Robert Patrick managed to control his sprinting and breathing so well that during the motorbike scene he kept catching up to it! Such a brilliant actor
Was literally looking in the comments for this comment. Everyone freaks out about how fast he was, but he was even faster - so fast he kept catching John, which makes it even more terrifying.
Dyson is a goat. Found out his work was gonna create destruction in the future, didn't hesitate to destroy it and went out like a true hero by preventing the death of that SWAT team.
The actor that did the T-1000, Robert Patrick, had to train how to shoot without blinking and run without making any expresion, a true achievment for real
There's footage of him firing the three round burst version of the Beretta M9 during training. The behind the scenes has a lot of cool training stuff like that. Even James Cameron got in on shooting the mini gun and the lever action shotgun (which was a 10 gauge 😱)
Your insight into her predicament of becoming a terminator targeting someone who hasn't done something yet, after herself being targeted by a terminator for something she hadn't done yet is very nice.
my mom used to tell me when we watched this film, “if you’re lucky and eat your veggies and do your pushups, maybe you’ll get arms like Linda Hamilton”
She was right. Linda Hamilton trained with the Mossad for this role. In the first movie, she was a simple person who then discovered the true dormant inner strength she actually had.
Linda Hamilton is so bad ass, and was probably the best most well trained and adapted actor for “operator” badassery until John Wick 2 Keanu. Besides being totally tough and fit, she handles her firearms great, and reacting consistently smart and fast; it’s especially stand out in the small detail of the scene where she grabs the doctor over the table. She crosses her arms to grab him by the shirt collar and pull him in that way, which is a subtle effective professional security enforcer type move.
What a lot of people don't appreciate about this film is just how much they leaned on practical effects. A lot of the 'liquid' metal bladed weapon scenes were shot with actual metal props. A lot of the "shotgun crater" effects were also practical costume props - they opened with springs. It was only for the shots where the T1000 'heals' that they used CG to slowly show the wounds closing. The atomic horror scenes had double shots, negative manipulation, and extensive use of miniatures. The helicopter under the bridge was an insane stunt pilot and a real helicopter under a bridge. The CG gets a lot of attention because it was so groundbreaking at the time, but the glue that held this movie together was still good old fashioned practical effects.
Over 30 years later and the film is still a technical marvel. CGI has barely been better utilised since and is a perfect mix of computer trickery and practical effects.
That skeptical shrink is the same shrink who dismissed Reese's story in the first one, and left the police station just as Arnie was walking in to destroy it.
As someone who has been in "behavioral observation" facilities before, yes, not only WAS that a thing, it still is a thing. Half the trick of getting out was just pretending enough that the people who are abusing you in there let you go, because for me, at least, being in was worse than managing my condition on my own.
@@VladislavBabbittI don’t know our parents thought this stuff was okay I was maybe 9-10 watching these and Saving Private Ryan some people are different though
It might be hard but kids shouldn't be too spoiled specifically for the world that we live and specially certain more dangerous countries @VladislavBabbitt
Whenever there were two Sarah's or she saw herself like in the dream or mirror, it was Linda Hamilton's twin sister, Leslie. Leslie was a nurse by profession, she passed away in 2020.
can someone explain how the name of Max of the dog, somehow is understood to be "Wolfie" ? I never got that? Maybe it's because English is not my native language ?
@@spextrekid9410 Wolfie was just a fake name that Arnold used a a trap to figure out if the person on the phone was the real foster mother or if it was the T-1000. Because the T-1000 didn't know the dog's name until afterwards when it checked the collar, it assumed Wolfie was the correct name and responded that "Wolfie was fine", which was how Arnold figured out that it was the T-1000. The real foster mother would have known that the dog's name was not Wolfie. Basically, Arnold baited the T-1000 into making a mistake.
@@spextrekid9410the dog name is not understood to be wolfie, Arnold made up that name to trick the evil terminator, that way Arnold realized that the terminator was in the house and had killed John guardians.
@spextrekid9410 the names "Max" and "Wolfie" don't relate to each other. But by calling the dog the wrong name (without knowing) , the T1000 revealed itself.
2:13 What's trippy is that's exactly where Terminator started, it was a literal fever dream of a robot skeleton walking out of a wall of flames holding a gun I do mean literal, the guy had a fever when he had the dream
My favorite facts: In the lore, the T-1000 is so dangerous that Skynet itself only creates one at a time and then destroys it when its use is over. The security guard double was played by twins. Robert Patrick, the T-1000, did, what only could be called super human, training. That emotionless sprint is all him; that first chase he accidentally kept catching John on the dirtbike - that's how fast he was! He only blinks twice in the film: once when talking to Todd and his wife, and once on accident when firing a gun (Robert would say he wished they did another take). Just about every movie after this one for _YEARS_ had a small cameo scene of Robert Patrick in a police uniform and stern expression. My favorite of the cameos is likely "Last Action Hero" where the kid in the film passes by Robert in uniform giving the possible T-1000 a wide berth and a terrified expression!
Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I still prefer the normal cut version. I like all of those extra scenes that explain better some decisions, but I take them just like that: "extra scenes". In a well made movie you don't actually need to see everything to understand the next scene and this movie IS well made. In the original cut you can still follow the story and the characters motivations even if it doesn't take you by the hand. It keeps the pace is more fluid and quick to the point, not slowing down the action for too long.
The best example is when the T1000 become Sarah. In the original he doesn't start to glitch and John doesn't need to see her feet, to realize his mom wouldn't call him for help with the T1000 still alive.
Didn’t realize up front this was an extended cut but have seen this so many times, I began to realize this had extra scenes! I don’t think the extras did anything to inform the storytelling in a “more” way than the theatrical cut.
I feel the theatrical cut is better in the theater, you're right and including most of the extra stuff would drag and extend a little too much. That cut keeps up the pace and feel better. But for a rewatch at home I think the extended version has a lot of merit, I prefer having those scenes to not. Most of them are a lot of fun to watch and the pacing problem isn't so bad in the more casual atmosphere. I'll gladly accept the counter opinions though, the movie's great either way and I don't blame anyone who prefers the original cut.
@@snvhill As I said (because I'm afraid sometime I'm not clear) I'm glad those extra scenes exist. I actually like all the *canon* extra scenes possible in every movie, because... hey, MORE MOVIE. But I consider these ones as the unused "extras" you usually find in the DVD. I prefer the movie as it was, if I have to watch it again. The only exception is just the mentioned "glitched feet" scene. I'm ok with the part where the T1000 starts to glitch, because it answer the question "why now they can beat him, when he was invulnerable for the rest of the movie?" Keep it or cut it, it doesn't change that much. But the part were *John* needs to see the feet to tell which one is his mother, really dumbs him down and makes the scene less cool.
