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Would've been better with Harrison Ford


This would've been much better with someone like Harrison Ford as the lead. Arnold is entertaining but let's face it, he's a lousy actor.

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I don't get people saying Arnold is a lousy actor. I think he has done fine. He is entertaining and you do sympathize with his characters. You don't see most action films for good acting anyway. Complaining this movie doesn't have good acting is like complaining Driving Miss Daisy doesn't have gun fights and explosions in it.

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Always felt this movie was basically a Bruce Willis film. Not sure that's an actor upgrade.

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Years before it was given to Verhoeven & Schwarzenegger, it was in preproduction with David Cronenberg directing and Richard Dreyfus as the lead.

THAT would've been a sight!

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That would've been good too. Harrison Ford or Bruce Willis would've been great.

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Great idea. This film is more a sci-fi which uses action to convey ideas. But the lead character is not a one dimensional action hero, as Schwarzenegger best plays.

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Nah. Ford would have been too serious for this. Arnold was a good choice as the film is over the top and so is he.

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disagrees

just like harrison was born to plays han solo, arnie was born to plays douglas quaid.

every role arnie play, he was born to play. the man embodys every action hero part man is a living action hero

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