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007 Countdown Part 5 - License to Kill

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest Countdown miniseries: the 007 Countdown. This time, in honor of the upcoming release of the 25th film in the franchise, NO TIME TO DIE, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be revisiting an abridged selection of 007 films to see how James Bond has evolved across decades, storylines, directors, and actors. Starting with the legendary performances of Sean Connery in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and GOLDFINGER and ending with the full retinue of Daniel Craig's performances across the last decade and a half, the countdown crew will give their thoughts on 10 different Bond films. Join us each week as we dissect a different Bond film!

 

On the fifth episode of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay fast forward to the 16th film in the franchise and a new take on Bond with Timothy Dalton's second and final outing as the British secret agent, in 1989's LICENSE TO KILL. One of many directed by John Glen, LICENSE TO KILL starts with Dalton's Bond celebrating long-time friend and CIA operative, Felix Leiter's (David Hedison) wedding in Key West, FL. The wedding processional is disrupted by the news that cartel kingpin Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) is nearby, and Leiter and Bond assist DEA agents in capturing him. All is not well, however, as Leiter and Bond become targets of Sanchez and his operation when the former escapes from DEA custody just hours after his capture. Leiter's newlywed wife is murdered and he himself is mauled to within an inch of his life after being fed to a shark. Reeling from the attempt on one of his closest friend's life, Bond goes on a killing spree that sees him go rogue from MI6 and takes him from Key West to Panama in the hunt for those responsible for Leiter's condition. The countdown crew are on hand to give their thoughts on Dalton's take on Bond, whether the rogue-agent-revenge-story works well, and if the Bond girls ever get any better.

Ep. 155 - The Green Knight

Welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts don their chain mail and swords for a medieval fantasy epic from A24 and the mind of David Lowery, THE GREEN KNIGHT. After giving their thoughts on Dev Patel's central performance, the film's many themes, and whether everything comes together cohesively, the co-hosts turn their attention to the 3-week delay of VENOM 2, as well as the news that Tom Hanks and Margot Robbie have joined the cast of Wes Anderson's next film. See time codes below:

 

3:50 - The Green Knight

51:34 - Venom 2 delayed to mid-October

58:35 - Tom Hanks + Margot Robbie in Wes Anderson's next film

1:06:15 - What else we've been watching (OBX S2)

 

Next week: Scotts on Vacation, but will be back the following week with CANDYMAN (Theaters)

 

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007 Countdown Part 4 - The Spy Who Loved Me

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest Countdown miniseries: the 007 Countdown. This time, in honor of the upcoming release of the 25th film in the franchise, NO TIME TO DIE, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be revisiting an abridged selection of 007 films to see how James Bond has evolved across decades, storylines, directors, and actors. Starting with the legendary performances of Sean Connery in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and GOLDFINGER and ending with the full retinue of Daniel Craig's performances across the last decade and a half, the countdown crew will give their thoughts on 10 different Bond films. Join us each week as we dissect a different Bond film!

 

On the fourth episode of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay skip one movie to the 10th film in the Bond franchise and Roger Moore's third with 1977's THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. The film picks up with Moore's Bond assigned to investigate the disappearance of two nuclear submarines, one British and one Soviet. He is in competition with KGB agent Triple X, Anya Asamova (Barbara Bach) in Egypt, as they each try to recover the microfilm plans for an advanced submarine tracking system for their own nations. However, the two traditional rivals are forced to team up when the iconic henchman Jaws (Richard Kiel) shows up to steal the plans, returning them to the mastermind of the nuclear submarine theft, Karl Stromberg (Curt Jürgens). As usual, Bond (and Asamova) must race agains the clock to foil Stromberg's plans, and the countdown crew are on hand to give their thoughts on this entry in the Bond franchise, more specifically whether Moore has continued to settle into the Bond character, the cast of supporting characters, and whether this story might be a bit easier to follow than some previous entries in the franchise.

Ep. 154 - The Suicide Squad

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts return to the DCEU for the first time in 2021 following the lackluster WW1984 to review the Gunn Cut: THE SUICIDE SQUAD. After discussing James Gunn's R-rated vision for the zany, hyper-violent cast of characters, what we thought of the performances, and whether anything in the plot made sense, the co-hosts turn their attention to the news of Brendan Fraser being cast alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Jesse Plemmons in Martin Scorsese's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, as well as one Scott's discovery of a Netflix neo-western with a crazy cast, THE HARDER THEY FALL. See time codes below:

 

4:58 - The Suicide Squad

54:53 - Brendan Fraser cast in Killers of the Flower Moon

1:00:58 - The Harder They Fall film

1:05:12 - A long list of what else we've been watching!

 

Next week: The Green Knight (Theaters)

 

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007 Countdown Part 3 - Live and Let Die

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest Countdown miniseries: the 007 Countdown. This time, in honor of the upcoming release of the 25th film in the franchise, NO TIME TO DIE, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be revisiting an abridged selection of 007 films to see how James Bond has evolved across decades, storylines, directors, and actors. Starting with the legendary performances of Sean Connery in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and GOLDFINGER and ending with the full retinue of Daniel Craig's performances across the last decade and a half, the countdown crew will give their thoughts on 10 different Bond films. Join us each week as we dissect a different Bond film!

 

On the third episode of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay fastforward slightly to the 8th film in the Bond franchise and Roger Moore's first foray into playing the famous British secret agent in 1973's LIVE AND LET DIE. The film follows Moore's Bond as he explores the big city (New York), the Caribbean (San Monique), and the bayou (New Orleans) all in the hopes of unraveling the plot of Harlem heroin drug kingpin, Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto), who plans to distribute two tons of the opioid to put rival drug lords out of business and create a monopoly over a population highly dependent on the addictive drug. The countdown crew give their thoughts on how Moore follows up the legendary performances of Connery and whether LIVE AND LET DIE itself holds up.

