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  • Episode 185: Top 10 Character Actors / Bad Times at the El Royale
    This week it's either a good time or a bad time at the El Royale as a battle line is drawn right through the middle of the hotel, with one side representing one host's view that it was a quality, suspenseful film, and the other representing the POV that it was a bag of very long winded-ass
     
    And as if that wasn't enough, the boys then clash over who qualifies as a character actor in this week's countdown celebrating those actors and actresses who disappear into their roles or are so utterly believable in any supporting role they take on.
     
    It's certainly a fiery one! And, surprisingly enough, it features far less talk about genitalia than usual (which is how you KNOW the lads got distracted by each other's ridiculous viewpoints!)
     
    Time Stamps:
     
    Recount: 2:29 - 10:18
    Bad Times at the El Royale NON-SPOILER Review: 10:18 - 26:24
    Bad Times at the El Royale SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 26:24 - 34:46
    Top 10 Character Actors: 34:46 - 1:17:47
    Pop 10: 1:17:47 - 1:23:15
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 184: WORST 10 Hollywood Decisions / Venom
    Have you ever shaken your head in dismay at what must go on behind the scenes in the big Hollywood studio boardrooms? Or perhaps you've rolled your eyes while sighing in disgust at the latest studio interference in what should have been a slam dunk of a film? Well Paul and Wayne certainly have and this week they're here to share their major gripes with you as they countdown their Worst 10 Hollywood Decisions. Bad casting, awful script choices, and horrendous choices of director all get a bollocking as the boys take no prisoners in going for the jugular of the Hollywood studio system. (And, of course, talk about balls and other bits of the human anatomy - just in case you were wondering ...)
     
    Find out which studios, filmmakers and franchises cop it the worst, as The Countdown continues!
     
    Time Stamps:
     
