8: Hard Target (1993) / Hard Target 2 (2016)

When John Woo first took his signature style of wanton explosive action fervor international, he teamed up with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Lance Henriksen to trade the neon painted rain-slicked pavement of Hong Kong for a muggy, dusty town of drifters and lawless chaos. Hard Target proved that Woo could take his towering vision of action anywhere and turn in a brutal face melter. 23 years later, DTV sequel cleanup director Roel Reiné took up the help for another fists flying take on The Most Dangerous Game, this time starring Scott Adkins stepping into his idol's shoes. Listen this week as Jack and Vaughn discuss the storied brilliance of John Woo, the beauty of the 90s' greatest mullet, acrobatic martial arts, the life and times of one John Rambo, and more.

We’ll be back next week for a Christmas Day special about everyone's favorite festive skyscraper meltdown Die Hard – but until then, for more words, thoughts, and action adoration, find us all around the internet.

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