A group of enormously muscular men are dropped into a jungle carrying enough weaponry to overthrow a small nation. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, as it turns out. This week Alice and Neil are heading deep into the glorious, sweaty, testosterone-soaked world of 1980s action cinema — where shirts are optional, biceps are apparently a form of military equipment and absolutely nobody thinks that firing several thousand rounds of ammunition blindly into a forest might be considered excessive. At the centre of it all is Arnold Schwarzenegger, surrounded by one of the most magnificently macho ensembles ever assembled: Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves and Shane Black. They're highly trained, heavily armed and extremely confident. Unfortunately, something in the trees has other ideas. We genuinely love this film. But once you start applying adult logic to it, the questions arrive alarmingly quickly. How much ammunition did these men actually carry? Is arm wrestling an acceptable form of greeting? Why does everyone appear to have been recruited according to upper-arm circumference? At what point during a covert military operation does somebody say, “You know what this situation needs? A minigun”? And perhaps most importantly: if you're being hunted through a jungle by an invisible extraterrestrial with thermal vision and advanced alien weaponry, is covering yourself in mud genuinely the best plan humanity can come up with? Expect enormous muscles, bigger guns, questionable military tactics, spectacular one-liners, alien technology, camouflage, explosions, 1980s machismo and Alice and Neil spending an unreasonable amount of time discussing things John McTiernan almost certainly never intended anyone to examine this closely. If you love funny movie podcasts, film reviews, movie roasts, Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, 80s action movies, classic sci-fi, sci-fi horror, alien movies, action films, cult classics, retro cinema, movie nostalgia or simply listening to two friends lovingly tear apart films they genuinely adore — you've found your people. Because this isn't about finding bad films. We love it. Really. That's why we're roasting it. CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, spoilers, violence and a frankly impressive amount of sexual conversation. This podcast is for adults. If you're listening with your nan, that's between you, your nan and whatever conversations you're prepared to have afterwards. OUR ROAST THIS WEEK IS: PREDATOR (1987) Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and Kevin Peter Hall, and directed by John McTiernan. The action/sci-fi/horror classic that took an elite commando unit, dropped them into the jungle and introduced them to something considerably better at hunting than they were. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