    Recount: 2:53 - 14:24
    Venom NON-SPOILER Review: 14:24 - 23:41
    Venom SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 23:41 - 30:19
    WORST 10 Hollywood Decisions: 30:19 - 1:20:31
    Pop 10: 1:20:31 - 1:26:10
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 34 min
  • Episode 183: Top 10 Action Films of the New Millennium
    Strap yourself in, good listeners, because this is a classic Ep of The Countdown if ever there was one. The boys this week square off over the very best ACTION FILMS of the NEW MILLENNIUM! This is a topic near and dear to both their movie-loving hearts, so you can be sure the fireworks erupt amid the usual NSFW banter, insult-firing and jokes about a certain appendage associated only with the Y chromosome. 
    Which is the best Mission: Impossible film? Should a Bad Boys film make the list? And how low is too low for Mad Mad: Fury Road? Find out on this all new Ep as The Countdown continues ...
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 2:34 - 9:01
    Top 10 Action Films of the New Millennium 9:01 - 1:00:45
    Pop 10: 1:00:45 - 1:06:51
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 182: The Countdown vs Epic Film Guys - Top 10 Raunchy Teen Comedies
    Genitals. Everyone has them. And back in the '80s they were all the rage to show on screen. So this week Paul and Wayne invited their oldest podcasting buddies, the Epic Film Guys, Nick and Justin, on to battle over the Top 10 Raunchy Teen Comedies! Which show will triumph with the superior list of comedies featuring late teens obsessively focusing on sex, genitalia, and losing their virginity? 
    Only you can decide, and this one promises to be the closest ever as both shows demonstrate VERY similar thinking when it comes to the topic at hand. 
    The Ep also features one of the funniest moments ever recorded for the show, as one of the list-makers reveals something extremely personal from his experimental youth (for which you simply cannot possibly be prepared).
    So sit back with a box of tissues, some hand lotion, and a raging ... intent to laugh, as The Countdown continues!
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 2:20 - 9:16
    Top 10 Last 9:16 - 1:12:07
    Pop 10: 1:12:07 - 1:16:24
    Please thank Nick and Justin by heading over to their fantastic show and giving them a listen, rating and subscription at http://www.epicfilmguys.com/ or via your favourite podcasting app!
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 181: Top 10 Last 10 / The Predator
    The Top 10 Last 10 Countdown is back this week, as the guys countdown ten of the latest films they've seen from worst to best. And if that sounds like there might not be too many fireworks to go with this show, you best buckle in tight, because this Ep has a bit of everything that makes this podcast what it is: disagreements, incredulous consternation, bad language, insults aplenty, antagonising use of The Soundboard, Wayne listening to the listeners and righting a viewing oversight, and even a classic rope-a-dope. 
    And that's just during the Top 10 Last 10! The REAL fireworks go off when the boys square off over the latest film in a beloved sci-fi franchise and Paul's most anticipated film of 2018, Shane Black's The Predator. Negatron is most definitely in play, but is it the person who usually dons that persona this week?
    Find out as The Countdown continues ...
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 1:59 - 11:41
    The Predator NON-SPOILER Review: 11:41 - 25:42
    The Predator SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 25:42 - 36:12
    Top 10 Last 10: 36:12 - 1:31:40
    Pop 10: 1:31:40 - 1:36:21
    Guest spot! Paul had the pleasure of guesting on the Best Darn Diddily Podcast with Miles and Richie talking the classic Simpsons Episode, Bart vs Australia! It's a two-parter, so please check it out for an extra dose of TV-centric talk with a couple of massive Simpsons fans! You can hear it on iTunes or at https://t.co/2Cbcwxkrwe
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 40 min
  • Episode 180: Top 10 Date Movies / The Nun
    In this Ep, "Nun Shall Pass!" as Paul and Wayne tear down the latest film in the Conjuring universe; before giving what most would consider too much of an insight into what little "game" they have with women as they reveal their Top 10 Date Movie!
    Be it early in the dating process, or after spending years with that special someone, the boys reveal some pearlers (and a bunch of dodgy choices) which are sure to bring you and your present or future-based significant other a little closer together.
    Ohhh. (Was that a euphemism or sincere wish? You decide!)
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 2:01 - 8:15
    The Nun NON-SPOILER Review: 8:15 - 16:16
    The Nun SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 16:16 - 21:35
    Top 10 Date Movies: 21:35 - 1:09:31
    Pop 10: 1:09:31 - 1:16:55
    Guest spots!
    - Paul was on good friend to the show, James Spence's own show called the Call to Action podcast talking the Top 10 Movies About Movies. Check out the discussion in all its glory @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz3XLMxI9KM&feature=youtu.be
    - AND Paul also had the pleasure of guesting on the Best Darn Diddily Podcast with Miles and Richie talking the classic Simpsons Episode, Bart vs Australia! The Ep dropped since the boys recorded so it's not mentioned on air this week, but please check it out for an extra dose of TV-centric talk with a couple of massive Simpsons fans! You can check it out on iTunes or at https://t.co/2Cbcwxkrwe
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 179: Top 10 Inspirational Films / Mile 22
    This week is another Patron Directed Ep, with Chris Clifton (aka Cliffy) directing the boys to Countdown their Top 10 Most Inspirational Films. This one ends up being quite the insight into the hosts' heads (as well as their respective testosterone counts), so prepare for some deeper content ... even if it is interwoven with the same foul language and general shade-throwing that you've come to expect from The Countdown. (They really don't know any other way.)
    And as it that isn't enough, the REAL controversy occurs when Wayne and Paul review this week's new release, the latest Peter Berg and Mark Whalberg collaboration, Mile 22. It's a highly combative stand-off as one of the boys likes it a great deal, and the other wouldn't defecate on it for all the money at a sleazy Amsterdam nightclub. 
    So strap yourselves in ladies and gentlemen, this one gets a bit wild as The Countdown continues ...
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 4:12 - 9:56
    Mile 22 NON-SPOILER Review: 9:56 - 21:24
    Mile 22 SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 21:24 - 28:53
    Top 10 Inspirational Films: 28:53 - 1:15:30
    Pop 10: 1:15:30 - 1:23:28
    Guest spots!
    - Paul was on good friend to the show, James Spence's own show called the Call to Action podcast talking the Top 10 Movies About Movies. Check out the discussion in all its glory @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz3XLMxI9KM&feature=youtu.be
    - AND Paul also had the pleasure of guesting on the Best Darn Diddily Podcast with Miles and Richie talking the classic Simpsons Episode, Bart vs Australia! The Ep dropped since the boys recorded so it's not mentioned on air this week, but please check it out for an extra dose of TV-centric talk with a couple of massive Simpsons fans! You can check it out on iTunes or at https://t.co/2Cbcwxkrwe
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 178: Top10 TV (Romantic) Couples / The Happytime Murders
    Paul and Wayne sure do enjoy watching people fall in love on the small screen. Well, okay, maybe just Wayne. Paul seems to prefer bromances (pussy.)
     
