Conan the Barbarian
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on Darth Vader, in this 1982 fantasy adventure. Even by Arnie’s standards, this is one bizarre movie. It opens with the quote “That which does not kill […]
Tag Archives: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maggie
It’s been a strange month for Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s gone back to his most successful franchise for the fourth time with the latest Terminator film, and now does something he’s never […]
Terminator Genisys
This sequel/prequel/cannot unsee-quel to The Terminator (and possibly T2. Pretend 3 and 4 didn’t happen) starts in familiar territory with everyone’s favourite futuristic super-soldier Kyle Reese being sent back in […]
Last Action Hero
A young film fan named Danny (Austin O’Brien) is sucked into a cinema screen, suddenly finding himself bang in the middle of an action film alongside his hero – the badass movie cop […]
End of Days
Released in 1999, End of Days is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s only horror film to date – apart from Batman & Robin, obviously. This Jesus Creeper is set around New Year’s Eve […]
The Expendables III
The movie opens with an ultra-secure mobile prison in a train carriage heading towards a fortress with a high value prisoner on board. But the prisoner is of interest to […]
Sabotage
It’s happened. Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a substantial role in a film that isn’t just an Arnold Schwarzenegger star vehicle. Sabotage is a violent action crime thriller about a team of hard […]
Escape Plan
I’ve not achieved much in my life, but one of those things I have achieved is watching every Arnold Schwarzenegger film, so obviously I had to see Escape Plan, where he joins forces (again) with […]
How Not to Make a Revenge Film
Revenge is one of the great plot drivers. If a character has been harmed we are far more lenient in accepting behaviour that would otherwise be unacceptable. A good revenge […]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Recently I looked at films which have central characters accused of crimes they didn’t commit, which appeal to our fear of something similar happening to us, thus showing the importance […]
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