You Have $10 and 2 Hours. You Can Only Watch One Movie. Which of These Would You Watch Based Only on the Still Image?

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (77)

Abduction

Director: John Singleton. Starring: Taylor Lautner.

Logline: A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

The Help

Director: Tate Taylor. Starring: Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard.

Logline: A look at what happens when a southern town’s unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship.

We Bought a Zoo

Director: Cameron Crowe. Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson.

Logline: A father moves his family to the English countryside to own and operate a zoo.

The Hangover 2

Director: Todd Phillips. Starring: Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper.

Logline: Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to Bangkok for Stu’s wedding.

Tower Heist

Director: Bret Ratner. Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck.

Logline: When a group of hard working guys find out they’ve fallen victim to a wealthy business man’s Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.

Larry Crowne

Director: Tom Hanks. Starring: Tom Hanks, Julie Roberts.

Logline: After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college

Footloose Remake

Director: Craig Brewer. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough.

Logline: Remake of Footloose.

Scream 4

Director: Wes Craven. Starring: Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell.

Logline: Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

If your choice is any other than We Bought a Zoo, you have made the wrong decision. Try again.

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I was going to go with We Bought a Zoo, but then that stupid, stupid Hangover 2 came along. I just can't help myself.

Posted by: Kiddo at January 18, 2011 10:35 AM

Scream 4. I TOLD YOU THAT I HAVE A CONDITION THAT MAKES ME WATCH HORROR MOVIES! Gawl. Don't judge me.

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at January 18, 2011 10:36 AM

Tell the truth, Dustin. Did you choose "We Bought a Zoo" based on the still image or because you will forever be willing to spit shine Cameron Crowe's boots for bringing Lloyd Dobler and "Say Anything" to the screen?

I chose "We Bought a Zoo" because of a) the potentially hot, sexy time between Matt and Scarlett and b) see first paragraph of this comment.

Posted by: Slappysquirrel at January 18, 2011 10:36 AM

matt damon is rapidly turning from hillary swank into philip seymour hoffmann

Posted by: schmerpes at January 18, 2011 10:37 AM

Cameron Crowe is over-rated.
'Jerry Maquire' is over-rated.

I'd wait for the Pajiba movie review before trying 'We Bought a Zoo'.

Posted by: OldSchool60 at January 18, 2011 10:37 AM

Hangover 2, can't resist. ZG sways me every time.

Posted by: skz at January 18, 2011 10:38 AM

Am I allowed to shoot the hostage* in the leg?

*Taylor Lautner

Posted by: coveredinbees at January 18, 2011 10:42 AM

DAMN! It's like you're inside my head. "We Bought A Zoo" was my pick, strictly because Matt Damon seems to pick good projects. "Tower Heist" was close because I do love a good heist movie. But then, it would have to be a "good" heist movie, and that cast pretty much precludes it.

Now if the question was "Who out of these photos would you most like to bend over the hood of a muscle car and give a good detailing?" my answer would be different.

Posted by: , at January 18, 2011 10:42 AM

Scream 4

Posted by: Sarah at January 18, 2011 10:42 AM

It would be 'Tower Heist', I guess. Actors like Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Casey Affleck *are able* to pull off the fucked up revenge style. I still believe in them.

Posted by: Yetused at January 18, 2011 10:43 AM

I would LOVE to see 'We Bought a Zoo', but it has Scarlett Johannsen in it, and she's just awful. Absolutely one of my least favorite actresses, due in part to the fact that she has one facial expression. Hotness doesn't make up for blandness in my book: I go to the cinema to watch a movie and be engaged by the plot. I can oggle boobs at home.

Posted by: Nubbies Away at January 18, 2011 10:43 AM

Since you said, "Based Only on the Still Image", I would go with 'Hangover 2'.
It reeks of potential, body odour, sweat, despair, misery, desperation, and complete loss of hope. The finest ingredients for a good movie.

Posted by: OldSchool60 at January 18, 2011 10:44 AM

I'm joining the "We Bought A Zoo" crowd. It's Matt Damon for chrissakes. I would've gone for Emma Stone in "The Help", but the material has potential to be manipulative and patronizing, and I don't like to get angry.

Posted by: sars at January 18, 2011 10:44 AM

A Broderick heist??

Posted by: Jay at January 18, 2011 10:44 AM

I'm so glad that the Zoo one was on my mind!

Come on! Mat and Scarlet getting it on in a lioncage? Awesome!

Posted by: Magiel at January 18, 2011 10:44 AM

If we're really basing it on the image I have to go with Footloose because that poor girl obviously needs the money to buy pocket covering fabric but knowing that it's fucking Footloose, hell no.

