Rite. | Director Bill Condon also directed Dreamgirls and Twilight: Breaking Dawn. | Bill Condon also has street cred for being nominated for two Writing Oscars and winning one. He’ll take home this week’s street cred point. |
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