Current Events > I watched Terminator 1 again for the first time in a long time.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Great movie
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GregShmedley posted...

Best one in the series, IMO.

I remember liking T2 more. Unfortunately, I don't have that on DVD/Blu-Ray. I really want to watch it again after seeing this.
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It's like a horror movie in parts. T2 is still my favorite, but the 1st one is verrrrry close behind.

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Hayame Zero posted...

It's like a horror movie in parts. T2 is still my favorite, but the 1st one is verrrrry close behind.

I agree. T2 is just too 90s for me not to love. I love Linda Hamilton's feathered 80s hair in the first Terminator, lol.
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Cool! I watched it for the first time like 4 weeks ago.
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T1 and T2 are a great pair of films. Too bad they never made more of the series. But perhaps it's for the best.
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Alright, listen. The terminator's an infiltration unit: part man, part machine. Underneath, it's a hyperalloy combat chassis, microprocessor-controlled. Fully armored, very tough. But outside, it's living human tissue. Flesh, skin, hair, blood - grown for the cyborgs.
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GregShmedley posted...

Best one in the series, IMO.

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Ivynn posted...

T1 and T2 are a great pair of films. Too bad they never made more of the series. But perhaps it's for the best.

I thought 3 was just okay. Granted, I've only seen it once a really time ago. But I don't dislike it as much as everyone else.
I haven't seen anything else after that and I don't plan on it.

I have seen the Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is fucking awesome.
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Kitt posted...

Ivynn posted...

T1 and T2 are a great pair of films. Too bad they never made more of the series. But perhaps it's for the best.

I thought 3 was just okay. Granted, I've only seen it once a really time ago. But I don't dislike it as much as everyone else.
I haven't seen anything else after that and I don't plan on it.

I have seen the Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is fucking awesome.

I enjoyed 3. It didn't need to be made but it was fun nonetheless. And it had a terrific ending IMO.
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2 > 1 > Dark Fate > 3 > Salvation > Genisys
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Kitt posted...

Ivynn posted...

T1 and T2 are a great pair of films. Too bad they never made more of the series. But perhaps it's for the best.

I thought 3 was just okay. Granted, I've only seen it once a really time ago. But I don't dislike it as much as everyone else.
I haven't seen anything else after that and I don't plan on it.

I have seen the Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is fucking awesome.

Yeah I also only watched T3 once and found it just okay. The rest were hot trash and I don't plan on seeing Dark Fate.

The Sarah Connor Chronicles was a very good show, but suffered the Fox curse.
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Yeah I watched T1 a few years ago for the first time and was surprised at how close in quality it was to T2. For some reason I had assumed that it was just some decent movie that happened to get an amazing sequel, but they're both pretty goddamn good.
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dem linda hamilton boobies

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wow, she was 27 in that movie

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T1 has a better script which puts it at the top for me
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It really, really is. Arguably a slasher hidden behind the veil of a great sci-fi aesthetic.
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Ivynn posted...

The Sarah Connor Chronicles was a very good show

I'm really glad that CE also likes that show, I thought it was good, too. The idea of John in his later teen years with a female Terminator was a pretty 'no-brainer' idea, honestly.
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The synth music in the first Terminator was so on point.
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Vol2tex posted...

Cool! I watched it for the first time like 4 weeks ago.

Yep, me too.

Killer film. Some of the best screenplay and cinematography I've ever seen.
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Lol@noobs realizing the the first film is a horror movie.

It's not arguable. It is horror.

Hayame Zero posted...

It's like a horror movie in parts. T2 is still my favorite, but the 1st one is verrrrry close behind.

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

Lol@noobs realizing the the first film is a horror movie.

It's not arguable. It is horror.

I mean, you can just as easily call it a sci-fi film.
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EverDownward posted...

I mean, you can just as easily call it a sci-fi film.

You can also call it live action. It's still horror.

Okay...
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Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

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It even has that classic King Kong era monster movie feel with the stop motion
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It's a forgotten scene but the part where he breaks in to Sarah's place and just goes about killing room mate and boyfriend is fantastic. I also love how he says nothing but what is required. No filler at all. He issues minimal words to blend in to whatever situation he's in.
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smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

Stop motion.
I found it pretty funny when I learned there's an entire phobia tailored around it.
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sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

EverDownward posted...

I mean, you can just as easily call it a sci-fi film.

You can also call it live action. It's still horror.

this is a weird hill to die on, dude. nobody would argue against calling it a horror film, but you'll find just as many if not more that would call it sci-fi. it can be both.
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The end chase factory scene, just the endoskeleton itself scared me as a kid. I remember being scared of red lights at the time. Cant remember how old i was, 7 or 8? I dunno.
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EverDownward posted...

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

Lol@noobs realizing the the first film is a horror movie.

It's not arguable. It is horror.

I mean, you can just as easily call it a sci-fi film.

Sci-fi horror was the shit back in the 80s. Also spawned Alien and Predator during that time.

Nowadays is just super hero movies.
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Cobra1010 posted...

Sci-fi horror was the shit back in the 80s. Also spawned Alien and Predator during that time.

Not to mention Carpenter's interpretation of "The Thing." Yeah, sci-fi horror was pretty dope during the 80s.
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smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

Stop motion frankly looks bad in every context, but in T1, it was so creepy it more than made up for it.
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smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

Oh dang i didn't see this post but totally. King Kong has always had a nightmarish quality to me that comes through in Terminator
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smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

ledbowman posted...

It even has that classic King Kong era monster movie feel with the stop motion

This is why I find older movies more impressive than today's CGI

YokoGeri posted...

smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

ledbowman posted...

It even has that classic King Kong era monster movie feel with the stop motion

This is why I find older movies more impressive than today's CGI

I think both have their pros and cons.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIPCn-aYMoM
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Kitt posted...

smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

Stop motion.
I found it pretty funny when I learned there's an entire phobia tailored around it.

Where can I find more about this phobia?

This must have been nightmare fuel then. BTW this inspired killer instinct 1's spinal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF_Fi7x93PY

Hayame Zero posted...

It's like a horror movie in parts. T2 is still my favorite, but the 1st one is verrrrry close behind.

From some of the stuff I read it started out as a horror movie but it evolved into a sci fi action flick.

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YokoGeri posted...

Kitt posted...

smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

Stop motion.
I found it pretty funny when I learned there's an entire phobia tailored around it.

Where can I find more about this phobia?

This must have been nightmare fuel then. BTW this inspired killer instinct 1's spinal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF_Fi7x93PY

It's called Lutumotophobia. I remember there was an episode of Gravity Falls that touch on it and they used Jason and the Argonauts as the prime example. What a specific thing to build that episode around. That's why that show was great.
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Kitt posted...

YokoGeri posted...

Kitt posted...

smoke_break posted...

Yeah, the first Terminator was dope. The way it was walking and chasing after them at the end creeped me out, just something eerie about it.

Stop motion.
I found it pretty funny when I learned there's an entire phobia tailored around it.

Where can I find more about this phobia?

This must have been nightmare fuel then. BTW this inspired killer instinct 1's spinal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF_Fi7x93PY

It's called Lutumotophobia. I remember there was an episode of Gravity Falls that touch on it and they used Jason and the Argonauts as the prime example. What a specific thing to build that episode around. That's why that show was great.

The bad guy from robocop (giant robot) did give me the creeps, stop motion animation rocks

I enjoy those practical effects more than CGI. It felt more real.
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Vol2tex posted...

I enjoy those practical effects more than CGI. It felt more real.

Yeah practical effects from movies like alien and even total recall were great. They were fake but also real kinda thing.

Nowadays everything is cg. And like the worst sin in cgi blood.
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They had to be more creative to achieve the effects. Stop motion, models, puppets, etc.
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Kitt posted...

I remember liking T2 more. Unfortunately, I don't have that on DVD/Blu-Ray. I really want to watch it again after seeing this.

Terminator 2 had some great moments, but I felt it got a little too wrapped up in 90s brand culture. I like Terminator one the best.

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