Is..is that a gray Matthew Broderick behind Eddie Murphy?

Posted by: Paultera at January 18, 2011 10:44 AM

Scream 4

Posted by: Mike at January 18, 2011 10:45 AM

We Bought a Zoo is the only one to make my list, and it's downgraded from a will see to a probably due to the presence of Scarlett J. Not even the mighty Matt Damon can overcome the negative energy of the Scarlet.

Posted by: miri at January 18, 2011 10:46 AM

It would probably be We Bought A Zoo, but I have some questions about The Help: I read the book and it is roughly 87% fantastic. It is about race relations in the Deep South in the early 60s--so why are no black actresses named? WTF?
Next: Emma Stone is almost certainly playing the Good White Gal, and that's great. But is Bryce Dallas Howard playing the Horrible White Bitch? 'Cause that would send the movie straight up to my top choice. Especially if they include the Pie Munchin' Scene.

Also, the hairstyles, y'all. The Jackson, Mississippi-circa-1962 HAIR.

I think I just talked myself into it.

Posted by: Jerce at January 18, 2011 10:48 AM

Well hot diggity dog, y'all! That sure is Matthew Broderick in the background. So, he's not a big enough name to be included in the "starring in" tag?

I see your "A broderick heist," Jay and raise it to "A bloated, pasty faced, couldn't give two shits and probably doing it strictly for the paycheck Broderick heist."

With comedy because you just know Stiller and Murphy together is comedy gold!

Casey is just there as a slightly less attractive version of his brother.

Sorry, just saw "The Town" last night (thoroughly enjoyed it) and Ben is HOT!

Posted by: Slappysquirrel at January 18, 2011 10:49 AM

I'd go with The Help if the image didn't clearly show the film also stars Viola Davis and she's not listed as such. It seems a strange omission if the logline and title suggest that two white women befriend a working black woman in a rich suburban neighborhood.

So, Scream 4. May it be another original and not a Parker Posey-less Scream 3.

Posted by: OtherRobert at January 18, 2011 10:49 AM

Yay! I chose the Zoo :)

Posted by: Sarah J-Town at January 18, 2011 10:50 AM

Oh you so skewed that.
Matt Damon.
Brooding.
Pensive.
Behind bars.
C'mon, there was no competition there...

Posted by: cinekat at January 18, 2011 10:51 AM

There's something cryptic about that clapboard pig-faced dimwit humping a cupboard.

"Yes. You are very good. You are made of wood like me."

"Oh, baby, it is quite good. Enjoying this. Generic grunt directed towards applicable diety."

And then they gave birth to a healthy, 9 pound white spruce.

Posted by: D-Day at January 18, 2011 10:51 AM

Why does the still for the Footloose remake look like it's from Vandelay? Something about it looks like it was shot in a soundstage.

And I do hope that zoo movie skips ScarJo's horrible English accent, although she's vastly improved since The Girl with the Pearl ~~Tattoo~~ Earring. ( The only good thing about The Other Boleyn Girl was how mercifully she saved us from "The culluhs! Yeh can mix dem!" Jeez louise).

Posted by: seed at January 18, 2011 10:52 AM

Okay, so, here's the thing: There's a picture up there of Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy plotting a heist based on a Lego model of a high-rise.

Sold.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at January 18, 2011 10:55 AM

You Have $10 and 2 Hours.

Which movie has an under 2 hour run time so I can see the whole thing?

Posted by: mswas at January 18, 2011 10:56 AM

I won't be seeing We Bought a Zoo after reading the book. I'd probably go and happily sleep all the way through the Tower Heist.

Posted by: peanut at January 18, 2011 10:59 AM

As it stars both of our imaginary spouses, DarthCorleone and I will almost certainly go to see We Bought A Zoo.

Posted by: Angeleno Ewok at January 18, 2011 11:00 AM

Is..is that a gray Matthew Broderick behind Eddie Murphy?

Posted by: Paultera at January 18, 2011 10:44 AM

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Last time I saw Grey Matthew Broderick it was in Louis CK's recent sitcom. And he was damn good in it. What he's doing there though, I don't know. Probably trying to figure what he is doing there.

As for the choice, seeing as it is based ONLY on still image I'll have to let the first neuron that fires when the eye signal thing reaches the brain thing make the choice...

Let's see...

Taylor Llama in a kitchen
Old Southern Story
Fat-Damon-window-ring
Looks like fun
Woo Grey Broderick but fuck Eddie Murphy
BoringBoring
LegsTitsHair
Knife-in-Cleavage

Libido wins. I'd see that Footloose shit.

