The Countdown

High Fidelity (2020) review

So Hulu dropped this second adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel earlier in the year starring Zoe Kravitz, and then COVID-19 happened, and it seemed to disappear without a trace.

 

Well, the boys tracked this down on the ABC iview app and checked out the first two Eps. Is it worth your time? Does the gender swap work? Can Wayne make it through the Episode without referring the show as a movie? (Hint: no.) And how much does Paul miss Hack Black?

 

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

 

Time Stamps:

High Fidelity SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 11:54

High Fidelity SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 11:54 - 17:27

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 17:27 - 18:11

 

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Top 10 Non-Human Sidekicks

This week, with thanks to top level Patron, Adam Mileur, for the topic, the boys are counting down the very best NON-human sidekicks - from BOTH film and television. In a first for the show, the boys get to play across mediums, expanding the potential candidates for their list and thereby ensuring both have omitted choices the other considered essential

 

Which, of course, makes for more of the chaotic laughs and WTF moments that characterise the show, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Goldeneye (1995) review

Warning: There are SPOILERS throughout this review.

James Bond gets a facelift in 1995's Goldeneye as Pierce Brosnan takes the mantle in what is widely considered to be one of the finest Bond adventures ever. But can Paul get behind a film in which the model shots look more fake than an airbrushed photo shoot? And is Wayne able to remain true to his one love, Tom Cruise, when Pierce is at his most debonair?

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

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Top 10 Dramadies

This week the boys are getting serious about their laughs, or maybe allow drama into their comedies, as they countdown their Top 10 Dramadies of all time

 

But what is a dramady? At what point does a film stop being a drama with enough comedy to qualify and become just a drama? The boys attempt to quantify very little, and instead roll with their guts on this one, making for an Ep that is sure to prove controversial, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The Last Dance review

Michael Jordan! The Chicago Bulls! 6 Championships! Netflix! Douc-series!

 

And if those excited words don't get you frothing at the mouth for this review, then we'll add: NBA Jam!

 

He's heating up! Person! Delivers the facial! On my! Boom shakka lakka!

 

And there's one more tantalising tidbit. Find out who among Paul and Wayne once idolised a certain Bulls player who was once a Piston AND starred in a film with JCVD, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Warning: This review contains spoilers for the first four Eps of The Last Dance (if you can even spoil a show which is a matter of history ...)

 

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Top 10 Movie Mysteries

This week, with thanks to top level Patron Sally V for the topic, the boys are delving deep into their favourite movie mysteries! What killers that got away with it are the lads wanting a hard answer on? Which ambiguous endings have caught their attention? And which directors have stepped up to the plate to answer the very biggest questions from their most beloved films?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Extraction review

Do you miss the episodes where Wayne and Paul fought like an old married couple? Well hang onto your butts, because the foul-mouthed tirades, the high-pitched screeching, and the over-use of The Soundboard is back! And it's Netfli'x newest action blockbuster, Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth, which has caused battle lines to be drawn!

Who will you agree with? Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Extraction SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 12:36

Extraction SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:36 - 20:01

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 20:01 - 21:54

 

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BONUS: Paul's Favourite 100 Films Ever: 100-91 (with Julio from The Contrarians Podcast)

With Wayne refusing to even try and order his 100 favourite films of all time, Paul decided to recruit other independent podcasters to work through his Fave 100 Films, ten entries at a time. And first up is a long-time friend and supporter of the show, who is also a fabulous podcaster in his own right, Julio from The Contrarians podcast!

 

Julio and Paul's tastes are not exactly similar so enjoy the two VERY different lists here as the show begins its (hopefully very) slow journey toward the end of the line, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Please thank Julio by checking out his great show with co-host Alex at http://www.wearethecontrarians.com/

 

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And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists on Letterboxd and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at the same.

Decade Deathmatch: The 90s

In this slightly-different from the norm Episode - with thanks to listener Troy from the Great Mates podcast for the idea - Paul and Wayne pick their favourite film from each year of the 90s and argue until they're blue in the face about why their choice is better. Or something like that. It's actually a mostly very good-natured discussion, except when Paul starts hearing Shakespeare in Love being touted as superior film to Saving Private Ryan. Or when Wayne suggests T2 is not the best film of 1991 ...

 

Just how many 90s classics will the guys miss as they espouse their love for some of their absolute favourite films? Find out as the Countdown continues with the first ever Decade Deathmatch ...

 

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Point Break (1991) review

The guys are this week going back to their movie roots - literally the very first film they went to the theatre together to watch - and checking out the OG version of Point Break, as directed by future Academy Award winner, Kathryn Bigelow, and starring hunks Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. But how does this one stack up? And does Wayne lose his mind over what might just be his favourite film EVER?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Point Break SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 14:30

Point Break SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 14:30 - 23:41

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:41 - 24:50

 

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