Arnold Schwartzeneggar - A Comedic Genius

I read once that Danny Devito was originally considered to play the role of John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop, but was ultimately denied the part due to his height. How they went from Danny Devito to Arnold Schwartzeneggar is beyond me. It seems like the script would've contained many implausible situations had Devito been given the part instead. All the Kindergartner's moms swooned over Arnold. I would have had a hard time seeing that happen with Devito, and while Devito is an extremely gifted comedic actor, I doubt he would be able to deliver a line like, " It's not a tumor" and get the same hilarious result. When you think about it, there is nobody who could've played that role better. Nobody. Not Jim Carrey. Not Adam Sandler. Not even Will Ferrell. In fact, had Arnold not played John Kimble, the movie probably would've flopped. It would have not been funny at all without Arnold.

That was Arnold's gift. He took unfunny shit and made it funny. His performance in the Box Office smash holiday hit "Jingle all the Way" was nothing short of epic. Once again, he was the only actor that could have made that movie work. Bill Murray is a comedic genius in his own rite, but even he couldn't have made "Jingle all the Way" funnier. The only thing that would've made it funnier is if Arnold had played Sinbad's role too. He just makes everything more entertaining. Imagine if he had played Edward in Twilight. It would've been so much funnier, but then again that movie wasn't meant to be funny.

My point is that he needs to be in more movies. Ever since California accidentally elected him as Governor, his movie career has dwindled. He needs to give up politics, and get back to what he's great at....Being hilarious. I have a couple ideas for movies he could make right now. I even think a reality show would be necessary. The premise would be that he's a waiter at The Olive Garden. That's it. Nothing else happens. There are no eccentric co-workers or crazy conflicts. It's just him taking people's orders and grating fresh cheese on their pasta's. I could watch Arnold shouting the daily specials at people all day. LASAGNA, CAVATELLI, FETTUCINI. That would be an awesome show.