The wily bunch of misfits from the Nebuchadnezzar were able to outfox those devilish dinos from Isla Nublar. Neo and Trinity easily unseated Drs. Grant and Sadler from their top spot in the Hack the Planet and Hubris of Man brackets. After battling through the underdog corporate drudgery of Initech, the children of Zion…
We’re down to the final two in this year’s [tag:Hollywood+Bytes] [tag:Bracket+Battle]. Here’s how the semifinals went down. Hack the Planet vs. The Hubris of Man In this matchup, childhood favorite Jurassic Park (1995) went up against the classic War Games (1983). The 80s supercomputer didn’t have the magic word and lost…
Jurassic Park (1993) A stone-cold classic. Who doesn't love dinosaurs? A modern-day parable, not about playing God, but about making sure you have a robust IT department.— versus —The Matrix (1999) Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus evade Agent Smith as they navigate the simulated world of The Matrix. Good thing they all know…
Office Space (1999) I don't think any movie has accurately captured corporate mediocrity better than Office Space. Part documentary, part wish fulfillment, all hilarious.— versus —The Matrix (1999) Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus evade Agent Smith as they navigate the simulated world of The Matrix. Good thing they all know…
WarGames (1983) Global thermonuclear war!? No, thank you. I'll stick with tic-tac-toe. It's fun to imagine Ferris Bueller is the sequel to War Games.— versus —Jurassic Park (1993) A stone-cold classic. Who doesn't love dinosaurs? A modern-day parable, not about playing God, but about making sure you have a robust IT…
The quarterfinals in the [tag:Hollywood+Bytes] [tag:Bracket+Battle] were nothing if not close. Paranoid Android The underdog that keeps on going, Office Space (1999) defeated the juggernaut that has been 2001: A Space Odyssey by a slimmer margin than precited by our wildly unscientific predictions. Earning the team from…
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) An iconic film where the machine shows more emotions than any of the humans. HAL 9000 is going to have a long discussion with HR when he returns to Earth.— versus —Office Space (1999) I don't think any movie has accurately captured corporate mediocrity better than Office Space. Part…
If the Round of 32 made you wince, the Round of 16 made you cry. Young upstarts defeated old favorites, artificial intelligence fell to corporate shenanigans, and corporate interests disassembled old friends. Grab a tissue because if you aren’t sniffling this round, are you even human? There were plenty of nail-biters in…
The Matrix (1999) Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus evade Agent Smith as they navigate the simulated world of The Matrix. Good thing they all know kung-fu, whoa.— versus —The Terminator (1984) Sarah Connor? Sarah Connor? Has anyone seen Sarah Connor? The movie that launched a franchise and James Cameron's career. Return to…
Jurassic Park (1993) A stone-cold classic. Who doesn't love dinosaurs? A modern-day parable, not about playing God, but about making sure you have a robust IT department.— versus —RoboCop (1987) I'd buy that for a dollar! Robocop... is he more man or machine? All I know is that he is a complete bada**. Return to…
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