Yeah, I think Arnold had hit his peak in 1994 and it started to dwindle down from there.
In the same year that True Lies came out, he also starred in Junior (1994) alongside Danny DeVito. While the film was pretty much laughable, it wasn't all that bad. The same can be said about Eraser (1996); good flick but not really worth watching it again.
Then you had what a lot people consider the worst film of all time: Batman & Robin (1997). I think that's what potentially hurt his career the most.
He then went on to do Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). From that point forward, you could tell he was willing to star in just about any role that he was offered.
I can't say much about The Expendables (2010) or any of the sequels since those movies were primarily an ensemble, but his most recent movie Terminator Genisys (2015) was definitely an eye-roller.
The early to mid-'90s was definitely his prime. I don't think he'll ever be able to make a comeback. I suppose the same can be said about actors like Stallone; the '80s and '90s were a fantastic time for them to star in huge action-packed movies. Nowadays, not so much.
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