tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25282057625548237952024-03-14T04:00:27.787+10:00Competing Film ShowdownFilm reviewsDuggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-32373819377009808052017-11-29T00:00:00.000+10:002017-11-29T07:54:33.537+10:00COMPETING FILMS - Open Season (2006) vs Over the Hedge<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Two similar films released at the same time... which is better?</i></div>
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Two CGI films about wild animals at war with humans were released in 2006. 29 May 2006 saw the release of <i>Over the Hedge</i>, based on the Michael Fry and T. Lewis strip of the same name, while 29 Sept 2006, <i>Open Season</i> was released, based loosely on hunting based cartoons from Steve Moore's "In the Bleachers" cartoons.<br />
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Round 1<br />Title</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Let's call it Steve!" ~ Hammy.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Steve?" ~ Verne.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"It's a pretty name." ~ Hammy.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Steve sounds nice." ~ Heather.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"I'm a lot less scared of Steve." ~ Penny, </i>Over the Hedge.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - A hunting term, appropriate to the film's story.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - The name of the comic strip the film is based on. A play on the phrase "over the edge" and appropriate to the story of a wild animals crossing the hedge into the human world<b> - win.</b></li>
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<i>OVER THE HEDGE</i><br />
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Round 2<br />Plot</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Shaw, open season isn't for three days. What is that buck doing on your hood?" ~ Gordy, </i>Open Season.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - Boog, a pampered human-raised grizzly bear is returned to the woods where he teams up with a streetwise buck and other wildlife to go to war with hunters.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - RJ, a raccoon, accidentally destroys a bear's junk food stock while trying to steal it. With limited time to replace it he dupes a group of wild animals into stealing food from humans for him.</li>
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Both are solid story ideas but get disjointed and lose their way at times.<br />
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Round 3<br />Characters & Actors</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"I thought you were dead." ~ Ozzie.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"That's my girl." Ozzie, </i>Over the Hedge.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Protagonist - </b>Boog the bear (<i>Open Season</i>) vs RJ the raccoon (<i>Over the Hedge</i>). While Martin Lawrence's Boog is OK, he can't compete to natural charm that Bruce Willis brings to RJ - <b><i>Over the Hedge.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Foil</i></b> - Elliot the deer (<i>Open Season</i>) vs Verne the tortoise (<i>Over the Hedge</i>). Gary Shandling is perfectly cast as Verne. Ashton Kutcher works as the surface Elliot, but doesn't have the depth the animated deer does. Elliot is more interesting but Verne is the better foil - <b><i>Over the Hedge.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Villains</i></b> - Shaw and the other hunters (<i>Open Season</i>) vs Vincent the bear and Gladys & Dwayne (<i>Over the Hedge</i>). Shaw (Gary Sinise) is a strong if sightly overplayed villainous hunter, athough it is slightly undermined by the fact that he's right: the animals are acting like people. The other hunters, mostly unconnected to Shaw are just generic victims. Nick Nolte's Vincent the bear is underused and while played as a violent bully, is the villain because he wants RJ to replace what he stole from him. Gladys the self-important image-obsessed president of the home-owner's association and Dwayne the exterminator are great comedy villains - t<b>ie.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Sassy female</i> - </b>Maria and Rosie (<i style="text-align: left;">Open Season</i><span style="text-align: left;">) vs Stella </span>(<i style="text-align: left;">Over the Hedge</i><span style="text-align: left;">). Wanda Syke's Stella is a character with depth and an arc, while Maria and Rosie are minor characters used for some comedy moments</span> - <b style="text-align: left;"><i>Over the Hedge.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Comic relief</b> </i>- Various <span style="text-align: left;">(</span><i style="text-align: left;">Open Season</i><span style="text-align: left;">) vs </span>Hammy the squirrel (<i style="text-align: left;">Over the Hedge</i><span style="text-align: left;">). There are a number of minor characters used for comic relief in Open Season, but none to level of Steve Carell's Hammy (even </span>Billy Connolly's underused McSquizzy) - <b style="text-align: left;"><i>Over the Hedge.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Parents</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> - </b>Beth and<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>Gordy (<i>Open Season</i>) vs Lou & Penny (<i>Over the Hedge</i>). Beth (Debra Messing) is a well-drawn "foster mother" for the main character, with Gordon Tootoosis's Gordy working as a father-figure. Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, as always, work well together, this time as parents of some of the support cast - <b style="text-align: left;"><i>Open Season.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Others</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> - </b>Giselle and Ian, deer (<i>Open Season</i>) vs Ozzie & Heather <span style="text-align: justify;">(</span><i style="text-align: justify;">Over the Hedge</i><span style="text-align: justify;">). The father and daughter of William Shatner and Avril Lavigne's Ozzie and Heather are fun characters with an arc of their own. Giselle and Ian are supporting characters for Elliot who act how the story needs them to act without clear progression</span> - <b style="text-align: left;"><i>Over the Hedge.</i></b></li>
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Round 4<br />Animation</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Not again. Dang it! Those things are so lifelike. Curse you, plastic moldsman." ~ Dwayne, Over the Hedge.</i></span></div>
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - A good first film (although Sony Pictures Animation formed from Sony's visual effects division Sony Pictures Imageworks).</li>
<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - Slightly better, but more that's only to be expected with their history.</li>
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - Mostly defacto humans. It's even a plot point when the main antagonist notices and become obsessed by the fact. A couple of moments of animalistic behaviour, but that's mostly only of bear attack fake-outs.</li>
<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - Many of the characters show the occational animal characteristics - <b><i>win.</i></b></li>
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<i>OVER THE HEDGE</i></div>
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Family Friendly</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Please, Vincent! I'm just a desperate guy trying to feed his family!" ~ RJ.<br />"You don't have a family, RJ." ~ Vincent.<br />"I meant a family of one." ~ RJ, </i>Over the Hedge.</span></div>
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<li>Thomas (9) - <b><i>Open Season</i></b>.</li>
<li>Olivia (8) - Can't remember.</li>
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - Not much plot or humour-wise directly for adults, but the themes of leaving home and becoming who you are meant to be are more adult friendly - <b><i>win.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - Some adult friendly humour.</li>
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<i>OPEN SEASON</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Once there was a magical elf who lived in a rainbow tree</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>so he went to bang on the rude dwarf's door</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>and what do you know, they suddenly both were marrrrried." ~ Elliot's version of Teddy Bear's Picnic, </i>Open Season.</span><br />
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - Paul Westerberg's music is fine. The use and misuse of "Teddy Bear's Picnic" makes sense. Talking Head's "Wild Wild Life" lifts the film - <b><i>win.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - Ben Fold's music is fine, his revision of his own "Rocking the Suburbs" was a interesting move.</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Okay, Forest 101: These tall stick things are called trees. The big rocks are called mountains and the little rocks are their babies." ~ Elliot,</i> Open Season.</span></div>
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<li>Hunting is bad. <i>(Successful, if overblown)</i></li>
<li>Growing up, responsibility and leaving homes. <i>(Successful)</i></li>
<li>The release of human-raised animals into the wild. <i>(Undermined)</i></li>
<li>Different animals are different racial and cultural stereotypes. <i>(Non-deliberate, problematic)</i></li>
<li>Bullying is bad. <i>(Undermined)</i></li>
<li>Working together. <i>(Successful)</i></li>
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The film uses releasing a wild animal raised by a human as a metaphor for teens leaving home. While growing up and leaving home message works well, it also implies that no matter how unprepared for the wild human-raised animals are they'll flourish. While the hunters could be seen as bullies being punished, the animals, especially the male deer who bully the main characters not only go unpunished but demand (and get) help from their victims.</div>
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<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b></li>
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<li>Encroachment of humans on nature. (<i>Mostly successful</i>)</li>
<li>Beware of those who will try to con you. (<i>Undermined</i>)</li>
<li>Over consumption by humans. (<i>Partially undermined</i>)</li>
<li>Junk food is bad. (<i>Ambiguous or undermined</i>)</li>
<li>The importance of family, even non-related "family." (<i>Mostly successful</i>)</li>
<li>Being cautious and taking risks are important. (<i>Successful</i>)</li>
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The film condemns consumerism and junk food consumption by humans, it is celebrated by the wild animal characters (to the point where consumption of an energy drink saves the day). The animals do end up with nuts rather than junk for the winter, it's played as a punchline rather than the point.<br />
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<i>OPEN SEASON</i><br />
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Round 9</h3>
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Moral victor</h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"So I was just on my way down here to kill you, and I stopped to watch the show, and I gotta say... that right there, is a thing of beauty. That is the most vicious, deceitful, self-serving thing I've ever seen. Classic RJ. You take the food, and they take the fall. You keep this up, your gonna end up just like me. Having everything you ever wanted." ~ Vincent,</i> Over the Hedge.</span><br />
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<li><b style="font-style: italic;">Open Season</b> - First film for Sony Pictures Animation, which kind of makes them the little guy. If Sony could ever be the little guy.</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"Yuck. Yuck. Yuck! It's terrible and wonderful at the same time! It's like freedom in a cup!" ~ Elliot,</i> Open Season.</span></div>
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - $197,309,027 Worldwide.</li>
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - 48% (critics)/57% (audience)</li>
<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - 75% (critics)/71% (audience <b>- win</b></li>
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<li><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - 49% (critics)/6.2 (audience)</li>
<li><b><i>Over the Hedge</i></b> - 67% (critics)/8.2% (audience) <b>- win.</b></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Open Season</b></i> - Spawned <a href="http://everdaymorningtoons.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/open-season-boog-and-elliots-midnight.html" target="_blank">a short</a> and straight to DVD 3 sequels <b>- win.</b></li>
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<li><b><i>Open Season</i></b> - <b>6</b> (3 wins, 3 ties).</li>
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-50527043559321398432017-11-20T13:03:00.000+10:002017-11-20T13:38:16.051+10:00Ranker and Rebirth<div style="text-align: center;">
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The first Competing Film Showdown was competing <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">1983 Bond films</a>, and like every time there was a reader's poll. Here are the results so far...</div>
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<b>Round 1 - Title </b>~ <i>Never Say Never Again.</i></div>
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<b>Round 2 - Plot </b>~ <i>Never Say Never Again.</i></div>
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<b>Round 5 - Characters & Actors </b>~ <i>Octopussy.</i></div>
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<b>Round 7 - Bond Film vs Bond Film</b> ~ <i>Octopussy.</i></div>
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<b>Round 8 - Does It Hold Up </b>~ <i>Never Say Never Again.</i></div>
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<b>Round 9 - Moral Victor </b> ~ Tie.</div>
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<b>Round 10 - Box Office </b> ~ <i>Octopussy.</i></div>
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<b>Round 11 - Ratings</b> ~ <i>Never Say Never Again.</i></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Never Say Never Again </i>- 6.5 (5 wins, 3 ties)<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Octopussy </i>- 5.5 (4 wins, 3 ties)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Never Say Never Again </i>- 4.5 (4 wins, 1 tie)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Never Say Never Again </i>- 11 (9 wins, 4 ties)<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Octopussy </i>- 8 (6 wins, 4 ties)<br />
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-37001089163858555912015-07-24T17:00:00.000+10:002015-07-24T17:00:11.117+10:00COMPETING FILM SHOWDOWN - The Black Dahlia vs Hollywoodland<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Imagine the headlines. "Tycoon's Daughter Questioned in Black Dahlia Case--Played Footsie with Dead Girl at Lesbian Nightclub". Get the picture?" ~ Madeleine Linscott,</i> The Black Dahlia.</span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">THE BLACK DAHLIA.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 3</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NOIR</span></h2>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Nobody ever asks to be happy later" ~ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toni Mannix, </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywoodland.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Black Dahlia </i>- </b>Beautifully shot attempt at a noir film which comes off as a second rate <i>Chinatown</i>.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - Vague attempt at being noir.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">THE BLACK DAHLIA.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 4</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MYSTERY</span></h2>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I can see the pieces. How they should fit. How I want them to fit." ~ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis Simo, </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywoodland.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Black Dahlia </i>- </b>Throws together a sudden crazy solution to an unsolved crime for a mystery that gets in the way of the character study the film really wants to be.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - Come to the conclusion that the original assumption was correct.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">THE BLACK DAHLIA.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 5</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CHARACTERS</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"I will be on television in a month... Wearing brown and gray underpants." ~ </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>George Reeves,</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywoodland.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Dahlia </i><b>- </b>Well drawn, but essentially uninteresting group of characters.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - See above.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">TIE. </i></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ACTORS</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"She looks like that dead girl! How sick are you?" ~ </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kay Lake,</i> The Black Dahlia.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Dahlia </i><b>- </b>Some average male actors in good roles and some good female actors in average roles.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - Some good actors struggling with average roles, both male and female.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">TIE. </i></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ACCURACY</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"You can't see my penis, can you?" ~ </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>George Reeves,</i> Hollywoodland.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Dahlia </i><b>- </b>Uses an actual murder as the backdrop for a fictional tale.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - Relies a little too much on dramatising urban legends.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">THE BLACK DAHLIA.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 8</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HOLLYWOOD</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Get the picture?" ~ </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Madeleine Linscott.</i></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: italic;">"Technicolor." ~ </i><i>Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert,</i><i> </i>The Black Dahlia.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Dahlia </i><b>- </b>Like the victim, touches on the edges of the movies industry. Then blames the murder on the film that inspired the creation of Batman villain The Joker.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - A closer look at Hollywood and the making of <i>The Adventures of Superman</i> from the POV of an outsider.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">HOLLYWOODLAND.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 9</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TESTS</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"How dare you to permit me to talk about myself when I'm standing next to the most beautiful woman?" ~ George Reeves,</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywoodland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bechdel Test:</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Dahlia </i><b>- </b>A number of named female characters, none of which talk to each other, even a scene in a room full of lesbians and a family dinner with a father, his wife, their two daughter and the lead character. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FAIL.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A number of named female characters but they don't interact.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FAIL.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mako Mori Test:</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Dahlia </i><b>- </b>The two main female character don't have much of an arc beyond both sleeping with the lead character. FAIL.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - None of the female characters have an arc, the lead males do.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> FAIL.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">TIE. </i></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 10</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BOX OFFICE</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"An actor can't always act - sometimes he has to <b>work</b>." ~ </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Art Weissman, </i>Hollywoodland.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Black Dahlia </i>- </b>$49,332,692 not quite its $50 million budget.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - $16,803,753 far less than its $28 million</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> budget.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">THE BLACK DAHLIA.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 11</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RATINGS</span></h2>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"He said he'd give me two hundred dollars to act in a nudie film." ~ Linda Martin,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Black Dahlia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rotten Tomatoes:</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Black Dahlia </i>- </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Critics 49%/Audience 2.7.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Critics 62%/Audience 5.8.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Metacritic:</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Black Dahlia </i>- </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Critics 32%/Audience 27%.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hollywoodland</i></b> - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Critics 69%/Audience 47%.</span></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">HOLLYWOODLAND.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 12</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Mr. Fire versus Mr. Ice. For everything people were making it out to be, you'd think it was our first fight. It wasn't. And it wouldn't be our last."</i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> ~ </i><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert</i></div>
