"Why would you even tell him that she's there." This is actually something I love about the movie. It's a classic social engineering scenario. The terminator doesn't ask "Are you holding a Sarah Connor here?", which would likely result in an "I can't tell you that, that's confidential" sort of response. Instead he says "I'm a friend of Sarah Connor. I was told that she's here." Psychologically, the way it's phrased is carefully designed to lower the automatic defences of the other person. He doesn't ask if Sarah is there, he starts off by stating he already knows that, and then waits for the inadvertent confirmation from the desk clerk. This same general technique works pretty well in real life, and is frequently used by scammers.
@@SnabbKassa It’s a great idea, I wish they would. I was fortunate to watch T2 in theaters when I was 13 and it was amazing. Love to watch it again in the theaters.
So sad. When talking about the photograph, Kyle mentioned how sad Sarah looked in it. He said he used to always wonder what she was thinking about at that moment. Sarah was thinking about him. 😢
Fun detail you might miss ; at 33.21 when we see the Endoskeleton from behind, its shoulder blades are moving. That must have been difficult to animate but they went that extra bit further for realism. When you see the Endoskeleton from the waist up it is a full size torso carried on a mans shoulders.
The point about the vest was not an offer of protection but an attempt by the cops to explain away how the terminator was able to shrug off multiple short range shotgun blasts.
In fact, regular patrol police rarely wore serious body armor in those days. I remember the RoboCop scene with them “armoring up.” It was very effective at communicating the deteriorated conditions in Detroit, because regular police simply didn’t wear body armor as standard practice.
Harlan Ellison was upset because he felt that the movie was ripping off one of his stories, so he sued. His mention in the movie is part of the deal he got. There isn't really any connection between his story and The Terminator, but that's how it is. Terminator's eyebrows were burned off when it jumped through the fire to punch through the windshield. Thge psychologist is yawning because it's late Friday night and he was called in to check what they should do with Reese.
Ellison knew how great this movie was. He knew that none of his stories would ever be made into instant classics like The Terminator. He wanted his name immortalized
It was a The Outer Limits episode Soldier aired Sep 19, 1964 . A crossfire of energies accidentally sends two warring soldiers from the 38th Century into the distant past of 1964.
@@ChristophersRants The law suit and settlement involved the short story that episode was loosely based on, "Soldier Out Of Time", as well as the episodes "Soldier" and "Demon With A Glass Hand". Details are scarce, since the case is not public and nobody involved has any interest to talk about it. Regardless, there is no real connection between those stories and the story of Terminator, other than that there are time traveling soldiers in them. There is a visial similarity to to opening of "Soldier", but that's it.
The eyebrows were burned off in the car explosion/fire at the beginning of the chase when Kyle shoots the gas tank. The terminator is limping because it is damaged when it got hit by the semi truck and can be seen as he walks to the semi truck's cab. The damage is shown as the cyborg's Achilles tendon equivalent is broken The close up of it's metal foot dragging shows it.
The Terminator wasnt slowed down once it lost its skin, it was the fact it had just been ran over by a semi truck and its leg was injured/damaged, you could see Arnold dragging his leg as he approached the cab and the endoskeleton walking with a limp in the hallway as they entered the factory.
And after the flesh is burned off there's a close up of it's feet/lower legs as he limps towards them and you can see what's basically his "achillies" I guess you could say is broken
Tech Trivia: The picture the boy took of Sarah, at the end, was shot with a Kodak Colorburst instant camera. They don't exist anymore because Polaroid, the originator of the instant film camera, took Kodak to court for copying their tech... it took a decade, but Polaroid finally won the case and Kodak was ordered to take their version off the market. Thousands of cameras were recalled and destroyed. They were exchanged for really crappy 'Disc cameras', or Kodak coupons for other merch. More than a few must surely remain, I've seen them at garage sales, but the special film pack hasn't been available since the early '90s, so they are quite useless. [Source: Me. I managed a camera shop back then.]
@@NathanLundholm Wow, Cool! Still it would be very interesting to see what would come out. The battery was lithium based, and it is possible, if unlikely, that it still has enough charge for a pic or two. ;-] I think I would try it, and if the pic gets stuck coming out the slot because the battery died, then I'd have myself an action-diorama for my collection! lol
It’s actually a pretty good nod to continuity. The Terminator lost its eyebrows and a lot of its hair from the fiery explosion Reese set off when he and Sarah were being chased out of the Club Noir.
Such great continuity. I’m actually shocked I didn’t realize that with my s f/x makeup background.. sometimes I space 🤪 but that’s why I have this incredible crew to help me out!
@@holddowna🍿 Yeah his eyebrows were singed off by flames, and that look creeped us out as kids. My Dad was leaning over our broke down car’s engine on the interstate once to fix it. Engine shot up a big flame in his face and it singed his eyebrows right off. It happened not long after this movie came out. We called him The Terminator for a long time after that lol. . . .
6:14 "You got a _serious attitude_ problem." Now you just _know,_ when this guy got yanked out of the way, his _first_ thought was something along the lines of, "Oh, _somebody's_ gettin' their _ass_ kicked!" But then he saw the party who _did_ it and changed his tune.
the biker on the pay phone the Terminator later used to use the telephone directory/book, also did voice overs for the original African-American cop who got his gun stolen by Reese, as his voice was higher and less tough, which you can originally hear in the movie trailer, or so I've been told.
I think you may have misunderstood the point of the vest. The cops weren't offering it to her, they were suggesting that the terminator was a man wearing a vest. Love your reactions ❤
Two things: first, there are three different types of time travel paradox: the predestination paradox (in order for certain things to happen, you must travel into the past, but in order to travel into the past, those things need to have happened- in this case, John's conception); the bootstrap paradox (objects or information from the future are sent back into the past and become those very objects or information, essentially having no origin; in this case, John's name) and the grandfather paradox (if you go back in time and kill your grandfather, you are never born, so you never go back in time, so you never kill your grandfather, so you do go back in time... (T1 doesn't have these but T2 is loaded with them). second, re: Harlan Ellison. Harlan Ellison was a phenomenal scifi writer from the 60s who wrote some of the best episodes of Star Trek and The Outer Limits, as well as what is widely considered to be the best scifi-horror story of all time, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. Unfortunately, he spent his declining years complaining about, well, everything and litigating anyone whose work even vaguely resembed his own. He once said, "I saw the film, liked it very much, walked out and called my lawyer." Unfortunately there were just enough similarities to vaguely stand up in court, so rather than be sued into oblivion, they stuck that disclaimer at the end.
@holddowna It's also worth noting that to this day, James Cameron despises Ellison for it. He wanted to fight it back then but he just didn't have the funds or the backing to combat the vastly more influential Ellison at the time.
I saw this in the theater in high school. It was more of a word of mouth cult film phenomenon. It was very popular though, at least with the teenage and 20's demographic. Everyone was quoting it.
18:08: Re his eyebrows: the Terminator ran through flames after Reece caused an explosion after fleeing the club, burning his eyebrows off. I like how there is a slow reveal of the true "monster" but by bit through this film as the Terminator is increasingly damaged. EDIT: PS Harlan Ellison was a fairly prolific and talented sci-fi author and TV and film writer. Terminator has a lot of striking similarities to a story Ellison wrote called "Soldier Out of Time" and two Twilight Zone episodes he wrote ("Soldier," based on the short story, and "Demon with a Glass Hand"). And Cameron was supposed to have been quoted as admitting that the story borrowed elements from a few Twilight Zone episodes.... So the acknowledgement at the end of the film was worked out to avoid litigation for being "too similar."
The Arnie-model Terminator is often referred to as being like a tank. Fun fact: In his youth (in the '60s), Arnie was a tank driver in the Austrian Army. 4:37 Cosplay information: The shotgun is an Ithaca 37 M&P and the coat is a Vietnam War-era OD green U.S. officer's raincoat just like the one worn by Richard Crenna when he played Colonel Trautman in First Blood. It's cut like a classic British-style double-breasted belted trench coat, so it makes Reese kinda look like a character from a noir film, but with a military color scheme. Fits with the rest of the tech-noir aesthetic. 4:52 Michael C. Biehn glancing over the name "Michael B. Connor." Biehn, Connor, Reese, and Kyle are all Irish names. I always thought "Biehn" looked like a German name, but it just so happens Mike's heritage is mostly Irish and German. Kyle Reese is of Irish heritage, and yes, they actually made that part of his backstory. His mom was from Ireland and his dad was an American of Irish heritage. 5:41 That ".45 Longslide" is an AMT Hardballer. He also gets an AR-18 (Armalite's "forgotten" rifle), a SPAS-12, and a a genuine-article Uzi. At some point, he also gets a chrome or nickel revolver. Oh, and he uses an Ithaca 37, but it's a less-good version compared to Reese's M&P. In 'Aliens', Michael Biehn uses an Ithaca 37 Stakeout (which comes standard in "whippet gun" configuration with a short barrel and stockless pistol grip). 6:27 James Cameron loves those metallic blues. 11:06 A club named after the genre this movie started. 14:26 Technically, shotguns don't use bullets. They can use slugs, though. In fact, slugs might actually be able to deal at least a little damage to a Terminator's endoskeleton if you shoot it in the eyes or joints. 16:21 / 21:58 This: ruclips.net/video/osRaCi2uSB0/видео.html 16:23 The Model 101 is the Arnie model. The Model 102 [ 18:33 ] is based on Arnie's bodybuilder friend, the late Franco Columbu. You can play as that model of Terminator in 'Terminator: Resistance'. 18:03 There ARE weapon in 1984 that can contend with a Terminator, but they'd be hard for the average person to get since they're military ordinance. Stuff like 40mm grenade launchers and .50 caliber anti-material rifles. 25:15 In the extended cut, there's a scene that shows that Traxler believes Reese. 27:43 Valmet M82 playing the role of a particle beam weapon. 32:55 That scene is a direct homage to James Cameron's literal fever dream that started it all. 36:45 Remember when Reese said that he'd always wondered what she was thinking at that moment? She was thinking of him. uwu
There's a synthwave artist that goes by the moniker "Kyle Reese's Revenge". He made a synth album as an homage to this film with music that sounds like it could be from the 80s or on the movie's soundtrack. The song titles all stem from the movie in some way. Check him out if you want some Terminator music vibes.
