re: Arnold vs. Stallone

Arnold and it isn’t close. No one is doing what he did in the roles he had.

It had nothing to do with movies he liked by Stallone, he totally forgot about Rocky.
Nothing more nothing less

Since 2010
Stallone:
Expendables
Zoo Keeper
Expendables 2
Bullet to the Head
Escape Plan
Grudgematch
Expendables 3
Creed
Creed 2
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Escape Plan 2
Rambo Last Blood


Arnold:
Expendables
Expendables 2
Last Stand
Escape Plan
Sabotage
Expendables 3
Terminator Genisys
Maggie
Aftermath
Terminator Dark Faith





Give me Stallone

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Last Action Hero
Twins
Junior
Jingle All the Way

Tell me you’d be okay with Stallone taking those roles.

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I could see Stallone in all those. The comedies are hurt because you lose Arnold's physical size but I could see it.

Rocky (the original film, not the character in general) muddies the argument because it’s a frickin academy award winning movie and everything else both these guys did were action and sci-fi flicks.

Without rocky, it’s Arnold in a landslide.

Even with rocky considered, Arnold is the bigger “star”.

Stallone was a much better actor/movies and brought ya better moments.

Arnold rose from a bodybuilder, which is the equivalent or prob less in popularity to a wrestler (the Rock) and became the governor of a state.

My vote is Stallone, but it really is remarkable the ranks Arnold came up through and what he became.

Rocky probably represents the greatest American male ever though. Great movies. From a film standpoint, Arnold was a punchline...no pun intended.

Rocko’s speech on the street to his son during Balboa as well as ‘stuff in the basemebt’ to Pauly still brings tears to my eyes. Arnold has never made me cry.

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Seemed like an intentionally biased post

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Well my post about my tastes is obviously biased...

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Yeah I agree with that.

But you can't just take out one of the most iconic characters in movie history and say, now let's debate. I mean Philly built a statue to a fictional character.

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I meant Rocky, the original movie, and not the character in general. Yes, I would agree that in terms of iconic characters, rocky + Rambo > terminator.

What I meant was that both these guys have similar catalogues outside of the original rocky film, as it’s a major outlier (as an Oscar winning best picture) to the rest of their work.

The title of the thread is Arnold vs. Stallone. Reading that, I automatically think “which is the bigger icon/star?” Or “which is the greater action hero”? I don’t think “which is the best dramatic actor”?

I just think Arnold, despite not having an Oscar like Stallone, is the bigger Hollywood icon. I also think Arnold’s portfolio of terminator, t2, true lies and predator (which are all legit great movies amongst all the b level stuff they’ve both done) makes him the GOAT action hero.

I'll give the edge to Stallone if only for creating the "Rocky" series. The Rocky Balboa character is forever ingrained in the collective American consciousness. He is the underdog who fights his way out of poverty to become multiple-time heavyweight champion of the world. If "Eye of the Tiger" or "No Easy Way Out" don't get your blood pumping, you just can't be reached. My oldest child is only 7-years-old and I've already quoted lines from "Rocky" films to her in tough times to help her pull through. There's a statue of the guy, for Christ's sake...

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Last Action Hero
Twins
Junior
Jingle All the Way

Tell me you’d be okay with Stallone taking those roles. Ahnold just has more range.

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You're kidding, right?

Stallone is a decent actor who got bowed-up and stereotyped. Arnold was a body builder who landed roles on his physique.