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</i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">,</i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">The Black Dahlia.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking at film. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together,</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> let's see which one is better...</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>1981 saw the release of <i>Friday the 13th Part 2</i> and <i>Halloween II </i>sequels to <i>Friday the 13th</i> (1980) & <i>Halloween</i> (1978) respectively. (Was respectively really needed, did anyone not get which was sequel to which).</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basically, the success of <i>Friday the 13th</i> the previous year. .Although Halloween was left open ended, the creators had no interest in doing a sequel, but like the makers of <i>Friday the 13th</i>, they became convinced by the success of that film.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Happy Halloween." ~ </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Budd,</i> Halloween II.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II</i></b> - "Halloween" is a slightly stronger title, with an obvious origin, and the roman numeral II is an OK addition. Funnily enough of the two films this film probably should have had been called "Part 2"</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Then, he took his revenge, a revenge he continued to seek if anyone ever enters his wilderness again."</i> </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~ Paul, </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday the 13th Part 2.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"You mean from the Myers House? That little kid who killed his sister? But he's in a hospital somewhere!"</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> ~ Laurie</i>, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween II.</span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday the 13th Part 2 </i>- </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jason, presumed to have died as a child in the first film get revenge on his mother's killer from that film. Of course, she was killed because she was trying to get revenge for his death, but really didn't happen, he just hid in the forest for decades, apparently watching his mother. Jason's story, in this film, comes from a ghost story and guess work based on it so it's not really strong. Jason then starts killing trainee camp </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">counsellors for reasons not completely made clear, probably random revenge. There's also a whole section missing at the end where Ginny passes out and wakes up the next morning.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - <i>Halloween II</i> continues on directly from the cliffhanger of <i>Halloween</i>. Michael is still on the loose and Laurie is sedated and taken to hospital. Michael follows, murders ensue. A strong concept. The fact that our heroine spends much of the film drugged and Michael's new random kills are confided mostly to the hospital staff weakens it, though and there are additions like Laurie and Michael being related and something about a pagan ritual that are brought up but go nowhere.</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Jason's a legend, Ginny. A legend." ~ Paul,</i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday the 13th Part 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"I shot him 6 times! I shot him in the heart-but... HE'S NOT HUMAN!" ~ </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Loomis, </i>Halloween II.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Friday the 13th Part 2</i> - Jason</b>:<i> </i>First appearance as the killer (appeared only as a drowning child in the first film and hasn't yet picked up his trademark hockey mask</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>. </i> One of the silent killers able to take a lot of damage, like Michael, but actually has an emotional element - his connection to his mother - which is used against him.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II -</i> Michael</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: Remains the stoic unkillable manifestation of evil he was in the first film. Some attempts to give him a backstory, but as noted they aren't followed up on in this film.</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Paul? Paul? Where's Paul?" ~ Ginny,</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday the 13th Part 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"If that wasn't Michael Myers burning in that car there are going to be a lot of other kids dead tonight." ~ Loomis,</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween II.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> "I told the others, they didn't believe me. You're all doomed. You're all doomed." ~ Crazy Ralph,</i> Friday the 13th Part 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"He was my patient for fifteen years. He became an obsession with me, until I realized there was nothing inside him, neither conscious nor reason, that was even remotely human!" ~ Loomis,</i> Halloween II.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday the 13th Part 2 </i>- </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starts with the final girl from the previous film having flashbacks to the first and then has her immediately killed off and then starts on a new set of kids. If you think about it for more than a second the connection between the two films make little sense, but you probably aren't meant to think about it for more than a second. A more-of-the-same (maybe slightly better) sequel.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - Picks up immediately after <i>Halloween</i>, weaker than that film, but follows up on dangling plot elements (the sheriff's daughter is found, etc). A direct continuation but slightly worse.</span></b></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This place is starting to look like a Burger King." ~ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paul, </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Friday the 13th Part 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Why won't he die?" ~ Laurie, </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Halloween II.</span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday the 13th Part 2 </i>-</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 9 or 10 deaths (all by Jason). A bit of</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> blood. Some off-screen or off camera kills, but on screen includes throat cutting and spears through bodies. The film also includes Pamela's unconvincing decapitated head.</span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - 13 deaths (10 by Michael). </span></b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A little blood, a lot of kills off-screen and with kills with syringes. A effectively done burnt body.</span></b></li>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WINNER: </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"I ought to let you hang, you pervert!" ~ Terri, </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday the 13th Part 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"But you love me." ~ Budd</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>, </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween II.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Friday the 13th Part 2 </i><b>- </b><a href="http://nudeblogpics.tumblr.com/post/78386419171/terry-kirsten-baker-nude-in-friday-the-13th-part" target="_blank">Full frontal female nudity</a>, and some underwear</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. One sex scene.</span></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - <a href="http://nudeblogpics.tumblr.com/post/120940921958/pamela-susan-shoop-in-halloween-ii" target="_blank">Topless female</a> and male butt.</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-style: italic;">"OK, a few words about safety. </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Axes, knives, lanterns, saws. </span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They can all be trouble."</span></i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ~ </span>Paul,</i><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday the 13th Part 2.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Look, Jimmy, rule number one, never get involved with a patient. Nurses, that's another story." ~</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bud,</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Halloween II.</span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Halloween II</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - See <a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/slasher-film-rules-halloween-ii-1981.html" target="_blank">The Film Rules: <i>Halloween II</i> (1981)</a></span></b></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Which one do you prefer?"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ~ Ted, </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday the 13th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"You talk about him as if he's some kind of animal." ~ Deputy Hunt,</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween II.</span></div>
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Even though <i>Halloween II</i> throws in pointless new plot ideas that go nowhere it still makes more sense than <i>Friday the 13th Part 2</i>, however, the hospital setting really limits the <i>Halloween </i>sequel and it doesn't match the original.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Raid: Redemption </i>was a 2011 Indonesian film release in most countries in 2012. the same time as the film <i>Dredd</i>, based on the comic book character <i>Judge Dredd</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because The Raid was released first many people immediately assume that <i>Dredd</i> ripped it off. <i>Dredd </i>was announced in 2008 and the complete script was leaked online in 2010. Production began in November 2010 went for 13 weeks and was followed by a long period of post-production. <i>The Raid: Redemption </i>began was an attempt to follow up the 2009 film <i>Merantau </i>with a film called <i>Berandal. </i>After a year and a half it was discovered that <i>Berandal </i>would be too complex and time consuming instead created a smaller simpler film <i>Serbuan Maut </i>(<i>The Raid: Redemption</i>). Filming began in March 2011. The plot is a simple and cost effective one which isn't new and both films used to keep costs down and create tension. It seems mostly to be a coincidence, but one that hurt <i>Dredd</i>'s reception. [<i><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/recommend-to-me-dredd-2012.html" target="_blank">Dredd</a> </i>was previously as part of "<a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/recommend-to-me-list-1.html" target="_blank">Recommend to Me</a>"]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Judge Dredd - *the* Judge Dredd - finally gets on the wrong end of a gun and all he says is, "Wait." You know what? I expected more from you." ~ Judge Lex,</i> Dredd.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>The Raid: Redemption</i></b> - While "The Raid" is a strong descriptive - if overused and generic - title, the addition of the sub-title "Redemption"weakens it.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Dredd</b> </i>- A strong title and getting away from linking to the previous adaptation<i> Judge Dredd</i> (1995). Somewhat weakened as it is often promoted as Dredd 3D.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"This man has become something of a legend in the underworld. Pushers, gangs, killers, they all respect him like a god. For the past 10 years his building has been a no-go zone for police. I don't care how big he is or who is behind him, he must be stopped." ~ Rama, </i>The Raid Redemption.</span></div>
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Round 5</span></h2>
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EFFECTS</span></h2>
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<i>"I was wondering when you'd remember you forgot your helmet." ~ Judge Dredd.</i></div>
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<i>"Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities." ~ Judge Anderson.</i></div>
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<i>"Think a bullet in the head might interfere with them more." ~ Judge Dredd.</i> Dredd.</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>Small budget, current era film, no major need for effects. Replica weapons were used a muzzle fire and shells were added digitally. Some slow motion for effect and some good gore.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> Set in the future with high tech weapons and equipment. Lots of effects, some good, some bad. Over-use of slow motion effects and gore. There's a story reason for it but it wears out its welcome.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>DREDD</span></div>
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Round 6</span></h2>
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ACTION</span></h2>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Go to work and have a fun." ~ Tama,</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The Raid Redemption.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>Over the top martial arts and gunfire.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> Even bigger gunfire and explosions.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>.DREDD</span></div>
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Round 7</span></h2>
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TENSION</span></h2>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pulling a trigger is like ordering a takeout." ~ Mad Dog,</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The Raid Redemption.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>The film is able to maintain the tension throughout, and although the hero is clear, his survival is not.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> Tense, however, Judges Dredd is a comic book hero and there is no doubt of his or Judge Anderson's survival against incredible odds.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>THE RAID: REDEMPTION.</span></div>
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<i>"What's the price of a Judge these days?" ~ Judge Dredd,</i> Dredd.</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>A tiny budget but the film doesn't suffer for it. It's obvious that some of the choices - setting, lack of location shoots, etc - are made to reduce the budget but it doesn't really affect the viewer's enjoyment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> A larger budget - but still small for this type of films - and it's poorly distributed. The choice of setting hides some of the problems, but they do choose to start the film with an outside chase scene that looks cheap. Most of the effects look great (if overused) but it sometimes feels like they drained all the money that could have gone into costumes, etc.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>THE RAID: REDEMPTION.</span></div>
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Round 9</span></h2>
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TESTS</span></h2>
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<i>"You got any last words, bitch?" ~ Kay.</i><br />
<i>"That's funny. I was gonna ask you that. Bitch." ~ Judge Anderson,</i> Dredd.</div>
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Bechdel Test</span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>Umm, there was the pregnant wife in the beginning. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> Ma-Ma and Judge Kaplan have a brief discussion about Kaplan killing Anderson. Counts but minor. <b><i>Pass.</i></b></span></li>
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Mako Mori Test</span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>Umm, there was the pregnant wife in the beginning. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> Anderson has more of an arc than Dredd. <b><i>Pass.</i></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>DREDD</span></div>
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Round 10</span></h2>
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BOX OFFICE</span></h2>
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<i>"</i><i>20 years I've been on the streets. You know what Mega City One is, Dredd? It's a fucking meat grinder. People go in one end, and meat comes out the other. All we do is turn the handle.." ~ Judge Lex,</i> Dredd.</div>
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US Box Office</span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=raid.htm" target="_blank">$4,105,187</a><b><i>.</i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dredd.htm" target="_blank">13,414,714</a>. </span></li>
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Profit</span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Raid: Redemption - </i>Estimated $1,100,000 budget (Worldwide boxoffice unknown, but US alone was 373%<b><i>.</i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dredd -</i> Estimated $50,000,000 budget. (Worldwide $35,626,525, only 70% (but is said to have made its money back on DVD and Blu-ray)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>THE RAID: REDEMPTION.</span></div>
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Round 11</span></h2>
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RATINGS</span></h2>
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<i>"</i><i>The code to Ma-Ma's chambers is 4-9-4-3-6." ~ Judge Anderson,</i> Dredd.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IMDb</span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/" target="_blank">The Raid: Redemption</a> - </i>7.6.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343727/" target="_blank">Dredd</a> -</i> 7.0</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-raid-redemption" target="_blank">The Raid: Redemption</a> - </i>73% & 8.3<b><i>.</i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/dredd" target="_blank">Dredd</a> -</i> 59% & 8.3</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-raid-redemption" target="_blank">The Raid: Redemption</a> - </i>85% & 87%<b><i>.</i></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dredd/" target="_blank">Dredd</a> -</i> 78% & 72%</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>WINNER: </i>THE RAID: REDEMPTION.</span></div>
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Round 12</span></h2>
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SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</span></h2>
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<i style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">"</i><i style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"></i><br />
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<i style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">I'm not gonna be a Judge and I don't need to be a mind reader to know it</i></div>
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</i><i style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">." ~ Judge Anderson,</i><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> Dredd.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dayside Productions<span style="font-weight: normal;"> - <a href="http://daysideproductions.com/?p=1740" target="_blank">2x Review: Dredd & The Raid</a> - </span><i>The Raid: Redemption.</i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Matt Risnes - <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://mattrisnes.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/dredd-3d-and-raid.html" target="_blank">Dredd 3D and the Raid</a> - </span>Both Fail.</span></li>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Both films are fun but pointless. </span><i>The Raid: Redemption</i> is not stop martial arts action. Dredd is an adaptation of the comic strip. Both have strengths and flaws but beyond the premise are very different films.</div>
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<i>Looking at film. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together,</i><i> see which one is better...</i></div>
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In 1998 & 1999 4 films were released with created unrealities, this is another 2 of them... [The <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/competing-film-showdown-existenz-vs.html" target="_blank">Thirteenth Floor & eXistenZ</a> previously compared]<br />
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<i>"The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television." ~ Morpheus,</i> The Matrix.</div>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - A generic but mysterious title.</li>
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<i>"You can make things happen by will alone. They call it 'Tuning.' That is how they make the buildings change." ~ Dr. Schreber,</i> Dark City.</div>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - A city created and constantly changed by a dying race aliens to discover the human soul accidentally creates a human with their powers..</li>
<li><b><i>The Matrix </i></b>- A VR world created by machines to enslave humans that accidentally creates a human with their powers.</li>
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<i>"This city, everyone in it... is their experiment. They mix and match our memories as they see fit, trying to divine what makes us unique. One day, a man might be an inspector. The next, someone entirely different."</i><i> ~ Dr. Schreber,</i> Dark City.</div>
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<i>"You know how I was supposed to feel. That person isn't me... never was. You wanted to know what it was about us that made us human." ~ John Murdoch, </i>Dark City.</div>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - Some big international names and lots of Australian actors as filler, including every bald Australian actor ever. As always Jennifer Connelly looks great in a faux-40s or 50s style. Rufus Sewell is an OK but bland leading man.</li>
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<i>"Welcome to the real world." ~ Morpheus, </i>The Matrix.</div>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - Leads up to the big mind-blowing moment near the which is sold mostly in FX.</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> DARK CITY.</div>
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ENDING</h3>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - A big showdown with the hero winning and creating a perfect world.</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> DARK CITY.</div>
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TESTS</h3>
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<i>"The Oracle told me that I would fall in love and that that man... the man that I loved would be The One. So you see, you can't be dead. You can't be... because I love you. You hear me? I love you." ~ Trinity,</i> The Matrix.</div>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - There are a few female characters - pretty much wives, waitresses or prostitutes An unnamed character does tell Emma about a phone call from Emma's husband's doctor. <b><i> Fail.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Matrix </i></b>- Trinity and Switch have some brief words. But it's about Neo or helping Neo. <b><i>Fail.</i></b> </li>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - Any plot that Emma has is in support of Murdoch's storyline.<b><i> Fail.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Matrix </i></b>- Trinity's storyline is literally said to be to fall in love with Neo.<b><i> Fail.</i></b></li>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - $27,200,316 (Worldwide).</li>
<li><b><i>The Matrix </i></b>- $463.517,383 (Worldwide).</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> THE MATRIX.</div>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - 7.8/10</li>
<li><b><i>The Matrix </i></b>- 8.7/10.</li>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - 66 & 8/7/10</li>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - 74% & 85%</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> THE MATRIX.</div>
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<i style="text-align: justify;">"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." ~ Morpheus,</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> The Matrix.</span></div>
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RESULTS SO FAR</h3>
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<li><i><b>Dark City</b></i> - 6.5 (5 wins, 3 ties).</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - 5.5 (4 wins, 3 tie.)</li>
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Both great films, and while<i> The Matrix </i>is a bit slicker and better made, there's something more compelling about<i> Dark City.</i></div>
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<i>Looking at film. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together,</i><i> see which one is better...</i></div>
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An attempt to cash-in of the rise of the science fiction blockbuster and coincidence. <i>The Terminator </i>comes from an idea James Cameron was shopping around, <i>Runaway</i> seems to be an attempt to cash-in in on the success of <i>Blade Runner</i> (1982).</div>
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<i>"You've been targeted for termination." ~ Kyle Reese, </i>The Terminator.</div>
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - The name is lame and obvious, and every time they use it to describe the squad or malfunctioning robot it only serves as a reminder. Turns out the "runaway squad" deals with malfunctioning robots not, say, missing persons.</li>
