Arnie does have about 10 successful movies but man, about 20(TWENTY!) didn't do very well.
Red Sonja
Raw Deal
Last Action Hero
Collateral Damage
Last Stand
Escape Plan
Sabotage
End of Days
The 5th day
Aftermath
Maggie May
Killing Gunther
The Villian
Red Heat
It's the 6th Day. I liked that one. Actually I like a lot of the ones you mentioned. Minus Sabotage which I could not finish due to the other protagonists who all acted like immature 14 year olds. I never saw Killing Gunther, Maggie, or the Villain.
shareI ALSO LIKE THE 6TH DAY..SABOTAGE IS ALRIGHT.KILLING GUNTHER IS COOL BUT IF YOU THOUGHT THE OTHER PROTAGANISTS WERE IMMATURE IN SABOTAGE...STAY AWAY FROM GUNTHER...MAGGIE IS GOOD BUT SUPER SLOW...THE VILLAIN IS SCWARZENEGGER AS A DAMN COWBOY...ITS A MUST SEE JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT IT IS.
shareI did like The 6th Day but sometimes I still get it confused with End of Days!
shareNot doing well is pretty irrelevant to me. I like a fair amount of those movies, which is why I watch movies, to like them.
shareOut of those that I’ve seen: Raw Deal, Sabotage and End of Days were really bad. I actually enjoyed Escape Plan
sharethat an Austrian body-builder with a thick German accent had the level of success he did is remarkable in itself.
shareThick AUSTRIAN accent.
I agree with you; I think Arnold Schwarzenegger (the last name itself is difficult to market and unwieldy) is an overachiever, considering that he wasn't really taken that seriously as an actor in the beginning. Just looking at his acting & films, I feel he came a long way.
shareHe was the top movie star in the world for about a decade. I'd say the last decade he's been just coasting on his name because he can't run around ripping people in half at 60+ years old.
Of those earlier movies, I believe Raw Deal and Red Heat were pretty big movies. I am old enough to remember when they were out. Last Action Hero is actually great but it went up against Jurassic Park and got clobbered.
Cos Jurassic Park was better, much more famous, and much more influential than a dumb action flick.
Most of those are before or after his prime. End of Days did well, I wouldn't call it a flop.
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