*burnin' in the third degree* The Terminator 1984 MOVIE REACTION (first time watching)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
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Intro - 00:00
Reaction - 01:08
Review - 35:35
the terminator
movie reaction
first time watching - บันเทิง
I'm pretty sure we ALL want to see your reaction to T2!!! ❤❤❤
I'm impressed. You picked up on everything most people miss the first time watching this movie. Even that Kyle always wondered what Sarah was thinking about when the picture was taken and in the end we find out she was thinking about him. That you picked up on that first watch through shows your attention to detail.
Considering that Kyle may be John’s father, then considering and referencing the bootstrap paradox… very perceptive! Great reaction.
You noticed Lance ("Bishop" in "Aliens"), But Reese was there as well, as "Hicks". And the Blue Haired Punk in the Beginning was Bill Paxton (RIP) as Pvt. Hudson.
I have to be honest I didn’t recognise Bill Paxton at all but with Kyle Reese I kept thinking I have seen him somewhere until I looked him up while editing and then I felt so dumb because I really liked his character so much in Aliens😅
And Vasquez has a role in T2 ..
Bill Paxton (RIP), the only actor to get killed by a Terminator, an Alien (Xenomorph) and a Predator.
@@mcborge1 Lance Henriksen is the another one.
@@He11aHunn Oh yeah, how could I forget Lance! 🤦♂
22:37 "Is he the father? Or does he die?"
Yes.
Excellent reaction, with excellent insights.
Can you imagine the feeling of seeing this film in the cinema in 1984? Wow, what a spectacular film. What a feeling even today.
I don't have to imagine that, I was there in 1984. What a great time for films! Rambo movies, Terminator, Back to the Future, Indian Jones, all the cheesy Cannon ninja films.... wow!
Ah the good old 80's. The best music, films... The fashion though um don't blame me I didn't do it. It was the other guy.
Yeah, I wish I saw this at the cinemas, like I did with all the sequels. The first one, however, I saw on VHS.
What's hard to wrap my head around is that I saw this movie when it was in new in theaters in 1984 and a new generation is watching it for the first time in 2023. But for you, it's new in the here and now, for me, I had to wait 40 years to get to this same day so we could "watch" it together again on the internet, on computers.
Unfortunately I was too young to watch at the pictures, my first viewing was on VHS. I've sinced owned the film on every media format and watched it so many times, I cannot put a number on it. Seeing younger people have an appreciation for the film on their first viewing makes me appreciate the film even more. One of the best sci-fi films ever made.
Early in the movie, the Terminator didn't rip the punk's heart out, he punched a hole through the guy's upper torso which of course killed the guy.
The Terminator is possibly the greatest "B-movie" ever made. By that i mean, it is the greatest low-budget sci-fi ever produced. The Terminator is a great inspiration for future filmmakers. Cameron showed us what can be possible on a small budget and its freaking amazing.
T2 on the other hand is the greatest action movie ever made. Cameron showed us whats possible once youve established yourself in the industry. And its freaking phenomenal.
Терминатор - это не фильм категории Б. Да там маленький бюджет, но фильм снят шикарно, и малый бюджет не ощущается при просмотре.
It was so cute you waving your finger "NO!" at Sarah when she was leaving the message on the phone :)
and then your aggressive finger at Arnold outside the hotel, when you thought he might shoot the doggo
When this movie was made, it was less than 20 years since the moon landing and computers were advancing. 40 years seemed like a possible technical future where anything could happen. Who knew that humanity would progress so slowly in that span
12:52 I agree. I loved that song. I found it on TH-cam and listened to it over and over.
I've always thought it was a nice touch that Kyle fell in love with Sarah, by looking at a picture of her thinking about him, wondering to himself what she was thinking about.
8:43 - "The guy from Aliens." - Yes, and there were two other actors from Aliens in this. Reese was also Hicks in that lovie, and one of the three punks that the Terminator encounters at the start was Bill Paxton, AKA Hudson. "Game over man! Game over!"
Aliens 1 - Us nothing man!!!
Great reaction. O.J. Simpson was the first choice to play the Terminator, but the studio said they had a hard time picturing him as a vicious killer. Arnold Schwarzenegger arranged a lunch meeting with James Cameron to try to convince him to let him audition for the role of Reese but, during the meeting, he kept giving Cameron suggestions on how he thought the Terminator should be played and, by the end of lunch, Cameron decided to have him audition for the titular role.
