# I'm glad to see Arnold Schwarzenegger back to doing movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220 "2013-05-24T14:04:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/1 "2013-05-24T14:04:54Z")
Anyone else? I see on his IMDb page that he has 7 upcoming movies! I really hope he does a fun movie again, along the lines of True Lies. A tried to watch The Last Stand last night. Arnold was great in it, but the movie really sucked. I ended up shutting it off when the cars were battling it out in a corn field. Can someone explain how a 1000 hp car can go all those miles and not refuel? Anyway, that movie sucked, but Arnold was good. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/2 "2013-05-24T14:14:17Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Anyone else? > > I see on his IMDb page that he has 7 upcoming movies! > > I really hope he does a fun movie again, along the lines of True Lies. > > A tried to watch The Last Stand last night. Arnold was great in it, but the movie really sucked. I ended up shutting it off when the cars were battling it out in a corn field. Can someone explain how a 1000 hp car can go all those miles and not refuel? Anyway, that movie sucked, but Arnold was good. EPA highway for the Bugatti Veyron is 14 mpg, fuel tank is 26.4 gal. About 270 mile range. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/3 "2013-05-24T14:22:59Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > EPA highway for the Bugatti Veyron is 14 mpg, fuel tank is 26.4 gal. About 270 mile range. Stop with the fact, myaaan! Actually, looks like a Corvette has an 18 gallon tank. However, I can’t see that thing getting above 10 mpg if speeding in the high 100’s. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/4 "2013-05-24T14:30:46Z")
He was pretty good in Expendables 2 last year. Good to see they’re still writing lines specifically for him and his barbaric accent - “My shoe is bigger than this car!” ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/5 "2013-05-24T14:40:06Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Stop with the fact, myaaan! > > Actually, looks like a Corvette has an 18 gallon tank. However, I can’t see that thing getting above 10 mpg if speeding in the high 100’s. I’ve got a Challenger SRT8 with 470 hp. I took it on a trip up to flathead lake a couple of years ago and got 22 mpg and averaged just north of 90 mph for the trip over the course of the drive. My car is rated at 23 mpg and sugnifficantly heavier then either of the others so I doubt they get much worse then their rated mpg at high speeds. On topic, I’m glad to see Arnold back on screen and would love to see him do a cameo in the next Conan movie just to see how tiny the new guy really is. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/6 "2013-05-24T14:45:31Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > On topic, I’m glad to see Arnold back on screen and would love to see him do a cameo in the next Conan movie just to see how tiny the new guy really is. Forget the cameo - he’s starring in the next [Conan movie](http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/26/schwarzenegger-conan-ten/)! I really, really hope they base this on Conan the Conqueror. “To Xaltotun, grand fakir of Nemedia: Dog of Acheron, I am returning to my kingdom, and I mean to hang your hide on a bramble.” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/7 "2013-05-24T14:48:44Z")
I know he made his name in action movies, but his greatest strength is really in comedies. I hope that he goes back to those, especially since he’s getting on in years. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/8 "2013-05-24T14:50:59Z")
I’ve been saying for years that I thought he would be perfect to play the role of Jorgen von Strangel in the live-action _Fairly Odd Parents_ movie, but he was The Governator when they made _A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow up, Timmy Turner_, and he lost the role to someone named Mark Gibbon. And now that he’s available and playing in movies again, it seems he lost the chance, because Gibbon played the part again in _A Faitly Odd Christmas_. If he doesn’t watch it, he’ll never get the chance now. I’m not sure that stealing back Conan the Barbarian from Khal Drogo will be adequare compensation. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/9 "2013-05-24T14:54:41Z")
He did an [Ask Me Anything thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/16mq0g/iamarnold_ask_me_anything/) on Reddit a while ago, in case anyone missed it. Glad he’s back to making movies too. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/10 "2013-05-24T15:54:48Z")
It’s hard to be excited about his movies knowing he’s such a douchebag. And before anyone’s head explodes because we shouldn’t judge an actor’s work because of their personal life, keep in mind he made a career out of putting his personal life in the public eye in public service. That counts. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/11 "2013-05-24T16:52:33Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > It’s hard to be excited about his movies knowing he’s such a douchebag. And before anyone’s head explodes because we shouldn’t judge an actor’s work because of their personal life, keep in mind he made a career out of putting his personal life in the public eye in public service. That counts. Meh. He cheated on his wife and had a kid. Not like he personally strangled the necks of cute little puppies, or stomped on kittens. I heard him not long ago on a podcast (forget which) and he came across as a really cool guy, and really nice. I’m hoping his next movies are better than that turd I watched last night. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/12 "2013-05-24T17:26:53Z")
Yeah, I was disappointed in the Last Stand. I was hoping it would be more fun. [Looking forward to Stallone and his movie coming out. Escape Plan.](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/04/10/stallone-schwarzenegger-escape-plan/) ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/13 "2013-05-24T18:40:35Z")
Agreed. As a kid who grew up in the 80s, Arnie **is** action movies to me, and always will be. And he’s a great comic actor as well. More Arnie! ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/14 "2013-05-24T18:50:49Z")
I see a sequel to Twins is in the works. That will either be really good, or really bad. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/15 "2013-05-24T20:46:59Z")
Not even a huge Arnold fan but that reddit thread was worth every moment of reading it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/16 "2013-05-24T21:25:24Z")
I think we’re all missing the obvious. He needs to do a sequel to his most successful family film: Kindergarten Cop 2 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/17 "2013-05-24T21:25:59Z")
Commandos 2! Get Alyssa Milano some acting work in somehow less terrible movies! More so-bad-they’re-awesome puns! Twins 2: assuming that DeVito’s character is still a shyster, he has plenty of experience playing a dirtbag recently with Frank Reynolds so he won’t be rusty. Arnold of course, will be playing the character “Arnold Schwarzenegger” as always, but we like him for it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-to-see-arnold-schwarzenegger-back-to-doing-movies/659220/18 "2013-05-25T01:02:42Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > He was pretty good in Expendables 2 last year. Good to see they’re still writing lines specifically for him and his barbaric accent - “My shoe is bigger than this car!” A third one has been announced; no word yet if he’ll be in.