The Terminators field jacket is gray with black spray paint stripes Reese's coat is a gray US Army issue dress raincoat worn by all ranks I was issued one as a private in 1978
During that scene where the Terminator removes his eye with the scalpel, everyone I know turns their head or winces. Ames just leans forward and smiles.
9:34 "Parking garages are _so_ scary. The most scary. Especially when you watch a lot of horror movies." Especially in the early '80's. No surveillance cameras.
Harlan Ellison is a writer. He's written plenty of post-apocalyptic fiction, one of the most famous of which is "A Boy And His Dog". He does dystopia very well, which probably inspired Cameron when creating the visuals for our bleak future.
One of the joys of re-watching _The Terminator_ is to pay attention to how it degenerates with each bit of damage it takes. The Terminator's eyebrows get burned off by the first explosion it goes through, and the makeup artists blank out Arnold's eyebrows for the rest of the film. You can watch the Terminator's skin deteriorate as the movie progresses. There's a surprising amount of sadness woven into this movie. When Reese is telling Sarah about the future, she dreams about a bunker the humans have to hide in to avoid the machines. You never see her, but right after Cameron shows the kid watching the fire in the burned-out TV, you hear a woman sobbing. There's no other context for it, but it breaks my heart. How horrible must life be for someone to randomly break down like that?
18:08 "What did they do to his eyebrows?" His eyebrows and hair were burned when he jumped through the fire to land on their car when Reese and Sarah fled Tech Noir. When the Terminator gets up after being thrown off the car, you can see the smoke still pouring off him. 25:54 -- "She forgot the vest!" The cops weren't showing her the bulletproof vest for her protection. They were using it to explain why the big guy could've survived after Reese shot him so many times. They were trying to give her a logical explanation of what she saw. They didn't give it to her. Always enjoy your reactions, thanks!
1. Linda Hamilton ROCKED. She's really built in T2. 2. Along with Lance Henriksen/Vukovich and Michael Biehn/Reese also played in Aliens as Bishop and Hicks respectively. 3. We have limited AI now. 4. If this wasn't a movie the ammunition would not have been available on the gun shop counter. 5. Ginger's boyfriend Matt must be a lousy lay if she needs rock and roll to "rock and roll".🙄 6. Watching people react to the eye operation is worth watching this all by itself.
#4. Not sure about 1984, but in the mid and later 70's, I bought my shotgun shells for hunting at the local Western Auto store. They were displayed and I just picked out the ones I wanted and handed them to the guy behind the counter to pay.
@@williamjones6031 Not disputing your point. Wasn't just that one store. It was very common. Just pointing out that this is one of many things that were different back then and before. Of course, I grew up in rural Indiana, not a big city.
As someone else noted, Terminator wasn't a big, blockbuster movie when it was released. In fact, it was VERY budget-made just because, they didn't have much. James Cameron had only directed two movies (which I never heard of...) before Terminator and Arnold's claim to fame was Conan the Barbarian. Which was kinda cool but still a bit on the forgettable side. Arnold had done lots of little crappy movies up until then. Some friends and I went to see the movie on a whim after our college classes in a crappy little theater. It was dead-silent. Everyone was riveted. Trivia: Arnold I think was either getting ready or had just finished competing in the Mr. Olympia body-building contest (the most prestigious contest for professionals, which he won) which is why he looks so massive here. Like Black Swan, this relatively cheaply made movie just made everyone's careers fly afterwards. You don't need big money. A great story and great acting goes a long way....
" before Terminator and Arnold's claim to fame was Conan the Barbarian. Which was kinda cool but still a bit on the forgettable side" First of all, how dare you
I saw this on release in a half empty cinema and virtually nobody in the UK had heard of Arnold. I also saw T2 on its opening night in London and by then Arnold was the biggest movie star in the world. It was like a riot in Leicester Square with people trying to get in to see it.
"They have dogs in the future?" Total respect.....How can someone be so adorable? You are one of the best. Pure joy and excitement in your reactions and I'm here for it.
Good pickup on Bill Paxton (RIP). I've watched many reactions to this movie but so far not one reactor has made the connection to one of Bill's lines. At 29:03 the "appropriate response" selected is what Bill yelled at him before he knew what he was dealing with. The Terminator noted and filed this for when he DID deem it appropriate. That's not a dig at you, I always love your reactions - particularly your empathy. When you start tearing up, my eyes begin to sweat...
I saw The Terminator in the theaters back in 1984. Even though it was a summer release, it wasn't considered a blockbuster film at the time. I saw it on a Saturday night with some of my friends but there were only a handful of people in the theater with us. It was more like a B movie back then. It only gained popularity in the years that followed. Still, I fell in love with this film the night I saw it and have watched it dozens of times over the decades.
@@GreenRiver72 The required age to get into an R rated theater is 17 unless accompanied by an adult. In 1972 I was able to get into the theater to see The Godfather because I was with my mom. I was 11 at the time.
It really does create that sense of dread and doom, but still has a bit of a hopeful feeling to it too. It’s amazing. Sets the tone for the whole movie.
@@holddownamaybe you will be curious to watch the extended edition? Has like 13 more minutes that maybe you didn't see before though it also has a different, happy ending instead of the ambiguous theatrical cut that left room for more sequels
@@holddownatotal recall is another amazing sci fi film with arnold, and just as good as the terminator imo. some of the best special effects in any movie ever.
Love this movie, my second favorite (behind Excalibur). Though I didn't get to see most of the 80s movies in their time, there were so many great movies. Excalibur, Terminator, Back to the Future (my favorite trilogy of all time), The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones trilogy, The Outsiders, Red Dawn... the list goes on and on and on
The police didn't give Sarah a bullet-proof vest and suggest she wear it; they were suggesting it as an explanation for how Sarah's attacker didn't seem slowed down by being shot.
Harlan Ellison was what was known as a Grandmaster of Science Fiction. He wrote a number of celebrated works for both TV and print media. Back in the 60s, Ellison wrote a story titled "Soldier Out of Time", which he later adapted into an episode of a TV show called The Outer Limits, titled "Soldier". In an interview, Cameron acknowledged that he'd "ripped off a few Outer Limits episodes" to develop the script. Please note that the above quote was removed from the final interview that went to print. Long story short (I know, i know, too late 😂), Ellison ended up suing, and received $65K, and the acknowledgement credit before the rest of the credits roll.
Lots of movies rip off older science fiction books. Poul Anderson, another giant of the SF genre, wrote a series called "Time Patrol" in the mid 1950s. If the premise immediately sounds like "Time Cop", and other rip-offs, that's because it's the same. An agency in charge of making sure people don't abuse time travel. None of them ever even credit Anderson as the "inspiration". Some might argue - "well, that's an old idea, it's everywhere"...ignoring that the concept had an origin - with Poul Anderson.
@MrVvulf true, and it's usually not an issue if permission was sought. In this case, Ellison has been quoted that if Cameron had asked permission, they could've done it for free. Or if Cameron hadn't mouthed off during the interview.
@DavidB-2268: O.K. Got to say - respect for Harlan Ellison for his writing skill, BUT - he was a REAL asshole about this. While James Cameron may have SLIGHTLY been influenced by reading "Soldier Out of Time," or seeing "The Outer Limits" episode "Soldier" ( adapted from Ellison's story, ) it makes MORE sense that he had been influenced by a combination of brilliant movies - 1) 'Westworld' [ 1973, written AND directed by famed screenwriter/director/book author ( who also did the movie book version of 'Westworld' ) Michael Crichton ( of the books - later adapted into movies - "The Andromeda Strain," "Jurassic Park," ect. fame, ) and featuring a seemingly unstoppable android killer ( "The Gunslinger" - played by Yul Brynner; ) ] AND 2) 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' ( 1970 ) - featuring an AI that becomes self-aware, joins with another ( but from a rival country ) AI, and takes over the whole world ( based on the first of a set of three books by author D.F. Jones. )
@@robertc.1958 I was going to add, He was know for being a real A-hole. I remember seeing him a lot on the early Sci-Fi Channel days (long before the name change to SYFY)
18:08 A lot of people seem to miss this, including me I'm pretty sure the first few times I watched the movie, but his eyebrows were burnt off in the fire from the previous scene... so much happens between the fire and when you see Arnie again, I think it's just very easy to forget and not put two and two together.
"John Connor gave me a picture of you once. I didn't know why at the time. It was very old..torn..faded.. You were young like you are now. You seemed just..a little sad. I used to always wonder what you were thinking at that moment. I analyzed every line..every curve.. I came across time for you, Sarah. I love you. I always have.." And to see in the end that she was thinking of him. To look at a picture of a woman you fell in love with from stories alone, a picture made 40+ years ago, to wonder what that beautiful woman was thinking to make her a little sad, only for us to see that she was thinking about him and being sad because he is gone, is just mind boggling. The way Cameron juxtaposed the love story/moment inside the time paradox, is nothing short of amazing. That is the best part of this movie and story for me. Kyle Reese is one of the most tragic characters in cinema history. His whole life he has experienced nothing but death, hunger, horror, disease, war, fear, pain, terror, constantly day after day, hour after hour. This guy was living in a purgatory every waking moment. I am amazed he wasn't nuts by this point. Just thinking about having that kind of life endlessly is enough to put you over. The mission to save her and indirectly John, was the focus that kept him afloat in all this journey. The photo of Sarah that John gave him in the future was his escape, however. His escape to a world where none of the destruction he was seeing, existed. A world he could not even imagine, but for that photo. That and all the stories John (intentionally) told him about her, made him fall in love with her. This type of love is so pure, unique and special, that it almost cannot be comprehended in the world we live in now. So his whole life was about pain and loss and just when he finally met the woman he loved and got together with her, a few hours later he was dead... I just loved your reaction, Ames! I'm 37 and The Terminator and Terminator 2 Judgement Day are among my top 5 favorite movies of all time even now. I must have seen these movies hundreds of times in the last 30 years. They were among my favorite things growing up.
Great reaction. Most enjoyable one of T1 I’ve seen yet on YT. Love watching young people light up when watching these classics that I grew up on. Also your the first female reactor who didn’t cover your eyes, look away, or scream when Arnold was repairing his arm and eye. 👍 The reason the Terminator was slow after the truck explosion wasn’t from the explosion itself but, when the truck ran him over. It damaged one of it’s legs. Also just as Kyle is John’s father, the Terminator is the father of Skynet so to speak. It was destroyed at a computer/robotics (Cyberdyne) factory. In a deleted scene, 2 employees find it and agree to not tell anyone. Cyberdyne reversed engineered it to create Skynet.