In an interview, Arnold said he tried to convince Cameron that the famous line "I'll be back" should be "I will be back", arguing that the Terminator wouldn't use contractions. He said they argued for awhile before Cameron finally told him "Don't tell me how to f***ing write!" and that ended it.
If you want to see Arnie as a good guy, watch Eraser (1996). From the title, you may think he's a villain, but he's not.
Actually, the studio wanted Simpson; it was Cameron who didn't.
@@libertyresearch-iu4fy I stand corrected.
It wasn't a mask of Arnold's face when the Terminator took out his fake left eye. They used the upper torso of a life-sized animatronic puppet for that, then combined it with the shot of Arnold just putting on the dark shades.
The 2nd part is also by Camron and a must see. One if the most successful sequels of all time !
Everyone take a drink when someone mentions what Sarah was thinking of in the picture.
10:31 And _here's_ the part where her behavior begins to change. In _all_ of 1984 Los Angeles, there were only _three_ Sarah Connors. The news broadcast just told her that the other two have both been killed with the _exact_ same MO, which means they had exactly the same _killer._ The phone book just showed her that the other two have been gunned down _precisely_ in the order in which they're listed and that she's _next._
So now she knows to be on alert. She doesn't know exactly what to be on alert _for,_ exactly how to spot it or exactly how to fight the _threat,_ but she understands that there's a _threat._ The other two Sarah Connors didn't.
You’ve just described what we’ve seen/have watched already. The point being?
That ending scene with Sarah heading towards the storm with the theme song playing always gives me goosebumps. I highly recommend the sequel.
It's really like you are not even watching the same movie when you come to this point.
"They're making John". That's adorable.
"Also, there's a literal storm coming, so maybe don't drive in that". Lmao
I agree with you about that epic song. It is also epic in terms of the setting. This moment was the pivotal event when humanity would have become doomed to extinction.
Almost in the first scene with the three guys, the blue haired is Bill Paxton, a very well known actor who appeared in Titanic, Aliens or Twister, among another ones.
Lance Henricksen was considered by Cameron for the role of the Terminator at one point, so him appearing as Bishop in Aliens is kind of fulfilling that idea.
I saw minty's comedic arts video "10 things you didn't know about (film in question)" He mentions this and didn't he mention that Arnold was to play Kyle Reese, iirc. Could have been good.
I always found it kind of funny that smart machines build an infiltration unit and model it on the biggest human it can find? Like no ones gonna notice?
Tales go that Lance was pretty intimidating as a terminator.
Is Burnin' In The Third Degree not the best song ever?? Even since I saw this as a child I could not get this out of my head. Thank heavens we can download it now! 😊
Yes, definitely react to Terminator 2. Predator is a great movie too.
I'm just gonna say, before I get started: It's great to see you again, Aria, and you're very cool, (and lovely) and I'm very much looking forward to this reaction!
I still get a kick out of young people seeing this for the first time. Saw this when I just purchased my first house back then. Never thought this movie would be this popular after all these decades.
The scariest thing about the movie is that the idea of a super-advanced AI deciding to end humanity is quite plausible.
1982, 84, 85 & 86 were the years of the big summer movie block busters.
Still on of the best sci-fi movies of all time. Still stands up even after almost 40 years (except maybe the stop motion). Another good reaction, Aria :)
Probobly because all of the upper half shots are a real actual skeleton. (With two dude on a trolly under controlling all the lims)
24:30 "Isn't this the Bootstrap Paradox?"
Yes!
I'm impressed.
I've watched about 2 dozen reactions to this movie and you're the first to call that out.
As a general rule, if a movie, game, book, or whatever uses time travel, just don't try to figure it out.
Time travel, at least into the past, is impossible. It always will be.
Mainly because time travel is always paradoxical and we don't live in a reality that permits paradoxes to exist - anything that is paradoxical cannot be real.
This reality will never have a square circle, never have a married bachelor, and will never have time travel.
You picked up on sometime I never considered before, how Reese taught Sarah everything she eventually teaches John. Bootstrap paradox indeed
Watch T2, Kyle didn't teach her what she eventually teaches John. It's mentioned how she associates with survivalist soldier of fortune types to train John for what he must be to save humanity.