But nah, I'd probably just echo exactly the first comment on this thread.

Posted by: zeke the pig at January 18, 2011 11:00 AM

Crowe is not and cannot be overrated.

After writing Fast Times at Ridgemont High he gave us:

Say Anything...
Singles
Jerry Maguire
Almost Famous

And I liked Vanilla Sky even if it was a bit of a mess, and yeah Elizabethtown was terrible, but find me one writer/director as consistently great as Crowe was in the '90s. Tarantino and Fincher might be close, but they had the benefit of making movies chock full of violence while Crowe was cooking up masterpieces from the stuff of erveryday life.

No one is better at capturing those little moments and foibles that make us human than Cam Crowe. If Jerry Maguire & Say Anything are overrated Singels is criminally underrated and Almost Famous is a masterpiece regardless.

Posted by: Yossarian at January 18, 2011 11:00 AM

Matt Damon FTW. What's that you say? The movie has a title? And other actors? I don't care.

Second place goes to Hangover 2. The first was stupid fun, and as long as they successfully keep The Evil Aussie away, I'm in.

Posted by: McSquish at January 18, 2011 11:02 AM

Matt Damon good. ScarJo bad. The decision is more difficult than you think.

Also, The Help could have potential.

Posted by: Samantha at January 18, 2011 11:07 AM

Yossarian wrote: "After writing Fast Times at Ridgemont High [Crowe] gave us":

Say Anything... - Liked
Singles - Didn't like that one.
Jerry Maguire - Didn't like that one.
Almost Famous - Wasn't blown away by that one.

So, in my book (and my book alone), he can be overrated, but I can't hate him since he gave us Fast Times.

Posted by: sars at January 18, 2011 11:07 AM

Exactly, Anna von Beav. Based on the stills, with no knowledge of movie subject, it would have to be Tower Heist.

I managed not to see the Larry Crown poster my first time through the list, but wow. Tom Hanks has a giant melon head.

And the Zoo poster doesn't look like a family pic to me - it looks like Matt Damon attempting to remake Dead Poets Society.

Posted by: Sara Tonin at January 18, 2011 11:08 AM

We Bought A Zoo because I'd buy pretty much anything Matt Damon wanted to sell me but ummm yeah Scream 4 because, duh, it's Scream 4 and I suffer the same affliction as Pinky.

Posted by: JenVegas at January 18, 2011 11:13 AM

Hangover 2. I don't need 2 hours of Crowe's moping, brooding protagonists looking to find the meaning in their lives.

Elizabethtown made sure of that.

Posted by: Fredo at January 18, 2011 11:18 AM

None, they all sound dreadful.

Posted by: Alex the not so odd at January 18, 2011 11:20 AM

I don't think I can bring myself to sit through 2 hours of Scarlett Johansson's expressionless blow job face. CLOSE YOUR FUCKING MOUTH, WOMAN.
So, I'll grab a bottle of bourbon and drink through Tower Heist instead.

Posted by: the bees knees at January 18, 2011 11:20 AM

I would choose the zoo thingey but because I saw the names Cameron Crowe and Matt Damon. It was really based on more than the picture.

Posted by: pickled tink at January 18, 2011 11:30 AM

What I really want is ScarJo and Taylor Lautner in a movie together directed by David O. Russell, just so I can see Russell go batshit crazy on them like he did with Lily Tomlin.

Posted by: sars at January 18, 2011 11:47 AM

From the bottom up:

Neve Campbell is holding the knife wrong to do any damage. Is it bad that I know that?

A preacher's daughter is highly unlikely to be wearing those shorts anywhere that folks could see her and report back to daddy. Unless it's one of those kind of movies, in which case I'm out.

No reason to watch either of those people "redefine" themselves ever again, thanks.

Love the Lego apartment building and the idea of a good revenge heist. Stiller should remain gray, as it almost makes him look like a person, but he's Stiller, so I'll pass.

Looks like a dorm hallway after a party (which I guess is the point), but a very similar array of stinky people is what convinced me to never live in a dorm. Or a high rise.

Matt Damon. In a window. Says nothing about the film, but hey! Matt Damon.

There is some drama happening in this town. Drama, I say! If it doesn't turn to treacle or preach too hard, it could be something worth watching.

Dude. Get off the floor. No one is after you. Go do your homework.

So I guess it's between Matt Damon tends animals and Southern women defy convention. I'll take Matt Damon and watch the other one on cable, where it can deeply move me in between commercials for Premacid and car insurance.

