The MTV Movie Brawl 2012 is officially on! After the initial play-in and wild card rounds, 16 films have been selected to compete in a series of head-to-head single elimination matches in our March Madness-style bracket. In the end, only one of these flicks can be crowned the can't-miss movie of the year, and the choice is entirely up to YOU. Which movie will win the brawl for it all? Vote at MTV Movies Blog and make your choice known!
It's a veritable retelling of David versus Goliath in this Sweet 16 match. In one corner, a film that's literally decades in the making, one that promises to bring moviegoers back to one of the most cherished cinematic worlds of all time. In the other corner... we've got some real wallflowers. With perks! Without further ado, let's dive into the battle.
(3) "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Vs. (6) "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Ask and ye shall receive! After winning its way into the tournament via the Wild Card round, "Perks" proved its staying power by breaking all the way into the 16-film bracket. But does the Logan Lerman and Emma Watson-starring adaptation have enough power behind it to topple "The Hobbit," Peter Jackson's long awaited return to the world of Middle-earth? Fans have been waiting since the closing moments of "Return of the King" for the tale of Bilbo Baggins' greatest adventure, and this year, it finally arrives. What chance does "Perks" stand against such a highly anticipated event? Well... this is the brawl for it all, folks. Surprises are bound to happen, and "The Hobbit" could very well become an unexpected casualty.
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Five 2012 Blockbusters Awaiting Oscar Gold
Posted 2/27/12 2:02 pm EST by Sterling Wong in Commentary, Oscars
After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded its Best Picture list beyond five nominees, the door opened for big-budget Hollywood blockbusters to score a prestigious Best Picture nomination. As I wrote last year, it was likely that the Academy broadened the Best Picture shortlist after Christopher Nolan’s opus, “The Dark Knight,” was cruelly snubbed in 2009. Since then, “Avatar” and Nolan’s own “Inception” have managed to score Best Pic nods.
This year, all eyes were on “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” since the film was the final in a critically acclaimed series that had never achieved the nomination before. Unfortunately, it was not to be, as the film only earned technical nods and ultimately walked away from last night's Oscars completely empty-handed.
However, 2012’s line-up of big budget popcorn fare looks like it might once again yield some love from the Oscars. Which of this year’s blockbusters might possibly score an Oscar Best Picture nod next year? Check out five possible contenders after the jump!
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Tags breaking dawn, prometheus, the avengers, the dark knight rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: There And Back Again, the-hobbit