Yep. That's it. The Bootstrap Paradox. John's name is also a bootstrap paradox. That Lance Henriksen played an artificial person in Aliens is no coincidence. Cameron had originally cast him as the Terminator, but once Arnold got involved he was deomoted to the cop role. As compensation, Cameron cast him as Bishop in Aliens.
(12:50) There three songs in this movie: "You Can't do That", "Burning in The Third Degree" and "Photoplay", from the same band, Tryanglz. They are so cool and are in my playlist phone since 2011!!!
You are really smart and perceptive. Great job seeing what this movie is giving you clues about, better than other reactors I've watched.
You should react to The Expanse. One condition, though: you have to react to the first 4 episodes in one sitting. They work really well as a long movie when viewed one after the other.
The Terminator really brings out great comments in the comments section, too. Really fun reading.
14:06 watch for this guy (the cop) in Terminator 2. It's been confirmed that not only is it the same actor, it is supposed to be the same character.
First one, Aria!
I hope you like this movie. It's a classic. The second one is even better, so I hope you watch that too.
Definitely will watch the second one
@@ariachanson01 most people will tell you not to bother with 3. honestly, i really like 3 and i think it ties everything together well. i guess what i'm trying to say is that i would totally be there to watch 3 with you!
this was a really cool reaction, thanks so much for sharing, take good care of you and yours.
@@davidperkins6752 I liked 3. Not as good as the first two, but not as bad as the haters say. Plus, it has one of the best chase scenes ever filmed.
Have you seen Arnold in thee movie that sorta put him on Cameron's radar ?
I.e. Conan the barbarian from ' 82 written by Olivet stone,Co starring makk,James earl jones& sandal Bergman
Aria, the digital animation that Cameron helped developed for "The Abyss" (it's also worth seeing the Special Director's Edition), made his dream of a more advanced Terminator character a reality in "Terminator 2."
James Cameron started out as an artist, engineer, and special effects guy before turning to writing and directing. He is usually hands-on in all facets of the production process.
If you see T2, be sure to watch the 152 Minute Director Approved Extended Cut.
The rest of the films in the Terminator series are quite skippable. Cameron's personal Terminator stories ended with T2. The rest were studio cash grabs. FYI
Kyle Reese is a tragic hero. He spent whole life fighting against the machines and he didn't have time to have a normal life or staying with Sarah. His death was sad.
See youtubes of the deleted scenes, with some more story about him.
One of my all-time favorites! Much like "Alien", it's proof that you don't need to have a big budget to make an effective horror/sci-fi film that stands the test of time. This movie used to frequently be free to watch on TH-cam, and I had to watch it every time.
Наконец то Терминатор!👍
Жду с нетерпением вторую часть!
Kyle kept wondering what she was thinking about in the picture, now we know she was thinking of him.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is REALLY, REALLY good at playing a mechanical serial killer, especially doing it completely deadpan. Funniest line in this movie to me is when The Terminator scrolls through his list of responses when the landlord asks about the bad odor coming from the room and he chooses to say "Fuck you, asshole."
Even funnier when a movie reaction girl says: that’s what goes thru MY HEAD when I’m thinking of what to say 🤣
@@user-xj7hq1pp3x I was dying. 😆🤣☠
Cutting out the eye in the mirror still looks great today doesn't it. That song is fantastic! I always forget until I see this film again.
Aria, if you liked the first one, you will LOVE the second one. One of the rare occasions, where the sequel surpasses the original by a good margin. I am very, very sure you want to see that one!
(Forget the later ones. They can't hold a candle to part one and two of the franchise. These two are the thing.)
You will not regret.
I am looking forward to the next Terminator reaction. Maybe you will even drop a tear or two at the end, if you were close to this when Kyle died.
I really liked this reaction. Please continue your journey through all these classics.
Have a great week and all the best!
In the television series 'The Sarah Connor Chronicles', they establish the idea that unless a terminator has other objectives, it will find a secure place and go into standby after it completes it's mission. They only wake up at a set time or if disturbed by something external. Of course, with all the timelines and reboots, it's arguable if that applies to this version of a terminator.
When you watch Terminator 2, please watch the extended edition. Not the "extreme" edition though. The extended edition adds several scenes that expand the story and explain some minor plot points.
This movie was so different in 1984. Sci-fi was Star Trek and Star Wars. Unstoppable murderers were in teen slasher movies. Shootouts were with six shooters and involved a handful of shots. This had everything.