Posted by: Reba at January 18, 2011 12:01 PM

Taylor Lautner puts me to sleep.

I'd say none. But if you put a gun to my head, I'd go with the Matt Damon, because at least he's fun to watch, even if he's surrounded by the pile of blah that's ScarJo.

Posted by: Figgy at January 18, 2011 12:04 PM

Hangover 2. No competition.

Posted by: superasente at January 18, 2011 12:21 PM

For 10 bucks, I'm fucking Matt Damon.

But there can be no more effective Me-repellent than to put Julie Golem Roberts and Tom Ennui Hanks in anything together. Anything. Even a big bag full of unmarked bills. With those two, the bag would be certain to feature a booby trap of some kind. Just ... eww.

Posted by: klingonfree at January 18, 2011 12:23 PM

We bought a zoo is the obvious choice here, but we're supposed to pic by image alone right? Footloose all day. Except that I would never watch it...

Ever.

Posted by: Blank at January 18, 2011 12:29 PM

Hangover 2. I like my Damon kicking ass, which looks unlikely judging by that still.

Posted by: badkittyuno at January 18, 2011 1:02 PM

The still from We Bought a Zoo isn't exactly inspiring, even if Matt Damon and the premise of the film are.

I must admit, against everything else, the little Lego house was cute in the Tower Heist still.

I have to go for The Help though as I loved the book. I second whoever mentioned that it's bizarre that two of the three main characters aren't mentioned. I had to go and imdb who was playing Aibileen and Minny - but they look like good choices to me. I loved the character of Skeeter so I'm glad Emma Stone is having the opportunity to do the character justice. I would heartily recommend the book - and I have faith from the stills that are around on the web that it will remain true to the feel of the book. To whoever was worried, the book isn't at all patronising.

Posted by: sevenstories at January 18, 2011 1:05 PM

Based SOLELY on the picture: Hangover 2.

In reality, I will see Scream 4, and I might see We Bought a Zoo because of Matt Damon. The heist one *sounds* like an OK movie, but Ben Stiller is in the picture, thus, I am repelled.

Posted by: MM at January 18, 2011 1:06 PM

Taylor Lautner looks to be on the verge of date-raping that cabinet. Typecasting!

Posted by: agent bedhead at January 18, 2011 1:06 PM

My pick is Abduction, but I'm basing it on the logline, not the picture. Sorry.

I'm adopted and while I have a fantastic relationship with my family, the mind goes to a lot of "what if" places over the years, so that's my choice regardless of the Taylor Lautner unfortunate-ness. Although maybe he'll take his shirt off in this movie too. Is he 18 yet?

Also: "We bought a zoo", the story of a family who bought a zoo... are you kidding me with this? I'm sorry but that's retarded. Have you BEEN to a zoo? It's all masturbating monkeys and elephant poop, and that's just for the visitors. I do NOT want to know what goes on behind those closed doors, no matter what the sexiness levels of the spooge and crap-covered zoo keepers.

Posted by: malechai at January 18, 2011 1:07 PM

I totally want to see Eddie Murphy star in a movie with Ben Stiller and imagine Ben's Dad in the background on-set yelling "ShitMyDadSays" type commentary as the production unfolds.

That would actually be a better movie than the one I would have paid for, but you didn;t say that I couldn;t imagine a different one while sitting in this one.

Posted by: Hater from Siloam Springs at January 18, 2011 1:18 PM

I'd choose We Bought A Zoo based on all the available variables, but just based on that still? It's not particularly compelling. I guess the Matt Damon Brigade would be excited by it, but if that's all it takes, we might as well make the choice just about the above the line cast.

The best still above is Hangover 2, but I never bothered with the first one.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at January 18, 2011 1:19 PM

Anything with Brett Ratner!
It´s time for a revival, don´t you think?

OK, I just wanna be...different.

I also like Sidney Sheldon books(for real this time...no, REALLY)

Posted by: UncleKaiser at January 18, 2011 1:22 PM

We Bought a Zoo (based on everything but the picture).

Posted by: Snrub at January 18, 2011 1:27 PM

Based on the image alone? Tower Heist. Because I love Legos.

Posted by: naivehelga at January 18, 2011 1:36 PM

I'm going with The Help because I like Emma Stone's hair in that picture. It is gloriously big, crunchy, curly-fry hair and I must see that in action.

