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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 2018507" data-attributes="member: 259">Round 7-3 (I think)Edward Scissorhands (1990)  Oh, man--this is the toughest matchup for me yet.  I give it to Eddie by a hair, because the movie had some stuff going on beyond just the basic story; Sleepy Hollow had the science-vs.-mysticism thang, but didn't do much with it.Hero (2002) Another tough matchup, but Hero had the more complex story, and I loved the color play in it.Dragonslayer (1981)  Now we're getting easier.  This ain't a great movie, but Dragonheart just annoyed me.The Fifth Element (1997) Easier still.  Fifth Element is a wonderful comedy, whereas I thought Brotherhood was way overrated.  Sure, it had some good fight sequences, but it didn't make much sense.  And the villain's triumphant moment of, "I'm just a sweet trans-vestite..." really ruined any tension in the climax for me.Big Trouble in Little China (1986) I'm not very fond of either, actually, but Big Trouble wins by a smidge.Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) I didn't see the Dawn remake, but I'm one of the few people who liked Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula.  It helped that I tell myself that Keanu Reeves wasn't an actor cast for the role, but was rather a janitor conscripted into the part when the real actor fell ill and who bravely fumbled his way through the film.I, Robot (2004) vs. Minority Report (2002)  No vote, since I've still not seen either of these.  I'm such a slacker.The Mummy (1999) I think I heard bad things about The Shadow, but I didn't see it.  Regardless, I thought The Mummy was great popcorn.No vote in the substitution round or for the "Hard to be a God" thing, not having seen any of them. Daniel</blockquote>

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