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Stallone or Schwarzenegger?

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LiquidMetal14 said:
You must not drink

and bake

Now I know to ignore your opinions :P

I love both. Can't choose one child over another!
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Not so
true story. I lost one of my friends to alcohol poisoning because he was going to do a shot every time Rocky stood there with his arms down like a dumbass and getting his face pummeled.
 
Arnold has two of the greatest movie quotes in cinema history (and none of them are from Terminator)

1. Get in da Choppah!

2. The bridge is out!!!
 
ElTopo said:
Ain't that the only great movies Sly has ever done ?
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Demolition Man? Rocky IV? Tango & Cash?! CLIFFHANGER?! JUDGE DREDD?!!!! Cop Land?! Rocky Balboa, one of the finest monologues EVER in film?
 
I always thought Copland was an underrated movie, and probably is, but I thought the movie wasn't well received. It's sitting at 72% on RT.

As for the two, they both make great movies. Rocky and First Blood are amazing classics, and Predator is too. Then there's Terminator.

Too close to call.
 
Jason's Ultimatum said:
I always thought Copland was an underrated movie, and probably is, but I thought the movie wasn't well received. It's sitting at 72% on RT.

As for the two, they both make great movies. Rocky and First Blood are amazing classics, and Predator is too. Then there's Terminator.

Too close to call.
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Oh shit! Copland for sure.
 
ElTopo said:
Rocky is great, First Blood is great, the rest is at best good (Rocky II), at worst abysmal (Judge Dredd). I don't know. Schwarzenegger's movies have been more memorable to me, maybe because even if they suck, at least they usually have a few great moments/one-liners. Running Man, Total Recall, Conan, True Lies, Terminator... there's just more variety, maybe that's why I prefer Schwarzenegger.
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Variety! Where else could you see:

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Well Sly certantly does win in the comic book movie competition

Judge Dredd is a lot better than Batman and Robin, plus Rob Schneider as a comic relief character, hilarity ensued.

As for comedy, i dont know, Batman and Robin is funnier than any of the comedy films Sly has done, Stop or My Mom Will Shot cannot quite compete

Some of the Ahnuld lines in that movie are great:

"Ice to see you!"
"Everybody chill!"
"You're not sending ME to the COOLER!"
"I'm afraid my condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy."
"Let's kick some ice!"
"What killed the dinosaurs? The Ice Age!"
"I'll kill you next time!"
"The Iceman cometh!"
"Allow me to break the ice. My name is Freeze. Learn it well. For it's the chilling sound of your doom."
"Cool party!"
 
BattleMonkey said:
Stallone on SNL was amazing
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This got me curious, found these skits:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5147466/stallone_on_snl_rocky_parody/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5148538/stallone_on_snl_1997_car_accident_skit/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5148521/stallone_on_snl_1997_orange_julius_skit/

Not what I'd call amazing, and actually decided it for me. Stallone's problem was always being incredibly corny without Arnold's tongue in cheek. Arnold seems in on the joke or ahead of it, Stallone always seemed behind. That said, Sly's had a great will to succeed at what he does and had interesting career turns from drama to action and back again. But screen presence, it's no contest: Arnold.
 
Stallone is the more talented one for sure, but nothing he has ever done has come close to Terminator 2. That movie is practically perfection.
 
I got love for Sly but Arnold is the action movie legend. He has never been topped. A whole new generation of movie strongmen have come and gone and still Arnold remains supreme.

It's not just that Arnold was in Conan, The Terminator, Commando, Predator but he was totally believable and irreplaceable in those roles.

Plus you know he would have been the President if he was born in the U.S.
 
Arnold was simply believable. everything he did, every punch, every grenade thrown, every one-liner was awesome because he made it awesome, such was his screen presence.

any other guy as the lead in Predator or Commando would've been a flop.

edit: can you imagine all the plans that fell through with Arnold as the lead?

the new Planet of the Apes, Commando sequel Die Hard...
 
inm8num2 said:
Arnold in his prime > Stallone in his prime.

But it doesn't matter because JCVD was the best action star. Arnold and Stallone didn't have martial arts. Just muscles and guns.
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Don't forget his dancing skills ;)

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Still Arnold has the more memorable stuff (mostly because of the better directors).
 
Damn tough choice! Though Arnie gets the edge due to Terminator 2 and Predator.

ilold said:
There you go
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Thank you. Jackie has done legendary things just for the pure sake of action filmmaking and redefined and set the standard Hong Hong action film industry several times. The hell he is ranked with the likes of Seagal.
 
Can Arny walk into his apartment in full leather (including gloves) and aviator shades on, take some leftover pizza from the fridge and slice it with a pair of sccissors?


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No. No he can't.
 
Not a big fan of Stallone's work. It's basically First Blood vs. Terminator/Predator/Conan/Commando/True Lies. Not a contest for me.
 
TheJollyCorner said:
well, obviously Ahhhnold crushes him in the category overall, but I was more commenting on Stallone's complete body of work (no pun intended).

RAMBO 2008 was Stallone at his most physically intimidating, IMO.
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He was built like an anvil. It's not about being huge like Arnie was, a lot of that was visual appeal. Stallone in RAMBO was just a pile of strength and resolve. So good.
 
TheJollyCorner said:
well, obviously Ahhhnold crushes him in the category overall, but I was more commenting on Stallone's complete body of work (no pun intended).

RAMBO 2008 was Stallone at his most physically intimidating, IMO.

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And he ripped a dude's throat out with his goddamn bare hands!!!

Rambo was honestly one of the best action movies in 15 years.
 
so basically:


Schwarzenegger for the: physique, humor, accent
Stallone for the: acting chops, drama, lip-frown


What they both bring: action, one-liners
 
I think both are incredibly intelligent men, but neither of them really get that across on screen. Sly has a much deeper acting capability, but he just doesn't show it off that much. I probably enjoy Arnold more, though... because he presents everything as if both he and you are in on the joke, and he just wants to entertain. He doesn't care as much about being taken seriously.
 
GungHo said:
I think both are incredibly intelligent men, but neither of them really get that across on screen. Sly has a much deeper acting capability, but he just doesn't show it off that much. I probably enjoy Arnold more, though... because he presents everything as if both he and you are in on the joke, and he just wants to entertain. He doesn't care as much about being taken seriously.
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in some ways arnold is the larger than life persona and sly is the more humble guy
 
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