<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - A generic name, but tough.</li>
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<i><br /></i><i>WINNER -</i> The Terminator</div>
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<i>"And no one knows why or what the HELL its all about!" ~ The Police Chief, </i>Runaway.<br />
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - Some guy wants to make money selling weapons or something and kills people to cover it up by replacing chips in robots and his heat seeking missile gun. The plot is flimsy but holds together, although it does need a pointless addition of psychic to push the plot along.</li>
<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - A robot and a man are sent back from the future to save the mother the man who saves humanity before he is born. For a film involving time travel it does seem to hold together pretty well although it's pretty self contradictory.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> The Terminator</div>
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<i>"Are you Sarah Connor?" - The Terminator, </i>The Terminator.</div>
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - Pretty much all stereotypical characters and the film relies on that fact.</li>
<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - Pretty well drawn characters. Some stereotypical stuff but it mostly disappears once the plot starts going rather than relying on it.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> The Terminator<br />
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<i>" I'll be back!" ~ The Terminator, </i>The Terminator.</div>
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - The two names (at the time) in the move were Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons. Selleck from the concurrent success of <i>Magnum PI</i> and as the lead singer of Kiss. And with the accept of Kristie Alley, that's pretty much still true today. GW Bailey had minor success but made his name the same year in a similar role in <i>Police Academy. </i>Selleck's charm and affable conflict with the stand-offishness of the character conflict making Selleck look bored throughout the entire film. Simmons looks creepy but stunned, seemingly a choice made by the director when casting him. The rest of the cast are average to poor in their roles.</li>
<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - No one really of note in the cast at the time, with the film being delayed so Arnold Schwarzenegger could star in <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> which lifted his profile. Most of the actors in major roles handle them pretty well. Schwarzenegger is wooden and emotionless, but that is what's required from the part. Many of the actors (even minor ones) benefited from repeated use by Cameron in later films.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> The Terminator</div>
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<i>"We got two dead officers, do you understand me mister? Two. Dead. Cops! We got two wounded - one of them your own partner - and we got two dead guinea punks!" </i><i>~ The Police Chief, </i>Runaway.</div>
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - It can't possibly even have held up at the time. It's clearly 1984 with the occasional robot to make it "the future."</li>
<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - The future is portrayed rarely and is dark and hard to see, but effective. The stop motion effects are dated and obvious but still almost acceptable.</li>
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<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - Sarah Connor and her housemate Ginger mostly talk about boys. Fellow waitress Nancy talks to Sarah about waitressing and the newstory about her death. Small scenes, but enough to give it a <b><i>pass.</i></b></li>
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - Thompson has no plot of her own, just a rookie partner with an obligatory tacked on romance. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></li>
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<i>"I saw you on TV" ~ Bobby Ramsey,</i> Runaway.<br />
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<li><i><b>Runaway</b></i> - $<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=runaway.htm" target="_blank">6,770,587</a>.</li>
<li><b><i>The Terminator</i></b> - <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminator.htm" target="_blank">$38,371,200</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator/" target="_blank"><b><i>The Terminator</i></b></a> - 100%.</li>
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<i>Looking at film. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together,</i><i> see which one is better...</i></div>
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<i>"eXistenZ. Written like this. One word. Small 'E', capital 'X', capital 'Z'. 'eXistenZ'. It's new, it's from Antenna Research, and it's here... right now." ~ Seminar Leader, </i>eXistenZ.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - An older feeling name (actually the name of a VR horror comic story in <i>Eagle</i> & <i>Scream</i> comics in the 80s) and the floor that the computer is on in the "current" world.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - A deliberately kewl name, the name of the game that is meant to be being tested.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> eXistenZ</div>
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PLOT</h3>
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<i>"I know the truth."<i> ~ Douglas Hall.</i></i></div>
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<i>"Where are you?" ~ <i>Jane Fuller.</i></i></div>
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<i style="font-style: italic;">"You could call it the end of the world". ~ Douglas Hall, </i>The Thirteenth Floor.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - A murder mystery in which the creator of a VR 1930s world is murdered after he discovers the truth...</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - The creator of a new VR game is hunted by those who want her dead and the game destroyed.</li>
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CHARACTERS</h3>
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<i style="font-style: italic;">"Our characters are obviously supposed to jump on each other. It's probably a pathetically mechanical attempt to heighten the emotional tension of the next game sequence. No use fighting it." ~ Allegra, </i>eXistenZ.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Has one main character, and a number of secondary characters, many playing different versions of themselves in different world.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - Has two main characters and multiple minor characters.</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> The Thirteenth Floor.<br />
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ACTORS</h3>
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<i>"You know, my accent in the game was so thick that I could hardly understand myself." ~ </i><span style="text-align: justify;"><i>Kiri Vinokur</i></span><i>, </i>eXistenZ.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - While the surrounding cast are all quality (but rarely at their best) the star, Craig Bierko, does seem to have the charisma, gravitas or range for the main role.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - The two leads are excellent and surrounded by a .</li>
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<i>TIE.</i></div>
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<b>Round 5</b></div>
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WORLDS</h3>
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<i>"Hey! What'd you do to the world?" ~ Jason Whitney/Jerry Ashton.</i></div>
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<i>"Turned it off." ~ Douglas Hall, </i>The Thirteenth Floor.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Features 3 worlds: <u>The real world</u> (a future shown briefly only at the end) - mostly beautiful landscapes and cityscapes; <u>The VR world</u> (1999 looking worlds, assumed to be the real world) - dark and horrible; <u>the VR world with the VR world </u>(1930s) - styled 30s looking, only interesting world but done better in other things.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - Features 3 worlds: <u>The real world?</u> (the near future shown briefly only at the end) - the inside of a church; The game tranzCendenZ (the near - and slightly odd - future) - recurring weirdness; the game with a game eXistenZ (the near - and very odd - future) - expands upon the weirdness.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> eXistenZ</div>
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<b>Round 6</b></div>
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EFFECTS</h3>
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<i>"You're more real to me than anything I've ever known." ~ Jane Fuller, </i>The Thirteenth Floor.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Limited effects for computers and transition, the worlds were well represented by effects but in such a way that they are almost unnoticeable.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - Lots of weird creature effects, some good some pretty poor.</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> The Thirteenth Floor.</div>
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<b>Round 7</b></div>
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COMPREHENSIBILITY</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"The twists and turns at the end made my head spin. Maybe there were too many, too fast to absorb." ~ </i><i>Hugo Carlaw</i><i>, </i>eXistenZ.</span></div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Beyond the standard obfuscation of a murder mystery the film takes pains to over explain everything so the audience is up to date.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - The world is weird and unsettling, the plot to the game is just twists thrown at the screen to keep the audience interested and off guard and the ending is ambiguous.</li>
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<i style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">WINNER:</i><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> The Thirteenth Floor</span><br />
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<b>Round 8</b></div>
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MIND BLOWING</h3>
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<i>Hey, tell me the truth... are we still in the game? ~ Chinese Waiter, </i>eXistenZ.</div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Too predictable and familiar to be mind-blowing.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - The increasing moments of weirdness and the ambiguous ending makes it more mind-blowing.</li>
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<b><br /></b><i>WINNER -</i> eXistenZ</div>
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<b>Round 9</b></div>
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ENDING</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>"Do me a favor, will you? When you get back to wherever it is that you come from, just leave us all the hell alone down here, okay?" ~ </i></span></span><i style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Detective McBain, </i><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The Thirteenth Floor.</span></div>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - A happy ending that's just all too easy and trite.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - Leaves with a philosophical open ending.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> eXistenZ<br />
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<b>Round 10</b></div>
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TESTS</h3>
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<i>"I think I made the age-old mistake: Never trust a beautiful woman." ~ Detective McBain,</i> The Thirteenth Floor.<br />
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Few named female characters, none talk to each other - Fail.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - Only two named female characters, one only appears briefly at the end, they participate in a conversation about a male character - Fail.</li>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - Main female character is just a love interest for the lead. Although she does some plotting to end up with him. - Fail.</li>
<li><b><i>eXistenZ</i></b> - One of the main characters is female. They share a plot, but she's the center of it (although he's the center of the film). - Pass.</li>
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<i>WINNER -</i> eXistenZ</div>
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<b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>Round 11</b></div>
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BOX OFFICE</h3>
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<i>"You owe me 12 dollars and 5 cents" ~ Bank Customer, </i>The Thirteenth Floor.</div>
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<li><i><b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thirteenthfloor.htm" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Floor</a></b></i> - $11,916,661 (Domestic) from a $16 million budget.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=existenz.htm" target="_blank">eXistenZ</a></i></b> - $2,856,712 (Domestic) from a $15 million budget.</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> The Thirteenth Floor.</div>
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<b>Round 12</b></div>
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RATINGS</h3>
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<i>"We've played your game now, so we can finally agree with the others that you are the world's finest game artist. We weren't sure... before." ~ Ted,</i> eXistenZ.</div>
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IMDb</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139809/" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Floor</a></i></b> - 7/10.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/" target="_blank">eXistenZ</a></i></b> - 6.8/10.</li>
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Rotten Tomatoes - Critics.</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1089671-13th_floor" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Floor</a></i></b> - 29%.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/existenz/" target="_blank">eXistenZ</a></i></b> - 71%.</li>
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Rotten Tomatoes - Audience (Liked it).</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1089671-13th_floor" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Floor</a></i></b> - 64%.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/existenz/" target="_blank">eXistenZ</a></i></b> - 69%.</li>
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Metacritic - Critics.</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-thirteenth-floor" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Floor</a></i> </b>- 36%</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/existenz" target="_blank">eXistenZ</a></i></b> - 68%.</li>
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Metacritic - Users.</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-thirteenth-floor" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Floor</a></i> </b>- 5.8%</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/existenz" target="_blank">eXistenZ</a></i></b> - 7.7%.</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> eXistenz</div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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READER'S POLL</h3>
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<i>"Shoot. Also long as you don't ask me to fill in your questionaires." ~ Yevgeny Nourish,</i> eXistenZ.</div>
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RESULTS SO FAR</h3>
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<li><i><b>The Thirteenth Floor</b></i> - 6 (4 wins, 2 tie).</li>
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<i>The Thirteenth Floor</i> is a film probably ten years newer than it should be - it would have been the an major and import 1989 release - but as a 1999 film it is fairly pedestrian, especially given the other films released around the same time.<br />
<i>eXistenZ</i> is a David Cronenberg film making it the body horror classic that implies: not for all audiences, but certainly with more staying power than <i>The Thirteenth Floor.</i><br />
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-21431397205073720682014-12-26T22:00:00.000+10:002014-12-26T22:00:03.303+10:00COMPETING FILM SHOWDOWN - Dr Strangelove vs Fail-safe<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Looking at film. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together,</i><i> see which one is better...</i></div>
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<i>1964: Accidental Nuclear Showdown</i></h3>
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In 1964, at the height of the Cold War two films were made about rogue US bombers accidentally putting the world on the brink of a nuclear war.</div>
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I've already said it was the height of the Cold War. The Cuba Missile Crisis was .... They were both based on books <i>Dr Strangelove</i> was loosely based on <i>Red Alert</i> (aka <i>Two Hours To Doom</i>) from 1958 and <i>Fail-Safe</i> was based on its namesake 1962 novel. But most bizarrely they were both released by Columbia Pictures.</div>
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Both films have titles which suit them. The full title<b> "<i>Dr Strangle Love; Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb</i>" </b>is an overblown satirical title for an overblown satirical film.<b> "<i>Fail-Safe</i>"</b> is a tight, tense title for a tight tense film.</div>
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PLOT</h3>
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The similarities in the plot are really the plot to <b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b>. US bombers head are heading towards Russia and there's nothing America to do to stop this potentially world-ending mistake. <b><i>Dr Strangelove</i></b> gets a little more complex with the reason (a simple computer error in Fail-Safe) becoming the plan of an insane Brig. General. Both are interesting, but there's something pure about Fail-Safe's simplicity.<br />
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<i>WINNER:</i> FAIL-SAFE</div>
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CHARACTERS</h3>
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<b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b> has some really strong characters, especially the President played by Henry Fonda... but the roles played but even ignoring the roles played by Peter Sellers (and you can't) there are a number of amazing characters in <b><i>Dr Strangelove</i></b>: Major Kong (a role meant for Sellers), General Turgidson, Brig. General Ripper, Col. Guano, Alexi (the Russian Ambassador) and Lt Zogg.<br />
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<i>WINNER:</i> DR STRANGELOVE<br />
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ACTORS</h3>
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<i>Fail-Safe</i> has a great cast. <i>Dr Strangelove</i> has a great cast. Both have established actors an people more recognisable today than they were back then.<br />
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STAR POWER</h3>
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<i>Dr Strangelove</i> has Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers... no matter how good the rest of the casts are in both films... Peter Sellers.<br />
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<i>WINNER:</i> DR STRANGELOVE</div>
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SUSPENSE</h3>
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Both are tense. I mean, really, they're about the world being on the bring of an accidental nuclear war. <i>Dr Strangelove </i>has a couple of twists and turns to keep the tension up and does feature pretty much the end of the world. However, <i>Fail-safe</i> with the simpler plot and personalisation of the deaths really maintains the tension throughout.</div>
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<i>WINNER:</i> FAIL-SAFE</div>
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ENDING</h3>
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Both have bleak endings.<br />
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<b><i>Dr Strangelove </i></b>ends with the oncoming destruction of the world through the automatic activation of a doomsday device. There are plans being made - insane plans, but plans - for important men and sexy woman to be sheltered in mines. Although one would think that these plans should have been made much, much early and it's probably now too late at least we're comforted by Vera Lynn as the credits roll and the nukes fly.<br />
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<i>WINNER:</i> FAIL-SAFE<br />
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MORAL VICTOR</h3>
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Both are anti-war films which is nice moral ground to start from. Both are based on books, with <b><i>Doctor Strangelove</i></b>'s source being released a few years earlier. Upon learning of competition to his film, Kubrick initiated a lawsuit, over plagiarism of the book he was using by the writers of <b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b>. The suit was settled by the makers of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Doctor Strangelove</i>, Columbia,buying the rights to <b><i>Fail-Safe,</i> </b>allowing Kubrick to insist his film was released first and the comedy being released before the serious film killed <b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b>. at the box-office.<br />
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<i>WINNER:</i> FAIL-SAFE</div>
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It is well known that <i><b>Fail-Safe</b></i> performed worse than <i><b>Dr Strangelove</b></i>. Stats from the 60s are hard to find, though. <i><b>Dr Strangelove</b></i> was #1 for 3 weeks $2,864,385, $2,385,924 & $2,199,743, whereas <i><b>Fail-Safe</b></i> was only #1 for one week $2,375,382. <i>Mary Poppins</i> (which lost the the #1 spot a week before Fail-Safe was released, regained the position 2 weeks later.) The US cinema rentals (the amount the cinemas paid to show the film) for the two films are known <i><b>Dr Strangelove</b> </i>($4,420,000) and<i> <b>Fail-Safe</b></i> ($1,800,000). <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=drstrangelove.htm" target="_blank">Box Office Mojo</a> lists <i><b>Dr Strangelove</b></i>'s US gross as 9,164,370.</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/" target="_blank">Doctor Strangelove</a></i></b> - 8.5/10.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dr_strangelove/?search=DR%20STRANGELOVE" target="_blank"><b><i>Dr Strangelove</i></b></a> - 99%</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/failsafe/?search=FAIL-SAFE" target="_blank"><b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b></a> - 92%</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dr_strangelove/?search=DR%20STRANGELOVE" target="_blank"><b><i>Dr Strangelove</i></b></a> - 94%</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/failsafe/?search=FAIL-SAFE" target="_blank"><b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b></a> - 91%</li>
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<i>WINNER:</i> DR STRANGELOVE</div>
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<b>Round 12</b></div>
