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The SuperMerger! Disney -vs- Marvel!

September 29, 2009 Stephen Bell 4

 A Smackdown so big  it takes two Smackrefs  to write it!    Written by Beau DeMayo and Stephen Bell The Smackdown. Disney owns Marvel (or soon will)!  Once complete, this means that Disney, responsible for […]

Up (2009) -vs- Wall-E (2008)

June 22, 2009 Stephen Bell 8

A year ago on this very site, a small, garbage-collecting robot named “Wall-E” dethroned the king of computer animation, Pixar’s beloved “Toy Story.” The film found gigantic success, being hailed by critics, winning the Academy Award for best animated feature and receiving a nomination for Best Screenplay. “Wall-E” transformed the genre and pushed the limits of innovation and creativity. Now, a year after its historical upset, “Wall-E” stands ready to defend its title against the newest of Pixar’s animated giants, the high-flying adventure story “Up.” Headlining opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, a feat never before accomplished by an animated feature (let alone an American one,) “UP” and its cast of elderly men, children and talking dogs (you heard me) have entered the world of cinema at full steam, their focus fixed solely on taking our favorite robot’s crown. Will “Wall-E” have enough strength to put down its first challenger, or will his reign prove a short one? Let’s find out!
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Watchmen (2009) -vs- V for Vendetta (2006)

March 8, 2009 Stephen Bell 8

“V for Vendetta” vs “Watchmen” is a messy, all out brawl, a war between two very different beasts trading heavy blows. As each film is grand in scope and boasting of numerous technical achievement, we’re going to need to really sort through each round in order to come to a valid decision.
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Spy Smackdown: Bond -vs- Bond

November 11, 2008 Stephen Bell 1

Editor's Note:  Before "Quantum of Solace" finally hit the theaters, we asked two of our critics — Beau DeMayo and Stephen Bell — to go into Total Bond Immersion.  After all, there have been six […]