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WSo8M: (3) The Naked Gun v. (6) The Terminator


(3) The Naked Gun 15 votes

(6) The Terminator 17 votes

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 10 2008 09:58 AM

Lacey Underall division, All-Valley quarterfinals

(3) The Naked Gun


(6) The Terminator

themetfairy
Nov 10 2008 10:19 AM

Love Naked Gun. It has so many gems, large and small.

Like Steffie's driving lesson (taught by John Houseman) being commandeered by Drebin - hysterical!

Fman99
Nov 10 2008 11:04 AM

Tiebreaker goes to Queen Elizabeth passing beers at the Angels game.

metirish
Nov 10 2008 11:18 AM

Tough choice as I could watch both movies if I happened upon them (a good barometer for me) but I voted for Terminator.

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 10 2008 11:20 AM

I might watch Terminator. I don't think I'd watch Naked Gun.

Vic Sage
Nov 10 2008 11:40 AM

TERMINATOR is a brilliant movie; NAKED GUN is an annoying movie with some laughs. But it looks like this is going the way of BLADE RUNNER and ROAD WARRIOR.

I think folks here have a predisposition against violent SF films in favor of moronic comedies.

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 10 2008 11:43 AM

It does look that way.

Me, I've never liked moronic comedies, but I seem to be in the minority.

seawolf17
Nov 10 2008 11:51 AM

I like how we can go apeshit when someone wants to cut David Wright after an 0-for-20, but when a 20-person vote doesn't go the way we expect, we go apeshit. I love you all.

Naked Gun, and it's not even close.

Centerfield
Nov 10 2008 12:29 PM

Terminator. And it's not even close.

themetfairy
Nov 10 2008 01:31 PM

I don't like moronic comedies.

I like good comedies.

Naked Gun is a good comedy.

bmfc1
Nov 10 2008 01:42 PM

Naked Gun is funny from start to finish and it includes one of the best baseball sequences ever. I'll take Leslie Neilsen over Arnold Schwarzenegger any day of the week.

Edgy MD
Nov 10 2008 01:57 PM

Really? So you'd take, say, Dracula: Dead and Loving It over True Lies? Mr. Magoo over Total Recall?

bmfc1
Nov 10 2008 04:23 PM

Good one Edgy--well played. So yes, I would take any movie ever made over anything starring the Governor of California or Mel Gibson, even though I liked "Running Man."

soupcan
Nov 10 2008 04:48 PM

Centerfield wrote:
Terminator. And it's not even close.


Completely agree.

dgwphotography
Nov 10 2008 05:12 PM

soupcan wrote:
Centerfield wrote:
Terminator. And it's not even close.


Completely agree.


+2

Edgy MD
Nov 11 2008 07:00 AM

Come on, bm. We're voting for movies, not for president.

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 11 2008 07:06 AM

I had a friend in college who wouldn't watch any James Stewart movies because Jimmy was a Republican who palled around with Ronald Reagan.

Me, I don't worry about the political beliefs of the actors in a movie. I take their performance for what it is.

Edgy MD
Nov 11 2008 07:08 AM

That's goofy. Among other things, when Stewart palled around with Reagan, Reagan was a Democrat. He was a roommate and a lifelong best friend to Henry Fonda, as lefthanded as they come.

We all need to realize that hating the right sort of people is not advancing any noble cause.

Vince Coleman Firecracker
Nov 11 2008 07:20 AM

One vote separating the two. Should someone send a robot back to the past to assassinate an ancestor of one of the Naked Gun voters?

Vic Sage
Nov 11 2008 07:26 AM

i vote to suspend bmfc's vote!

bmfc1
Nov 11 2008 08:02 AM

HEY! I was messing with AG! And since when does our criteria matter?

I will continue to vote on the merits. Even if it means voting for an anti-Semite like Mel Gibson. OK?

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 11 2008 08:11 AM

2 hours left and a tie score. This one could go to the Council of Elders...

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 11 2008 09:58 AM

D'oh, I said Wednesday at noon. 24 hours to go in this one...

TheOldMole
Nov 11 2008 11:17 AM

My vote puts Terminator out in front 16-15! Hasta la vista, baby.

HahnSolo
Nov 11 2008 12:21 PM

Where were all you 31 voters when Caddyshack was losing!?!?!?!?!?!

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 12 2008 11:15 AM

The Terminator Will. Be. Back.

17-15 final!

Nymr83
Nov 12 2008 12:21 PM

I'm glad Arnold pulled this one out.

Edgy MD
Nov 12 2008 12:50 PM

bmfc1 wrote:
And since when does our criteria matter?


I think we 'mericans can be too brand loyal, to the point we can anchor our self image to a brand. If that hasn't really been you, then great. I think it can be any of us. We get a more interesting and substantial turn out when we look deeper.

How often do you hear variations this exchange in every-day life?

"What do do you think of this song?"

"Who's it by"?

metirish
Nov 12 2008 12:53 PM

Nymr83 wrote:
I'm glad Arnold pulled this one out.



It's been a rough week for you Republicans so I am happy for you both j/k

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 13 2008 10:46 AM

oops. Archive me!