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Supreme Olajuwon
07-19-2009, 09:10 PM
Return of the King may have won 11 Academy Awards, but the members of TPWW resoundingly told Peter Jackson to take his Oscars and stick them up his hobbit-loving butthole. Empire Strikes Back pulls off the win with the largest margin of victory in Better Movie history. That's two rounds and two victories over Academy Best Picture winners.

Our next film didn't win any Academy Awards, but it does have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.



Better Movie #20

http://www.freewebs.com/worldstarz2/009_422-010%7EStar-Wars-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-Posters.jpg
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

vs.

http://stonelight.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/die-hard-poster.jpg
Die Hard








Polls are open for three days. Happy voting.



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Supreme Olajuwon
07-19-2009, 09:17 PM
As always, don't be a pussy. Tell us why you voted the way you did.

Rammsteinmad
07-19-2009, 09:26 PM
Ah man that was a tough one. I voted Empire Strikes Back, simply because I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I was tempted to vote for Die Hard, but guess I just couldn't bring myself to vote against SW. Both AMAZING films.

thedamndest
07-19-2009, 09:31 PM
Die Hard is all you need to know about action movies.

Jon Kano
07-19-2009, 09:54 PM
I love SW but the DH series, esp the first film, is one of my tops, I love it, saw it when I was like 11 and I loved it; the characters, the story, the lines, the acting, the cast, the soundtrack and its one of the best action films ever in my opinion.

Hornicane
07-19-2009, 09:56 PM
I am a huge Star Wars nerd and I don't really like action movies.

KYR
07-19-2009, 10:19 PM
12 terrorists, 1 cop and 1 pistol or

A whole empire, a Jedi in training and a light sabre?

Both top movies, but the nerd in me is voting TESB.

thedamndest
07-19-2009, 10:21 PM
Luke could never have survived Empire without his shoes.

CSL
07-19-2009, 10:23 PM
John Fucking McClane > Luke The Puss Skywalker

CSL
07-19-2009, 10:24 PM
Or

Luke could never have survived Empire without his shoes.

KYR
07-19-2009, 10:39 PM
Luke could never have survived Empire without his shoes.

Conversely, John McClane could never have survived Hoth without his shoes.

Boondock Saint
07-20-2009, 12:01 AM
Die Hard

thedamndest
07-20-2009, 12:46 AM
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vs.

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muffalufagus
07-20-2009, 01:00 AM
This is tough. I'm going to have to think on it.

Juan
07-20-2009, 03:03 AM
I voted for Star Wars last time by default, but in reality I'm not a *huge* Star Wars fan. Anywho, Die Hard gets my vote.

Jeritron
07-20-2009, 03:06 AM
I think I have already explained why I'm voting the way I am. I'm voting for the better movie and not which of the main characters would win in a fight.

Die Hard is great though, but no contest.

Jeritron
07-20-2009, 03:13 AM
p.s. John McClane is a Star Wars guy. He says so

Corporate CockSnogger
07-20-2009, 09:54 AM
Die Hard is a brilliant action film, one of the best obviously. But I just think Empire is a better all round film and has a bit of everything.

muffalufagus
07-21-2009, 02:09 AM
Star Wars.

Gertner
07-21-2009, 02:16 AM
Die Hard. Star Wars is terrible.

Ogen
07-21-2009, 06:14 AM
For fuck sake, I'm not having that a load of aliens shooting at each other is better than John McClane

Loose Cannon
07-21-2009, 11:02 PM
wow, I dunno. I was never a huge Rocky fan, so that choice wasn't hard, but this is tough.

Droford
07-22-2009, 03:31 AM
Theres really only one movie that I think could stand a shot at taking out Star Wars but knowing people around here I bet Star Wars would still win..

Ogen
07-22-2009, 08:29 AM
Right I'm insisting on a special edition extension to this round where I ask 10 of my mates what they prefer and have it added to the results.

Supreme Olajuwon
07-22-2009, 11:49 AM
Well Die Hard is closing the gap. Only 3 votes separate them. Can it pull off the comeback?

Bad Company
07-22-2009, 01:06 PM
What the fuck, die hard is an awesome file. But it's up against arguably the GOAT here. TKO to empire.

DaveBrawl
07-22-2009, 03:46 PM
Die Hard is the greatest film of all time. How this is close is a mystery to me.

My faith in humanity is shaken to its core.

Miotch
07-22-2009, 03:46 PM
The mitches agree

CSL
07-22-2009, 03:49 PM
Die Hard is the greatest film of all time. How this is close is a mystery to me.

My faith in humanity is shaken to its core.