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SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</h3>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Digital Journal: <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/op-ed-dr-strangelove-still-hilarious-and-potent-after-fifty-years/article/367880" target="_blank">Op-Ed: 'Dr. Strangelove' – Still hilarious and potent after 50 years</a> - <i><b>Dr Strangelove.</b></i></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Foreign Policy Blog: <a href="http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2011/02/21/fail-safe-1964-and-dr-strangelove-1964/" target="_blank"><i>Fail-Safe </i>(1964) and <i>Dr Strangelove</i> (1964)</a> - <b>Tie.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Magic Lantern Film: <a href="http://magiclanternfilm.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/friday-flashback-fail-safe-1964/" target="_blank">Flashback Friday: <i>Fail-Safe</i> (1964)</a> - <b><i>Fail-Safe.</i></b></li>
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<i>TIE.</i></div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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<b><i>Dr Strangelove</i></b> - 8 (4 wins, 4 ties)</div>
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Personally, I think they are both great films - <b><i>Dr Strangelove</i></b> is a classic, but <b><i>Fail-Safe</i></b> is still a powerful film, although modern audiences may prefer George Clooney's 2000 live remake.<br />
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</div>Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-34304072530079349082014-12-20T12:05:00.001+10:002014-12-20T12:05:12.228+10:00DUGGY'S BLOGS - Deep Impact vs Armageddon<div data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;">
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"I'm an English teacher, not fucking Tomb Raider." <span style="text-align: justify;">~ Beth, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">The Descent.</i></div>
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<b><i>The Cave</i></b> - Some (at the time) average names, including the couple from <i><a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/lesbian-romance-rules-imagine-me-you.html" target="_blank">Imagine Me</a> <a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/rom-com-rules-imagine-me-you.html" target="_blank">& You</a> </i>from the same year. Uneven performances.</div>
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<b><i>1. Warning:</i></b><br />
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - Not really, <b><i>Not Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - Dead animal. <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>2. Sex & Nudity:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - None, <b><i>Not Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - None, <b><i>Not Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>3. Death = Punishment:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - Not really, <b><i>Not Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - For a few characters, <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>4. Never go:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - Ummm, cave system, isolated, etc, <b><i>Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - Ummm, see above, <b><i>Followed.</i></b></li>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - Not really, <b><i>Not Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - A little for some. <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>6. Failure of:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - The usual, <b><i>Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - See above. <b><i>Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>7. Final Girl:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - One final girl, a couple of male survivors. <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - All female characters, final girl survivor. <b><i>Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>8. The Killer:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - Creatures, so follow so with look, etc. <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - As above. <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>9. Evil Never Dies:</i></b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - The virus escapes. <b><i>Followed.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - The creatures are still in the cave. <b><i>Partially Followed.</i></b></li>
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<b><i>10. Sequel:</i></b></div>
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<ul>
<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - No sequel. <b><i>Not applicable.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - Has a sequel. <b><i>Unknown.</i></b></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THE DESCENT<br />
<b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>Round 10</b></div>
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BOX OFFICE</h3>
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"Holly: safety first! I don't want any stunts this time.." ~ Juno, <i>Descent.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i><i><b>Worldwide Gross</b></i><br />
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<b><i>The Cave</i></b> - $33,296,457.</div>
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<b><i>The Descent</i></b> - $57,051,053.</div>
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<b>Budget</b><br />
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<b><i>The Cave</i></b> - $30,000,000 (est).</div>
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<b><i>The Descent</i></b> - $5,480,000 (est).</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THE DESCENT<br />
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<b>Round 11</b></div>
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RATINGS</h3>
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"Yr." ~ Jason Thurman, <i>Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<b>IMDB</b></div>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - 5/10.</li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - 7.3/10.</li>
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<b>Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)</b><br />
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - $11%.</li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - 85%</li>
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - $28% liked it.</li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - 75% liked it.</li>
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<b><br /></b><b>Metacritic (Critic)</b><br />
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - 30.</li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - 71.</li>
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<b>Metacritic (User)</b><br />
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<li><b><i>The Cave</i></b> - 5.2.</li>
<li><b><i>The Descent</i></b> - 8.1.</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THE DESCENT</div>
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<b>Round 12</b></div>
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SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</h3>
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"Holly was right! Boreham Caverns was a tourist trap!" ~ Juno, <i>The Descent.</i></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Cracked: <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_15028_attack-clones-suspiciously-similar-movie-showdown_p2.html" target="_blank">Attack of the Clones: Suspiciously Similar Movie Showdown</a> - <i><b>The Descent.</b></i> </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Trancer 21: <a href="http://trancer21.dreamwidth.org/96861.html" target="_blank">Review: Battle of the Slaughtered Spelunkers - <i>The Decent</i> vs. <i>The Cave</i></a> - <i><b>The Descent.</b></i></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THE DESCENT</div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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READER POLL</h3>
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"Holly was right! Boreham Caverns was a tourist trap!" ~ Juno, <i>The Descent.</i></div>
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Even if you haven't seen both films, <a href="http://paduggan.polldaddy.com/s/cavecreatures" target="_blank">do the survey</a>.<br />
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RESULTS SO FAR</h3>
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<b><i>The Cave</i></b> - 1 (0 wins, 2 ties)</div>
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<b><i>The Descent</i></b> - 11 (10 wins, 2 ties).<br />
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The Descent is the far superior film, a independent film with legitimate scares, while The Cave is so generic and pedestrian.</div>
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<i>Looking at film. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i></div>
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<b><i>1998: Earth Approaching Asteroid Showdown</i></b></div>
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<i>In 1998 asteroids nearly destroyed the Earth. Twice. But not really. Only in fiction. Don't freak out or anything.</i></div>
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<i>HOW DID IT HAPPEN?</i></h3>
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In 1991 the US Congress directed NASA to look into the detection and deflection/destruction of Earth threatening asteroids. In 1994 the House Committee on Science and Technology directed NASA with the DOD to chart objects larger than a kilometer. This political and scientific interest in NEO, of course, lead to interest in the media and probably inspired both films. <i>Deep Impact</i> was announced first and Armageddon was rushed into production (Michael Bay later apologized for the third act, blaming the 16 week filming schedule). The previous year there was a TV mini-series with the same basic concept called <i>Asteroid </i>and a TV movie <i>Doomsday Rock.</i></div>
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<b>Round 1</b></div>
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TITLE</h3>
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"The Bible calls this day 'Armageddon' - the end of all things." ~ unnamed President, <i>Armageddon.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - A pretty average title, but with a nice double meaning and more potential for a porn name.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - A overblown name for an overblown film and a forced usage in the film.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT<br />
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<b>Round 2</b></div>
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PLOT</h3>
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"... there was a remote possibility that the comet was on a path that could bring it into direct contact with the Earth." <span style="text-align: justify;">~ President Beck, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - A comet the size of New York City heads towards Earth, the mission to destroy and effects of the impact on Americans.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - An asteroid the size of Texas heads towards Earth and the mission to destroy it.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT<br />
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<b>Round 3</b></div>
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DESTRUCTION</h3>
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"Still, we were left with the devastation of the first. The waters reached as far inland as the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. It washed away farms and towns, forests and skyscrapers. But, the water receded. The wave hit Europe and Africa too. Millions were lost, and countless more left homeless." <span style="text-align: justify;">~ President Beck, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - A smaller chunk hits Earth, causing destruction across much of the Earth.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - Limited, cliche and unbelievable mini-hits, but more explodey.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT<br />
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<b>Round 4</b></div>
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CHARACTERS</h3>
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"Can they *physically* survive the trip? That's all I need to know here, okay?" ~ Dan Truman.</div>
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"Personally, I don't know how they survived the tests/" ~ Dr. Banks, <i>Armageddon.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - A bunch of slightly whiny fairly average character, but a cross section of society.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - A small group of deliberately unlikable self-destructive cliche characters.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT</div>
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<b>Round 5</b></div>
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ACTORS</h3>
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"Famous people always get sex, Mr. Perry. That's the main reason it's good to be famous." ~ Jason Thurman, <i>Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - Television and B-list actor with support from some quality actors.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - Major star power.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>ARMAGEDDON</div>
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<b>Round 6</b></div>
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UNBELIEVABLITY, COINCIDENCES & MANIPULATION</h3>
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"This is unbelievable" ~ Grace Stamper, <i>Armageddon.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - A few minor and meaningless coincidences (the pointless death of the scientist, the couple's survival). Certainly manipulative at times.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - Constant coincidences and emotional manipulation. It also doesn't make sense on many levels.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT</div>
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<b>Round 7</b></div>
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SCIENCE VS FICTION</h3>
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"I know the president's chief scientific advisor, we were at MIT together. And, in a situation like this, you-you really don't wanna take the advice from a man who got a C- in astrophysics. The president's advisors are, um... wrong... and I'm right." ~ Ronald Quincy, <i>Armageddon.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - Some scientific inaccuracies.</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - Makes <i>Deep Impact</i> look realistic.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT</div>
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<b>Round 8</b></div>
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TESTS</h3>
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"Fail. Fail. Depressively fail! One toxicology analysis revealed ketamin, that is a very powerful sedative!" ~ Dr Banks, <i style="text-align: start;">Armageddon.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact.</i></b><br />
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<li><b>Bechdel Test</b>: There are a number of named female characters, and much discussion between them about the disaster and survival. <i><b>Pass.</b></i></li>
<li><b>Mako Mori Test</b>: Tea Leoni's character has her own story arc. It does end with her reconciling with her father, but still she has here own arc. <i><b>Pass.</b></i></li>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b>.</div>
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<li><b>Bechdel Test</b>: There are a handful of named female characters, they don't interact. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></li>
<li><b>Mako Mori Test</b>: The film is about men. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEP IMPACT</div>
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<b>Round 9</b></div>
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MORAL VICTOR</h3>
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"I know you're just a reporter, but you used to be a person, right?" ~ Alan Rittenhouse, <i>Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<b><i>Deep Impact</i></b> - Certainly didn't copy Armageddon, in fact a President's speech was changed to remove the line "This is not armageddon."</div>
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<b><i>Armageddon</i></b> - May have copied Deep Impact, but maybe not. Treats the audience like they're stupid.</div>
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BOX OFFICE</h3>
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"We always thought the deadline for public knowledge was the publication of next year's budget since we've spent more money than we can account for." ~ President Beck, <i>Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<i><b>Worldwide Gross</b></i><br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - $140,464,664</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - $553,709,788<br />
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<b>Budget</b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - $75,000,000 (made 187%)</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - $140,000,000 (made 395.5%)<br />
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<i>WINNER: </i>ARMAGEDDON<br />
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<b>Round 11</b></div>
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RATINGS</h3>
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"You know you're gonna have a lot more sex than anyone else in our year." <span style="text-align: center;">~ Jason Thurman, </span><i style="text-align: center;">Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<b>IMDB</b></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - 6.1/10</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - $553,709,788</div>
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<b>Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)</b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - 47%</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - 39%</div>
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<b>Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Score)</b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - 43% liked it.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - 73% liked it.<br />
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<b>Metacritic</b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - 40.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - 42.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>ARMAGEDDON</div>
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<b>Round 12</b></div>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</h3>
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"I mean, this is not a video game, son, it really isn't." ~ Spurgeon Tanner, <i>Deep Impact.</i></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Armageddonuca: <a href="http://armageddonuca.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/armageddon-vs-deep-impact.html" target="_blank"><i>Armageddon</i> vs <i>Deep Impact</i></a> - <b style="font-style: italic;">Deep Impact </b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">BC (Blogcritics): <a href="http://blogcritics.org/deep-impact-vs-armageddon-in-the/" target="_blank"><i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i>: In the battle between testosterone and estrogen, we all lose</a> - Neither.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Blesok: <a href="http://www.blesok.com.mk/tekst.asp?lang=eng&tekst=116&str=1#.VHe6ATGUeb8" target="_blank"><i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i> - both sides of the same story</a> - <b style="font-style: italic;">Deep Impact </b>(I think)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Blogsorednax: <a href="http://bloggsorednax.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/armageddon-vs-deep-impact.html" target="_blank">Armageddon VS Deep Impact</a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Commentarama Films - <a href="http://commentaramafilms.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/deep-impact-1998-vs-armageddon-1998.html" target="_blank"><i>Deep Impact </i>(1998) vs. <i>Armageddon</i> (1998)</a> - Ambiguous.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Electrolund: <a href="http://www.electrolund.com/1998/01/armageddon-vs-deep-impact/" target="_blank"><i>Armageddon</i> vs. <i>Deep Impact</i></a> - <b><i>Deep Impact.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Fernby Review - <a href="http://www.fernbyfilms.com/2008/07/31/deep-impact-vs-armageddon-its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/" target="_blank">Earthly Apocalypse: <i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i></a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Film School Rejects: <a href="http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/boiling-point-deep-impact-vs-armageddon-april-fools.php" target="_blank">Boiling Point - <i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i></a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Found Item Clothing: <a href="http://www.founditemclothing.com/itgoesto11/big-giant-rocks-armageddon-vs-deep-impact/" target="_blank">Giant Rocks: <i>Armageddon</i> vs. <i>Deep Impact</i></a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Great White Snark: <a href="http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2008/04/21/battle-of-the-redundant-geek-movies-armageddon-vs-deep-impact/" target="_blank"><i>Armageddon</i> vs <i>Deep Impact</i> – Battle of the Redundant Geek Movies</a> - <b><i>Deep Impact.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ish Reviews - <a href="http://ishreviews.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/armageddon-vs-deep-impact.html" target="_blank"><i>Armageddon</i> vs, </a><i><a href="http://ishreviews.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/armageddon-vs-deep-impact.html" target="_blank">Deep Impact</a> </i>- <b><i>Deep Impact.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Movue Smackdown - <a href="http://www.moviesmackdown.com/2008/08/armageddon-1998.html" target="_blank"><i>Deep Impact </i>(1998) -vs- <i>Armageddon </i>(1998)</a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Octobersky - <a href="http://joyce-octobersky.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/movie-battle-armageddon-vs-deep-impact.html" target="_blank">Movie Battle: <i>Armageddon</i> Vs. <i>Deep Impact</i></a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Screen Rant - <a href="http://screenrant.com/movies-copycats-same-plot-idea-twin-films/" target="_blank">10 Copycat Movies - Which Was Better?</a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Voracinephile - <a href="http://voracinephile.over-blog.com/article-deep-impact-vs-armageddon-109641697.html" target="_blank">Deep Impact vs Armageddon</a> - <b style="font-style: italic;">Deep Impact</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">What Culture: <a href="http://whatculture.com/film/10-suspiciously-similar-movies-released-in-the-same-year.php/3" target="_blank">Suspiciously Similar Movies Release in the Same Year: Meteorites - <i>Armageddon</i> vs. <i>Deep Impact</i> (1998)</a> - <b><i>Armageddon.</i></b></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>ARMAGEDDON</div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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READER POLL</h3>
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"Hey, I'm a child of the movies, Fish." ~ Oren Monash, <i>Deep Impact.</i></div>
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RESULTS SO FAR</h3>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Deep Impact</i> - 7.5 (7 wins, 1 tie).</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Armageddon</i> - 4.5.(4 wins, 1 tie).<br />
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<i>Deep Impact</i> is a fairly average film, but while <i>Armageddon</i> is very pretty but treats the audience like they are stupid.<br />
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Upcoming Showdowns</h3>
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<i>"What did she do?" ~ Nicole.</i><br />
<i>"What didn't she do?" ~ Kelsey,</i> Little Witches.<br />
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<b><i>Little Witches</i></b> - Teen girls play with evil, accidentally summon stuff. Usual horror stuff. The sub-plot with them trying to keep the Final Girl pure so they can use her blood is a nice touch.</div>