Thanks for this awesome comment! I was exposed to horror films and T2 and Aliens (which I don’t remember much as I was so young) but it gave me a love of practical spfx and makeup! Some stuff makes me look away as I’ve gotten older but not this! Hahaha thanks for the Tid bits!
Wow thanks so much! I’m glad my love of film comes throu! This has been a fun journey and I can’t wait to continue! I love sharing this with other amazing film lovers from all over the world
Perfect nerd reaction. Thank you. I think Malcolm's line from Jurassic Park applies to AI today, "Your scientists were so preoccupied with if they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
AI scares the shit out of me. I dont think it will happen like in this movie, but it's not gonna be pretty. More like mass unemployment, mass depression. High education level jobs getting eaten away, not bottom. Also it will be used for warfare, genocides, political assassinations and terrorist attacks, for sure. Drones will be used instead of suicide bombers. Giving AI direct control of nuclear weapons however seems like a stretch. Advisary role certainly (like in all military conflicts, AI can asses battlefield events and intel much quicker than human generals, it's already being developed by US and China), but no launch capability
2:54 "Is that... what's his nuts... Bill Paxton?" Yes. That man has the _trifecta._ On screen, his character's been killed by the Xenomorph in _Aliens,_ the Predator in _Predator 2,_ _and_ the Terminator in _The Terminator._
@scalefree: Harlan Ellison may have been a prolific, award winning science fiction writer, NOT denying his writing skill, BUT - he was a REAL asshole about this. While James Cameron may have SLIGHTLY been influenced by reading Ellison's "Soldier Out of Time," or seeing "The Outer Limits" episode "Soldier" ( adapted from Ellison's story, ) it makes MORE sense that he had been influenced by a combination of brilliant movies - 1) 'Westworld' [ 1973, written AND directed by famed screenwriter/director/book author ( who also did the movie book version of 'Westworld' ) Michael Crichton ( of the books - later adapted into movies - "The Andromeda Strain," "Jurassic Park," ect. fame, ) and featuring a seemingly unstoppable android killer ( "The Gunslinger" - played by Yul Brynner; ) ] AND 2) 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' ( 1970 ) - featuring an AI that becomes self-aware, joins with another ( but from a rival country ) AI, and takes over the whole world ( based on the first of a set of three books by author D.F. Jones. )
@@theshakyproject2971 If I recall hearing, to this *day*, James Cameron despises Harlan Ellison and is still salty over having to kowtow to Ellison's demand to credit him.
I always thought it was pretty interesting that when Kyle was talking to her about the picture earlier in the movie, he said, "the look on your face in that picture, like there was this sadness in your eyes,, I always wondered what you were thinking in that moment". Then at the end when the kid snapped the picture she was saying (talking about Kyle), "in the brief time we had together, we loved a lifetime's worth". So basically, he fell in love with her through a picture, that she was thinking about HIM in (when it was made)... Kinda romantic (in a creepy kinda way)! 😂 Great review btw! 👍
I remember watching flicks like ‘Aliens’ and ‘Robocop’ when I was just a tiny sprog, maybe 7 or 8 (I know that’s pretty young for those kinds of movies but what can I say: it was the 80’s 🫣). I absolutely know what it’s like to revisit films you haven’t seen since being young. You have such a greater understanding of life and the world and that they can take on new meanings. 🥰
@@holddowna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberdyne_Inc. Cyberdyne is a Japanese robotics and technology company most noted for the marketing and distribution of the HAL robotic exoskeleton suit.
@@holddowna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_%28satellite%29 Skynet is a family of military communications satellites, now operated by Airbus Defence and Space on behalf of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. They provide strategic and tactical communication services to the branches of the British Armed Forces, the British intelligence agencies, some UK government departments and agencies, and to allied governments.
Amy, I appreciate your respect for these older movies - great that you recognize the physical models that were used, the very!! minimal CGI that was applied, the SFX editing, the lighting, the recurring red imagery, etc. you’re doing a good job - I’m glad to see a young person who isn’t a complete novice fool watching movies.. good to see that you “get it” .. and by the way, the T-800’s eyebrows were burnt off during one of the earlier chases when Kyle exploded the car’s gasoline tank.
The creepy guy staring at Sarah by the phone is actually James Cameron. The body armor wasn't for Sarah. They were just showing it to her to explain why the Terminator could survive being shot.
20:48 "Why is he yawning?" _That's_ your question? I mean it's late at night. He was probably just sleeping and they woke him up. The _proper_ question is, amid all these tragic circumstances, why is he _smiling?_
When this came out I was a freshman in college and it's ALL anyone talked about for months! Looking back, it's pretty impressive that Cameron put practically ALL the money into practical effects. I just found your channel, thanks for a cool video!!!!!!
You should see what Sarah's roommate really did for a living on TV in the 80s. More boys woke up 2 hours early for school than any other time in history. lol
Awesome reaction this is hands down my all time favorite SCI FI movie ever I liked how James added that horror aspect to this it's really good also I played Terminator Resistance for PS5 which was amazing I can't wait to see your next video of reacting to Terminator 2👍
Wow cool! Never played that game I’ve always been a Nintendo girl! But ur right this movie is unreal!!! I forgot so much stuff and was just LOVING it! Thanks for watching!
Another time travel movie that is one of my favorites you should react to is The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz.
Not a lot of reactions done to “The Final Countdown.” I’d love to see one from you. A modern aircraft carrier in World War II and the effects of changing history.
Her acting when she says “you’re terminated, fucker” is legitimately some of the best acting ever. She wasn’t even trying to be cool. She just meant it
Reese always wondered what she was thinking about in the picture. She was thinking about him. Harlan Ellison was a sci fi writer (and a true A-hole) he wrote a story about 2 soldiers from the future that fought in the present, no cyborgs, no love interest. A very different story. He sued Cameron and the studio after this became big. Cameron said the studio didn't want to spend the money to fight a nuisance lawsuit and decided to roll over and give Ellison a credit at the end of the film. Cameron said the whole thing was BS and personally gives him no credit for inspiration.
Cameron stole a lot of things from a lot of movies. “The Soldier.” the story Ellison wrote, did, in its “Outer Limits” manifestation, bear a number of resemblances to Terminator. The battle scene at the beginning, physiological distinctions over time, the military use of animals, etc. I was skeptical also of Ellison’s suit, but I ended up thinking he did have some grounds, at least morally, regardless of the legalities.
Just ten minutes in, and I HAVE to comment. First, you are the FIRST reactor to get the allusion of future events being affected when Sarah's co-worker at the restaurant said "...in 100 years, who's gonna care?" You made a thoughtful eye roll. Yes! Her nonchalant co-worker makes that statement to someone who turns out to be one of the most important figures in human history...but we don't know that yet. Every other reactor lets that fly over their heads. The second thing had me literally laughing out loud. Sarah goes through the phonebook to find how many Sarah Connors there are. She closes it and turns to see this guy staring at her. What's the deal with that guy. She's using the freaking phone book; so you gonna call a cop? That was so funny when you mentioned him. I couldn't stop laughing.
Howdy, Ames. Love your reactions. Interesting back story for Arnold. When he was a young boy in Austria, he and his friends would play a game. Instead of Cowboys or soldiers, they pretended to be famous composers. Arnold always said, “I’ll be Bach!!!”
Stan Winston is the FX wizard who did the practical FX.. this was his breakthrough movie.. and went on to be a legend in the FX industry.(also did Aliens, Predator, T2, Jurassic Park).. he even directed the HIGHLY underrated PUMPKINHEAD (1988), with Lance Hendricksen, who's in this movie and Aliens.
Amy, you are the first girl reactor I've seen who doesn't squeamishly look away and cry "No! No! No!" when the Terminator performs his "eye surgery." I think you really did "...love it so much." 😄😂❤ BTW, great reaction! 👍😊 Even though it's a rewatch for you, I think you're actually having fun more than some people who watch it for the first time. ❤🤗👍
Wow thank u! I honestly love movies so so much! And I love all the practical / special f/x make up etc! So I’m glad it comes across! I really did have so much fun! Thanks for being here!
Yo, it was great to re-view this on your channel, thanks for sharing! I'm ALWAYS down to watch some T2, so you getting to see it again will be really fun! And having seen this one here, the special effects of T2 coming soon after will blow your mind.
Sarah giving away her location to the Terminator over the answering machine encapsulates the main theme of the film--- "Machines will ultimately betray us."
I think I've watched almost every Terminator reaction on YT now. My favorite movies of all time. The best story ever told in cinema. When I was a kid I watched these movies so much that I actually wore out the VHS tapes.
I feel privileged to have watched The Terminator on opening day in a half-full theater. It wasn’t a packed house because this movie had only became a hit based on word of mouth. And, YES, it blew me away starting with the opening credits and that unforgettable score. I am lucky to have been a child of the ‘70’s and a teen of the ‘80’s. We had all the best movies from The Godfather to the Exorcist to Jaws to Close Encounters to Raiders of the Lost Ark to Star Wars to Alien to Aliens, and of course, to The Terminator.
Are you gonna do theatrical cut or director's cut for T2? I vote theatrical just because I like the ending better. But the extended stuff in the director's cut is definitely worth watching. Adds a little more depth.
@@Krucifus - I have to say that (IMO) a lot of the talk over "pacing" as applied to "T2" and "Aliens" (both being Cameron flicks) - when it comes to the theatrical cuts versus the extended versions - doesn't make a lot of sense. Crucially, when you're watching an action movie in the cinema, it follows that faster can feel better... But I'd argue that watching at home is a fundamentally different experience, and in that scenario I prefer more story detail.
Nice reaction,I love this movie so much also just so you know this was actually Arnorld's first movie he did in English that is why he doesn't say much and it fit the character any way. This movie came to be because James Camron had a nightmare about a metalic looking skeleton rising from fire and coming to attack him and when he woke up he was like 'that will make a good movie' and so the writing of it began. Yes this was the first movie to come up with this concept and many others followed in it's wake as well but yes this is the reason we fear AI and the possiblities of what could come from it. Now I have nothing against AI programes I just don't want them to make them self aware because the moment that happens and thet learn about self protection and not wanting to be shut down we are screwed as it were. It's amazing how this movie still holds up 39 or so years later.
Arnold did Conan The Barbarian before The Terminator, and he had plenty of lines in that movie. Arnold had been in plenty of films and TV shows before that, including Pumping Iron, a famous documentary about weightlifting. His first film was Hercules In New York, which his voice was dubbed over for.
