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WELCOME TO A.V.'s Versus 2016

Versus is A.V.'s Fight Club of sorts where we pit two movies against each other and see who comes out the victor. Consider this page the Thunderdome of movie watching where two movies enter, one movie leaves. 

Versus is hosted by Brad Hawkins with up to three other Videolanders and together we try to represent our community of cinephiles. This exercise has helped us understand filmmaking and changed the way we watch movies and we hope it does the same for you.  We use the Versus episodes to examine and discuss films we've needed to see or haven't seen in a while.  We recognize a genre's or director's achievements by forming a list of categories. The various category winners are awarded a Golden Idol statuette, which have become commonly desired by Adventurers worldwide. 

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Ladies and gentleman, in this corner....

Indiana Jones Trilogy 

Click the picture above to access episode #174 Posted on 12/8/16

Click the picture above to access episode #174 Posted on 12/8/16

When it comes to Indiana Jones, most Videolanders would say Raiders is the best film in the original trilogy. However, there are a few blasphemers that would give all the fortune and glory to Last Crusade. And even fewer that would give the prestigious Golden Idol award to The Temple of Doom. What's the best Indy flick? Choose wisely! Let's talk about movies!

Brad's Golden Idols

  1. Best Location: Doom Pankot Palace/Temple of Doom
  2. Best MacGuffin: Raiders Ark of the Covenant 
  3. Best Duo: Crusade Indiana Jones & Henry Jones Sr
  4. Best Villain: TIE Raiders & Doom Major Toht & Mola Ram
  5. Best Indy Moment: Raiders Indy shoots the swordsman 
  6. Best Kill: Doom Mola Ram ripping the heart out of a living man's chest
  7. Best Snake Scene: Raiders Well of Souls
  8. Best Whip Scene: Raiders Dragged behind the truck by his whip and then boarding the moving vehicle 
  9. Best Booby Trap: Raiders Abandoned Temple  
  10. Best Love Interest: Raiders Marion Ravenwood
  11. WTF: Doom Spielberg Prank
  12. Best Theme Song Moment: Raiders Map Room: Dawn ---Watch SCENE
  13. Best Quote: Raiders It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage. -Indy
  14. Best Screenplay: Crusade Jeffrey Boam
  15. Best Cinematography: Raiders Douglas Slocombe 
  16. Best Supporting Actress: Raiders Karen Allen 
  17. Best Supporting Actor: Crusade Sean Connery
  18. Best Scene: Raiders Airplane Fight/Truck Chase ---Watch SCENE
  19. Defining Moment: Doom DVD Menu (See Episode)
  20. Best Director: Raiders Spielberg 
  21. Best Picture: Raiders

Totals after deductions:

  • Raiders -14
  • Temple of Doom -4
  • Last Crusade -3

Kyle's GOLDEN IDOLS

  1. Best Location: Crusade Zeppelin ---Watch SCENE
  2. Best MacGuffin: Crusade Holy Grail 
  3. Best Duo: Doom Indy & Short Round
  4. Best Villain: Doom Mola Ram
  5. Best Indy Moment: Raiders Indy shoots the swordsman ---Watch SCENE
  6. Best Kill: Doom Mola Ram ripping the heart out of a living man's chest
  7. Best Snake Scene: Doom The python that Willie mistakes for an elephants trunk 
  8. Best Whip Scene: Raiders Not using his whip but deciding to shoot the swordsman
  9. Best Booby Trap: Raiders Abandoned Temple/Rolling Boulder  
  10. Best Love Interest: Raiders Marion Ravenwood
  11. WTF: Doom The possibility of having sex in front of Short Round?
  12. Best Theme Song Moment: Raiders Raiders March (First Time)
  13. Best Quote: Raiders It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage. -Indy
  14. Best Screenplay: Crusade Jeffrey Boam
  15. Best Cinematography: Crusade Douglas Slocombe 
  16. Best Supporting Actress: Raiders Karen Allen 
  17. Best Supporting Actor: Doom Jonathan Ke Quan
  18. Best Scene: Crusade Zeppelin
  19. Defining Moment: Raiders Indy shoots the swordsman 
  20. Best Director: Raiders Spielberg 
  21. Best Picture: Raiders

Totals after deductions:

  • Raiders -10
  • Temple of Doom -5
  • Last Crusade -5

Wayne'S GOLDEN IDOLS

  1. Best Location: Crusade Crypt beneath the library 
  2. Best MacGuffin: Crusade Cross of Coronado
  3. Best Duo: TIE Raiders & Crusade Sallah & Indy
  4. Best Villain: Raiders Major Toht 
  5. Best Indy Moment: Doom Bridge cutting scene
  6. Best Kill: Doom Mola Ram ripping the heart out of a living man's chest ---Watch SCENE
  7. Best Snake Scene: Raiders Snake on a plane
  8. Best Whip Scene: Raiders First whip scene
  9. Best Booby Trap: Crusade Grail traps
  10. Best Love Interest: Raiders Marion Ravenwood
  11. WTF: Raiders The Well of Souls is close to the airfield?
  12. Best Theme Song Moment: Raiders Angel of Death
  13. Best Quote: Raiders You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together. I've got nothing better to do.  -Indy
  14. Best Screenplay: Raiders Lawrence Kasdan
  15. Best Cinematography: Raiders Douglas Slocombe 
  16. Best Supporting Actress: Raiders Karen Allen 
  17. Best Supporting Actor: Crusade Sean Connery
  18. Best Scene: Raiders Ark finale ---Watch SCENE
  19. Defining Moment: Raiders leaving Marion in the Tent
  20. Best Director: Raiders Spielberg 
  21. Best Picture: Raiders

Totals after deductions:

  • Raiders -14
  • Temple of Doom -2
  • Last Crusade -5

Ryan'S GOLDEN IDOLS

  1. Best Location: Doom Temple of Doom
  2. Best MacGuffin: Raiders Ark of the Covenant 
  3. Best Duo: Crusade Indiana Jones & Henry Jones Sr
  4. Best Villain: Raiders Rene Belloq
  5. Best Indy Moment: Raiders Indy shoots the swordsman 
  6. Best Kill: Doom Mola Ram ripping the heart out of a living man's chest
  7. Best Snake Scene: Raiders Well of Souls
  8. Best Whip Scene: Raiders First whip scene
  9. Best Booby Trap: Crusade Grail traps ---Watch SCENE
  10. Best Love Interest: Raiders Marion Ravenwood
  11. WTF: Crusade Grail guardian doing a complete 180 when Jones says he isn't after the Grail
  12. Best Theme Song Moment: Doom Indy theme while Short Round and Indy are fighting their enemies 
  13. Best Quote: Raiders It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage. -Indy
  14. Best Screenplay: Raiders Lawrence Kasdan
  15. Best Cinematography: Doom Douglas Slocombe 
  16. Best Supporting Actress: Raiders Karen Allen 
  17. Best Supporting Actor: Crusade Sean Connery
  18. Best Scene: Doom Temple escape
  19. Defining Moment: Raiders Opening temple sequence ---Watch SCENE
  20. Best Director: Raiders Spielberg 
  21. Best Picture: Raiders

Totals after deductions:

  • Raiders -12
  • Temple of Doom -5
  • Last Crusade -3

GOLDEN IDOL WINNER: Raiders of the Lost Ark

To get more information about each award and how each of our lists were formed you can watch episode #173

Pam Grier 3-Way 

Click the picture above to access episode #145

Click the picture above to access episode #145

Pam Grier is, was and will forever be a whole lotta woman and to honor this legendary and groundbreaking actress we have watched Coffy (1973), Foxy Brown (1974), and Jackie Brown( 1997) and are pitting them against one another to see who will win this chocolate menage a trois. Because there is no site better equipped to discuss the power of black women in cinema like Adventures in Videoland. Let's find out if Jackie Brown is Pam Grier's best movie, or just a glorified blaxploitation knockoff. Fight!