Posted by: stardust at January 18, 2011 1:37 PM

Sorry to disappoint but I chose The Tower Heist. You asked to me to choose based on the stills alone. *shrugs* That one looked pretty interesting and potentially hilarious. (Yes, I'm going on faith here)

Second choice: The Help

I wasn't feeling zooish today. Tomorrow I just may be.

Posted by: Four Eyes at January 18, 2011 2:12 PM

Hangover 2. I don't need 2 hours of Crowe's moping, brooding protagonists looking to find the meaning in their lives.

Elizabethtown made sure of that.

Posted by: Fredo at January 18, 2011 11:18 AM

Precisely. God, I hated Elizabethtown.

Honestly, Tower Heist has the most interesting premise combined with the most interesting group of actors. I'm definitely interested in that one. But, I'm also just huge fan of Serious Stiller (Permanent Midnight, Your Friends & Neighbors, Zero Effect).

Posted by: RobP at January 18, 2011 2:28 PM

Hangover 2 because it looks like they just stuffed a dead monkey in that ice bin.

We Bought a Zoo is number 2...things don't look like they are going well for Matt...maybe the animals have revolted?

Posted by: Jules at January 18, 2011 2:52 PM

I like the one where the black guy and the white guy play legos.

Posted by: Lance at January 18, 2011 3:01 PM

Tower Heist. Just because of the fact that they use legos as a diagram scene.

Posted by: Lordninja at January 18, 2011 3:20 PM

Whoa! Whoa! That means I can't buy any popcorn or rootbeer. Movies have to be a LOT better than any of these to forfeit my snacks. I relinquish the $10 to some poor family trying to get inside out of the cold and snow by watching a movie. If more of you do the same, they can bring in Grannie who is bundled up in the car.

Posted by: SittingPat at January 18, 2011 3:25 PM

Tower Heist.

I'm assuming Lordninja followed that statement by reading that the director is RATNER, and subsequently committed the honorable act of hara-kiri.

Posted by: D-Day at January 18, 2011 3:48 PM

except that I know a couple of these are real, i would have assumed they were all made up as a sort of pajibaprank.

long winter ahead.

Posted by: idleprimate at January 18, 2011 3:52 PM

The Help.

I love historical dramas.

Posted by: Jim at January 18, 2011 4:04 PM

I did choose We Bought A Zoo! But it wasn't because of the description. It was because of The Damon.

Posted by: Amanda6 at January 18, 2011 5:59 PM

I'd take the ten dollars and buy pizza.

Posted by: zomgmouse at January 18, 2011 6:00 PM

Do I even need to see We Bought a Zoo? I mean, that might be the most straightforward title ever. The whole movie is right there - they bought a zoo. Done. The end. I just saved $10.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at January 18, 2011 6:03 PM

I see that "download a kindle book" is not an option.

Posted by: greer at January 18, 2011 6:28 PM

Tower Heist. We Own a Zoo or whatever looks BORING from that image.

Posted by: petalfrog at January 18, 2011 7:51 PM

I would totally watch Tower Heist if you replaced Ben Stiller with Jerry Stiller.

That Footloose pic bothered me so much I looked up the cast. As far as I can tell that is not the female lead. It mus be some random underwear model they got for a cameo to trick people into seeing the movie. This is the female lead:

http://www.movienewz.com/wp-content/gallery/footloose/footloose_production_3.jpg

Posted by: Three-nineteen at January 18, 2011 9:17 PM

"Based only on the still image"

So what did you post all the words for?
Anyway, Hangover 2 because you can imagine they woke up from a party into a zombie apocalypse based on that pic.

Posted by: arrrghzi at January 18, 2011 11:04 PM

Scream 4. At least this vehicle will at least acknowledge it has a flat tire.

Posted by: duckandcover at January 18, 2011 11:56 PM

can't be as good as the original but " hangover 2 " is an easy
choice.
i really dislike zoos, matt damon is puffing up and his window will
close soon and anything with scarlett johannson is doomed.
she was pretty good in " the girl with the pearl earring " but after
seeing her following films, i realized it was because she had so
little dialogue. any film that requires her to do some heavy lifting
is doomed.

Posted by: snake at January 19, 2011 12:53 AM

late to the game as usual. it depends. Are they being shown in a theater where you can actually go in and buy popcorn before buying a ticket? if so, I'd buy a medium bag of buttered popcorn with my $10 and spend 10 minutes eating it and the next hour and fifty minutes licking my fingers.

Although I would have seen the "Zoo" movie if it had a better title.

Posted by: JuiceinLA at January 19, 2011 5:50 PM

We Bought A Zoo.

I missed you Cameron Crowe.

Posted by: grace b at January 21, 2011 5:18 PM

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