The 80s and 90s was the era of the musclebound action hero and as young lads growing up in this period, we were all introduced to the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Jean Claude Van Damme at an early age… despite the 18 only certificates on most of the movies!

Think all time classic films like Predator, Commando, Terminator, Conan, Rocky, Rambo, Kickboxer, Blood Sport… and the list goes on and on.

As kids, we would watch these movies on the edge of our seats, looking up to the legendary action heroes who were the stars of the show and loving every second of it when they started kicking ass later in the movie… which was always the case.

Every lad I know of a similar age, all grew up watching these movies at an early age and shared the same experience. It’s this experience that has created a certain connection to the movies, characters and actors that is really difficult to put it into words.… ... Continue Reading