Brad's Golden Idols

  1. Best Location: JB Max Cherry Bail Bonds
  2. Best Character: JB Jackie Brown
  3. Best Screen Duo: JB Jackie Brown and Max Cherry
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: JB Ordell Robbie
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: JB Jackie Brown
  6. Best Kill: Coffy Car Lynching
  7. WTF: Coffy Random titty grab from hooded men
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: JB The Delfonics, Bobby Womack, Brothers Johnson etc..
  9. Best Quote: Foxy Foxy Brown -Vigilante justice? It's as American as apple pie. 
  10. Best Screenplay: JB QT
  11. Best Cinematography: JB Guillermo Navarro
  12. Best Supporting Actress: JB Bridget Fonda
  13. Best Supporting Actor: JB Robert Forster
  14. Best Actress: JB Pam Grier
  15. Best Actor: JB Samuel L Jackson ---Watch SCENE
  16. Best Scene: JB TIE Across 11Oth Street Intro and ending titles ---Watch SCENE
  17. Best Defining Moment: JB Jackie Brown Mirror check
  18. Best Director: JB QT
  19. Best Picture: JB

Totals after deductions:

  • Jackie Brown -16
  • Coffy -1
  • Foxy Brown -1

Kyle'S GOLDEN Idols

  1. Best Location: Coffy Howard's lake house
  2. Best Character: JB Max Cherry
  3. Best Screen Duo: JB Jackie Brown and Max Cherry ---Watch SCENE
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: JB Ordell Robbie
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: Coffy Coffy
  6. Best Kill: Coffy Grover kill
  7. WTF: Foxy Pickled penis
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: Coffy Original music by Roy Ayers and company ---Watch SCENE
  9. Best Quote: JB Max Cherry -Is white guilt supposed to make me forget that I run a business?
  10. Best Screenplay: JB QT
  11. Best Cinematography: JB Guillermo Navarro
  12. Best Supporting Actress: Foxy Kathryn Loder
  13. Best Supporting Actor: Coffy Robert DoQui
  14. Best Actress: JB Pam Grier
  15. Best Actor: JB Robert Forster
  16. Best Scene: JB Max meets Jackie at the mall
  17. Best Defining Moment: JB Across 11Oth Street ending titles
  18. Best Director: JB QT
  19. Best Picture: JB

Totals after deductions:

  • Jackie Brown -12
  • Coffy -5
  • Foxy Brown -1

Wayne'S GOLDEN Idols

  1. Best Location: JB Prison
  2. Best Character: JB Jackie Brown ---Watch SCENE
  3. Best Screen Duo: JB Jackie Brown and Max Cherry
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: Foxy Kathyrn Loder
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: JB Max Cherry
  6. Best Kill: JB Beaumont shot in the trunk
  7. WTF: Foxy Pickled penis ---Watch SCENE
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: JB The Delfonics, Bobby Womack, Brothers Johnson etc..
  9. Best Quote: Coffy Coffy -Maybe it will and maybe it wont, but if it do, you gonna fly through them pearly gates with the biggest f**king smile St. Peter ever seen  
  10. Best Screenplay: JB QT
  11. Best Cinematography: Coffy Paul Lohmann
  12. Best Supporting Actress: Foxy Kathryn Loder
  13. Best Supporting Actor: JB Robert Forster
  14. Best Actress: JB Pam Grier
  15. Best Actor: JB Samuel L Jackson 
  16. Best Scene: Foxy Pulling gun from afro
  17. Best Defining Moment: JB Across 11Oth Street ending titles. Beating the man!
  18. Best Director: JB QT
  19. Best Picture: JB

Totals after deductions:

  • Jackie Brown -13
  • Coffy -2
  • Foxy Brown -3

Nathan'S GOLDEN Idols

  1. Best Location: JB Max Cherry Bail Bonds
  2. Best Character: JB Ordell Robbie
  3. Best Screen Duo: JB Jackie Brown and Max Cherry
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: JB Ordell Robbie
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: Coffy Coffy
  6. Best Kill: JB Beaumont shot in the trunk
  7. WTF: Coffy kills Vitroni in the poool, no blood ---Watch SCENE
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: JB The Delfonics, Bobby Womack, Brothers Johnson etc..
  9. Best Quote: Foxy Link Brown -That's my sister, baby, and she's a whole lotta woman 
  10. Best Screenplay: JB QT
  11. Best Cinematography: JB Guillermo Navarro
  12. Best Supporting Actress: Foxy (Worst) Rubber Chicken Award -Kathryn Loder
  13. Best Supporting Actor: JB Robert Forster
  14. Best Actress: JB Pam Grier
  15. Best Actor: JB Samuel L Jackson
  16. Best Scene: JB The killing of Beaumont Livingston ---Watch SCENE
  17. Best Defining Moment: JB Across 11Oth Street ending titles. Jackie singing in the car. 
  18. Best Director: JB QT
  19. Best Picture: JB

