The Countdown

Prey review

Wayne and Paul can barely believe they're agreeing on a Predator film. But here they are, reviewing what is effectively Predator 5 in the form of Prey from co-writer and director, Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane).

 

Paul notoriously enjoyed Shane Black's The Predator (he's that much of an apologist for the series), but Wayne continues to carry an inexplicable torch for Predator 2. So you have to ask yourself: How much can I trust these guys when they both love a Predator film?

 

The answer is: You're only asking yourself NOW whether you can trust these fools?

 

Decide for yourself whether your trust is misplaced as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Prey NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 10:05

Prey SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 10:05 - 25:05

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 25:05 - 26:22

 

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Top 10 Pet Sidekicks

Countdown #386

 

Strap yourselves in good listener, because this one goes considerably off the rails!

 

Who doesn't love a loyal dog, a noble horse or a fearless cat? With that in mind, it's time to honour the very best pet sidekicks that the movies have presented to us over the years. The only problem is, Wayne screwed up the recording date and so had less than an hour to prepare his list!

 

Chaos ... and the most over-worked joke in the history of podcasting ensues.

 

Find out whether than joke works for you and just how many dogs feature on these lists, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Nope review

Jordan Peele is back with his latest film, Nope, and everything about it is so secretive, it's difficult to make a wry observation about it at this point in the episode description. So instead, remember that Wayne disliked Us, while Paul was a fervent defender - so who is going to dig this one more and who will be doing everything they can to resist saying Nope to Nope?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Nope NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 8:47

Nope SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 8:47 - 20:20

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:29 - 24:57

 

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Top 10 Unsexiest Sexy Scenes

Countdown #385

 

There have been many awkward episodes since The Countdown began, and this one will most definitely go down in history as a top five contender. Because this week the guys are counting down the sexy scenes they found to be completely "unsexy", cringe-worthy and awkward.

 

Marvel as Wayne describes his first R rated theatre going experience. Be wowed as Paul tries to be amusing while describing the sex scene from Splice. And sake your head in consternation as the guys get ever closer to their cringe-filled number ones.

 

All that and more while you decide whose rose you are ... as The Countdown continues!

 

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Bullet Train review

One of the guys' most hyped films of the year leaves the station this week, and of course, Paul and Wayne weren't going to miss out on a first class seat on it. But does David Leitch bring the magic of the best of Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde to this feature? Or is he still channeling the horrendous Hobbes and Shaw? And is Brad Pitt all that Wayne wanted him to be in this one? Or is Negatron back?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

Bullet Train NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 11:10

Bullet Train SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:10 - 22:00

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 22:00 - 23:48

 

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Top 10 Unlikeliest Heroes

Countdown #384

 

This week the guys set themselves a bit of a challenge when they countdown their top 10 unlikeliest movie heroes.

 

Now this is a topic that could have gone oh so many ways, so it may be a surprise to learn that for the most part, Wayne and Paul have managed to keep to the essence of the brief, even if they did not agree beforehand on what parameters were acceptable.

 

Oh sure, Wayne goes for a character who hooks up with an older person, while Paul talks about more than one Edgar Wright film, but beyond that, there are very few moments where Paul gets bent out of shape, even if that may only be because Wayne is still getting his head around sounding ...

 

Find out whether your favourite least likely hero makes the cut, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Boys Season 3 review

Eric Kripke, Karl Urban, Antony Starr and the gang are all back for Season 3 of the hit Amazon series, The Boys, so of course these boys weren't going to miss out on more of the gore-riddled satirical mayhem!

 

Is this the best season of the show yet? Or is starting to spin its wheels? Should Antony Starr be nominated for an Emmy? And perhaps most importantly, what exactly is the line that Wayne won't cross when it comes to taboo sexual practices?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

The Boys S3 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 7:59

The Boys S3 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 7:59 - 29:44

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 29:44 - 30:31

 

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Top 10 Dystopian Films

Countdown #383

 

This week, top level Patron to the show, David Powell, decided to reflect the world's fast evolving reality, by having the guys countdown their Top 10 Dystopian Films.

 

Both Wayne and Paul shop out a bunch of their more commonly discussed films, making for some surprises within each of their lists, even as they consider what kind of societal decay and levels of injustice make for better viewing.

 

Can Paul possibly leave Mad Max alone? Does Wayne feature a Paul Verhoeven film on his list? And what two films will both co-hosts have?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Gray Man review

The divide between the critics' and audiences' Rotten Tomatoes scores have never been greater when it comes to a big budget film, and with Netflix investing $200 million into this potential kick-starter for a new cinematic universe, the stakes have never been higher for the streaming giant.

So what do Paul and Wayne - two armchair critics from Australia whom Rotten Tomatoes wouldn't even deign to reply to - think of The Gray Man?

 

And more importantly, how many times will Wayne refer to Ryan Gosling as Ryan Reynolds?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps

The Gray Man NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 10:53

The Gray Man SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 10:53 - 22:30

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 22:30 - 23:11 

 

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What TV We’ve Been Watching in 2022

Countdown #382

 

Something a bit different for you this week, valued listener, as Paul and Wayne countdown ten television shows they've watched in 2022 but have not covered as a main episode review. Think of it like the Top 10 Last 10 - as the boys structure their list from worst to best shows - but for television which means two things that the hardcore fans of the podcast (at the very least!) love:

 

1. The return of the Growing Pains theme song; and

2. Wayne regularly calling a show a film throughout the episode.

 

Amid all of that, the guys cover everything from reality TV to sci-fi, and cross the Atlantic to discuss some British television as well. In other words, get ready to race amazingly to survive the murders that only happen in a building, prompting a Lazarus style return from the dead, and just like that, you'll marvel at how many you'll want to reach(er) for after listening to this Ep.

 

All this and more, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Check out the show's first draft of a website for your one-stop shop for all things related to The Countdown.

 

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And finally, get yourself a 20% discount as well as free delivery on the new Lawn Mower 4.0 Performance Package from Manscaped! Just enter "CDPC20" in as your discount code when purchasing!