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It’s getting better and better to be a nerd.  Geeky girls have taken over Playboy and Twitter.  Our favorite franchises from when we were wee little nerds are coming to the silver screen, like this week’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.  I won’t comment on the quality of the film (in fact the Rabid One and Hopp plan on liquoring up first just to make it through), but I’m totally qualified to review the lovely women who suited up to bring this G rated cartoon to a solid PG-13.

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The most popular film series since Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is subject to controversy even where none exists. Some religious groups see the film as corrupting the morals of children by depicting magic, which is the enterprise of devil. Others believe the series contains a hidden gay agenda.  Are homophobes just desperate for a new children’s movie to attack,  or does the world’s most popular wizard enjoy both being naked with horses and wand waggling boys?

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Note: This is our first Tournament of Summer Movie Blockbuster. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

In yet another blowout, The Empire Strikes Back froze Batman Returns in carbonite and sold it to Jabba the Hut. This weekend’s contest seems to be similarly one-sided as our final #2 seed Raiders of the Lost Ark takes on #7 Shrek 2.

Details on the films and your chance to vote after the break.

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Note: This is our first Tournament of Summer Movie Blockbuster. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

Sorry for the delay in continuing the Tourney of Blockbusters. I’m back and ready to roll through the rest of Round One. In case you missed last week’s battle, the residents of Jurassic Park devoured the dark lords of Revenge of the Sith to move into Round Two. Today, the polls are open for an epic battle between #2-seed The Empire Strikes Back and #7 Batman Returns.

Details on the films and your chance to vote are after the break.
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Note: This is our first Tournament of Summer Movie Blockbuster. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

In Friday’s contest, The Dark Knight batted back a challenge from Armageddon to move on to round two. Michael Bay has been eliminated from competition — Woohoo! Today, the polls are open for the first contest involving a #2 seed, as #2 Jurassic Park takes on #7 Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.

Details on the films and your chance to vote are after the break.

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Note: This is our first Tournament of Summer Movie Blockbuster. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

In Wednesday’s poll results, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial squeaked by Transformers to move on to round two. (Sorry Murray Jr. and offspring!). This weekend, the polls are open for our final Round 1 battle involving a #1 seed, as #1 The Dark Knight takes on #8 Armageddon.

Details on the films and your chance to vote are after the break.

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Note: This is our first Tournament of Summer Movie Blockbuster. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

In one of the most unsurprising poll results of all time, Star Wars managed to trounce Mission:Impossible 2 in Monday’s poll. It was so bad for T-Cruise that M:I 2 didn’t even get a vote. Not one! Today, it’s #1 seed E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial vs. dark horse #8 Transformers.

Details on the films and your chance to vote are after the break.

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Note: This is our first Tournament of Summer Movie Blockbuster. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

In last week’s inaugural match-up, #1-ranked Jaws put the bite on #8 seed Beverly Hills Cop 2 and advanced to the second round. This week, I plan three matches (check back Wednesday and Friday for the other two), leading off with #1 ranked Star Wars vs. #8 seed Mission:Impossible II.

Voting and details on the films after the jump …

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Note: This is the first edition of our Tournament of Summer Blockbuster Movies. In case you missed it, here’s the skinny on the tourney and a full list of competing films. And for news and reviews of this summer’s blockbusters, be sure and check CL’s Movies & TV site.

And the tournament is underway! In our inaugural match-up, we find #1-ranked Jaws taking on #8 seed Beverly Hills Cop 2.

Voting and details on the films after the jump …

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The summer movie season is already in full swing, with X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek racking up huge grosses. Still, the box office of those films pales in comparison to that of the biggest summer blockbusters of them all. But it’s not all about the Benjamins, right? Some of the most financially successful films in history also happen to be some of Hollywood’s most beloved.

We’re going to spend the next few weeks separating the great movies that were also huge hits (Forrest Gump) from the huge hits that aren’t particularly good movies (Armageddon). I selected 32 films that each finished at the top of the summer box office from the years 1975 to 2008, then ranked and seeded them into NCAA Tourney-style brackets. The films will face-off, one per day, right here on the Daily Loaf with your votes determining which blockbuster is the greatest of them all.

You can find the complete list of films slated for the tournament after the jump. If anyone has any complaints about the selected films, now is your chance to speak up. Let me know what flicks I left off the list and what I included that needs to be gone. I’m open to suggestions.

One other thing: Three of the 32 films on my list were NOT the highest grossing movie of their particular summer. First person to tell me which three I’m talking about and what three films did win those summers gets a free pass (good for two admissions) to a preview of one of this year’s blockbusters. (I’m not saying which.)  Put your answers in comments and be sure to include your e-mail address in the e-mail field (not in the body of your comment!) so I can contact you after you’ve won.

Voting will begin next week, and I’ll be giving out more movie passes throughout the tournament. Check back to Daily Loaf or go straight to cltampa.com/blockbusters to make your voice heard. And may the best blockbuster win …

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