Totals after deductions:

  • Jackie Brown -15
  • Coffy -1
  • Foxy Brown -1

Golden Idol winner: Jackie Brown

To get more information about each award and how each of our lists were formed you can watch episode #145

Roger Rabbit vs Chinatown

Click the picture above to access episode #139 

Click the picture above to access episode #139 

Who's the best Private Dick? Eddie Valiant or Jake Gittes? Toontown or Chinatown? With all the similarities we couldn't pass up this versus episode. Forget it, man--it's Videoland.

Brad's Golden Idols

  1. Best Film Location: RR Terminal Bar
  2. Best Character: RR Judge Doom
  3. Best Screen Duo: RR Eddie Valiant and Roger Rabbit ---Watch SCENE
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: RR Judge Doom
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: RR Eddie Valiant
  6. Best Kill: RR The death of the cartoon shoe
  7. WTF: China Having sex with Jake Gittes
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: RR Alan Silvestri and others
  9. Best Quote: RR Roger -A laugh can be a very powerul thing. Why, sometimes in life it's the only weapon we have. 
  10. Best Screenplay: RR Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman 
  11. Best Cinematography: RR Dean Cundey
  12. Best Supporting Actress: RR Joanna Cassidy
  13. Best Supporting Actor: RR Christopher Lloyd
  14. Best Actress: RR Betsy Brantley and Kathleen Turner
  15. Best Actor: RR Bob Hoskins
  16. Best Scene: RR Jessica Rabbit intro ---Watch SCENE
  17. Defining Moment: China taking a chance with a bandage on the nose of your main actor for half the run time 
  18. Best Director: China Roman Polanski
  19. Best Picture: RR

Totals after deductions:

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit -16
  • Chinatown -2

Kyle's GOLDEN Idols

  1. Best Film Location: RR Eddie's apartment
  2. Best Character: China Jake Gittes
  3. Best Screen Duo: RR Eddie and Roger
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: China Noah Cross
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: RR Roger Rabbit
  6. Best Kill: RR Judge Doom steamroller
  7. WTF: China Nose cutting scene
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: RR Alan Silvestri and others
  9. Best Quote: China Noah Cross -'Course I'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough. ---Watch SCENE
  10. Best Screenplay: RR Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
  11. Best Cinematography: RR Dean Cundey
  12. Best Supporting Actress: RR Kathleen Turner
  13. Best Supporting Actor: China John Huston
  14. Best Actress: China Faye Dunaway
  15. Best Actor: RR Bob Hoskins 
  16. Best Scene: RR A shave and a haircut ---Watch SCENE
  17. Defining Moment: China Sister/Daughter
  18. Best Director: RR Robert Zemeckis 
  19. Best Picture: RR

Totals after deductions:

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit -12
  • Chinatown -6

Ryan's GOLDEN Idols

  1. Best Film Location: RR The Ink & Paint Club
  2. Best Character: RR Eddie Valiant
  3. Best Screen Duo: RR Eddie and Roger
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: RR Judge Doom
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: RR Eddie Valiant
  6. Best Kill: RR Judge Doom steamroller ---Watch SCENE
  7. WTF: RR Toon physics in Acme ---Watch SCENE
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: China Jerry Goldsmith
  9. Best Quote: China Noah Cross -'Course i'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough
  10. Best Screenplay: RR Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
  11. Best Cinematography: RR Dean Cundey
  12. Best Supporting Actress: RR Kathleen Turner
  13. Best Supporting Actor: RR Christopher LLoyd
  14. Best Actress: China Faye Dunaway 
  15. Best Actor: RR Bob Hoskins
  16. Best Scene: RR Hiding from Judge Doom in the Termial Bar
  17. Defining Moment: RR Ink and Paint Club/Jessica's Song
  18. Best Director: RR Robert Zemeckis 
  19. Best Picture: RR

Totals after deductions

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit -15
  • Chinatown -3

Golden Idol Winner: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

To get more information about each award and how each of our lists were formed you can watch episode #139

Alien VS Aliens 

Click the picture above to access episode #123

Click the picture above to access episode #123

What is better Alien or Aliens? Jaws in space or Rambo in space? Two movies enter; one movie leaves. There can be only one Alien movie. 

