In my quest to watch every Arnold film ever, Collateral Damage is piled onto the list of his not so successful films. No wonder he became Governor of California after this, his career was sinking.

This is mostly a bore. Nothing really happens, there's very few action scenes and the climax ends in a highly unsatisfying manner. Not to mention, there's an absence of one-liners. An Arnold film without one liners is like a full English breakfast without eggs. It's fucking empty and joyless.

There is some hilarity here though, very illogical moments riddle the film - they're hilarious but far and few between. It's a shame, but whatever. There's better to be had and I am gonna find it. Avoid this one if you want, you're missing nothing much.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

One of the very worst starring vehicles of Arnold's career. Drab, phony, unpleasant, everyone switched to autopilot. What in holy fuck happened to Andrew Davis, who evolved to "Under Siege" and "The Fugitive" and then made "Steal Big, Steal Little", "Chain Reaction", "A Perfect Murder", and this. I always wished that Arnold hadn't forsaken acting shortly after making this movie to do 8 years as governor, but after finally seeing this fail to meet even my humblest of expectations, perhaps I oughta be grateful that we were spared more expired action turds like it.

C

"So, you want collateral damage, huh? I'll give you fucking collateral damage!"

I never knew I needed Arnold Schwarzenegger storming an office full of workers and deciding to destroy a bunch of expensive equipment in said office while yelling about collateral damage and then picking up a baseball bat to further destroy more property until now. Honestly the funniest thing on this planet. Anyways, Collateral Damage immensely suffers from the formulaic standards and run-of-the-mill storytelling which plagued many early 2000's action thrillers for not even Arnold himself could elevate the entertainment value by much.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9177h1vsQaA

Actionfilm mit Arnold Schwarzenegger, der Vergeltung übt für den Tod seiner Frau und seines Sohnes.
Nicht der beste Film von Arnie. Irgendwas hat gefehlt. Klar die Story ist einfach gehalten, aber das ist ja nichts Neues. Aber irgendwie konnte mich der Film nicht so recht packen. Da waren sehr viele schwache Sequenzen drin. Die Darsteller haben sich jetzt auch nicht besonders hervorgetan.
Leider nur für absolute Arnie-Fans.

Things I enjoyed in this movie:

1) John Turturro bragging about being Canadian
2) ...

Oh, uhh, I guess that's it.

arnold schwarzenegger die een man genaamd gordy speelt vond ik heel grappig

Mixed feelings about this one, pacing is weird and plot doesn’t make much sense, but it’s nice to see Arnold act in a non campy role and there’s a few twists at the end that I thought were good enough to ignore some of the messy plot. This is a 2 and a half star movie but bumping it to 3 because, Arnold is good in it, John Leguizamo is more memorable than any other character for the 10 minutes he’s in it, there’s a cool Canadian pervert in it (don’t say I need to turn my TV on), I recognized a Sopranos actor, and I really liked one of the end twists.

Definitely one of the weaker Arny movies I’ve ever seen. It’s just so bland and boring and I don’t really understand how this firefighter becomes embroiled in this giant espionage story and winds up in a jungle running through fields of mines and shit. Even the other actors are sleepwalking through this movie. You can’t come up with any better dialogue between a wise cracking Leguizamo and a rough and tumble Schwarzenegger ? 

The part where he said collateral damage and smashed some stuff was pretty cool though, love a good smash.

Worth watching

Another disappointing Schwarzenegger action movie that starts of fine but gets lost along the way, despite some decent action sequences and a good cast.

Older Arnie showing he can still hang as a tough guy.

Bevor sich Arnie mit Terminator 3 vorerst aus dem Filmbusiness verabschiedete, um sich der Politik zuzuwenden, hat er es in Collateral Damage als Feuerwehrmann nochmal krachen lassen. Die Geschichte ist die alte Leier von der Ein-Mann-Armee, die erst Frau und Kind verliert und sich dann selbst um die Bösewichte kümmert, weil die offiziellen Behörden zu dumm, zu steif, zu unwillig, zu was auch immer sind. Natürlich haben wir das alles schon x-mal gesehen, aber was solls. Wenns gut gemacht ist, schau ichs mir auch gerne noch 100mal an. Der Film rangiert bei mir nicht unter Arnies Top-Filmen, aber auch absolut nicht im untersten Regalfach. Einfach solide Action mit Wumms.

Villain: So when are you going to kill me?

Arnold: NnNnNOOooOoOoOOOOooooWwwWwwW!!!!

Two Words

Weak Wolf

Rating: 7/10

Boring action film that even Arnold Schwarzenegger can't make even a bit interesting. Uninteresting story telling, bland characters and everything is feeling the same and seen million times before. I watched it only because of my love for Arnold and there's really not a thing more, that makes it good. Watch it, if you are tired of viewing the same several movies with Schwarzenegger and want something new.

Collateral bullcrap