Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

I thought there'd be a few more things to report this week, but they didn't materialise in the end, so there's just this:

Number of titles in collection: 1,908 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,196 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 714 [up 1]

Number of discs in collection: 4,907 [up 5]
Number of films in collection: 2,108 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,477 [up 10]
Number of short films in collection: 500 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

The Grand Tour
1x01 The Holy Trinity

"Not At All Like Top Gear, Honest" begins... and is very entertaining, too.

And just in case you forgot that Amazon also own IMDb...

[Watch it (again) on Amazon Prime Video.]

TV

Castle
7x16 The Wrong Stuff

TV

The Musketeers
2x10 Trial and Punishment [season finale]

The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
9x04 (12/11/16 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Arrival (2016)
[#179 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

Suicide Squad (2016)
[#178 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

TV

Castle
7x14 Resurrection
7x15 Reckoning

Junior Bake Off
4x02 Heat Two
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Swiss Army Man (2016)
[#177 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

TV

Arrow
5x02 The Recruits

Live at the Apollo
12x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Class
1x05 Brave-ish Heart
Including a short educational interlude about Sikhism, apparently.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Junior Bake Off
4x01 Heat One
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Red Dwarf
11x01 Twentica

Films

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
[#176 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

this week on 100 Films

5 brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...


Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)

Holy nostalgia hit, Batman! This animated movie reunites the surviving stars of the enduringly popular ’60s Batman TV series (and spin-off movie) for a new adventure in the style of their classic ones — that is to say it’s funny and colourful, a world away from the Dark Knight version of Batman we’re so accustomed to these days.

Read more here.


Fantastic Four (2015)

What could have been a comfortable 3-star movie, maybe even 4 if it followed through well enough, is dragged down to 2 by studio meddling. Will they never learn? Nonetheless, I actually enjoyed enough of Fantastic Four that, while it won’t be going on the long-list of contenders for the best movies I’ve seen this year, I won’t be putting it on the list for the worst either.

Read more here.


Moneyball (2011)

it’s like turning on a real game of any sport you know nothing about: you can discern some stuff, but the coverage is not being produced for you. At one point it cuts to a match and a caption informs us it’s the “bottom of the 9th”. I’m sure that means something to baseball fans, but I can tell you the rest of us haven’t got the foggiest. Is the “bottom” at the beginning or the end? The 9th what? And is it the 9th of 9 or the 9th of 10? Or is it the fact it’s the 9th that’s significant here? For Moneyball as a movie in its own right, rather than some niche special interest thing, this attitude is a drawback.

Read more here.


The Survivalist (2015)

’70s self-sufficiency sitcom The Good Life meets bleak post-apocalypse drama The Road in this technically-science-fiction dramatic thriller, the BAFTA-nominated debut of writer-director Stephen Fingleton.

Read more here.


The Visit (2015)

Although Shyamalan has always moved in supernatural circles in his movies, he’s not really directed a proper Horror movie before now. Nonetheless, it’s not surprising that his skill set lends itself to the genre. Although the found-footage format is a little forced at times (isn’t it always?), it’s also used effectively to create some nailbiting sequences, putting you alongside the kids as they fear just what the hell is going in. And some of it is pretty darn freaky.

Read more here.


Also, my 100 Favourites series continued with 2 more posts...


Star Wars (1977)

Lucas almost instantly conjures up a universe that feels wholly-imagined and genuinely lived-in... Throw in an array of likeable and entertaining characters, plus groundbreaking special effects, and you’re on to a winner. The plot may just be a classical hero narrative, but it’s in space and has laser swords — that counts for a lot.

Read more here.


Team America: World Police (2004)

“Matt Damon.”

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

TV

Castle
7x13 I, Witness

Class
1x04 Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Young Adam (2003)
[2nd watch]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Even more stuff! And there'll be more next week. And the week after. And...

Number of titles in collection: 1,907 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,196 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 713 [up 4]

Number of discs in collection: 4,902 [up 5]
Number of films in collection: 2,108 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,467 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 500 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Castle
7x12 Private Eye Caramba!

The Musketeers
2x09 The Accused

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
5x05 Episode 5

TV

Castle
7x11 Castle, P.I.

TV

Castle
7x10 Bad Santa

Films

The Pianist (2002)
[#175 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2016 #10

I accidentally missed doing one of these in October, and I watched #9 right at the start of September, so it's actually been over two months. Time flies!

TV

Castle
7x09 Last Action Hero

The Flash
3x02 Paradox

Films

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
[#174 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]