| San Andreas | Aloha | WINNER
(1 point per category) |
| Clearest Title | About an Earthquake? | About Hawaii? | Not super detailed titles. 1/2 point each. |
Best Genre
and Rating | Action
Rated PG-13 for intense disaster action and mayhem throughout, and brief strong language |See all certifications | Dramedy
Rated PG-13 for some language including suggestive comments. | Different genres. 1/2 point each. |
Best Plot
(in haiku form) | Super big earthquake
Hardcore disaster movie
And big Tsunami | Moves to Hawaii
Meets girl and sees ex-girlfriend
Laughing and crying | Similar plots to other movies. 1/2 point each. |
| Best Trailer | PROS: Looks like an epic, epic disaster movie
CONS: None, if you enjoy plots of disaster movies | PROS: Has a ton of famous actors! Seems like a good dramedy
CONS: But does every movie need love triangles and people in relationships thinking about being with other people? | Surprisingly, San Andreas had a better trailer. Point. |
| Coolest Lead Actor | Dwayne Johnson from Fast & Furious 6, The Scorpion King, and WWE. | Bradley Cooper from Alias, Silver Linings Playbook, and The Hangover. | The two biggest movie stars in the world. 1/2 point each. |
| Best Cast | Carla Gugino (Night at the Museum), Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), and Kylie Minogue (international popstar) | Emma Stone (The Help), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Bill Murray (Groundhog Day), John Krasinski (The Office), and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) | Aloha wins the point for the best cast! |
Best Street Cred
For the Production | Director Brad Peyton also directed Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. | Writer and Director Cameron Crowe also wrote and directed Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, and We Bought a Zoo. | Cameron Crowe wins this point. |
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