Ep. 153 - Jungle Cruise

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts trek through the Amazonian jungle of Brazil to review a film inspired by the Disneyland OG theme park ride, JUNGLE CRUISE. After giving their thoughts on the capabilities of the cast, the competency of the adventure, and the reward of the characters, the co-hosts turn their attention to the big news this week of Scarlett Johansson's legal dispute with Disney over BLACK WIDOW's simultaneous theater-Disney+ Premier Access release (including a heated exchange in the press), as well as the casting news for a Searchlight murder mystery film, SEE HOW THEY RUN. See time codes below:

 

6:44 - Jungle Cruise

45:05 - Scarlett Johansson sues Disney

57:04 - See How They Run casting news

 

Next week: The Suicide Squad (Theaters & HBO Max)

 

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007 Countdown Part 2 - Goldfinger

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest Countdown miniseries: the 007 Countdown. This time, in honor of the upcoming release of the 25th film in the franchise, NO TIME TO DIE, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be revisiting an abridged selection of 007 films to see how James Bond has evolved across decades, storylines, directors, and actors. Starting with the legendary performances of Sean Connery in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and GOLDFINGER and ending with the full retinue of Daniel Craig's performances across the last decade and a half, the countdown crew will give their thoughts on 10 different Bond films. Join us each week as we dissect a different Bond film!

 

On the second episode of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay revisit the follow-up to last week's film and the third movie in the Bond franchise, GOLDFINGER. The film opens with Sean Connery's Bond successfully completing a mission that finds him bombing a drug lab in Latin America. After completing his mission, he flies to Miami for a short holiday, only to be spoiled with the assignment of observing bullion dealer, Gert Fröbe's Auric Goldfinger, who is vacationing at the same hotel. It doesn't take Bond long to discover some of Goldfinger's less illicit, but still shady dealings, cheating at a high-stakes game of gin rummy via his employee, Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton). Bond foils Goldfinger's cheating and seduces Jill, only to be knocked unconscious in his room by Goldfinger's manservant, Oddjob (Harold Sakata). When Bond wakes up, he finds Jill dead, covered from head-to-toe in gold paint. Bond returns to England, but his Goldfinger assignment doesn't end there, as he is tasked with uncovering how Goldfinger is able to transport large caches of gold across international borders and thereby exploiting different gold prices in foreign markets. This assignment takes Bond to Switzerland and finally back to the U.S. to Kentucky, on a collision course with the now-infamous Fort Knox "heist" that Goldfinger aims to accomplish. The countdown crew give their thoughts on whether GOLDFINGER builds on the formula established in its predecessors, whether Connery continues to live up to the Bond archetype, and whether this film indicates an upward trajectory for the Bond franchise overall.

Ep. 152 - Old

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts discuss wade into the waters of M. Night Shyamalan's latest twisty thriller, OLD. After discussing the ensemble cast, the inevitable twists in the narrative, and whether the story and its themes manage to hold together, the co-hosts turn their attention to the latest casting news for Ari Aster's next film (DISAPPOINTMENT BOULEVARD) and the latest trailer for Denis Villeneuve's DUNE. See time codes below:

 

6:52 - Old

59:02 - Casting news for Disappointment Boulevard

1:05:59 - Dune trailer #2

 

Next week: Jungle Cruise (Theaters & Disney+ Premier Access)

 

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007 Countdown Part 1 - From Russia with Love

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest Countdown miniseries: the 007 Countdown. This time, in honor of the upcoming release of the 25th film in the franchise, NO TIME TO DIE, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be revisiting an abridged selection of 007 films to see how James Bond has evolved across decades, storylines, directors, and actors. Starting with the legendary performances of Sean Connery in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and GOLDFINGER and ending with the full retinue of Daniel Craig's performances across the last decade and a half, the countdown crew will give their thoughts on 10 different Bond films. Join us each week as we dissect a different Bond film!

 

On the first episode of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay venture all the way back to 1963 for the sophomore film in the franchise and the one that is known for establishing the Bond formula, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Directed by Terence Young in his second outing, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE finds Sean Connery's James Bond shortly after his successful mission in Jamaica, foiling the plans of and slaying SPECTRE member, Dr. No. SPECTRE want their revenge on Bond, and so they set a trap for him in Istanbul using an unwitting Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianci) to lure Bond in for specially trained Irish SPECTRE assassin, Donald "Red" Grant (Robert Shaw), to murder him. Once in Istanbul, things don't go as planned for either Bond or SPECTRE, as a game of cat and mouse leads ultimately to a famous showdown on the Orient Express. The countdown crew give their thoughts on one of the earlier entries in the franchise, whether Sean Connery lives up to his renown for the famous role, and whether this particular film has aged well nearly 60 years later.

Ep. 151 - Escape Room 2

Welcome everyone to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's brand new episode, the two Scotts discuss what new creative horrors Minos can architect in the sequel to the 2019 breakout hit, ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. After discussing the ongoing story, the new and returning cast of characters, and the quality of the rooms, the duo turns their attention to the news that Wes Anderson's next film is set for production this August and then give a recap of all the winners from this year's Cannes Film Festival. See time codes below:

 

2:47 - Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

40:55 - Wes Anderson's next movie to film in August

44:51 - Cannes 2021 wrap-up

 

Next week: Old (Theaters)

 

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