Podcast Action Hero: The Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gavin and Jamie needed a few beers to tackle this one. Maybe you will too! With bad language and spoilers abound! Absolute depths of the lowlights include; thank you for your participation, Rutger's voice, Jamie disses Jason Flemyng, don't mention British colonialism, the pieces are all falling into place, and Arnold has no loyalty to the empire.

Gavin and Jamie are both feeling a little under the weather for this one, so if you're looking for energy and enthusiasm, you're in for a Raw Deal. Highlights include; Gavin likes squibs, Jamie is a secret architecture critic, 80s suits are better than 90s suits, Gavin can't remember names, and those aren't called calipers.

Exactly what kind of film is Stay Hungry? Is it a Hallmark-esque melodrama? Is it a gritty crime thriller? Is it a camp sex-comedy? Join Gavin and Jamie as they try to figure out exactly what the hell they just watched. Highlights include; authentic fetish, Arnold's mole, human trafficking, Scatman on a horse, Christopher Nolan: rip-off artist, stick fiddles and moonshine, and the story takes a dark turn.

In this episode, Gavin and Jamie talk about the least James Cameron-y James Cameron film; True Lies. Highlights include; Arnold is the worst choice for a secret agent, perfect action, Arnold in a mall, Simon's thoughts on women, covert spy work is attractive to shitty husbands, and it's Jamie's nightmare: part 3.

'Tis the season to be miserable as Gavin and Jamie talk about one of the worst Arnie films of his career; Jingle All The Way. Lowlights include; mattresses are for life not just for Christmas, capitalism is terrible, getting parenting wrong, know your animals, Howard the sociopath, and Jamie's nightmare: part 2.

TW: Parental abuse, domestic abuse. This one goes off the rails. Gavin loves Kindergarten Cop and Jamie's never seen it (shocker). Highlights: 80s family films had lots of murder, the use of abuse as character motivation, the indoctrination of young minds, Jamie doesnt like people with ponytails, Gavin remembers being born, and we learn Jamie's nightmare.

What does it mean to be a human? What are are the ethical implications of human cloning? How would the world change if we never died? These and other deep philosophical questions go unanswered when Gavin and Jamie discuss The 6th Day. Highlights include; After Effects is not a toy, going from zero to murder, Arnold thinks everything he does is great, dildonics, is cloning racist, and kids ruin everything.

In the first episode of Podcast Action Hero, Gavin and Jamie talk about the legendary 1984 sci-fi thriller The Terminator. 

Highlights include; 

Gavin learns that stuntmen are a thing

Violent fisting

Jamie is a marketer's wet dream

Sweaty arses in 1980s movies

The biggest action scene in the movie is completely forgotten.

It's like a film trailer, except we don't spoil all the best bits. SPOILER: There are no best bits.