Nick de Semlyen

I reallllly enjoyed this cultural history of the stars and movies within the muscle boom boom sub genre!

Well written, high-level overview of multiple 80s action stars. How the broke onto the scene was interesting. At the end, found myself wondering why I cared about any of this, though that is no fault of the book.

A great sendup of the major action icons of the 1980s, including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, and Dolph Lundgren. Totally engaging read, especially if you are a fan of the genre.

Read mostly like a list of movies made by comedians of the seventies & eighties with a handful of stores that felt like they were lifted from magazines.