The scene where the heli flys under the bridge was 100% real. The footage from inside the heli was filmed by the director James Cameron because the camera man refused to do it on safety grounds.
James Cameron is like the real Carl Denham "Ever since a trip I made to Africa. I'd have got a swell picture of a charging rhino, but the cameraman got scared. The damned fool. I was right there with a rifle Seemed he didn't trust me to get the rhino before it got him. I haven't fooled with cameramen since. Do the trick myself."
Oh, come on, now... T2 is a VERY hard act to follow. T3 isn't that bad - it's worth the watch, at least. After the third one... well, yeah, it's all downhill from there.
so the reason the T 1000 killed the dog, is because in the future, dogs are used to sense when a terminator is around, and alert the resistance. was probably in his programming to automatically do it
@@stevenwoodward5923you’re half right… The new ending is so much more lame in message and in costume and concept. The unknown road is so much cooler and fitting and cinematically conceptually unique.
Josh, I don’t think he would go that far out of his way to just remove a dog which barks. I think he was using his thinking algorithms and learning to confirm he had been tricked with the name bit and that his cover was blown to move on. Termy should have said “ok be home soon” instead of hanging up to buy them a couple hours. 😂
@@mokane86 On this we disagree the long road to nowhere doesn't bring like this. We are both allowed different opinions. The world would be stagnateif we all agreed on everything.
Another fun little easter eggs I found after lots of years, and with the internet's help: the actor taking pictures after Arnie is thrown through the window is the same actor who played the cop Arnie knocked out and stealing his cop car after the Tech Noir shoot-out in T1
"The effects are really good, considering this is an older film"- James Cameron made a film two years earlier called The Abyss (an incredibly suspenseful sci-fi adventure that I think you'd love IF you can watch the Special Edition, which gives more context and adds a whole subplot that was erased from the theatrical version for runtime)- The Abyss utilized technology that was the precursor to what was used to create the T1000. It was like his test run for the imagery in this film. It would be a great watch for you, you're a very thoughtful and empathetic person, and I think you'd have a good time with it- it's actually tied with this one for my favorite Cameron film.
48:52 I don't know if someone told you already, but this is an alternate ending and not the one used in the original movie. It's just a heads up because the 3rd movie comes out of the original ending.
I'm the same age as John, when this movie came out, he was an absolute hero for every boy, and a lot of us tried to emulate him in some ways,.... usually the haircut.
30:07 Utility of tears = lubricate eyes to prevent uncomfortable dryness; have proteins and growth factors which heal small eye surface injuries; releases hormones, like endorphins, which can improve your mood (and may even reduce pain); to flush out irritants; can have a soothing effect (and aids sleep); helps signal to others the need for help; helps kill bacteria (tears contain lysozyme which could even reduce bioterror agent risks from things like anthrax); and some feel it releases toxins that may, as a result, reduce stress (but more research is needed).
This was the first "grown up" movie my dad took me to. Absolutely a significant part of my childhood so it's crazy to see how much staying power it has in pop culture. The morphing effects were the first time many of us had ever seen anything like that.... Absolutely blew our minds back then
This is one of three core cinema memories for me. Partly of course because of the reveal that Arnold isn't the bad guy, but mostly because the cgi effects were so state of the art at that time, that it almost literally blew my mind sitting in the theatre watching it on the big screen. In the scene at the mental institution, when the T-1000 melts through the metal bars, I absolutely LOVE how Cameron makes sure to show individual shots of every present character turning their head to look at him before he does it. Because sitting in the theatre back in the day you're absolutely thinking "What the hell?! Did I just see that?", and you know you did, because everybody on screen saw it aswell!
12:53 Robert Patrick ran so fast that James Cameron had to tell him to slow down. 23:27 Linda Hamilton had her ears permanently damaged in this elevator/lift scene. Good call! 28:47 Another good observation, especially when those who saw this already knew about what Miles Dyson had to endure later. 31:05 No CGI here. All practical effects. We were all blown away (get it?) when we saw this for the first time. 31:10 Very astute for catching this parallel. 37:33 Are you sure you're watching this for the first time? 41:00 The original camera operator refused to do this stunt and Cameron ended up filming it himself. Spoiler : When Robert Patrick was in Reacher Season 2 Episode 1, there was a scene which was a LOL moment for sure.
By the way, you watched an alternate ending that wasn't in the original cut. Many people will tell you not to watch part 3 but ive always loved it. I think you will too!!
Its a good popcorn music but i think it and the others suffered from lack of brad fiedel the composer of t1 qnd t2. Its one thing to lose cameron but another to lose that "terminator sound".
Fun facts: 1. CPU that runs Terminator, also runs Bender (and Flexo) from Futurama: 6502 chip - very popular in a ton of smart electronic 2. Death of Terminator in molten metal, yes it is said this scene was reference in Lord of the ring, One Ring destruction scene 3. Guns and Roses
You're sweet to be astonished by the treatment Sarah received in the institution. Tightening up regulations and laws regarding patient safety have made a big difference in recent years, but back when I did that kind of work, I ran into plenty of patients who had clearly been abused by their caretakers. Most were non-verbal, and were not capable of telling us what happened to them, which makes it even more disgusting and awful. The saddest case for me was a nonverbal woman with a high level of intellectual disability who was very quiet and docile most of the time, but would lose her MIND if any man came within a few feet of her and would get combative. Because she can't tell us, we don't know for sure what happened. . . but it's pretty obvious. And since she's been in institutions most of her life, it was in all likelihood someone whose job it was to take care of her and protect her. The sad truth is the job attracts mostly decent people who want to help, but it does give predators a chance to victimize incredibly vulnerable people.
Yes you are correct. I was in a position once where I worked along side some people who had previously worked on the medical side in military prison facilities. Some of the guard side people at those sites were doing inappropriate things to prisoners in a retaliatory power play ways, which they informed me of somewhat. Not at all an excuse for abuse and criminality, but with a violent non-compliant patient there might be more “”what are you going to do now, B-word”” vs “”I want to do adult things to you”” sort of mentality behind this heinous creep move.
IN regards to your question about how people in sanitorioums were treated "Where people really treated like that?" No, it was worst. Up until (iirc) the 17th century people in mental hospitals were chained and punished for being aflicted with whatever condition they had. A dude named Phillipe Pinel is usually regarded as one of the pioneers of treating patients,....well, as human beings. During the 1800 & 1900s some other folks did their own part in helping the transformation of how mental health problems are seen and people with afflictions treated (a woman lastname Dix helped a lot with that in the USA). So glad how far we've come in many places in these terms :'c
Very much enjoyed your reaction to this. When it first came out the trailers spoiled the twist so I went into it knowing Arnie was the good guy, but it was so good I still watching it multiple times in theaters. Great movie, thanks for reacting to it.
