Guest Guests · Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Have to go with T2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Tough call... if I had to pick one, I'd go with Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer as a double feature But Arnold has been the source of a lot of fun movie watching memories over the years, and even his cheesy "family" stuff is a lot of fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,325 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 28 minutes ago, arch_8ngel said: But Arnold has been the source of a lot of fun movie watching memories over the years, and even his cheesy "family" stuff is a lot of fun. His first movie (Hercules In New York - 1970) is pretty amusing for a really low budget fantasy comedy effort. His accent was so thick at the time that his voice was dubbed in by an unknown actor. The movie benefited from the presence of Arnold Stang who played Hercules' sidekick - the two worked really well together. Veteran actor James Karen also helped boost the quality of the production. Worth watching if you can catch it on cable. (It was later (much later) re-released with most of Arnold's original dialogue restored - which adds to the camp comedy value of the movie immensely.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 333 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Commando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,808 Events Team · Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Tabonga said: Did you ever see Red Sonja? He plays much the same character with a different name in that one. And how goes the Dumerest saga? Brigitte Nielsen at her finest. Yowza! Might as well be Conan. Red Sonja was originally a Robert E Howard character anyway. Haven't pursued any additional Dumerest books. I read the first book in the Deathworld series most recently. Not great but decent. I have a couple Conan collections that I occasionally read when I get a hankering. I've read maybe a third of the complete works. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 28 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: Brigitte Nielsen at her finest. Yowza! Might as well be Conan. Red Sonja was originally a Robert E Howard character anyway. Haven't pursued any additional Dumerest books. I read the first book in the Deathworld series most recently. Not great but decent. I have a couple Conan collections that I occasionally read when I get a hankering. I've read maybe a third of the complete works. The six stories that Robert Jordan wrote for Conan are compiled into two hardcovers and are a good read. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,091 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) Predator and Conan are top-notch, followed closely behind by T2, Total Recall and True Lies. But as someone said, most any Arnold movie from the 80's to early 90's is gonna entertain... Edited December 17, 2020 by Dr. Morbis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 987 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 T2. Then predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,325 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 8 hours ago, JamesRobot said: Haven't pursued any additional Dumerest books. I read the first book in the Deathworld series most recently. Not great but decent. That series is pretty meh. The second book is probably the best since Harrison uses his signature wry humor to the max in that one. Good idea for a series that just never really pans out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,325 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, arch_8ngel said: The six stories that Robert Jordan wrote for Conan are compiled into two hardcovers and are a good read. Howard's King Kull and Bran Mak Morn stories are worth reading - particularly since those are somewhat tied to Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos more than the Conan ones are. (Lovecraft and Howard were in close contact for a long time.) Edited December 17, 2020 by Tabonga 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighab | 58 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The Running Man. So many classic lines. Loved Richard Dawson in it too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 total recall is my favorite. last action hero predator no one ever mentions eraser.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,746 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 21 hours ago, RH said: (Slides my Kindergarten Cop VHS behind my back.) Last night I was thinking about Kindergarten Cop, so I came back here to see if anyone else had mentioned it. It's not my favorite, but it's up there. I was pretty young the first time I watched that movie. I was definitely into it for the funny scenes, but it also had just enough violence to scare the crap out of me at age 8. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,746 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 21 hours ago, RH said: (Slides my Kindergarten Cop VHS behind my back.) Last night I was thinking about Kindergarten Cop, so I came back here to see if anyone else had mentioned it. It's not my favorite, but it's up there. I was pretty young the first time I watched that movie. I was definitely into it for the funny scenes, but it also had just enough violence to scare the crap out of me at age 8. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,928 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: Last night I was thinking about Kindergarten Cop, so I came back here to see if anyone else had mentioned it. It's not my favorite, but it's up there. I was pretty young the first time I watched that movie. I was definitely into it for the funny scenes, but it also had just enough violence to scare the crap out of me at age 8. Yeah, we had taped it off of TV when I was a kid. Other than Conan which I had caught on TBS once, it was the probably the only Arnie film I had seen. Regardless, I loved it as a kid so there's definitely a bit of nostalgia for that one. I probably haven't seen it in 20 years though, so there's a fair chance it's not as great as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,746 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 minute ago, RH said: I probably haven't seen it in 20 years though, so there's a fair chance it's not as great as I recall. Same. I definitely need to rewatch it because I'm curious if I would still like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said: no one ever mentions eraser.... I used to love that movie when it came out but watched it a few years ago and it was pretty terrible. The 'you're luggage' line is pretty sweet when he shoots the croc but otherwise the movie is completely forgettable. I prefer Collateral Damage to Eraser. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,325 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bighab said: The Running Man. So many classic lines. Loved Richard Dawson in it too! "He had to split!" I also liked Mick Fleetwood's cameo in that movie. Not to mention Dweezil Zappa. Edited December 17, 2020 by Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 528 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1. True Lies 2. The Last Action Hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,746 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 True Lies is pretty good. I watched that one fairly recently and I thought it still held up well today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,026 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I don't even have to think about this. Total Recall. So good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Andy_Bogomil said: I used to love that movie when it came out but watched it a few years ago and it was pretty terrible. The 'you're luggage' line is pretty sweet when he shoots the croc but otherwise the movie is completely forgettable. I prefer Collateral Damage to Eraser. i have to be honest i havent seen it in years. i did see it in theater back then. i remeber the croc scene.... thats it lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 854 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 in descending order: Total Recall. Running Man. Last Action Hero. T2. Predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,808 Events Team · Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Running Man is of course great. This is possibly my favorite scene in any movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 925 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Im really surprised by all the Running Man love. Not cuz its bad, but I never heard anyone really talk about it as much as the other bigger classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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