| November Man
| As Above, So Below | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
Clearest Title | If this does well, it could have 11 easy sequels. | I never heard of this phrase before. | Both movies lose this round, and score 1/2 point each. |
Best Genre and Rating | Action
Rated R for strong violence including a sexual assault, language, sexuality/nudity and brief drug use | Horror
Rated R for bloody violence/terror, and language throughout | Both movies win this round, and score 1/2 point each. |
Best Plot (in haiku form) | One retired spy
Gets back in game to save girl
People want him dead
| Paris catacombs
Group goes in and they get trapped
And their pasts haunt them | As Above, So Below has a more original plot. Point. |
Best Trailer | PROS: Looks like there are some good fight scenes
CONS: Same plot as you’ll see in 100 other movies | PROS: Kind of neat, home footage, spooky location, supernatural element
CONS: Might be ridiculous? | Neither had superb trailers, but As Above will win this point too. |
Coolest Lead Actor | Pierce Brosnan from GoldenEye. | I didn’t recognize any of the actors yet | November Man wins this point by default. |
Best Cast | Will Patton (Remember the Titans) | I didn’t recognize any of the actors yet | November Man wins this point by default. |
Best Street Cred For the Production | Director Roger Donaldson also directed Dante’s Peak and Species. | Writer and director John Erick Dowdle also wrote and directed Quarantine. | Both directors will split the street cred point. |