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<i>"Yeah, but it's good. I mean, it suits you." ~ Bonnie.</i><br />
<i>"Subtle... but good!" ~ Rochelle.</i><br />
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<i>"You really wanna know why?" ~ Laura</i><br />
<i>"Yes, I really wanna know why." ~ Rochelle.</i><br />
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<li><b>The Racial Bechdel Test</b> - Only one minority character. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Mako Mori Test </b>- </i>All the main characters are female so if there's a plot in there it's probably about a female character. <b><i>Possibly Pass.</i></b></li>
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<li><b>The Racial Bechdel Test</b> - Only one named minority character. <b><i>Fails.</i></b></li>
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<i>"Miss Illuminati 1896" ~ Jamie, </i>Little Witches.<br />
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<b><i>Little Witches</i></b> - Horror females love female nudity, especially the bad ones. As an especially bad film, it has a lot of nudity. One actress is naked lots including a striptease, an attempt to seduce the main male character and standard behaviour in the confessional. Other than that skyclad rituals involving extras at the being of the film and most of the female cast (including Clea DuVall) later.</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116897" target="_blank">Little Witches</a>: 3.4/10.</i></b></li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115963" target="_blank">The Craft</a>: </i>6.2/10.</b></li>
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<li><i><b><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/craft/" target="_blank">The Craft</a>:</b></i> <b> </b> <b>50%.</b></li>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/craft/" target="_blank">The Craft</a>:</i> 65%</b> (Liked it)</li>
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<b>ENDING</b><br />
<i>"So who knows, maybe some other good little girls really did call the devil up from hell</i>. <i>That's my confession father." ~ Faith,</i> Little Witches<br />
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<i>"Gee, what a coincidence. I can read Latin." ~ Faith, </i>Little Witches.<br />
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<i>"I hate it when someone gives away the ending." ~ Hopper, </i>A Bug's Life.<br />
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<i><b>THE CRAFT:</b></i> 8.5 (8 wins, 1 ties)<br />
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-69314616405963259802014-10-31T13:27:00.000+10:002014-10-31T13:27:08.431+10:00COMPETING FILM SHOWDOWN - Poll #9<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<li>2013: <b>Apocalypse Party Showdown</b> (Round 2) - <i>Rapture Palooza</i> vs <i>This Is The End</i>.</li>
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<li>1964: <b>Accidental Nuclear War Showdown - </b><i>Dr Strangelove</i> vs <i>Fail Safe</i>.</li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;">2005: </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Spelunking Scares Showdown </b>(Match 2)</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">The Cavern</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Intermedio</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;">2012: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Police Raid Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">The Raid: Redeption</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Dredd.</i></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;">2013: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Apocalypse Party Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> (Round 3) - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">This is a Disaster</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;">The World's End</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></li>
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To vote the next pair to be tested visit <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/p/looking-at-film-and-television.html" target="_blank">this page</a> and for future additions, visit <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/p/competing-film-showdown-additional.html" target="_blank">this one</a>.</div>
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-31597232791010210592014-09-26T11:30:00.000+10:002014-09-26T11:30:00.625+10:00COMPETING FILM SHOWDOWN - A Bug's Life vs Antz<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>"I'm a beautiful butterfly." ~ Heimlich, </i>A Bug's Life.</div>
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<i>"There you have it: your average boy-meets-girl, boy-likes-girl, boy-changes-the-underlying-social-order story." ~ Z, </i>Antz<br />
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<b>Round 6</b><br />
<b>FAMILY FRIENDLY</b></div>
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<i>"Your majesty. Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls of all ages. Our troupe here guarentees a performance like no other. Why, when your grasshopper friends get here, we are gonna knock... them... dead!" ~ Francis,</i> A Bug's Life.</div>
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<b><i>Antz</i></b> - Is actually a PG and a darker movie.</div>
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<b><i>A Bug's Life</i></b> - A bit more fun for kids.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>A BUG'S LIFE</div>
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<b>Round 7</b><br />
<b>ADULT FRIENDLY</b></div>
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<i>"You know, I was going to let you become a part of my most erotic fantasies, but now you can just write it off." ~ Z,</i> Antz</div>
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<b><i>Antz</i></b> - A darker more complex story.</div>
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<b><i>A Bug's Life</i></b> - An overly simple story.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>ANTZ.<br />
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<b>Round 8</b><br />
<b>TESTS</b></div>
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<i>"It's a bug-eat-bug world out there, princess." ~ Hopper,</i> A Bug's Life.</div>
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<b><i>Antz</i></b>.<br />
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<li><b><i>Bechdel Test</i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>- Some interaction between Princess Bala and the Queen about duty, depends on whether you think "the Queen" counts as a named character with no arc.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Mako Mori Test </b>- </i>The Princess is a standard rebellious princess, Azteca is just a secondary character with no arc.</li>
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<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Bechdel Test </i>- Some interaction between Princess Atta and the Queen about duty, depends on whether you think "the Queen" counts as a named character.</li>
<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">Mako Mori Test </i>- The Princess is a standard rebellious princess with no arc, There are a number of other secondary female characters with no arc.</li>
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<i>TIE.</i><br />
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<b>Round 9</b><br />
<b>MORAL VICTOR</b></div>
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<i>"This is just a lawsuit waiting to happen." ~ Z, </i>Antz</div>
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Depending on whether you believe that it was a coincidence of revenge by Jeffrey Katzenberg for being mistreated by Disney and whether you believe that the revenge is fair (or that he was mistreated). So many variables I'm not going to call it.</div>
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<b>Round 10</b><br />
<b>BOX OFFICE</b></div>
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<i>"I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be the richest flea in the land, ka-ching! The streets will be paved with golden retrievers..." ~ P.T. Flea,</i> A Bug's Life.</div>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=antz.htm" target="_blank">Antz</a>: </i>$90,757,863</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bugslife.htm" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a></i>: $363,398,565</li>
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<li><i><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=antz.htm" target="_blank">Antz</a>:</i> </i>$105 million </li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bugslife.htm" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a></i>: $120 million </li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>A BUG'S LIFE<br />
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<b>RATINGS</b></div>
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<i>"Boy, these folks are sure hard up for entertainment." ~ Slim,</i> A Bug's Life.</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120587/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">Antz</a></i>:</b> 6.6/10.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120623/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a>:</i> 7.2/10.</b></li>
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<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes</a> - Tomatometer</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/antz/" target="_blank">Antz</a>: 95</i>%.</b></li>
<li><i><b><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oblivion_2013/" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a>:</b></i> 92%</li>
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<li><i><b><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/antz/" target="_blank">Antz</a>:</b> 73</i>%.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oblivion_2013/" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a>:</i> 85%</b></li>
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<li><i><b><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/antz" target="_blank">Antz</a>:</b></i> 72%</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-bugs-life" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a>:</i> 77%</b></li>
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<li><i><b><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/antz" target="_blank">Antz</a>:</b> </i>7.0</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-bugs-life" target="_blank">A Bug's Life</a>: </i> 7.7</b></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>A BUG'S LIFE<br />
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<b>Round 12</b><br />
<b>SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</b><br />
<i>"You listen to me, my boy. I've made a living out of being a failure, and you, sir, are not a failure." ~ Manny, </i>A Bug's Life.<br />
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<li>Chicago Tribune/So: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-dm-bugs-photo.html" target="_blank">'Antz' vs 'A Bug's Life'</a> - <b><i>A Bug's Life.</i></b></li>
<li>The Daily (University of Washington): <a href="http://dailyuw.com/archive/2012/05/07/arts-entertainment/not-antz-versus-bugs-life#.VBJwMvmPlD8" target="_blank">This, not that: 'Antz' versus 'A Bug's Life'</a> - <b><i>Antz.</i></b></li>
<li>Electrolund: <a href="http://www.electrolund.com/1998/01/antz-vs-a-bugs-life/" target="_blank">Antz vs. A Bug's Life</a> - <b><i>A Bug's Life.</i></b></li>
<li>11 Points: <a href="http://www.11points.com/Movies/11_Damn_Near_Identical_Movies_That_Were_Released_at_the_Same_Time" target="_blank">11 Pairs of Damn Near Identical Movies That Were Released at the Same Time</a> <b style="font-style: italic;">- </b><b style="font-style: italic;">Antz.</b></li>
<li>Film.com: <a href="http://www.film.com/movies/pixar-vs-dreamworks-the-12-round-fight" target="_blank">Pixar vs Dreamworks: The 12-Round Fight</a> - <b><i>Antz.</i></b></li>
<li>Filmonic: <a href="http://filmonic.com/dueling-movies-a-look-back" target="_blank">Duelling movies - A look back</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b style="font-style: italic;">- A Bug's Life.</b></li>
<li>Littlefilm: <a href="http://clareferry1.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/antz-vs-a-bugs-life/" target="_blank">Antz vs A Bug's Life</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>- <b><i>Antz.</i></b></li>
<li>Monabug: <a href="http://monabug.tripod.com/reviewbonus.html" target="_blank">Bonus Review</a> -<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b style="font-style: italic;">A Bug's Life.</b></li>
<li>Moviefan Central: <a href="http://www.moviefancentral.com/kevin-smith-fan/blogs/the-clone-wars-episode-xxiii:-antz-vs-a-bugs-life" target="_blank">THE CLONE WARS EPISODE XXIII: Antz v.s. A Bug's Life</a> - <b><i><strike>A Bug's Life</strike> </i></b><b><i>Antz.</i></b></li>
<li>Popsugar: <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/30592516/Antz-vs-Bug-Life" target="_blank">Antz vs A Bug's Life</a> -<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b style="font-style: italic;">Antz.</b></li>
<li>Pure Film: <a href="http://purefilm.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/antz-v-a-bugs-life/" target="_blank">Antz V A Bug's Life</a> - <b style="font-style: italic;">A Bug's Life.</b></li>
<li>Screen Junkies - <a href="http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/11-pairs-of-suspiciously-similar-movies/" target="_blank">11 Pairs of Suspiciously Similar Films</a> <b style="font-style: italic;">- A Bug's Life.</b></li>
<li>Screen Rant: <a href="http://screenrant.com/movies-copycats-same-plot-idea-twin-films/" target="_blank">10 Copycat Films - Which Was Better</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> - A Bug's Life.</b></li>
<li>The Stereo Times: <a href="http://www.stereotimes.com/antzbugs.shtml" target="_blank">Antz vs. A Bugs Life</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> - </b><b>Draw.</b></li>
<li>Toledo Free Press: <a href="http://www.toledofreepress.com/tag/olympus-has-fallen/" target="_blank">Two (or More) of a Kind</a> <b style="font-style: italic;">A Bug's Life.</b></li>
<li>Trash City - Film Blitz: <a href="http://www.trashcity.org/BLITZ/BLIT0511.HTM" target="_blank">Antz vs. A Bug's Life</a> - <b><i>A Bug's Life.</i></b></li>
<li>Virgin Movies: <a href="http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/seeing-double-movie-twins.php?page=5" target="_blank">Twin movies: spot the difference - Antz / A Bug's Life</a> (1998) - <b style="font-style: italic;">A Bug's Life.</b></li>
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<li>Friday Night Film Fights: <a href="http://fridaynightfilmfights.com/2014/02/07/ep-42-antz-1998-vs-a-bugs-life-1998/" target="_blank">EP 42: ANTZ (1998) VS A BUG’S LIFE (1998)</a> - <b><i>A Bug's Life.</i></b></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">The Animated Heroine - Reel vs Reel:<i> </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gjyp28peJc" target="_blank">Antz vs. A Bug's Life</a> - <b><i>A Bug's Life.</i></b></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Cartoonman13: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JFe09d7-FI" target="_blank">Antz vs. A Bug's Life</a> - <b><i>Antz.</i></b></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i>A BUG'S LIFE</div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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<b>READER'S POLL</b><br />
<i>"All we are saying is give Z a chance." Azteca, </i>Antz.<br />
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<b>RESULTS SO FAR</b><br />
<i>"I hate it when someone gives away the ending." ~ Hopper, </i>A Bug's Life.<br />
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<i><b>A BUG'S LIFE:</b></i> 8.5 (7 wins, 3 ties)<br />
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<i>Antz</i> has a deeper story, but the dullness of just ants is mitigated in <i>A Bug's Life</i> by having the other insects.<br />
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Future Competing Film Showdowns</h2>
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1996: High School Witches Showdown</h3>
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Little Witches vs The Craft</h3>
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Do the <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/p/looking-at-film-and-television.html" target="_blank">current poll</a> to help determine the subsequent showdowns with the new entries:<br />
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<b>2006: 19th Century Prestidigitation Showdown - </b><b><i>The Prestige</i> vs </b><i><b>The Illusionist</b></i><i>.</i></div>
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<b>2010: Post Apocalyptic Showdown - </b><b><i>The Road</i> vs <i>The Book of Eli.</i></b></div>
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-4256538353082967792014-08-29T10:00:00.000+10:002014-08-29T19:13:39.541+10:00COMPETING FILM SHOWDOWN - Additional Entries Poll<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...
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Future Competing Showdown films to be reviewed.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The next pair of films to be tested is scheduled to be <b><i>Antz</i> vs <i>A Bug's Life</i></b> on the 26th September 2014. <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/p/looking-at-film-and-television.html">Do the poll</a> to help decide which two films will be after those.<br />
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<b>1989: Police Dog Comedy Showdown - </b><i>Turner & Hooch</i> vs <i>K-9</i>. </h3>
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1994: Drag Queen Showdown - <i>Priscilla: Queen of the Desert</i> vs <i>To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar.</i></h3>
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1997: Eruption Disaster Showdown - <i>Dante's Peak</i> vs <i>Volcano.</i></h3>
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2000: Slasher Spoof Showdown - <i>Scary Movie</i> vs <i>Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th</i>.</h3>
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<li>Which is the bigger horror?</li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><b>2004: President's Daughter Showdown - <i>First Daughter</i> vs <i>Chasing Liberty.</i></b></span></h3>
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2006: 19th Century Prestidigitation Showdown - <i>The Prestige</i> vs<i> The Illusionist</i>.</h3>
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2009: Rent-A-Cop Showdown - <i>Observe & Report</i> vs <i>Paul Blart: Mall Cop.</i></h3>
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2009: Rent-A-Cop Showdown - <i>Observe & Report</i> vs <i>Paul Blart: Mall Cop.</i></h3>
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2012: Police Raid Showdown - <i>The Raid: Redeption</i> vs <i>Dredd.</i></h3>
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2014: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave Attack Showdown - <i>Olympus Has Fallen</i> vs <i>White House Down.</i></h3>
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Take the <a data-mce-href="http://paduggan.polldaddy.com/s/movies-you-didn-t-know-were-based-on-comics-1" href="http://paduggan.polldaddy.com/s/movies-you-didn-t-know-were-based-on-comics-1" target="_blank">Films You Didn't Know Were Comics Challenge.</a><br />
Check the <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/p/this-is-provisional-schedule-of.html" target="_blank">schedule</a> of upcoming reviews.</div>
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-47292178743125371292014-08-01T12:00:00.000+10:002014-09-12T21:09:36.086+10:00COMPETING FILM SHOWDOWN - Oblivion vs After Earth<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i><br />
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<b>Abandoned Earth Showdown</b></div>
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Oblivion (April) & After Earth (June) 2013... which is better?</div>
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HOW DID IT HAPPEN?</div>
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Wil Smith was inspired by an episode of <i>I Shouldn't Be Alive </i>but moved the story into a future setting becoming <i>After Earth. <a href="http://internettruthdebunked.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/list-items-debunked-oblivion-isnt-based.html" target="_blank">Oblivion </a></i><a href="http://internettruthdebunked.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/list-items-debunked-oblivion-isnt-based.html" target="_blank">was an idea</a> which was delayed by the 2007-2008 writer's strike and then advertised as an upcoming comic to showcase the concept art and allow work to continue. Coincidence.<br />
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<b>Round 1</b><br />
<b>TITLE</b><br />
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"Everybody dies, Sally. The thing is to die well." ~ Jack (<i>Oblivion</i>).</div>
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<b><i>After Earth</i></b> is a pretty generic title (the AE in Titan AE is also After Earth). And only the flashbacks at the beginning are after Earth, the rest is mostly <i>on Earth</i>.<br />
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<b><i>Oblivion </i></b>is a completely generic title, with about 7 other feature and short films sharing the title.<br />
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<i>WINNER: </i>AFTER EARTH<br />
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<b>Round 2</b><br />
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"I can't shake the feeling, that earth, inspite of all that's happened, earth is still my home." ~ Jack (<i>Oblivion</i>).<br />
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Two people are the last people on an Earth inhabited by aliens out to kill humans, one travelling the other, the other in constant contact.</div>
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<b style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br /></b><b><i>After Earth</i>:</b> A "Ranger" and his son crash on an abandoned Earth. The son heads out to find a distress beacon while his injured father monitors from their crashed craft. It's just a simple wilderness survival story in a sci-fi setting with an annoying father/son & coming of age story grafted on.<br />
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<b><i>Oblivion</i>:</b> A couple is assigned to oversee the mining of resources on an abandoned Earth. Heads out to locate and repair security pods while the female monitors from their base. A sci-fi thriller full of pretty obvious twists.<br />
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<i>WINNER: </i>OBLIVION.</div>
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<b>Round 3</b><br />
<b>THE ABANDONED EARTH</b><br />
"I've heard stories of Earth. A paradise. Until we destroyed it." ~ Kitai (<i>After Earth</i>)<br />
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<b><i>After Earth</i>: </b>The Earth, abandoned due to environmental damage has re-vegetated and life has evolved much like an episode of The Future is Wild. It actually looks quite nice if it wasn't for the cold snaps and everything wasn't trying to kill you.</div>
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<b><i>Oblivion</i>:</b> The Earth has been ravaged by war and drained of resources. It is most desert and ruins. The landscape feels hostile, the sheer number of obvious surviving landmarks makes it a little laughable, but adds to the beauty and grandeur.</div>
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<b>Round 4</b></div>
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"I wonder, if I come to you, at night - in dreams, in the day - as memories. Do I haunt your hours the way you haunted mine?" ~ Jack (<i>Oblivion</i>).<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">After Earth</i><b>: </b>Spends most of the first 20 mins getting back to the first moments of the film, over 40 to get to the moments following it. Because it is at the beginning of the film, it covers new material. It also flashes back a number of times during the film.</div>
