In anticipation of his 77th birthday, we appraise the monolithically musclebound Austrian’s action-packed oeuvre

They are:

  1. The Terminator (1984)
  2. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
  3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  4. Total Recall (1990)
  5. Predator (1987)
  6. Commando (1985)
  7. The Running Man (1987)
  8. Pumping Iron (1977)
  9. Stay Hungry (1976)
  10. The Last Stand (2013)
  11. The Expendables 2 (2012)
  12. Sabotage (2014)
  13. Raw Deal (1986)
  14. True Lies (1994)
  15. Last Action Hero (1993)
  16. Eraser (1996)
  17. Maggie (2015)
  18. Escape Plan (2013)
  19. End of Days (1999)
  20. Twins (1988)
  • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
    2·
    4 months ago

    I gotta be honest I never saw any of those ones, or the ones from the 70s. I am only agreeing with the list insofar as it ranks the ones I am familiar with.

    • NasanEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      You’re in for a treat. True Lies would be at the very least in the top 10 for me personally, Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold both help keep the movie from being too serious compared to the typical 80s era stuff.

      Last Action Hero is fun but wasn’t well received when it came out. Pokes fun at the over the top action movies that came before it. Actually surprised to see it on this list at all. Would still recommend it though.