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** Is it ''[[Dune]]''? Or ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''?
** Is it ''[[Dune]]''? Or ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''?
* Our heroes obtain an ancient magical artifact from a small, old green creature who talks to himself in third person. Said artifact must be destroyed to kill the [[Evil Overlord]], but it ''can't'' be destroyed through normal physical or magical powers. Eventually, the artifact that the heroes wear around their neck feels unusually heavy, tries to possess them, and influences the team to split up permanently. 
* Our heroes obtain an ancient magical artifact from a small, old green creature who talks to himself in third person. Said artifact must be destroyed to kill the [[Evil Overlord]], but it ''can't'' be destroyed through normal physical or magical powers. Eventually, the artifact that the heroes wear around their neck feels unusually heavy, tries to possess them, and influences the team to split up permanently. 
** ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Harry Potter|The Deathly Hallows]]'', or ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]''?
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Harry Potter|The Deathly Hallows]]'', or ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]''?
* Neurotic and emotionally unstable teenage girl falls in love with a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] who attends her high school. There is lots of talking. Eventually, the two get caught up in love triangle with a werecreature that ends with the girl and the werecreature deciding to be [[Just Friends]]. 
* Neurotic and emotionally unstable teenage girl falls in love with a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] who attends her high school. There is lots of talking. Eventually, the two get caught up in love triangle with a werecreature that ends with the girl and the werecreature deciding to be [[Just Friends]]. 
** ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' or ''[[Bakemonogatari]]''? 
** ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' or ''[[Bakemonogatari]]''? 
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** ''[[Doctor Who]]'' or ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''?
** ''[[Doctor Who]]'' or ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''?
* A powerful man who once was a morally superior good guy gets seduced by a greater evil power. He becomes very evil himself, even though some doubt it has happened. He leads part of a huge army and is the public face for the larger evil that is widely feared but stays hidden for most of the time. In the end he inevitably meets his downfall by betrayal. Also, the man is played by [[Christopher Lee]].
* A powerful man who once was a morally superior good guy gets seduced by a greater evil power. He becomes very evil himself, even though some doubt it has happened. He leads part of a huge army and is the public face for the larger evil that is widely feared but stays hidden for most of the time. In the end he inevitably meets his downfall by betrayal. Also, the man is played by [[Christopher Lee]].
** Is this man [[Star Wars|Count Dooku]] or [[Lord of the Rings|Saruman the White]]?
** Is this man [[Star Wars|Count Dooku]] or [[The Lord of the Rings|Saruman the White]]?
*** Or is he one Lee away from [[Green Lantern|Sinestro?]]
*** Or is he one Lee away from [[Green Lantern|Sinestro?]]
* A classic [[Disney]] musical about British children starved of parental attention who come under the care of a woman with magical powers, including the ability to fly and to make inanimate objects come to life. Mostly live-action, but includes a memorable sequence in which the protagonists visit a fantasy world rendered in animation, with talking animals and a sporting event with an unlikely outcome. Features David Tomlinson in a major role and numerous songs written by the Sherman Brothers.
* A classic [[Disney]] musical about British children starved of parental attention who come under the care of a woman with magical powers, including the ability to fly and to make inanimate objects come to life. Mostly live-action, but includes a memorable sequence in which the protagonists visit a fantasy world rendered in animation, with talking animals and a sporting event with an unlikely outcome. Features David Tomlinson in a major role and numerous songs written by the Sherman Brothers.