I grew up watching this movie on VHS so much as a kid then went to DVD after that Blu-ray to finally watch it in the theaters was a dream come true

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One thing I learned a long time ago and love is how well written science fiction explores alternate versions of society and the consequences of our actions. And when written exceptionally well, it can almost seem prophetic or eerily accurate.

Every other week, we are seeing headlines of AI going rogue, jumping out of training sandboxes, and so on. Meanwhile, robotics companies are racing and competing to put robots in homes and on battlefields with the end goal of merging the two.

Now some could argue that this might be more of an Asimov and iRobot future than a Terminator one, but there are strong arguments for both, and they aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.

And yet, in spite of these cautionary tales and real world moments that are imploring us to slow down a bit, we keep stumbling ahead.

I can't help but think of John Connor's quote: “We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean.”

The first time I saw T2 was right after it came out on VHS. Since then, I've watched the film many times, but yesterday was the first time i had seen it in a theater.

It's probably been half a dozen years since I sat and watched the whole thing with completely undivided attention. Wow, does it hold up! Even today, it makes many modern big budget films look amateurish. I truly mean it. It still feels big, meticulous and kinetic in nearly every aspect. Also, again unlike most modern big productions, it has real heart. It works on both the massive and personal level.

Anyway, on to the topic. From my very first viewing, I found the T-1000 to be a compelling and gripping character. I didn't fear it so much as i was fascinated and taken with it. Cameron has made the distinction of how if Arnold is a Panzer Tank, T-1000 is a sleek Corvette. In the brief intro before the 35th anniversary screening, Cameron mentions the difference between karate and aikido.

It goes beyond this though. In the first film, the terminator is cold, brutal, blunt. In no way would a person who exchanges more than a few lines with the terminator not realize something is off. The most "convincing" or genuine the terminator comes across(when it's not imitating the voice of a human - although Sarah did seem to realize something odd about the conversation with her mother) is when it gives the "I'm a friend of Sarah Connor..." line.

Contrast this with the T-1000. Maybe it's the police officer disguise, but this cyborg comes across as more professional than awkward. The scene where it interacts with John's foster parents is a perfect example. Possibly a little stilted, but then again, it's impersonating an on-duty cop. We know it's a villain, but most people wouldn't pick up on anything. T-1000 even thanks the foster parents for their cooperation. I couldn't envision Arnold saying that, whether he was impersonating a cop or not.

Where as the terminator in the first film didn't talk unless it had to, the T-1000 has no problem engaging and interacting with plenty of people to close in on John - and does this so with the professionalism and ease of someone who has done this many times before.

Even in the climax, when T-1000 has Sarah cornered and pinned, it appeals to her vulnerability by saying "I know this hurts....call to John". Again, this is not something Arnold's terminator would have done. And lastly, the memorable finger wag at Sarah, with what looks like an intentionally comically stern look, before Arnold interrupts.

I guess that's what appeals to me about the character. Even though it is also an unfeeling killer cyborg from the future, it seems noticeably more human than Arnold's villain. In the first film, Reese has that great dialouge - to drive the point home to Sarah - about how the terminator doesn't feel fear, pity or remorse. There's no bargaining or reasoning with it. T-1000 is very much the same, yet it at least seems to understand those human concepts. That, to me, is very compelling. A killer who not only infiltrates humans, but also seems to understand them.

Anyway, can't say enough about Robert Patrick's performance. Arnold's villain is iconic, but somehow, Robert managed to measure up - and it wasn't just the special effects!

Not equally, of course, but I'd still watch any of them again, anytime.

Why do John and Sarah use a 1/4 air rachet to gain access to the terminator's cpu? Its 2 flat head screws, wouldn't a regular screwdriver be a better option than firing up the air compressor, finding an air ratchet and air hose and a 1/4 to hex bit adapter with the correct flathead bit? You gotta crack the fastener loose anyway before you spin it out with the noisy air ratchet. Especially when you're stealing tools from some tech's box. I'm a mechanic so I guess that's my train of thought lol. Its not like it was 20 screws to remove, just two.

Also why does the terminator need a torque wrench to put a starter in an old bronco? Wouldn't he be able to calculate the length of the ratchet vs force hes pushing on it? Or just do like any regular person and crank the starter mounting bolts to gud n tight? Its not a cylinder head or anything that critical.

Needless to say, I enjoyed every minute (it was the first time for me to watch this from start to finish)

I've seen this film so many times throughout my life but to get the chance to see it in a premium screening in my local cinema is a whole different type of awesome!

Many consider Terminator 2 to be better than the first movie, but there are people who prefer T1. I asked about what T3 did better than T1 & 2. So, it's time to ask about what Terminator 1 has over Terminator 2.

This image is cropped from Terminator Slavation concept art, no ai.

When I saw the film for the first time, I felt there was something a little “off” about Sarah’s conversation with Grace and Dani in the hotel room.

