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Slave Knight Gael and Darkeater Midir have been defeated, so that means it is time for Nathan to post the podcast. This week is our ranking episode, Chicago style, as Ryan and I take a look back at the Ebert Island adventure and pit the films against each other in an audio colosseum. Thanks for joining us.

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Stay tuned to the end for our reveal of our next batch. 

-N 

Ebert Ranking

In the original Speed, a bus had to maintain a speed of 50 miles per hour lest it explode. In the sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, a ship has been hacked to run at the speed of 18 knots, so about 21 miles per hour, two fifths of the speed of the original film, plus it is set in open water, which isn't exactly great at conveying motion. Anyway, Twentieth Century Fox thought they could make some more money and green-lit this sequel and Ryan and Nathan will discuss it and the controversial "thumbs up" it received by the late, great Roger Ebert. Thanks for joining us.

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-N

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Ryan and Nathan set sail for Ebert Island, deep in the Devil's Vortex in search of The Phantom from 1996, a movie Ebert loved as it featured Billy Zane slamming evil in a purple onesie, and whose heart is cold enough not to find something fun about that? Treat Williams plays Xander Drax, a New York flim-flam man in search of three skulls capable of incredible destructive power. Will Kit Walker, aka The Ghost Who Walks, aka The Phantom be able to stop him in time? 

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-N

The Phantom

Snake is back! Accept no substitute. Ryan and Nathan look at the under-loved John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. Roger Ebert went to bat for this one back in 1996, declaring it the film Independence Day could have been if it hadn't played it safe. If it had made one fifth of that film's box office take we surely would have gotten a sequel. Darn it humanity.

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-N

John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.

Roger Ebert gave Alex Proyas' apocalyptic fable Knowing a perfect 4 out of 4 in 2009. It made his top films list that year and he declared it one of the best science fiction films he had ever seen. Will Nathan and Ryan be able to match Ebert's enthusiasm for this Nicolas Cage helmed doomsday prophecy? 

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-N

Knowing

Fresh off the grill, O.K. Video is serving up some piping hot Anaconda! Ebert was one of the few to go to bat for this snake adventure in 1997 and that seems to hold true today as Ryan and Nathan discuss the film and its woeful imdb score. This one came in a little hot as Nathan does not have the incredible snake ability of shedding one's skin for some instant itch relief. 

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-N

Anaconda

Ryan and Nathan are once again in search of Ebert Island, a place the lauded critic went to enjoy films that weren't in sync with the mainstream. This week concerns his four star review of The Cell, a vivid and vicious serial killer film starring Jennifer Lopez and two actors named Vince. 

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-N

The Cell

It all comes down to this, ranking 49 years worth of Planet of the Apes movies. Will Ryan and Nathan still be friends after this showdown? Listen and learn. We also reveal the destination of our next batch, which we are quite excited about.

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-N

Ranking