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Conan the Barbarion
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6.12%
Conan the Distroyer
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The Terminator
8
16.33%
Commando
3
6.12%
Predator
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6.12%
Total Recall
4
8.16%
Terminator 2
23
46.94%
True Lies
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8.16%
Eraser
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other
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Favorite Auhnold action movie

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Old 06-25-03, 06:29 PM
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Favorite Auhnold action movie

Still after all these viewings over the years (and it was my first R rated movie I saw at the age of 8 on video) Terminator 2, followed by Eraser, and comando
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Of the ones you listed:

1) T2
2) T1
3) Predator
4) True Lies
5) Commando
6) Eraser
7) Total Recall
8) Conan The Barbarian
9) Conan The Destroyer
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The Terminator
Conan the Barbarian
Predator
Terminator 2
Total Recall
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PREDATOR five meter spread, no sound
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Terminator 2 followed by Terminator. Total Recall is a distant 3rd.
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Of the ones listed:

1. T1
2. Conan the Barbarian
3. Predator
4. Commando
5. T2
6. Conan the Destroyer
7. True Lies
8. Total Recall
9. Eraser
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1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2. The Terminator
3. Predator
4. Total Recall
5. True Lies
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No TWINS???

No HERCULES IN NEW YORK???

What kinda freakin' poll is this?!!

I guess i'm kinda nostalgic..I picked the first movie I saw him in [and that I actually paid attention to]...

the Terminator

accept no substitutes.

as for his other flicks...i'd have to say that Kindergarten Cop is always enjoyable*.

so is True Lies, Total Recall, Red Heat, the Running Man, Twins, Commando, the Conan movies [yes, both] & of course Predator.

but as far as i'm concerned, his star's been falling since '96**..


* [Let's hope Universal cleans this one up too like they did Midnight Run & Sneakers..]
** [Eraser was the last movie of his that I came close to enjoying..]
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T2
True Lies
Terminator
Total Recall
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Total Recall... although thats probably from childhood memories of watching the VHS with my brother.
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Conan The Barbarian
The Terminator
Predator
Total Recall
Terminator 2
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True Lies The Harrier Jet scenes, the gasoline flamethrower and his subsequent dive into the ocean are a step above the action in T2
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True Lies
T2
Predator
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So many to choose. I'll list 5.

5. Running Man- This along with Predator really deserve a SE. Anyway, this movie was American Gladiators on speed.
4. Commando- Out-Rambos Rambo.
3. Predator- The precursor to a hundred different comicbook matchups (Predator vs Alien vs Batman vs Spawn vs Superman vs Robocop vs Terminator)
2. Total Recall- Action/SciFi/Mind**** all in one.
1. Terminator 1/2- The final testament in proving that Arnold is the ultimate badass.

Arnold rocks hands down. Stallone, Segal, VanDamme and Lungdren have nothing on him.

I will admit that he's been on a decline. I liked just about everything he's been in but not much of it has come close to my top 5. Stallone though just needs to do another hardcore action film or just hang it up all together. VanDamme and Lungdren are doing StreetFighter2 so I'm happy in that regard (though it'll probably do them more damage than anything)

All in all I'm happy to still live in a day where cult icon action stars still exist no matter how bad their movies are.
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Predator, hands down.

You know, that gets me thinking, how has John McTiernan's career gone straight down the toilet? He used to be awesome.
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Originally posted by Rogue588


but as far as i'm concerned, his star's been falling since '96**..


* [Let's hope Universal cleans this one up too like they did Midnight Run & Sneakers..]
** [Eraser was the last movie of his that I came close to enjoying..]
Totally agree with you here! I'm hoping T3 may bring him back up a few notches.
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Well, since this wasn't asking which is the best movie, I'd have to go with True Lies for the action, for AHnold's interactions with Arnold, for the whole Bill Paxton sub-plot thing, and for his scenes with Jamie Lee.
The T movies and Predator were more riveting, but on an overall visceral enjoyment level: True Lies, although Eraser cracked me up more than once, especially with Robert Pastorelli's lines and Mikey's analysis of eastern european politics.
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Of the ones listed:

1. Terminator
2. Total Recall
3. T2
4. Predator
5. Eraser
6. True Lies
7. Commando

Never Seen: Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer
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1) Total Recall
2) Conan the Barbarian
3) Predator
4) Terminator
5) Commando

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The Running Man

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