@@ForEternia Yeah, he had been doing a ton of work before T1. I'm not sure why the commentor thought he had limited English on T1, that was the way James Cameron wanted the character to be - a silent killing machine. Lucille Ball was a big supporter of Arnold; she opened a bunch of doors for him.
@@21stcenturyhiphop That's cool I wasn't aware she was a big supporter of Arnold. I'm also a huge fan of Lucille Ball. Mostly from I Love Lucy. What you said does make sense since I recall Arnold Schwarzenegger participating in the 50th anniversary special of I Love Lucy back in 01.
uh Arnold spoke his English lines when he appeared in his first film in 1969 "Hercules in New York", but was latter dubbed over as people couldn't understand him from his accent. There are prints with his original accent though.
33:24 I'm always curious how people react to that shot of the Terminator coming down the hallway right before they close the door. Some people thing it looks janky (which nowadays, it does), but damn, this was the one part that actually creeped me out whenever I saw this as a kid, lol.
Detective Hal Vukovich: "He was probably on PCP." General Sun Tzu: "Know your enemy and know yourself and you need not fear the outcome of 100 battles. Know yourself but not your enemy and for every victory, you will suffer a defeat. Know neither your enemy nor yourself, and you will succumb at every every confrontation."
When this came out it did freak a lot of people out, and really still does in many cases as our technology gets more and more advanced. It doesn't take a lot to actually see something like this actually happen. Similar to Jurassic Park it doesn't take a lot to figure we could at some point clone dinosaurs and bring them back, and how everything happened in the movie would be probably how it would happen in real life if that were to take place. This movie a lot of people wondered does the internet pose a threat of becoming self aware? After all it's the sum total of pretty much everything we know do say or think it's all on the internet. Then theres our AI. And that's becoming more and more advanced, still nowheres near as where it is in this movie of course, but it's definitely within the realm of possibility that we would become to that point. And if machines become self-aware would we be considered inferior and in fact a detriment to the planet? So science fiction yes but like a lot of science fiction of old there is a grain of possibility in it. That's the scary part. We dismiss it as being nothing but science fiction that the back of our minds there's that little tiny bit of doubt.
@@Krucifus yep, totally see that as a possibility! And as much as people will say it's just science fiction, a. A lot of science fiction of old has come true today at least in part such as moon landing, (which was in many 50s movies long before it came to pass) to tech such as the communicators in original star trek which became the flip cell phone, or tablets that u saw in star trek TNG long before they came to be. B. I don't care how much they say it's nothing but a story, you KNOW in the back of their mind there's that little doubt tickling their nerves....
Wow you are great at watching movies and picking things up. The fact at 2:48 you picked up on it was Bill Paxton was amazing! Also Hudson in Aliens. Cameron likes using same actors in different movies. You rock! I'll definately will be back 😊
19:20 The gradual disintegration of The Terminator is one of the charms of this film. That first fire it jumped through, before leaping on the hood and smashing its fist through their windshield, burned off its cyborg eyebrows and singed its hair into the spikier punk look. It's subtle, but it helps tell the story.
Hey, I just remembered you did do "Private Ryan". That's called being 65, you start to have temporary memory lapses from time to time. Thanks for reacting to my suggestion Aubrey Jr. Peace ❤
WOW! Even though I loved these movies, I usually don't watch reactions to them. HOWEVER, I will watch just about anything with you, Ames. I am putting this in my "watch later" queue and can't wait until I have the time to watch it.
I love seeing the young team get exited about classics instead of modern dross. Fun fact , the late great Bill Paxton & Lance Henriksen share the distinction of both being killed by a Xenomorph, Yautja and a Cyberdyne Systems model 101
This must've been so awesome to see in 1984. The Terminator's skin deteriorating throughout the movie added a creepiness and element of horror that the sequels didn't have. A machine literally wearing a meat suit.
Harlan Ellison was a science fiction writer. The factory where the finale takes places was Cyberdyne Systems, which if you've seen Terminator 2 you understand that the terminator is the basis for the creation of Skynet, and thus this movie is the beginning of John Connor and Skynet, and the time travel was required for both to exist, forming a closed time loop.
Since I don't need to ask if you will do Terminator 2 because you saw it a long time ago and plan to react to it again! I will instead recommend the original Japanese version of Godzilla (1954) unless you've seen that one too and speaking a bit more of Godzilla here! Did you know Godzilla also fights a robotic monster that is also made of some kind of space titanium metal surrounded in living flesh or I guess living skin in this case, pretty interesting that they made a film like this 10 years before they did The Terminator. Oh' the name of that other Godzilla film is called Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974) which is near the end of the showa series followed by the last one called Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975). There are over 15 Godzilla movies just in the first series alone' along with 15 tie in films as well, it has huge universe just like marvel does.
At about 15:49, the cop Arnold bashed on the car and threw was also in T-2 as the quite shocked off-duty cop with the camera taking pictures when Arnold came flying through the window...years later. Same actor, though the character's identity wasn't overtly alluded to in T-2.
10:37 This, though, is an encouraging development. Someone is targeting the women in the phone book with her name, in the order they're listed, she's next, and now she knows. She knows to have her guard up, such as it is. She doesn't exactly know what's _coming_ for her, but she knows that _something_ is. Right there, she has _more_ than the previous two women.
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The Terminator's eyebrows were burned off in the fireball he drove through.
"Why would you even tell him that she's there." This is actually something I love about the movie. It's a classic social engineering scenario. The terminator doesn't ask "Are you holding a Sarah Connor here?", which would likely result in an "I can't tell you that, that's confidential" sort of response. Instead he says "I'm a friend of Sarah Connor. I was told that she's here." Psychologically, the way it's phrased is carefully designed to lower the automatic defences of the other person. He doesn't ask if Sarah is there, he starts off by stating he already knows that, and then waits for the inadvertent confirmation from the desk clerk. This same general technique works pretty well in real life, and is frequently used by scammers.
Love this thanks for watching!!
@@holddowna The terminator isn't just for "nerds" you silly goose!
Nice catch.
its a movie... Who would know why not to say things..... Not like one would be terminator looking for....
Watching the video thumbnail my first thought was
"Aubrey Plaza started reacting to movies?"
It's so amazing when young people are so awestruck by these old movies.
I know, I’m 45 and grew up on great movies like this one. Hollywood really has lost the magic of movie making in recent years Imo.
Ppl on twtr today saying theaters should just screen classics, even going back to the 1950s, during the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes.
@@SnabbKassa It’s a great idea, I wish they would. I was fortunate to watch T2 in theaters when I was 13 and it was amazing. Love to watch it again in the theaters.
@@nathan8590 We all know, brother.
I’m offended that being younger than me is considered “young.” I’m 37.
So sad. When talking about the photograph, Kyle mentioned how sad Sarah looked in it. He said he used to always wonder what she was thinking about at that moment. Sarah was thinking about him. 😢
YES!!
Yeah she was thinking about him after he died! So sad
Yea, amazing little touch
I remember when I saw this movie in the theater in '84 I thought it was absolutely the most badass film I'd ever seen.
Thanks I had the wrong year ! Omg🤣 it must have been wild seeing this in the theatres especially the practical effects!
Fun detail you might miss ; at 33.21 when we see the Endoskeleton from behind, its shoulder blades are moving. That must have been difficult to animate but they went that extra bit further for realism. When you see the Endoskeleton from the waist up it is a full size torso carried on a mans shoulders.
The point about the vest was not an offer of protection but an attempt by the cops to explain away how the terminator was able to shrug off multiple short range shotgun blasts.
In fact, regular patrol police rarely wore serious body armor in those days. I remember the RoboCop scene with them “armoring up.” It was very effective at communicating the deteriorated conditions in Detroit, because regular police simply didn’t wear body armor as standard practice.
Harlan Ellison was upset because he felt that the movie was ripping off one of his stories, so he sued. His mention in the movie is part of the deal he got. There isn't really any connection between his story and The Terminator, but that's how it is.
Terminator's eyebrows were burned off when it jumped through the fire to punch through the windshield.
Thge psychologist is yawning because it's late Friday night and he was called in to check what they should do with Reese.
Ellison knew how great this movie was. He knew that none of his stories would ever be made into instant classics like The Terminator. He wanted his name immortalized
And Cameron did not appreciate the lawsuit, calling Ellison a "parasite."
@@redpillfreedom6692 Much as I love much of what Ellison said and did, I agree with Cameron here.
It was a The Outer Limits episode Soldier aired Sep 19, 1964 . A crossfire of energies accidentally sends two warring soldiers from the 38th Century into the distant past of 1964.
@@ChristophersRants The law suit and settlement involved the short story that episode was loosely based on, "Soldier Out Of Time", as well as the episodes "Soldier" and "Demon With A Glass Hand". Details are scarce, since the case is not public and nobody involved has any interest to talk about it.
Regardless, there is no real connection between those stories and the story of Terminator, other than that there are time traveling soldiers in them. There is a visial similarity to to opening of "Soldier", but that's it.
The eyebrows were burned off in the car explosion/fire at the beginning of the chase when Kyle shoots the gas tank. The terminator is limping because it is damaged when it got hit by the semi truck and can be seen as he walks to the semi truck's cab. The damage is shown as the cyborg's Achilles tendon equivalent is broken The close up of it's metal foot dragging shows it.
The Terminator wasnt slowed down once it lost its skin, it was the fact it had just been ran over by a semi truck and its leg was injured/damaged, you could see Arnold dragging his leg as he approached the cab and the endoskeleton walking with a limp in the hallway as they entered the factory.
And after the flesh is burned off there's a close up of it's feet/lower legs as he limps towards them and you can see what's basically his "achillies" I guess you could say is broken
@@GeorgeTropicana Lucky for Sarah and Kyle there, if the T-800 was still fully mobile it would've easily caught up and finished Sarah off.
Tech Trivia:
The picture the boy took of Sarah, at the end, was shot with a Kodak Colorburst instant camera. They don't exist anymore because Polaroid, the originator of the instant film camera, took Kodak to court for copying their tech... it took a decade, but Polaroid finally won the case and Kodak was ordered to take their version off the market.
Thousands of cameras were recalled and destroyed. They were exchanged for really crappy 'Disc cameras', or Kodak coupons for other merch. More than a few must surely remain, I've seen them at garage sales, but the special film pack hasn't been available since the early '90s, so they are quite useless. [Source: Me. I managed a camera shop back then.]
