Schwarzenegger 80's Action

[mozfonky]

The thing he had was he was absolutley bursting at the seams with natural charisma and physical presence. It made him watchable no matter what role you put him in, but obviously the Terminator and Conan roles were tailor made for him.

By the time we got to Predator in 1987 we didnt give a shit about his accent, or acting, thats what we paid to see!

for a lot of males, I guess he's some sort of ideal but I always thought guys like him, Van Damme, Seagal, etc., were just terrible. Seagal isn't even that bad an actor but just his attitude rubbed me wrong. Arnold, for what it's worth, had often just came off like a total dick. Reading about how Stallone's body compared to his or watching the Pumping Iron scenes where he fucks with a sympathetic Ferrigno or talks about cumming all the time. Part of that's me, I never liked people talking that kind of shit to me for absolutely no reason, and men are often like that, even older men and it's a major reason i hate going to gyms today. I hate being fucked with, especially by people I could kill if I needed to. Leave people alone.

As far as the acting, had he not done the casting couch allegedly, he would have never even gotten movies that anyone wanted to see. Those were decent to really good/great movies without his contributions. Anyone with a body could have pulled some of those roles off. It did not hurt that he was intelligent and made great choices and was strategic just like he was with bodybuilding. There is no arguing his work ethic or pragmatism.

Also, I like the Arnold of today, watching him speak in an elder's tone in an encouraging manner with utter sincerity after the Charlie Kirk shooting about how we need to work things out, that is not the same guy from the 70's and 80's.

 

[HHJ]

for a lot of males, I guess he's some sort of ideal but I always thought guys like him, Van Damme, Seagal, etc., were just terrible. Seagal isn't even that bad an actor but just his attitude rubbed me wrong. Arnold, for what it's worth, had often just came off like a total dick. Reading about how Stallone's body compared to his or watching the Pumping Iron scenes where he fucks with a sympathetic Ferrigno or talks about cumming all the time. Part of that's me, I never liked people talking that kind of shit to me for absolutely no reason, and men are often like that, even older men and it's a major reason i hate going to gyms today. I hate being fucked with, especially by people I could kill if I needed to. Leave people alone.

I dont think Arnold was an asshole in Pumping Iron. He was just fuckin w Ferrigno cos he's super competitive, and if ya gonna compete for Mr. UNIVERSE, gonna try to take it from someone else, ya gotta be able to deal with guys like that. Situations like that. It's good for you. It makes you stronger mentally to have adversaries like Arnold was. Lou never took it personally, he took it in stride. And it wasnt really personal for Arnold either. I'm sure they remained great friends.

 

[mozfonky]

Predator and Terminator are both at the top for me.

I rewatched the Running Man a few weeks back and it’s really bad.

wow, i liked it, always did. most of those movies are decent, I think movies like Red Heat or some of the others that I can't remember weren't so good but he just kept grinding.

 

[mozfonky]

I dont think Arnold was an asshole in Pumping Iron. He was just fuckin w Ferrigno cos he's super competitive, and if ya gonna compete for Mr. UNIVERSE, gonna try to take it from someone else, ya gotta be able to deal with guys like that. Situations like that. It's good for you. It makes you stronger mentally to have adversaries like Arnold was. Lou never took it personally, he took it in stride. And it wasnt really personal for Arnold either. I'm sure they remained great friends.

I don't care, I don't like that shit, I've personally never liked being fucked with and I take the shit seriously, it's not just champions, it's common because we're all taught to be aggressive and competitive as men. It fucks things up, it doesn't help anyone. At any rate, those things did his image no good and the t-shirt stuff was even worse for that one guy, he actually would get booed afterwards. Bill waltz? I'm fuzzy on the name and people have said that stuff was set up to make a bit of drama for the docu.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Sniping people 80' up with an MP5, one handed, while driving in the dirt.

Classic 80s skillset, rarely seen in the modern world. Arnie bless.

 

[El Chimpo]

Predator 1
Terminator 2
Commando 3

 

[HHJ]

I don't care, I don't like that shit, I've personally never liked being fucked with and I take the shit seriously, it's not just champions, it's common because we're all taught to be aggressive and competitive as men. It fucks things up, it doesn't help anyone. At any rate, those things did his image no good and the t-shirt stuff was even worse for that one guy, he actually would get booed afterwards. Bill waltz? I'm fuzzy on the name and people have said that stuff was set up to make a bit of drama for the docu.

The problem is, if you cant just take that stuff in stride, it can always be used against you. Probably shouldnt compete against other people if it bothers you that much. It obviously didnt fuck Arnold's image up at all, cos he wound up bein the most interesting and entertaining dude on there. Get a bunch of big ego muscle men trying to be the best, that is what ya gonna get.

 

[HHJ]

Also, I like the Arnold of today, watching him speak in an elder's tone in an encouraging manner with utter sincerity after the Charlie Kirk shooting about how we need to work things out, that is not the same guy from the 70's and 80's.

