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How explains the feats of strength that it takes to become an American Ninja

The Bourne Identity changed the way that action movies were made. The big dumb action hero was replaced by the everyman and we have been better for it.

This week on Born to Watch, Whitey, Gow and Damo travel back to the golden age of 80s comedy with a full Trading Places 1983 Review. Directed by John Landis and starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis, Trading Places is one of the most famous comedies of…

A scene that divided opinion on the show this week was Tennis Quartet. Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better or worse, Gow sings us out with his own solo quartet. Enjoy 🔥🔥

In Trading Places we get a good look at what Eddie Murphy is going to deliver for the next 20 years. As Billy Ray Valentine he shows us the Quart of Blood Technique with incredible precision. 😂😂

Dan explains how is Mum loves our choice of movies but still won’t listen to the podcast.

Arnold Schwarzenegger will forever be known for his role as The Terminator. And for the sequel he got PAID. Here Gow explains exactly how much per word he got paid for the James Cameron blockbuster.

Do we prefer our super hero’s to be flawed or invincible? In our Logan episode we discuss this at length and we all agree on the same answer.

The Born to Watch crew return to the early 90s to review Steven Seagal’s Hard to Kill (1990), a movie that once convinced audiences a whispering aikido master with a ponytail was the future of action cinema. Whitey, Dan and Will the Worky revisit the film through adult eyes and…

If you grew up on late-night TV and the video store action aisle, this scene is burned into your brain. This is the legendary training montage from Hard to Kill (1990) — the moment Detective Mason Storm wakes from a 7-year coma and somehow goes from barely standing… to full…

Hard to Kill was certainly hard to watch. It’s sad when Will makes a realisation about all the movies he loved as a kid. Is he right?? #moviepodcast #borntowatchpodcast

DAMO comes back to form with another cracking Kick Arse Credit Song. The Perfect Storm was a good rewatch and hearing Damo’s song made it even better. Is it the true star of the show or was it George Clooney or Mark Wahlberg??

In this episode of Born to Watch, we revisit Ghostbusters II (1990), a sequel that arrived with enormous expectations and delivered one of the most divisive follow-ups of the era. After the cultural impact of the original Ghostbusters, audiences waited five years for the team to return, hoping for the…

In this episode of Born to Watch, we dive into one of the most underrated and endlessly rewatchable action comedies of the 2010s, The Nice Guys (2016). This is our full The Nice Guys 2016 Review, exploring why Shane Black's wild, stylish, seventies noir buddy film has become a cult…

In this week's episode of Born to Watch, Whitey, G-Man and Damo turn the spotlight on Paul Verhoeven's most notorious film, Showgirls (1995). This Vegas-set meltdown of sex, ambition and bad dialogue might just be the ultimate "so bad it's good” movie. Welcome to our Showgirls 1995 Review. The boys…

Boogie Nights (1997) marks a massive milestone for Born to Watch, episode 200, and the crew celebrates with a film that feels strangely close to home. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights charts the rise and fall of Eddie Adams, reinvented as Dirk Diggler, set against the booming adult…

Mark Wahlberg’s Dirk Diggler wasn’t going to be the focus of the movie. His performance warranted it. Dan believes it’s an Oscar Worthy performance ??

Boogie Nights is a movie full of great performances, but John C Reilly as Reed Rothchild is an absolute standout. Reed dancing in the booth while Dirk Diggler is doing a terrible version of The Touch is laugh-out-loud stuff.

Great Scott, the Born To Watch crew are back for a full Back to the Future 2 (1989) Review, diving into the wildest and most ambitious sequel of the late 80s. Whitey, G-Man and Will strap into the DeLorean and head across four timelines, unpacking future fashion, dystopian Hill Valley,…

Die Hard 2 Review time on Born to Watch, and yes, it’s Christmas Eve again. John McClane returns for his second festive nightmare, this time stuck at Washington Dulles Airport while terrorists shut down the skies. Bigger budget, bigger explosions, and way more moving parts, Die Hard 2: Die Harder…

In this episode of Born to Watch, the boys take a deep dive into one of the wildest sci-fi horror films of the 90s, the unforgettable Species. This Species 1995 Movie Review explores everything that made the movie an instant cult classic, from the creature effects and erotic energy to…

Extreme Prejudice is the best and worst of 80s cinema. Directed by Walter Hill it has all the hallmarks of great 80s action but the bank robbery scene as some of the worst stocking disguises worn by Michael Ironside.

In this episode of Born to Watch, the boys head deep into the frozen heart of Minnesota to revisit one of the most distinctive films of the 90s in our full Fargo Movie 1996 Review. Released in 1996 and marketed as a “true story”, Fargo remains a masterclass in dark…

Walter Hills Extreme Prejudice is a slice of 80s gold. The second half of the movie makes zero sense but you can’t turn away. This is one of the great movie quotes from Powers Booth. How does someone even write this down on paper - it’s so good 😂