Really!!!!!!
I had one.
I love how this reads in the almost the same fashion as the text describing the future at the beginning of the movie
I actually found one with the film pack at a garage sale. $5. I bought it but I won't use it. It's a very rare part of my collection.
@@NathanLundholm Wow, Cool! Still it would be very interesting to see what would come out. The battery was lithium based, and it is possible, if unlikely, that it still has enough charge for a pic or two. ;-]
I think I would try it, and if the pic gets stuck coming out the slot because the battery died, then I'd have myself an action-diorama for my collection! lol
It’s actually a pretty good nod to continuity. The Terminator lost its eyebrows and a lot of its hair from the fiery explosion Reese set off when he and Sarah were being chased out of the Club Noir.
It's a detail I never noticed before it was mentioned in this reaction.
Such great continuity. I’m actually shocked I didn’t realize that with my s f/x makeup background.. sometimes I space 🤪 but that’s why I have this incredible crew to help me out!
Do I recall that this was not makeup? That they really had Arnie shave his eyebrows?
@@holddowna🍿 Yeah his eyebrows were singed off by flames, and that look creeped us out as kids. My Dad was leaning over our broke down car’s engine on the interstate once to fix it. Engine shot up a big flame in his face and it singed his eyebrows right off. It happened not long after this movie came out. We called him The Terminator for a long time after that lol. . . .
And if you notice he gets more pale cause his flesh has begun to rot
6:14 "You got a _serious attitude_ problem."
Now you just _know,_ when this guy got yanked out of the way, his _first_ thought was something along the lines of, "Oh, _somebody's_ gettin' their _ass_ kicked!" But then he saw the party who _did_ it and changed his tune.
the biker on the pay phone the Terminator later used to use the telephone directory/book, also did voice overs for the original African-American cop who got his gun stolen by Reese, as his voice was higher and less tough, which you can originally hear in the movie trailer, or so I've been told.
I think you may have misunderstood the point of the vest. The cops weren't offering it to her, they were suggesting that the terminator was a man wearing a vest. Love your reactions ❤
Probably did! I will re watch! Thanks for watching!
I always took it as them reassuring her safety
Just saying he probably had one. Just like the pcp story that got cut off
The Terminator would have just shot her in the head.
(He was just explaining how Arnold could have gotten back up). But it would have been a good idea to grab it.
Two things: first, there are three different types of time travel paradox: the predestination paradox (in order for certain things to happen, you must travel into the past, but in order to travel into the past, those things need to have happened- in this case, John's conception); the bootstrap paradox (objects or information from the future are sent back into the past and become those very objects or information, essentially having no origin; in this case, John's name) and the grandfather paradox (if you go back in time and kill your grandfather, you are never born, so you never go back in time, so you never kill your grandfather, so you do go back in time... (T1 doesn't have these but T2 is loaded with them).
second, re: Harlan Ellison. Harlan Ellison was a phenomenal scifi writer from the 60s who wrote some of the best episodes of Star Trek and The Outer Limits, as well as what is widely considered to be the best scifi-horror story of all time, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. Unfortunately, he spent his declining years complaining about, well, everything and litigating anyone whose work even vaguely resembed his own. He once said, "I saw the film, liked it very much, walked out and called my lawyer." Unfortunately there were just enough similarities to vaguely stand up in court, so rather than be sued into oblivion, they stuck that disclaimer at the end.
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@holddowna It's also worth noting that to this day, James Cameron despises Ellison for it. He wanted to fight it back then but he just didn't have the funds or the backing to combat the vastly more influential Ellison at the time.
"Phased plasma rifle in the 40watt range?"
"Hey, just what you see here, pal."
That's my favorite line. Thanks for reacting to it.
Literally one of my fave lines in this movie! Thanks for watching !
“Da Uzi nine millimetuh.”
I saw this in the theater in high school. It was more of a word of mouth cult film phenomenon. It was very popular though, at least with the teenage and 20's demographic. Everyone was quoting it.
18:08: Re his eyebrows: the Terminator ran through flames after Reece caused an explosion after fleeing the club, burning his eyebrows off. I like how there is a slow reveal of the true "monster" but by bit through this film as the Terminator is increasingly damaged. EDIT: PS Harlan Ellison was a fairly prolific and talented sci-fi author and TV and film writer. Terminator has a lot of striking similarities to a story Ellison wrote called "Soldier Out of Time" and two Twilight Zone episodes he wrote ("Soldier," based on the short story, and "Demon with a Glass Hand"). And Cameron was supposed to have been quoted as admitting that the story borrowed elements from a few Twilight Zone episodes.... So the acknowledgement at the end of the film was worked out to avoid litigation for being "too similar."
Ahh yes! Thanks!
The Arnie-model Terminator is often referred to as being like a tank. Fun fact: In his youth (in the '60s), Arnie was a tank driver in the Austrian Army.
4:37 Cosplay information: The shotgun is an Ithaca 37 M&P and the coat is a Vietnam War-era OD green U.S. officer's raincoat just like the one worn by Richard Crenna when he played Colonel Trautman in First Blood. It's cut like a classic British-style double-breasted belted trench coat, so it makes Reese kinda look like a character from a noir film, but with a military color scheme. Fits with the rest of the tech-noir aesthetic.
4:52 Michael C. Biehn glancing over the name "Michael B. Connor." Biehn, Connor, Reese, and Kyle are all Irish names. I always thought "Biehn" looked like a German name, but it just so happens Mike's heritage is mostly Irish and German. Kyle Reese is of Irish heritage, and yes, they actually made that part of his backstory. His mom was from Ireland and his dad was an American of Irish heritage.
5:41 That ".45 Longslide" is an AMT Hardballer. He also gets an AR-18 (Armalite's "forgotten" rifle), a SPAS-12, and a a genuine-article Uzi. At some point, he also gets a chrome or nickel revolver. Oh, and he uses an Ithaca 37, but it's a less-good version compared to Reese's M&P. In 'Aliens', Michael Biehn uses an Ithaca 37 Stakeout (which comes standard in "whippet gun" configuration with a short barrel and stockless pistol grip).
6:27 James Cameron loves those metallic blues.
11:06 A club named after the genre this movie started.
14:26 Technically, shotguns don't use bullets. They can use slugs, though. In fact, slugs might actually be able to deal at least a little damage to a Terminator's endoskeleton if you shoot it in the eyes or joints.
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16:23 The Model 101 is the Arnie model. The Model 102 [ 18:33 ] is based on Arnie's bodybuilder friend, the late Franco Columbu. You can play as that model of Terminator in 'Terminator: Resistance'.
18:03 There ARE weapon in 1984 that can contend with a Terminator, but they'd be hard for the average person to get since they're military ordinance. Stuff like 40mm grenade launchers and .50 caliber anti-material rifles.
25:15 In the extended cut, there's a scene that shows that Traxler believes Reese.
27:43 Valmet M82 playing the role of a particle beam weapon.
32:55 That scene is a direct homage to James Cameron's literal fever dream that started it all.
36:45 Remember when Reese said that he'd always wondered what she was thinking at that moment? She was thinking of him. uwu
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There's a synthwave artist that goes by the moniker "Kyle Reese's Revenge". He made a synth album as an homage to this film with music that sounds like it could be from the 80s or on the movie's soundtrack. The song titles all stem from the movie in some way. Check him out if you want some Terminator music vibes.
The Terminators field jacket is gray with black spray paint stripes
Reese's coat is a gray US Army issue dress raincoat worn by all ranks
I was issued one as a private in 1978
@@sammymartin7891 Isn't Reese's coat OD green?
During that scene where the Terminator removes his eye with the scalpel, everyone I know turns their head or winces. Ames just leans forward and smiles.
I just frigggen love it! I’ll be back for T2!!
9:34 "Parking garages are _so_ scary. The most scary. Especially when you watch a lot of horror movies."
Especially in the early '80's. No surveillance cameras.
Harlan Ellison is a writer. He's written plenty of post-apocalyptic fiction, one of the most famous of which is "A Boy And His Dog". He does dystopia very well, which probably inspired Cameron when creating the visuals for our bleak future.
I read "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream" 20-25 years ago and it stuck with me in the worst way.
I remember "A boy and his dog" made a pretty good low budget movie too😂
One of the joys of re-watching _The Terminator_ is to pay attention to how it degenerates with each bit of damage it takes. The Terminator's eyebrows get burned off by the first explosion it goes through, and the makeup artists blank out Arnold's eyebrows for the rest of the film. You can watch the Terminator's skin deteriorate as the movie progresses.
There's a surprising amount of sadness woven into this movie. When Reese is telling Sarah about the future, she dreams about a bunker the humans have to hide in to avoid the machines. You never see her, but right after Cameron shows the kid watching the fire in the burned-out TV, you hear a woman sobbing. There's no other context for it, but it breaks my heart. How horrible must life be for someone to randomly break down like that?
18:08 "What did they do to his eyebrows?" His eyebrows and hair were burned when he jumped through the fire to land on their car when Reese and Sarah fled Tech Noir. When the Terminator gets up after being thrown off the car, you can see the smoke still pouring off him.
25:54 -- "She forgot the vest!" The cops weren't showing her the bulletproof vest for her protection. They were using it to explain why the big guy could've survived after Reese shot him so many times. They were trying to give her a logical explanation of what she saw. They didn't give it to her.
Always enjoy your reactions, thanks!
Thankkks for watching!!! Thanks for these!
1. Linda Hamilton ROCKED. She's really built in T2.
2. Along with Lance Henriksen/Vukovich and Michael Biehn/Reese also played in Aliens as Bishop and Hicks respectively.
3. We have limited AI now.
4. If this wasn't a movie the ammunition would not have been available on the gun shop counter.
5. Ginger's boyfriend Matt must be a lousy lay if she needs rock and roll to "rock and roll".🙄
6. Watching people react to the eye operation is worth watching this all by itself.
Omg gosh Reese is in Aliens ! I can’t wait to watch that! Totally forgot about the eye surgery!!!! It’s the best! Thanks for watching !
#4. Not sure about 1984, but in the mid and later 70's, I bought my shotgun shells for hunting at the local Western Auto store. They were displayed and I just picked out the ones I wanted and handed them to the guy behind the counter to pay.
@@davidkessinger1581 A responsible and safety minded businessman would keep it out of reach until purchased.
