Help me pick a Schwarzenegger movie!
Per some requests in my Gold Standard patron livestreams...here is a fully Schwarzenegger-themed poll haha
Feel free to suggest any other Schwarzenegger films below!
Comments (66)
Running Man was fun too. True Lies is a classic though.
I am so disappointed. Commando is a masterpiece.
Day 1 of requesting that you watch Speed Racer (2008). I know you choose by poll but unfortunately I don’t see this movie winning at any time
yeah True lies is probably better than all of these options tbh. Good action and fun also.
I think Natalie missed a trick, as we could have had "Jingle all the Way" as an Arnie Christmas Movie.
I love Phil Hartman in that movie!
True Lies and Last Action Hero. I’d love to see you finish the Terminator series too. Can’t beat a good Arnie movie.
True lies and kindergarten cop are both wins in my book
Conan the destroyer is arguably the more fun of the two movies.
True Lies and Kindergarten Cop are both fun. Don't listen to the Jingle All The Way people, it is easily one of Arnold's worst movies, and that's not me saying it, it's objectively panned by fans and critics alike, unless one was five when it came out.
I think you’d really like Last Action Hero. Also stars a much younger Charles Dance, who’s fantastic in it
I am not sure whether you would enjoy it or not, but I sure would like to see that reaction to Commando. Apex 80s.
Jingle All the Way (1996) should be the movie to watch!
[insert child side-eye meme GIF here]
If you do Total Recall (which looking at the poll you probably will) you could do RoboCop as well and complete all 3 Paul Verhoeven sci-fi classics (Starship Troopers being the one you already reacted to).
I second RoboCop. Maybe Nat could make a semi-realistic dystopian sci-fi poll with Robo, Dredd, Running Man, and Clockwork Orange. Or even something like Snowpiercer.
Missed opportunity to put jingle all the way on here
Kindergartener Cop better than all the above
Maybe she should wait to watch Kindergarten Cop in case she ever plays Silent Hill 1 on "the gaming side," lol. >Apparently, a remake is being made by the people who made the new version of Silent Hill 2.
Terminator 3 is a solid B- . I like it but it’s completely unnecessary. There are two good sequels to Terminator 2, The Sarah Conner Chronicles (TV Show) and Terminator: Dark Fate. Dark Fate is a different timeline to 3 and the rest of the sequels.
Terminator: Dark Fate is a way better 3rd Terminator movie than Rise of the Machines imo. It does make a couple of controversial choices though
Why no love for kindergarten cop? I think it would do Nat's heart good. And no jingle all the way for Christmas?
I can't tell if people are trolling her about Jingle All The Way, or if there was a demographic that grew up with that movie and thus have a blind spot to how un-Christmas-y it really was?
Terminator 2 is better than 3, and the original is probably the best (maybe for nostalgic reasons, though).
Counterpitch: Jingle All The Way
I've always been an Arnold fan. The Terminator is by and far my all time favorite movie. The order of awesome with Terminator movies is pretty much their release order. I can't turn my brain off to enjoy Terminator 3. It's that level of bad in my book. All of that being said, Arnold DOES HAVE OTHER MOVIES that he's done a great job with! I would totally begin Natalie's journey beyond Terminator with Conan the Barbarian. It's an awesome action flick that contains humor and laughs while also sticking true to what it is - a sword and sorcery story. It's fun and funny while being VERY violent. I won't try to mask that - it's pretty violent! hahaha, but if you can see past that then you'll dig on it. :) Total Recall's a cool movie but I don't feel that it's worth seeing before Conan. It's an action sci fi but without anything cool that the Alien franchise has. Commando's the only one on here that I don't have memorized from seeing it a bajillion times. I just don't find it to be thrilling in comparison to the others.
"Let me tell you of the days of HIGH Adventure!"
Twins or Junior would have been a fun, too.
"It's not a Junior"
I watched Terminator 1 and 2 as a kid in the 90s and at age 15 was more excited to see T3 in the cinema that I'd ever been for a film before. On that basis, I'd say, definitely do not pick T3. It's a complete waste of time and a betrayal of the franchise by an inferior writer to James Cameron. Total Recall is far superior, and is based on the works of the same author behind Minority Report and Blade Runner.
True lies
True lies!
I agree, Total Recall is a big win but True Lies should be part of this conversations! 😊
I can't recall if you have seen True Lies before, but that one is a MUST. However, a silly action movie that I always enjoyed as a kid was Eraser (1996) Fun and action.
Eraser was a blast to watch in theaters for me as a kid! hahahaha, it was a fun one!
Last Action Hero. 😎
You got true lies kindergarten cop or a Christmas movie jingle all the way.
True Lies is a great action comedy. Kindergarten. Cop is classic as well.
I think T3 could be replaced with True Lies or The Running Man, but otherwise a great list. He's got some bangers on his resume. Maybe not Junior, though...
lmao - Junior's fun if you can keep an open mind to silly/crazy science. xD
True Lies should be on the list for sure
Kindergarten Cop. "It's not a tumor!"
Ok if we are doing Total Recall we gotta do Robocop tho
True lies is a really fun film that i think you'd genuinely enjoy, its Arnold at his peak, it has jamie lee curtis as his costar and is even directed by james cameron, its an all round good time
Pretty much every time Arnold and James Cameron work together it's an awesome time for us. :)
True Lies. It just might tick all the boxes.
Conan what is best in life !?
LOVE THIS QUOTE!!
Last Action Hero may be most tailored for your meta Hollywood riffing sensibilities. Massive amount for you to dish on.
True Lies, like many others said, is a great movie.
There's so many great Arnie movies, that Nat was never going to be able fit them all in one poll. Hopefully there will be a round 2 next year sometime. Total Recall gets my vote this time. Jerry Goldsmith's score is definitely one of the greatest action scores ever composed 😊 Have a great day Nat 💛
Ah. Total Recall. A movie about the Tesla Cybertruck :)
True Lies is probably my favorite Schwarzenegger flick. Jingly All the Way seems like a good idea because of the holidays, but I seem to remember something about only one Christmas film for the season. From the list, I really like Conan the Barbarian and Commando, but Total Recall is my CLEAR favorite. edit: Yeah, there's a typo, but I refuse to fix it, lol.
No True Lies? Or Kindegarten Cop or Twins? I feel like you’re missing out on a great side of Arnold’s acting credits by not including more of his comedies and action comedies. And, come on, True Lies is top tier Arnold directed by James Cameron no less.
True Lies not on the poll? Maybe Natalie is going to give us an Arnie Double Feature and watch that one for sure, and then whatever wins this poll!
Jingle all the way! :D
True Lies is too good to miss
You should include some of the comedies with Arney, they are actually pretty campy and fun to watch.
Terminator 3 can be skipped. The only thing that makes it worth watching is its ending. The ending is great but everything before that is not good.
If Terminator won. Will you have to watch all 200 of them??😅😱
Commando, absolute classic.
Absolutely the time of year for Jingle all the way
My favourite film of his is 'The 6th day'
Underrated gem, definitely!
True lies is a must watch Also love last action hero & jingle all the way
I can't comment on Last Action Hero, but I enjoy the other two movies mentioned.
