Explodobook: The World of 80s Action Movies According to Smersh Pod

The 1980s. A time of fear: fear of the unknown, fear of your neighbours, fear of drugs, fear of sex, fear of strangers, fear of videos, and the very real fear that the world would end at any moment in an awful, and very sudden, nuclear attack.

However, in those times of turmoil and worry, there was a comfort that soothed the mind, and acted as a quiet balm: action movies.

Video shops were bursting at the seams with ra...