Only on the internet

DaveBrawl
07-22-2009, 03:53 PM
:lol:

Fignuts
07-22-2009, 04:40 PM
For fuck sake, I'm not having that a load of aliens shooting at each other is better than John McClane

Fuck that, I'm not hving some regular dude with regular guns is better than people fighting with laser swords and telekineticly throwing shit at eachother.

And Hans Gruber is a giant fucking pussy. Keaunu Reeves could have been in that role, and made it believable. Vader made the hero his bitch.

DaveBrawl
07-22-2009, 04:50 PM
Only on the internet

Was that over the top enough for you?:lol:

thedamndest
07-22-2009, 04:54 PM
It's more badass to be a regular guy capable of surviving extraordinary circumstances rather than just another Jedi.

Vader made Luke his bitch because Luke is inherently bitchy. He could have been in a John Hughes film.

Anybody Thrilla
07-22-2009, 05:17 PM
I voted for Die Hard because fuck Star Wars.

Hornicane
07-22-2009, 05:17 PM
It's more badass to be a regular guy capable of surviving extraordinary circumstances rather than just another Jedi.


You mean like Han Solo? Sorry Thed, but get the fuck out of here with that.

CSL
07-22-2009, 05:21 PM
I'm sorry but comparing Hans Solo to John McClane is fucking ridiculous

thedamndest
07-22-2009, 05:21 PM
I don't recall John McClane having to ditch his load like a scared little girl or ever being frozen in carbonite.

Hornicane
07-22-2009, 05:25 PM
Correct, but it's the same concept. Regular guy, no powers or anything, getting through improbable situations on nothing but skill and luck. I never claimed Solo was more or less badass, just that he also would fit what you were saying.

BDR
07-22-2009, 05:47 PM
McClane > everyone else

CSL
07-22-2009, 05:52 PM
A lesson in how to make a great 17th post right there from BDR

thedamndest
07-22-2009, 06:04 PM
I've had bowel movements more threatening than Luke Skywalker.

BDR
07-22-2009, 06:14 PM
I've had bowel movements more threatening than Luke Skywalker.


Im willling to bet someone just read that and in a fit of uncontrollable rage knocked their limited edition Skywalker action figure (still in the packaging of course) on the floor. Then picked it up and consoled it while crying in the corner. However, that tender moment was cut short when mommy called you up from your "apartment" (the basement) to set the table for dinner.

GreySunshine
07-22-2009, 06:16 PM
Fuck Die Hard.

#BROKEN Hasney
07-22-2009, 06:20 PM
lol @ the thought of John Mclane even taking out Lando, wouldn't stand a chance.

BDR
07-22-2009, 06:26 PM
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This is obviously the coolest thing "lando" ever did

thedamndest
07-22-2009, 06:30 PM
"We have to destroy the Empire! Everybody log on to your 1980's blippy computer and we'll get started."

GOLDBERG'S BEST FRIEND
07-22-2009, 07:35 PM
Both are great, but Star Wars is clearly better. Darth Vader is the greatest movie villan of the last 30 years, and possibly the greatest ever.

Jeritron
07-22-2009, 08:02 PM
Who cares if John McLane is tougher than whoever? Wolverine is nearly indestructable, and Wolverine sucked ass. There are all kinds of superpowered or non-superpowered "heroes", but their movies suck.

Die Hard does not suck, but you get the trend.

Fignuts
07-22-2009, 08:30 PM
In all honesty, if it were any of the other star wars movies, I'd pick die hard. But Empire is definitely better.

It's also kinda different when you don't know that vader is luke's father, or that yoda was the little green guy all along. I'm old enough where where it wasn't common knowledge when I first saw it.

Die Hard was great but it didn't throw out any curveballs like that.

Arashi Kage
07-22-2009, 09:14 PM
When they touch down, we'll blow the roof, they'll spend a month sifting through rubble, and by the time they figure out what went wrong, we'll be sitting on a beach, earning twenty percent.
http://www.songfight.org/artists/hans_gruber_ultimate_villain.jpg

thedamndest
07-22-2009, 09:40 PM
In all honesty, if it were any of the other star wars movies, I'd pick die hard. But Empire is definitely better.

It's also kinda different when you don't know that vader is luke's father, or that yoda was the little green guy all along. I'm old enough where where it wasn't common knowledge when I first saw it.

Die Hard was great but it didn't throw out any curveballs like that.

Die Hard doesn't throw any curveballs? How about Hans Gruber getting the FBI to cut the power to the building so he can get past the last lock? That's brilliant.

Hornicane
07-22-2009, 10:02 PM
Boom.

The Jayman
07-24-2009, 03:00 PM
Yippie Ki Yay!!!