    Join the boys for a ride down the tunnel of love as they count down their Top Ten TV (Romantic) Couples as directed by top tier Patron and good friend to the show, Nick Spinarski! Finally, a chance for Wayne to gush over his favourite TV crushes and for Paul to thumb his nose at all that romance crap. 
     
    And lets just say the nose/thumb action continues with their review of The Happytime Murders! 
     
    For a taste of both cupid AND stupid this week, keep it right here on The Countdown!
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 3:20 - 8:17
    The Happytime Murders NON-SPOILER Review: 8:17 - 17:32
    Top 10 TV (Romantic) Couples 17:32 - 1:11:32
    Pop 10: 1:11:32 - 1:17:44
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 177: The Countdown vs Movie Reviews in 20 Q's - Top 10 Sword and Sorcery Films / The Meg
    Rippling veiny muscles. Unsheathed swords. Tiny loin cloths. These are some of Wayne's regular google searches.
     
    Which works fine for this episode, because this week, the boys are counting down their Top Ten Sword and Sorcery films! And they're getting some help from across the pond, as Sam and Matiu from the Movie Reviews in 20 Q's Podcast join them to talk all things medieval in another show vs show countdown! Hilarity ensues as the two (strikingly similar) podcasting duos go blade to blade - who will win? Only you can decide!
     
    And find out whether The Meg is even remotely worth seeing when the fellers review the new grizzling, stubbly Jason Statham vehicle! It's all here this week as The Countdown continues! 
    Time Stamps:
    Recount: 2:16 - 8:11
    The Meg NON-SPOILER Review: 8:11 - 24:52
    The Meg SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 24:52 - 37:17
    Top 10 Sword and Sorcery Films: 37:17 - 1:30:53
    Pop 10: 1:30:53 -1:34:44
    Please thanks Sam and Maitu for coming on the show by checking out their fanatstic podcast at https://mritqs.podbean.com/ or get in touch with them on Twitter @MovieReviewsIn
    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/
    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.
    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!
    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/
    1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 177: The Countdown vs Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s - Top 10 Sword and Sorcery Films / The Meg
    Rippling veiny muscles. Unsheathed swords. Tiny loin cloths. These are some of Wayne's regular google searches.
     
    Which works fine for this episode, because this week, the boys are counting down their Top Ten Sword and Sorcery films! And they're getting some help from across the pond, as Sam and Matiu from the Movie Reviews in 20 Q's Podcast join them to talk all things medieval in another show vs show countdown! Hilarity ensues as the two (strikingly similar) podcasting duos go blade to blade - who will win? Only you can decide!
     
    And find out whether The Meg is even remotely worth seeing when the fellers review the new grizzling, stubbly Jason Statham vehicle! It's all here this week as The Countdown continues! 

    Time Stamps:


    Recount: 2:16 - 8:11


    The Meg NON-SPOILER Review: 8:11 - 24:52


    The Meg SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 24:52 - 37:17


    Top 10 Sword and Sorcery Films: 37:17 - 1:30:53


    Pop 10: 1:30:53 -1:34:44


    Please thanks Sam and Maitu for coming on the show by checking out their fanatstic podcast at https://mritqs.podbean.com/ or get in touch with them on Twitter @MovieReviewsIn


    Check out the Comic Confidential Radio Network that The Countdown is a proud part of and follow the headers to the other great shows: Comic Confidential, Potter Heads and SHTI with Shad Wicka, all at http://www.comicconpod.com/countdown/


    Want to hear a whole bunch of extra Countdown-related material each month? Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/thecountdown and check out the various incentives on offer at the different membership levels.


    Join The Countdown Podcast Listener Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/117845618778882/?fref=nf so you can interact more directly with Paul and Wayne and vote in the weekly poll for who has the best list!


    And, finally, if you don't want to scan the episode looking for a particular film, check out Paul's lists at https://letterboxd.com/Kaisersoze/lists/ and Wayne's lists (when he can be assed updating them) at http://letterboxd.com/waynetangclan/lists/

    1 hr 41 min

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