Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ranking His Action Movies!
Kyle Wilson at ScreenRant posted Every Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Movie Ranked From Worst To Best. I love lists and decided to play along. Here’s how things shook out:
Wilson |
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28. Batman And Robin (1997) |
28. Conan The Destroyer (1984): I couldn’t believe the drop in quality from Conan to Conan the Destroyer. |
27. Red Sonja (1985) |
27. Red Sonja (1985): Sometimes it is better to say nothing. |
26. The Expendables 3 (2014) |
26. End Of Days (1999): I don’t remember much about End of Days other than not liking it. |
25. The Expendables (2010) |
25. The 6th Day (2000): See above. |
24. The Expendables 2 (2012) |
24. Batman And Robin (1997) was an all around over-the-top mess. |
23. Collateral Damage (2002) |
23. Collateral Damage (2002): I don’t remember much about this at all and that’s never good. |
22. The 6th Day (2000) |
22. The Running Man (1987): This just didn’t work for me on any level – it wasn’t funny and it wasn’t scary. |
21. Terminator Genisys (2015) |
21. Kindergarten Cop (1990): I thought it was just okay. |
20. Raw Deal (1986) |
20. Raw Deal (1986): I want to revisit Raw Deal. I thought it was okay with the potential to be better. I want to see how it has aged. |
19. Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003) |
19. Terminator Genisys (2015): Another okay film. |
18. Conan The Destroyer (1984) |
18. Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003): See above. |
17. Eraser (1996) |
17. Red Heat (1987): Like Raw Deal, this had potential. I need to revisit it. |
16. End Of Days (1999) |
16. The Last Stand (2013): was better than I thought it would be. |
15. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) |
15. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019): While not on the level of the first two Terminator movies, it is better than those that followed. |
14. Escape Plan (2013) |
14. Last Action Hero (1993): I liked this film! |
13. Red Heat (1987) |
13. Total Recall (1990): Another Arnold classic! |
12. Sabotage (2014) |
12. Escape Plan (2013): I liked it and was surprised at how well received it was by fans and critics. |
11. Last Action Hero (1993) |
11. The Expendables 3 (2014): Sly and Arnold IV (see above for III). |
10. The Last Stand (2013) |
10. The Expendables 2 (2012): Sly & Arnold II. |
9. Kindergarten Cop (1990) |
9. The Expendables (2010): Finally Sly and Arnold together in a movie! |
8. Conan The Barbarian (1982) |
8. Conan The Barbarian (1982): I am a big fan of this movie. I would love to see King Conan with the right script and director. |
7. True Lies (1994) |
7. Eraser (1996): I liked this better than most folks. I need to revisit it. |
6. Commando (1985) |
6. Sabotage (2014): Nice change of pace for Arnold. I’m a huge fan. |
5. The Running Man (1987) |
5. True Lies (1994): I wish we had sequels to this one. |
4. Predator (1987) |
4. Commando (1985): A great mix of action and humor! |
3. The Terminator (1984) |
3. The Terminator (1984): A classic! |
2. Total Recall (1990) |
2. Predator (1987): A classic. Too bad we never got a sequel with Dutch! |
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): IMHO, Arnold’s greatest film! |