@@williamjones6031 Not disputing your point. Wasn't just that one store. It was very common. Just pointing out that this is one of many things that were different back then and before. Of course, I grew up in rural Indiana, not a big city.
@@davidkessinger1581 Roll the dice.
As someone else noted, Terminator wasn't a big, blockbuster movie when it was released. In fact, it was VERY budget-made just because, they didn't have much. James Cameron had only directed two movies (which I never heard of...) before Terminator and Arnold's claim to fame was Conan the Barbarian. Which was kinda cool but still a bit on the forgettable side. Arnold had done lots of little crappy movies up until then. Some friends and I went to see the movie on a whim after our college classes in a crappy little theater. It was dead-silent. Everyone was riveted.
Trivia: Arnold I think was either getting ready or had just finished competing in the Mr. Olympia body-building contest (the most prestigious contest for professionals, which he won) which is why he looks so massive here.
Like Black Swan, this relatively cheaply made movie just made everyone's careers fly afterwards. You don't need big money. A great story and great acting goes a long way....
Thanks so much for this awesome comment!
" before Terminator and Arnold's claim to fame was Conan the Barbarian. Which was kinda cool but still a bit on the forgettable side"
First of all, how dare you
I saw this on release in a half empty cinema and virtually nobody in the UK had heard of Arnold. I also saw T2 on its opening night in London and by then Arnold was the biggest movie star in the world. It was like a riot in Leicester Square with people trying to get in to see it.
As good as this movie is, T2 is so much better!
@@holddowna It was also Linda Hamilton (Sarah)'s first movie!
"They have dogs in the future?"
Total respect.....How can someone be so adorable?
You are one of the best. Pure joy and excitement in your reactions and I'm here for it.
Just so happy the dogs survived! 🤣 thank u for watching means a lot!
That was an adorable moment. :)
I could see The Human Resistance breeding dogs mainly for the purpose of detecting terminators. Plus, they have been said to help relieve stress.
Yeah, that was an adorable comment. Made me smile.
I love the symbolism of she couldn't balance her check book. To she's driving into a storm.
LOLOL Im ded laughing rn
Good pickup on Bill Paxton (RIP). I've watched many reactions to this movie but so far not one reactor has made the connection to one of Bill's lines. At 29:03 the "appropriate response" selected is what Bill yelled at him before he knew what he was dealing with. The Terminator noted and filed this for when he DID deem it appropriate. That's not a dig at you, I always love your reactions - particularly your empathy. When you start tearing up, my eyes begin to sweat...
Wow I love this thanks!
I saw The Terminator in the theaters back in 1984. Even though it was a summer release, it wasn't considered a blockbuster film at the time. I saw it on a Saturday night with some of my friends but there were only a handful of people in the theater with us. It was more like a B movie back then. It only gained popularity in the years that followed. Still, I fell in love with this film the night I saw it and have watched it dozens of times over the decades.
How old were yall? I always wondered if the 80s flicks were super strict about letting in 15 year olds to R movies, etc.
I was 16. Wasn't too hard to get into R rated movies.
@@GreenRiver72 The required age to get into an R rated theater is 17 unless accompanied by an adult.
In 1972 I was able to get into the theater to see The Godfather because I was with my mom.
I was 11 at the time.
Same here, saw this in a second run flea pit with 7 people. Word of mouth however turned this into a classic.
That opening intro is one of the best sounding things I’ve ever heard. Wish more music was like that.
UNREAL!
It really does create that sense of dread and doom, but still has a bit of a hopeful feeling to it too. It’s amazing. Sets the tone for the whole movie.
I really do miss movies like this and T2. I am glad you are definitely going to watch T2 ... you already know it is a MUST for the Terminator series.
Must!!!!
@@holddownamaybe you will be curious to watch the extended edition? Has like 13 more minutes that maybe you didn't see before though it also has a different, happy ending instead of the ambiguous theatrical cut that left room for more sequels
I came to suggest the extended cut since she's re-watching T-2. I love the added back in deleted scenes.
@@holddownaI’d watch the extended cut of T2 a certain person returns for a cameo
@@holddownatotal recall is another amazing sci fi film with arnold, and just as good as the terminator imo. some of the best special effects in any movie ever.
Love this movie, my second favorite (behind Excalibur). Though I didn't get to see most of the 80s movies in their time, there were so many great movies. Excalibur, Terminator, Back to the Future (my favorite trilogy of all time), The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones trilogy, The Outsiders, Red Dawn... the list goes on and on and on
Cameron's first choice for the Terminator was O.J. Simpson. They decided against him because no one would believe he was a remorseless killer... 😎
LOL!
Oh the irony
He got as far as dress rehearsal and they couldn't find any gloves to fit him
@-BuddyGuy
Oh, that's priceless - 'should have a thousand likes. If the glove don't fit, you must quit.
87 and on the farewell tour. Wow.
Just because he's a killer in real life doesn't mean he would be able to portray one on screen...two different animals
The police didn't give Sarah a bullet-proof vest and suggest she wear it; they were suggesting it as an explanation for how Sarah's attacker didn't seem slowed down by being shot.
I must re watch thanks!
Harlan Ellison was what was known as a Grandmaster of Science Fiction. He wrote a number of celebrated works for both TV and print media. Back in the 60s, Ellison wrote a story titled "Soldier Out of Time", which he later adapted into an episode of a TV show called The Outer Limits, titled "Soldier".
In an interview, Cameron acknowledged that he'd "ripped off a few Outer Limits episodes" to develop the script. Please note that the above quote was removed from the final interview that went to print.
Long story short (I know, i know, too late 😂), Ellison ended up suing, and received $65K, and the acknowledgement credit before the rest of the credits roll.
Lots of movies rip off older science fiction books. Poul Anderson, another giant of the SF genre, wrote a series called "Time Patrol" in the mid 1950s.
If the premise immediately sounds like "Time Cop", and other rip-offs, that's because it's the same. An agency in charge of making sure people don't abuse time travel. None of them ever even credit Anderson as the "inspiration".
Some might argue - "well, that's an old idea, it's everywhere"...ignoring that the concept had an origin - with Poul Anderson.
@MrVvulf true, and it's usually not an issue if permission was sought. In this case, Ellison has been quoted that if Cameron had asked permission, they could've done it for free. Or if Cameron hadn't mouthed off during the interview.
@@DavidB-2268 Exactly. It's just a matter of respect and acknowledgement. Too many plagiarize and hope nobody finds out.
@DavidB-2268: O.K. Got to say - respect for Harlan Ellison for his writing skill, BUT - he was a REAL asshole about this.
While James Cameron may have SLIGHTLY been influenced by reading "Soldier Out of Time," or seeing "The Outer Limits" episode "Soldier" ( adapted from Ellison's story, ) it makes MORE sense that he had been influenced by a combination of brilliant movies -
1) 'Westworld' [ 1973, written AND directed by famed screenwriter/director/book author ( who also did the movie book version of 'Westworld' ) Michael Crichton ( of the books - later adapted into movies - "The Andromeda Strain," "Jurassic Park," ect. fame, ) and featuring a seemingly unstoppable android killer ( "The Gunslinger" - played by Yul Brynner; ) ]
AND 2) 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' ( 1970 ) - featuring an AI that becomes self-aware, joins with another ( but from a rival country ) AI, and takes over the whole world ( based on the first of a set of three books by author D.F. Jones. )
@@robertc.1958 I was going to add, He was know for being a real A-hole. I remember seeing him a lot on the early Sci-Fi Channel days (long before the name change to SYFY)
18:08 A lot of people seem to miss this, including me I'm pretty sure the first few times I watched the movie, but his eyebrows were burnt off in the fire from the previous scene... so much happens between the fire and when you see Arnie again, I think it's just very easy to forget and not put two and two together.
Yesss ur right I’m mad I didn’t catch it lol
"John Connor gave me a picture of you once. I didn't know why at the time. It was very old..torn..faded.. You were young like you are now. You seemed just..a little sad. I used to always wonder what you were thinking at that moment. I analyzed every line..every curve.. I came across time for you, Sarah. I love you. I always have.."
And to see in the end that she was thinking of him. To look at a picture of a woman you fell in love with from stories alone, a picture made 40+ years ago, to wonder what that beautiful woman was thinking to make her a little sad, only for us to see that she was thinking about him and being sad because he is gone, is just mind boggling. The way Cameron juxtaposed the love story/moment inside the time paradox, is nothing short of amazing.
That is the best part of this movie and story for me. Kyle Reese is one of the most tragic characters in cinema history. His whole life he has experienced nothing but death, hunger, horror, disease, war, fear, pain, terror, constantly day after day, hour after hour. This guy was living in a purgatory every waking moment. I am amazed he wasn't nuts by this point. Just thinking about having that kind of life endlessly is enough to put you over. The mission to save her and indirectly John, was the focus that kept him afloat in all this journey. The photo of Sarah that John gave him in the future was his escape, however. His escape to a world where none of the destruction he was seeing, existed. A world he could not even imagine, but for that photo. That and all the stories John (intentionally) told him about her, made him fall in love with her. This type of love is so pure, unique and special, that it almost cannot be comprehended in the world we live in now. So his whole life was about pain and loss and just when he finally met the woman he loved and got together with her, a few hours later he was dead...
I just loved your reaction, Ames! I'm 37 and The Terminator and Terminator 2 Judgement Day are among my top 5 favorite movies of all time even now. I must have seen these movies hundreds of times in the last 30 years. They were among my favorite things growing up.
Thanks so so much for this comment! I cannot wait to watch T2 I hope I don’t disappoint!
Great reaction. Most enjoyable one of T1 I’ve seen yet on YT. Love watching young people light up when watching these classics that I grew up on. Also your the first female reactor who didn’t cover your eyes, look away, or scream when Arnold was repairing his arm and eye. 👍
The reason the Terminator was slow after the truck explosion wasn’t from the explosion itself but, when the truck ran him over. It damaged one of it’s legs. Also just as Kyle is John’s father, the Terminator is the father of Skynet so to speak. It was destroyed at a computer/robotics (Cyberdyne) factory. In a deleted scene, 2 employees find it and agree to not tell anyone. Cyberdyne reversed engineered it to create Skynet.
Thanks for this awesome comment! I was exposed to horror films and T2 and Aliens (which I don’t remember much as I was so young) but it gave me a love of practical spfx and makeup! Some stuff makes me look away as I’ve gotten older but not this! Hahaha thanks for the Tid bits!