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<b><i>This Is The End</i>:</b> Long annoying, but pretty flashback near the end of the film which pretty much reiterates the big twist that's already been revealed and makes a film that was already dragging a lot even longer.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>AFTER EARTH.</div>
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<b>Round 5</b></div>
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<b>STAR POWER</b></div>
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"I want to work with mom." ~ Kitia.<br />
"Me too." ~ Cypher (<i>After Earth</i>)<br />
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<b><i>After Earth</i></b> - Will Smith isn't a wise-cracking hero, he's the stoic support character to his son as the teen angst hero.</div>
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<b><i>Oblivion</i></b> - Tom Cruise a charming maverick who likes to pointless jump things on a motorbike, looks good with his shirt off and slides around and leaps away from explosions and falls much further than he should be able to survive unhurt. Everything you expect from a Tom Cruise film. And as the film points out. Tom Cruise's characters are pretty interchangeable.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>OBLIVION<br />
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<b>Round 6</b></div>
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<b>UNBELIEVABLE COINCIDENCES</b></div>
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"The third and least likely is that it is out. We will proceed, however, in anticipation of the worst-case scenario.." Cypher (<i>Oblivion</i>)<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b><i>After Earth</i></b>: The two survivors of the crash are father and son. An old Earth actual book copy of Moby Dick features but isn't a coincidence.</span><br />
<b style="text-decoration: line-through;"><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Oblivion: </i>The sole survivor of the crash is the girl Jack has been dreaming of. Jack finds a book and the exact page he reads becomes important.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Both hinge on an unbelievable coincidence, Oblivion's is somehow more annoying.</span></div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>AFTER EARTH.</div>
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<b>Round 7</b></div>
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<b>TWIST</b></div>
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"Only two more weeks, Jack, and we can finally leave and join the others. Please, don't take any chances..." ~ Victoria (<i>Oblivion</i>).<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;">After Earth</b>: There's no twist here, which is often commented on as director M. Night Shyamalan rose to fame making films with twist endings and although he doesn't anymore people won't let it go. The film is really pretty obvious from start to finish, but that's the type of film it is. Doesn't try to be smarter than it is (although probably tries to be deeper than it is.)</span></div>
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<i>Oblivion: </i><span style="font-weight: normal;">There's a major twist and a couple of minor twists. None of them are as shocking as they hope to be and most are pretty obvious</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. The films thinks it is smarter than it turns out to be.</span><br />
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<i>WINNER: </i>AFTER EARTH.</div>
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<b>Round 8</b></div>
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<b>EFFECTS.</b></div>
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"Earth, before the war. New York, before I was born. A place I've only seen pictures of." ~ Jack (<i>Oblivion</i>).<br />
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<b><i>After Earth</i></b>: Mostly on almost convincing future animals and monsters.<br />
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<b><i>Oblivion</i></b>: Cool pods and stuff, beautiful but unbelievably but convincing ruins and terrain.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>OBLIVION.</div>
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<b>Round 9</b></div>
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<b>TESTS</b></div>
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"The questions I wonder about, she doesn't. The things I wonder about, she won't." ~ Jack (<i>Oblivion</i>).</div>
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<b>BECHDEL TEST: </b>Two named females talk to each other about something other than a male.<br />
<b>After Earth: </b>There are 2 named females the wife/mother Faia and daughter/sister Senshe. They are seen together in the father's flashbacks, but speak to him, not to them. Almost justifiable in that almost no characters except the father and son talk to each other, although at least seeing the Rangers are more gender mixed would have been nice. Still a <b><i>Fail.</i></b><br />
<b>Oblivion:</b> Even with only a few characters named females get to talk. We'll discount Sally who talks a lot to Victoria about the mission, Victoria and Julia have a few conversations about things other than Jack. <b><i> Pass.</i></b><br />
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<b>RACIAL BECHDEL: </b>Two named people of colour talk to each other about something other than a white man.<br />
<b>After Earth: </b>The father and son are people of colour, so it easily passes. <b><i>Pass.</i></b><br />
<b>Oblivion:</b> There's really just Morgan Freeman's character. <b><i>Fail.</i></b><br />
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<b>THE MAKO MORI TEST:</b> At least one main character who gets her own narrative arc and is not about supporting a man's story.<br />
<b>After Earth: </b>Senshe's story is only told in flashback from the POV of her father or her brother (or as a dream). Her story is there as the tension in the relationship between the men. <b><i>Fail.</i></b></div>
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<b>Oblivion:</b> Victoria and Julia are both in the story to support Jack's arc and have no real arc of their own. <b><i> Fail.</i></b></div>
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<b>BOX OFFICE</b><br />
"Get them flying by sundown and I'll buy you two a round of drinks when you get up to the TET" ~ Sally (<i>Oblivion</i>)<br />
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Worldwide Gross (<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/" target="_blank">Box Office Mojo</a>):</div>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=1000ae.htm" target="_blank">After Earth</a>: </i>$243,843,127</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oblivion.htm" target="_blank">Oblivion</a></i>: $286,168,572.</li>
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Budget (Box Office Mojo):<br />
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<li><i><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=1000ae.htm" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">After Earth</a>:</i> </i>$130 million. (made 188%).</li>
<li><i>Oblivion</i>: $120 million (made 238%)</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> OBLIVION.</div>
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<b>Round 11 </b><br />
<b>RATINGS</b><br />
"That sucked." ~ Kitia.<br />
"That is correct." ~ Cypher (<i>After Earth</i>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/" target="_blank">IMDb</a> user rating:</div>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1815862/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt" target="_blank">After Earth</a></i>: 5/10.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Oblivion:</a></i> 7/10.</li>
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<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes</a> - Tomatometer</div>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_earth/" target="_blank">After Earth:</a> 11</i>%.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oblivion_2013/" target="_blank">Oblivion:</a></i> 54%</li>
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Rotten Tomatoes - Audience (Liked It)</div>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_earth/" target="_blank">After Earth:</a> 37</i>%.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oblivion_2013/" target="_blank">Oblivion:</a></i> 61%</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/after-earth" target="_blank"><i>After Earth:</i></a> 33%</li>
<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/oblivion" target="_blank">Oblivion:</a> 54%</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/after-earth" target="_blank"><i>After Earth:</i></a> 4.2</li>
<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/oblivion" target="_blank">Oblivion:</a> 7.0</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> OBLIVION.<br />
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<b>Round 12</b><br />
<b>SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</b><br />
"Our job is not to remember, remember." ~ Victoria (<i>Oblivion</i>)<br />
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<li>AboveTopSecret: <a href="http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread907369/pg1" target="_blank"><i>After Earth </i>&<i> Oblivion </i>- Is Hollywood trying to say something</a> - <b><i>Oblivion.</i></b></li>
<li>Fandango Groover Movie Blog: <a href="http://fandangogroovers.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/oblivion-v-after-earth/" target="_blank"><i>Oblivion </i>v <i>After Earth</i></a> - <b><i>Oblivion.</i></b></li>
<li>Fan TV: <a href="http://voice.fan.tv/2013/06/03/movie-face-off-oblivion-vs-after-earth/" target="_blank">Movie Face of Off: <i>Oblivion</i> vs. <i>After Earth</i></a> - <b><i>Oblivion.</i></b></li>
<li>Mike Dunn's Film Reviews: <i><a href="http://mikedunnreviews.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/sci-fi-supermarkets-and-pursuit-of.html" target="_blank">After Earth/Oblivion</a></i> - <b style="font-style: italic;">Oblivion.</b></li>
<li>Movie Smackdown: <b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><a href="http://www.moviesmackdown.com/2013/05/after-earth-vs-oblivion.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">After Earth </span>(2013) vs<span style="font-style: italic;"> 0blivion </span>(2013)</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> -</span><b style="font-style: italic;"> Oblivion.</b></li>
<li>PopSugar: <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/photo-gallery/30593446/Oblivion-vs-After-Earth" target="_blank"><i>Oblivion</i> vs <i>After Earth</i></a> - <b><i>Oblivion.</i></b></li>
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<li>Northwest Podcast Network - <a href="http://northwestpodcasts.com/apocalyptic-movie-showdown-oblivion-vs-after-earth/" target="_blank">Apocalyptic movie showdown – </a><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://northwestpodcasts.com/apocalyptic-movie-showdown-oblivion-vs-after-earth/" target="_blank">Oblivion vs. After Earth</a> - <b>Oblivion.</b></span></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> OBLIVION</div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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<b>READER'S POLL</b><br />
"Are you and Jack an effective team?" Sally (<i>Oblivion</i>)<br />
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<b>RESULTS SO FAR</b><br />
"I'll show you something." ~ Victoria (<i>Oblivion</i>)</div>
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<i style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br /></i><i>AFTER EARTH: </i>4.5 (4 wins, 1 tie)</div>
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<i>OBLIVION:</i> 7.5 (7 wins, 1 tie)<br />
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<b><i>Oblivion</i></b> is a pointless flashy blockbuster film which is OK if that's what you want, however it is over long. <b><i>After Earth</i></b> is a kid's or a young adult film trying to be a pointless flashy blockbuster film.<br />
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Do the <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/p/looking-at-film-and-television.html" target="_blank">current poll</a> for the next Showdown.</div>
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-70142444264416702682014-07-03T10:00:00.000+10:002014-07-07T11:54:02.330+10:00COMPETING FILMS SHOWDOWNS - This Is The End vs The World's End<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i></div>
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<b>Apocalypse Parties Showdown</b></div>
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<b>(Match 1)</b></div>
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In June 2013 <i>This Is The End </i>was released, July saw <i>The World's End</i> come out. Both saw a group of friends face the end of the world during a party.</div>
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HOW DID IT HAPPEN?</div>
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<i>The World's End</i> is the third in the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, a thematic trilogy parodying different genres. <i>This Is The End</i> is based on the short film "<i><a href="http://dvdcompletist.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/the-extras-completist-10-short-films.html" target="_blank">Jay and Seth vs The Apocalypse</a></i>." Most likely a coincidence of timing.<br />
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<b>Round 1</b><br />
<b>TITLE</b><br />
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"It was something else. It was... judgement day" ~ Jay Baruchel.<br />
"Like Terminator 2?" ~ Seth Rogan (<i>This Is The End</i>).</div>
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Both are word plays on phrases and referenced to the end of days. <b><i>The World's End</i></b> takes it up a notch by having the world's end occur in a pub of that name.<br />
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<i>WINNER: THE WORLD'S END</i><br />
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<b>Round 2</b><br />
<b>PLOT</b><br />
"We're a bunch of best friends hanging out - it's like a sleepover." ~ Jonah Hill (<i>This Is The End</i>)<br />
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The end of the world comes during a party.</div>
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<b style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br /></b><b><i>The World's End</i>:</b> During the re-enactment of a pub crawl years earlier a group of friends realise that something weird is going on in their old home town.<br />
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<b><i>This Is The End</i>:</b> During a housewarming at James Franco's new house, the end of the world occurs.<br />
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<b>Round 3</b><br />
<b>THE PARTY</b><br />
"Newton Haven... take a moment to look at it in its original colours for tonight we paint it red." ~ Gary (<i>The World's End</i>)<br />
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<b><i>The World's End</i>: </b>The Pub-crawl is a nostalgic (for some) journey, even without the end of the world it was never really going to be a successful party, but it feels real and takes up most of the film.</div>
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<b><i>This Is The End</i>:</b> The Hollywood Party is parody of the idea of shallow Hollywood parties at the beginning of the film. A more successful but less desirable party.</div>
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<b>Round 4</b></div>
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<b>APOCALYPSE</b></div>
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"Everyone remembers where they were when the lights went out on planet Earth. Me, Gary, Steven and Sam we were standing right by the switch." ~ Andy (<i>The World's End</i>)<br />
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<b><i>The World's End</i>: </b>Aliens have infiltrated a small town, and many other places across the world. When they leave things become post-apocalyptic.</div>
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<b><i>This Is The End</i>:</b> The actual Biblical Apocalypse.</div>
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<b>Round 5</b></div>
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<b>HUMOR VS HUMOUR</b></div>
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"Your reliance on profanity is a measure of your immaturity as a man and as a species." ~ The Network (<i>The World's End</i>)<br />
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Many reviews of both films talk about the difference between British humour and US humor, and point out that you'll prefer one over the other depending on which you type of humour prefer.</div>
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<b><i>The World's End</i></b> is the third in the Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright "Three Cornettos" thematic trilogy and continues in the style of humour of the previous films <i>Shaun of the Dead</i> and <i>Hot Fuzz</i> and their earlier TV series <i>Spaced</i>.</div>
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<b><i>This Is The End</i></b> is by the Judd Apatow allumni with feel of his film, but with the created-through-improvisation feel of Mike Leigh, ending up with a Kevin Smith feel.</div>
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<i>This Is the End</i> is better than the average Apatow film, and <i>The World's End</i> isn't as good as the previous two in the trilogy. That still leaves <b><i>The World's End </i></b>the better film.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THE WORLD'S END<br />
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<b>Round 6</b></div>
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<b>CHARACTERS & ACTORS</b></div>
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"What you're saying is that Seth, me, Jonah, Craig and Danny are a bunch of assholes." James Franco (<i>This Is The End</i>)<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The World's End</b>: Gary is obnoxious and annoying, but has a charm to him that makes you almost like him. The rest are OK, but a little dull in comparison.</span><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">This Is The End: </i>The entire group is obnoxious and annoying parodies of themselves, and a very few have the charm too make them likeable.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The World's End</b>: Most are window dressing, Sam does get a kick-ass driving action scene at the end.</span><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">This Is The End: </i><span style="text-align: left;">Most are window dressing, but Emma Watson does get the best moment in the film</span>.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THE WORLD'S END</div>
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<b>Round 7</b></div>
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<b>ENDING</b></div>
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"That morning gave a whole new meaning to the word hangover." ~ Andy (<i>The World's End</i>)<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The World's End</b>: Our heroes convince the aliens that the Earth isn't worth being part of their Network and leave, an Electromagnetic Pulse destroys technology.</span></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">This Is The End: </i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Everyone ends up in happy and in Heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The EMP ending is a little unsatisfying but seems a little more interesting then the film itself, the heaven ending is silly fun, but seems a bit of a cop-out.</span></div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>THIS IS THE END</div>
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<b>Round 8</b></div>
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<b>MORAL VICTOR</b></div>
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"Craig scarified himself for us, which means there's still hope we can be redeemed." ~ Jay Baruchel (<i>This Is The End</i>).<br />
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<b>Round 9</b></div>
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"What is that?" ~ Steven.<br />
"Modern Art." ~ Oliver (<i>The World's End</i>)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;">The World's End</b>: A smaller budget, but doesn't really show in the effects. The effects are seldom used, but it isn't obvious that they're avoiding using them.</span></div>
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<i>This Is The End: </i><span style="font-weight: normal;">A bigger budget, but fairly familiar effects. Although the effects are also seldom seen in this film they are fairly obvious when they do appear.</span></div>
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<i>WINNER: </i> THE WORLD'S END</div>
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<b>Round 10</b></div>
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<b>BOX OFFICE</b><br />
"You're a fucking sell-out." ~ Jay Baruchel<br />
"You are a fucking sell-out. Everyone says" ~ Demon-Jonah Hill (<i>This is the End</i>)<br />
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=worldsend.htm" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">The World's End</a>: </i>$8,811,790.</li>
<li><i style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rogenhilluntitled.htm" target="_blank">This Is The End</a></i>: $20,719,162.</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=worldsend.htm" target="_blank">The World's End</a>: </i>$46,089,287.</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=worldsend.htm" target="_blank">The World's End</a>: </i>$20 million (made 230%).</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> THIS IS THE END.</div>
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<b>Round 11 </b><br />
<b>RATINGS</b><br />
"I bet you hate movies that are universally loved." ~ Craig Robinson (<i>This Is The End</i>)<br />
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<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_the_end/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">This is the End</a>: 82</i>%.</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_the_end/" target="_blank">This is the End</a>: 72</i>%.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/this-is-the-end" target="_blank">This is the End</a>: 67%</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/this-is-the-end" target="_blank">This is the End</a>: 7.1%</li>
<li><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-worlds-end" target="_blank">The World's End</a>: 7.6</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> THE WORLD'S END.<br />
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<b>Round 12</b><br />
<b>SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</b><br />
"Help was a lot of people sitting in a circle talking about how fucking awful things had got. That is not my idea of a good time." ~ Gary (<i>The World's End</i>)<br />
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<li>The National Student - <a href="http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2013-07-29/This_Is_The_End_The_Worlds_End_Double_Review.html" target="_blank">Film Reviews: <i>This Is The End/The World's End</i></a>/The Lime Juice Syndrome - <a href="http://limejuicesyndrome.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/last-orders-at-bar-please.html" target="_blank">Last orders at the bar please...</a>: <i><b>The World's End</b></i>.</li>
<li>Independent Australian - <a href="http://www.independentaustralia.net/art/art-display/screen-themes-this-is-the-end-vs-the-worlds-end,5618" target="_blank">Screen Themes - <i>This Is The End</i> vs <i>The World's End</i></a>: <i><b>This Is The End</b></i>. </li>
<li>HubsPages - <a href="http://couchpotatoreview.hubpages.com/hub/worldsendthisistheend" target="_blank"><i>The World's End</i> vs. <i>This Is The End</i></a>: Tie.</li>
<li>Hitchcock's World - <a href="http://hitchcocksworld.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/its-end-of-world-as-we-know-it-and-i.html" target="_blank">It's the End of the World as We Know It... and I Feel Funny</a>: <i><b>The World's End.</b></i></li>
<li>First Showing - <a href="http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/looking-back-ethan-reflects-on-his-13-most-anticipated-films-of-2013/" target="_blank">Looking Back: Ethan Reflects on His 13 Most Anticipated Films of 2013</a>: Tie.</li>