Brad's Golden Idols

  1. Best Location: ALIEN Derelict aircraft with Space Jockey
  2. Best Character: TIE Ripley
  3. Best Screen Duo: ALIENS Ripley & Hicks
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: ALIENS Carter Burke 
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: ALIENS Ripley
  6. Best Kill: ALIEN Chestburster
  7. WTF: ALIEN Behind The Scenes Alien was going to bite off Ripley's head
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: ALIEN
  9. Best Quote: ALIENS 'Get away from her you bitch!'
  10. Best Screenplay: ALIEN 
  11. Best Cinematography: ALIEN
  12. Best Supporting Actress: ALIENS Jenette Goldstein
  13. Best Supporting Actor: ALIENS Michael Biehn
  14. Best Actress: TIE Sigourney Weaver
  15. Best Actor: ALIEN Ian Holm
  16. Best Scene: ALIENS Ripley with loader vs The Queen
  17. Defining Moment: ALIEN Chestburst ---Watch SCENE
  18. Best Director: TIE Scott and Cameron
  19. Best Picture: ALIEN

Totals after deductions:

  • Alien  -8
  • Aliens -7

Josh's Golden Idols

  1. Best Location: ALIEN Nostromo
  2. Best Character: ALIENS Ripley
  3. Best Screen Duo: ALIEN Brett and Parker ---Watch SCENE
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: ALIEN Nostromo Xenomorph 
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: ALIENS Ripley
  6. Best Kill: ALIENS Bishop torn in two by Xenomorph
  7. WTF: ALIENS Newt knew of a faster, more convinent way to get to landing platform
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: ALIEN
  9. Best Quote: ALIENS "Alright Sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Corp! A day in the Marine Corp. is like a day on the farm. Every meal is a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I LOVE the Corps!"
  10. Best Screenplay: ALIEN 
  11. Best Cinematography: ALIEN
  12. Best Supporting Actress: ALIENS Jenette Goldstein
  13. Best Supporting Actor: ALIENS Paul Reiser
  14. Best Actress: ALIENS Sigourney Weaver
  15. Best Actor: ALIEN Tom Skerrit
  16. Best Scene: ALIENS Newt rescue attempt
  17. Defining Moment: ALIENS Full screen face shot scene of Xeno before kill
  18. Best Director: ALIEN Ridley Scott
  19. Best Picture: ALIEN

Totals after deductions:

  • Alien -9
  • Aliens -9

Aaron's Golden Idols

  1. Best Location: ALIENS The Queens chamber
  2. Best Character: ALIENS Ripley
  3. Best Screen Duo: ALIENS Drake and Vasquez
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: ALIENS Carter Burke 
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: ALIENS Corporal Dwayne Hicks
  6. Best Kill: ALIENS Gorman/Vasquez blow themselves up surrounded by aliens
  7. WTF: ALIEN Ripley tosses around a box with Jones the cat and the cat makes no noise
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: ALIEN
  9. Best Quote: ALIENS "Get away from her you bitch!" ---Watch SCENE
  10. Best Screenplay: ALIENS
  11. Best Cinematography: ALIENS
  12. Best Supporting Actress: ALIENS Carrie Henn
  13. Best Supporting Actor: ALIENS Lance Henriksen
  14. Best Actress: ALIENS Sigourney Weaver
  15. Best Actor: ALIENS Michael Biehn
  16. Best Scene: ALIENS Ripley takes charge
  17. Defining Moment: ALIEN Chestburst 
  18. Best Director: ALIENS Cameron
  19. Best Picture: ALIENS

Totals after deductions:

  • Alien -2
  • Aliens -16

GOLDEN Idol WINNER: aliens

To get more information about each award and how each of our lists were formed you can watch episode #123.

 

White House Down vs Olympus Has Fallen

Click the picture above to access episode #117

Click the picture above to access episode #117

With the release of London Has Fallen we wanted to know which movie is better - White House Down or Olympus Has Fallen? Which movie deserved a sequel? Who is the better President - Eckhart or Foxx?  Which movie presented a better action hero? Two movies enter; one movie leaves. There can be only one White House action movie. 

