The Countdown

Top 10 Mainland European Films

Countdown #480

 

Why celebrate one country's finest films when you can combine a whole bunch of them and talk the best films out of a particular continent? That's Wayne's thinking, at least. Or is it that he just hasn't seen enough films from Europe (outside of the UK)?

 

Find out this week on the Countdown as Wayne goes "Scandi"-crazy, while Paul cannot believe his ears at some of his co-host's choices. Which seems more than fair until he suggests a film about mutating spiders attacking an apartment block is better than most everything else out of Europe.

 

Find out who has lost the plot more effectively, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review

The man who does not age is back after 30 years in one of the role that made him famous. Yes, Eddie Murphy is Axel F and he's in Beverly Hills casing trouble for very obvious criminals, even when the other police officers from the previous films seem to have no idea re what's happening right under their noses.

 

Wayne is a big fan of the series; Paul less so. But are either of them blown away by the countless member-berries in this one? Or is Axel headed straight for an F grade?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Axel F NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:58

Axel F SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:58 - 22:50

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 22:50 - 23:10

 

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Top 10 Co-Stars Who Stole The Film

Countdown #479

 

This week the lads are all about those performers who are second-billed or lower and how they sometimes shine just a little more than the person with their name on top of the poster. In other words, this countdown is all about co-stars who stole the film (or, if you're Wayne, show).

 

With little to no agreement on the parameters of what constitutes a co-star, this one is primed to be an old-fashioned banter-fest. Or have the boys matured somewhat as the podcast winds down toward Episode 500?

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

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A Quiet Place: Day One review

Shhhhh!

 

The boys are back to review a film which they can't talk about for fear of being ripped apart by Death Angels. But is it as good as the previous two films that they both loved, which were also about being ripped apart by Death Angels, or does this one promise much and deliver little.

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

A Quiet Place: Day One NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:53

A Quiet Place: Day One SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:53 - 24:23

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 24:23 - 24:35

 

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Classic Countdown: Top 10 War Films

No new episode this week as the John Farnham-esque farewell tour stalls for Paul to travel to the eastern states, so instead go back to where the banter between the boys reached an all new level as Wayne causes Paul to lose his mind with one of the most infamous choices in Countdown history.

 

 

If you don't know the lore behind this episode, go in blind and "enjoy" what unfolds as the lads countdown their Top 10 War Films of all time circa October 2016 (and review Hacksaw Ridge along the way).

 

 

Then tune back in next week for The Countdown (to 500) to continue ...

 

 

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Top 10 Films We Did Not Expect to Love

Countdown #478

 

 

This week the boys get into listing films they were not at all interested in seeing, but when they somehow sat down to watch watch them (ie. were forced), they ended up loving what they saw. How and why this is the case forms the bulk of this week's episode, which is more than a little revealing about each of the guys ...

 

 

Find out just how revealing - and hear one of the greatest "Got you!" jokes in the history of the show - as The Countdown continues ...

 

 

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Hit Man & Despicable Me 4 reviews

What does a Netflix rom-com about a guy pretending to be a hitman and the fifth film in a franchise about a reformed supervillain and his army of weird yellow minions have to do with each other?

 

Well, Paul dislikes them both, so there's that ...Find out just how much you side with Wayne on all things Richard Linklater, as The Countdown continues ... 

 

Time Stamps:

Despicable Me 4 NON-SPOILER Mini Review: 0:00 - 5:50

Hit Man NON-SPOILER Review: 5:50 - 15:17

Hit Man SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 15:17 - 21:03

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:03 - 23:23 

 

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But if you want more specific directions, find so many more Countdowns - all the way back to Episode 40! - on our Podbean site.

 

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Top 10 Sir Ridley Scott Films

Countdown #477

 

The boys are in fine form this week as they examine the filmography of one cantankerous old man, aka Sir Ridley Scott (or, if you're Paul, just Ridley Scott).

 

Drawing films from every decade that he's been making films, the lads debate whether he's a truly great film-maker or really more of an exceptional production designer who doesn't know how to edit the scripts he works on.

 

Is Sir Scott capable of making a tight film? Will Paul offend Blade Runner fans the world over? And which recent guest host rates Prometheus as a better film than Alien?

 

Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as The Countdown (to 500) continues ...

 

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die review

In a film which comes uncomfortably close to mirroring the flagging staying power of The Countdown itself, the boys are this week reviewing Will Slap Smith and Martin Lawrence as they Ride or Die in the fourth Bad Boys film.

 

 

Wayne is surprisingly down on the film at review's beginning, while perhaps shockingly, Paul seems ready to defend what might fairly be described as a dumb action film. But will they occupy the same position by review's end? And can Wayne, for once, be prepared with his score for a film?

 

 

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

 

 

Time Stamps:

Bad Boys: Ride or Die NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:46

Bad Boys: Ride or Die SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:46 - 23:57

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:57 - 25:27

 

 

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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Top 10 Last 10 - Cinema in Trouble Ed

Countdown #476

 

 

In the latest Top 10 Last 10, the boys mini-review almost 20 films for you - with most being recent releases - as they guide you on a journey of what to watch and what to absolutely skip ...

 

 

... as The Countdown (to 500) 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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