Your Top Five Arnold Schwarzenegger movies:
Conan the Barbarian: One of John Milius' meditations on war and the meaning of life. One of the reasons Conan works so well is its puny budget. Art through adversity as they say. Look at Conan the Destroyer. Well produced with an ample budget. Its decent enough, but not great. Conan the Barbarian had edge, it feels like the original Robert Howard Conan.
Terminator: Another low budget classic and James Cameron's first serious movie. Arnold turned down the lead, understanding that being the villain could launch his career. Smart man. 'I'll be back' is still a catch phrase. Again, the low budget gave it edge, a night film in LA's seedier side.
Predator: Great cast, a testosterone fueled romp with a great alien villain. I have always loved the scene where Dutch and his team take out the guerrilla base. Also Jesse Ventura's best role. John Singleton plays a very complex character. Feels like an 80's flick, taking place in Latin America, but not dated. More or less timeless.
Terminator II: Written about on this blog before. Just epic. It does feel very much like the early 90's.
Commando: I'm serious. Its a cheesy 80's action adventure with horrible dialogue and totally over the top action sequences. But if the question is, am I entertained, then the answer is yes. Dated but still fun to watch.
And the worst...
Last Action Hero: an epic bomb. Trying to do too much and be too cute. I saw it in the movies.
True Lies: Great cast, but I don't think its aged very well.
Raw Deal: Not one memorable moment from this movie.
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