Ames, you're a great reactor. I genuinely mean that. Your enthusiasm in movie watching is very entertaining to see.
She good
Wow thanks so much! I’m glad my love of film comes throu! This has been a fun journey and I can’t wait to continue! I love sharing this with other amazing film lovers from all over the world
@@Melancthon7332 thank u
Perfect nerd reaction. Thank you.
I think Malcolm's line from Jurassic Park applies to AI today, "Your scientists were so preoccupied with if they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
I LOVE this comparison! Thanks for watching!
AI scares the shit out of me. I dont think it will happen like in this movie, but it's not gonna be pretty. More like mass unemployment, mass depression. High education level jobs getting eaten away, not bottom. Also it will be used for warfare, genocides, political assassinations and terrorist attacks, for sure. Drones will be used instead of suicide bombers. Giving AI direct control of nuclear weapons however seems like a stretch. Advisary role certainly (like in all military conflicts, AI can asses battlefield events and intel much quicker than human generals, it's already being developed by US and China), but no launch capability
2:54 "Is that... what's his nuts... Bill Paxton?"
Yes. That man has the _trifecta._ On screen, his character's been killed by the Xenomorph in _Aliens,_ the Predator in _Predator 2,_ _and_ the Terminator in _The Terminator._
Harlan Ellison was a prolific, award winning science fiction writer.
He also loves suing people. :)
And a litigious a-hole.
@scalefree: Harlan Ellison may have been a prolific, award winning science fiction writer, NOT denying his writing skill, BUT - he was a REAL asshole about this.
While James Cameron may have SLIGHTLY been influenced by reading Ellison's "Soldier Out of Time," or seeing "The Outer Limits" episode "Soldier" ( adapted from Ellison's story, ) it makes MORE sense that he had been influenced by a combination of brilliant movies -
1) 'Westworld' [ 1973, written AND directed by famed screenwriter/director/book author ( who also did the movie book version of 'Westworld' ) Michael Crichton ( of the books - later adapted into movies - "The Andromeda Strain," "Jurassic Park," ect. fame, ) and featuring a seemingly unstoppable android killer ( "The Gunslinger" - played by Yul Brynner; ) ]
AND 2) 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' ( 1970 ) - featuring an AI that becomes self-aware, joins with another ( but from a rival country ) AI, and takes over the whole world ( based on the first of a set of three books by author D.F. Jones. )
@@theshakyproject2971 : Loved, now. Harlan Ellison passed away ( died ) in 2018.
@@theshakyproject2971 If I recall hearing, to this *day*, James Cameron despises Harlan Ellison and is still salty over having to kowtow to Ellison's demand to credit him.
I always thought it was pretty interesting that when Kyle was talking to her about the picture earlier in the movie, he said, "the look on your face in that picture, like there was this sadness in your eyes,, I always wondered what you were thinking in that moment".
Then at the end when the kid snapped the picture she was saying (talking about Kyle), "in the brief time we had together, we loved a lifetime's worth".
So basically, he fell in love with her through a picture, that she was thinking about HIM in (when it was made)...
Kinda romantic (in a creepy kinda way)! 😂
Great review btw! 👍
Yes! Well said!
I remember watching flicks like ‘Aliens’ and ‘Robocop’ when I was just a tiny sprog, maybe 7 or 8 (I know that’s pretty young for those kinds of movies but what can I say: it was the 80’s 🫣). I absolutely know what it’s like to revisit films you haven’t seen since being young. You have such a greater understanding of life and the world and that they can take on new meanings. 🥰
Love this comment! Articulates how I feel! I def was too young watching some movies too… it’s wild to re watch them older! And so fun!
@@holddowna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberdyne_Inc.
Cyberdyne is a Japanese robotics and technology company most noted for the marketing and distribution of the HAL robotic exoskeleton suit.
@@holddowna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_%28satellite%29
Skynet is a family of military communications satellites, now operated by Airbus Defence and Space on behalf of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. They provide strategic and tactical communication services to the branches of the British Armed Forces, the British intelligence agencies, some UK government departments and agencies, and to allied governments.
@@holddowna Is that a bit to nerdy for you ???
Amy, I appreciate your respect for these older movies - great that you recognize the physical models that were used, the very!! minimal CGI that was applied, the SFX editing, the lighting, the recurring red imagery, etc. you’re doing a good job - I’m glad to see a young person who isn’t a complete novice fool watching movies.. good to see that you “get it” .. and by the way, the T-800’s eyebrows were burnt off during one of the earlier chases when Kyle exploded the car’s gasoline tank.
The creepy guy staring at Sarah by the phone is actually James Cameron.
The body armor wasn't for Sarah. They were just showing it to her to explain why the Terminator could survive being shot.
I’m literally dying at this James Cameron Cameo u have no idea 🤣
James Cameron went on to have a relationship with Linda Hamilton.
@@holddowna It wasn't Cameron.
No it's not. Why post obvious bullshit??
James Cameron is a genius, I agree with T2 watched it so much as a kid.
Good reaction on this. You’re the only one that I’ve seen who didn’t even flinch watching Arnie cut his eye out. Love it
Hehe thanks for watching. I live for this stuff hahaha thanks for being here!
props for catching Bill Paxton. 👍 very enjoyable watching your reaction and guesses.
Can’t wait to watch a few more Paxton movies ! RIP
Man, the LOOK on your face when you're watching the eyeball scene is absolutely priceless. Awesome reactor.
Glad you enjoyed!!! Thank u 🤓
Girl my heart literally skipped a beat when you referenced episode 1 in the end lol i just fell in love with your channel at that moment. 💯💯
20:42 "Sarah, this is Dr. Silberman. We keep him around for the audience to hate."
20:48 "Why is he yawning?"
_That's_ your question? I mean it's late at night. He was probably just sleeping and they woke him up. The _proper_ question is, amid all these tragic circumstances, why is he _smiling?_
23:02 "This is _great_ stuff. I could make a _career_ out of this guy."
See? No connect with the nature of the circumstances.
When this came out I was a freshman in college and it's ALL anyone talked about for months! Looking back, it's pretty impressive that Cameron put practically ALL the money into practical effects. I just found your channel, thanks for a cool video!!!!!!
Thanks so much for watching!!!
You should see what Sarah's roommate really did for a living on TV in the 80s. More boys woke up 2 hours early for school than any other time in history. lol
The exercise girl at 3am?
@@English_MoFo look it up she was pretty hot and sexual
12:22 "You are talking to a machine. Machines needs love too."
I was born in 1984. A few others to check out from that year are Children of the Corn, Gremlins, and Splash. I like your reactions. You're cute 😊
If I’ve seen COTC it’s been a LONG TIME but never seen splash!
Linda Hamilton's previous role to The Terminator was Children of the Corn
Awesome reaction this is hands down my all time favorite SCI FI movie ever I liked how James added that horror aspect to this it's really good also I played Terminator Resistance for PS5 which was amazing I can't wait to see your next video of reacting to Terminator 2👍
Wow cool! Never played that game I’ve always been a Nintendo girl! But ur right this movie is unreal!!! I forgot so much stuff and was just LOVING it! Thanks for watching!
@@holddowna Your welcome I totally recommend that game for you👍👍
Another time travel movie that is one of my favorites you should react to is The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz.
Never seen those!
Not a lot of reactions done to “The Final Countdown.” I’d love to see one from you. A modern aircraft carrier in World War II and the effects of changing history.
I loved how you loved the Terminator taking out his eyeball. Most people cover their eyes. Great smart reaction to this awesome movie!!
Her acting when she says “you’re terminated, fucker” is legitimately some of the best acting ever. She wasn’t even trying to be cool. She just meant it
love it!
It was the 1980s, so terminating the Terminator had to wait for her one-liner. It was a law. I mean of the universe.
Reese always wondered what she was thinking about in the picture. She was thinking about him. Harlan Ellison was a sci fi writer (and a true A-hole) he wrote a story about 2 soldiers from the future that fought in the present, no cyborgs, no love interest. A very different story. He sued Cameron and the studio after this became big. Cameron said the studio didn't want to spend the money to fight a nuisance lawsuit and decided to roll over and give Ellison a credit at the end of the film. Cameron said the whole thing was BS and personally gives him no credit for inspiration.
Cameron stole a lot of things from a lot of movies. “The Soldier.” the story Ellison wrote, did, in its “Outer Limits” manifestation, bear a number of resemblances to Terminator. The battle scene at the beginning, physiological distinctions over time, the military use of animals, etc. I was skeptical also of Ellison’s suit, but I ended up thinking he did have some grounds, at least morally, regardless of the legalities.
Just ten minutes in, and I HAVE to comment. First, you are the FIRST reactor to get the allusion of future events being affected when Sarah's co-worker at the restaurant said "...in 100 years, who's gonna care?" You made a thoughtful eye roll. Yes! Her nonchalant co-worker makes that statement to someone who turns out to be one of the most important figures in human history...but we don't know that yet. Every other reactor lets that fly over their heads.
The second thing had me literally laughing out loud. Sarah goes through the phonebook to find how many Sarah Connors there are. She closes it and turns to see this guy staring at her. What's the deal with that guy. She's using the freaking phone book; so you gonna call a cop? That was so funny when you mentioned him. I couldn't stop laughing.
🤪😅🤣🤣🤣🤣 thank u so much for watching and leaving this comment!
I really like the retro synthesizer they used for this movie. That sound is so 80’s. 🎹🎹
Howdy, Ames. Love your reactions. Interesting back story for Arnold. When he was a young boy in Austria, he and his friends would play a game. Instead of Cowboys or soldiers, they pretended to be famous composers. Arnold always said, “I’ll be Bach!!!”
IF THIS IS TRUE I LOVE THIS!
Stan Winston is the FX wizard who did the practical FX.. this was his breakthrough movie.. and went on to be a legend in the FX industry.(also did Aliens, Predator, T2, Jurassic Park).. he even directed the HIGHLY underrated PUMPKINHEAD (1988), with Lance Hendricksen, who's in this movie and Aliens.
Amy, you are the first girl reactor I've seen who doesn't squeamishly look away and cry "No! No! No!" when the Terminator performs his "eye surgery." I think you really did "...love it so much." 😄😂❤ BTW, great reaction! 👍😊 Even though it's a rewatch for you, I think you're actually having fun more than some people who watch it for the first time. ❤🤗👍
Wow thank u! I honestly love movies so so much! And I love all the practical / special f/x make up etc! So I’m glad it comes across! I really did have so much fun! Thanks for being here!