This was the extended director's cut, which is indeed well worth watching. The chief difference is the very ending, which makes it explicit that yes, they did manage to change the future for the better. This scene was not used in the theatrical version (Cameron decided it was "too sweet" and tonally inconsistent with the rest of the film). Instead, after Arnold is melted, the theatrical version just has Sarah musing in voiceover about how "the unknown future rolls towards us", but now there is at least hope. The other main additions in the extended version are these: More mistreatment of Sarah in the mental hospital, making us really hate the guards there. The dream scene where Kyle visits her. The chip removal scene, where they open the Terminator's head to reset his CPU to learning mode (in the theatrical version, he simply says that he will learn ever more about humans by being in close contact with them, as if his learning mode was active the whole time). The scene where John teaches the Terminator to smile. An extra scene with Miles Dyson and his family, establishing that he is innocent and well-intentioned. More philosophical dialogue between John and the Terminator (John asks if he is ever afraid to die, etc.) Finally, the scenes where the morphing ability of the T-1000 glitches after it has been frozen and thawed are not in the theatrical version.
I like the theatrical version, as most of the additions of the extended version seem a bit superfluous... Isn't it cooler if John recognizes his mom from the T1000 without the need to see its faulty feet? Also I like the "open" ending. Are you sure it didn't include John trying to teach the terminator to smile?
@LegnaiaUnderground no, John teaching the terminator to smile wasn't in theatres, that's the only part they probably should have included. I like the theatrical cut better, the pacing feels off in this version and we got the crap ending.
Hey Oscar! You are so right, this movie definitely belongs on the “sequel is better than the original” list! “Dyson is the MVP of this movie” damn right he is! He learned how destructive his work was, destroyed it without even thinking and went out a hero! Robert Patric really can run that fast! He did major training for this movie and it just added to his performance! And Linda Hamilton identical twin played the T-1000 version of Sarah!
It seems to me like James Cameron threw a massive temper tantrum when Endgame became the highest grossing film of all time and somehow got Disney to re-release the first Avatar film, I didn't think Disney would care which one of their films was the highest grossing film of all time but Disney listened to the toddler man and re-released his Avatar film it's been the highest grossing film long enough, something else deserves to take the title James should have taken the L but no he just couldn't
We should ask for more : a Cameron's made Terminator zero with the constructions of Skynet, the judgment day and the future war until the victory and Kyle and the Terminator sent in the past. It could be great !
It's hard to overstate what a revolutionary advance this movie was when it came to CGI. It was literally a mind melting experience seeing it in theaters. We were so used to practical effects, stop motion, small scale models, and other camera tricks that predated what CGI could do. A few years later, Stargate did something similar. The effects for both still hold up today.
What's actually really fun about the Arnold-nator and the T-1000 intro scene is even if you know the twist in advance (when I was a film student, a LOT of classic film twists were spoiled during lectures where we broke down how movies work to make their audience feel the "right" emotions) you still feel the same tension because you functionally swap POV characters from John into the Arnold-nator; if you don't know the twist then all the information you have is what John Connors knows and the fear is of the unknown man who seems to be chasing him, but if you do know the twist, you see the Terminator's perspective because your information matches his and the scenes have a different flavor of suspense to them instead of just unfocused anxiety.
12:35 Fun fact about this part of the movie. They had to reshoot this scene several times because Robert (The guy playing the T-1000) was so athletic and ran so fast he was able to catch up to the motorcycle
You noticed the similarity from the first movie, but Arnold's theme started playing at 33:16 when Sarah was walking into the house to get Dyson acting like a Terminator. This movie had a lot more emotional depth than the first one, that's why I think I like it a lot more. James Cameron has some other really good movies too. 46:49 was directly referenced in Kung Fu Panda 2 when Po rode the gear up in the factory to meet Lord Shen and 48:32 was directly referenced in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish when Big Jack Horner sinks. T1 and T2 for me, no other Terminator movies exist.
Terminator two and aliens (specifically the special edition of aliens) to me like the greatest movies of all time which is ironic because they’re both sequels and both directed by James Cameron Glad you sat and watched the special edition part of this movie because even though the theatrical cut of this is good special edition cut is even better in my opinion.
The hard work that went into this! Linda Hamilton (Sarah) actually trained with Arnold to look like this for the movie. They all also had weapons training so it could look more authentic when the weapons were used and being loaded and such.
It's hard to spot because of the quick editing, but in the scene where the T1000 is shooting at the heroes from the helicopter, he has grown a third arm to fire the gun while his regular two fly the helicopter.
Do you know Robert Patrick caught Jhon on motorbike the first and second time. The director told him to slow down for the scene. Imagine how fast he was!
When it came out, the effects in T2 were absolutely mind blowing. It's crazy how well they hold up today, and I think there's a lesson in there for movie makers: for your effects shots to look the best, CGI should be complemented with practical effects. Use the right tool for the job. For some things that will be practical effects, for others CG.
You’re so lucky that you’re getting to see this version. Back in the day, there was only the theatrical version, which while it was still epic, felt like it was missing something. The part with Kyle, t1000 killing the dog and going through his stuff, arnold having his programming changed to feel emotions and smile, Dyson at home in the day with the wife and kids, the end with John as a dad and Sarah a grandma… We never got to see it until about 15-20 years later. Getting to have Cameron’s director’s cut makes this story complete and brilliant. They should’ve stopped here, because it was wrapped up with a beautiful bow.
Terminator 2 was one of my all time favorites as well. Robert Patrick put a heck of a performance too, as did Arnold of course. This will be one of the top 20 films of all times, always.
11:03 Everybody always praises the kid for 'good instincts', but he literally just got done stealing money from an ATM with John. If a cop is asking for him, he'd assume that was why, and of course he wouldn't cooperate.
so very glad you watched the director's cut! The T 1000 was a prototype and they were actually doing damage to it. That’s why it was glitching when it grabbed the handrail and as it was walking. I guess they removed it because they thought it might be slowing down the movie and confusing people, but I loved it . another great reaction! happy holidays, mate!
there is so much i would love to comment about this, from the amazing use of twins, to Robert Patrick's performance and beyond. i just love this series.
This and the first movie are easily some of my all time favorites. My best friend and I have made our favorite memories together because of these movies. I love that they’re getting the love they deserve to this day!! It’s such a shame they only made two movies though.
