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Underdog / Everyman hero |
Teenage / immature hero |
Aliens visit Earth |
Government cover-up |
Coming of age |
Broken families coming back together |
Nazis or dinosaurs |
Spielberg involved |
Tribute to cinema history |
Astonishing set pieces |
Bit with a dog |
SCORE |
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No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes - except for Loki, obvs. |
No - Aryan, yes; Nazi, no |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
7 |
 |
No |
Maybe - it depends on your view of Cap'n Jack |
Maybe - it depends on your view of Cap'n Jack |
Yes - only it's the Spanish government this time |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No - not unless you count previous films |
Yes |
No - but this is the first Pirates film without a bit with a dog. |
3 |
 |
Yes - "underpanda", technically, but close enough |
Yes |
No - or, depending on your view of talking animals, yes. |
No |
Yes - very much so: this guy even goes for full-on inner peace |
Sort-of here. But there's more due in the third instalment. |
Sort of: there's a Nazi-adjacent peacock |
Only in that he was involved in the creation of DreamWorks Animation |
Yes - but mostly it's kung-fu films rather than classic Hollywood |
Yes |
Yes. Also a tiger, a monkey, a rhino, a snake... |
7 |
 |
Yes - although "everymutant" might be more accurate |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes, in terms of powers at least. |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes - at least to other films in the franchise |
Yes |
No |
7 |
 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No - but then they don't really come into it |
Yes |
No - but he does overcome his father complex |
No |
No |
Not really |
Yes |
No |
5 |
 |
Yes - although if Sam Witwicky stays this annoying, we're stripping him of his everyman privileges. |
You betcha |
Yes |
Yes - although, we're guessing, with very little success |
God we hope so. |
No |
No |
Yes! He was an executive producer! |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
8 |
 |
Yes, assuming "hero" is the word |
Yes |
Maybe? |
No |
Yes? |
Yes? |
Yes! Dinosaurs, anyway. |
No |
No? |
Yes? |
Yes |
7.5 |
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Yes -for all his fame the "Boy Who Lived" is just a guy. |
Yes |
No |
Well, the bad guy controls the government, so yes, sort of. |
Yes, decidedly. |
Yes, but they mostly only reunite metaphysically speaking. |
Yes, given that Voldemort's obsession with "pure blood" status makes him Nazi-adjacent. |
No, although he did once flirt with directing the very first Potter film. |
No, except for the rest of the franchise. |
Yes. |
Do dragons count? |
7 |
 |
Yes, by which we mean Tow Mater. Admittedly, Everymen everywhere might object. |
Yes. |
No - or, depending on your view of talking cars, yes. |
No, although spies are involved. |
No |
Yes, only it's a "family" more in the "group of friends" sense. |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No. There are no dogs here, just Rovers. |
4 |
 |
Definitely |
Yes |
Yes, in that the cube MacGuffin relates to Thor and his alien cronies. |
Yes |
Yes - in a more physically literal sense than usual. |
No |
Yes! |
No |
Yes - including a few nods to Indy. |
Yes |
No |
8 |
 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes - he produces |
Yes, definitely: think E.T. and Close Encounters for instance. |
Yes |
Yes |
10 |
 |
Yes - although the real hero is a chimp rather than a man. |
Yes |
No, just genetically-altered apes. |
Probably, although we're not sure if they'll be able to. |
Yes, in a more intellectually literal sense than usual. |
Actually, this one's more about families breaking up. But the chimps unite so... yes? |
You could argue that humans are both Nazis and dinosaurs here. |
No |
Yes, and huge amounts thereof, although mostly to other Apes movies. |
Yes |
Yes |
7 |
 |
No - neither Daniel Craig nor Harrison Ford were ever underdogs. |
No |
Yes |
We assume so, since we hadn't heard about aliens in the Old West before. |
Yes - but we won't say who or how for fear of spoilers. |
Yes - again, we're not saying who or how. |
No |
Yes - he executive produces. |
Yes, there are all sorts of nods to other Westerns and sci-fi movies. |
Yes |
Yes |
8 |
 |
Sort of: the odds are against him, but he's Conan. |
Sort of: he's a barbarian. |
No |
The government just tries to slaughter everyone so... yes? |
Yes - in that he goes from one man alone to (probably) godlike warrior. |
No. Family values are not very Conan. |
This depends on your definition of both Nazis and dinosaurs. |
No |
Yes |
Probably |
Don't know yet |
4 |
 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Probably (offscreen) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Mostly to the original Fright Night. That said, the housing development looks very E.T.-esque. |
Yes |
Yes |
6 |
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Underdog / Everyman hero |
Teenage / Immature Hero |
Aliens visit Earth |
Government cover-up |
Coming of age |
Broken families |
Nazis or dinosaurs |
Spielberg involved |
Tribute to cinema history |
Astonishing set pieces |
Bit with a dog |
SCORE |
