THE TERMINATOR (1984)
What can I say? Arnold plays one of the baddest asses ever seen on a movie screen. A great idea, relentless pacing, very good effects, and Arnold says two or three words. This film is great sci-fi fun...
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In the nightclub, he shoots Arnold three straight times with the shotgun. Oh, and I loved the flashback stuff. The scene in the bunker where another terminator gets in and begins to shoot up the place...
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The old Universal Frankenstein movies [especially the 30s ones] were savored with delight by many contemporary movie-fans of the 80s, and even right up to today: modern aficiandos can appreciate the...
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I think that this Cameron/Ellison thing is really complex, but I will say that there are a hundred lesser-talented directors that would have shot the same script, but with much less dynamicism and...
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I think there are plenty of directors who could have shot that script well, but...they didn't, Cameron did. Seeing as I dislike most of his movies, I like to go on record praising him for this one! :P...
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Andrew Kidd, Thanks for posting that. I've been following this story since the early eighties. George Lucas monitored the making of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and lawsuits flew over it in terms of copying...
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I found this wacky clip on YouTube...The Terminator goes back in time to save Jesus from being crucified?It is in Spanish.
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Jonatwork wrote:It's interesting to see that Cameron felt no hesitation saying "Yeah, I stole this from a couple of old OUTER LIMITS episodes" when he did that interview--he and others seemed relaxed...
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Re: the clip. The idea is that Jesus is trying to follow the prophecies, and the terminator doesn't get it, it wants to rescue him no matter what. Not particularily funny, but I did like a line:...
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Ted Newsom wrote:I'll mention it, since it's now part of public record. Cameron was dumb enough-- or filled with enough hubris-- to talk openly to a Starlog interviewer about plagiarizing chunks of...
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June 30, 1991, my wife and I went to the Terminator 2 convention in Los Angeles. Arnold was there, along with Stan Winston and James Cameron. After the convention, as my wife and I were walking...
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strangenstein wrote:June 30, 1991, my wife and I went to the Terminator 2 convention in Los Angeles. Arnold was there, along with Stan Winston and James Cameron. After the convention, as my wife and I...
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Me too. Fun picture though, Strangenstein, if not only for your quintessential 'look' of that time.
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Victor Frankenstein wrote:Me too. Fun picture though, Strangenstein, if not only for your quintessential 'look' of that time. I was rockin' the bouffant.
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Jim is one of the most talented human beings I've ever met, and for some reason fame, fortune and unlimited creative powers bestowed upon him still cannot make Jim a nicer human being. Terminator is...
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delgadosaur wrote:Terminator is one of the best science fiction films ever made, in my opinion. It has a great pace and an incredible soundtrack. That it features a time travelin' cyborg is just icing...
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delgadosaur wrote:Jim is one of the most talented human beings I've ever met, and for some reason fame, fortune and unlimited creative powers bestowed upon him still cannot make Jim a nicer human...
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i think the terminator is the best film in the series and the one that is a classic. i prefer the practical effects in it to the best CGI thats out there.pratical effects always have more heart in my...
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Terminator used to be an astronomical term. This is the film that changed all of that, at least in the mind of the general public. This is a very low budget effort, obvious in the music and some...
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Still one of the best science fiction films ever made. That shootout in the nightclub was astonishing for its day, and still feels kinetic and violent today. I'd also state that the backstory...
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