The Last Stand (2013)
Really fun, but not an Arnold Classic, one of those Eraser level entries, which is disappointing given the director. It's a not a slight on the film itself, which I actually wanted to rewatch as soon as it finished. Arnold was rusty as hell in the opening scenes, which I think where filmed the very next day after his EX2 role, but as the film got going, we got the Arnold that we all know and love back. But I think it had to do with Woon's direction, because all the performances where weird. Especially Peter Stormare as a Swedish Texan and Forrest Whitaker as Nicolas Cage.
The action was some of the best I've seen in a non John Hyams movie in a while. Some really fun shootouts car chases and Arnold's best hand to hand fight ever.
There was only a couple things really keeping it from that spot in Arnold's upper pantheon, the script needed a rewrite from someone with more experience and Lionsgate should really stop using that horrid FX company for their blood squibs. Given they where better here than most times, it was still noticeable and distracting.
I suppose I have to address the elephant in the room, being this film's box office. After seeing it, I can very easily tell you why that was. This exact film could've been made for 4 million dollars and starred Stone Cold Steve Austin and Scott Adkins. Anyone being glad it bombed should realise American film making has just lost another potential David Fincher or Nicholas Winding Refn and look at themselves with shame.
Still I had a ****load of fun.
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
This was a complete mess, most of the time I had no idea what was happening and it didn't help that I watched the (hilariously) dubbed verion. Aside from the climactic action scene which was glorious.
