Old School Arnie
 

The repeated mentions of Commando in the jason x thread inspired this...

Remember the old bad Arnold Schwarzeneggar movies, back when they were fun? Newer stuff like End of Days just didnt work, while Commando, Predator and Running Man are masterpieces...

I miss the old crappy one liners, the ridiulous or non-existant premises... Granted, he threw in Terminator and screwed up his run with a really good movie (I love predaator, but let's face it, it plays out like it was written by a 13 year old)

One o f his greatest worst line sever was in predator, he whips around and nails the guy to thew post with a knife and says "Stick around".


Oh, and Predator was kind of a horror movie, so no one give me any shit baout this not being horror related.

Yeah, Ahnald's total lack of acting ability didn't stop those movies from being fun. I don't know that I'd call Predator horror, but it was a great flick.

Worst one was Raw Deal...bad, bad, bad....

"The system gave him a raw deal...NOBODY gives HIM a raw deal!"

Liked the Running Man..."Hey Killien...was Sub-zero...now just PLAIN zero!"

The one that just didn't work for me was Total Recall...and that stinks because if was from Philip K. Dick...aka Mr. Bladerunner.

Funny, i like movies based on Dick's novels, but i read bladerunner and it was painful, i really did not like it.

I liked Total recall... Paul verhoven has a way of doing sci-fi that is uniquely his... Plus, i cant hate anything where a guy gets his arms chopped off by an elevator.

Interesting little side not: Phillip k dick wrote the original story that total recall was based on, then Piers Anthony wrote the novelization of the movie. Weird huh?

Yeah, total recall is probably my favourite...I just liked the blend of sci-fi and action, pretty damn decent plot too, and some of the more memorable one-liners.
I think the last Arnie film I really enjoyed was True Lies...eraser was "ok"...

Agreed. Eraser was like a half-hearted attempt to get back to the old stuff for arnie, but by then he had done Junior and that magic was GONE.

True lies rocked.... Jim Cameron can make anything good. Best character was Simon...

"I use the spy thing to pick up women, and it doesnt usually work. I've got a little dick! It's pathetic..."

I loved the two Conan movies. Yeah, I'll agree with Eraser trying to throw back to classic Arnie, but the attempt didn't o anything for me. That was around the en of the era of true classic action movies. No substance, all style & bad one liners.

Classic Ahnold definately rocks, though. I was kind of hoping he'd do Conan the King one day, but I think the chances are all but over.

I bet if someone told him there would be some busty extras he could grope, he might consider it :)



ANYTHING to get away from that gargoyle he's married to.. yeesh...

http://www.californiamuseum.org/imag...aria/maria.jpg

I recommend Asia Argento & Mila Jovovich in skimpy warrior girl outfits & swords.

I said busty... ;)


How about another Red Sonja? Throw Brigitte a bone, get her another job that doesnt involve screwing former members of Public Enemy.