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donny CS! Bronze Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 10,631 Likes: 1,332 Location: Last Online Nov 21, 2024 23:07:04 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 12, 2020 16:56:06 GMT -5 Deexan, Neverending, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by donny on Apr 12, 2020 16:56:06 GMT -5 Apes moves to the Sweet 16, the third participant to do so. Next battle up shortly.

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Best Action Movies of the Decade

Round 2

Match 4: Region 2

Skyfall

Release Date: 2012
Directed by: Sam Mendes
RT/Metacritic Score: 92/81

Versus

Sicario

Release Date: 2015
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
RT/Metacritic Score: 92/82

My Vote: Skyfall

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IanTheCool CS! Gold Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 21,493 Likes: 2,864 Location: Last Online Nov 23, 2024 18:14:57 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 12, 2020 17:12:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by IanTheCool on Apr 12, 2020 17:12:17 GMT -5 Since we're talking action movies, skyfall

Dracula CS! Gold Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,103 Likes: 5,731 Location: Member is Online	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 12, 2020 17:15:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Dracula on Apr 12, 2020 17:15:36 GMT -5 As an action movie, Skyfall
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Skyfall

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Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 13, 2020 16:21:56 GMT -5

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Best Action Movies of the Decade
Round 2
Match 5: Region 1

Baby Driver

Release Date: 2017
Directed by: Edgar Wright
RT/Metacritic Score: 93/86

Versus

John Wick: Chapter 2

Release Date: 2017
Directed by: Chad Stahelski
RT/Metacritic Score: 89/75

My Vote: John Wick: Chapter 2

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Dracula CS! Gold Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,103 Likes: 5,731 Location: Member is Online	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 13, 2020 16:26:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Dracula on Apr 13, 2020 16:26:07 GMT -5 Baby Driver. A more original, more thrilling, and more fun action movie. We don't need three John Wicks in the finals.
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SnoBorderZero CS! Silver Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,624 Likes: 3,182 Location: Last Online Nov 23, 2024 23:30:05 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 13, 2020 16:35:53 GMT -5 Dracula likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 13, 2020 16:35:53 GMT -5 They're both awesome, but I'm gonna go with Baby Driver.
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1godzillafan Studio Head Join Date: Feb 2017 I like pie! Posts: 9,480 Likes: 6,217 Location: Last Online Nov 8, 2024 5:42:00 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 13, 2020 17:03:15 GMT -5 via mobile Dracula likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by 1godzillafan on Apr 13, 2020 17:03:15 GMT -5 I personally take pitting these two movies against each other as an insult, because I love them both so much. But as painful as it is, the better one is clearly Baby Driver.
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donny CS! Bronze Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 10,631 Likes: 1,332 Location: Last Online Nov 21, 2024 23:07:04 GMT -5	Battle of the Best Picture Nominees Apr 13, 2020 19:03:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by donny on Apr 13, 2020 19:03:31 GMT -5 I'd like Baby Driver a lot more if I didn't have to watch Ansel Elgort for two hours.

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Parabellum will be the John Wick movie I put my weight behind.

Baby Driver

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