@@Connor_Fibonacci no, you havent, that's fake news. Nobody NEVER made more movies. T2 was the last one and producers respected and protected its legacy
23:26 The actors wore protective earplugs during filming. In between takes, actress Linda Hamilton took them out during a break and forgot to put them back in. When filming resumed, she suffered permanent hearing damage from firearm discharge.
They used actual twins instead of cgi. The red haired security guy getting coffee and the terminator coming up off the floor turning into him-twins. The terminator pretending to be Sarah Connor at the end and Sarah coming up behind her-Linda Hamilton and her twin sister.
a major reason why this CGI still holds up? At the time there was basically ONE major studio working on things like this so they could give it their undivided attention. Nowadays every other project needs a hundred VFX artists working 30 hours a day to keep up with demands...
This is one of my favourite action films of all time, I even have a film poster T-shirt. My other favourite is Kill Bill 1, I'd love it if you would see those films too; Volume 1 & 2
I think you don't want to send anyone back in time farther than you absolutely have to - you don't know what consequences for your timeline or any spilt timelines you are creating.
For some reason i thought that the happy ending was the theatrical one, and the more ambiguous one was the director's cut... This happy ending scene is unfortunately the beginning of the "time travel works differently in every movie to justify it's story" tradition of the series...
I've got the directors cut on dvd, there the original ending was kept intact, which I really loved because the little extra scènes do add a lot; the t1000 glitching at the end, the dream sequence with the Reese appearance, brutality at the hospital and the learning switch for Arnold. After watching the theatre version first, this offered more clarification. (Without the "old sarah" ending, I mean)
Yeah. Mental institutions really were hell on earth for so many patients. Still happens in some nursing homes too. Anything with that kind of built-in power gap can become a hotpot of abuse : /
I was very confident that you'd enjoy this after your reaction to the first. Even for those of us who weren't into the Terminator, the buzz about the special effects was enormous. However that would have meant nothing if it weren't for a tight story and excellent acting. Really a wonderful effort by everyone involved, and definitely a milestone film. Thank you for sharing your reaction to it!
6:24 Consider that there are Humans of all races who have no issue asserting themselves over those they deem inferior or lesser. It was and still is an unfortunate reality to this day.
Robert Patrick managed to control his sprinting and breathing so well that during the motorbike scene he kept catching up to it! Such a brilliant actor
He was also great at not blinking his eye when on camera
He was a D1 collegiate runner which contributed to how he could catch up to the bike.
@@shenran9164 And even when firing a gun !
Was literally looking in the comments for this comment. Everyone freaks out about how fast he was, but he was even faster - so fast he kept catching John, which makes it even more terrifying.
He also trained for six months not to blink when shooting. And Arnie just put on his glasses.
The look of shock on your face when Arnie was revealed as the good guy was gold!
Dyson is a goat. Found out his work was gonna create destruction in the future, didn't hesitate to destroy it and went out like a true hero by preventing the death of that SWAT team.
Absolutely! 💯%, using every last breath to keep that stick from dropping.
And sacrificed himself to mark the Mother Box so the Justice League could find it when Steppenwolf stole it.
I fully agree. Joe Morton and the woman who played his wife acted these roles extremely well.
@@chelliebean5773 I know! It was great!
All without having opposable thumbs. Very impressive for a goat.
The actor that did the T-1000, Robert Patrick, had to train how to shoot without blinking and run without making any expresion, a true achievment for real
He also said that when he watched the premier he was terrified by himself.
There's footage of him firing the three round burst version of the Beretta M9 during training. The behind the scenes has a lot of cool training stuff like that. Even James Cameron got in on shooting the mini gun and the lever action shotgun (which was a 10 gauge 😱)
Also, he was a smoker, but quite to train.
He also ran faster then johns dirt bike irl so they had to redo that scene alot
I don't think he was ever expected to do so. I think that was something he decided to do on his own. He wanted to perfect the character.
Guys, we found him, the one person who didn't know. Love seeing it
Read this while he was giving the intro. Now I'm extra excited to watch this reaction lol.
There are plenty of reactors who "didn't know".
not spoiled by the trailers! I wish I had seen it the same way.
Didn't know what?
@@Karamarika That Arnie was the good guy
Your insight into her predicament of becoming a terminator targeting someone who hasn't done something yet, after herself being targeted by a terminator for something she hadn't done yet is very nice.
my mom used to tell me when we watched this film, “if you’re lucky and eat your veggies and do your pushups, maybe you’ll get arms like Linda Hamilton”
for real though: Since I turned 30, Linda in T2 is my workout motivation.
😂🤣😆
I was about the same age as John when I first saw this movie and it gave me completely unrealistic expectations of how cool my hair could look.
She was right.
Linda Hamilton trained with the Mossad for this role.
In the first movie, she was a simple person who then discovered the true dormant inner strength she actually had.
Linda Hamilton is so bad ass, and was probably the best most well trained and adapted actor for “operator” badassery until John Wick 2 Keanu.
Besides being totally tough and fit, she handles her firearms great, and reacting consistently smart and fast; it’s especially stand out in the small detail of the scene where she grabs the doctor over the table.
She crosses her arms to grab him by the shirt collar and pull him in that way, which is a subtle effective professional security enforcer type move.
What a lot of people don't appreciate about this film is just how much they leaned on practical effects. A lot of the 'liquid' metal bladed weapon scenes were shot with actual metal props. A lot of the "shotgun crater" effects were also practical costume props - they opened with springs. It was only for the shots where the T1000 'heals' that they used CG to slowly show the wounds closing. The atomic horror scenes had double shots, negative manipulation, and extensive use of miniatures. The helicopter under the bridge was an insane stunt pilot and a real helicopter under a bridge. The CG gets a lot of attention because it was so groundbreaking at the time, but the glue that held this movie together was still good old fashioned practical effects.
It was a lot of work back then for sure but I miss those days in the industry...
“Not the low-fat milk” 😂
😂
He deserved it for drinking from the carton.
poor Todd 😂
😂😂😂
Now I need to go hug my low-fat milk in my fridge :(
In the first movie, I cheered when the Terminator died.
In the second one, his death made me cry.
Over 30 years later and the film is still a technical marvel. CGI has barely been better utilised since and is a perfect mix of computer trickery and practical effects.
What is the message of the movie, though?
It's still a filmmaking marvel. Most 30 year old movies dont age as beautifully as Terminator 2
@@VladislavBabbitt Don't believe in horoscopes. You can make your own future.
@@VladislavBabbitt It is a violent action movie with anti-war/ anti-nuclear message.
Computer tricky combined with practical effects. That's what memorable effects are. CG art wizardry with practical artistic wizardry
That skeptical shrink is the same shrink who dismissed Reese's story in the first one, and left the police station just as Arnie was walking in to destroy it.
