The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 34 Round 6)

 

 

 It seems like the box office is finally stabilizing, but I don't want to jinx it. Here's The Roundup.... 

3. Box Office

Macbeth and The Guns of Peridido basically cancelled each other out in terms of profits, which meant Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh and Blood had to do the heavy lifting. Thankfully it was up to the task.

2. Macbeth

Did I think we needed another big-screen Macbeth? Absolutely not. Was this one pretty good? Yes it was. Cumberbatch was a bit miscast if you ask me, but Ferguson was perfect.

1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Clive Steinbeck's TCM reboot is way better than I was expecting - and way better than it really has any right to be. Dare I say, it is easily the best in the franchise since the original - this one brings the same visceral, psychopathic edge, but with a better cast. 

3. N/A

2. Blockbusters

Clearly based on its budget and A-List cast/crew, The Guns of Peridido was being positioned as this round's potential blockbuster. This was the second time this season that the highest budgeted film in a round lost money at the box office. 

1. The Guns of Peridido

On paper this one had the makings of a fun, action-packed western. But its execution was all over the map. Every single story thread felt like they were from disparate films. I felt like I was going to get whiplash from all the mismatched tonal shifts. Bay and Jones seemingly couldn't make up their minds if they wanted to make a gritty western actioner or a live-action cowboy cartoon.