tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post7096924389653041472..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The Terminator (1984)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21588039875767424182011-07-20T09:57:26.265-04:002011-07-20T09:57:26.265-04:00Considering Cameron had about a buck and a half to...Considering Cameron had about a buck and a half to make this movie the old school special effects he came up with (which still look pretty good today) speak volumes about his fundamental knowledge of film making. In my opinion easily the best terminator film and a precursor to his true masterpiece, Aliens.Chrishttp://nonstop80s.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55378539209074353332009-12-08T20:20:54.062-05:002009-12-08T20:20:54.062-05:00The Terminator is one of the greatest screenplays ...The Terminator is one of the greatest screenplays ever written. The dialogue is taught but direct. The characters all have a goal in mind and they pursue their goals with incredible passion and desire. This creates tremendous tension and conflict which leads to incredible drama. The screenplay for this film should have received an Oscar nod.rievans57https://www.blogger.com/profile/11575190952485731965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26223240005921691042009-12-07T16:11:22.172-05:002009-12-07T16:11:22.172-05:00i spend almost 1 year just to find T1 , but i saw ...i spend almost 1 year just to find T1 , but i saw T2 on cinema . after i saw T2 i know i have to find T1 . but was shock to find that arnold play the bad robot ( terminator ;p).<br />wait a few years ( almost like forever ) then T3 show up . love the visual effect but still T2 was the best . then the sarah conor came ,soon T4 came ( salvation ) . man , from T2 to T3 is long enough but T3 to T4 feels abit soon . T4 is good but not compare to T2 ( T4 beat all series in Visual effect ) . but Dont you think the Oversize robot of terminator looks just like the one from transformersquazellcolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841609685810797397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45950457026803856592009-05-21T14:53:34.512-04:002009-05-21T14:53:34.512-04:00Hi everyone. I produce a website for Discovery Cha...Hi everyone. I produce a website for Discovery Channel called Discovery Tech and this week I have a personality quiz that Terminator fans might be interested in. It's called "What Terminator Movie Character Are You? It's inspired by the first movie that set it all in motion. Thanks! http://blogs.discovery.com/news_tech/2009/05/what-terminator-movie-character-are-you.htmlTracy Staedterhttp://dsc.discovery.com/technology/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49730766656348081112009-05-16T18:38:00.000-04:002009-05-16T18:38:00.000-04:00Great recap and review here!
It took me a looooon...Great recap and review here!<br /><br />It took me a looooong time before I was able to watch this film... I think I must have seen T2 at least 3-4 times before I ever got hold of this one. For some reason T2 was on TV regularly in the 90s (and I watched it almost every chance I had) whereas T1 I had to go out and look for it to rent in a video store when it dawned on me that I'd never seen it!<br /><br />T2 is THE Terminator movie in my mind, probably due to my having seen it at a highly influenceable age... but having seen all 3 recently (in prep for the upcoming T: Salvation) I think T1 is probably the better film story-wise. (so much of what was meaningful about T2's message got lost when they brought about T3: you write your own future? HA! you can't avoid fate! T3 totally contradict's T2's message)<br /><br />I look forward to reading what you have to write on the other two installments! It will help tide me over until Salvation hits the screens here in Spain... not for another 3 bloody weeks! grrrrCrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12282388230059296242009-05-16T15:19:00.000-04:002009-05-16T15:19:00.000-04:00Great write-up, Nat. The Terminator is one of my f...Great write-up, Nat. The Terminator is one of my favorite films of all time. I love T2 as well, but nothing compares to the gritty, bare-bones original. Part of that is Biehn, who was probably my first really huge cinematic crush. I loved seeing him in Grindhouse.SusanPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247068663993460537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28586696451187100982009-05-16T08:02:00.000-04:002009-05-16T08:02:00.000-04:00Nathaniel @ 4:40 p.m. - I know what you mean; I'm ...Nathaniel @ 4:40 p.m. - I know what you mean; I'm starting to feel that way about Evan Rachel Wood. Hopefully "Whatever Works" is inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63846421025500160492009-05-15T23:47:00.000-04:002009-05-15T23:47:00.000-04:00What a great flick. I like T2 a lot, but I'm kind...What a great flick. I like T2 a lot, but I'm kind of in love with T1. Guess it was the naked men falling out of the sky. I wonder if the song "It's Raining Men" was an inspiration for James.<br /><br />"I'll be back"Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14601143993877342172009-05-15T21:16:00.000-04:002009-05-15T21:16:00.000-04:00y'know i vaguely remember that being the best scen...y'know i vaguely remember that being the best scene inthe movie but i don't remember a truck flip ;)<br /><br />but i'll be watching it again soon for this retro so i am now more eager.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-556232628412388902009-05-15T20:55:00.000-04:002009-05-15T20:55:00.000-04:00That's the thing with Cameron. He's just an incred...That's the thing with Cameron. He's just an incredibly good director. It's like he instinctively knows what to do. He doesn't NEED to be flashy, either, because what he tends to work with is eye-popping enough. Simple, effective and to the point. Brilliant.