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* One of the nastiest: ''[[The Illusionist (film)|The Illusionist]]'' vs. ''[[The Prestige]]''. Be careful who you discuss either of these movies with. The argument might lead to IQ dissing. Popular ways to start the cuss-out, say: Prestige sells itself on ''a smart gimmick'', while ''Illusionist'' just sells itself... on the street-corner... for five dollars. lol. Seriously though, it's impossible to find someone who's a fan of both, even though both movies deal with magicians and revenge plots... They just appeal to different folks. One is suspenseful while the other isn't. One is about complex characters in a tight plot, the other is based on caricatures in a live action cartoon in pot-hole-ville. Good acting vs. bad acting. Nolan versus some ----er. Epic vs. crapfest. Science and creativity vs. a cliche cold front. And I'm really trying to be unbiased here. Loving one means hating the other. In fact, your love for one is pretty much ''defined'' by how much you hate the other. People pick sides based on which one they saw first, which one they saw in the cinema, Bale/Norton affection, Jackman/Rufus affection, belief that if it has Caine/Giamatti in it, it must be epic... But you ''have'' to pick a side.

* A minor and friendlier rivalry occurred among the filmmakers and fans of the ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' franchise and ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider Man]]'' franchise since both series kick-started the return of comic book movies for the new millennium with their second acts often being cited as some of the best superhero flicks ever made.

 

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