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Post by Blehschmidt on May 15, 2022 13:53:20 GMT -5
Terminator 2, Predator, and Running Man for me.
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Post by "Emperor Norton" (Mark T) on May 15, 2022 14:14:03 GMT -5
Pumping Iron, Connan, and the classic Terminator.
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Post by TTX on May 15, 2022 14:22:19 GMT -5
Conan, T2 and yes it's silly but Twins
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Post by "Emperor Norton" (Mark T) on May 15, 2022 17:49:12 GMT -5
Only two votes for Pumping Iron? Have you not heard about "the pump"? Do you not know this song?
Really, Arnold has had some great movie scores in his time, the three I cited maybe being chief among them. That Terminator theme gets me pumped every time. And did I mention about "the pump"?
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Post by paul on Nov 29, 2022 22:22:41 GMT -5
My Top 3:
1. The Terminator: The movie draws you in and keeps you hooked from the opening scene; one of the most effective opening scenes in film history! Arnold is fantastic as the villain even though he only has a few lines of dialogue. A criminally underrated film that deserved an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
2. Kindergarten Cop: Contains Arnold's best lines; "It's not a tum-ah", "There is no bathroom", "Who is your Daddy and what does he do?" Also love some of the kids answers to that question especially "My Dad's a gynecologist and he looks at vaginas all day long."🤣
3. Last Action Hero: I've never understood all the hate this movie gets. I thought it worked in it's own goofy way.
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Post by throwingtoasters on Nov 29, 2022 22:41:32 GMT -5
I don’t mind his movies but I haven’t seen them all. I voted Predator but Total Recall would be a close second.
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Post by Pariah on Nov 30, 2022 2:01:53 GMT -5
1. The Running Man
2. Total Recall
3. Predator
Honorable mention: Conan
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Post by victoryroll84 on Nov 30, 2022 7:58:14 GMT -5
Commando is an action movie classic! "Let off some steam Bennet!!"
Kindergarten Cop is also super quotable "I'm Da' party pooper!"
Eraser is another hidden gem nobody talks about either and needs more light on it
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Post by Blehschmidt on Nov 30, 2022 11:09:53 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Good that RT have a full list to go thru, but I really don't like seeing the newer terminators so high up on the list (feeding off the nostalgia). Well done Bat Nipples & Robin escaping last place?  While they certainly don't deserve to rank anywhere near Terminator 1 or 2 or any of Arnold's other classic films, I feel like Genisys and Dark Fate get a bad wrap. Genisys had the fun twist of the T1000 being in '84, and Sarah already being a bad ass when Reese arrived. Might just be personal taste, but I thought the timeline jumbling was fun. I thought Emilia Clarke was fantastic as Sarah Connor. Arnold as the Terminator that was "old, but not obsolete" was very well acted on his part. Yeah, John as the bad guy left a LOT to be desired, but over all I don't think it deserved the hate that it got. Dark Fate was actually a really good flick, but people were still mad about Genisys, and then they found out about the John twist in this one and never gave it a chance. Linda Hamilton as the angry, broken Sarah was brilliantly acted. Natalia Reyes was wonderful in her part as Dani growing from the confused girl distraught over the death of her family to accepting her fate in an absolutely believable way. Arnold's turn as Carl was both hilarious and well done, a unique take on a role he had played so many times already. The bad guy was the right level of menacing, and Gabriel Luna had just the right hint of Robert Patrick's T1000 going on to make it work. The Grace character wasn't my favorite, but I can see where she was necessary to the plot and the actress did a fine job. Over all, good action, good humor, and it was well put together. This one absolutely did not deserve to bomb the way it did. |
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Post by paul on Nov 30, 2022 12:03:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Good that RT have a full list to go thru, but I really don't like seeing the newer terminators so high up on the list (feeding off the nostalgia). Well done Bat Nipples & Robin escaping last place? While they certainly don't deserve to rank anywhere near Terminator 1 or 2 or any of Arnold's other classic films, I feel like Genisys and Dark Fate get a bad wrap. Genisys had the fun twist of the T1000 being in '84, and Sarah already being a bad ass when Reese arrived. Might just be personal taste, but I thought the timeline jumbling was fun. I thought Emilia Clarke was fantastic as Sarah Connor. Arnold as the Terminator that was "old, but not obsolete" was very well acted on his part. Yeah, John as the bad guy left a LOT to be desired, but over all I don't think it deserved the hate that it got. Dark Fate was actually a really good flick, but people were still mad about Genisys, and then they found out about the John twist in this one and never gave it a chance. Linda Hamilton as the angry, broken Sarah was brilliantly acted. Natalia Reyes was wonderful in her part as Dani growing from the confused girl distraught over the death of her family to accepting her fate in an absolutely believable way. Arnold's turn as Carl was both hilarious and well done, a unique take on a role he had played so many times already. The bad guy was the right level of menacing, and Gabriel Luna had just the right hint of Robert Patrick's T1000 going on to make it work. The Grace character wasn't my favorite, but I can see where she was necessary to the plot and the actress did a fine job. Over all, good action, good humor, and it was well put together. This one absolutely did not deserve to bomb the way it did. I have to respectfully disagree with you on Genisys. I felt all the timeline jumping made the story far too convoluted and confusing. I checked out part way through and as a result I swore off watching any further movies in the series. I don't want my love of the franchise to be diminished any further. While I enjoyed Rise Of The Machines I almost want to just accept the Easter Egg alternate ending on the T2 Special Edition DVD as the end of the series. But to each their own. Heck, I enjoyed Last Action Hero which very few people liked. |
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