We continue with another episode of Season 4 of Flicks XRayed with episode 43 and this week we celebrate Canadian Film Day by watching and reviewing the One Week. The Road Trip Specialist and Host Tony is joined by Cohost and Motorcycle Enthusiast Taylor and guests Wanderluster Sarah, and Motel Stoner Colin. This week we play a game of IMDB Synopsis of Canadian Movies, The Price is Right and The Flicks Awesome Lodge Word Game for the coveted princess crown. So tune in as we discuss at length about Canadian Film, Road Trips, Self Grief and sooo much more.
Our Ratings
Motel Stoner Colin 4
Wanderluster Sarah 4.5
Motorcycle Enthusiast Taylor 4.5
Road Trip Specialist and Host Tony 4.5
16.5/20 83%
Synopsis and Starring
Synopsis: A dire medical diagnosis prompts a young man to search for meaning in his life via a cross-country trek across Canada on a vintage motorcycle.
Directed by Michael McGowan
Starring
Joshua Jackson as Ben Tyler
Liane Balaban as Samantha Pierce
CANADA
Game 1
IMDB Synopsis for Canadian Movies
Chronicles the motorcycle trip of Ben Tyler as he rides from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia. Ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to find meaning in his life. ……… One Week
- A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in. ……….Pontypool
- Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way. ……….Goon
- Two Canadian detectives, one from Ontario and the other from Quebec, must work together when a murdered victim is found on the Ontario Quebec border line. ……….Bon Cop Bad Cop
- Canada’s most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it. ……….Strange Brew
- Four men take time from their personal problems to reunite as a curling team and compete in a bonspiel that will restore their honour. ……….Men with Brooms
- An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her fiery spirit and imagination ……….Anne Of Green Gables
- Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman. ……….Dead Ringers
- Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf. ……….Ginger Snaps
- Wacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp. ……….Meatballs
Game 2
The Figures
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| Domestic: | $108,918 |
| Net | -$8,414,517 |
| Rotten Tomatoes Ratings Critic Ratings Audience Ratings | 50% 73% |
Game 3
The Awesome Lodge Word Game
Movies By Canadian Directors
- The Fly (David Cronenberg)
- The Abyss (James Cameron)
- Arrival (Denis Villeneuve)
- Wild (Jean-Marc Vallée)
- Real Steal (Shawn Levy)
- Thank you for Smoking (Jason Reitman)
- Mommy (Xavier Dolan)
- Moonstruck (Norman Jewison)
- Weekend at Burnie’s (William Kotcheff)
- Take Me Home Tonight (Michael Dowse)
2008 Box Office Topping Movies
- Cloverfield
- The Dark Knight
- Tropic Thunder
- Twilight
- Eagle Eye
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- Hancock
- WALL – E
- Iron Man
- Sex and the City
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