The Countdown

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review

The fifth film in the Monsterverse hits cinema this week, and of course, Paul and Wayne are front and centre to report to you on whether you should see every punch, hit, bellow and roar on the biggest cinema screen you can.

 

Will Wayne recognise this is the fifth film in the franchise that also incorporates the recent Apple TV series - that he liked! - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters? Can Paul get past his hatred for plot contrivances? And most importantly, does a film that eschews human characters to make Kong the protagonist work?

 

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

 

Time Stamps:

Godzilla x Kong NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 13:51

Godzilla x Kong SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:51 - 21:33

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 21:33 - 22:32

 

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Top 10 Characters We Would Most Likely Marry

Countdown #467

 

How can you tell Wayne chose this week's topic?

 

Well he did, and Paul was fool enough to allow it to happen, so now we all must pay the price - as the lads reveal far too much about themselves and their views on dating as they name the movie characters they'd most like to marry.

 

And stick around for the last 10 minutes of this Episode, as there's a big announcement about the future of the show all fans and occasional listeners alike need to check out.

 

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review

The nostalgia is back as the Ghostbusters return to the cinema for the third time in the life of The Countdown, and Wayne, at least, is all kinds of excited.

 

Can a film based so heavily on nostalgia for a time long forgotten succeed? Will audiences care about streams crossing the OG Ghostbusters with the new Spengler clan? And will Wayne become this franchise's most unlikely champion?

 

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

 

Time Stamps:

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 12:10

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 12:10 - 24:37

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 24:37 - 25:18

 

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Top 10 Film Score Tracks

Countdown #466

 

Music is a pretty important part of films, so Paul has been chafing at the bit for about 466 episodes now to do a Countdown on the very best film scores of all time. Wayme, however, balked at that idea and decided that individual tracks from a film's score would be an easier list to make.

 

So here we be. How many tracks will Wayne choose that represent his lavender soft interior? Will Paul have any John Williams compositions on his list? And just many Hans Zimmer film scores will get the nod?

 

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

 

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Kung Fu Panda 4 and The Gentlemen TV Series reviews

What is a podcast to do when there are two significant things to review, but not enough time to watch them both? Well, how about divide and conquer, as Paul takes his daughter to see the latest film in the Kung Fu Panda series, while Wayne gets a bespoke suit on to watch Guy Ritchie's spin-off series to his own film of the same name, The Gentlemen.

 

Will Po out geezer a cockney gangster? And can Guy Ritchie work in a hand to hand fight scene worthy of the Dragon Warrior?

Learn the answer to neither of these questions, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Kung Fu Panda 4 MILD SPOILER-FILLED Review: 0:00 - 8:50

The Gentlemen EVEN MILDER SPOILER-FILLED Review: 8:50 - 20:56

 

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Top 10 Last 10 - More in 2024 Edition

Countdown #465

 

It's Top 10 Last 10 time as the boys review ten of their most recent watches, ranking them from worst to best to aid you in choosing what next to watch!

 

In this Ep they review everything from Oscar contenders to low budget Danish horrors, via misguided musical remakes and wrestling biographies.

 

How many non-feature films will Wayne have on his list? And who has made better life choices when it comes to what they've been watching? 

 

Find out as The Countdown continues ... 

 

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Rickyy Stanicky & Imaginary reviews

Two reviews of brand new films this week - neither of which have made a positive impact in terms critics and audiences alike ...

 

But what will Wayne think of the latest Amazon Prime Video comedy, Rocky Stanicky? And how will Paul respond to Jeff Wadlow's latest Blumhouse produced effort after he infamously defecated all over the bed with his last two films, Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island?

 

Let's put it this way. Sensitive ears should not be permitted to listen to this powder-keg of an episode!

 

Find out just how crazy things get, as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Ricky Stanicky SPOILER-FILLED Review: 0:00 - 10:38

Imaginary SPOILER-FILLED Review: 10:38 - 25:02

 

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Matt Damon vs Ben Affleck: Who Wins?

Countdown #464

 

The boys this week return to determining who is the superior actor/star/and all round person when they pit Matt Damon's filmography against Ben Affleck's.

 

Though reportedly best friends through most of their lives, such sentiments mean nothing when the chance to be crowned the superior Hollywood star crops up on The Countdown. So expect nothing short of a bloodbath as Wayne gets behind Matt, while Paul has Ben's back.

 

Who will triumph? Will Armageddon feature? And does Ben get any credit for having two of the more attractive Jennifer's on his CV?

 

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

 

 

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Dune: Part Two review

After infamously and unpredictably "Negatroning" the first part of the Dune saga, Wayne is back to double down on his criticisms of all things Arrakis ... or is he? Has his Waynus seen the light? Will he apologise and retract his previous criticisms while acknowledging how amazing Dune: Part 2 is?

 

And what about Paul? Is he as high on the second part of Paul Atreides' story? Or has his passion for Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi saga cooled to some degree?

 

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

 

Time Stamps:

Dune: Part 2 NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 16:40

Dune: Part 2 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 16:40 - 33:52

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 33:52 - 34:29

 

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Top 10 Tom Cruise Films REDUX

Countdown #463

 

Way back in Episode 19* of the show - sometime during the winter months of 2015 - the boys did their first ever countdown focused on an a single actor. That actor has affectionately become known as T to the C among the Countdown Listener Community, but is otherwise referred to as one Tom Cruise.

 

It felt only natural then that if there was any actor that the show would re-do a countdown on, it had to be T to the C, that Hollywood A-Lister who can champion Scientology and jump on as many Oprah couches as he wants, as long as he continues making quality films.

 

So join Wayne in that heady place known as Man-Crush Land, as The Countdown continues ... *Not Episode 4 as Paul suggests during the recording. Ignore his blather!

 

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