He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star.īy the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages.

The greatest immigrant success story of our time. I mean, it totally is, but you can try to prove me wrong with the poll below or in the comments.In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life. It’s just an overall fantastic movie, and definitely Arnold’s best.īut, hey, maybe YOU could try to convince ME that Total Recall isn’t Arnold’s best movie. Sci-fi is one of my favorite genres, but it can get a little boring at times. Total Recall is the greatest sci-fi movie I’ve ever seen, and it’s because it never loses sight of being enjoyable. It’s accessible! In fact, whenever anybody asks me if I could recommend any good sci-fi movies, I know they’re thinking I’m going to say stuff like 2001 or Solaris, but without fail, I always say Total Recall. But Total Recall does the best job of really feeling like sci-fi. It Is The Most Sci-Fi Film That Arnold Has Ever Been In But, I’ll get to the cerebral aspect later. Given the fact that this is likely all in Arnold’s character’s head, it’s really interesting to think what he could possibly represent in his mind. You wouldn’t think that somebody like him would haunt a big guy like Arnold, but he’s so intimidating that he’s downright creepy. I love this character because he’s relentless.

Even though he’s not the main antagonist of the film (That would be Cohaagen, played by Robocop’s Ronny Cox), he’s the one who presents the biggest problem for him. No, give me Michael “ Scanners” Ironside any day. You could argue that the Predator is Arnold’s best antagonist, but again, I would say that the Predator went on to much bigger things, and he even overshadowed Arnold. So, I think Arnold makes for a better villain, despite Robert Patrick’s best efforts. But, being the kind of person who thinks Terminator 1 is better than Terminator 2, I honestly don’t think anybody could out-Arnold Arnold. Arnold’s Best Villain Can Also Be Found In Total Recall With Michael Ironside’s CharacterĪsk anybody, and they’ll probably say that the best Arnold villain is the T-1000.

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