In revisiting Arnold Schwarzenegger's second genre classic of 1987, both Ben and Alex are thrown back to their first time seeing it as children and, seeing with older eyes, discover hidden layers of greatness.

In doing so, they unveil a premonition of Trump's America forged from the midst of Reagan's, too many one-liners to count, too many iconic kills, too much awesome to be contained in just one hour. Yet somehow, they make room for pondering just what a modern remake might look like and who exactly Sven might be playing in this, his most prominent role.

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An absolute Arnold Classic is served up, as Ben and Alex struggle with only wanting to watch Schwarzenegger movies ALL THE TIME.

John "Die Hard" McTiernan's deft hand is adored, the predator's design and character is worshipped, Shane Black's terrible jokes are Ben's cup of tea, Sonny "Billy" Landham is Alex's crowning impression and Arnold plays an absolute blinder in this 1987 classic.

But there's more! Lines are misheard and misinterpreted, the best way to end any film ever is declared, the whole Predator franchise is discussed and there's even room for a discussion of just why Alan Silvestri's score is a cut above your average movie soundtrack.

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Coming down from the glorious Commando, Alex and Ben take a critical look at Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt at out-dirtying Harry Callahan in the mobs and cops film, Raw Deal.

Another case of the 'coulda beens' overcomes them both, as a serious, 70s-style crime flick gives way to nutso, 80s-style gun porn and they grapple with whether it might have ever come out great. But how is Arnie? Well, listen and find out, ya lazy schmuck.

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Alex Balerdi and Ben Highton are joined for this week's discussion by life-long Arnold Schwarzenegger fans... Ben's sisters. The topic? The quippiest, possibly the craziest of the big man's 80s classics.

Skimpy speedos, deer-feeding, sassy ladies, short dudes and death counts all get the Arniethology treatment as well an answer, at last, to the question: just who is the sexiest Planet Hollywood patron - Arnie, Sly or Bruce Willis?

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Arnold Schwarzenegger gets top-billing and a surprising amount of screen time, regardless of how you look at it, in this week's "epic", Red Sonja. Ben Highton and Alex Balerdi compare Brigitte Neilsen to Sandahl Bergman and bemoan what could have been, along the way seeing lovely sights, awful sounds and a whole lot of "AYAH! AYAH! AYAH!".

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In Arnold Schwarzenegger's inarguable best film so far, Ben gets all misty eyed and Alex drops the 'M' word (tip: its not 'marmite'). Together they ruminate on the brilliance of James Cameron's gift for structure and writing women, Linda Hamilton's anchoring performance, the perfect casting of Arnold as a cyborg and, most importantly, the arrival of his most famous catchphrase.

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Following on from being a Barbarian, Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes the Destroyer (sort of). Alex and Ben's will is the main thing destroyed as they ruminate on unfunny comedy, unexciting action and unfantastic fantasy. Things get stressful for Ben in particular as he confronts the wasted opportunity the film represents, while Alex wishes Grace Jones had more to do.

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Phase 2 of Arnold's career kicks off with a classic fantasy adventure and the big man's first big budget studio film, Conan the Barbarian. Alex and Ben get lost in Conan's lovely locks, ponder what might have been if Oliver Stone's 'most expensive film ever made' script had seen the light of day, praise John Milius' visual approach and thank Krom for a project that finally uses Schwarzenegger to his full potential.

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A bumper edition, as Alex and Ben gloss over Arnold's minute of screen-time in the painfully unfunny Scavenger Hunt and then get mildly overwhelmed by his surprisingly impressive role in the TV biopic, The Jayne Mansfield Story.

There's also time to take a breath before getting into the leading man roles ahead, as they take a look at what has come so far.

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Alex and Ben head West with Arnold's only "bona fide" Western to date. Along the way, they get caught up in Wile E. Coyote comparisons, the desperate state of Kirk Douglas' career, how tricky comedy can be, white people playing native peoples and the fun-time hot looks of Ann-Margret's cleavage. Its a bumpy ride, but it's arguably more fun than watching Cactus Jack...

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