BRAd's Golden Idols

  1. Best Film Location: WHD
  2. Best Presidential Character: OHF Aaron Eckhart
  3. Best Screen Duo: WHD James Woods and Jason Clark
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: WHD American Mercenaries done wrong by USA
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: WHD Channing Tatum
  6. Best Kill: WHD Cale (Tatum) running car through office window and pinning Walker (Woods), then using a mini-gun at point blank range to finish him off
  7. WTF: OHF Banning was gone for 18 months and the security codes for safes and system weren’t changed!
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: TIE
  9. Best Quote: OHF Morgan Freeman, “Mary, get me some coffee, half and half, 3 sweet and lows, in a rel cup, not one of those paper or Styrofoam things.” ---Watch SCENE
  10. Best Screenplay: OHF
  11. Best Cinematography: TIE
  12. Best Supporting Actress: (WORST) OHF Melissa Leo-Secretary of Defense
  13. Best Supporting Actor: OHF Morgan Freeman-Speaker of the House
  14. Best Actress: WHD Maggie Gyllenhaal-Carol Finnerty
  15. Best Actor: WHD Channing Tatum
  16. Best Scene: WHD White house lawn car chase
  17. Defining Moment: WHD Channing Tatum, John Cale in a wife beater homage to John McClane from Die Hard
  18. Best Director: WHD Roland Emmerich
  19. Best Pic: WHD

 

Totals after deductions:

  • White House Down (WHD ) -11
  • Olympus Has Fallen (OHF) -4

April's Golden Idols

  1. Best Film Location: WHD Washington, D. C. 
  2. Best Presidential Character: OHF Aaron Eckhart
  3. Best Screen Duo: WHD President Sawyer and John Cale
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: (WORST) OHF Dave Forbes Dylan McDermott
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: WHD John Cale Channing Tatum
  6. Best Kill: OHF Banning stabs Kang in head with his own knife at the end
  7. WTF: OHF Banning was gone for 18 months and the security codes for safes and system weren’t changed?
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: WHD 
  9. Best Quote: WHD Cale “When I came back I wasn’t her hero anymore, so I decided to protect the man who was.”
  10. Best Screenplay: WHD
  11. Best Cinematography: WHD
  12. Best Supporting Actress: (WORST) OHF Melissa Leo Secretary of Defense
  13. Best Supporting Actor: OHF Morgan Freeman Speaker of the House
  14. Best Actress: WHD Maggie Gyllenhaal Carol Finnerty
  15. Best Actor: WHD Channing Tatum John Cale
  16. Best Scene: WHD White house lawn car chase ---Watch SCENE
  17. Defining Moment: WHD Takeover of the White House
  18. Best Director: WHD Roland Emmerich 
  19. Best Pic: WHD 

Totals:

  • White House Down (WHD) -13
  • Olympus Has Fallen (OHF) -3

Nathan's GOlden Idols

  1. Best Film Location: WHD White House  
  2. Best Presidential Character: WHD Jamie Foxx
  3. Best Screen Duo: WHD President Sawyer and John Cale
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: WHD Special Agent Martin Walker James Woods
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: WHD John Cale-Channing Tatum
  6. Best Kill: WHD President Sawyer first kill in kitchen ---Watch SCENE
  7. WTF: WHD Speaker Eli McPherson’s confession and the General’s indifference at the end
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: WHD
  9. Best Quote: WHD President Sawyer “Get your hands off my Jordans!”
  10. Best Screenplay: OHF
  11. Best Cinematography: (WORST) WHD
  12. Best Supporting Actress: (WORST) WHD Joey King-Emily Cale
  13. Best Supporting Actor: OHF Morgan Freeman-Speaker of the House Best Actress
  14. Best Actress: WHD Maggie Gyllenhaal-Carol Finnerty
  15. Best Actor: WHD Jamie Foxx President Sawyer
  16. Best Scene: WHD “2nd” job interview Cale and Sawyer in tunnels
  17. Defining Moment: OHF Regrets speech by Mike Banning
  18. Best Director: WHD Roland Emmerich
  19. Best Pic: WHD

Totals:

  • White House Down (WHD) -13
  • Olympus Has Fallen (OHF) -3

Golden Idol WINNER: White House Down

To get more information about each award and how each of our lists were formed you can watch episode #117.