<li>Mike Dunn's Film Reviews - <a href="http://mikedunnreviews.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/two-for-tuesday-this-is-end-worlds-end.html" target="_blank">Two For Tuesday - This Is The End/The World's End</a>: <i><b>The World's End.</b></i></li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> THE WORLD'S END.</div>
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<b>Round 13</b></div>
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<b>READER'S POLL</b><br />
"Any volunteers?" Jay Baruchel (<i>This Is The End</i>)<br />
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<b>RESULTS SO FAR</b><br />
"The is the world's end, man." ~ Gary (<i>The World's End</i>)</div>
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<i style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br /></i><i>THIS IS THE END: </i>4 (2 wins, 4 ties)</div>
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<i>THE WORLD'S END:</i> 8 (6 wins, 4 ties)<br />
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Duggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14343044987153964946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528205762554823795.post-46364572827798971102014-07-02T10:00:00.000+10:002014-07-02T10:00:00.217+10:00COMPLETING FILM SHOWDOWN - Deepstar Six vs Leviathan<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i></div>
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<b>Undersea Base Showdown</b></div>
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<b>(Match 1)</b></div>
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In January 1989 <i>DeepStar Six</i> was released months before March's <i>Leviathan</i>. Both were about monsters attacking undersea bases.</div>
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HOW DID IT HAPPEN?</div>
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It is assumed that the success of <i>Alien</i> (1979) and <i>Aliens</i> (1986) and an attempt to cash James Cameron's big budget follow-up to <i>Aliens</i>, the undersea film <i>The Abyss</i> lead to these films being made.</div>
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<b>Round 1</b><br />
<b>TITLE</b><br />
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"Under every deep a lower deep opens" ~ <span style="text-align: justify;">Burciaga quoting Emerson (<i>DeepStar Nine</i>)</span></div>
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An evocative name, named after the base. Of course, after 1993 the name becomes a <i>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</i> joke.</div>
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<b><i>Leviathan</i></b></div>
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A biblical name, named after the Russian ship the monster's from.</div>
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<b>Round 2</b><br />
<b>PLOT</b><br />
"I think we're in big trouble boss" ~ <span style="text-align: justify;">McBride</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> (</span><i style="text-align: justify;">DeepStar Nine</i><span style="text-align: justify;">)</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Days away from returning to the surface the crew of a undersea base are killed off one by one by a menace that they disturb.</span></div>
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<b><i>DeepStar Six</i>:</b> Scientists and military work for months at a time on the DeepStar Six station. It's purpose: to build undersea weapons platforms, with the scientists allowed to use the base if they help with the mission. Discovering a cavern under the new site - and running out of time to complete their job, they decide to blow up the cavern, unleashing a creature from billions of years ago which has been attack people throughout history.<br />
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<b><i>Leviathan</i>:</b> Undersea miners find a sunken Russian ship and accidentally brings a experimental Russian retro-virus designed to created aquatic humans aboard with turns some of the crew into a hideous creature.<br />
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<i>Leviathan</i> is more convoluted and silly, <i>DeepStar Six</i> is pretty much a 50s monster fill idea. I'm going with <b><i>Leviathan.</i></b><br />
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<i>WINNER: </i>LEVIATHAN.</div>
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<b>Round 3</b></div>
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<b>HORROR</b></div>
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"Loosely translated: Don't fuck with mother nature." ~ Doc (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<i><b>DeepStar Six</b> </i>tries the go with the tension with an unseen creature on sonar for most of the film, and quick cutting and "something in the water" for the rest of it. There is some gore and a alien looking monster. Tries to be <i>Alien</i> and <i>Tremors</i> underwater but fails.</div>
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<b><i>Leviathan</i></b> has more jump scares. Tries for "anyone could be infected" when the source was pretty obvious. The creature itself is strongly body-horror. Tries to be <i>The Thing</i> underwater, but fails.</div>
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Both are trying to be other, better films, mainly <i>Alien</i>, but <b><i>Leviathan</i></b> pulls it off a little better.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>LEVIATHAN.<br />
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<b>Round 4</b></div>
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<b>THE MONSTER</b></div>
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"This thing that attacked you... would you say it was more like a natural force or an aggression type of thing?" ~ Snyder (<i>DeepStar Six</i>)</div>
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An ancient monster. Standard weird creature with multiple mouths and a solid body. Also appears to be both as big as a whale or sub and small enough to get into the base.<br />
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<li>Indirect: 4, though damage to vehicles and bases or the results of them.</li>
<li>Direct: 2.</li>
<li>By others: 3, one killed by accident by another crewman, one explosive decompression and one electrocute herself when trying to kill the creature.</li>
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An attempt to make aquatic humans gone wrong. A dismorphic body absorbing mess that becomes a standard weird creature.<br />
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<li>By virus/infection: 2.</li>
<li>Directly killed: 3.</li>
<li>By other: 1 suicide.</li>
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Although it killed less people, the virus/creatures in <b><i>Leviathan</i></b> had a smaller victim pool, and a higher proportion.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i> LEVIATHAN.</div>
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<b>Round 5</b></div>
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<b>THE EFFECTS</b></div>
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"Whatever it is... it's apparently some kind of genetic aberration." ~ Doc (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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The underwater stuff was poor. The creature was OK, but nothing spectacular. There was a hideous green-screen moment at the end of the film.</div>
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<i>Leviathan </i>used dry-for-wet (filming underwater scenes without water). Cutting to actual underwater footage just made in more obvious. The creature effects varied. The creature changed from rubber faces to generic creature, but had some great transition moments, which give it to that film.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>LEVIATHAN.<br />
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<b>Round 6</b></div>
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<b>CHARACTERS & ACTORS</b></div>
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"I've never been in one place long enough to know somebody let alone settle down." ~ McBride <span style="text-align: justify;">(</span><i style="text-align: justify;">DeepStar Six</i><span style="text-align: justify;">)</span><br />
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<b>Hero:</b> McBride - Greg Evigan (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Steven Beck - Peter Weller (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<b>Heroine:</b> Joyce Collins - Nancy Everhard (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Williams - Amanda Pays (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Everhard doesn't look like a Navy Seal, but Pays seems to be phoning it in.</li>
<li>In terms of story, they are really both love interests to the main character. With Williams/Beck is seems the usual tacked on Hollywood love story, Collins/McBride has more meet to it.</li>
<li>Williams feels like the tougher character, though, so <b><i>Leviathan</i></b>.</li>
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<b>Supporting Heroine:</b> Scarpelli - Nia Peeples (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Bowman - Lisa Eilbacher (<i>Leviathan</i>).<br />
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<li>Bowman is the slasher film "slut" character (although she doesn't sleep with anyone), while Scarpelli is a far more interesting character who had the characteristics of a potential survivor. <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></li>
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<b>Token Black Guy: </b> Philip Laidlaw - Taurean Blacque (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Jonesy - Ernie Hudson (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Laidlaw is the captain, but gets killed early (as is custom). Jonesy survives to the very end, only to die at the last minute. <b><i>Leviathan</i></b>.</li>
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<b>Joker: </b>Richardson - Matt McCoy (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Six Pack - Daniel Stern (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Richardson was more playful, Six Pack more of a jerk (see below). <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></li>
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<b>Coward:</b> Snyder - Miguel Ferrer (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs DeJesus (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Dejesus had a panic attack for no real reason other than adding tension at the beginning of <i>Leviathan</i>. The character of Snyder may have been written badly, but Ferrer made it great. <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></li>
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<b>The Jerk:</b> Snyder - Miguel Ferrer (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Bowman - Lisa Eilbacher (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Haven't I done these 2 characters already? Sure, but these characters are so complex that, yadda, yadda, OK, just go with me on this one.</li>
<li>Both are responsible for causing a lot of the problems and needless crew tension. As noted above Ferrer does well in the role, but there's a repulsive charm about Six Pack that gives this to <b><i>Leviathan</i></b>.</li>
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<b>Token Russian: </b> Burciaga - Elya Baskin (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Russian Ship Captain - Eugene Lipinsky (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Not really fair, as the Russian captain is a moment of footage and, well, Elya Baskin is always great, but there's no need to be fair: <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></li>
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<b>Medico:</b> Diana Norris - Cindy Pickett (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs Doc Thompson - Richard Crenna (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Norris is pretty nothing until her heroic death at the end of the film, Crenna gives Thompson, his more complex story and necessary evil actions a certain charm. <b><i>Leviathan</i></b>.</li>
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<b>Canon Fodder:</b> Hodges - Thom Bray, Osborn - Ronn Carroll (<i>DeepStar Six</i>).<br />
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<li>No equivalent in <i>Leviathan</i>.</li>
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<b>Wise Older Guy:</b> John Van Gelder - Marius Weyers (<i>DeepStar Six</i>) vs GP Cobb - Hector Elizondo (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li>Actually, Van Gelder probably has elements of Cobb and Doc Thompson and even a touch of Martin, making him more interesting. <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></li>
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<b>Evil Company Exec:</b> Martin - Meg Foster (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<i>TIE</i></div>
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<b>Round 7</b></div>
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<b>HORROR FILM RULES</b></div>
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"I did everything by the book. I followed by orders." ~ Snyder, (<i>DeepStar Six</i>)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">Using <a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">The Film Rules</a> for <a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/slasher-film-rules-film-rules.html" target="_blank">Slasher Films</a> comparing how well they fit the genre. (Sure, neither are a slasher film, but the rules vaguely fit the genre.</span></h3>
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<i style="text-align: justify;"><b>DeepStar Six</b>: </i><span style="text-align: justify;">Scarpelli talked about legends and previous expeditions. No one listed.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Leviathan</i></b>: No warning prior to finding the vessel, but a cryptic video of the captain's log.</span></div>
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More warning in <i style="text-align: justify;"><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>DeepStar Six</b>: </i>Suggested nudity in a shower scene, a little wet t-shirt action later in the film.</div>
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<b><i>Leviathan</i></b>: Underwear during check-up, wet underwear in shower. Naked in the shower (bits cover). </div>
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Both showed little (but not much for the genre), more was shown in <b style="font-style: italic;">Leviathan</b>.</div>
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<i><b>DeepStar Six</b>: </i>Death is a punishment for blowing up caverns and being under the sea. Osbourne & Hodges go where they shouldn't. Two couples in sexual relations, both members of one survive. Two men discuss porn.</div>
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<b><i>Leviathan</i></b>: Punishment for drinking vodka, mostly just killed after that. The first victim had porn.</div>
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More punishment going on in <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></div>
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For a shower: Scarpelli survives a shower (but dies later) but there is only the suggestion of nudity (<i>DeepStar Six</i>). Jonesy showers while getting a check-up, also only suggested nudity, but Bowman suicides in the shower not really the same thing being killed "because" of showering.</div>
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Anywhere remote: Deep ocean bases are about as remote as you can get, and are both. Going off into the cavern to find the damaged remote (<i><b>DeepStar Six</b></i>) probably counts too.</div>
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<i>DeepStar Six: </i>Osbourne & Hodges, Burciaga, Laidlaw, Richardson, Scarpelli, Van Gelder. Snyder. Norris.</div>
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Lighting: They can't use the lights because the creature hunts by following light in <i><b>DeepStar Six</b></i>.</div>
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Authorities: The evil company is evil in <i><b>Leviathan</b></i>.</div>
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Weapons: Accidentally used on one of their own in <i><b>DeepStar Six</b></i>.</div>
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Escape Routes: The nuke stopped their ability to decompress, and thus unable to use the escape pods in <i>DeepStar Six</i>. A convenient inconvenient hurricane stops them leaving in <i>Leviathan, </i>and Doc jettisons the escape pods. <i>Tie.</i></div>
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However, the guy is the real hero in both cases. All the women are known by nicknames/surnames (a masculine trait). The Final Girl the dynamic is most obvious in <b><i>Leviathan</i></b>.</div>
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Connected to the location: Cavern (<i>DeepStar Six) </i>vs Sunk Russian ship (<i>Leviathan</i>). The cavern wins, I think. No real connections to the victims (although, it did literally in <i>Leviathan </i>that isn't the point of the cliche). No real distinctive look as both copied other creatures. <i><b>DeepStar Six.</b></i></div>
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9. Evil Never Dies.</h3>
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It didn't seem to come back from the dead at the end in either film. The creature in <i>Leviathan</i> dies if it can't get blood, whereas the creature lived in a cavern for billions of years and survived electrocution, in <i><b>DeepStar Six</b></i>.</div>
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10. Sequels.</h3>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DEEPSTAR SIX</div>
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"This company's commitment is to the almighty dollar." ~ Doc (Leviathan).<br />
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<b>SO BAD IT'S...</b></div>
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"Get out of here. Save yourself." ~ <span style="text-align: justify;">Laidlaw (</span><i style="text-align: justify;">DeepStar Six</i><span style="text-align: justify;">)</span></div>
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When a film is "so bad it's good" it's usually funny to watch people try so hard and fail so badly. Neither of these films do that. They are a combination of people trying and succeeding being let down by people who don't seem to be trying at all. Part of it is budget, part is the blatancy of trying to cash in on earlier horror films (and the later Cameron film) without trying anything to be anything more. So neither is so bad they're good. They're both not very good horror films but not as hideous as Leviathan is probably the better and more watchable film, but Deepstar Six isn't as bad as people accuse it of being, so I'll throw it a bone.<br />
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"You take your money too seriously." ~ Williams (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=leviathan.htm" target="_blank">Leviathan</a>: </i>$5,029,164.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deepstarsix.htm" target="_blank">Deepstar Six</a></i>: $3,306,320.</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=leviathan.htm" target="_blank">Leviathan</a>: </i>$15,704,614.</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deepstarsix.htm" target="_blank">Deepstar Six</a></i>: $8,143,225.</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> LEVIATHAN.</div>
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<b>RATINGS</b><br />
"Is it hot? Is it wet? It is ripe? Is it smooth?" ~ Snyder, <i>DeepStar Six</i>.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097737/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt" target="_blank"><i>Leviathan</i></a>: 5.7/10.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097179/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt" target="_blank"><i>DeepStar Six</i></a>: 5/10.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/leviathan/" target="_blank"><i>Leviathan</i></a>: 10%.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deepstar-six/" target="_blank"><i>Deepstar Six</i></a>: 0%</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deepstar-six/" target="_blank"><i>Deepstar Six</i></a>: 87%</li>
<li><i><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/leviathan/" target="_blank">Leviathan</a></i>: 70%.</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> LEVIATHAN.<br />
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<b>SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</b><br />
"The Valiant report is pure speculation." ~ Van Gelder (<i>DeepStar Six</i>)<br />
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<li>Screen Junkies - <a href="http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/11-pairs-of-suspiciously-similar-movies/" target="_blank">11 Pairs of Suspiciously Similar Films</a>: <i><b>Leviathan</b></i>.</li>
<li>IGN - <a href="http://au.ign.com/articles/2001/02/28/leviathandeepstar-six" target="_blank"><i>Leviathan</i>/<i>Deepstar Six</i></a>: <i><b>Leviathan</b></i>. </li>
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<li>Time Bandits: <a href="http://www.modernsuperior.com/2014/03/14/episode-31-abyss-deepstar-six-leviathan-billy-joels-stormfront/" target="_blank">Episode 31 - <i>The Abyss, Deepstar Six, Leviathan</i>, and Billy Joel's Stormfront</a>: <i><b>Leviathan</b></i>. </li>
<li>Forgotten Flix: <a href="http://forgottenflix.com/podcastepisode004/" target="_blank">Episode 004 - Let's Deepstar Six </a><i><a href="http://forgottenflix.com/podcastepisode004/" target="_blank">Leviathan</a>: </i><i><b>Leviathan</b></i>.</li>
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<i>WINNER: </i> LEVIATHAN.</div>
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<b>READER'S POLL</b><br />
"It absorbs the intelligence of its victims." ~ Beck (<i>Leviathan</i>)<br />
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<b>RESULTS SO FAR</b><br />
"Will someone let the rank and file in on what you're talking about?"</div>
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<i>DEEPSTAR SIX: </i>3.5 (2 wins, 3 ties)</div>
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<i>LEVIATHAN:</i> 8.5 (7 wins, 3 ties)</div>
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<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i></div>
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Here's a list of 10 film duos I intend looking at. I'm starting off with films released in the same year calender year, but will expand out to films in consecutive years as time goes on. I'm also going to avoid deliberate rip-offs by companies such as Asylum who make "Mockbusters" of major films to trick audiences into see their film instead of the real thing.</div>
<a name='more'></a>Below there is a poll with all 20 films on it. Ranking the pairs will determine the order I review them. Additional films will be added as after each review.<br />
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<b>Completed Showdown:</b><br />
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<li>1983: <b>Bond Film Showdown</b> - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" target="_blank"><i>Never Say Never Again</i> vs </a><i><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" target="_blank">Octopussy</a>. </i>[Currently a <b>tie</b> due to reader poll]</li>
<li>2010: <b>Animated <a href="http://supervillainadvice.wordpress.com/">Super Villain</a> Showdown</b> - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/competing-film-showdown-megamind-vs.html" target="_blank"><i>Megamind</i> vs <i>Despicable Me</i></a>. [<b><i>Despicable Me</i></b> wins.]</li>
<li>1989: <b>Underwater Base Showdown</b> (Round 1) - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/completing-film-showdown-deepstar-six.html" target="_blank"><i>Leviathan</i> vs <i>DeepStar Six</i></a><i>. </i>[<i><b>Leviathan</b></i> to face <i>The Abyss</i>, <i>DeepStar Six</i> to face <i>Lords of the Deep</i>.]</li>
<li>2013: <b>Apocalypse Party Showdown</b> (Round 1) - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/competing-films-showdowns-this-is-end.html" target="_blank"><i>This Is The End</i> vs <i>The World's End</i></a>. [<i>The World's End</i> to face <i>This Is A Disaster</i>; <i>This Is The End</i> to face <i>Rapture Palooza</i>.]</li>
