Law Abiding Citizen
22 picked · 12 without a winner
Who Won the Movie?
Picked on the showGerard Butler
They closed by agreeing Butler clearly won the movie.
Most Rewatchable Scene
Likely pickThe judge's cell-phone explosion
The hosts favored the judge's sudden cell-phone explosion, while also praising the prison-cell and parking-lot scenes.
What's Aged the Best?
No winnerNo clear winner
They praised several things including the stars swapping roles, Philadelphia as a setting, Regina Hall's presence, and the exposition around Clyde's skill set.
Apex Mountain
Picked on the showDel Frisco's Steakhouse
They called this the apex for Del Frisco's Steakhouse, while locating Butler's and Foxx's career peaks in other movies.
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What's the Most 2009 Thing About This Movie?
No winnerNo clear winner
They floated the iPod, the lack of social-media outrage, and the pre-true-crime-media environment without settling on one answer.
The Floyd Gondolli Award
No winnerNo clear winner
Bill liked the familiar movie trope of prosecutors protecting plea-bargain or conviction stats, while Van liked plots where trauma finally turns a man into a better father.
Great Shot, Gordo Award
Likely pickClyde's naked arrest shot
Bill identified Clyde stripping during the arrest as the movie's most deliberate visual flourish, with the ending fire image mentioned as another strong shot.
Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food or Drink
Picked on the showThe Del Frisco's steak order in prison
They agreed the Del Frisco's steak scene was the movie's defining food moment.
Chess Rockwell/Brock Landers Award for Best Character Name
No winnerNo clear winner
They joked about Clyde Shelton and Nick Rice retaining the names from the original casting, without choosing a best name.
Kid Cudi 'Pursuit of Happiness' Award for Best Needle Drop
Picked on the show"Eminence Front" by The Who
"Eminence Front" was the only song singled out as the clear needle-drop choice.
Was There a Better Title for This Movie?
No winnerNo clear winner
Van jokingly proposed "Shut the Hell Up, Nick," but they did not seriously settle on a replacement title.
Top Five 'We Shouldn't Have Fucked With This Guy' Movies
Picked on the showJohn Wick
Van's flex ranking put John Wick first, ahead of Rambo and the other revenge-machine protagonists.
Butch's Girlfriend Award for Weak Link of the Film
No winnerNo clear winner
They bounced between Clyde's overcomplicated decade-long revenge design and the implausible prison-tunnel logistics without locking one in.
The Death Wish 2 Award for Did This Home Invasion Scene Go Too Far?
Likely pickNo; it is brutal without being visually excessive
They agreed the opening is grotesque, especially because the daughter is involved, but not too visually over-the-top.
What's Aged the Worst?
No winnerNo clear winner
They criticized the absent Philadelphia flavor, the wasted Viola Davis role, and Nick's general ineptitude without choosing one clear loser.
The Vincent Chase Award for Are We Sure This Character Was Actually Good at His Job?
Picked on the showNick Rice
After briefly considering the mayor, they emphatically settled on Nick as terrible at his job.
The Ruffalo/Hanna/Rubinek/Partridge Overacting Award
Picked on the showDarby
Bill gave the overacting nod to Darby for his greasy, heightened villain performance.
Hottest Take Award
Likely pickGerard Butler should have been James Bond instead of Daniel Craig
Bill's Butler-as-Bond argument dominated the category and was treated as the night's wildest take.
Casting What-Ifs
No winnerNo clear winner
The main hypothetical was the original Foxx-Butler role assignment, with Darabont's abandoned directing version also discussed.
Joey Pants Award for Best That Guy
Picked on the showGregory Itzin as the warden
They moved off Colm Meaney and gave the edge to Gregory Itzin's over-the-top warden.
Dion Waiters Award
Picked on the showClyde's cellmate
They agreed Clyde's briefly seen cellmate steals the most from limited screen time.
Recasting Couch
Likely pickTom Hanks as Nick and Denzel Washington as Clyde
Two hosts independently proposed a Philadelphia shadow sequel with Hanks and Washington in the lead roles.
Half-Assed Internet Research
No winnerNo clear winner
They shared background notes including Butler's law degree, the original NC-17 cut of the cell killing, and the meaning of the Nomos alias.
Cruise or Hanks?
Likely pickTom Cruise
They agreed Cruise would have been a phenomenal Clyde and spent the category building out that version.
The Ed Norton Reverse Dunk Award for Did This Movie Need a Random Sports Scene?
Picked on the showYes — a basketball scene
They enthusiastically invented a pickup-basketball version where Clyde blows up the ball or poisons the Gatorade.
The Van Lathan Award: Did This Movie Need More Black People?
Picked on the showNo
They agreed more Black characters were unnecessary because this movie's body count was already too high.
Picking Nits
No winnerNo clear winner
Their nitpicks ranged from the opening setup and Nick's handshake to the impossible surveillance, bomb, and tunnel logic.
Sequel, Prequel, Prestige TV, or a Webcast?
Picked on the showSequel
They only seriously developed sequel ideas, with Bill pitching posthumous booby traps and Van insisting Nick should face consequences.
Is This Movie Better With Wayne Jenkins, Fergie the Florist, Everybody Else?
No winnerNo clear winner
They mostly riffed on sports-announcer and Wayne Jenkins-style commentary without settling on a definitive add-in.
Just One Oscar
Picked on the showGerard Butler
They agreed Butler would receive the award if the movie could win just one Oscar.
Probably Unanswerable Questions
No winnerNo clear winner
Their one big question was how much darker the ending should have gone, especially around Nick's fate at the recital.
Memorabilia You'd Most Want From This Movie
Picked on the showThe steak bone weapon
After correcting the weapon mechanics, they landed on the steak bone as the piece of memorabilia to own.
Coach Finstock/Mr. Miyagi Award for Best Worst Life Lesson
Picked on the show"Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten."
They directly singled out Clyde's blood-and-lessons line as the movie's worst-best life lesson.
Best Double Feature Choice
Likely pickDen of Thieves
Bill's pick was Den of Thieves for a full Butler double feature, with RocknRolla mentioned as another option.