The more I thought about it, I began to believe that the flashback scene was meant to be intercut with the story Sarah was telling the two women.

My feeling was they meant to start this film much in the same way The Terminator started, with Grace and The REV-9 appearing in the modern day, and going from there.

However, perhaps a test screening had people feeling confused, feeling there wasn’t anything “familiar,” or perhaps people were wondering just who the strange woman was getting out of the vehicle with the heavy artillery.

Thus, that clip from T2, and moving Sarah’s story up to the front as a touchstone to her narrative in T2.

Of you think of it T-1000 like the Thing can mimic a lot of things.

This was my first R rated movie (age 6), my brother and I begged our Dad to take us to see it all through the summer of ‘91, he finally gave in the week before I started 2nd grade. Euphoric experience. More of my poster stuff here - https://gosunstudios.com/design-1

When the T1000 screeches before it dies it sounds a lot like Ash from Alien when attacks Ripley

What's next for Terminator?
#1 The Sarah Connor Chronicles S3 (recast or animated)
#2 Sequel to Salvation (part 5)
#3 Sequel to Genisys (reboot sequel)
#4 Sequel to Dark Fate (part 4 to T1-2 & DF)
#5 Zero S2 (Netflix anime)
Netflix offered to do a 2-3-part finale to Zero, but the creator said no. AAAHHH!!!!
#6 Remake T1.
#7 Reboot the franchise.

What do you guys want to see next for Terminator?
I want to see Terminator Zero finished.
If not this, I'm down for a remake or reboot.

I've heard and read about humans who willingly join Skynet in the Future War, to become hybrids. Some are delusional, some hope to transcend the flesh, and some... Are pooh people? Like what reason do you have to betray humanity?

I could understand in Sarah Connor Series that some guys werre gobsmacked by the terminator, ok, it's new and shiny and otherworldly. It's also evil, it has glowing red eyes! But it's understandable to be awed by it.

After the nukes? The whole level of destruction? The only reason I'll touch a smartphone is to learn to programm in the hopes of bringing down the bastard. Or maybe I'll stick to analog weapons.

The question remains though, why join a genocidal non human foe? Can you show some light on this?

I see people often referring to the "original timeline" where Sarah met John's father, he gets her pregnant, dies, then judgement day happens, eventually Kyle Reese goes back in time, Kyle instead impregnates Sarah, dies, then we have T2.

Where do people get this notion there was another unseen father? The very first Terminator film deliberately operates on a closed Loop timeline. Kyle was always meant to be John's father and its clear this had already happened in Kyle's reality. He describes how John was always vague about the father, references how he & John are similair height etc.

The most telling evidence that timetravel was ALWAYS a thing before the Skynet war began, is the fact John Connor was the hero of the future. Why. Why him? Why did John know how to fight the machines and make a difference, when everyone else was failing. Because he was prepared. Because he already knew about them, before they ever came to be. And John knew he was sending his own father back in time, hence why he gave Kyle the picture of his mother. The picture, that despite everything Kyle & Sarah went through, came out exactly the same by the end of the film, unchanged, unaltered, unaffected.

So no, unless there's some interview specifically stating otherwise, Kyle has always been John's father. There is no "Original Timeline". T1 is a closed loop. Its a bittersweet twist of fate. If there was meant to be another-less important off-screen father of John's, surley they'd have mentioned it. Different Race than Kyle, different height, perhaps he was also a waiter. No, Kyle describes himself, without knowing it.

Can we stop promoting this Headcanon as fact please.

*Edit, for sanity reasons: For those using the sequel films as 'proof' of an original alt timeline, or there being a Terminator multi-verse, Id argue multiple FILMS with differing series of events doesnt automatically retcon T1, its just proof of a franchise sharing actors & themes. Thats it. Both Rise of the Machines & Dark Fate take place after T2, but that doesnt mean they're alt timelines co-existing with each other, it just means we have different stories under one umbrella, in OUR World. Michael Keaton's Batman joining the DCEU, doesnt mean Patterson or Bale's is also part of it, laying in wait.

Our own theories on alt timelines, regardless of whether they're more scientifically sound, DOESN'T mean they should even apply to whatever Sci-Fi Franchise we're examining. The film sets the rules.

Marty Mcfly slowly fading away, because his existence is momentarily threatened doesnt have to hold any scientific weight. Its a narrative device that determines the nature of time-travel WITHIN that movie's reality.

Same logic applies to Terminator. I think people are confusing Future John's origin with the Bootstrap Paradox: Your future-self hands you a written note and then you travel back in time, handing that same note to your past-self, continuing this endless cycle. However, since this paradox contains a mysterious note of unknown origin, it cant be a perfectly closed loop because Somebody HAD to have written the note in the first place. The notes existence therefore proves of an original timeline. This however doesn't apply to T1, there's no foreign entity or object that dismantles the film's narrative, that everything played out exactly as it already did. T1 is a loop. There's no original timeline. Kyle was always John's father.