The image of the Terminator murdering the first two women, standing over them and emptying his gun into their bodies was shockingly brutal at the time.
A brilliant concept, dynamic performances and an amazing score elevate this far above its B movie origin.
If you listen, you can hear the notes of the Love Theme playing when both Kyle and Sarah look at the picture.
The perfect circle of the picture just sticks the landing and gives emotional weight to the story.
Hell yeah, everybody remembers the iconic images and effects, but--- the soundtrack to "Terminator" deserves more love too...
Great reaction, T2 is one of the best sequels ever made. I highly recommend the theatrical cut (anything but the special edition), extended is runner up.
So glad you enjoyed it! The future was soo far back then, most of it didn't come out the way we thought (no flying cars). Glad Minnie and you got the small humorous parts, lots of people glance over or don't notice them ("gimmie a cigarette"," your mo*ther",). Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is also in Aliens (Hicks) as is one of the punks (blue hair) at the beginning, Bill Paxton (Hudson). Go to T2, even more (bigger budget, better technology) to see. Movies from 3 and on continue the lore, some good, some maybe less (good).
Then Predator, also a good franchise.
Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed by an Alien, Terminator and Predator (though you could also argue Lance Henrickson as well, but he wasn’t technically ‘killed’ by the Alien, lol).
9:29 "That is... _scary."_
A parking garage, at night, in the _'80's?_ Oh, yes. And not just _scary,_ but _risky._ Almost _no_ one, _anywhere_ had surveillance cameras in the areas that were not visible from outside the garage.
Oh snap I wasn't expecting this but oh yeah, now we're getting somewhere. Great way to start it too. My only suggestion is that please do the extended cut for Terminator 2. The missing scenes makes the movie better trust me.
Arnold is not in ALL of the Terminator movies. He's not in Terminator Salvation, which was the 4th Terminator movie. After doing Terminator 3, Arnold had that little stint as Governor of California, then returned to do Terminator Genesis (part 5), and Terminator Dark Fate (part 6).
Your analysis is so well done. Excellent reaction. Thank you.
A lot of the questions you have get answered in future movies, especially the one about how the Terminators get their skin. There are different models since the one in the flashback that infiltrates the resistance base had a different look than Arnold's.
The great thing about time travel movies (or time travel in general) are all the theories and possibilities. Kyle says he volunteers, so that means John didnt chose him to go on the mission to save Sarah specifically because he is his father and that's how/why he is conceived. What if John wanted to go back himself? Or did John already know Kyle would volunteer so he let it happen?
re: Burning in the 3rd degree
Before the internet, I always wanted to know the name of that song that is playing at the Tech-Noir club. And yes, it is a fire track!
Lance Hendrickson was James Cameron's original choice for the Terminator, because they are supposed to look like average people to blend in. But then they got Arnold after his success in Conan, so Lance gets to be in it as a detective.
The part where Arnold goes up to the 3 guys and asks them for the clothes , that's the Griffith Observatory in Hollywood. And the gun store is next to the movie studios.
Theres a movie called the Guest that's a hidden gem and the music in there is really good too. Great reaction btw. you'll love the 2nd film. Its actually my favorite movie of all time 😅
Another entertaining reaction from you. I still remember the first time I saw this film and the impact it had on me. Definitely watch T2. By the way, I am so glad you don't have a Patreon page. I find reactors that use them to be untrustworthy. Plus you've made comments in the past about movies you've already seen so you're probably the most honest reactor I've come across.
Dude..... there are all these cinema lovers and movie lover reactor channels out there. Or so they claim. Yet none of them have seen all or a majority of the big movies or classics of our time? Yeah right. I cannot make a react channel cause i own roughly 1,800 movies. Only not seen about 150 of those. And i have probably seen another 500 others i do not want to own. And i am only 40. But i saw lots of classics by the time i was 25. So forgive me for not buying into all the react channels out there. Bunch of rebel scum, if you ask me.
Was 14 when I seen this movie, it was the talk all around school to see it, it blew us away, it will always be a Classic film for me, the 80s were a great time to grow up in, maybe that’s why nothing to day surprise’s me😂🤣😂, thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸
Great reaction and very few reactors discuss what if Sarah had not telephoned Ginger. Looking forward to your reaction and commentary for Terminator 2, a must watch film. 👍
Yeah, I also have that song in my 80s Playlist.