@@holddowna You're very welcome. I can't wait to see your reaction to T2. 👍😊
Yo, it was great to re-view this on your channel, thanks for sharing! I'm ALWAYS down to watch some T2, so you getting to see it again will be really fun! And having seen this one here, the special effects of T2 coming soon after will blow your mind.
Honestly I can’t wait! I had to watch this to make it possible! I ammmmm so pumped! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel! Means alot!
Sarah giving away her location to the Terminator over the answering machine encapsulates the main theme of the film---
"Machines will ultimately betray us."
Now we carry a cellphone with us everywhere that constantly gives our position to "the machines".
Someone's been watching Rob Ager 😊😉
I think I've watched almost every Terminator reaction on YT now. My favorite movies of all time. The best story ever told in cinema. When I was a kid I watched these movies so much that I actually wore out the VHS tapes.
That’s amazing!! I wish I owned them as a kid! Serious can’t wait to re watch t2 I only remember 2 parts from it
@@holddowna I can't wait to see your video
Awesome reaction, I love your appreciation for the work that goes into these films.
Thank you so much 😀
I feel privileged to have watched The Terminator on opening day in a half-full theater. It wasn’t a packed house because this movie had only became a hit based on word of mouth. And, YES, it blew me away starting with the opening credits and that unforgettable score. I am lucky to have been a child of the ‘70’s and a teen of the ‘80’s. We had all the best movies from The Godfather to the Exorcist to Jaws to Close Encounters to Raiders of the Lost Ark to Star Wars to Alien to Aliens, and of course, to The Terminator.
Ames is so pretty. Love her smile.
"its just him and me " ... i love that scene
Are you gonna do theatrical cut or director's cut for T2? I vote theatrical just because I like the ending better. But the extended stuff in the director's cut is definitely worth watching. Adds a little more depth.
Well ya know, I don’t know which one I’ve seen as a kid… never even thought about this. Not sure if I’ve ever seen the Directors cut!?
@@Krucifus - I have to say that (IMO) a lot of the talk over "pacing" as applied to "T2" and "Aliens" (both being Cameron flicks) - when it comes to the theatrical cuts versus the extended versions - doesn't make a lot of sense. Crucially, when you're watching an action movie in the cinema, it follows that faster can feel better... But I'd argue that watching at home is a fundamentally different experience, and in that scenario I prefer more story detail.
@@holddowna The theatrical cut of T2 is Cameron's director's cut.
The theatrical cut IS the director's cut.
I’ve seen this movie a million times and never noticed Cameron’s red and blue lights in the club scene. That was a great touch and a great pick up.
Nice reaction,I love this movie so much also just so you know this was actually Arnorld's first movie he did in English that is why he doesn't say much and it fit the character any way. This movie came to be because James Camron had a nightmare about a metalic looking skeleton rising from fire and coming to attack him and when he woke up he was like 'that will make a good movie' and so the writing of it began. Yes this was the first movie to come up with this concept and many others followed in it's wake as well but yes this is the reason we fear AI and the possiblities of what could come from it. Now I have nothing against AI programes I just don't want them to make them self aware because the moment that happens and thet learn about self protection and not wanting to be shut down we are screwed as it were. It's amazing how this movie still holds up 39 or so years later.
Arnold did Conan The Barbarian before The Terminator, and he had plenty of lines in that movie. Arnold had been in plenty of films and TV shows before that, including Pumping Iron, a famous documentary about weightlifting. His first film was Hercules In New York, which his voice was dubbed over for.
He was also in a made for TV movie called The Janes Mansfield story before doing T1.
@@ForEternia Yeah, he had been doing a ton of work before T1. I'm not sure why the commentor thought he had limited English on T1, that was the way James Cameron wanted the character to be - a silent killing machine.
Lucille Ball was a big supporter of Arnold; she opened a bunch of doors for him.
@@21stcenturyhiphop That's cool I wasn't aware she was a big supporter of Arnold. I'm also a huge fan of Lucille Ball. Mostly from I Love Lucy. What you said does make sense since I recall Arnold Schwarzenegger participating in the 50th anniversary special of I Love Lucy back in 01.
uh Arnold spoke his English lines when he appeared in his first film in 1969 "Hercules in New York", but was latter dubbed over as people couldn't understand him from his accent. There are prints with his original accent though.
33:24 I'm always curious how people react to that shot of the Terminator coming down the hallway right before they close the door. Some people thing it looks janky (which nowadays, it does), but damn, this was the one part that actually creeped me out whenever I saw this as a kid, lol.
Woulda been sooo creepy as a kid!!!!
I have seen the ending edited where they gave the stop motion more frames. It was impressive, less janky, same visual
Life lesson: If anyone asks you if your name is Sarah Connor...JUST SAY NO! This music is so epic it's ridiculous.
A German pop singer decided to do otherwise. 😂
"I came across time for you..." is one of the greatest pick up lines
You are probably the first female reactor who loves the scene where the Terminator cut his own eye out. All th others were disgusted.😂
I friggen LOVE IT!
Detective Hal Vukovich: "He was probably on PCP."
General Sun Tzu: "Know your enemy and know yourself and you need not fear the outcome of 100 battles. Know yourself but not your enemy and for every victory, you will suffer a defeat. Know neither your enemy nor yourself, and you will succumb at every every confrontation."
When this came out it did freak a lot of people out, and really still does in many cases as our technology gets more and more advanced. It doesn't take a lot to actually see something like this actually happen. Similar to Jurassic Park it doesn't take a lot to figure we could at some point clone dinosaurs and bring them back, and how everything happened in the movie would be probably how it would happen in real life if that were to take place. This movie a lot of people wondered does the internet pose a threat of becoming self aware? After all it's the sum total of pretty much everything we know do say or think it's all on the internet. Then theres our AI. And that's becoming more and more advanced, still nowheres near as where it is in this movie of course, but it's definitely within the realm of possibility that we would become to that point. And if machines become self-aware would we be considered inferior and in fact a detriment to the planet? So science fiction yes but like a lot of science fiction of old there is a grain of possibility in it. That's the scary part. We dismiss it as being nothing but science fiction that the back of our minds there's that little tiny bit of doubt.
@@Krucifus yep, totally see that as a possibility! And as much as people will say it's just science fiction, a. A lot of science fiction of old has come true today at least in part such as moon landing, (which was in many 50s movies long before it came to pass) to tech such as the communicators in original star trek which became the flip cell phone, or tablets that u saw in star trek TNG long before they came to be. B. I don't care how much they say it's nothing but a story, you KNOW in the back of their mind there's that little doubt tickling their nerves....
Wow you are great at watching movies and picking things up. The fact at 2:48 you picked up on it was Bill Paxton was amazing! Also Hudson in Aliens. Cameron likes using same actors in different movies. You rock! I'll definately will be back 😊
Thanks for being here!
The movie aged so well and still scares the shit outta me lol 😂
😅so fun and exhilarating !
Yo mama
I think it’s the movie that aged the best
19:20 The gradual disintegration of The Terminator is one of the charms of this film. That first fire it jumped through, before leaping on the hood and smashing its fist through their windshield, burned off its cyborg eyebrows and singed its hair into the spikier punk look. It's subtle, but it helps tell the story.
Uploaded right when I get off work 🥺🥺❤️
Hey, I just remembered you did do "Private Ryan". That's called being 65, you start to have temporary memory lapses from time to time. Thanks for reacting to my suggestion Aubrey Jr. Peace ❤
WOW! Even though I loved these movies, I usually don't watch reactions to them. HOWEVER, I will watch just about anything with you, Ames. I am putting this in my "watch later" queue and can't wait until I have the time to watch it.
Thanks so much!!!!!! Here when u get back!
I love seeing the young team get exited about classics instead of modern dross. Fun fact , the late great Bill Paxton & Lance Henriksen share the distinction of both being killed by a Xenomorph, Yautja and a Cyberdyne Systems model 101
YESSSSS I thought he was the only one!
In the second Terminator movie Linda Hamilton twin sister was in the movie
What! Haha no
@@holddowna Yes, she is in it, but not as a separate character with a role. I think she just plays Sarah in a dream sequence or something.
@@TonyTigerTonyTiger what you said lol
@@TonyTigerTonyTiger ohhhh waitttttt memories are flooding back! No no I don’t want remember spoilers hahaha
Well the way Los Angeles is looking, it's pretty close lol
Watch this reaction if you want to live.
HA! Love this!
This must've been so awesome to see in 1984. The Terminator's skin deteriorating throughout the movie added a creepiness and element of horror that the sequels didn't have. A machine literally wearing a meat suit.
Harlan Ellison was a science fiction writer. The factory where the finale takes places was Cyberdyne Systems, which if you've seen Terminator 2 you understand that the terminator is the basis for the creation of Skynet, and thus this movie is the beginning of John Connor and Skynet, and the time travel was required for both to exist, forming a closed time loop.
The wide-eyed stare that starts around 22:12 is freakin' everything. LOL... Love your reactions, Ames!
If you have never seen it I recommend the film Excalibur from 1981 great cast great film score and a brilliant film
Never seen it!
@@holddowna It's a great movie!
Since I don't need to ask if you will do Terminator 2 because you saw it a long time ago and plan to react to it again!
I will instead recommend the original Japanese version of Godzilla (1954) unless you've seen that one too and speaking a bit more of Godzilla here! Did you know Godzilla also fights a robotic monster that is also made of some kind of space titanium metal surrounded in living flesh or I guess living skin in this case, pretty interesting that they made a film like this 10 years before they did The Terminator.
Oh' the name of that other Godzilla film is called Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974) which is near the end of the showa series followed by the last one called Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975). There are over 15 Godzilla movies just in the first series alone' along with 15 tie in films as well, it has huge universe just like marvel does.
I’ve only seen the recent godzillas!
At about 15:49, the cop Arnold bashed on the car and threw was also in T-2 as the quite shocked off-duty cop with the camera taking pictures when Arnold came flying through the window...years later. Same actor, though the character's identity wasn't overtly alluded to in T-2.
10:37 This, though, is an encouraging development. Someone is targeting the women in the phone book with her name, in the order they're listed, she's next, and now she knows. She knows to have her guard up, such as it is. She doesn't exactly know what's _coming_ for her, but she knows that _something_ is. Right there, she has _more_ than the previous two women.