Top 10 SCHWARZENEGGER Films

Top 10 SCHWARZENEGGER Films

This list requires no introduction.

10) Raw Deal (1986)

Had it not been for Schwarzenegger, it’s unlikely that Raw Deal would have enjoyed a cinematic release. Despite the appalling plot, Schwarzenegger provides enough thrills to keep the audience entertained.

9) Red Heat (1988)

Red Heat is a buddy-cop action thriller which sees Schwarzenegger playing an emotionally-detached killing machine. What more needs to be said?

8) Commando (1985)

Commando – Schwarzenegger’s answer to Rambo – is non-stop action from start to finish. Schwarzenegger plays the role of Col. John Matrix, an ex-special forces operative who’s built like a tank. When his daughter (a young Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped, he becomes hell bent on rescuing her, flattening everything that gets in his way.

7) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Terminator 2 sees Schwarzenegger reprising his role as the T-800, a once ruthless killing machine. As a result of John Connor’s meddling, the T-800 in this film is no longer a terminator. When he’s not being bossed around by some whiny 10-year old, he’s being out-muscled by the little boy’s mother, Sarah Connor. The only person he actually kills in the film is himself. What a waste of space.

6) The Running Man (1987)

Set in a dystopian future, The Running Man is a game show which gives convicted criminals a chance of freedom. Against impossible odds, Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) – a wrongly convicted criminal – must beat the game show in order to save his own life.

5) True Lies (1994)

On the surface, this appears to be an over-the-top action film with a clichéd terrorist plot. In actual fact, True Lies is a sophisticated parody which features an excellent cast of characters. Jamie Lee Curtis getting her kit off is arguably the best scene of the film.

4) Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Before Schwarzenegger started work on this film, he already looked and sounded like a barbarian. Once he’d visited the costume department, Schwarzenegger was ready to play the role of Conan. It’s a superb film which features an amazing score by Basil Poledouris.

3) Predator (1987)

Schwarzenegger and a team of um, body-builders, are sent to Central America to wipe out a guerrilla army, only to be harassed by an extra terrestrial being. It’s a great script that’s performed admirably by the ridiculously-macho cast.

2) The Terminator (1984)

The original Terminator is better than Judgement Day for the following reasons: 1) The Terminator actually terminates people. 2) Linda Hamilton doesn’t look like a man. 3) There’s no shit 10-year-old.

1) Total Recall (1990)

Total Recall is Schwarzenegger at his most entertaining. As Douglas Quaid, he plays both a ruthless killing machine and a witty action hero. With the help of an excellent script, soundtrack and cast, Total Recall is Schwarzenegger’s finest film to date.

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