It’s amazing how many reactors seem to miss that.
Although there is a chance that they mention it in the Patreon uncut response.
As someone who has been in "behavioral observation" facilities before, yes, not only WAS that a thing, it still is a thing. Half the trick of getting out was just pretending enough that the people who are abusing you in there let you go, because for me, at least, being in was worse than managing my condition on my own.
It's kind of a treat to watch somebody watch this not knowing Arnold is a good guy. The marketing spoiled it for everyone back in the 80's.
Yeah, this reaction is precious
I managed to avoid being spoiled by the marketting but my father took care of this...
When I was a child I always thought that they would give him clothes, boots and a motorcycle if he said please.
😂 kids are so innocent
How were you allowed to watch this movie as a child, though?
@@VladislavBabbittI don’t know our parents thought this stuff was okay I was maybe 9-10 watching these and Saving Private Ryan some people are different though
It might be hard but kids shouldn't be too spoiled specifically for the world that we live and specially certain more dangerous countries @VladislavBabbitt
@@SosaBoii-t1c Yes, this varies from family to family.
That was Linda Hamilton’s IRL twin sister when the T-1000 was imitating her.
Also same for the security guard in the mental hospital.
The best use of identical twins in a movie since The Shining.
Whenever there were two Sarah's or she saw herself like in the dream or mirror, it was Linda Hamilton's twin sister, Leslie. Leslie was a nurse by profession, she passed away in 2020.
@@jinkxy2370 Those same to twins played in "Good Mornings Vietnam" with Robin Williams.
and in the mirror in the scene where they are removing Uncle Bob's chip
Wow... the final movie in the Terminator franchise ....i love Judgement Day ❤
I love that reaction you made when the Terminator protected John.
"Not the low fat milk." hahaha, that got me
The CGI was revolutionary at the time, and yeah, the effects still hold up today.
can someone explain how the name of Max of the dog, somehow is understood to be "Wolfie" ? I never got that? Maybe it's because English is not my native language ?
@@spextrekid9410 Wolfie was just a fake name that Arnold used a a trap to figure out if the person on the phone was the real foster mother or if it was the T-1000. Because the T-1000 didn't know the dog's name until afterwards when it checked the collar, it assumed Wolfie was the correct name and responded that "Wolfie was fine", which was how Arnold figured out that it was the T-1000. The real foster mother would have known that the dog's name was not Wolfie. Basically, Arnold baited the T-1000 into making a mistake.
@@spextrekid9410the dog name is not understood to be wolfie, Arnold made up that name to trick the evil terminator, that way Arnold realized that the terminator was in the house and had killed John guardians.
@spextrekid9410 the names "Max" and "Wolfie" don't relate to each other. But by calling the dog the wrong name (without knowing) , the T1000 revealed itself.
2:13 What's trippy is that's exactly where Terminator started, it was a literal fever dream of a robot skeleton walking out of a wall of flames holding a gun
I do mean literal, the guy had a fever when he had the dream
Wasnt it a knife?
My favorite facts:
In the lore, the T-1000 is so dangerous that Skynet itself only creates one at a time and then destroys it when its use is over.
The security guard double was played by twins.
Robert Patrick, the T-1000, did, what only could be called super human, training. That emotionless sprint is all him; that first chase he accidentally kept catching John on the dirtbike - that's how fast he was! He only blinks twice in the film: once when talking to Todd and his wife, and once on accident when firing a gun (Robert would say he wished they did another take).
Just about every movie after this one for _YEARS_ had a small cameo scene of Robert Patrick in a police uniform and stern expression. My favorite of the cameos is likely "Last Action Hero" where the kid in the film passes by Robert in uniform giving the possible T-1000 a wide berth and a terrified expression!
Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I still prefer the normal cut version.
I like all of those extra scenes that explain better some decisions, but I take them just like that: "extra scenes".
In a well made movie you don't actually need to see everything to understand the next scene and this movie IS well made.
In the original cut you can still follow the story and the characters motivations even if it doesn't take you by the hand.
It keeps the pace is more fluid and quick to the point, not slowing down the action for too long.
The best example is when the T1000 become Sarah.
In the original he doesn't start to glitch and John doesn't need to see her feet, to realize his mom wouldn't call him for help with the T1000 still alive.
Yes, the theatrical cut is better.
Didn’t realize up front this was an extended cut but have seen this so many times, I began to realize this had extra scenes! I don’t think the extras did anything to inform the storytelling in a “more” way than the theatrical cut.
I feel the theatrical cut is better in the theater, you're right and including most of the extra stuff would drag and extend a little too much. That cut keeps up the pace and feel better. But for a rewatch at home I think the extended version has a lot of merit, I prefer having those scenes to not. Most of them are a lot of fun to watch and the pacing problem isn't so bad in the more casual atmosphere. I'll gladly accept the counter opinions though, the movie's great either way and I don't blame anyone who prefers the original cut.
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As I said (because I'm afraid sometime I'm not clear) I'm glad those extra scenes exist.
I actually like all the *canon* extra scenes possible in every movie, because... hey, MORE MOVIE.
But I consider these ones as the unused "extras" you usually find in the DVD.
I prefer the movie as it was, if I have to watch it again.
The only exception is just the mentioned "glitched feet" scene.
I'm ok with the part where the T1000 starts to glitch, because it answer the question "why now they can beat him, when he was invulnerable for the rest of the movie?"
Keep it or cut it, it doesn't change that much.
But the part were *John* needs to see the feet to tell which one is his mother, really dumbs him down and makes the scene less cool.
Robert Patrick did such a great job, he only blinked ay 6:42 to look human, other than that, it was just cold determination.
The scene where the heli flys under the bridge was 100% real. The footage from inside the heli was filmed by the director James Cameron because the camera man refused to do it on safety grounds.
James Cameron is like the real Carl Denham
"Ever since a trip I made to Africa. I'd have got a swell picture of a charging rhino, but the cameraman got scared. The damned fool. I was right there with a rifle Seemed he didn't trust me to get the rhino before it got him. I haven't fooled with cameramen since. Do the trick myself."
Congratulations, you've finished the Terminator series!
Oh, come on, now... T2 is a VERY hard act to follow. T3 isn't that bad - it's worth the watch, at least.
After the third one... well, yeah, it's all downhill from there.
Oh, come on, now… T4 is all around better than T3 in basically every way except nostalgic factor.
@@LittleBlueOwl318 whats wrong with Salvation? It's really good in my opinion
While this is funny, I disagree. T3s ending makes up for all the stupid shit in the movie. For me the last 'canon' terminator. rest are 'what if'
@@Fiveshere I agree 100% w/you!
so the reason the T 1000 killed the dog, is because in the future, dogs are used to sense when a terminator is around, and alert the resistance. was probably in his programming to automatically do it
That question shouldn't even have come up. So mad at the person who recommended the directors cut.