True Grit 1969 vs True Grit 2010 

Click the picture above to access episode #113 

Click the picture above to access episode #113 

Which movie is better - True Grit 1969? Or 2010? Which movie has more Grit? Who is the better Rooster Cogburn - The Duke or The Dude? Two movies enter; one movie leaves. There can be only one True Grit. 

Brad's Golden Idols

  1. Location: 1969 Mount Morrison 
  2. Best Town: 1969
  3. Best Cogburn: 1969 John Wayne
  4. Best Chaney: 1969 Jeff Corey
  5. Best Gunfight: 1969 Final Gunfight 
  6. Best Kill: 1969 Chaney kills Ross 
  7. WTF: 2010 Cogburn kicks kid down stairs 
  8. Best Score: 1969
  9. Best Quote: 1969 "Fill your hands you son of a bitch." ---Watch SCENE
  10. Best Screenplay: 1969
  11. Best Cinematography: 2010
  12. Best La Boeuf: 1969 Glen Campbell
  13. Best Maddie: 2010 Haley Steinfeld
  14. Best Scene: 2010 Horse Bartering 
  15. Best Ending: 2010
  16. Best Director: 1969 Henry Hathaway
  17. Best Picture: 1969

Totals:

  • True Grit 1969 -12
  • True Grit 2010 -4

Josh's Golden idols

  1. Location: 2010 Dugout 
  2. Best Town: 1969
  3. Best Cogburn: 1969 John Wayne
  4. Best Chaney: 2010 Josh Brolin
  5. Best Gunfight:  2010 Dugout 
  6. Best Kill: 2010 Tree Hanging ---Watch SCENE
  7. WTF: 2010 Whipping Maddie
  8. Best Score: 1969
  9. Best Quote: 2010 "If he wanted buried he shouldn't have got killed in winter." 
  10. Best Screenplay: 2010
  11. Best Cinematography: 2010
  12. Best La Boeuf: 2010 Matt Damon
  13. Best Maddie: 2010 Haley Steinfeld
  14. Best Scene: 2010 Dugout 
  15. Best Ending: 2010
  16. Best Director: 2010 Coens
  17. Best Picture: 1969

Totals:

  • True Grit 1969 -4
  • True Grit 2010 -12

Nathan's Golden idols

  1. Location: 2010 Indian Territory 
  2. Best Town: 1969
  3. Best Cogburn: 2010 Jeff Bridges
  4. Best Chaney: 1969 Jeff Corey
  5. Best Gunfight: 2010 Final Gunfight 
  6. Best Kill: 1969 Chaney kills Ross 
  7. WTF: 2010 Whipping Maddie ---Watch SCENE
  8. Best Score: 2010
  9. Best Quote: 2010 "Immediate?"
  10. Best Screenplay: 1969
  11. Best Cinematography: 2010
  12. Best La Boeuf: 1969 Glen Campbell
  13. Best Maddie: 2010 Haley Steinfeld
  14. Best Scene: 2010 Courtroom
  15. Best Ending: 2010
  16. Best Director: 2010 Coens
  17. Best Picture: 2010

Totals:

  • True Grit 1969 -5
  • True Grit 2010 -11

Rachael's GOlden idols

  1. Location: 1969 River 
  2. Best Town: 1969
  3. Best Cogburn: 1969 John Wayne
  4. Best Chaney: 2010 Josh Brolin
  5. Best Gunfight: 1969 Final Gunfight
  6. Best Kill: 1969 La Boeuf kills Pepper 
  7. WTF: 1969 Whipping Maddie 
  8. Best Score: 1969
  9. Best Quote: 1969 "You can't serves papers on a rat, baby sister, you gotta kill him where he stands." 
  10. Best Screenplay: 1969
  11. Best Cinematography: 2010 ---Watch SCENE
  12. Best La Boeuf: 2010 Matt Damon
  13. Best Maddie: 1969 Kim Darby
  14. Best Scene: 2010 Courtroom 
  15. Best Ending: 1969
  16. Best Director: 1969 Henry Hathaway (changed before leaving the studio)
  17. Best Picture: 1969

Totals:

  • True Grit 1969 -12
  • True Grit 2010 -4

Golden idol WInner: 1969 True Grit
 

To get more information about each award and how each of our lists were formed you can watch episode #113.

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