Terminator 2 is the best sequel ever in my opinion, so I'm sure people would love to see you react to it.
I'm so glad you showed the near miss of the terminator not seeing her (in Tech Noir) it's easily one of the coolest moments in cinematic history
The inspiration for this movie was from a dream James Cameron had.
Nice reaction. I'm subscribing, and I hope you do the 2nd one, which is considered to be one of the greatest movie sequels, if not the greatest.
Yes, T2 next please. It's known as the best sequel to have ever been made, and I fully agree.
Terminator is truly one of the most romantic movies I’ve seen.
Sincerely.
Kyle Reese comes back just for her is 100% for her. They fall madly in love, procreate, he dies saving her life, she bares and raises his son.
Yes. You discovered the actor who played Bishop in Aliens. The synthetic droid. Did you discover the other two actors from Aliens?
In the beginning of the movie, you saw the spiked blue-haired punk who got killed by The Terminator when he drew his knife. That was actor Bill Paxton. He played Hudson in Aliens. A Colonial Marine.
Kyle Reese, who is protecting Sarah Connor, is played by Michael Biehn. He played Corporal Hicks. Opposite Ellen Ripley. Hicks helped Ripley learn to use a Colonial Marine rifle weapon. He was also the only Marine to survive and go into stasis with Ripley at the end of the film. -OG
"They're making John." I'm going to start calling it that from now on lol
Great reaction! Thanks!
With the paradox of her not calling her apartment; Would that not be an impossibility because from the Terminator’s and Kyle’s POV the past is already written so everything that happens has already happened and has to happen the way it does.
She had to make that call because that’s what leads the Terminator to her at the club and how she meets Kyle and ends up at the motel with him.
So I don’t think there can be any ‘what if’ things were done differently without introducing alternate realities.?🤷♂️
Great reaction Aria. T2 is a must for your next movie! :)
Originally O.J. Simpson was sought after to be the Terminator...imagine him being a killer. And Arnold was supposed to be Reese. I love seeing how things were to be initially. Then not imagining them any other way. And a free life hack: If someone asks if your name is Sarah Connor..."Just Say No!"
Technically, if Sarah just got out of the warehouse, the terminator is done. Good luck hunting her down with no skin, no legs, no guns, crawling around
12:41 "How did he get here so quickly?" That's a pretty universal response. Unfortunately the answer is probably "bad editing choices."
Funny thing is, Sara gave the Terminator a Bay Area phone number for the motel. It would have been hilarious if he said "Give me your address there" and it was a San Jose In'N'Out.
Kyle idolized the "legend", Sarah Connor. He fell in love with her after spending years staring at an old picture of her, and wondering what she was thinking in that moment. And in that moment, it turns out she was thinking about her love for him... and she was pregnant with his child. Interesting paradox.
This is a end of your seat thriller! Seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger playing a villainous character is a change. The Terminator has action and suspense. It is a great movie to spend time with your family. I enjoyed it and even my wife who does not like action movies.
Since you recognized Lance, some things to know:
- he is who Cameron planned to be the Terminator
- He is the only actor to go up against a terrminator, a predator, and an alien
- He had a very rough childhood and was illiterate until his 30s when he learned to read in order to read scripts to get into acting
What about Bill Paxton? Killed by a terminator in this movie. A predator in Predator 2. And an alien in Aliens.
I saw that film in cinema in 1984, and I remember that at the time, we thought there were two evil guys... We thought Kyle Reese was here to harm Sarah, or to kill her, exactly like the Terminator... We understood the two of them weren't working together but one against the other when Kyle started shooting on the Terminator in the Tech-noir discotheque, but we definitely knew Kyle was a good guy when he explained to Sarah who was he, why he's here, and why the Terminators wants to kill her
Definitely watch Terminator II. Picks up after the first movie nicely!
"He looks scary." Being without eyebrows (because they burned off) contributes to that.
First reaction of yours I've seen. I'm impressed how quickly you picked up on upcoming plot points. Challenging when you're expected to talk & can easily miss important dialog. Very enjoyable to see someone smart figure it all out. Watch T2. Some consider it better than this movie. The drums in the music are designed to be like a heart. The composer, Brad Fiedel, imagined what a robotic heart would sound like. It's iconic.
