1. Mr. Freeze - Batman & Robin (1997)
If a comic book character, whos main deal is Ice, says the phrase Ice to see you without any sense of irony, then you may as well turn it off there, as its not likely to get any better. If I recorded myself taking a dump on a Batman graphic novel and posted it on YouTube for the world to see, then Id have achieved what Schumacher achieved with Batman and Robin. Again, I cant fully blame Arnie for his erroneous performance as Mr. Freeze, but I still cant help but fill with rage whenever I think about it. I mean, Ice to see you? Are you f*cking for real Schumacher?! Schwarzenegger is at his very poorest here the more you try to force the man into a gimmick hes not comfortable with, the worse he gets. Hes great at showing up, kicking major ass, jotting down a few names, and spitting out a one liner over a room full of corpses in army uniforms. Thats what we pay for after all. But trusting with the subtlety required to make a comic book movie villain believable, to toe that line between realistic and supernatural, without it descending into the banal, is a biiiig ask for a performer like Schwarzenegger. In the end, he fails as Mr. Freeze, but then again everyone in that movie failed as whoever they were playing. We cant fully blame Arnie, or Clooney or Chris ODonell the blame gun must be levelled directly at Schumacher. For shame, Schumacher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRH-Ywpz1_I So there you have our 5 favourite - and 5 least favourite of course Schwarzenegger performance, from throughout his unique career. Did we miss any of your picks off the list? Let us in on it wont you? 5 Awesome Performances & 5 That Sucked Previously;
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