Happy New Year from the GBR team! To ease you into 2021, we've got a brace of action movies to enjoy from the comfort of your sofa.
1995's Sudden Death was one of the last big theatrical outings for Jean-Clause Van Damme and a notable entry in the Die Hard rip-off sub-genre. So it's Die Hard in a Hockey Stadium, with Powers Boothe eating large chunks of the scenery as the Hans Gruber-alike. But however that may sound, its an exciting film that is also pretty funny and includes some highly GIF-able moments, including a fight with a mascot in a kitchen.
None of us (meaning, mankind) expected or even much wanted a remake, but in 2020 Michael Jai White stepped up to the plate and so we have Welcome to Suddent Death, wherein hockey is swapped for basketball and a $35m budget is swapped for considerably less. You need to be in the right frame of mind for this one, but there's a ton of fun to be had if you are.
Joining us to discuss both films is Alex from The Arniethology presents.... podcast, and opinions on both films have split the team right down the middle. But will Alex vote in line with his Arniethology cohort Ben?
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