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Really Awful Movies: Ep 468 – Mission of Justice

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Mission of Justice, aka, Martial Law. How does a movie so titled, NOT star Steven Seagal?

Anyway, for all concerned it is a good thing it doesn’t: after all, Jeff Wincott is pretty awesome.

The Canadian a**-kicking sensation, displays some great martial arts chops, and plays a disgruntled cop out to solve the murder of his buddy.

Meanwhile, Brigitte Nielsen plays a mysterious politico who has her own fascist militia ironically called, The Peacemakers.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 467 – The Running Man

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Oh no, a fight-to-the-death TV show, which entertains the masses in a far off, dystopian future!

The Running Man can certainly count its place among…these kinds of movies. It’s certainly not the worst of its type, and it’s far from the best.

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays an LA cop, who disobeyed a command which would’ve killed a bunch of innocents.

For his recalcitrance, he’s sent up shit’s creek in the form of being an involuntary participant in a wildly popular game show.

There are a bunch of movies like this, The Condemned, Rollerball, The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, No Exit – it’s a pretty lengthy list beyond that too. And for the most part, they are pretty similar. But no less fun.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 457 – Nobody

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This week, we examine the quirky action film and Bob Odenkirk starrer, Nobody.

Odenkirk, of course, is best known for two exemplary shows, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, and is hardly the first actor to spring to mind when you think “action.” But he acquires himself wonderfully here as a supposed family man with a shady shady past who crosses wires with some Russian goons.

On this episode:

  • John Wick
  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Road House
  • Canadian suburbs
  • A History of Violence/Eastern Promises
  • Middle aged masculinity
  • Tattoos in action films

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And if you’re a fan of nutty genre films, check out two of the books I co-authored: Mine’s Bigger Than Yours! The 100 Wackiest Action Movies and Death by Umbrella: the 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons.