detail you missed at the end or didnt note: Sarah immediately adopted a dog, since dogs just know when someone is a terminator. She is getting herself prepared just in case another is sent after her
@@abucket14 My dog who loves everyone, even your run of the mill homeless dudes, had this one sketchy guy getting too close to us and he wasn't having it and he started barking at him. I respected his judgement.
Well done recognising the photo, but did you remember what he said about the photo? Reese says "I always used to wonder what you were thinking at that moment" - it was him, she was thinking about how much she loved him and he fell in love with her from that look on her face ❤
A sad fact, is when Kyle said Sarah, that he always wondered what was she thinking at that moment in the picture. And she was thinking in Kyle during that tape record.
James Cameron once said that he was on a late night plane flight, and had a bad cold. He doped up on cold medication, and had a terrifying nightmare about a human-like robot chasing after him. He woke up and immediately sketched out the robot that was in his dream, and that became the basis for this movie. (Stan Winston's puppet/animatronics studio brought that sketch to life.)
Some Trivia: - OJ Simpson was originally considered for the role of the Terminator but the studio executives couldn't see him as a killer. - Arnold was originally slated to play Kyle Reese. But when he was to meet with James Cameron at a local diner, as Arnold walked up to him, Cameron's first words to him were "You're a machine." Thus Arnold was then recruited to play the Terminator. Also, the original script called for the Terminator to be more like a person, displaying emotion and all. However, Arnold felt that a killing machine wouldn't bother, it would be logical and calculated in its actions. So, Cameron changed the script to fit with Arnold's suggestions. - The film was close to not even being made as the studio executives didn't think the public would find the premise scary. So, Cameron got in touch with Lance Henriksen, a friend of his, to dress up as the Terminator and kick down the door of the executive at the studio and sit down in his office chair. Henriksen did and then asked the man if he was scared. The executive said yes and then green lit the film to be made. In return, Cameron put Henriksen in the film as Detective Vukovich.
These are odd trivias... The first one I've heard. But the second and third isn't how Cameron, Schwarzenegger and Henriksen tells it in the interviews on 'The Terminator' special edition dvd. According to themselves, Arnold was indeed interviewed for the part of Reese, but was more interested in playing the title character, the killer cyborg. Cameron didn't want to say no, and also thought it was an interesting idea, but had to rethink a lot of his movie since his initial plan was that The Terminator would be a infiltration unit, and after OJ was out of the picture Lance Henriksen was slated to play that part (which makes sense, he would absolutely have been able to blend in - something Arnold did NOT do). Arnold was eventually cast as the cyborg, and Henriksen (who had spent time preparing, climbing fire escape stairs dressed as the cyborg, and sitting in the exec's waiting room staring, saying nothing, with tin-foil on his teeth) instead got the much lesser part as one of the cops. I'm not shutting you down here, you might be right. But all of the above isn't just some "trust me bro" bs, it's stated outright by the people it involves, in interviews and in the documentary on the dvd. 🤷
I'd always thought this a tip of the cap to Transformers (the semi is a similar model to Optimus Prime and transformers as living machines), however, Transformers first aired in September of 1984 and Terminator was released in October of 1984, so it's highly unlikely that it was anything more than a coincidence. Even so.
I dont think the Terminator knew exactly which Sarah Connor it was after. It only had the name but no picture to identify the target. Hence why all of them are being taken out
@weepingscorpion8739 do you think in other cities they have their own phone book? Or does the US phone book has everyones numbers from the whole of US?
@@markcruz359 In the United States, phone books were region specific, usually just a large city, a metropolitan area, or a small group of cities: Beyond that would be too much to fit into a single, physical book. In 1984, phone booths were very common and sometimes had a phone book for its area available, and most people's names and addresses were listed in the book. If the Terminator knew that it was looking for a young Sarah Connor from Los Angeles, it could travel back to 1984, look up the addresses of the Sarah Connors listed in a Los Angeles phone book, and then start killing them off--exactly what the Terminator did. I have not even seen a physical phone book for a number of years: Once cell phones became common, most public phone booths disappeared shortly thereafter, and physical phone books mostly disappeared with them. There are still phone books available online though.
Yesssss, so excited you're doing this! The first one is a masterpiece, but, somehow, the second is even better. A true rarity in film where the sequel surpasses the original.
So...I feel the need to point out, having worked in the firearms industry for 10 years now. Someone loading a shotgun would DEFINITELY attract attention in an American gunstore. In all the stores I've ever worked in, the ammunition is stored behind the counter and a customer would not be given a box of shells and a shotgun at the same time. It's also worth noting that California has a very restrictive laws on firearms purchases these days. I don't live there, but they're one of the most restrictive areas here in the states. There's a 10 day business day waiting period for all firearms purchases, an "assault weapons ban" and up until recently had a High capacity magazine ban. (Though things may have been different back then.)
Oh, I was wondering why you did not notice the Russian Guy on Motorcycle in Stranger Things basically being a Terminator reference. 😄 You had not yet seen Terminator, that explains it.
Every time a character in a movie say's "I'll be right back", we know he's gonna be dead soon. Removing the "right" was simply a masterpiece by Cameron. And Arnold tells the story that they argued about that line and saying "I'll " instead of "I will" and things like that. It was this movie that made the "I'll be back" become a catchphrase.
“I’ll be back” just became so iconic, especially with how Arnold delivered it. The whole argument over that line makes it even cooler knowing how much thought went into it! It’s such a classic now.
Saw this in theaters last year which was freaking awesome!!!!!!! Then earlier this year I got to see TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY IN THEATERS WHICH WAS EVEN MORE AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I saw T2 originally Granada Hills where a bunch of scenes were filmed & live close to where the bar used to be were he gets his clothes & motorcycle from the bikers.
Remember Stranger Things Season 3? There's a scene when Joyce and Hopper are running away from the safe house and the russian guy started shooting against their fleeing car. That's based off the police station scene of Terminator. And you're right, that cop was Bishop the Android in Aliens. And Reese was Hicks (the only soldier to survive) and the spike-haired punk was Hudson (the whiny soldier). That scene when the Terminator comes out of the flames without flesh, apparently came out of Cameron's own nightmare. So you might actually have nightmares. Now off to T2.
Yesss, I totally remember that from Stranger Things season 3! The whole scene with Joyce and Hopper definitely has that Terminator vibe with the Russian guy chasing them and the car getting shot at, it’s such a cool reference. And omg, I never even thought about how Reese was like Hicks and the punk guy was Hudson ,that’s such a spot-on comparison! The nightmare part is so wild too. Cameron really pulled from his own experiences to create such iconic moments like that! Makes it even creepier knowing it came from a dream. And T2… don’t even get me started, that one is like next level!
Hi Cocoa Couch Yes 100% Kyle is John Connor's Dad . As much as I Love this movie and I really do.... for me Terminator 2 to me feels better. A great movie for a gloomy Saturday and some popcorn . Thank you for your reactions and comments for this movie. I enjoyed this very much.
At the beginning, with the guys around at the viewpoint, the blue haired is Bill Paxton, a very well known actor who appeared in Titanic, Aliens or Twister, among others.
I'm so happy Terminator is getting the love and attention that it deserves 🥰 I'm also to 1000% sure that you will ABSOLUTELY LOVE Terminator 2 !!! (but please ignore the 3rd one and skip right to the 4. and then ignore EVERYTHING that comes after 4 xD) Also! 13:02
41:28 Stan Winston was a real master in special make-up effects (though the design of the Terminator was really a collaboration as Cameron knows how to draw and came up with his own design): the Terminator series, Predator, the dog-creature in The Thing, the queen from Aliens, the dinos from the Jurassic Park trilogy, etc.
Terminator 1 & 2 are the very best, hands down. Beyond those two, each successive movie either contradicts previous installments, wipes them out entirely and replaces them with a different timeline, or undermines and disrespects them and the arcs the characters went through.
Not only did Lance Henriksen (the cop at 10:08) feature in the Alien franchise, but the actor playing Kyle Reese did as well! He played Hicks in Aliens (the second movie).
Yes!! You are reviewing my favourite film ever. I saw it as a child in the 80's and it left a permanent mark on me. Some people think that the second one is better, but this first one was so ground breaking in sc-fi film genre and it was made with much lower budget that they had to be really creative with everything. And I am a sucker for a love story. Love your reviews by the way.
A beautiful detail that I always loved is when Kyle is talking about Sara's photo and says that he always wondered what she is thinking at that moment, and in the end we discover that she was thinking about him.
That last scene in the desert that’s literally down the street from where I live. They used a Mat painting for the mountains in the storm thing, but the actual area is right down the road.
Great matte painting btw... I can't even tell it's fake, although it obviously has to be as you can't really serve up super-ominous-looking clouds over a mountain range on demand on the day when you're going to shoot a movie. :D
Matt's not very bright perhaps (he is a gym jock after all ;)), but he is brave for sure, and a good guy; he defended Ginger to his dying breath. :( He obviously was also very good friends - maybe in a bit of a "big brother" way - with Sarah as well judging from the way they interacted, which makes his (and Ginger's) demise even rougher. I dunno if you young'uns pick up on these sort of details, not having lived through this time period, but the police officer played by Lance Henriksen makes a remark during Reese's interrogation, repeating the psych guy's "ray guns" question in a joking/sarcastic manner. Well, Ronald Reagan was Prez in the U.S. at the time - the similarity in pronounciation of the words creates the funny. :) "Whomever designed this thing" - the designer was actually James Cameron! It's not widely known, but Cameron is not just a fairly accomplished director, but also a high-grade artist (he originally started out in the movie biz in production design IIRC). Stan Winston, who was tasked with creating the animatronics effects for the movie (including the T-800 endoskeleton puppet) would send Cameron regular messages like, "we need a close-up of XYZ", "can you make a detail drawing of such-and-such" and so on, and Cameron would draw the body part (skeletal part, really) in question. Eventually, he had ended up portraying the whole endoskeleton, something he'd very likely balked at had he been asked to do it all in one go. ;) Trivia: James Cameron was also the one drawing the pencil sketch of Kate Winslet in his movie "Titanic"; it's actually his own hands we see doing the drawing, but as he is left-handed he drew the sketch mirrored as it was being filmed and the sequence was then "mirrored back" in post-production so that his left hand appears to be his right hand. :)
5:19- It's funny you should mention that, because after this movie came out, the State of California banned the sale and use of the assault weapons purchased here.
I imagine all cops stuck with traffic duty were super relieved they weren't at the station. Just ... absolutely terrifying. I'd just quit after news like that.
This is why James Cameron is a cinema legend. He's not always writing movies with incredible twists or super innovative stories or really complex characters, but T1 and T2 were more like this. Couple that with his skill in special effects and understanding of what makes audiences show up for blockbuster movies and it's easy to see why his films are some of the highest grossing of all time. He's much like George Lucas in that way: often taking simpler stories with universal themes and adding levels of spectacle that really entrance the audience. T2's effects blow this movie away, which was a pretty insane achievement for the time.
100% agree! James Cameron is such a legend, and he really knows how to take simple ideas and blow them out of the water. Both T1 and T2 have these universal themes, time travel, survival, humanity vs. technology and he just adds that perfect mix of spectacle and deep emotion. It’s not always about super complex plots or mind-blowing twists, but more about how he crafts the experience to leave an impact on you. Like, T2’s effects were ahead of its time! The liquid metal Terminator was just chef’s kiss for the 90s. Cameron’s mastery of special effects and his understanding of what makes a movie both thrilling and meaningful is exactly why his films are iconic.
@@emileelizabethfx0 Yeah, he rightfully gets criticized sometimes. Like the story in Avatar is pretty done to death. But another way to look at it is that it's a classic story. That being said, the spectacle of that movie was off the chart. I saw it twice in theaters despite my above criticism because it's a beautiful film. When he releases a movie, people know he will deliver a theatrical experience they won't want to miss. They may not rewatch it a lot on the small screen, but God will they show up to the theater for it.
Kyle Reese was born in 2002. With 27 years old and the war won (2029), he went back to the past (1984), impregnated Sarah and died. When John Connor had 17 years old, his father Kyle will be born... and he must ensure, without fail, to return him to the past, selling an image of Sarah that will make him fall in love with her, to ensure his conception.
Had Kyle been REALLY committed to protecting Sarah, he would have brought at least one small gun back in time with him. Sure it would have been uncomfortable, but it would have shown true commitment to the mission.
Actually Kyle was estimated to be born 2003-2004. So although he becomes John's father, John would still be born without Kyle in the first place. The only thing is once Kyle goes back and becomes John's father, the John Connor he knew is different as is that John Connor's life story. This John would essentially replace the old John.
@@Mr.Ekshin Guess you missed that little thing where nothing “dead” (inorganic) comes through the portal. Only organic matter is compatible. Your admonition is null. Unless you’re suggesting he should have shoved a plasma rifle up his ass on the blind hope that it would work out like the metal (inorganic) Terminator covered in organic tissues. That seems like a great way to have a deadly, futuristic weapon accidentally discharge and kill you from within, though. Talk about having one’s bowels explode.
@@Mr.Ekshin Guess you missed that little thing where nothing “dead” (inorganic) comes through the portal. Only organic matter is compatible. Your admonition is null. Unless you’re suggesting that Reese should have shoved a plasma rifle up his ass on the blind hope that it would work out like the metal (inorganic) Terminator covered in organic tissues. That seems like a great way to have a deadly, futuristic weapon accidentally discharge in a very bad place, though.
@@Mr.Ekshin 23:40 Aside from suspension of disbelief... how do you wrap a gun in living tissue? You could surgically insert a gun into a pig or something but remember the arrival almost killed him, nothing unalive will survive.
Check out "Movies with Mary" reaction to "The Terminator." When she got to "the Terminator storms the police station,' she began to sing a sort-of nursery rhyme about the "thirty cops," counting down like "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" song. ;)
It's pretty insane how much James Cameron managed to accomplish with such a small budget. He would set up on a street in LA without a permit and quickly film the scenes before the cops got called. You always get the best results when you break the rules a little.
Honestly, it’s wild how Cameron turned that small budget into a masterpiece! The fact that he was out there filming guerrilla-style on the streets of LA, no permits, just raw creativity and hustle, really shows how far passion can take you. It adds this gritty, real-life vibe to the film that you can totally feel. Breaking the rules definitely made it feel more authentic-kind of like the Terminator itself, just doing whatever it takes to get the job done. It’s those little rebellious moments that gave the movie its edge and helped it stand out from the rest. No wonder it’s such a legendary film!
The one thing that bugs me about this movie is what happens to Sarah’s iguana?! She loved him and was super tame for a lizard. You don’t see main characters, especially women, with a pet like that very often. I can’t wait for you to watch T2. It’s so good and the early cgi still holds up amazingly!
One of the homicide detectives investigating at Sarah's apartment had a daughter who loved reptiles. He pretended that he bought Pugsley, and gave it to her as a gift.
The only CGI in this movie is the terminator vision, and that's just (probably entirely monochrome) low-rez traditional raster graphics shot onto film, and then overlayed on top of red-tinted film shot from the Terminator's POV. Stuff like the laser beams in the future war sequences were airbrushed in frame-by-frame by special effects animators, and all of the vehicles are physical miniatures; none of it is CGI. :) It's all good ole 1980s practical effects. Almost no movies from the '80s used CGI at all, it's really just a handful. D.A.R.Y.L., Flight of the Navigator, TRON and The Last Starfighter are some of the more well known ones, there may be a few others. Computer graphics back then were quirky as hell, there were no genuine software packages approaching what exists today, and the hardware used was really slow and super duper costly. Any decent sort of CGI (for the time, not by today's standards - you literally couldn't do today's renderings on 1980s computers, they were too limited) took hours and hours to render for just one single frame, and then 24 frames per second... :P
@@lennyvalentin6485 There's also Labyrinth, which had the first attempt at a realistic CGI animal (owl). It doesn't really hold up but it was an impressive attempt for the time.
I was hoping you'd react to the Terminator doing his hair in the mirror after fixing his body, it's hilarious, and that clip was in your reaction. It has a "Yup, I look good and I'm ready to mingle with the outside world!" quality to it. It catches me off-guard and never ceases to make me laugh a lot every time I see it (my re-watches are infrequent to allow no immediate memory of this). Terminator 2 is the only sequel that's canon and also by the same director, but the others are fun. Many say they shouldn't have been made, but they're elseworlds versions, so they don't mess up the canon continuity, and this is clear by the fifth movie, which can't possibly be a sequel to the prior two. You said you'd be scared if you heard the first Sarah Connor was murdered, but I wouldn't be, that's just a coincidence, it's the second murder that establishes a pattern for me - After that, then yes, terror and panic, arms flailing in the air, travelling to Mexico, a fake mustache and whatnot.
Ahhh, I LOVE that moment! The Terminator doing his hair in the mirror is hilarious and kinda extra in the best way. It’s like he’s all business, but then there’s this little human touch where he’s like, “Gotta look good for the job.” The way he’s just so chill about it, like he’s about to head to a party or something-it’s iconic, honestly. Definitely one of those moments that catches you off guard and gives you a good laugh. And yes, you’re totally right about the sequels. T2 is the only one that stays true to the original canon and is just as masterful in its direction. The others? Fun to watch for sure, but more like alternate timelines or “elseworlds” as you said. They don’t mess with the real story, so it’s like, okay cool, do your thing, but T2 will always be the gold standard. As for Sarah Connor’s death in the first movie… yeah, that would’ve been TERRIFYING! But I get your point, once the second one happens, that’s when the panic would set in. Imagine trying to escape, changing identities, traveling around with a fake mustache, and just… living in constant fear that you’re next. That would be insane!
Absolutely phenomenal movie, glad you enjoyed!! Reese was played by Michael biehn, who also played hicks in aliens. And bill Paxton played Hudson in aliens, and was one of the punks at the start of the movie
Re: your question about who designed the final "robo-skeleton" version of the Terminator - it was Stan Winston, a legendary master of practical effects, animatronics, and creature design in movies!
I remember watching the making of documentary and Stan Winston joked that he "tricked" James Cameron into doing the technical drawings for the endoskeleton himself.
@@Tesparg Yes! Stan Winston is a legend when it comes to practical effects, and he definitely played a huge role in designing the iconic endoskeleton for the Terminator. That behind-the-scenes moment where he joked about getting James Cameron to do the technical drawings is hilarious, especially since Cameron was all about the vision but probably didn’t want to dive into the nitty-gritty details of the design! The result is one of the most memorable and terrifying robots in cinematic history.
Fun facts - 1) Other actors considered for the Terminator were Lance Henrikson (who ended up as the comedic one of the two cops, and yes, he was Bishop in Aliens) and OJ Simpson, but ironically, no one could imagine him as a killer. 2) For the scene where the Terminator is thrown form the car during the nightclub escape, James Cameron convinced Arnie to have a 'mild acid' pours over his jacket to simulate the smoke. 3) The factory scene at the end was shown in a deleted scene to actually being Cyberdyne, the company that develops Skynet. In the scene, we see two guys discussing a mysterious part one of them found, which they hide from the police. 4) Much of the filming was not authorised, like the Terminator punching through the car's side window and hotwiring it near the beginning. They basically had to show up, film the scene and run before someone called the police.
Oh wow, those are so fun! It’s crazy to think about who almost played the Terminator, Lance Henrikson would’ve been amazing too, especially with that Aliens vibe! But OJ Simpson? That’s wild, and I totally see why they didn’t go that route, given how hard it would’ve been to take him seriously as a killer in a movie like this. The acid trick for the jacket in the nightclub escape scene is such a cool behind-the-scenes tidbit! I love how Cameron really went all in with some creative, gritty methods. It’s kind of like guerrilla filmmaking, which just makes it all the more impressive. And the whole Cyberdyne deleted scene? Wow, that’s such a cool piece of the puzzle. It would’ve added a bit more context to the ending, showing the company that eventually creates Skynet. That’s the kind of stuff that makes the film even richer, even if it’s not in the final cut. Also, the whole “filming and running” thing is just pure Terminator energy-like, they didn’t even have permission but were just so committed to making it work. Talk about dedication!
Fun reaction. I saw this movie when I was 10 in the theaters with my dad (the 80s certainly were a different time). Just an aside, but if you watch carefully when Arnie first brings the x-acto knife to his eye, there is no blade.
Omg, this movie... yeah I learned that in the scene Arnold walking up to the teens that looking closely you can see little Arnold, yeah, I was a happy girl 😂😂❤❤❤❤
I’m not sure why, but I find this rather cute. (Just out of curiosity and a desire for perspective, what age were you when you made this “happy discovery”?) I think I’m still getting used to the fact that a lot of women have the same feelings about the male form that men have about the female form. Most of you ladies tend to not be anywhere near as forward, gross, and generally obnoxious about such things as way too many guys are, and it’s still kind of new to me. (I, for one, utterly adore the female form, yet I’m typically very restrained with my speech-even in places where lewdness is actively encouraged. This has remained true even as my confidence has grown over the past four or five years.)
Some like T2 best, I like all of them, and also the often overlooked Series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" which picks up right after T2. 😊 Unfortunately the Series fell victim to the 2008 recession and was canceled after 2 Seasons, but they tried their best tying all threads up
This story only have two movies, two! I already said two? ok i'll say it again, TWO!!! This and Terminator 2, and then is over. Whoever tell you that there is a third, fourth or even fifth movie, is not your friend
33:06 Your facial reaction and follow-up line to this was perfect lmao. So everyone is going to demand that you watch the second one, and I agree lol. But I honestly enjoyed the third one for what it was when I was a kid, and I never see anyone react to that one. They all seem to stop at T2. I'd love to see a modern take on what T3 looks like to someone fresh, today, compared to 1 and 2.
Now you gotta see the second movie - past that it depends. The first two are definitely worth watching but there is a real debate about the rest [personally, I felt they were all worth while - I think the first two were the best, but all were worth watching]
Arnold didn't go to acting school, he was actually a business owner and already a millionaire when he started acting. he wasn't just a bodybuilder, he was THE body builder, he won Mr Olympia 1970-75, and then again in 1980.
@@mestupkid211986 That’s actually pretty crazy! Arnold wasn’t just any bodybuilder, he was THE guy who dominated Mr. Olympia. He had his whole life set up before acting, which is wild to think about. His transition from business and bodybuilding to acting wasn’t typical at all. And love how he even did acting classes after working construction-talk about dedication! The Morris technique definitely helped him add depth to his roles, especially with his iconic Terminator performance. It’s all about the grind huh?
To me personally was the story that a woman’s child would be the leader of the resistance in the future in a dystopian world. It doesn’t matter that the budget was so low that the tech could not match the tech of today. I can excuse that for the really fleshed out story by James Cameron. Nowadays you guess the story. But back then this was the first movie of its kind. All the other movies after it copied it…so that today’s movies are another copy of that story. Originally Arnold had the part of Reese. But when he came to James knowing about the script he knew how the terminator was to act, to move, and his eyes. That’s when James told him he should play the terminator. Arnold didn’t want to do it…not enough lines. But James convinced him that this villain would be big time…he was. Also, the FCC was angry with the number of killings, the number of cops killed I think over 200 people killed. That why the second movie had a terminator who didn’t kill.
Glad you recognized Lance Henrickson as Bishop in Aliens, but you missed Bill Paxton as a punk at the beginning and most importantly, my man, Michael Biehn who played Hicks in Aliens. The guy played Reese, Hicks and Johnny Ringo.... three highly memorable characters. He should have been a bigger action star
Older movies usually are slower pace, the audience lived in a slower world. So lots of them move too slow for today's audience. Excellent movies like this perfected the captivation
Bishop, Hicks and Hudson, from "Aliens" are in this movie, both being James Cameron's movies. I like Terminator, but the sequel is something else. T2 is a great action movie with a soul.
I'm so glad you're diving into more James Cameron! He is my favorite filmmaker- he always wraps these emotional, human stories up in crazy technology, action, and scifi. I think you'd really enjoy The Abyss- but please, if you can, watch the Special Edition- the theatrical version doesn't hold a candle to it (another case of a studio interfering with the filmmakers' vision- they made Cameron cut an entire subplot out because they thought that audiences wouldn't sit for a film that was longer than 90 minutes).
Some people will tell you to stop after T2 (or even make dumb comments that there are only two Terminator movies), but I hope you will watch them all and make up your own mind about them. The other ones, while not as good as the first two, aren't bad. I always liked T3, especially because of its ending. It's a good continuation of the story.
The guy in the beginning who arnold puts his fist through is bill paxton who plays Hudson in Aliens (The one who acts tough but freaks out when shit goes sideways). The cop guy is Lance Hendrickson and you are correct in that he plays bishop the android in Aliens. The main man Kyle Reese is played by Michael Biehn who plays the main soldier in Aliens (the one who has a romance with Ripley and his name was Hicks in that movie.) Glad you enjoyed the movie mate! Looking forward to your reaction to the sequel :).
The Terminator's unstoppable endoskeleton gave me serious nightmares. Somehow it still does, it looks so menacing. Please watch the sequel, Terminator 2 Judgment Day. It's even more impressive, pure James Cameron genius!
I love how futuristic the music is in this movie with all the synth. Arnold had an animatronic head for some scenes in the car and elsewhere, that's why it looked waxy. The second movie is known as one of the best sequels in history, on par with Aliens and a few other movies. It has a different vibe and tone, but it's so good. A lot of people prefer the second one, but like I said, it has a different feel to it. For me, I just like sticking with T1 and T2 and just forget the rest. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a lot of good movies. I really recommend Kindergarten Cop, Last Action Hero, True Lies (action/comedy) and Total Recall. You are right, the one cop was Bishop from Aliens, but you didn't notice Reese is in Aliens as well. Also a young Bill Paxton (Aliens) the punk with the blue hair at the start of the movie.
Everyone, and I mean everyone, in my family loves _The Terminator._ If it ever comes on TV, everything else will be dropped in order to watch it. I am no different from the others. James Cameron's fever dream became, in my mind, the definitive Sci-Fi/Action hybrid of all time, with a nice touch of horror for good measure. I love the grungy, neon aesthetic of the film, as it gives the whole thing a moody and dread filled atmosphere. Cameron's structuring of the action is masterful and relentlessly thrilling unto the point of exhaustion! Yet, in the midst of all the chrome-plated violence is a solid beating heart in the form of Sarah and Kyle's unconventional story of love. From their time-transcending love was born the hope of mankind. How much more epic can you get? Well, _T2_ might answer that question! Hope you get to see it soon!
This is also one of my all time childhood movies! This and number 2! We need an Aussie's reaction to another childhood favourite Kangaroo Jack if he hasn't seen it yet! That would be a fun reaction! Haha 😂😂
I remember seeing this because Jedi was sold out. We were pissed! When the movie was over, we all thought the same thing... "Star Wars, what??" This was one of those life changing movies. Something i noticed. The gun sound FX have been modified. These ARENT the original sound FX for the hand guns. is this a newer version?
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If you liked The Terminator, you will love T2.
I hope he'll watch the Director's Cut ver. of T2.
And ONLY T2. Since it’s the only other one ever made
detail you missed at the end or didnt note: Sarah immediately adopted a dog, since dogs just know when someone is a terminator. She is getting herself prepared just in case another is sent after her
i've always loved this detail. I don't keep my dogs around for this purpose but i like to think they'll warn me too.
@@abucket14 My dog who loves everyone, even your run of the mill homeless dudes, had this one sketchy guy getting too close to us and he wasn't having it and he started barking at him. I respected his judgement.
@ronweber1402 some dogs are great at sensing motive.
@@ronweber1402 i never noticed that!! 😮 ty
Well done recognising the photo, but did you remember what he said about the photo? Reese says "I always used to wonder what you were thinking at that moment" - it was him, she was thinking about how much she loved him and he fell in love with her from that look on her face ❤
Yes - just as Sarah said, "In the few hours we had together, we loved a lifetime's worth."
A sad fact, is when Kyle said Sarah, that he always wondered what was she thinking at that moment in the picture. And she was thinking in Kyle during that tape record.
Well, she was thinking *of* Kyle. Not *in* Kyle.
Also, it was a photograph, not a tape record.
@@bradleybradley4363 She was recording a tape when the boy took the picture. I assume that's what they meant.
RIP, Bill Paxton
RIP, Paul Winfield
RIP, Stan Winston.
Also, RIP, Earl Boen (Silberman), Dick Miller (gunshop owner), and Franco Columbu (future Terminator).
James Cameron once said that he was on a late night plane flight, and had a bad cold. He doped up on cold medication, and had a terrifying nightmare about a human-like robot chasing after him. He woke up and immediately sketched out the robot that was in his dream, and that became the basis for this movie. (Stan Winston's puppet/animatronics studio brought that sketch to life.)
The second one is even better IMO. Great reaction 😊
I slightly prefer the first. But the vibes and execution of both are so different from each other, almost like Alien and Aliens.
Terminator 2 is one of the best Sequels ever made.
@@Luzarioththat is basically a scientific fact.
Not IYO, not IMO, just FACTS.
Some Trivia:
- OJ Simpson was originally considered for the role of the Terminator but the studio executives couldn't see him as a killer.
- Arnold was originally slated to play Kyle Reese. But when he was to meet with James Cameron at a local diner, as Arnold walked up to him, Cameron's first words to him were "You're a machine." Thus Arnold was then recruited to play the Terminator. Also, the original script called for the Terminator to be more like a person, displaying emotion and all. However, Arnold felt that a killing machine wouldn't bother, it would be logical and calculated in its actions. So, Cameron changed the script to fit with Arnold's suggestions.
- The film was close to not even being made as the studio executives didn't think the public would find the premise scary. So, Cameron got in touch with Lance Henriksen, a friend of his, to dress up as the Terminator and kick down the door of the executive at the studio and sit down in his office chair. Henriksen did and then asked the man if he was scared. The executive said yes and then green lit the film to be made. In return, Cameron put Henriksen in the film as Detective Vukovich.
That OJ fact is hilarious.
Also not quite true @@Baldwin-iv445
These are odd trivias... The first one I've heard. But the second and third isn't how Cameron, Schwarzenegger and Henriksen tells it in the interviews on 'The Terminator' special edition dvd.
According to themselves, Arnold was indeed interviewed for the part of Reese, but was more interested in playing the title character, the killer cyborg. Cameron didn't want to say no, and also thought it was an interesting idea, but had to rethink a lot of his movie since his initial plan was that The Terminator would be a infiltration unit, and after OJ was out of the picture Lance Henriksen was slated to play that part (which makes sense, he would absolutely have been able to blend in - something Arnold did NOT do).
Arnold was eventually cast as the cyborg, and Henriksen (who had spent time preparing, climbing fire escape stairs dressed as the cyborg, and sitting in the exec's waiting room staring, saying nothing, with tin-foil on his teeth) instead got the much lesser part as one of the cops.
I'm not shutting you down here, you might be right. But all of the above isn't just some "trust me bro" bs, it's stated outright by the people it involves, in interviews and in the documentary on the dvd. 🤷
Saw this in theatres when it came out. Everyone's minds were totally blown by this film. It seemed to be a whole new kind of sci-fi.
Sci-fi meets Horror. The timeframe was popular with it.
It’s crazy that they only made two Terminator movies. It would be wild if they made more, but they didn’t. Yup…..only two.
To be fair, 3 was OK, I mean, not great, but not Dragonball Evolution levels of bad 😂
Ah! I see what you did there! Agreed. Only 2 terminator movies. Any other response is heresy!
Nuh, I like them, all, and TSCC Series too. 😊
I stop after T3 lol
@@CaptainQ2607That's like saying a pool of poop is better than a sea of puke tho
Bring on the next one, one of the best movies ever ❤
5:57 - I love the foreshadowing of the Terminator running over that toy truck.
I'd always thought this a tip of the cap to Transformers (the semi is a similar model to Optimus Prime and transformers as living machines), however, Transformers first aired in September of 1984 and Terminator was released in October of 1984, so it's highly unlikely that it was anything more than a coincidence. Even so.
@@mikey90802 coincidence because of the approaching zeitgeist of tech
What most people miss, is that the toy truck is the same make/model as the real truck that we see later, hauling the tanker.
I dont think the Terminator knew exactly which Sarah Connor it was after. It only had the name but no picture to identify the target. Hence why all of them are being taken out
Reese mentions this when interrogated. "Skynet knew almost nothing. Her full name, where she lived; they just knew the city". More or less.
@weepingscorpion8739 do you think in other cities they have their own phone book? Or does the US phone book has everyones numbers from the whole of US?
@@markcruz359 In the United States, phone books were region specific, usually just a large city, a metropolitan area, or a small group of cities: Beyond that would be too much to fit into a single, physical book. In 1984, phone booths were very common and sometimes had a phone book for its area available, and most people's names and addresses were listed in the book. If the Terminator knew that it was looking for a young Sarah Connor from Los Angeles, it could travel back to 1984, look up the addresses of the Sarah Connors listed in a Los Angeles phone book, and then start killing them off--exactly what the Terminator did.
I have not even seen a physical phone book for a number of years: Once cell phones became common, most public phone booths disappeared shortly thereafter, and physical phone books mostly disappeared with them. There are still phone books available online though.
Its by region, but some people can pay to have it unlisted
@@markcruz359 I'm not American, so I don't know how American phonebooks work(ed).
Yesssss, so excited you're doing this! The first one is a masterpiece, but, somehow, the second is even better. A true rarity in film where the sequel surpasses the original.
So...I feel the need to point out, having worked in the firearms industry for 10 years now. Someone loading a shotgun would DEFINITELY attract attention in an American gunstore.
In all the stores I've ever worked in, the ammunition is stored behind the counter and a customer would not be given a box of shells and a shotgun at the same time.
It's also worth noting that California has a very restrictive laws on firearms purchases these days. I don't live there, but they're one of the most restrictive areas here in the states. There's a 10 day business day waiting period for all firearms purchases, an "assault weapons ban" and up until recently had a High capacity magazine ban.
(Though things may have been different back then.)
Oh, I was wondering why you did not notice the Russian Guy on Motorcycle in Stranger Things basically being a Terminator reference. 😄
You had not yet seen Terminator, that explains it.
Every time a character in a movie say's "I'll be right back", we know he's gonna be dead soon. Removing the "right" was simply a masterpiece by Cameron. And Arnold tells the story that they argued about that line and saying "I'll " instead of "I will" and things like that. It was this movie that made the "I'll be back" become a catchphrase.
“I’ll be back” just became so iconic, especially with how Arnold delivered it. The whole argument over that line makes it even cooler knowing how much thought went into it! It’s such a classic now.
Saw this in theaters last year which was freaking awesome!!!!!!! Then earlier this year I got to see TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY IN THEATERS WHICH WAS EVEN MORE AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I saw T2 originally Granada Hills where a bunch of scenes were filmed & live close to where the bar used to be were he gets his clothes & motorcycle from the bikers.
Remember Stranger Things Season 3? There's a scene when Joyce and Hopper are running away from the safe house and the russian guy started shooting against their fleeing car. That's based off the police station scene of Terminator.
And you're right, that cop was Bishop the Android in Aliens. And Reese was Hicks (the only soldier to survive) and the spike-haired punk was Hudson (the whiny soldier).
That scene when the Terminator comes out of the flames without flesh, apparently came out of Cameron's own nightmare. So you might actually have nightmares.
Now off to T2.
Yesss, I totally remember that from Stranger Things season 3! The whole scene with Joyce and Hopper definitely has that Terminator vibe with the Russian guy chasing them and the car getting shot at, it’s such a cool reference. And omg, I never even thought about how Reese was like Hicks and the punk guy was Hudson ,that’s such a spot-on comparison!
The nightmare part is so wild too. Cameron really pulled from his own experiences to create such iconic moments like that! Makes it even creepier knowing it came from a dream. And T2… don’t even get me started, that one is like next level!
Hi Cocoa Couch Yes 100% Kyle is John Connor's Dad . As much as I Love this movie and I really do.... for me Terminator 2 to me feels better. A great movie for a gloomy Saturday and some popcorn . Thank you for your reactions and comments for this movie. I enjoyed this very much.
At the beginning, with the guys around at the viewpoint, the blue haired is Bill Paxton, a very well known actor who appeared in Titanic, Aliens or Twister, among others.
Bill Paxton - the only actor to be killed by a Predator, an Alien and a Terminator.
I'm so happy Terminator is getting the love and attention that it deserves 🥰 I'm also to 1000% sure that you will ABSOLUTELY LOVE Terminator 2 !!!
(but please ignore the 3rd one and skip right to the 4. and then ignore EVERYTHING that comes after 4 xD)
Also!
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41:28 Stan Winston was a real master in special make-up effects (though the design of the Terminator was really a collaboration as Cameron knows how to draw and came up with his own design): the Terminator series, Predator, the dog-creature in The Thing, the queen from Aliens, the dinos from the Jurassic Park trilogy, etc.
You HAVE to see T2 now, it's even better. I can't wait!!!!
Terminator 1 & 2 are the very best, hands down. Beyond those two, each successive movie either contradicts previous installments, wipes them out entirely and replaces them with a different timeline, or undermines and disrespects them and the arcs the characters went through.
Not only did Lance Henriksen (the cop at 10:08) feature in the Alien franchise, but the actor playing Kyle Reese did as well! He played Hicks in Aliens (the second movie).
Yes!! You are reviewing my favourite film ever. I saw it as a child in the 80's and it left a permanent mark on me. Some people think that the second one is better, but this first one was so ground breaking in sc-fi film genre and it was made with much lower budget that they had to be really creative with everything. And I am a sucker for a love story. Love your reviews by the way.
A beautiful detail that I always loved is when Kyle is talking about Sara's photo and says that he always wondered what she is thinking at that moment, and in the end we discover that she was thinking about him.
That last scene in the desert that’s literally down the street from where I live. They used a Mat painting for the mountains in the storm thing, but the actual area is right down the road.
Such a cool scene 🙏
Great matte painting btw... I can't even tell it's fake, although it obviously has to be as you can't really serve up super-ominous-looking clouds over a mountain range on demand on the day when you're going to shoot a movie. :D
Matt's not very bright perhaps (he is a gym jock after all ;)), but he is brave for sure, and a good guy; he defended Ginger to his dying breath. :( He obviously was also very good friends - maybe in a bit of a "big brother" way - with Sarah as well judging from the way they interacted, which makes his (and Ginger's) demise even rougher.
I dunno if you young'uns pick up on these sort of details, not having lived through this time period, but the police officer played by Lance Henriksen makes a remark during Reese's interrogation, repeating the psych guy's "ray guns" question in a joking/sarcastic manner. Well, Ronald Reagan was Prez in the U.S. at the time - the similarity in pronounciation of the words creates the funny. :)
"Whomever designed this thing" - the designer was actually James Cameron! It's not widely known, but Cameron is not just a fairly accomplished director, but also a high-grade artist (he originally started out in the movie biz in production design IIRC). Stan Winston, who was tasked with creating the animatronics effects for the movie (including the T-800 endoskeleton puppet) would send Cameron regular messages like, "we need a close-up of XYZ", "can you make a detail drawing of such-and-such" and so on, and Cameron would draw the body part (skeletal part, really) in question. Eventually, he had ended up portraying the whole endoskeleton, something he'd very likely balked at had he been asked to do it all in one go. ;)
Trivia: James Cameron was also the one drawing the pencil sketch of Kate Winslet in his movie "Titanic"; it's actually his own hands we see doing the drawing, but as he is left-handed he drew the sketch mirrored as it was being filmed and the sequence was then "mirrored back" in post-production so that his left hand appears to be his right hand. :)
I saw this in theatres when it first came out (am 59). And it was an absolute blast.
5:19- It's funny you should mention that, because after this movie came out, the State of California banned the sale and use of the assault weapons purchased here.
I imagine all cops stuck with traffic duty were super relieved they weren't at the station.
Just ... absolutely terrifying. I'd just quit after news like that.
This is why James Cameron is a cinema legend. He's not always writing movies with incredible twists or super innovative stories or really complex characters, but T1 and T2 were more like this. Couple that with his skill in special effects and understanding of what makes audiences show up for blockbuster movies and it's easy to see why his films are some of the highest grossing of all time. He's much like George Lucas in that way: often taking simpler stories with universal themes and adding levels of spectacle that really entrance the audience. T2's effects blow this movie away, which was a pretty insane achievement for the time.
100% agree! James Cameron is such a legend, and he really knows how to take simple ideas and blow them out of the water. Both T1 and T2 have these universal themes, time travel, survival, humanity vs. technology and he just adds that perfect mix of spectacle and deep emotion. It’s not always about super complex plots or mind-blowing twists, but more about how he crafts the experience to leave an impact on you. Like, T2’s effects were ahead of its time! The liquid metal Terminator was just chef’s kiss for the 90s. Cameron’s mastery of special effects and his understanding of what makes a movie both thrilling and meaningful is exactly why his films are iconic.
@@emileelizabethfx0 Yeah, he rightfully gets criticized sometimes. Like the story in Avatar is pretty done to death. But another way to look at it is that it's a classic story. That being said, the spectacle of that movie was off the chart. I saw it twice in theaters despite my above criticism because it's a beautiful film. When he releases a movie, people know he will deliver a theatrical experience they won't want to miss. They may not rewatch it a lot on the small screen, but God will they show up to the theater for it.
Kyle Reese was born in 2002. With 27 years old and the war won (2029), he went back to the past (1984), impregnated Sarah and died. When John Connor had 17 years old, his father Kyle will be born... and he must ensure, without fail, to return him to the past, selling an image of Sarah that will make him fall in love with her, to ensure his conception.
Had Kyle been REALLY committed to protecting Sarah, he would have brought at least one small gun back in time with him. Sure it would have been uncomfortable, but it would have shown true commitment to the mission.
Actually Kyle was estimated to be born 2003-2004. So although he becomes John's father, John would still be born without Kyle in the first place. The only thing is once Kyle goes back and becomes John's father, the John Connor he knew is different as is that John Connor's life story. This John would essentially replace the old John.
@@Mr.Ekshin Guess you missed that little thing where nothing “dead” (inorganic) comes through the portal. Only organic matter is compatible. Your admonition is null. Unless you’re suggesting he should have shoved a plasma rifle up his ass on the blind hope that it would work out like the metal (inorganic) Terminator covered in organic tissues. That seems like a great way to have a deadly, futuristic weapon accidentally discharge and kill you from within, though. Talk about having one’s bowels explode.
@@Mr.Ekshin Guess you missed that little thing where nothing “dead” (inorganic) comes through the portal. Only organic matter is compatible. Your admonition is null. Unless you’re suggesting that Reese should have shoved a plasma rifle up his ass on the blind hope that it would work out like the metal (inorganic) Terminator covered in organic tissues. That seems like a great way to have a deadly, futuristic weapon accidentally discharge in a very bad place, though.
@@Mr.Ekshin 23:40 Aside from suspension of disbelief... how do you wrap a gun in living tissue? You could surgically insert a gun into a pig or something but remember the arrival almost killed him, nothing unalive will survive.
T2 has a MUCH bigger budget and its a must see if you liked this 🔥👍
You gotta do 2, one of the best films ever made
"You've got thirty cops!"
"Um, twenty-eight cops."
"Twenty-five cops."
"Nineteen?!?"
etc
Check out "Movies with Mary" reaction to "The Terminator." When she got to "the Terminator storms the police station,' she began to sing a sort-of nursery rhyme about the "thirty cops," counting down like "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" song. ;)
It's pretty insane how much James Cameron managed to accomplish with such a small budget. He would set up on a street in LA without a permit and quickly film the scenes before the cops got called. You always get the best results when you break the rules a little.
Honestly, it’s wild how Cameron turned that small budget into a masterpiece! The fact that he was out there filming guerrilla-style on the streets of LA, no permits, just raw creativity and hustle, really shows how far passion can take you. It adds this gritty, real-life vibe to the film that you can totally feel. Breaking the rules definitely made it feel more authentic-kind of like the Terminator itself, just doing whatever it takes to get the job done. It’s those little rebellious moments that gave the movie its edge and helped it stand out from the rest. No wonder it’s such a legendary film!
The one thing that bugs me about this movie is what happens to Sarah’s iguana?! She loved him and was super tame for a lizard. You don’t see main characters, especially women, with a pet like that very often. I can’t wait for you to watch T2. It’s so good and the early cgi still holds up amazingly!
One of the homicide detectives investigating at Sarah's apartment had a daughter who loved reptiles. He pretended that he bought Pugsley, and gave it to her as a gift.
The only CGI in this movie is the terminator vision, and that's just (probably entirely monochrome) low-rez traditional raster graphics shot onto film, and then overlayed on top of red-tinted film shot from the Terminator's POV. Stuff like the laser beams in the future war sequences were airbrushed in frame-by-frame by special effects animators, and all of the vehicles are physical miniatures; none of it is CGI. :) It's all good ole 1980s practical effects.
Almost no movies from the '80s used CGI at all, it's really just a handful. D.A.R.Y.L., Flight of the Navigator, TRON and The Last Starfighter are some of the more well known ones, there may be a few others. Computer graphics back then were quirky as hell, there were no genuine software packages approaching what exists today, and the hardware used was really slow and super duper costly. Any decent sort of CGI (for the time, not by today's standards - you literally couldn't do today's renderings on 1980s computers, they were too limited) took hours and hours to render for just one single frame, and then 24 frames per second... :P
@@lennyvalentin6485 There's also Labyrinth, which had the first attempt at a realistic CGI animal (owl). It doesn't really hold up but it was an impressive attempt for the time.
@@goblinqueen4991 Ah! Interesting. I have yet to see this one actually, this is yet another reason not to put it off any longer I suppose. :)
I am surprised by people who in 2024 have never seen such cult films as Terminator.
This was my first time watching and I'm 30. I own the collection DVD and never once watched it like I intended lol
I was hoping you'd react to the Terminator doing his hair in the mirror after fixing his body, it's hilarious, and that clip was in your reaction. It has a "Yup, I look good and I'm ready to mingle with the outside world!" quality to it. It catches me off-guard and never ceases to make me laugh a lot every time I see it (my re-watches are infrequent to allow no immediate memory of this).
Terminator 2 is the only sequel that's canon and also by the same director, but the others are fun. Many say they shouldn't have been made, but they're elseworlds versions, so they don't mess up the canon continuity, and this is clear by the fifth movie, which can't possibly be a sequel to the prior two.
You said you'd be scared if you heard the first Sarah Connor was murdered, but I wouldn't be, that's just a coincidence, it's the second murder that establishes a pattern for me - After that, then yes, terror and panic, arms flailing in the air, travelling to Mexico, a fake mustache and whatnot.
Ahhh, I LOVE that moment! The Terminator doing his hair in the mirror is hilarious and kinda extra in the best way. It’s like he’s all business, but then there’s this little human touch where he’s like, “Gotta look good for the job.” The way he’s just so chill about it, like he’s about to head to a party or something-it’s iconic, honestly. Definitely one of those moments that catches you off guard and gives you a good laugh.
And yes, you’re totally right about the sequels. T2 is the only one that stays true to the original canon and is just as masterful in its direction. The others? Fun to watch for sure, but more like alternate timelines or “elseworlds” as you said. They don’t mess with the real story, so it’s like, okay cool, do your thing, but T2 will always be the gold standard.
As for Sarah Connor’s death in the first movie… yeah, that would’ve been TERRIFYING! But I get your point, once the second one happens, that’s when the panic would set in. Imagine trying to escape, changing identities, traveling around with a fake mustache, and just… living in constant fear that you’re next. That would be insane!
Great line used all the time "Come with me if you want to Live".
Absolutely phenomenal movie, glad you enjoyed!! Reese was played by Michael biehn, who also played hicks in aliens. And bill Paxton played Hudson in aliens, and was one of the punks at the start of the movie
Actually guy who stands up Sarah on voice mail is voice of Cameron himself :D
Still holding out for Soldier with Kurt Russell xD
Re: your question about who designed the final "robo-skeleton" version of the Terminator - it was Stan Winston, a legendary master of practical effects, animatronics, and creature design in movies!
I remember watching the making of documentary and Stan Winston joked that he "tricked" James Cameron into doing the technical drawings for the endoskeleton himself.
@@Tesparg Yes! Stan Winston is a legend when it comes to practical effects, and he definitely played a huge role in designing the iconic endoskeleton for the Terminator. That behind-the-scenes moment where he joked about getting James Cameron to do the technical drawings is hilarious, especially since Cameron was all about the vision but probably didn’t want to dive into the nitty-gritty details of the design! The result is one of the most memorable and terrifying robots in cinematic history.
Can't wait to watch your T2 commentary, Let's goooooo Oscar!
I am 46 and the scene with him removing his eye still haunts me. I mean, probably shouldn't have watched it as a 7 year-old, but still.
You will love 2! No spoilers but it is charming.😊
I've always said The Terminator is the first 90's action movie, made in the 80's because of how ahead of it's time it was.
Fun facts -
1) Other actors considered for the Terminator were Lance Henrikson (who ended up as the comedic one of the two cops, and yes, he was Bishop in Aliens) and OJ Simpson, but ironically, no one could imagine him as a killer.
2) For the scene where the Terminator is thrown form the car during the nightclub escape, James Cameron convinced Arnie to have a 'mild acid' pours over his jacket to simulate the smoke.
3) The factory scene at the end was shown in a deleted scene to actually being Cyberdyne, the company that develops Skynet. In the scene, we see two guys discussing a mysterious part one of them found, which they hide from the police.
4) Much of the filming was not authorised, like the Terminator punching through the car's side window and hotwiring it near the beginning. They basically had to show up, film the scene and run before someone called the police.
Oh wow, those are so fun! It’s crazy to think about who almost played the Terminator, Lance Henrikson would’ve been amazing too, especially with that Aliens vibe! But OJ Simpson? That’s wild, and I totally see why they didn’t go that route, given how hard it would’ve been to take him seriously as a killer in a movie like this.
The acid trick for the jacket in the nightclub escape scene is such a cool behind-the-scenes tidbit! I love how Cameron really went all in with some creative, gritty methods. It’s kind of like guerrilla filmmaking, which just makes it all the more impressive.
And the whole Cyberdyne deleted scene? Wow, that’s such a cool piece of the puzzle. It would’ve added a bit more context to the ending, showing the company that eventually creates Skynet. That’s the kind of stuff that makes the film even richer, even if it’s not in the final cut.
Also, the whole “filming and running” thing is just pure Terminator energy-like, they didn’t even have permission but were just so committed to making it work. Talk about dedication!
I saw the second movie first and didn't see the first one until Genesis came out.
YES!!!! This franchise is so good! It's going to be a good time!
“I’ll be back!”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I got so excited when I saw the thumbnail. Great review, waiting for your T2 one.
There were actors in this movie that were also in Aliens: Kyle Reese (Corporal Hicks) & Bishop the robot & Hudson (one of the punks at the beginning).
"A redemption arc?" Lol. Big LOL.
Fun reaction. I saw this movie when I was 10 in the theaters with my dad (the 80s certainly were a different time). Just an aside, but if you watch carefully when Arnie first brings the x-acto knife to his eye, there is no blade.
Don’t make me bust you up man!!
Omg, this movie... yeah I learned that in the scene Arnold walking up to the teens that looking closely you can see little Arnold, yeah, I was a happy girl 😂😂❤❤❤❤
I’m not sure why, but I find this rather cute. (Just out of curiosity and a desire for perspective, what age were you when you made this “happy discovery”?) I think I’m still getting used to the fact that a lot of women have the same feelings about the male form that men have about the female form. Most of you ladies tend to not be anywhere near as forward, gross, and generally obnoxious about such things as way too many guys are, and it’s still kind of new to me. (I, for one, utterly adore the female form, yet I’m typically very restrained with my speech-even in places where lewdness is actively encouraged. This has remained true even as my confidence has grown over the past four or five years.)
@Armaldo468 I was 15, and I couldn't believe what I saw, I put my face to the screen and rewatched it 20 times 😂
Bill Paxton was the only actor ever killed by a Terminator, a Predator, and an Alien..
"she looks like such a badass now". Just you wait
My friend and I used to watch this movie almost every night she stayed over. We loved it. Also, love Reese. Can't wait to see you watch T2!
Great! It is very interesting to see your reaction to the films Terminator 2 and Terminator 3! 🦾🤖🔥
This is the horror/thriller and the OG. The next is the best one but more geared toward Action and Drama. It’s fantastic.
Some like T2 best, I like all of them, and also the often overlooked Series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" which picks up right after T2. 😊 Unfortunately the Series fell victim to the 2008 recession and was canceled after 2 Seasons, but they tried their best tying all threads up
I was so sad they didn't keep doing more seasons. It was so good.
This story only have two movies, two! I already said two? ok i'll say it again, TWO!!! This and Terminator 2, and then is over. Whoever tell you that there is a third, fourth or even fifth movie, is not your friend
33:06 Your facial reaction and follow-up line to this was perfect lmao.
So everyone is going to demand that you watch the second one, and I agree lol. But I honestly enjoyed the third one for what it was when I was a kid, and I never see anyone react to that one. They all seem to stop at T2. I'd love to see a modern take on what T3 looks like to someone fresh, today, compared to 1 and 2.
Now you gotta see the second movie - past that it depends. The first two are definitely worth watching but there is a real debate about the rest [personally, I felt they were all worth while - I think the first two were the best, but all were worth watching]
Arnold didn't go to acting school, he was actually a business owner and already a millionaire when he started acting. he wasn't just a bodybuilder, he was THE body builder, he won Mr Olympia 1970-75, and then again in 1980.
Yeah he leant the “Morris technique” sometime after this. He did acting classes after he’d finish the day in construction.
@@mestupkid211986 That’s actually pretty crazy! Arnold wasn’t just any bodybuilder, he was THE guy who dominated Mr. Olympia. He had his whole life set up before acting, which is wild to think about. His transition from business and bodybuilding to acting wasn’t typical at all. And love how he even did acting classes after working construction-talk about dedication! The Morris technique definitely helped him add depth to his roles, especially with his iconic Terminator performance. It’s all about the grind huh?
To me personally was the story that a woman’s child would be the leader of the resistance in the future in a dystopian world. It doesn’t matter that the budget was so low that the tech could not match the tech of today. I can excuse that for the really fleshed out story by James Cameron. Nowadays you guess the story. But back then this was the first movie of its kind. All the other movies after it copied it…so that today’s movies are another copy of that story. Originally Arnold had the part of Reese. But when he came to James knowing about the script he knew how the terminator was to act, to move, and his eyes. That’s when James told him he should play the terminator. Arnold didn’t want to do it…not enough lines. But James convinced him that this villain would be big time…he was. Also, the FCC was angry with the number of killings, the number of cops killed I think over 200 people killed. That why the second movie had a terminator who didn’t kill.
RIP BILL PAXTON!!!!!
Glad you recognized Lance Henrickson as Bishop in Aliens, but you missed Bill Paxton as a punk at the beginning and most importantly, my man, Michael Biehn who played Hicks in Aliens. The guy played Reese, Hicks and Johnny Ringo.... three highly memorable characters. He should have been a bigger action star
Great reaction. I hope you continue the series.
Older movies usually are slower pace, the audience lived in a slower world. So lots of them move too slow for today's audience. Excellent movies like this perfected the captivation
Bishop, Hicks and Hudson, from "Aliens" are in this movie, both being James Cameron's movies. I like Terminator, but the sequel is something else. T2 is a great action movie with a soul.
I'm so glad you're diving into more James Cameron! He is my favorite filmmaker- he always wraps these emotional, human stories up in crazy technology, action, and scifi. I think you'd really enjoy The Abyss- but please, if you can, watch the Special Edition- the theatrical version doesn't hold a candle to it (another case of a studio interfering with the filmmakers' vision- they made Cameron cut an entire subplot out because they thought that audiences wouldn't sit for a film that was longer than 90 minutes).
Some people will tell you to stop after T2 (or even make dumb comments that there are only two Terminator movies), but I hope you will watch them all and make up your own mind about them. The other ones, while not as good as the first two, aren't bad. I always liked T3, especially because of its ending. It's a good continuation of the story.
I hope you do more than just the first 2. Yes, the second. One is amazing, but I actually liked the 3rd one as well. Great reaction as always
The guy in the beginning who arnold puts his fist through is bill paxton who plays Hudson in Aliens (The one who acts tough but freaks out when shit goes sideways). The cop guy is Lance Hendrickson and you are correct in that he plays bishop the android in Aliens. The main man Kyle Reese is played by Michael Biehn who plays the main soldier in Aliens (the one who has a romance with Ripley and his name was Hicks in that movie.) Glad you enjoyed the movie mate! Looking forward to your reaction to the sequel :).
The guy who gets his heart ripped out is Brian Thompson...Bill Paxton had the tire tread face, was thrown into the fence
Boom! Early. The two Terminator movies are great, top of any list in sci-fi. Love them.
Thanks for sharing your reactions with us, I really enjoy them!
Perfect timing I just got back home from London I had a long journey this is my fave flim thanks mate
The Terminator's unstoppable endoskeleton gave me serious nightmares. Somehow it still does, it looks so menacing. Please watch the sequel, Terminator 2 Judgment Day. It's even more impressive, pure James Cameron genius!
I love how futuristic the music is in this movie with all the synth. Arnold had an animatronic head for some scenes in the car and elsewhere, that's why it looked waxy. The second movie is known as one of the best sequels in history, on par with Aliens and a few other movies. It has a different vibe and tone, but it's so good. A lot of people prefer the second one, but like I said, it has a different feel to it. For me, I just like sticking with T1 and T2 and just forget the rest. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a lot of good movies. I really recommend Kindergarten Cop, Last Action Hero, True Lies (action/comedy) and Total Recall. You are right, the one cop was Bishop from Aliens, but you didn't notice Reese is in Aliens as well. Also a young Bill Paxton (Aliens) the punk with the blue hair at the start of the movie.
The white cop was the voice of Kerchek in Tarzan!
I had nightmares after seeing this movie for the first time, those red eyes still haunt me to some extent almost 30 years later.
In the 80s, even in California, pretty much all pickups had gun racks in the rear window and they usually had 1-4 rifles in them.
Don't forget to watch Terminator 2
Everyone, and I mean everyone, in my family loves _The Terminator._ If it ever comes on TV, everything else will be dropped in order to watch it. I am no different from the others.
James Cameron's fever dream became, in my mind, the definitive Sci-Fi/Action hybrid of all time, with a nice touch of horror for good measure. I love the grungy, neon aesthetic of the film, as it gives the whole thing a moody and dread filled atmosphere. Cameron's structuring of the action is masterful and relentlessly thrilling unto the point of exhaustion! Yet, in the midst of all the chrome-plated violence is a solid beating heart in the form of Sarah and Kyle's unconventional story of love. From their time-transcending love was born the hope of mankind. How much more epic can you get?
Well, _T2_ might answer that question! Hope you get to see it soon!
You have to see Terminator 2! You can stop after that one... it goes down hill after that, but the second one is a perfect sequel
This is also one of my all time childhood movies! This and number 2!
We need an Aussie's reaction to another childhood favourite Kangaroo Jack if he hasn't seen it yet! That would be a fun reaction! Haha 😂😂
I'm sincerely sorry for any 80s kids that had nightmares growing up with this back then
The first one is really scary, due to number of kills. Whereas the second terminator is really action and best from this serie
24:46 The cat ate his tongue 😂😂😂
I remember seeing this because Jedi was sold out. We were pissed! When the movie was over, we all thought the same thing... "Star Wars, what??" This was one of those life changing movies.
Something i noticed. The gun sound FX have been modified. These ARENT the original sound FX for the hand guns. is this a newer version?
You will absolutely love the 2nd one!
You are going to LOVE T-2 and we're are all going to love your reactions to it.
40 YEARS LATER!!!!!!!
You really just need to watch 2 (director's cut if you can), MAYBE 3. 3 is fun, but 2 is really a great stopping point.