If you can get past the 1980s feel of this whole movie. This movie shines a light on the potential dangers of A.I. Today, some of the leading A.I. researchers think we may be close to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Within this decade, kind of close. Other AI is called narrow AI, and can generally do one task (drive a car, play chess, have a conversation, etc.). An AGI can learn like we do without needing to be programmed. That is what Skynet would be.
We can acknowledge the danger without fear overtaking us. It's important to recognize that AI, like any powerful tool, has the potential to be both beneficial & harmful. The key lies in how we use & regulate it. AI can help us solve complex problems, from climate change to curing cancer, making our lives better & safer. With weapons of mass destruction like nuclear bombs, humanity may doom itself to extinction without AI. We should approach this new power with a sense of responsibility, ensuring that the development of AI aligns with ethical standards & benefits humanity as a whole.
I love this movie. I also appreciate movies like this because it can help start a dialog. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.
fun fact: there's a short vid on youtube ("harlan ellison and the terminator") of an interview with ellison, who explained that he'd heard cameron was humble-bragging how he'd "ripped off" the idea for the terminator from "a couple of 'outer limits' episodes" that ellison wrote. ellison sued and got some money and a movie end credit in the settlement.
@aarrgghh: Well, got to respect 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" ( Harlan Ellison's short story, ) or seeing "The Outer Limits" episode "Soldier" ( adapted by Ellison himself from "Soldier Out of Time," ) 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 Andromeda Strain," "Jurrasic 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 ellison may be a well-known jerk, but his case was still valid and no psychics were needed to probe cameron's mind for all his influences. (1) cameron's admissions were in print (2) cameron tried to suppress the print article (3) cameron tried to prevent ellison from seeing his movie (4) cameron lifted more than the story -- he lifted visuals from the outer limits episodes ... all evidence of cameron's foolish intent which led to ellison's easy win.
@@aarrgghh : Well, O.K. Admittedly that was a douche move by Cameron to SAY he ripped off Ellison's "The Outer Limits" episode ( or possiby episodes, ) and then later deny it.
But - that still does NOT explain why, then, Cameron was ready to fight Ellison in court. Especially if he REALLY felt like he HAD been influenced by seeing A ( or some ) "The Outer Limits" episode ( s ) that Ellison wrote.
In fact, Cameron got mad at the studio for settling with Ellison - apparently behind his back. But the studio wanted to be able to release the movie, so they settled with Ellison for a small monetary payment and the end credits screen acknowledgement.
Cameron never forgave Ellison and always referred to him as "a leech."
@@robertc.1958 -- again i am loathe to play mind-reader but cameron wouldn't have been the first nor last (*cough trump*) to try to use the threat of a prolonged and expensive battle to scare off a lawsuit, especially if he thought the studio would back him. but ellison's too big an a$$hole to be intimidated and the studios could see there was no winning this embarrassing stinker of a case against cameron who has only himself to blame.
Aria will be back . . . with more great reactions!!!
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Kudos for recognizing Lance Henriksen!
So happy to see you reacting to this amazing sci fi classic that is ahead of its time. You should do a reaction of the second Terminator movie it is just as iconic if not more so than the first one.
You asked "What's the point of all this technology t go back in time if you can't bring a pair of pants?"
Fair question.
I'll answer with another: Do you think they chose to be naked if they could have chosen not to?
Of course not.
Which means, they had no choice.
Why?
Later in the movie Kyle Reese says something about how only living things can go through their time machine and when the doctor asks why, he says he doesn't know, he didn't build it.
Or to put it another way, the writers wanted them to be naked and did not want to have to explain why.
So that's a whole new question: Why did the writers want these guys to be naked?
Easy.
If Kyle Reese could bring back a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range, the exact kind of gun that people of the future use to kill terminators, then might easily kill the evil terminator.
In order to make the movie exciting, the writers needed an explanation as to why kyle didn't bring weapons, and this naked thing is what they came up with.
Great reaction, Aria. While I'm not a huge fan of the Terminator movies, I do understand the impact they have had in movie history. Your attention to detail is great. Loved your summary at the end.
I would love to see you react to "Predator". I enjoy that movie much more than this one.
"Terminator 2" is not only a better sequel but one of the best films in its genre. I enjoy the original film (and very much enjoyed your reaction) but it's not the one I go back to re-watch. Most fans think of the first two films as the canonical ones. James Cameron had no association with the sequels that came right after.