@@dwarf365 I feel the directors cut is the better one. The scene with Sara wanting to smash the chip and the new ending seemed more fitting.
@@stevenwoodward5923you’re half right…
The new ending is so much more lame in message and in costume and concept.
The unknown road is so much cooler and fitting and cinematically conceptually unique.
Josh, I don’t think he would go that far out of his way to just remove a dog which barks.
I think he was using his thinking algorithms and learning to confirm he had been tricked with the name bit and that his cover was blown to move on.
Termy should have said “ok be home soon” instead of hanging up to buy them a couple hours. 😂
@@mokane86 On this we disagree the long road to nowhere doesn't bring like this. We are both allowed different opinions. The world would be stagnateif we all agreed on everything.
I'm sorry but I'm dying at "One of those institutions. Mental ones." 😂
As opposed to a Physical Institution. Hell, America's pretty fucked up, maybe we'll start incarcerating people for being in wheelchairs soon enough.
Sarah's comment in the last scene is because August 29 is actually Michael Jackson's birthday.
Another fun little easter eggs I found after lots of years, and with the internet's help: the actor taking pictures after Arnie is thrown through the window is the same actor who played the cop Arnie knocked out and stealing his cop car after the Tech Noir shoot-out in T1
It's William Wisher who wrote the stories for both movies.
"The effects are really good, considering this is an older film"- James Cameron made a film two years earlier called The Abyss (an incredibly suspenseful sci-fi adventure that I think you'd love IF you can watch the Special Edition, which gives more context and adds a whole subplot that was erased from the theatrical version for runtime)- The Abyss utilized technology that was the precursor to what was used to create the T1000. It was like his test run for the imagery in this film. It would be a great watch for you, you're a very thoughtful and empathetic person, and I think you'd have a good time with it- it's actually tied with this one for my favorite Cameron film.
48:52 I don't know if someone told you already, but this is an alternate ending and not the one used in the original movie. It's just a heads up because the 3rd movie comes out of the original ending.
There's no 3rd movie. This one finishes the original dilogy. The next parts are on their own.
@vladvulcan Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Daines, Nick Stahl. Look it up.
My headcannon is that 3rd is an alternate timeline to show how it would've gone down if they hadn't destroyed cyberdyne
@@nixia64It is mentioned in the third that Skinet was destroyed but it all it did was postpone the Judgement Day
@@vladvulcan Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
"Not the low-fat milk!" ---- Bwahahahahaha! That comment just put me on the floor, dude!
I'm the same age as John, when this movie came out, he was an absolute hero for every boy, and a lot of us tried to emulate him in some ways,.... usually the haircut.
In case you're interested, Robert Patrick, the actor for the T-1000, also voiced Master Piandao in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Wow, I did not know that. I guess two of these characters have something in common ( * cough * sharp * cough * metal objects).
Robert Patrick has played LOTS of different roles.
He makes me laugh every time I see the intro for Peacemaker bc of this role and X-files.
Also played Johnny Cash’s dad in the movie Walk the Line
30:07 Utility of tears = lubricate eyes to prevent uncomfortable dryness; have proteins and growth factors which heal small eye surface injuries; releases hormones, like endorphins, which can improve your mood (and may even reduce pain); to flush out irritants; can have a soothing effect (and aids sleep); helps signal to others the need for help; helps kill bacteria (tears contain lysozyme which could even reduce bioterror agent risks from things like anthrax); and some feel it releases toxins that may, as a result, reduce stress (but more research is needed).
16:10 Thats what you get for drinking directly from the milk carton!
Kind of cool that Arnold running over the truck toy in the first movie seems like it was foreshadowing when it wasn't.
This was the first "grown up" movie my dad took me to. Absolutely a significant part of my childhood so it's crazy to see how much staying power it has in pop culture. The morphing effects were the first time many of us had ever seen anything like that.... Absolutely blew our minds back then
So cute.❤😂😂😂
Part 3 shows how the machines take over.
Part 4 shows how Adult John Conner gets that scar
Ah you watched the extended version, originally the dreams with Kyle were cut. I'm glad they've restored it.
I have been WAITIN’ for this one
It's cool seeing after freezing (T-1000) his computer is having problems and sticks to things. There is still the broken arm left in the machine.
6:37: That's Vasquez from Aliens.
48:47 This scene proved that there are no sequels for terminator. This voids all the movies after this one.
The 1st film voids all other movies.
This is one of three core cinema memories for me.
Partly of course because of the reveal that Arnold isn't the bad guy, but mostly because the cgi effects were so state of the art at that time, that it almost literally blew my mind sitting in the theatre watching it on the big screen.
In the scene at the mental institution, when the T-1000 melts through the metal bars, I absolutely LOVE how Cameron makes sure to show individual shots of every present character turning their head to look at him before he does it.
Because sitting in the theatre back in the day you're absolutely thinking "What the hell?! Did I just see that?", and you know you did, because everybody on screen saw it aswell!
12:53 Robert Patrick ran so fast that James Cameron had to tell him to slow down.
23:27 Linda Hamilton had her ears permanently damaged in this elevator/lift scene. Good call!
28:47 Another good observation, especially when those who saw this already knew about what Miles Dyson had to endure later.
31:05 No CGI here. All practical effects. We were all blown away (get it?) when we saw this for the first time.
31:10 Very astute for catching this parallel.
37:33 Are you sure you're watching this for the first time?
41:00 The original camera operator refused to do this stunt and Cameron ended up filming it himself.
Spoiler : When Robert Patrick was in Reacher Season 2 Episode 1, there was a scene which was a LOL moment for sure.
By the way, you watched an alternate ending that wasn't in the original cut. Many people will tell you not to watch part 3 but ive always loved it. I think you will too!!
Its a good popcorn music but i think it and the others suffered from lack of brad fiedel the composer of t1 qnd t2. Its one thing to lose cameron but another to lose that "terminator sound".
Yeah, T3 is not as bad as people make it out to be, so I agree.
Yep, being not as good as the one and only T2 doesn't make T3 a bad movie.
Fun facts:
1. CPU that runs Terminator, also runs Bender (and Flexo) from Futurama: 6502 chip - very popular in a ton of smart electronic
2. Death of Terminator in molten metal, yes it is said this scene was reference in Lord of the ring, One Ring destruction scene
3. Guns and Roses
Wasnt the 6502 in the mac and nes?
