Which is your favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movie and why?
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Total Recall. Peak late 80's early 90's sci-fi action movie. Pastel colour ways, ostentatious fashions, funny but gross special effects that aren't CGI, humour that is truly of its time, self aware, really shit fighting, fun story.
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Thats amazing and proves Predator is the best Arnold movie.
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This reminds me of Bridgette Wilson...God she was cute
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I have not seen Last Action Hero in a long time. I need to watch it again.
This is the correct answer, really. But overall for me it's Commando.
Total Recall is also my favorite. I'm a sucker for good sci-fi and it cannot be understated the contributions Schwarzenegger made to the genre. I even remember the build-up to the movie. The scene where he goes through the X-ray at the airport had an entire segment on Good Morning America about the money spent on it and how groundbreaking it was. I was also really excited for the trailer, the moment when Benny revealed his mutant arm I was pretty much sold. It has amazing one-liners, great visuals, and a plot that leaves the question open...is he living out a fantasy in his mind or did the events really happen? I could watch that movie on repeat.
Terminator 2 because it is the single best action movie ever made and Arnold is a huge reason why that is
I'm sorry but last action hero is a must in this list.
Such a fun movie, and it's even better now.
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I think the somewhat ambiguous ending is what I love about it too. It's been so many years since I've seen it though. I don't remember many details anymore and I don't remember whether it turned out to be a dream or not. Do you know?
I read an article that Verhoeven purposely left it ambiguous. So it's really up to the viewer. Personally, I actually think it's all in his head. All the clues from his visit to Recall point to that. When they are putting him under, the lab workers mention blue skies on Mars and alien artifacts. The biggest clue comes when he describes his perfect mate, the final result is an image of Mileena. Too big of a coincidence for me.
Edit: That said, he did dream of Mileena ahead of time, so maybe the monitor thing isn't as big of deal now that I think of it.
Tough question. Predator probably my favorite overall and yet Commando is the most fun and has the most Arnold one-liners
A lot of my favorite works are some of the worst movies.
The Running Man is a movie I can watch any time any day and enjoy. The incredibly forced one liners foreshadow his Mr. Freeze performance and the over the top nonsense of the movie's plot gets buried under the weight of Arnie, Jessie Ventura, and Richard fucking Dawson. It's brilliant and insane and I love it. This is my favorite Arnold movie and it's not even close.
Honorable mention to True Lies and Last Action Hero. TL got worse with age and LAH actually got better with time.
The Running Man is a movie I can watch any time any day and enjoy. The incredibly forced one liners foreshadow his Mr. Freeze performance and the over the top nonsense of the movie's plot gets buried under the weight of Arnie, Jessie Ventura, and Richard fucking Dawson. It's brilliant and insane and I love it. This is my favorite Arnold movie and it's not even close.
Honorable mention to True Lies and Last Action Hero. TL got worse with age and LAH actually got better with time.
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See now I'm torn, as I think Predator edges best movie but Commando is by far the better musical
No love for Junior or End of Days? /s
I loved Terminator 1/2 (1 more for the horror/80s dread, 2 is more of a popcorn flick) , The Running Man, Total Recall, and I vaguely remember Conan. Never saw Commando nor Predator but I'm sure they hold up well. Any movie where he has hilarious one-liners such "GET TO DA CHOPPA" and "Come with me if you want to live" are the best. I also loved seeing him ham it up in Batman and Robin as Mr. Freeze. "All right everybody *pause* chill" gets to me every time.
I loved Terminator 1/2 (1 more for the horror/80s dread, 2 is more of a popcorn flick) , The Running Man, Total Recall, and I vaguely remember Conan. Never saw Commando nor Predator but I'm sure they hold up well. Any movie where he has hilarious one-liners such "GET TO DA CHOPPA" and "Come with me if you want to live" are the best. I also loved seeing him ham it up in Batman and Robin as Mr. Freeze. "All right everybody *pause* chill" gets to me every time.
Huge Arnold fan.
T1, Commando, Total Recall, True Lies are all top notch.
He's got some other pretty good movies too ;)
T1, Commando, Total Recall, True Lies are all top notch.
He's got some other pretty good movies too ;)
Commando
It's one of my all-time favorite movies in general. I love the one-liners, as well as the sheer ridiculousness as far as how everything unfolds. Just watching Arnold recklessly force his way through every single situation with very little in the way of ultimate consequence is really entertaining.
It's one of my all-time favorite movies in general. I love the one-liners, as well as the sheer ridiculousness as far as how everything unfolds. Just watching Arnold recklessly force his way through every single situation with very little in the way of ultimate consequence is really entertaining.
There is nothing wrong with that. It's a great movie and totally underrated!
The book (Running Man) would have made a much better movie if they had been faithful to the source, especially if casting Michael Biehn instead of Arnold.
Best movies Terminator 1 then Conan 1.
Commando & Kindergarten Cop are up there in the ones that I've seen the most. It's been a long time since I've rewatched his other stuff, though. I also want to throw in Jingle All The Way; It's one of my favorite christmas movies.
I remember when I was a kid my Dad would let me stay up and watch the heavily edited Total Recall that was on cable at night every now and then. I loved that movie and one year I got it on VHS as a gift and must have watched it another 100 times.
It's my go to Arnold movie.
It's my go to Arnold movie.
Either Total Recall or Predator. Both are immensly quotable, gory classics with few weaknesses.
But then again, the first two Terminators are fantastic as well. This is too hard...
But then again, the first two Terminators are fantastic as well. This is too hard...
T1, just like the first Alien, is a full on horror movie to me. Both sequels(T2 and Aliens) ramped up the action and lost that vibe. I get why people like T2 better, its a large movie in many ways. But T1 for life.
Followed by the first Conan. Any movie that has plot reasons for his bad acting helps.
Followed by the first Conan. Any movie that has plot reasons for his bad acting helps.
