| Get On Up
| Guardians of the Galaxy | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | The subtitle “The James Brown Story” helps clear things up | The word “Marvel” above the title helps us know it’s a superhero film | Both titles are somewhat recognizable...1/2 point each. |
Best Genre
and Rating | Musical Biopic
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug use, some strong language, and violent situations | Sci-Fi Action
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language | Very different genres, I like that...1/2 point each. |
Best Plot
(in haiku form) | The James Brown Story
First poor, then super famous
Changed course of music
| Five mis-fit heroes
Become team, save galaxy
One’s talking racoon | Two good plots two. Okay, another 1/2 point each. |
| Best Trailer | PROS: Looks like great acting, a great story, and fun music
CONS: None | PROS: Looks like an action packed superhero film with lots of funny dialogue
CONS: I never heard of these guys | Both were decent trailers, makes me want to rent the movie, but not rush to see either opening day...1/2 point each again. |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Chadwick Boseman was Jackie Robinson in 42. | Chris Pratt from Everwood and Parks & Recreation. | Two up and coming superstars. Another 1/2 point each. |
| Best Cast | Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters), Craig Robinson (The Office), and Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer (The Help) | Zoe Saldana (Avatar), the voices of Vin Diesel (Fast Five) and Bradley Cooper (Hangover), and Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio Del Toro. | Two strong casts, but I think Guardians are going to squeak out a full point. |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director Tate Taylor also directed The Help. | Writer and Director James Gunn also wrote and directed Slither. | And both new, but awesome, directors...yep, 1/2 point each. |
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