You're sweet to be astonished by the treatment Sarah received in the institution. Tightening up regulations and laws regarding patient safety have made a big difference in recent years, but back when I did that kind of work, I ran into plenty of patients who had clearly been abused by their caretakers. Most were non-verbal, and were not capable of telling us what happened to them, which makes it even more disgusting and awful. The saddest case for me was a nonverbal woman with a high level of intellectual disability who was very quiet and docile most of the time, but would lose her MIND if any man came within a few feet of her and would get combative. Because she can't tell us, we don't know for sure what happened. . . but it's pretty obvious. And since she's been in institutions most of her life, it was in all likelihood someone whose job it was to take care of her and protect her. The sad truth is the job attracts mostly decent people who want to help, but it does give predators a chance to victimize incredibly vulnerable people.
T.T
Yes you are correct.
I was in a position once where I worked along side some people who had previously worked on the medical side in military prison facilities.
Some of the guard side people at those sites were doing inappropriate things to prisoners in a retaliatory power play ways, which they informed me of somewhat.
Not at all an excuse for abuse and criminality, but with a violent non-compliant patient there might be more “”what are you going to do now, B-word”” vs “”I want to do adult things to you”” sort of mentality behind this heinous creep move.
IN regards to your question about how people in sanitorioums were treated "Where people really treated like that?" No, it was worst. Up until (iirc) the 17th century people in mental hospitals were chained and punished for being aflicted with whatever condition they had. A dude named Phillipe Pinel is usually regarded as one of the pioneers of treating patients,....well, as human beings. During the 1800 & 1900s some other folks did their own part in helping the transformation of how mental health problems are seen and people with afflictions treated (a woman lastname Dix helped a lot with that in the USA). So glad how far we've come in many places in these terms :'c
Very much enjoyed your reaction to this.
When it first came out the trailers spoiled the twist so I went into it knowing Arnie was the good guy, but it was so good I still watching it multiple times in theaters.
Great movie, thanks for reacting to it.
This was the extended director's cut, which is indeed well worth watching. The chief difference is the very ending, which makes it explicit that yes, they did manage to change the future for the better. This scene was not used in the theatrical version (Cameron decided it was "too sweet" and tonally inconsistent with the rest of the film). Instead, after Arnold is melted, the theatrical version just has Sarah musing in voiceover about how "the unknown future rolls towards us", but now there is at least hope.
The other main additions in the extended version are these: More mistreatment of Sarah in the mental hospital, making us really hate the guards there. The dream scene where Kyle visits her. The chip removal scene, where they open the Terminator's head to reset his CPU to learning mode (in the theatrical version, he simply says that he will learn ever more about humans by being in close contact with them, as if his learning mode was active the whole time). The scene where John teaches the Terminator to smile. An extra scene with Miles Dyson and his family, establishing that he is innocent and well-intentioned. More philosophical dialogue between John and the Terminator (John asks if he is ever afraid to die, etc.) Finally, the scenes where the morphing ability of the T-1000 glitches after it has been frozen and thawed are not in the theatrical version.
I like the theatrical version, as most of the additions of the extended version seem a bit superfluous... Isn't it cooler if John recognizes his mom from the T1000 without the need to see its faulty feet? Also I like the "open" ending.
Are you sure it didn't include John trying to teach the terminator to smile?
@LegnaiaUnderground no, John teaching the terminator to smile wasn't in theatres, that's the only part they probably should have included. I like the theatrical cut better, the pacing feels off in this version and we got the crap ending.
The studios also wanted a ending where a sequel could be made
This was such a genuine reaction. 💯
"Don't kick it" lmao
Hey Oscar! You are so right, this movie definitely belongs on the “sequel is better than the original” list!
“Dyson is the MVP of this movie” damn right he is! He learned how destructive his work was, destroyed it without even thinking and went out a hero!
Robert Patric really can run that fast! He did major training for this movie and it just added to his performance! And Linda Hamilton identical twin played the T-1000 version of Sarah!
11:41 you're face was a picture then 😂 love your reaction you were so genuinely surprised
my favorite director, favorite two actors, favorite two actresses, favorite character of Dyson with my favorite reactor. cant ask for more
It seems to me like James Cameron threw a massive temper tantrum when Endgame became the highest grossing film of all time and somehow got Disney to re-release the first Avatar film, I didn't think Disney would care which one of their films was the highest grossing film of all time but Disney listened to the toddler man and re-released his Avatar film it's been the highest grossing film long enough, something else deserves to take the title James should have taken the L but no he just couldn't
We should ask for more : a Cameron's made Terminator zero with the constructions of Skynet, the judgment day and the future war until the victory and Kyle and the Terminator sent in the past. It could be great !
I cannot explain the uproar of surprise and excitement in the theater when the two terminators meet in the hallway. It was amazing seeing it “live”
It's hard to overstate what a revolutionary advance this movie was when it came to CGI. It was literally a mind melting experience seeing it in theaters. We were so used to practical effects, stop motion, small scale models, and other camera tricks that predated what CGI could do. A few years later, Stargate did something similar. The effects for both still hold up today.
i loves peoples reaction to the twist that Arnie is good in this one haha
24:07 you've just described an observer from the series Fringe 😂❤
What's actually really fun about the Arnold-nator and the T-1000 intro scene is even if you know the twist in advance (when I was a film student, a LOT of classic film twists were spoiled during lectures where we broke down how movies work to make their audience feel the "right" emotions) you still feel the same tension because you functionally swap POV characters from John into the Arnold-nator; if you don't know the twist then all the information you have is what John Connors knows and the fear is of the unknown man who seems to be chasing him, but if you do know the twist, you see the Terminator's perspective because your information matches his and the scenes have a different flavor of suspense to them instead of just unfocused anxiety.
12:35 Fun fact about this part of the movie. They had to reshoot this scene several times because Robert (The guy playing the T-1000) was so athletic and ran so fast he was able to catch up to the motorcycle
You noticed the similarity from the first movie, but Arnold's theme started playing at 33:16 when Sarah was walking into the house to get Dyson acting like a Terminator. This movie had a lot more emotional depth than the first one, that's why I think I like it a lot more. James Cameron has some other really good movies too. 46:49 was directly referenced in Kung Fu Panda 2 when Po rode the gear up in the factory to meet Lord Shen and 48:32 was directly referenced in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish when Big Jack Horner sinks. T1 and T2 for me, no other Terminator movies exist.
In shrek 2 doesnt the big gingerbread man givemthe thumbs up too?
"They actually stopped it, man!"
Yes. This is the last movie in the franchise.
they are all worth worth a watch. really enjoyed the most recent one
@@joshuaminke6629 No you didnt
@salvadormendoza8535 you really telling me what i enjoy? Get out of here dude
@@joshuaminke6629fr salvation is like my favourite out of all of them
The other films after this were NOT necessary.
