Born To Watch - A Movie Podcast

1991 was a great year for the Born to Watch team and a great year for movies. Whitey and Dan attack the Silence of the Lambs (1991) with the same ferocity as Hannibal Lector did some liver and fava beans. Silence of the Lambs is one of the greatest movies of the generation and scooped the four major awards at the 1992 Academy Awards. Jodie Foster plays Clarice Starling and in doing so wins her sec...

Ghostbusters (1984) was the movie that created a revolution, the song, the merchandise, it was just a complete juggernaut. Three scientists start the very first paranormal investigation agency, The Ghostbusters after being kicked out of their University. They proceed to take New York City by storm capturing ghosts as well as the hearts of the public, but something sinister is brewing and our heroe...

A 20-year passion project for a BTW favourite director, James Cameron, AVATAR (2009) blew the world away with the beauty and danger of the moon of Pandora. AVATAR would take over from another Cameron blockbuster in TITANIC as the highest-grossing film of all time, and it sat on that perch for almost a decade. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, they take a back seat to the...

When Jordan Belfort finds a loop hole to get rich quick selling penny stocks, he charts a course to what he believes is his perfect life. Drugs, sex and money are three very strong motivators, and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) confirms that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Starring superstar Leonardo DiCaprio in the role that should have earned him an Oscar, he pushes the boundari...

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 Vietnam War movie directed by Stanley Kubrick. This is a Vietnam Movie like no other that follows the recruits from the hellish days of boot camp at Parriss Island to the killing fields of Vietnam. No movie had shown the life of a recruit and the boot camp hell they endured before and Full Metal Jacket certainly pulled no punches. Led by their brutal Gunnery Sargent Har...

Episode 17 - Since the 1950's people have been obsessed with creature feature films, with that decade being a highlight for the genre. B Grade movies are a special treat for those who love their movies with a side order of schlock. Made famous in Drive Ins the B Grade movie has a special place in cinema lore and when done well can be amazing. Tremors is a B Grade movie with an identity crisis, it...

Thirty Seven years in the making, was Top Gun: Maverick (2022) worth the wait? In short, it certainly was! But just how good was this blockbuster sequel that made the Navy cool in 1986? This is the movie that inspired 3 mates to start a podcast and was the very first episode we released. Unfortunately, Dan was unable to attend the movie and the Instant Reaction episode was only two of us. Now that...

Episode 15 - 1982 was a sleeper year for cinema with some of the most groundbreaking and genre-defining films being released. Sylvester Stallone stars in FIRST BLOOD, the action film that not only broke the mould but with its 2 sequels that were also released in the 80s went a long way to establishing the 80s as the decade of the action film.  There is no doubt that John J Rambo is one of two life...

Episode 14 - Sometimes a movie comes along and defines a generation, The Lost Boys could be just that movie. Released in 1987 this movie broke the mould of more traditional vampire films. With a great ensemble cast led by Kiefer Sutherland, he is joined by Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Jamie Gertz, and Dianne Weist for a fun and often scary vampire romp. The Lost Boys grossed over $32 million on its...

Episode 13 - The action movie that broke the mould, Die Hard is still as good today as it was when it was released in 1988.Spawning four more sequels, the franchise whilst very good never hit the heights of the 1988 original film. Bruce Willis exploded onto the scene after starring in the TV Series Moonlighting with Cybil Shepherd. Willis would then spend the better part of the next 2 decades as p...

Episode 12 - The BTW team put their special take on 1984's Beverly Hills Cop. Considered one of the most influential comedies of the 1980s, Beverly Hills Cop is a comedy/action movie starring Eddie Murphy as Detroit police detective Axel Foley. The movie was directed by Martin Brest and also starred Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, and Lisa Eilbacher. Beverly Hills Cop was a critical and commercial su...

The Born to Watch team gives their unique take on the 1989 sports/comedy - Major League. Starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Wesley Snipes, it follows the journey of a rag-tag band of misfits thrown together to lose and their road to redemption.  Major League is the movie that confirmed I was an Aussie who loved baseball. Sure there was The Natural, but the misfit Indians are the reason I lov...

Episode 10 - Road House the movie is a 1989  American action thriller film starring Patrick Swayze and directed by Rowdy Herrington. Swayze stars as Dalton a bouncer at the Jasper bar, The Double Deuce who tries to protect the small town from a corrupt businessman. Road House also stars Sam Elliot as the gruff bouncer Wade Garrett and for once he isn't sporting his trademark moustache but his voic...

Episode 9 - The Guard is a 2011 crime comedy film starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. The movie follows Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Gleeson), a small-town Irish police officer who is investigating a drug-smuggling operation with the help of FBI agent Wendell Everett (Cheadle). The Guard is a well-written and darkly humorous film that features excellent performances from both Gleeson and Cheadle. I...

Episode 8 - The movie Tombstone was released in 1993  and stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott and Bill Paxton. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $56 million at the box office. Tombstone is set in the town of Tombstone, Arizona in the year 1881. The story centres on Wyatt Earp (Russell) and his brothers Virgil (Elliott) and Morgan (Paxton). The Earps are hired by the town to...

Episode 7 - Jean Claude Van Damme burst into the mainstream after the 1988 martial arts movie - Bloodsport. Directed by Newt Arnold, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres. The film was released in the United States on February 5, 1988. Bloodsport is based on the allegedly true story of Frank Dux, an American martial artist who fought in underground Kumite matches in Hong Kong....

Episode 6 - The king of comedy himself Will Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a 39 year old man child who still lives with his Mum. John C. Reilly is Dale Doback a 40 year old loser who lives with his Dad, When their parents meet and fall in love their lives are about to change forever. This is a favourite of the Born to Watch team and we will discuss whether this movie has the best first 24 minutes in...

Episode 5 - Everyone's favourite super soldier Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as John Matrix a retired Colonel who is trying to live the good life with his daughter Jenny. When is old company is slain and they come after him and kidnaps is daughter (Alyssa Milano) John will have to do whatever it takes to get his daughter back. Leaving a path of destruction in his wake Arnie leaves no stone unturned...

Episode 4 - The Thing is a 1982 suspense movie masterpiece directed by John Carpenter and starring a BTW favourite Kurt Russell. 12 men are trapped in an Antarctic station with an alien with evil intentions. Loosely based on the Agatha Christie story - Ten Little Indians, The Thing is suspense movie making at its finest. The team at BTW couldn't wait to sink their teeth into this one, enjoy the sh...

Episode 3 - The first time the whole team is together in the Panic Room and we are talking about the 1991 blockbuster movie - Backdraft. We will answer all the big questions like, Why does fire growl like an animal? and, How does a man who is quite clearly scared of fire become a probationary fireman?  Ron Howard directs and Kurt Russell stars in what can only be described as a balls to the wall a...

Meet the team of Born to Watch and find out why we think we are the perfect guys to have started a movie podcast

Episode 2 - The Born to Watch team is at full strength as we embark on a deep dive into all things The Golden Child. We will discuss the movie in depth and ask all the hard-hitting questions, like, How old exactly was Eddie's leading lady when they made this film?  Sorry for the poor audio from Noosa.

Episode 1 - Born to Watch has been years in the making and that is where the similarities with Top Gun Maverick end. Join the two Matt's (Matt W and Matt G) as we explore the long anticipated Blockbuster that was 37 years in the making. We are missing one of our members which is a shame but the need for speed was too great and we had to forge on. Will it be one of the great movies of 2022 or just...