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#1 Posted: 2/16/2012 11:42:20 AM
It was really the first movie that I remember recording on television and watching 50 to 75 times. It had action and “Who's the Boss” star Alyssa Milano, but most of all it had Arnold Schwarzenegger kicking behind and taking names.
I threw out to my follwers on Twitter if the flick deserved to be mentioned among the best of the decade. I was of course laughed at but it got me thinking - maybe Commando, as awesome as it was for me from age 7 to 10, might not even make my all-time Arnold Top 5 movie list.
I must not be the only one watching classic Schwarzenegger films because TMZ is leading me to believe Maria Shriver isn't ready to say "hasta la vista, baby" to her hubby even though he plowed and impregnated that ugly nanny.
OK, back on topic. Here are my Top 5 favorite Arnold movies:
No. 1 - Predator
There's no questioning this flick's place in history. It's the perfect combination of sci-fi and action jammed into 107 minutes.
It's wonderfully cast with Carl Weathers, Bill Duke and Jesse "The Body" Ventura playing strong supporting roles behind Schwarz’s lead character Dutch.
The movie's success spawned a series of disappointing sequels and branch offs, the worst of which was the sequel starring Danny Glover - who as it turns out, is definitely too old for this garbage.
My favorite parts of Predator mostly include Bill Duke and Carl Weathers exchanging pleasantries - "You're ghosting us motherf*&ker!" - but there's no doubt which part is the best sequence in the move. The handshake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxfbQ8WuI0&feature=related
No. 2 - Terminator
Although James Cameron does a helluva job with the sequel, I've got the original a notch above because we see Arnold in an unfamiliar role as the villain.
Seeing the Schwarz as the bad guy is pretty bad behind. The scene at the police station of him blowing apart all those cops... legendary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inkr6UG3I8k
No. 3 - Terminator 2 (Judgement Day)
Probably a better movie than the original but Arnold isn't as nearly as recklessly violent in this one. I don't want to see The Terminator high-fiving Eddie Furlong. I wanna see him driving a car through a f$%cking police station.
That's why there's no doubt this is the best part of Terminator 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RITE-FiW5Gg
No. 4 - Total Recall
There's an element of cheese in this movie but really it was another beautiful action/sci-fi combo. You've got Mars, Sharon Stone in her prime and three-boobed aliens. What more could a guy want?
Oh yeah, eyes popping out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpUVPvsIF5w
No. 5 - Commando
Whew. You made it, Matrix. It was down to you or Eraser – an underrated Arnold move, in my opinion. I already told you all the reasons I loved Commando. I'll leave you with one of Arnold's best lines ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_UXvGtWX_0
What do you guys think? Did I miss any from my list? |
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#2 Posted: 2/16/2012 12:10:55 PM Kindergarden Cop
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#3 Posted: 2/16/2012 12:12:28 PM Predator is definitely number 1. i mean, it has two state governers in it.
and I know Amp was joking, but I honestly like Kindergarten Cop. |
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#4 Posted: 2/16/2012 12:21:16 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by Gunners:
Predator is definitely number 1. i mean, it has two state governers in it.
and I know Amp was joking, but I honestly like Kindergarten Cop.
I was partly joking...obviously they are his "cheesy" movies, but yes I like Kindergarden cop and Jingle all the way has some entertaining parts
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#5 Posted: 2/16/2012 12:33:38 PM 
I agree with your list.
My top favorite arnold movies: Predator, Terminator movies, Total Recall, Commando, True Lies, Last Action Hero, Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, Twins, and The 6th Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi0xFSiqPeA Arnold Shwarzenegger Yelling. He had the funniest yells, when he was angry or in pain ahhhhhhhhhh him and van damme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gOourrZGo8 were the best at it. They should have made an action movie together.
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#6 Posted: 2/16/2012 12:45:04 PM |
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#7 Posted: 2/16/2012 1:29:24 PM
T1 and T2 or me. not much else is close
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#8 Posted: 2/16/2012 1:43:17 PM |
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#9 Posted: 2/16/2012 2:17:47 PM
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#10 Posted: 2/16/2012 2:26:34 PM |
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#11 Posted: 2/16/2012 2:27:49 PM Twins was the garbage.
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#12 Posted: 2/16/2012 2:48:04 PM T2 was hands down his best
Kindergarten Cop, Predator and Conan were also his better movies |
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#13 Posted: 2/16/2012 3:36:27 PM |
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#14 Posted: 2/16/2012 3:57:06 PM |
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#16 Posted: 2/16/2012 4:52:10 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by gold6185:
Beside those listed above-I thought Eraser was one of his better movies.
oh please, this move was straight crap. he kills alligators and says "you're luggage." they have a gun that shoots through walls but doesn't hurt the walls. and he somehow dodges the guns for the entire movie until he gets TWO of them himself and uses both at the same time. god that movie was crap. not to mention that dumb girl vanessa williams.
By the way, no matter how fast you're falling, as long as your parachute opens an instant before you actually hit the ground, you'll be fine.
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#17 Posted: 2/16/2012 6:02:15 PM |
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#18 Posted: 2/16/2012 6:29:12 PM It's Arnold-not Shakespeare.
You don't go watch Sly in "Cliffhanger" and go
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#19 Posted: 2/16/2012 6:31:22 PM
2. Terminator 2
3. Predator |
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#20 Posted: 2/16/2012 6:33:49 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by 666LES:
I'm thinking from Conan to KindergardenCop and even in TrueLies Arnold doesn't have a sex scene with a woman. Its hinted in Conan and the dark bedroom scene with JamieLee, but just homoerotic scenes without a shirt on. You notice that Jody Foster never has a love interest in her movies? Just saying.
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#21 Posted: 2/16/2012 6:36:11 PM
true lies, eraser, and pradtor would be in my next tier |
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#22 Posted: 2/16/2012 7:09:04 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by spockgato:
i would answer but " i aint got time to bleed ....."
Great line from Jesse" the Body" Ventura 
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#23 Posted: 2/16/2012 7:40:34 PM conan total recall...the chick with the 3 titties  |
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#24 Posted: 2/16/2012 7:55:10 PM 
"You should not drink & bake"
Total Recall........
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