Viewers in 1984: at least 2029 is out there, time to party.
Viewers in 2024: 😅
Even if Sarah had not called with the Terminator at her apartment, he would have figured out another way to track and verify that he killed the correct Sarah. There were only three that I could see in the phone book.
One could imagine he would then keep going to towns and cities in the surrounding vicinity looking for other Sarah Connors until he was destroyed. Skynet only had general information about John's mother.
In the novelization of the movie, the Terminator cuts open the leg of each of the first two "Sarah Conner" women. The only other confirming information Skynet had about Sarah was that she had a metal pin in her leg to repair a broken bone.
What Skynet and the Terminator didn't know was that she didn't suffer the broken bone until the showdown in the factory at the end. The Terminator was looking for a clue that hadn't happened yet.
The guy from Aliens was supposed to be the Terminator. He played an android two years later and the punk that died in the first scene and Reese played colonial marines with him.
That’s why when I ask Siri something on my phone I always say thank you. Cos when the robot uprising begins Siri will remember me as being polite and tell the other machines to spare me. 😎
You should absolutely review Terminator 2. It's one of the greatest sequels of all time. And as to the other movies in the franchise. While Terminator 3 and 4 aren't as good as the first 2, they're definitely worth the watch. So you should watch the next 3. But there's no reason to do 5 & 6. They only damage the franchise. And Terminator is one of my favorite franchises.
I've seen a hundred reactions to this film. You're the first to say, "They're making John.".
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Think it's strange to see this movie when 2029 is so close? I was in college in 1984, so I saw it in its first run in the cinema. And I studied artificial intelligence that year. Now I see the movie again so close to 2029. It's a fun look back at not now movie making has changed over the years, but how technology has changed (and what has come to be, what didn't, and what still might but on a different time line). But this movie is always a good watch. The story is very well thought out, and many of the good questions are answered.
You recognized Lance Henriksen and mentioned that he was also in Aliens. Did you also recognize Michael Biehn (Reese, also Corporal Hicks), and Bill Paxton (mohawk guy at the very beginning, also Private "game over, man" Hudson)? Jenette Goldstein (Private Vasquez) appears in the second Terminator movie.
The Terminator is a machine manufactured by machines, probably on an assembly line. So it's not so far-fetched that there could be many duplicates of Arnold's character. He does in fact appear in four of the five sequels. (He missed one at least in part due to his political career in the 2000's.)
The first sequel, "Terminator 2: Judgement Day," was also done by James Cameron with a significantly larger budget. It continues the story and retains the general feel of the first movie, but adds to it in every way. There's more action, the effects are better, and it's an even bigger mind bender than the original. All of the major characters (who weren't killed off) make appearance, plus, notably, Linda Hamilton's identical twin sister. There seem to be multiple cuts. The cinematic cut is the less satisfying one.
After Terminator 2, the sequels dropped off a bit but were received favorably. The Terminator has a loyal cult following, and if you're part of that audience then you'll enjoy them a lot. The sequels split into three timelines representing different possible futures. 3 and 4 continue the story of 1 and 2. 5 and 6 were both reboots of the franchise following 2.
A TV series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" was also aired for 31 episodes over two seasons and follows a fourth timeline. It featured Lena Headey (the "300" movies, "Dredd", and "Game of Thrones"), Summer Glau ("Firefly), and Shirley Manson (of the rock group "Garbage"). Response to the series was favorable, but Fox messed with its airtimes, which lowered ratings. The series was not renewed for a third season on that basis.
The Terminator was the first feature film directed by James Cameron. Aliens was his second. During the filing of Aliens, the cast and crew gave him a hard time because they didn't think he knew what he was doing. The Terminator was released during that time, and the resistance stopped.
James Cameron did another film before The Terminator, working in the art department where he got at least three end credits as "Jim Cameron". That movie was Battle Beyond the Stars which was a remake of The Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. It was a super low budget production but it featured several familiar actors. It's a fun watch.
Yep Kyle leveled her up from level 1 to level 2. Then her defeating the terminator leveled her up to level 3. And she leveled up John before the terminators started so John was at least Level 2 when the terminators started at level 1.
The Terminator a.k.a. The Energizer Bunny (he just keeps going and going and going)
Legit reaction Aria! I hope you are having a good day^^
Thank you! You too!