{"id":13482,"date":"2011-03-25T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=13482"},"modified":"2018-02-14T09:43:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T17:43:15","slug":"march-movie-madness-dutch-barbossa-gruber-fett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/march-movie-madness-dutch-barbossa-gruber-fett\/","title":{"rendered":"March Movie Madness: Dutch vs. Barbossa &#8211; Gruber vs. Fett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, we had some very close battles in March Movie Madness. Without real heavyweight favorites, each of the matchups came down to the wire. Alice and Leon ended up tying at the last second. The rules stated that any tie would be broken by the amount of box office dollars earned by the characters in their respective movies. Any of the &#8216;Resident Evil&#8217; movies blow &#8216;The Professional&#8217;s gross out of the water, so Alice will be moving ahead along with V. They&#8217;ll now be moving on to the second round. Today, let&#8217;s head on back over to the opposite side of the bracket and check out a couple matchups over there.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/dutch-barbossa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/dutch-barbossa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/dutch-barbossa.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/dutch-barbossa-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Predator killer Alan \u201cDutch\u201d Schaefer takes on pirate extraordinaire Captain Hector Barbossa. Confession time: I didn&#8217;t actually know Barbossa&#8217;s first name was Hector until I started writing this article. I may have fallen asleep in whatever movie they announced that little tidbit. Dutch has shown that he has the ability to take on killer alien life forms, while Barbossa has shown the ability of not being able to die. It&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-dutch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-dutch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Dutch<\/strong> \u2013 He took on the Predator in the jungles of Guatemala and lived to tell the tale. He&#8217;s also one of the quintessential &#8217;80s badass action heroes, which I feel should go a long way. They just don&#8217;t make action heroes like Dutch anymore \u2013 rippling biceps, steely gaze, and a giant-ass weapon to boot.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths<\/span>: Strength is Dutch&#8217;s strength. Just look at the guy. Your eyeballs are liable to pop out of your head just by watching the man flex. Not only is he a master weapons expert, Dutch can improvise. Booby traps are another one of his specialties. Oh, and he&#8217;s a killer face painter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses<\/span>: He&#8217;s a terrible leader. A major in the armed forces should have been able to keep most of his company safe, but he watched in horror as they were picked off one by one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-barbossa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-barbossa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Captain Barbossa<\/strong> \u2013 He&#8217;s been alive, undead, just dead, and then resurrected. He&#8217;s obviously quite adept at cheating death no matter what. He&#8217;d be a wily foe for anyone to face, as we all know how untrustworthy he really is. When the fight is on the line, leave it up to Barbossa to fight dirty.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths<\/span>: He&#8217;s not invincible, but apparently the guy has numerous lives like a cat. He just keeps popping up randomly when he&#8217;s supposed to be dead. When he was undead, he was invincible, and after Jack Sparrow finally killed him, he was just simply resurrected. I&#8217;m pretty sure if there was a nuclear holocaust, cockroaches and Barbossa would be the only living things left on the planet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses<\/span>: His loyalty is questionable. He&#8217;s a mutineer and, as Sparrow lovingly tells us in the first &#8216;Pirates&#8217; movie, there&#8217;s a special place in hell for mutineers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-56\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dutch vs. Captain Barbossa<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-56-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Dutch <small>(73%, 107 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 73%;\" title=\"Dutch (73% | 107 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Captain Barbossa <small>(27%, 40 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 27%;\" title=\"Captain Barbossa (27% | 40 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>147<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_56_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"837787461a\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-56-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hansgruber-bobafett.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hansgruber-bobafett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hansgruber-bobafett.jpg 523w, https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hansgruber-bobafett-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up next, we&#8217;ve got two villains who have lived on in our collective cinematic memories over the years. Granted, one of these guys <em>(cough:Fett:cough)<\/em> \u2013 has an advantage because so many people absolutely love him, but let&#8217;s see how this one plays out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-gruber.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-gruber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Hans Gruber<\/strong> \u2013 The criminal mastermind who came up against John McClane. It was just bad timing. You&#8217;ve got to think that if McClane hadn&#8217;t been there that day, Gruber would have been able to pull off his heist at Nakatomi Plaza without a hitch.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths<\/span>: He&#8217;s cool and calm, even under pressure. He&#8217;s one of the smoothest villains out there, and doesn&#8217;t think twice about shooting doucebags in the head.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses<\/span>: Bullets to the dome, and a guy named John McClane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-fett.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/thumb-fett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><strong>Boba Fett<\/strong> \u2013 He&#8217;s one of the most beloved characters in the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; universe. He carries a big gun. Even though we don&#8217;t see his face, it&#8217;s obvious that he&#8217;s an intergalactic badass.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Strengths<\/span>: Fett has all sorts of space age toys. His badass-ness is known far and wide. He&#8217;s also got a jetpack.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weaknesses<\/span>: Speaking of jetpacks\u2026 One of the most anti-climatic death scenes ever.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-57\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hans Gruber vs. Boba Fett<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-57-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Boba Fett <small>(68%, 101 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 68%;\" title=\"Boba Fett (68% | 101 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Hans Gruber <small>(32%, 48 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 32%;\" title=\"Hans Gruber (32% | 48 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>149<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_57_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"e3923eadc1\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-57-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, we had some very close battles in March Movie Madness. 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