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1986: <b>Fighter Aces Showdown</b> - <i>Iron Eagle</i> vs <i>Top Gun</i>.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">1989: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Underwater Base Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> (Round 2) - <i>Lords of the Deep</i> vs <i>DeepStar Six</i>.</span></div>
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1996: <b>Jane Austen's Emma Showdown</b> - <i>Emma</i> (TV) vs <i>Emma</i> (Film).<br />
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1998: <b>Earth Approaching Asteroid Showdown</b> - <i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i>.</div>
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1998: <b>Animated Insects Showdown -</b> <i> </i><i>A Bug's Life </i>vs <i>Antz</i></div>
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2000: <b>Mars Voyage Showdown</b> - <i>Mission to Mars</i> vs <i>Red Planet</i>.</div>
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2005: <b>Spelunking Scares Showdown</b> - <i>The Cave</i> vs <i>The Descent</i>.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">2011: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Casual Sex Rom Com Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">No Strings Attached </i><span style="text-align: justify;">vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/rom-com-rules-friends-with-benefits.html" target="_blank">Friends with Benefits</a></i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">2013: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Apocalypse Party Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> (Round 2) - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Rapture Palooza</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> vs <i>This Is The End</i></span><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></div>
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2013:<b> Abandoned Earth Showdown</b> - <i>Oblivion</i> vs <i>After Earth</i>.<br />
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Check out <a href="http://paduggan.polldaddy.com/s/competing-films-polls" target="_blank">the poll</a>...<br />
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<b>Removed Showdowns:</b><br />
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;">1991: </span><b style="text-align: justify;"> Merry Men Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">-</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Robin Hood</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">vs</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">1995: </span><b style="text-align: left;">Talking Pig Showdown</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - </span><i style="text-align: left;">Babe</i><span style="text-align: left;"> vs </span><i style="text-align: left;">Gordy</i><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;">1992: <b> Christopher Columbus Showdown</b> - <i>1492: The Conquest of Paradise</i> vs <i>Christopher Columbus: The Discovery</i>.</span></li>
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<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i><br />
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[A new & improved version of this post appears <a href="http://duggysblogs.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/competing-film-showdown-megamind-vs.html" target="_blank">here</a>.]<br />
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In June 2010, Universal and Illumination Productions release an animated film about a Super Villain: <i>Despicable Me</i>. Come October, an animated Super Villain film <i>Megamind</i>.</div>
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<i>"Our battles quickly got more elaborate. He would win some, I would ALMOST win others! He took the name: Metro Man, defender of Metro City. I decided to pick something a little more humble: Megamind, incredibly handsome criminal genius and master of all villainy!" ~ </i><i>Megamind,</i> Megamind.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DESPICABLE ME</div>
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<i>"When we got adopted by a bald guy, I thought this would be more like Annie." ~ Edith, </i>Despicable Me.</div>
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A failure of Super Villain becomes the reluctant guardian of 3 cute orphan girls while he attempts to steal the moon.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>MEGAMIND</div>
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<b>ANIMATION</b></div>
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<i>"The physical appearance of the please makes no difference." - Gru, </i>Despicable Me.</div>
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<b><br /></b>Both great animation. However, as much as I don't like 3D, the Minions trying to reach out of the screen at the end is a great use of animation and 3D and makes the winner here: <b><i>Despicable Me</i>.</b></div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DESPICABLE ME.</div>
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<i>"Oh, you're a villain all right, just not a SUPER one!" </i><i>~ </i><i>Megamind</i><br />
<i>"Oh yeah? What's the difference?" - Tighten</i><br />
<i>"Presentation!" </i><i>~ </i><i>Megamind ~ </i>Megamind.</div>
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<b>1. Codename</b><br />
Both Gru and Megamind only go by one name in the films. The cooler villain name, though, is <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>2. Distinctive Look</b><br />
Both Gru and Megamind have a distinctive look. Gru's is more a propaganda poster villain, while the more Super Villain look has to go to <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>3. Builds Giant Hideouts, Vehicles or Monuments</b><br />
Both had big cool vehicles. The people, in the end built a monument to Megamind (which doesn't count because it wasn't his ego that did it). Gru had a house with a secret underground lab, Megamind had a secret hideout. <b>Tie.</b><br />
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<b>4. Shadowy Past</b><br />
Gru had a OK childhood with an emotionally abusive mother. Growing up in gaol probably counts for <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>5. Criminal</b><br />
Both are criminals. <b>Tie</b>.<br />
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<b>6. Legitimacy</b><br />
Gru wants to be known as the greatest Super Villain, which is slightly beaten by the wanting to run things of <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>7. Working For the Greater Good</b><br />
Stealing the moon would be an environmental disaster, again, the winner is the wanting to run things of <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>8. Charismatic</b><br />
Both are pretty shy and withdrawn, but the one that shows any charisma is <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>9. Genius</b><br />
Both show this, but Gru does have to steal his shrink ray and has Dr Nefario helping him, while everything seems to come from <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.<br />
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<b>10. Action Villain</b><br />
Both are action heroes in the end, more so <b><i>Megamind</i></b>.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>MEGAMIND.<i> </i></div>
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<i>"I'm the bad guy! I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset, and I don't get the girl! I'm going home." ~ </i><i>Megamind, </i>Megamind.<br />
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<li>Gru was the Super Villain in <i>Despicable Me</i>. Megamind was (unsurprisingly) the Super Villain in <i>Megamind</i>.</li>
<li>Both are fun and interest characters. <b>Tie.</b></li>
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<b><br />Vector</b> vs <b>Hal Stewart (Tighten)</b><br />
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<li>Vector was an up & coming Villain and Gru's new nemesis. Hal was a cameraman that Megamind turned into a Superhero as his new nemesis who became a new villain.\</li>
<li>Tighten was a more complex character, but Vector was more fun. <b>Tie.</b></li>
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<li>Dr Nefario is Gru's henchman, Minion is Megamind's pet fish & henchman (but I think I've already covered that).</li>
<li>Just because he's doing the work of 2 characters, I'm giving it to <b>Minion (<i>Megamind</i>)</b>.</li>
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<li>The Minions are Gru's assistants. The Brainbots are Megamind's.</li>
<li>The Minions are the classic animation slapstick cuties.</li>
<li>The Brainbots are mostly functional.</li>
<li>Although unoriginal they are effective breakout characters: <b>Minions (<i>Despicable Me</i>)</b>.</li>
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<b>Metro Man</b> & <b>Roxanne Ritchie</b></div>
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<b>Margo</b>, <b>Edith</b> & <b>Agnus</b></div>
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<li>No equivalent in <i>Megamind</i><b>.</b></li>
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<b>A KID'S VIEW</b><br />
<i>"Oh, my gosh look at that fluffy unicorn! He's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" ~ Agnes, </i>Despicable Me.</div>
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Thomas (6): <b>Megamind.</b></div>
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<i>"It's like my heart is a tooth and it's got a cavity that can only be filled with children." ~ Gru, </i>Despicable Me.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DESPICABLE ME</div>
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<b>ADULT FRIENDLY</b><br />
<i>"You're so naive, Roxy. You see the good in everyone, even when it's not there. You're living a fantasy. There is no Easter Bunny. There is no Tooth Fairy. There is no Queen of England. This is the real world, and you need to wake up!" ~ Tighten,</i> Megamind<i>.</i></div>
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<b>MORAL VICTOR</b><br />
<i>"All men must choose between two paths. Good is the path of honour, heroism, and nobility. Evil... well, it's just cooler." ~ Megamind, </i>Megamind.<br />
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Without knowing why there are two films, it's hard to pick a moral victor. <i>Despicable Me</i>, however, was the first film by Illumination Entertainment, while <i>Megamind</i> was yet another Dreamworks Animation film, so let's give this one to the little guy.<br />
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<i>WINNER: </i>DESPICABLE ME</div>
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<b>BOX OFFICE</b></div>
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<i>"That was you, wasn't it? Or was it a villain who's actually successful?" ~ Gru's Mum</i>, Despicable Me.</div>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=despicableme.htm" target="_blank">Despicable Me</a></i><u>:</u> $56,397,125</li>
<li><i style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mastermind.htm" target="_blank">Megamind</a>:</i> $46,016,833</li>
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<li><i><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=despicableme.htm" target="_blank">Despicable Me</a></i>: $543,113,985</li>
<li><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mastermind.htm" style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Megamind</a>: $321,885,765</li>
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An obvious win by <i>Despicable Me</i>.<br />
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<li><i>Despicable Me: </i>$69 million (787%).</li>
<li><i>Megamind: </i>$130 million (243%).</li>
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<i>WINNER: DESPICABLE ME.</i></div>
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<b>Round 11 </b><br />
<b>RATINGS</b></div>
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<i>"This is literature? A two year old could have written this!" ~ Gru,</i> Despicable Me.</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/megamind/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Megamind</a>:<i> </i>7.3/10</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Despicable Me</a>:<i> </i>81%</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/megamind/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Megamind</a>:<i> </i>73%.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Despicable Me</a>:<i> </i>82%</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/megamind/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Megamind</a>: <i> </i>71%</li>
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Although a bunch of wins by <i>Despicable Me</i>, still a strong result by both.</div>
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<i>WINNER: </i>DESPICABLE ME<br />
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<b>Round 12</b><br />
<b>SHOWDOWN REVIEWS</b></div>
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<i>This town isn't big enough for two supervillains!" ~ Tighten, </i>Megamind<i>.</i></div>
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<li>Comic Book the Blog - <a href="http://comicbooktheblog.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/despicable-me-vs-megamind.html" target="_blank"><i>Despicable Me</i> vs <i>Megamind</i></a>: <i><b>Despicable Me.</b></i></li>
<li>Embrace Your Geekness - <a href="http://embraceyourgeekness.ning.com/profiles/blogs/megamind-vs-despicable-me" target="_blank"><i>Megamind</i> vs. <i>Despicable Me</i></a>: <i><b>Megamind.</b></i></li>
<li>Great Fun For Kids: family movie night -<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><a href="http://www.greatfun4kidsblog.com/2013/04/movie-night-despicable-me-vs-megamind.html" target="_blank"><i>despicable me</i> vs m<i>egamind</i></a>: <i><b>Despicable Me.</b></i></li>
<li>I am known for being AWESOME!! - <a href="http://ductress31.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/despicable-me-vs-megamind.html" target="_blank"><i>Megamind</i> vs. <i>Despicable Me</i></a>: <i><b>Despicable Me.</b></i></li>
<li>Khanversations - <a href="http://blog.rukhsanakhan.com/910/megamind-vs-despicable-me-and-words-in-the-dust-vs-wanting-mor/" target="_blank"><i>Megamind</i> vs <i>Despicable Me</i> and <i>Words in the Dust</i> vs <i>Wanting Mor</i>…</a>: <b><i>Megamind.</i></b></li>
<li>The Morning Call - <a href="http://www.mcall.com/zap-dm-cartoon,0,6470328.photo" target="_blank">'<i>Despicable Me</i>' vs '<i>Megamind</i>'</a>: Draw.</li>
<li>The Real Mag - <a href="http://www.thereelmag.in/2011/05/despicable-me-vs-megamind-mega-review.html" target="_blank"><i>Despicable Me</i> vs <i>Megamind</i> - Mega Review</a>: <i><b>Megamind.</b></i></li>
<li>A Space to Breath - <a href="http://chrysalisloall.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/despicable-me-vs-megamind/" target="_blank"><i>Despicable Me</i> vs <i>Megamind</i></a>:<b> <i>Megamind</i>.</b></li>
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<b>READER'S POLL</b><br />
<i>"YOU DARE CHALLENGE MEGAMIND?" ~ </i><i>Megamind, </i>Megamind.<br />
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<a href="http://paduggan.polldaddy.com/s/super-villain-showdown" target="_blank">Do the poll</a> for which 2010 Animated Super Villain Film you prefer. Obviously, it makes no difference to the overall score, but it would be interesting to know.</div>
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<i>DESPICABLE ME</i>: 7 (6 wins, 2 ties)</div>
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<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i></div>
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Here's a list of 10 film duos I intend looking at. I'm starting off with films released in the same year calender year, but will expand out to films in consecutive years as time goes on. I'm also going to avoid deliberate rip-offs by companies such as Asylum who make "Mockbusters" of major films to trick audiences into see their film instead of the real thing.</div>
<a name='more'></a>Below there is a poll with all 20 films on it. Ranking the pairs will determine the order I review them. Additional films will be added as after each review.<br />
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[UPDATE: The current poll can be found <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/competing-film-showdown-poll-round-4.html" target="_blank">here</a>.]<br />
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<b>Completed Showdown:</b><br />
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<li>1983: <b>Bond Film Showdown</b> - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" target="_blank"><i>Never Say Never Again</i> vs </a><i><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" target="_blank">Octopussy</a>. </i>[Currently a <b>tie</b> due to <a href="http://paduggan.polldaddy.com/s/bond-film-showdown-1" target="_blank">the reader poll</a>]</li>
<li>2010: <b>Animated <a href="http://supervillainadvice.wordpress.com/">Super Villain</a> Showdown</b> - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/competing-film-showdown-megamind-vs.html" target="_blank"><i>Megamind</i> vs <i>Despicable Me</i></a>. [<b>Despicable Me</b> wins.]</li>
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1986: <b>Fighter Aces Showdown</b> - <i>Iron Eagle</i> vs <i>Top Gun</i>.<br />
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1989: <b>Underwater Base Showdown</b> (Round 1) - <strike><i>Leviathon</i> vs</strike> <i>Deep Star Six</i><i>.</i></div>
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<strike>1995: <b>Talking Pig Showdown</b> - <i>Babe</i> vs <i>Gordy</i>.</strike></div>
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1996: <b>Jane Austen's Emma Showdown</b> - <i>Emma</i> (TV) vs <i>Emma</i> (Film).<br />
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1998: <b>Earth Approaching Asteroid Showdown</b> - <i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i>.</div>
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2000: <b>Mars Voyage Showdown</b> - <i>Mission to Mars</i> vs <i>Red Planet</i>.</div>
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2005: <b>Spelunking Scares Showdown</b> - <i>The Cave</i> vs <i>The Descent</i>.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">2011: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Casual Sex Rom Com Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">No Strings Attached </i><span style="text-align: justify;">vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/rom-com-rules-friends-with-benefits.html" target="_blank">Friends with Benefits</a></i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></div>
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2013: <b>Apocalypse Party Showdown</b> (Round 1) - <i>This Is The End</i> <strike>vs <i>The World's End</i>.</strike></div>
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<li><strike>Currently first place in the poll (then again, it was last time, too).</strike></li>
<li>The loser goes up against Rapture Palooza; <strike>the winner against This Is A Disaster.</strike></li>
<li><b><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/competing-films-showdowns-this-is-end.html" target="_blank"><i>This Is The End</i> vs <i>The World's End</i> Showdown</a>.</b></li>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;">1991: </span><b style="text-align: justify;"> Merry Men Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">-</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Robin Hood</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">vs</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;">1992: <b> Christopher Columbus Showdown</b> - <i>1492: The Conquest of Paradise</i> vs <i>Christopher Columbus: The Discovery</i>.</span></li>
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<i>Looking at film and television. Sometimes two very similar films come out close together, let's see which one is better...</i></div>
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Here's a list of 10 film duos I intend looking at. I'm starting off with films released in the same year calender year, but will expand out to films in consecutive years as time goes on. I'm also going to avoid deliberate rip-offs by companies such as Asylum who make "Mockbusters" of major films to trick audiences into see their film instead of the real thing.</div>
<a name='more'></a>Below there is a poll with all 20 films on it. Ranking the pairs will determine the order I review them. Additional films will be added as after each review.<br />
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<li>1983: <b>Bond Film Showdown</b> - <a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" target="_blank"><i>Never Say Never Again</i> vs </a><i><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/competing-film-showdown-octopussy-vs.html" target="_blank">Octopussy</a>. </i>[<i>Never Say Never Again </i>currently winning.]</li>
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1986: <b>Fighter Aces Showdown</b> - <i>Iron Eagle</i> vs <i>Top Gun</i>.<br />
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1989: <b>Underwater Base Showdown</b> (Round 1) - <i><strike>Leviathan</strike></i> vs <i>DeepStar Six</i><i>.</i></div>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/completing-film-showdown-deepstar-six.html" target="_blank"><i>Leviathan</i> vs <i>DeepStar Six </i>Showdown.</a></b></span></li>
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<strike>1992: <b> Christopher Columbus Showdown</b> - <i>1492: The Conquest of Paradise</i> vs <i>Christopher Columbus: The Discovery</i>.</strike><br />
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1996: <b>Jane Austen's Emma Showdown</b> - <i>Emma</i> (TV) vs <i>Emma</i> (Film).<br />
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1998: <b>Earth Approaching Asteroid Showdown</b> - <i>Deep Impact</i> vs <i>Armageddon</i>.</div>
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2000: <b>Mars Voyage Showdown</b> - <i>Mission to Mars</i> vs <i>Red Planet</i>.</div>
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2005: <b>Spelunking Scares Showdown</b> - <i>The Cave</i> vs <i>The Descent</i>.</div>
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<strike>2010: <b>Animated <a href="http://supervillainadvice.wordpress.com/">Super Villain</a> Showdown</b> - <i>Megamind</i> vs <i>Despicable Me</i>.</strike></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/competing-film-showdown-megamind-vs.html" target="_blank"><i>Megamind</i> vs <i>Despicable Me </i>Showdown.</a></b></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">2011: </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Casual Sex Rom Com Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> - </span><i style="text-align: justify;">No Strings Attached </i><span style="text-align: justify;">vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://filmrulesok.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/rom-com-rules-friends-with-benefits.html" target="_blank">Friends with Benefits</a></i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></div>
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2013: <b>Apocalypse Party Showdown</b> - <i>This Is The End</i> vs <i>The World's End</i>.</div>
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<li><strike>Hollywood party vs Pub Crawl. You choose.</strike></li>
<li><strike>Currently first place in the poll.</strike></li>
<li>The loser goes up against Rapture Palooza;<strike> the winner goes up against This Is A Disaster.</strike></li>
<li><a href="http://screenscreener.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/competing-films-showdowns-this-is-end.html" target="_blank"><b><i style="text-align: justify;">This Is The End</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> vs </span><i style="text-align: justify;">The World's End </i><span style="text-align: justify;">Showdown.</span></b></a></li>
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;">1991: </span><b style="text-align: justify;"> Merry Men Showdown</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">-</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Robin Hood</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">vs</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves</i><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></li>
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