His motivational stuff is great to watch, he obviously made something of himself despite heavy odds against him, so its good to listen to a guy like that talk about this kind of stuff. He had to have alot of people telling him he'd never be anything in Hollywood, he didnt change his name or do anything to fit in better too.

 

[Natural Order]

LOL @ how calm and unphased BA and Face are up front....

 

[Otto!]

It aint aged as well as the other movies, and the book it's based on is way better, but it's still dumb 80's fun.


It's too bad video games back then couldnt handle this kind of action, shit's begging to be a game, just so this maginficent guy could be in it

Smash TV was as good as we could get

wow, i liked it, always did. most of those movies are decent, I think movies like Red Heat or some of the others that I can't remember weren't so good but he just kept grinding.

I did love it when it came out, but it hasn’t aged well, especially compared to some of his better ones.

Being a teenager in the 80s was truly awesome, movie wise.

 

[mozfonky]

The problem is, if you cant just take that stuff in stride, it can always be used against you. Probably shouldnt compete against other people if it bothers you that much. It obviously didnt fuck Arnold's image up at all, cos he wound up bein the most interesting and entertaining dude on there. Get a bunch of big ego muscle men trying to be the best, that is what ya gonna get.

Look man, I'm old, i'm not competing with anyone, these days I'll just tell someone to fuck off or act like i'm insane to get them to back the fuck off. I just don't like it, I don't have to like it and as a fighter, most of the real fighters did not do that to me or each other, it was always the wannabes. Your way doesn't have to be my way. I know I can hurt most people, I don't have to lord it over them or even respond, leave me the fuck alone. The most dangerous guys I've come across aren't a pain in the ass it's almost always the loser pissants.

 

[mozfonky]

I did love it when it came out, but it hasn’t aged well, especially compared to some of his better ones.

Being a teenager in the 80s was truly awesome, movie wise.

it was, we had Eddie on the comedy front, Prince, MJ and the Boss on the music front and Stallone, Arnold and a million terrific movies to choose from. It's crazy to think how some of those guys ended up. The Charlie Sheen bio was interesting, Michael J. Fox seemed like he'd have an ideal life, Cosby ended up being a serial rapist.

 

[HHJ]

Look man, I'm old, i'm not competing with anyone, these days I'll just tell someone to fuck off or act like i'm insane to get them to back the fuck off. I just don't like it, I don't have to like it and as a fighter, most of the real fighters did not do that to me or each other, it was always the wannabes. Your way doesn't have to be my way. I know I can hurt most people, I don't have to lord it over them or even respond, leave me the fuck alone. The most dangerous guys I've come across aren't a pain in the ass it's almost always the loser pissants.

I wont try to change your mind, but I think some competitive tomfoolery can be good and I'll leave it at that.

 

[mozfonky]

His motivational stuff is great to watch, he obviously made something of himself despite heavy odds against him, so its good to listen to a guy like that talk about this kind of stuff. He had to have alot of people telling him he'd never be anything in Hollywood, he didnt change his name or do anything to fit in better too.

Arnold is one of the more complex people I've ever seen. He could be conniving and scheming or brutally honest and very sincere. Many sides to his personality. He's a very, very intelligent man and no doubt very interestng.

 

[HHJ]

Arnold is one of the more complex people I've ever seen. He could be conniving and scheming or brutally honest and very sincere. Many sides to his personality. He's a very, very intelligent man and no doubt very interestng.

He said something like, I can't be President because I was not born in America, maybe we should do something to change that eh? and winks.

I just like how he thinks. He automatically doesnt give a shit about what someone says cant be done.

 

[Prex32]

tough choice between Terminator and Predator

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Arnold's 80s movies were the most quotable, while his 90s movies are his best (Terminator 2, Total Recall, True Lies).

For me his top 80s movies are Predator, Commando, The Running Man and T1. Honorary mentions for the two Conan movies, Twins and Raw Deal

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

tough choice between Terminator and Predator

I agree. Still deciding.

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

Arnold's 80s movies were the most quotable, while his 90s movies are his best (Terminator 2, Total Recall, True Lies).

For me his top 80s movies are Predator, Commando, The Running Man and T1.

In my opinion True Lies was Arnold's last good movie. Everything else that followed was meh or bad.

 

[mozfonky]

In my opinion True Lies was Arnold's last good movie. Everything else that followed was meh or bad.

now that you mention it, has he done any really hit movies after that? I think the Last Action Hero was his first major mistep. End Of days, I'm not sure about, I don't remember much about it though even though I saw it. When I do watch his acting these days, he's actually better now, it's almost like his veteran status and his confidence, nothing to prove, just has him relaxing enough to be convincing.

For whatever reason, there was a major element of schlockiness and humor associated with his prime movies. Comedians like Pablo Francisco built part of his career off of "The Little Tortilla Boy" starring Arnold as a mexican tortilla sales man I guess, funny as hell and full of all the stock Arnie movie mannerisms and sounds.