Fighting On Film

We round out Merc Month 3 with 1997's Assault on Devil's Island, starring Hulk Hogan and the late Carl Weathers. The film was made by Nitro who broadcast the WCW wrestling fights in a move into original programming. Robbie confesses his fear of sharks and we have a special festive large question. Join us for more and Merry Xmas!

Steven Seagal 'Stars' in Under Siege often referred to as 'Die Hard on a ship'. The film was a smash at the box office in 92' and is also often regarded as Seagal's best film to date, how do the boys rank it? Join us to find out...

Yippee Ki‐Yay! This Xmas season we cover three mercenary films in Merc Month 3, kicking off with 1990s 'Die Hard 2'. Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane as he battles a group of mercs in an airport as Christmas approaches. The sequel blew away the original at the box office and has become a firm action genre favourite. The boys talk Glock 7s, one liners and Colm Meany as we start Merc Month 3!Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.

This week we look back at Ridley Scott's 'Black Hawk Down', often lauded as a modern classic of the war movie genre. We talk through the film's gargantuan ensemble cast, its fascinating production and wax lyrical over some of the movie's most memorable scenes.We would also like to take a moment to thank all of our listeners for joining us on our journey through the war movie genre, we couldn't be more thrilled to reach 200 episodes and look forward to the next 200! Join us for this week's special bumper episode! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.

Steve McQueen's new film is set during the London Blitz in 1940, staring Saorsie Ronan and new comer Elliot Heffernan, alongside an ensemble cast. The film tackles daily life during the raids and the story of one boys journey to get back to his mother.Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.

Foxhole is an ambitious film set during three wars which spam from the American Civil War to the War in Iraq in 2004. This independent feature tries to tell three, thematically related, stories over the course of over 100 years. But does Jack Fessenden's Foxhole stick the landing? Join us to find out...Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.

Join us this week as we discuss the greatest piece of French cinema you've never seen! The boys discuss an incredible French Army training film 'Le combat motorisé dans les localités' or 'Motorized Combat in the Localities' in which a French unit must retake a town from blue-face alien mutants (no really!). [You can watch the film here - https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/le-combat-motorise-dans-les-localites.html]Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.

This week we bring you an early review of a new Belgian film - 'The Last Front', staring Iain Glen of Game of Thrones fame. He portrays a farmer thrust into fighting at the beginning of the First World War as his Belgian town is set upon by a German unit. We also have the large question and some Moomin based war film title puns...Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.

We dish out a big helping of Macaroni Combat this week with the 1978 Euro War feature 'The Inglorious Bastards'. This classic is part 'Dirty Dozen' part 'The Train', a relentless action film that never ceases to amaze. Join us as we tell all about this cult classic, we also cover which films you'd like to have been behind the scenes on in this week's large question!Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code FoF20 at check out at for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.