That part where he holds off the detonator as long as he can always makes me cry
Terminator two and aliens (specifically the special edition of aliens) to me like the greatest movies of all time which is ironic because they’re both sequels and both directed by James Cameron
Glad you sat and watched the special edition part of this movie because even though the theatrical cut of this is good special edition cut is even better in my opinion.
Cameron is a genius, 4 of his movies are in my top 10 🙂
The hard work that went into this! Linda Hamilton (Sarah) actually trained with Arnold to look like this for the movie. They all also had weapons training so it could look more authentic when the weapons were used and being loaded and such.
It's hard to spot because of the quick editing, but in the scene where the T1000 is shooting at the heroes from the helicopter, he has grown a third arm to fire the gun while his regular two fly the helicopter.
Do you know Robert Patrick caught Jhon on motorbike the first and second time. The director told him to slow down for the scene. Imagine how fast he was!
When it came out, the effects in T2 were absolutely mind blowing. It's crazy how well they hold up today, and I think there's a lesson in there for movie makers: for your effects shots to look the best, CGI should be complemented with practical effects. Use the right tool for the job. For some things that will be practical effects, for others CG.
23:36 got me cracking up, now I've never watched this movie before, that's why it's so funny to me 🤣🤣🤣
You’re so lucky that you’re getting to see this version. Back in the day, there was only the theatrical version, which while it was still epic, felt like it was missing something. The part with Kyle, t1000 killing the dog and going through his stuff, arnold having his programming changed to feel emotions and smile, Dyson at home in the day with the wife and kids, the end with John as a dad and Sarah a grandma… We never got to see it until about 15-20 years later. Getting to have Cameron’s director’s cut makes this story complete and brilliant. They should’ve stopped here, because it was wrapped up with a beautiful bow.
Greatest sequel of all time. Built on the original in every way possible and completely overshadows it
16:07 “Not the Low Fat Milk!” For some reason that made me cackle 😂
Terminator 2 was one of my all time favorites as well. Robert Patrick put a heck of a performance too, as did Arnold of course. This will be one of the top 20 films of all times, always.
"Not the low fat milk!" 🤣
11:03 Everybody always praises the kid for 'good instincts', but he literally just got done stealing money from an ATM with John. If a cop is asking for him, he'd assume that was why, and of course he wouldn't cooperate.
Yes, and people who didn't know the cop was a cyborg was meant to think he just killed his friend.
so very glad you watched the director's cut! The T 1000 was a prototype and they were actually doing damage to it. That’s why it was glitching when it grabbed the handrail and as it was walking. I guess they removed it because they thought it might be slowing down the movie and confusing people, but I loved it . another great reaction! happy holidays, mate!
there is so much i would love to comment about this, from the amazing use of twins, to Robert Patrick's performance and beyond. i just love this series.
This and the first movie are easily some of my all time favorites. My best friend and I have made our favorite memories together because of these movies. I love that they’re getting the love they deserve to this day!! It’s such a shame they only made two movies though.
I take it that's a snarky refusal to recognize the rest of the series.
yeah, but some things stay awesome because nobody milked it too much. This dupla of movies are one of those...
@@Serai3wait a minute, they made more?? Have I been living under a rock this whole time?? ;)
@@salvadormendoza8535that’s fair! Better to let something rest after its best possible ending than to keep it going for years on end!
@@Connor_Fibonacci no, you havent, that's fake news. Nobody NEVER made more movies. T2 was the last one and producers respected and protected its legacy
oooh yes, the most epic one in the terminator series
23:26 The actors wore protective earplugs during filming. In between takes, actress Linda Hamilton took them out during a break and forgot to put them back in. When filming resumed, she suffered permanent hearing damage from firearm discharge.
One of the rare films that actually surpasses the original. Great film.
My very favourite of your reactions so far! 🤩 Nice to see you being so invested, and enjoying so much.
They used actual twins instead of cgi. The red haired security guy getting coffee and the terminator coming up off the floor turning into him-twins. The terminator pretending to be Sarah Connor at the end and Sarah coming up behind her-Linda Hamilton and her twin sister.
@ 12:26 guy taking pictures is the cop from the first movie
The sound effects are pretty cool with headphones on.
a major reason why this CGI still holds up? At the time there was basically ONE major studio working on things like this so they could give it their undivided attention. Nowadays every other project needs a hundred VFX artists working 30 hours a day to keep up with demands...
They also have multiple vfx houses work on the same project.
I love this movie so much. I just recently saw it for the first time and I can't believe that I missed out on this for so long
From 47:56
"to become John Connor's father"
- is actually something Terminator T-800 can never do.................
for John
This is one of my favourite action films of all time, I even have a film poster T-shirt. My other favourite is Kill Bill 1, I'd love it if you would see those films too; Volume 1 & 2
I think you don't want to send anyone back in time farther than you absolutely have to - you don't know what consequences for your timeline or any spilt timelines you are creating.
Surprised people recommended the directors cut honestly. There's some debate over which is better. They have different endings.
I like the additional scenes, except the ending... original ending is way better
For some reason i thought that the happy ending was the theatrical one, and the more ambiguous one was the director's cut...
This happy ending scene is unfortunately the beginning of the "time travel works differently in every movie to justify it's story" tradition of the series...
@@bubblesculptor This x100
I've got the directors cut on dvd, there the original ending was kept intact, which I really loved because the little extra scènes do add a lot; the t1000 glitching at the end, the dream sequence with the Reese appearance, brutality at the hospital and the learning switch for Arnold. After watching the theatre version first, this offered more clarification. (Without the "old sarah" ending, I mean)
The ending for the directors cut is silly because Sarah committed so many crimes in this movie she'd be in prison for life.
11:35 one of those classic plot twists
That licking sarah connor in the face never gets old. Theres the essence of ketchup, mustard and mayonaise in it. ❤
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Yeah. Mental institutions really were hell on earth for so many patients. Still happens in some nursing homes too. Anything with that kind of built-in power gap can become a hotpot of abuse : /
I was very confident that you'd enjoy this after your reaction to the first. Even for those of us who weren't into the Terminator, the buzz about the special effects was enormous. However that would have meant nothing if it weren't for a tight story and excellent acting. Really a wonderful effort by everyone involved, and definitely a milestone film. Thank you for sharing your reaction to it!
6:24 Consider that there are Humans of all races who have no issue asserting themselves over those they deem inferior or lesser. It was and still is an unfortunate reality to this day.
T2, Empire Strikes Back, Lethal Weapon 2, Godfather 2, Aliens are probably better than their legendary first movies.
Gremlins 2! 😂
Die Hard With a Vengeance