The Arms Race Podcast: Season 7

The Arms Race podcast returns for a brand new season covering Sylvester Stallone movies, and we're starting off with a multitude of bangs by discussing Rambo III! In this episode Mike and Kevin debate the relative merits of John Rambo's new skills in stick-fighting, comedy, roofing, mine detecting, sightseeing, spelunking, goat-pulling, locksmithing, babysitting, and human roman candle-ing.

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Episode 60 - Tourist Trap (Rambo III)

The Arms Race podcast respawns for another episode, as we update our objective to discuss Spy Kids 3: Game Over! On this episode Mike and Kevin choose versus mode regarding the relative merits of the movie, take aim at some game design that isn't quite on the level, put Oakley's specs to the test, and marvel at he movie's massively-multiplayer finale.

Episode 61 - Virtual Fun (Spy Kids 3: Game Over)

We're back on the clock here at the Arms Race podcast to discuss the 1978 Sylvester Stallone labor drama, F.I.S.T! On this episode Mike and Kevin negotiate the finer points of the movie's plot, labor under the delusion that no bad news is good news, identify a striking multitude of familiar faces, and drop so many Seinfeld and Simpsons references that management has deducted them from their pay.

Episode 62 - We've Got Hoffa Mind to Agree (F.I.S.T.)

The Arms Race podcast. Born to win, born to lose, born to discuss the 2002 Sylvester Stallone thriller Eye See You. But interference happens. People interfere with important tasks. We don't believe this movie is good, not at all.  But when you remove the movie studio, then you will see a motion picture as it was never intended to be seen. This is not the way nature intended it to be. There will be another podcast episode found tonight. Thank you for your time.

Episode 63 - Murder & Hooch (Eye See You)

We're a witness to another of Sylvester Stallone's films here on the Arms Race podcast, as we testify to the relative merits of the 1986 action-thriller, Cobra! On this episode, Mike and Kevin discuss a thoroughly food-obsessed screenplay, a police sketch artist more suited for the funny pages, an orange grove whose produce is unlikely to pass government inspection, a photographer whose amorous advances tick all the wrong boxes, and a cargo van capable of sending well-meaning security guards into the nearest convenient parallel dimension.

Episode 64 - Cult Following (Cobra)

Do I hear a new Arms Race episode on my roof? 'Tis the season for us to discuss the 1990 Rocky "finale", Rocky V! On this episode Mike and Kevin discuss the Rocky franchise's return to reality, compare Rocky's new robot to the older model, take a deep dive into the Balboa family finances, and attempt to determine the movie series with the longest series of numerical sequel titles. Have a merry X-Mas, yo yo yo!

Episode 65 - Roof Rantlers (Rocky V)

The Arms Race podcast rings in the new year the only way we know how, by discussing the "spin-off" of Danny Trejo's Spy Kids character: Machete!

Bonus - The Don Johnsonssaince (Machete)

Welcome to The Rock! Mike and Kevin talk you through every twist and turn of this 1996 classic, from the heights of the Fairmont Hotel penthouse suite, to the deepest depths of the Mines of Moria.

Apologies if we seem a bit more shouty than usual, but we were talking over the movie audio the entire time.

Bonus - The Rock Commentary

Welcome, friendos! Mike and Kevin are back with another commentary track to the Coen Brothers' modern classic, No Country For Old Men!

Bonus - No Country for Old Men Commentary

The Arms Race podcast returns to discuss Jim Abrahams' Rambo parody, Hot Shots: Part Deux!

Bonus - Fantastic Damage (Hot Shots! Part Deux)

The Arms Race Podcast is going back in time to retcon itself back into the Bad Puns & Machine Guns podcast, as we discuss 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate!

Episode 66 - Planet of the Drapes (Terminator: Dark Fate)

The Arms Race podcast travels into the distant past to retrieve its 2016 discussion of the Universal Studios T2 3-D Experience: Battle Across Time! 

Regularly scheduled Sylvester Stallone programming will resume in two weeks!

Repost - T2 3-D: Battle Across Time

The Arms Race podcast finally returns from a brief detour to discuss the 1996 Sylvester Stallone disaster film, Daylight! On this episode Mike and Kevin discuss the relative merits of the disaster movie genre, speculate about Roy Nord's posthumous career as a pitch man, bear witness to Sylvester Stallone's biggest fans, and discuss elaborate travel plans that will never come to pass. Be like Kit Latura, and stay safe out there!

Episode 67 - Tunnel Vision (Daylight)

The Arms Race Podcast shelters in place to discuss the 2003(-ish) Sylvester Stallone comedy(-ish), Avenging Angelo! In this episode Mike and Kevin dissect another piece of obscurity from Stallone's dark age, witness a variety of different approaches to home improvement, and learn new and surprising definitions for simple words such as "orphan" and "mistress". Be safe out there, be like Frankie Delano: always keep your distance.

Episode 68 - Exquisite Corpse (Avenging Angelo)

The Arms Race Podcast is back to discuss the 1998 animated film, Antz! In this episode Mike and Kevin attempt to glean the movie's moral as best they can, compare ant battle strategies to other fictional military blunders, trace the long cinematic lineage of the Batusi, and compare the rivalry between Antz & A Bug's Life to a number of other similarly-paired films.

Episode 69 - Insect Politics (Antz)

Episode 70 - Dialing for Dollars (Shade)

Episode 71 - Boat Man Begins (Rambo)

Episode 72 - Keep Moving Forward (Rocky Balboa)

The Arms Race Podcast recaps its seventh season, tallies the carnage and gives out some awards from the previous twelve episodes. See you next season!

Season 7 Recap

The Arms Race Podcast is back for our commentary of 2017's Logan!

Bonus - Logan Commentary

Two friends attempt to determine once and for all which action star has the highest body count in movie history -- currently, by watching every Sylvester Stallone movie one at a time. Formerly the Bad Puns and Machine Guns Podcast.