<br /><br /><I>T2</I> is my favourite - I'd rank it very <B>very</B> high on a personal canon - as it was a movie I grew up with and I didn't even see the original until years later. I also very much liked <I>T3</I>, which I felt was far better done than many other action movies of the time. The crane sequence was particularly thrilling on the big screen (and, yes, <I>The Dark Knight</I>'s truck flip was taken directly from it - but the fanboys don't want to admit that.)Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23004164562035755992009-05-15T17:44:00.000-04:002009-05-15T17:44:00.000-04:00Now you made me want to watch it again. It is amaz...Now you made me want to watch it again. It is amazing how rewatchable Cameron's movies are.Agent69noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89385197878816951862009-05-15T16:55:00.000-04:002009-05-15T16:55:00.000-04:00I think Aliens does hold the title but i lurve T2 ...I think Aliens does hold the title but i lurve T2 as well. That one is coming up (probably Monday)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77432184425146305102009-05-15T16:52:00.000-04:002009-05-15T16:52:00.000-04:00This is a really great review, Nathaniel. It captu...This is a really great review, Nathaniel. It captures everything that was great about Cameron before he thought he was a visionary. I wish he'd forget and just make another bare-bones thriller. He was born for that, which is nothing to be ashamed of. And T2 is possibly the best sci-fi/action movie of all time, if <I>Aliens</I> doesn't hold that title. God, he was so good.goatdoghttp://goatdog.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27943908323179110352009-05-15T16:40:00.000-04:002009-05-15T16:40:00.000-04:00wayne -- i've actually seen that one (i was a Brit...wayne -- i've actually seen that one (i was a Brittany Murphy supporter. but sadly... like many starlets before her something went awfully awry and it felt like something she contributed to. sigh)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13410496289206089162009-05-15T16:22:00.000-04:002009-05-15T16:22:00.000-04:00Great write-up on a classic! Never thought about...Great write-up on a classic! Never thought about how the story is structured before. I thought the first two movies are more about Sarah Connor's story/arc than John's. I love it when she becomes Reese's crutch: "On your feet soldier!"<br /><br />Michael Biehn was actually in this cheesy horror movie I liked back in the day called "Cherry Falls" starring a pre-overexposed Brittany Murphy where the VIRGIN high schoolers are the targets. He plays yet another sheriff in that one.Wayne B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90950468945791236322009-05-15T14:03:00.000-04:002009-05-15T14:03:00.000-04:00Greg... so true. I think they're basic criteria fo...<B>Greg</B>... so true. I think they're basic criteria for music is along the lines of "sounds pretty and melodic" and "is used a lot in the movie"<br /><br />sometimes those things are deserving... other times you gotta go with something that elevates a movie -- even if it aint pretty.<br /><br /><B>wordsworm</B> T2 is my favorite (i'm just about to watch it again) but your T3 highlight made me laugh. I remember virtually NOTHING about that movie so it should be interesting to rewatch. at least for the first few minutes.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12463096376161739042009-05-15T12:17:00.000-04:002009-05-15T12:17:00.000-04:00not even for that brilliantly metallic and frighte...<I>not even for that brilliantly metallic and frightening theme by Brad Friedel, something like the The Jaws of sci-fi).</I>..<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning that. I have always thought the theme for <B>Terminator</B> was outstandingly effective, which should be a requirement for nominating a piece for musical score but of course then it wouldn't be the Oscars.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59024788670460700082009-05-15T11:40:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:40:00.000-04:00Quite honestly, I thought the first movie was the ...Quite honestly, I thought the first movie was the best. Though T2 was great, and T3 was only good with the partially nude shot of the female terminator which lasted only a few seconds. The rest of it was a painful cliche.wordswormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573684766680655726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15421665329271599802009-05-15T11:01:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:01:00.000-04:00well Cameron tried with him (Biehn). He was also i...well Cameron tried with him (Biehn). He was also in THE ABYSS and ALIENS<br /><br />not sure why other filmmakers never really bit though. at least in a substantial way.<br /><br />but then again the action heroes in the 80s were usually more cartoonish (Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Lundgren) and not as much on the everyman front as they are today with the LaBeoufs and others. So maybe Biehn just wasn't in the right "window" so to speak.<br /><br />he was good in GRINDHOUSE recently.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76265938695430890672009-05-15T10:31:00.000-04:002009-05-15T10:31:00.000-04:00There's such a beautiful simplicity to the sci-fi ...There's such a beautiful simplicity to the sci-fi elements here that no modern movie would bother with. Yes, there's a future with machines and the humans are fighting them-- what more do you need to know? <br /><br />Also, Michael Biehn-- what a hunk. Why'd he drop off the radar?Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602654660381174664noreply@blogger.com